John Ridley, author of Everybody Smokes in Hell (F0035), is acclaimed for his gritty stories and brisk dialogue. The Drift is a fast-paced trip through the lurid world of modern hobos. Charles Harmon had a firm grip on the American dream until his mind started to crack. Now he's a know-it-all tramp riding the rails. When a friend asks Charles to help find his missing niece, the trail leads to an unsavory world of drug running and white supremacy.

The fifth volume in this series is focused on the chemical and physical interactions between rocks undergoing metamorphism and the fluids that they generate and that pass through them. The recognition that such pro cesses can profoundly affect the course of metamorphism has resulted in a number of recent papers and we consider that it is time for a review by some of the interested parties. We hope our selection of contributors provides an adequate cross section and demonstrates some of the...

“A delightful and fascinating book filled with insight and wit, which will make you think twice and cheer up.” — Steven PinkerIn a bold and provocative interpretation of economic history, Matt Ridley, the New York Times-bestselling author of Genome and The Red Queen, makes the case for an economics of hope, arguing that the benefits of commerce, technology, innovation, and change—what Ridley calls cultural evolution—will inevitably increa...

In the 21st century, we are still fighting battles over ancient religions and racism – which is really a battle over symbol systems. Elimination of symbolic behavior will end cultism and superstition a/k/a symbolism and mythology. This book shows us how superstition has affected the behavior of human beings as they mythologized one another, it becomes easy to see why the end of symbolism must be greeted with joy and celebration.Humans began to think symbolically in response to a cer...

The meditations and songs of Frances Ridley Havergal have provided solace, comfort, and everlasting peace to thousands of souls. Her ministry in poetry and prose is ever being used by the Spirit of God to teach, comfort, exhort, and convict.All her poetry and prose is saturated with the living Word of God; it has a freshness and power which only the eternal dew of heavenly truth could impart. Frances always looked to the Lord for her messages before writing anything. On one occasion...

Originally published in 1964, this book was an important addition to the growing field of comparative government and administration. This book covers the organisation of the French cabinet, the structure and functions of government departments and of local authorities, the civil service, the police, the judiciary and public enterprise. There are also chapters on economic planning, the administration of social services and of the educational system. The book explains the spirit as well as t...

A fall down a staircase. A crash from a balcony.Two near-deaths at one party.Athletes are being hazed and hurt at wealthy Highland High, but everyone seems determined to keep silent.Rook Radcliffe is used to ugly realities—and to handling them alone. Theo Locke is making that increasingly difficult. He's becoming her actual friend. She likes being around him. She might even trust him—and that scares her worse than attempted murder.Theo knows she's hiding a p...

Rook Radcliffe isn’t her real name. She has to keep her head down—tough to do, once she’s accused of putting the last guy she kissed in a coma.Theo Locke is stuck in a vicious guilt loop, grieving his best friend. But when his debate rival, Sareth, is arrested for assault, he can’t believe the cops have the right guy.Everyone at Lakeview High is telling the same story: Rook texted AJ and lured him to the graffiti wall. But as Theo begins to help her find the answers, he com...

Rook Radcliffe isn't her real name. She has to keep her head down—tough to do, once she's accused of putting the last guy she kissed in a coma.Theo Locke is stuck in a vicious guilt loop, grieving his best friend. But when his debate rival, Sareth, is arrested for assault, he can't believe the cops have the right guy.Everyone at Lakeview High is telling the same story: Rook texted AJ and lured him to the graffiti wall. But as Theo begins to help her find the answers, he com...

Lucan was a Roman poetand republican patriot.He is regarded as one of the outstanding figures of the Imperial Latin period, known in particular for his epic Pharsalia. The Bellum civile, better known as the Pharsalia because of its vivid account of that battle, is remarkable as the single major Latin epic poem.His youth and speed of composition set him apart from other poets.Contents:The Civil WarThe TranslationsPROSE TRANSLATION by J. D. Duff

A queer Anthology that explores the romantic life and happy ever afters of gay men navigating the LGBT landscape. All stories are written by Own Voice gay authors! From small towns to big cities, each story shows that Pride is Pride and love is love, no matter the season. Stories by Adam J. Ridley, Kelvin Young, Kristian Parker, Jole Cannon, Dan B. Fierce, Connor Peterson, Derek Puddester, R Frank Davis, Andrew McQuinn, and M.D. Neu.

e-artnow presents to you the greatest Christmas novels, magical Christmas tales, legends, most famous carols and the unique poetry of the giants of literature dedicated to this one and only holiday: The Gift of the Magi (O. Henry) The Holy Night (Selma Lagerlöf) A Merry Christmas & Other Christmas Stories (Louisa May Alcott) A Letter from Santa Claus (Mark Twain) Silent Night The Night After Christmas The Child Born at Bethlehem The Adoration of the Shepherds The Visit of the Wise Men As J...