Bakery owner Nolan is always happier in the kitchen kneading dough than dealing with customers, but when an employee calls in late one morning, Nolan has no choice but to work the front counter.The only upside is the chance to trade a few words with the gorgeous, assertive, skirt-wearing Tomas, a credit union teller who Nolan has quietly pined over since he first walked through the bakery's front doors five years ago.What Nolan doesn't expect is the revelation that his attr...

The birth of the skyscraper in Chicago in the mid-1880s introduced a new direction for city architecture: upwards. But how-and why- was it that Chicago set the standard for high-rise buildings, not only across the USA but all over the world? Rolf Achilles here introduces the style of the First Chicago School from 1880 to 1910, explaining the innovative use of iron frames for strength, height and openness, and the ubiquity of gridded window arrangements. With reference to such famous archit...

Middle-aged barista Mac Liu's biggest workplace dread isn't cleaning industrial coffee machines or dealing with rude customers—it's Ruben Goodfellow, the rich executive who tries to woo Mac with his hefty tips and golden retriever attitude.Mac couldn't be less interested in someone like Ruben, but in an attempt to stifle Ruben's never-ending advances, Mac agrees to let Ruben take him out on a date. Surely once Ruben has more than a five-minute conversation with Mac while off the cl...

These are the diaries of Gerald Achilles Burgoyne, wrote from the trenches just south of Ypres while he was with the Royal Irish Rifles in the Great War.The author's daughter, Claudia Davison, was not even born when these diaries were originally written and was only 12-years-old when her father died in 1936 after being bombed by the Italian Air Force while he and his mules were conveying a Red Cross unit in Ethiopia.Claudia found the diaries in a trunk full of personal effects when her mot...

Following a one-night stand, Anwei Won finds a cop at his door telling him that his estranged father is dying. His one-night stand offers to come with him to help him deal with his father's end-of-life care, and Anwei learns what it is to truly be treated with kindness.

Twenty percent of proceeds will benefit EveryLibrary, which supports libraries and fights censorship.The wet dreams of book lovers come to life in these seven erotic stories of library liaisons, bookstore hookups, and book convention orgies. Gay, straight, sapphic, cis and trans--everyone has a place between the stacks.A bookstore meet-cute gets steamy. Closeted gay men find connection in libraries. Roommates act out scenes from a smutty book. A man meets h...

17.5k, Cis M/Trans M + Cis M/Cis M. Comedy erotica/romance. Ash Fukuzawa has had a crush on his best friend, Esen Narantuyaa, for over a year. When he finally gets him to agree to a sleepover, he plans to confess his affections and take Esen to bed, only to find out that Esen has been sleeping with his dad, Kenji Fukuzawa, for over a year!This novella follows Ash's journey of self-discovery and dad kissing, as well as Esen's evolving romance with the shy Kenji. While focused on ero...

Weimar Germany is often remembered as the ultimate political disaster, a democracy whose catastrophic end directly led to Adolf Hitler's rise. Invisible Fatherland challenges this narrative by recovering the nuanced and sophisticated efforts of Weimar contemporaries to make democracy work in Germany-efforts often obscured by the Republic's eventual collapse. In doing so, Manuela Achilles reveals a unique form of constitutional patriotism that was rooted in openness, compromise, and the cap...

"Napoleon’s Campaign in Russia Anno 1812: Medico-Historical" by Achilles Rose is a tour de force examination of one of history’s most infamous military campaigns. With meticulous attention to detail and a unique focus on the medical and human aspects of warfare, Rose crafts a narrative that transcends traditional military histories. Through exhaustive research and insightful analysis, he brings to life the grandeur and tragedy of Napoleon’s ill-fated invasion of Russia. Rose's expertise as...

This book tells the remarkable story of Achilles du Preezs life. Despite the dire predictions of the psychiatrists treating him, he has recovered to become rehabilitated as a fully functioning member of the community. He emigrated from South Africa in 1999 to live in the United Kingdom, where he registered as a dentist, pursuing a special interest in orthodontics, until his retirement. He now lives in Eastleigh, Hampshire, where he spends his time writing and studying music.

In "Napoleon's Campaign in Russia, Anno 1812; Medico-Historical," Achilles Rose intricately weaves an analysis of Napoleon Bonaparte's fateful military expedition through the lens of medical and historical scrutiny. The narrative is not merely a recounting of military strategies and battles, but a deep investigation into the health crises that plagued the French army, illustrating how disease, starvation, and weather conditions significantly shaped the outcomes. Rose employs a scholarly ye...

Gain a foundational understanding of cardiovascular physiology and how the cardiovascular system functions in health and disease. Cardiovascular Physiology, a volume in the Mosby Physiology Series, explains the fundamentals of this complex subject in a clear and concise manner, while helping you bridge the gap between normal function and disease with pathophysiology content throughout the book. - Helps you easily master the material in a systems-based curriculum with learning objectives, C...