Survey research is in a state of crisis. People have become less willing to respond to polls and recent misses in critical elections have undermined the field's credibility. Pollsters have developed many tools for dealing with the new environment, an increasing number of which rely on risky opt-in samples. Virtually all of these tools require that respondents in each demographic category are a representative sample of all people in each demographic category, something that is unlikely to b...

How do Supreme Court justices decide their cases? Do they follow their policy preferences? Or are they constrained by the law and by other political actors? The Constrained Court combines new theoretical insights and extensive data analysis to show that law and politics together shape the behavior of justices on the Supreme Court.Michael Bailey and Forrest Maltzman show how two types of constraints have influenced the decision making of the modern Court. First, Bailey and ...

"Readers who know Lovecraft's legacy mostly through turgid and tentacled Cthulhu Mythos pastiches will find this book a treasure trove of literary terrors." — Publishers Weekly (starred review)Here are nineteen Lovecraftian stories—both new and rediscovered—that take their cues from the mythos of the iconic horror writer. Today's masters of supernatural thrills celebrate H. P. Lovecraft's oeuvre with tales of weird fiction and cosmic horror, collected by H...

From filmmaker and New Yorker contributor Susanna Fogel comes a comedic novel about a fractured family of New England Jews and their discontents. Told entirely in letters to a heroine we never meet, we get to know the Fellers through their check-ins with Julie over the course of three decades: their thank-you notes, letters of condolence, family gossip, and good old-fashioned familial passive-aggression.Together, their missives—some sardonic, others absurd, others heartbre...

Lose your innocence to one of the wickedest men alive in this DARK and TWISTED Peter Pan retelling by bestselling and award-winning author Lydia Michaels.Some adventures lead to happily ever afters. Others lead to ruin.Wendy Darling is desperate to escape the gilded cage of her childhood, but her parents’ obsession with wealth and status has her trapped. Suffocated by their expectations and starved for freedom, she runs off with the duplici...

**Companion recipe book to the No.1 bestselling Fast 800 by Dr Michael Mosley**This fabulous companion cookbook offers a collection of delicious, nutritious recipes to help you incorporate the new 800-calorie programme into your daily life.Dr Clare Bailey, GP, and acclaimed food writer Justine Pattison have created meals which are tasty and easy to make, from breakfasts and brunches, soups and shakes to more substantial suppers and...

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “From bestselling and award-winning author Lydia Michaels comes an addicting love triangle that grabs hold of readers and doesn’t let go!”Austin always had a dominant presence, but his confidence is shaken when he loses his job. Self-doubt poisons his marriage, and now, his submissive wife, December, does not know where to turn. Desperate to protect her–from himself and his demons–Austin enlists his best friend, Cord, to play alpha for a while.

In 1825 the Stockton & Darlington Railway began operations as the world's first public railway to be operated by steam. The first train, which opened the railway on 27 September, was drawn by the locomotive that became known as LOCOMOTION No.1.It is from this origin that all public railways the world over developed to become the driving force behind economic progress. The brief history that accompanied the locomotive's preservation in 1857 was both inadequ...

Bram Stoker Award-winner for Superior Achievement in Non-Fiction!Nightmares come to life in this comprehensive how-to guide for new and established authors…Book two in Crystal Lake Publishing's The Dream Weaver series picks up where the Bram Stoker Award-nominated Where Nightmares Come From left off.It's Alive focuses on learning the craft in order to take your story from concept to completion.With an introduction by Richar...

Innsmouth Look Publishing invites you to explore the worlds of author Michael C. Bailey in this collection of short stories and a previously unreleased novelette-length story.Action Figures - An Adventure in BabysittingProtecting the innocent? That's easy. Taking down crazed super-villains? No problem. Babysitting the youngest member of the super-team the Quantum Quintet, a little boy whose temper tantrums can level a city block? That could prove t...

From bestselling and award-winning author Lydia Michaels comes a crossover small-town, second-chance romance series that welcomes readers back into the world of McCullough Mountain!Ryan Clooney moved to the outskirts of his small town, and the last thing he expected to find was love, but when he meets Maggie, the beautiful young widow next door, his plans change.Maggie O’Malley is not looking for romance. Since losing her husband, she’s withdrawn f...

Discover the lost supernatural stories behind some of the most famous people and events in history.These Fantastic Tales explore the secret history that has been hidden in the shadows of the world, and even alternative histories from other worlds. Tales such as a young man seeking the secret of immortality from none other than Bela Lugosi. The tragic story of how the Titanic really sank. The horrifying lengths the people of New York city would go to raise above the...