In this exciting collection of noblebright fantasy, fresh new fantasy voices and award-winning authors explore grief and hope, sacrifice and heroism. Rediscover the best aspect of classic fantasy - the noblebright ideals that made heroes heroic, even when the world grew dark around them.Thieves, dragons, nightmares, fairy warriors, pookas, enchanted bear-men, and other magical creatures will delight you in these unique tales of possibility, courage, and hope.This anthology ...

Learning and development professionals have embraced the concept of measurement, evaluation, and ROI. They know the importance of collecting valid, reliable data—but many want to build greater skills in asking the right measurement questions the right way. Experts in their field, Jack and Patricia Phillips have written a new book on measurement with Bruce Aaron, Survey Basics: A Guide to Developing Surveys and Questionnaires.A must read if you need to develop effective, valid, and ...

Los reconocidos psicólogos Bruce S. Liese y Aaron T. Beck reemplazan su ya clásico manual Terapia cognitiva de las drogodependencias por esta nueva propuesta sobre la terapia cognitivo-conductual (TCC) enfocada a las adicciones en general para que los profesionales puedan ofrecer a sus pacientes la ayuda que necesitan.En Terapia cognitivo-conductual de los trastornos adictivos, el doctor Bruce S. Liese y el psiquiatra Aaron T. Beck proporcionan las herrami...

When the wrong man turns out to be the right one...Nash, a longtime Dirty Angels MC member and lead singer of Dirty Deeds, has a secret. For years, he’s hidden his bisexuality from his brothers, fellow bikers, worried how they’d take the news. But Nash isn’t the only one keeping secrets from his brotherhood. So is Cross, a police officer and member of the Blue Avengers MC.As opposite as they come, when Cross spots Nash across the bar, he can’t resi...

One night. No names. No limits.That was the whole point of stepping into the shadows of an exclusive club—to forget the world, the stress, the mounting pressure of keeping my life together.What I didn’t expect was the masked stranger I shared a brief, electrifying encounter with turning out to be Tate King—billionaire, notorious playboy, and my brother’s former college roommate.The man I used to avoid at all costs.Now he wants something from...

A "whimsical, intricately plotted . . . clever" mystery with the Skeleton Detective in Tahiti from the Edgar Award–winning author ( Entertainment Weekly ).The dead man is the manager of Tahiti's Paradise Coffee Plantation, producer of the most expensive coffee bean in the world, the winey, luscious Blue Devil. Nothing tangible points to foul play behind his fall from a cliff, but FBI agent John Lau, a relative of the coffe...

DEATH FROM THE TOP ROPE!A murdered Luchador is back from the grave to exact his revenge on those who ended his life. Only Agency recruiter Alex Nantz can end his rampage and set things right.PESTILENCE A-GO-GOIn part two of the double feature, a weary war vet must again face unspeakable horrors. When a Pestilence Demon comesto his hometown, Rutger must take on a terrifying threat, zombiefied citizens.The third volume in the Grindhouse Chronicles seri...

The complete collection of New York Ruthless Shorts and Novellas set after the end of Ryan Renewed. Featuring Jessie Ryan and her hotter than hell Irish Mafia husbands.A Ryan ReckoningA Ryan RewindA Ryan RestraintA Ryan RevelationA Ryan ReconA Ryan ReviewA Ryan HalloweenA Ryan ChristmasA Ryan new YearAnother Ryan ChristmasThese are short, super spicy fun reads following Jessie and the boys as they bask ...

Bruce Willis in Die Hard: A Career-Defining Performance by Aaron Stewart is a deep dive into one of Hollywood's most iconic action stars and the role that propelled him to stardom. Through meticulous analysis, Stewart examines how Bruce Willis' portrayal of John McClane in Die Hard redefined the action hero and set the stage for an entire generation of flawed, witty, and emotionally complex protagonists. This book explores the transformation of Willis' career, from his ea...

The New Phenomenology: A Philosophical Introduction is the first available introduction to the group of philosophers sometimes associated with the so-called 'theological turn' in contemporary French thought. This book argues that there has not been a 'turn' to theology in recent French phenomenology, but instead a decidedly philosophical reconsideration of phenomenology itself. Engaging the foundational works of Emmanuel Levinas and Michel Henry, as well as later works by...

Widely praised as a founder of modern semiotics and of the pragmatist tradition in philosophy, Charles S. Peirce (1839-1914) spent over forty years developing a philosophical system that addresses the fundamental problems of Western metaphysics, epistemology, and value theory. Although never formally completed, what emerges from Peirce’s writings is a distinctive system that, through an innovative semiotic or theory of signs and cognition, combines a thoroughgoing form of empiricism with a...

DIGITAL HORROR FICTION ANTHOLOGY25 Horror Fiction Short Stories2:51, Behind the Caterpillar — Gregory L. NorrisA Dream for Sugar — Bruce MemblattA Pocket of Madness — Samuel MarzioliAces and Kings — David M. HoenigThe Animals — Aaron GudmunsonThe Borrowed Man — James DorrHis Own Personal Golgotha — Geoff BrownBuilding Condemned (Seeking Asylum) — Adrian LudensCompartmental — Jay CaselbergDemocrac...