Storytelling in Sixteenth-Century France is an innovative, interdisciplinary examination of parallels between the early modern era and the world in which we live today. Readers are invited to look to the past to see how then, as now, people turned to storytelling to integrate and adapt to rapid social change, to reinforce or restructure community, to sell new ideas, and to refashion the past. This collection explores different modalities of storytelling in sixteenth-century France...

“Battlestar Galactica meets Master and Commander.”With human civilization on the brink of collapse from famine, privateer Captain Cassandra Farren seeks to escape her troubled military past by signing up for the Avalon Expedition - a desperate multi-national mission to explore a distant nebula in search of life-saving resources, led by the energetic and optimistic Director Elizabeth Ancelet. Cassandra, Elizabeth, and their crews face not only division within the Ex...

An estimated 800,000 children are reported missing each year in the United States. Only one in 10,000 are found dead. Yet unsolved child murders are almost a daily occurrence—of nearly 52,000 juvenile homicides between 1980 and 2008, more than 20 percent remain open. Drawing on FBI reports, police and court records, and interviews with victims’ families, this book provides details and evidence for eighteen unsolved cases from 1956 to 1998.

Unlock the Mysteries of FaeryEnter the world of Faery and meet its diverse inhabitants, including pixies, will o' the wisps, the Sidhe, and more. This enchanting book delves into their folklore and history as well as a variety of techniques for developing relationships with them. Emily Carding shares nearly two dozen voice- and movement-based exercises for all levels of ability, such as using a symbol as a gateway to Faery and taking an underworld journey to meet y...

Skies of OpportunityAs Captain Cassandra Farren hunts the corners of Tantalus for pirates, her cunning and machiavellian father, Fleet Admiral Darius Farren (Dominic Keating), carefully lays his plans to restore the Centrum Assembly to its past glory - plans Cassandra may not be able to escape. All the while, the fearsome Advari blockade has lain silent for months, but soon that silence will be broken…Grounded in a rich sci-fi universe inspired by the age o...

Ever wondered who murdered JonBenét Ramsey, or who terrorized San Francisco as the Zodiac Killer? Puzzled over the notorious Black Dahlia murder, or the shootings of Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls?This true crime anthology collects together some of the most intriguing unsolved murders in the world-cases that have baffled investigators for decade after decade. Sorting the facts from the speculation, Unsolved Murders: True Crime Cases Uncovered concisely explores each case, ...

Return to Tantalus.Forgotten and penniless after returning from the disastrous Avalon Expedition, the crew of the Guinevere struggle to survive and stay together as the Tantalus Cluster spirals into destitution and chaos.The beginning of a new season of the critically acclaimed audio drama ‘The Sojourn’, Season Two Volume One finally explores the rich and varied worlds of the Tantalus Cluster amidst their darkest days.Directed and produced with care...

The Avalon Expedition divided.Despite the food, water, and other plentiful resources the Expedition has found in the mysterious nebula 3,000 light years from home, Vice Admiral Redfield’s military takeover has sowed distrust among the Expedition's captains. Captain Cassandra Farren and Director Elizabeth Ancelet find themselves in the Avalon’s brig and the crew of the Guinevere press-ganged into service aboard the CSV Shabayev, while the captured Inquisitor Vadric ...

Unlock the secrets to building a thriving online retail business with "Mastering Drop Shipping Business: Building a Successful Online Retail Empire." This comprehensive guide takes you through the entire process of creating and scaling a drop shipping business, offering invaluable insights and practical advice every step of the way.Our book starts with the basics, explaining the drop-shipping model and its benefits in a way accessible for beginners to understand. It also provides i...

Cats in Cars is a detailed, thorough guide that will address all your questions and concerns about traveling with cats. Written with practical know-how and a love for all things feline, the author takes you step-by-step through every aspect of planning a journey with your kitty and how to prevent or overcome common problems. This book is invaluable even if you're only planning on short car rides to the veterinarian and would provide a wealth of information to a new cat-owner as well as the...

This complete guide is meant to help people learn more about mental health and improve their emotional well-being in their daily lives. The guide's description is "Mental Wellness: Advancing Awareness and Support for Mental Health - Understanding and Supporting Emotional Well-Being." This book goes into great detail about the basics of mental health. The science behind emotional balance, the effects of mental illnesses, and how important it is to get help and notice early on are some of th...

This edited volume both provides and examines different ways of engaging with critical communication pedagogies in an age of crisis acceleration, where crisis communication impacts social systems including political, economic, educational, cultural, and environmental systems.Building on the frameworks of critical communication pedagogy and critical/social constructionist approaches to crisis communication, contributors to this volume demonstrate the critical import...