A complete, practical guide to collecting vintage toys, written for beginners and for collectors who want to sharpen their skills. Learn how to identify eras, materials, brands and production series, assess authenticity and condition, use catalogues and collector's tools, and understand how market value is formed. A clear path covering the main categories, signs of originality, cataloguing, reading condition, rarity, fakes and preservation, with practical advice on buying and selling safel...

A complete, practical guide to collecting butterflies, written for beginners and for collectors who want to sharpen their skills. Learn how to identify species, use collecting tools correctly, prepare and catalogue specimens and assess their rarity and quality. A clear path covering the history and science of this hobby, collecting techniques, practical tools, advanced methods, rarity and preservation, with practical advice on buying and selling safely. Coins&More turns passion into method...

Some things are worth a little blood.Getting bitten by a vampire isn't so bad. Not when she's as tall and attractive as my lover. Especially not when she's packing so much between her legs that she has to ask every time if I can take it. To which I say, 'shut up and claim me!'Okay. Maybe I am a bit obsessed. But how could I possibly resist a sultry futa who can taste my desires and changes to suit them, growing stronger,

Her city doesn't want a warrior like her. Now, two worlds will die without her.Seventeen-year-old Sakima is an outcast. In her advanced, tradition-bound city, girls don't fight. But Sakima dreams of battle. When her own malevolent brother-in-law unleashes a nightmare beast and drags her little sister through a shimmering portal, Sakima's forbidden skills are all that stand against total annihilation.Armed with her bow and a mysterious alien artifact that on...

Falling in love was never on Bridget’s to-do list. Having sworn off relationships, she’s only interested in temporary flings to avoid getting hurt again. Ethan is a hopeless romantic who loves deeply and wears his heart on his sleeve. When their one-night stand leaves him wanting more, Ethan is determined to get Bridget to take a chance on him. After an unexpected surgery forces her to rely on him, he becomes part of her carefully guarded world. As Ethan pieces together Bridget’s shattered...

Enjoy this anthology of Neo-Gothic fiction inspired by the imagination of Edgar Allan Poe.  Winner of the Paris Book Festival Award – Best anthology of the yearNominated for a Bram Stoker Award – Superior Achievement in an Anthology"Make sure your belt is done up good and tight when you read nEvermore!. It's very embarrassing to have your...

Sacramento...the hotbed of crme? With Capitol Crimes, the Best of Capitol Crimes Mystery, another fabulous collection of stories from California's Capital City, will entice and engage you to curl up with a good body...er, book. Some autor names will be recognizable in the Sacramento area, but for others, this is their first publishing credit. Every story has a local setting, including local sights and businesses. In some, the Sacramento connection is central and in some it’s peripheral, bu...

'It remains astonishingly radical ... one of Utopia's most striking aspects is its contemporaniety' Terry EagletonIn Utopia, Thomas More gives us a traveller's account of a newly-discovered island where the inhabitants enjoy a social order based on natural reason and justice, and human fulfilment is open to all. As the traveller describes the island, a bitter contrast is drawn between this rational society and the practices of Europe. How can the philosopher refor...

See the galaxy! Meet alien life—and kill it! Join the Shooting Stars, today!Sawyer is a fresh orbital drop trooper, one of humanity's finest cogs in the machine to expand across the stars. While fighting the insectoid alien menace for a questionably patriotic cause, far from Earth, he encounters a strange event that pits him against a whole army at once—and evens the odds by transforming his two squad members, Fang and Sabine, into towering giantesses!Is Sa...

One of the most influential works of political philosophy ever written, exploring the timeless quest for a just and ideal society. Discover "Utopia" by Thomas More, the groundbreaking classic that introduced the concept of an ideal society and forever shaped political philosophy, social thought, and literary imagination. Combining philosophical inquiry, social criticism, and imaginative storytelling, this enduring masterpiece continues to challenge readers to reflect on justice, governance...

Summary: The titular story centers on a humble shepherd named David Saunders, who lives on the Salisbury Plain. Despite his poverty, David is depicted as a model of Christian virtue, demonstrating contentment, piety, and moral integrity. He supports his large family through hard work and relies on his faith to endure life's hardships.Themes: The primary themes include the virtues of simplicity, faith, and the moral superiority of a pious life over wealth and material possessions. The story...

Utopia by Thomas More is a seminal work of literature that has long been regarded as one of the most influential pieces of philosophical and political writing in history. In this text, More sets out to create an idealized version of a commonwealth in order to explore the most desirable forms of government and social organization. Through his vivid imagery, he creates a vision of a utopian society that is based upon the socio-economic principles of communal ownership, religious tolerance, a...