The Industrial Revolution is often remembered for the roar of steam engines and the smog of factories. But behind the brick walls of London's massive breweries, a different kind of technological hubris was brewing. In October 1814, the sheer pursuit of manufacturing scale culminated in one of the most bizarre and lethal disasters in urban history. Drowning in Porter explores the terrifying physics and tragic consequences of the London Beer Flood. When a three-story-tall wooden fermentation...

To preserve the memory of their service during the tumultuous decade since their commissioning as Army officers, members of the West Point class of 2004 have written The Strong Gray Line. This class suffered the highest casualty rate since those that graduated during the Vietnam War. In this book, thirteen of their classmates who lost their lives fighting the Global War on Terror are profiled to help the reader gain an understanding of the bond forged between classmates during time at West...

"None of that matters, Vance." Andromeda said. "To tell the truth, I only went after Goldenmoon because I was bored. I planned to skim off some gold, and then be on my way to another part of the Belt. I didn't expect your father to die; I never wanted that. And I never expected to get Orton or the pirates involved. I just wanted some adventure. I'm a runaway, Vance. I've been living in the Belt for a year and all I can think about is running away.""To where?" Vance asked. "You're r...

The Benson Murder Case – A Philo Vance Story is the first of a series of twelve popular mysteries set in New York during the Jazz Age. S. S. Van Dine is the nom de plume of prominent art critic, and member of New York’s avant-garde, W. H. Wright. He rapidly became one of the country’s best-selling authors and the series remained immensely popular for decades, as Philo Vance was featured in dozens of movies, plays and radio shows. Van Dine’s novels marked a sharp departure from earlier dete...