In the shadows between the living world and the land of the dead, the night’s terrors lurk…For as long as anyone can remember, the mountain village of Haven has been under the protection of an ancient warlock known as the Old Stargazer. But after countless years spent deciphering the language of the cosmos, the old man is losing himself to the many voices of the night sky.Now, a dark figure controls the forest with minions of kenku marauders—crowlike humanoids that menace H...

"Manages to sidestep any hint of kitsch, instead offering honest portraits of hirsute men sporting looks from sublime to decidedly odd and over the top." — The Dallas Morning NewsHundreds of bearded men strutted their stuff at the World Beard and Moustache Championships in Anchorage, Alaska, and photographer Matthew Rainwaters was there to capture it all. This resulting collection of portraits features the bushiest, most stylish, and downright weirdest bea...

Full-cast dramatisations of six masterpieces from the founding fathers of dystopian fictionDark and disturbing, provocative and prescient, dystopian literature has long captured our imagination with its nightmarish visions of forbidding future worlds. Included here are six classic novels of time-travel, totalitarianism and terror, written by some of the masters of speculative fiction and adapted for radio with all-star casts.The Time Machine

SOMETHING HAS FALLEN AWAY.We have lost a part of ourselves, our history, what we once were. That something, when we encounter it again, look it straight in the eyes, disgusts us, makes us retch. This is the horror of the abject.Following the success of Comma’s award-winning New Uncanny anthology, The New Abject invites leading authors to respond to two parallel theories of the abject – Julia Kristeva’s theory of the psychoanalytic, intimate abject, and Geo...

How to Care for Your Bearded DragonThis comprehensive Bearded Dragon book is written by an experienced long-time owner of Bearded Dragons and is designed for those who want to own or already own a Bearded Dragon pet.What Others Are Saying About This Book..."This is an easy to read, in-depth, and right on point guild on how to care for beardies. I just got a bearded dragon, and purchased a number of books on how to take care of it. Howev...

Fundamentally concerned with place, and our ability to understand human relationships with environment over time, Historical Geographic Information Systems (HGIS) as a tool and a subject has direct bearing for the study of contemporary environmental issues and realities. To date, HGIS projects in Canada are few and publications that discuss these projects directly even fewer. This book brings together case studies of HGIS projects in historical geography, social and cultural history, and e...

Once deemed an unworthy research endeavor, the study of sports fandom has garnered the attention of seasoned scholars from a variety of academic disciplines. Identity and socialization among sports fans are particular burgeoning areas of study among a growing cadre of specialists in the social sciences. Sports Fans, Identity, and Socialization, edited by Adam C. Earnheardt, Paul Haridakis, and Barbara Hugenberg, captures an eclectic collection of new studies from accomplished scholars in t...

Imagine a world of capable, selfless leaders that fostered successful leadership. What would it mean for our communities, our organizations, and our future if such leadership were the norm rather than the exception? Envision workplaces where collaboration thrived over competition, and where each individual felt empowered to lead with integrity and purpose. Picture schools where students not only learned about leadership but lived it daily, inspired by mentors who demonstrated the power of ...

Discrete and silent, the hushed cadence of shadow and light cast the truths that linger unspoken and desires burn like embers beneath ash, Evan Blackburn is both a man and a myth. He exists on the edge of redemption. A figure of quiet power cloaked in contradictions, his every movement a question, his every silence an answer too devastating to hear.In the velvet hush where shadows breathe and the air is thick with unspoken revelations, Evan Blackburn stands, silent, deliberate, and...

Photovoltaic systems enable the sun’s energy to be converted directly into electricity using semiconductor solar cells. The ultimate goal of photovoltaic research and development is to reduce the cost of solar power to reach or even become lower than the cost of electricity generated from fossil and nuclear fuels. The power conversion efficiency and the cost per unit area of the phototvoltaic system are critical factors that determine the cost of photovoltaic electricity. Until recently, t...

Matthew Beard and Sophie Rundle star in a brand new BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of the bestselling novel by Neil Gaiman, narrated by Eleanor Bron.Challenged to retrieve a fallen star, Tristran Thorn leaves the sleepy English village of Wall and crosses into the land of Faerie and the realm of Stormhold. Locating the star, he discovers it is no meteorite, but a young woman, Yvaine.When Yvaine evades him and escapes, Tristran discovers he is not the only one in pursui...

Discrete and silent, the hushed cadence of shadow and light cast the truths that linger unspoken and desires burn like embers beneath ash, Evan Blackburn is both a man and a myth. He exists on the edge of redemption. A figure of quiet power cloaked in contradictions, his every movement a question, his every silence an answer too devastating to hear.In the velvet hush where shadows breathe and the air is thick with unspoken revelations, Evan Blackburn stands, silent, deliberate, and...