Hassan is a street musician and hustler in Algiers. In 1895, he enjoys the company of French writer André and his scandalous gay friend Oscar, who gives him a mysterious portrait that changes his life. By its power he traverses the next 125 years, encountering (in every sense and in graphic detail) a variety of notable men – musicians, photographers, soldiers, sailors, poets, playwrights, aristocracy, royalty – across north Africa, the Mediterranean and New Zealand. He is thwarted from lov...

The Chronicles of an Age of Darkness, the legendary ten‑book epic fantasy series by cult author Hugh Cook, returns to print with Book One: The Wizards and the Warriors.Praise for The Wizards and the Warriors“One of the great triumphs of fantasy fiction — ahead of its time and absolutely deserving a fresh visit.” — Adrian Tchaikovsky, Hugo‑winning author of Children of Time“A genuine work of ge...

The acclaimed The Walrus and the Warwolf returns to print — Hugh Cook’s most beloved novel of pirates, monsters, wizards, and wildly unpredictable adventure.“Of Hugh Cook’s extraordinary, underrated, bizarre and hysterical decology, The Walrus & the Warwolf has long been a... reader favourite… The whole series urgently needs rediscovery.” — China MiévilleThe king drank some more blood.A little dripped from his lips to his leather trousers.

You already know the world is broken. You know the systems are rigged. You know that going inside yourself is dangerous — because you were taught that early and often. This book is for people who went inside anyway.The Apex Protocol is the SAFE Manual for System Disruptors — sixteen chapters written from the lived experience of someone who has been evicted, displaced, bullied and broken by the very institutions meant to protect him. It is not inspirational. It is not therapy. It is...

Paramedic Principles and Practice ANZ: A clinical reasoning approach explores the principles of clinical practice for paramedics working in Australia and New Zealand today.The text is an invaluable resource for both students and paramedics working in the emergency environment where critical decisions must be made quickly and confidently. Organised into three sections - Paramedic Principles, Paramedic Practice and Essential Knowledge — this resource promotes an understanding of basic physio...

Guest Gulkan has survived warlords, wizards, demons, and his own disastrous ambition — but nothing has prepared him for the forces now reshaping the world. As the Age of Darkness reaches its endgame, Guest is drawn into a struggle far larger than any empire he ever hoped to rule.“Guest Gulkan.”The voice was deep, dark, cavernous. A voice of roiling stone and flensing steel. A voice of sulphurous flames and bone-grinding appetites. At the sound of it, Guest ...

This new edition of Brogan's superb one-volume history - from early British colonisation to the Reagan years - captures an array of dynamic personalities and events. In a broad sweep of America's triumphant progress. Brogan explores the period leading to Independence from both the American and the British points of view, touching on permanent features of 'the American character' - both the good and the bad. He provides a masterly synthesis of all the latest research illustrating America's ...

Fall in love with five sinful alpha males in this steamy romance set that give all the flavors of delight. Dark passion and the innocent women that fall under the spell of these masters of seduction. No cliffhangers and each story will leave you breathless, longing for own strong arms to fall apart in.Sin: I didn't go looking for temptation, but when I met Sin, it found me. A strip club was the last place you'd expect to find someone like me. I was the good girl, t...

Trigonometry: A Complete Introduction is the most comprehensive yet easy-to-use introduction to Trigonometry. Written by a leading expert, this book will help you if you are studying for an important exam or essay, or if you simply want to improve your knowledge.The book covers all areas of trigonometry including the theory and equations of tangent, sine and cosine, using trigonometry in three dimensions and for angles of any magnitude, and applications of trigonometry inc...

A New York Times Notable BookA stunningly original exploration of the ties that bind us to the beautiful, ancient, astoundingly accomplished, largely unknown, and unfathomably different species with whom we share the world.For as long as humans have existed, insects have been our constant companions. Yet we hardly know them, not even the ones we’re closest to: those that eat our food, share our beds, and live in our homes. Organizing his book alpha...

The Armies of the Caliphs is the first major study of the relationship between army and society in the early Islamic period, and reveals the pivotal role of the military in politics.Through a thorough examination of recruitment, payment, weaponry and fortifications in the armies, The Armies of the Caliphs offers the most comprehensive view to date of how the early Muslim Empire grew to control so many people. Using Arabic chronicles, surviving documents, and archa...

Henghis Hapthorn is the foremost penetrator of mysteries and uncoverer of secrets in a decadent, far-future Old Earth, one age before Jack Vance's Dying Earth. A superb rationalist, he has long disdained the notion that the universe has an alternative organizing principle: magic. But now a new age is dawning, overturning the very foundations of Hapthorn's existence, and he must struggle to survive in a world where all the rules are changing.In MAJESTRUM, Hapthorn ...