1929 was the end of a golden age. Six aspiring writers spin tales set in a time in history when changes were afoot. While some sought the American Dream, others had to deal with vampiric siblings. Facing lost loves and gaining new freedoms define the beginning of a new age. Of course, the government was going through some changes itself in The Black Chamber, while everyday heroes could be confused with the Devil.Which will be your favorite?

This third and final volume in Edward and Farrier's groundbreaking trilogy spotlights the vibrant spectrum of drag as an art form, identity category and political force. Drawing on practice, research, and interdisciplinary approaches, the volume captures drag's continual capacity to challenge, critique and create.Drawing from a range of academic disciplines, including critical disability studies, media, philosophy, linguistics, the book celebrates the many faces – ...

How poetry can help us think about and live in the Anthropocene by reframing our intimate relationship with geological timeThe Anthropocene describes how humanity has radically intruded into deep time, the vast timescales that shape the Earth system and all life-forms that it supports. The challenge it poses—how to live in our present moment alongside deep pasts and futures—brings into sharp focus the importance of grasping the nature of our intimate relationship w...

Love Inspired brings you three new titles! Enjoy these uplifting contemporary romances of faith, forgiveness and hope.This box set includes:AN AMISH WIDOW’S HOPEby New York Times bestselling author Pamela Desmond WrightAfter a terrifying break-in, widowed dressmaker Isla Stohl finds herself leaning on town sheriff Evan Miller. Sixteen years ago, Evan chose a law enforcement career over her and their Texas Amish commun...

Originally published in 1993, The Medieval Charlemagne Legend is a selective bibliography for the literary scholar, of historical and literary material relating to Charlemagne. The book provides a chronological listing of sources on the legend and man is split into three distinct sections, covering the history of Charlemagne, the literature of Charlemagne and the medieval biography and chronicle of Charlemagne.

This international collection of essays forms a vibrant picture of the scope and diversity of contemporary queer performance. Ranging across cabaret, performance art, the performativity of film, drag and script-based theatre it unravels the dynamic relationship performance has with queerness as it is presented in local and transnational contexts.

In recent years drag performance has moved from the fringes to emerge as a mainstream phenomenon, showcased on TV shows in the US and the UK.This collection offers a diverse range of critical engagements by drag performers, makers, scholars and writers reflecting on work from the UK, USA, Israel, Germany and Australia. Moving beyond discussions of gender theory, the essays consider contemporary drag performance practices, connecting them to the histories, communities and politics t...

Who is Alison McIntyre? After surviving a horrific car crash, 21 year old Alison finally wakes up from her coma to discover that she can barely remember her name, family or her past life. The head injury she sustained in the car accident wipes out what happened to her on that fateful night she fled a vicious rapist and ended up half dead.A strong bond of friendship develops between Alison, Dr Rosie Shaw and Detective Tom Bernstein who is investigating her case. Rosie quits her job ...

'Superb' ROBERT MACFARLANE'Fascinating' ISABELLA TREE'Inspiring' CAL FLYNSHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR CONSERVATION WRITINGSHORTLISTED FOR SCOTLAND'S NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS FOR NON-FICTIONFor nearly four billion years, life on Earth has found new ways to adapt, reproduce and thrive. Now, in the face of climate change, nature is modelling ingenuity as never before.David ...

Drawing on rich interdisciplinary research that has laced the emerging subject of drag studies as an academic discipline, this book examines how drag performance is a political, socio-cultural practice with a widespread lineage throughout the history of performance. This volume maps the multi-threaded contexts of contemporary practices while rooting them in their fabulous historical past and memory.The book examines drag histories and what drag does with history, how it enacts or t...

Explore the C++ 23 STL with practical guidance on vectors, algorithms, and custom types for intermediate developers, enriched by real-world examples.Key FeaturesMaster the std::vector and understand why it should be your default container of choiceUnderstand each STL algorithm and its practical applicationsGain insights into advanced topics such as exception guarantees and thread safetyPurchase of the print or Kindle book includes a fr...

This cowboy’s homecomingmay lead to new beginnings.Pierce Forester is ready for a fresh start as the new head of his family ranch—and guardian of his late friend’s daughter. But what he doesn’t expect is to find the ranch in financial trouble…or to run into his former love, Silvia Rowland. Recently widowed, travel writer Silvia is back in town temporarily to heal from the loss of her family. Despite their tumultuous past, Silvia agrees to help Pierce save hi...