Years after the events that first brought him face to face with Count Dracula, Professor Abraham Van Helsing returns to Transylvania.The villages remain fearful, the mountains conceal old roads, and the shadow of Castle Dracula still lies across the land. Although the Count was believed destroyed, rumours have begun to spread of vanished travellers, disturbed graves and a presence moving through the forests after nightfall.Van Helsing is burdened by memory and uncertain whe...

In this groundbreaking expose essential for understanding rising authoritarianism, award-winning civil rights lawyer Alec Karakatsanis introduces the concept of “Copaganda.”Copaganda is a special kind of propaganda employed by police, prosecutors, and news media to stoke fear of police-recorded crime and distort society’s response to it.What readers will discover:How mass media manipulates our perception of what keeps us safe.

From an award-winning civil rights lawyer, a profound challenge to our society's normalization of the caging of human beings, and the role of the legal profession in perpetuating itAlec Karakatsanis is interested in what we choose to punish. For example, it is a crime in most of America for poor people to wager in the streets over dice; dice-wagerers can be seized, searched, have their assets forfeited, and be locked in cages. It's perfectly fine, by contrast, for ...

Read this book, set up your investments, and get on with your life. Building wealth in the stock market doesn't require a finance degree or days spent in front of a computer screen. This book will show you the simplest way to invest and, importantly, why this strategy of automated, regular investing is enough.WINNER, Best Personal Finance and Investment Book, Australian Business Book AwardsForget what you think about investing. Technology h...

“You ready, rookie?”In years to come, Cassandra Anderson will be a living legend, Psi-Division’s most famous Judge. But for now it’s 2100, and a young Judge Anderson is fresh out of the Academy, the Eagle still gleaming on her shoulder. It’s time to put her training—and her judgement—to the test.Tackling a love-obsessed telepathic killer at a Valentine’s Day parade, plunging into the depths of madness in a huge new psychiatric prison, and probing the bounda...

First published in 1967, this tells of an Author, publisher, traveller, cricketer, lover of wine: Alec Waugh has been all these in the course of a life which has brought him a host of friends around the world. He is a warm person who knows a good friend when he sees one and is revered by all those with whom there has been mutual acceptance.This book contains his memories of many famous writers and some figures no longer so well remembered in the period between the wars.The ...

There's nothing like culling hand-carved magic from a beautiful piece of wood, thanks to Alec LaCasse's Carving Faces from Wood! This fully illustrated, A-to-Z guide synthesizes LaCasse's hard-earned tips, shortening the learning curve so you can start carving a face in wood in no time. Thanks to its beautiful layout, this book presents wood carving faces at every stage--from selecting your tools and outlining a basic shape to smoothing out the texture of a face's fine hair. You'll even se...

The founders of Australia's #1 finance podcast network, Equity Mates, show how you can tap into the awesome power of the stockmarket - it's easier than you think!Does the stock market seem too complicated? Do you think that investing is only for those with more money? Do you want to start investing but don't know where to begin?This is the guide to investing you've been waiting for.Investing in the stock market has never been more accessible. Alec an...

On the 500th anniversary of Luther’s rebellion, this spectacular global history traces the revolutionary faith that shaped the modern world.Five hundred years ago Protestant Christianity began with one stubborn monk – today, it includes a billion people across the globe.The upheaval Martin Luther triggered inspired one of the most creative and destructive movements in human history. Protestants is the story of the men and women who made and remade this quar...

Why have Western societies that were once overwhelmingly Christian become so secular? Looking to the feelings and faith of ordinary people, the award-winning author of Protestants Alec Ryrie offers a bold new history of atheism.We think we know the history of faith: how the ratio of Christian believers has declined and a secular age dawned. In this startlingly original history, Alex Ryrie puts faith in the dock to explore how religious belief didn’t just f...

What does it look like to do business with integrity? In Just Business, Alec Hill argues that the foundational Christian concepts of holiness, justice, and love are the keys to a truly Christian business ethic.Written for students and professionals who want their faith to inform their business practices, this book provides a clear, practical, and theologically grounded framework for navigating the ethical challenges of modern business life.Now in i...

Fulfillment is a gripping exploration of Amazon's far-reaching impact on the American economic divide.In this literary investigation, award-winning journalist Alec MacGillis reveals how Amazon's sprawling network of delivery hubs, data centers, and corporate campuses epitomizes a land where winner and loser cities and regions are drifting steadily apart, the civic fabric is unraveling, and work has become increasingly rudimentary and isolated.MacGi...