Encounters with the Spirit World contains many never-before-documented reports of peoples' encounters with those who have left this life and gone to the next. Some of these accounts are inspirational and uplifting; some however, are truly frightening.What stops this book from being just another, 'bump in the night', collection of ghost stories is that many of the encounters told within come from respected, professional members of the community; from doctors and police to l...

Ethan Garrick is living an idyllic life in Cairns, Australia, with his wife Julie.He is content in his new role with the Australian Federal Police however on a sporting trip to Canberra he is approached my the mysterious ASIO officer, Myles Petterson, who blackmails Ethan, forcing him to leave behind his happy life and return to the steamy jungles of Papua new Guinea with a specialist team to discover once and for all what is really happening to the people of West Papua.The...

Romeo and Juliet, one of the greatest love stories ever told . . . in texts?!Imagine: What if those star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet had smartphones? A classic is reborn in this fun and funny adaptation of one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays!Two families at war.A boy and a girl in love.A secret marriage gone oh-so-wrong. and h8. The classics just got a whole lot more interesting. ;)

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, one of the greatest stories ever told . . . in texts?!Imagine: What if the fairies and star-crossed lovers of the forest had smartphones? A classic is reborn in this fun and funny adaptation of one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays!Four lovers who can’t decide who they have a crush on.One mischievous fairy with a love potion.Total chaos in the fairy world, the human world, and everywhere in between!...

In "What Nietzsche Taught," Willard Huntington Wright delves deeply into Friedrich Nietzsche's complex philosophical tapestry, elucidating key concepts such as the will to power, the Übermensch, and eternal recurrence. Wright's incisive prose and analytical rigor demystify Nietzsche's often perplexing ideas, positioning them within the literary and philosophical movements of the early 20th century. His exploration is contextualized by the cultural upheavals of the time, with Wright weaving...

A Christmas Carol, one of the holiday’s greatest traditions told . . . in texts?!Imagine: What if Scrooge, Marley, the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future, and the whole Cratchit family had smartphones? A classic is reborn in this clever adaptation of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol!One grouchy old man who can’t stop asking “How did you get this number?!”Three ghosts who communicate in the most modern ways, including o...

Today more than ever, series finales have become cultural touchstones that feed watercooler fodder and Twitter storms among a committed community of viewers. While the final episodes of The Fugitive and M*A*S*H continue to rank among the highest rated broadcasts, more recent shows draw legions of binge-watching fans. Given the importance of finales to viewers and critics alike, Howard and Bianculli along with the other contributors explore these endings and what they mean to the audience, ...

Hamlet, one of the greatest stories ever told . . . in texts?!Imagine: What if Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark, and the tragic Ophelia had smartphones? A classic is reborn in this fun and funny adaptation of one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays!A kingdom on the brink of war.A stolen throne.A boy seeking revenge. and h8. The classics just got a whole lot more interesting. ;)tl...

Macbeth, one of the greatest stories ever told . . . in texts?!Imagine: What if that tragic couple, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, had smartphones? A classic is reborn in this fun and funny adaptation of one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays!A prophecy from three witches.A social-climbing couple committing a murder most foul.A cover-up that spins way out of control. and h8. The classics just got...

"Self-deprecating humor abounds in this debut novel that pulls no punches about the experience of depression and anxiety for its teen protagonist."— Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"I hate myself but I love Walt Whitman, the kook. Always positive. I need to be more positive, so I wake myself up every morning with a song of myself." Sixteen-year-old James Whitman has been yawping (à la Whitman) at his abusive father ever since he kicked his beloved older sist...

Six starred reviews!A bold and irreverent YA novel that powerfully reminds us that there are many different types of remarkable, The Rest of Just Live Here is from novelist Patrick Ness, author of the Carnegie Medal- and Kate Greenaway Medal-winning A Monster Calls and the critically acclaimed Chaos Walking trilogy.What if you aren't the Chosen One? The one who's supposed to fight the zombies, or the soul-eating ghosts, or whatever the heck this new thing is, with the blue ...

"And in this quiet moment as I close my eyes, spent and sated, I think I'm in the eye of the storm. And in spite of all he's said, and what he hasn't said, I don't think I have ever been so happy."When literature student Anastasia Steele goes to interview young entrepreneur Christian Grey, she encounters a man who is beautiful, brilliant, and intimidating. The unworldly, innocent Ana is startled to realize she wants this man and, despite his enigmatic reserve, find...