Just a few meters below the Earth's surface lie features of great importance, from geological faults which can produce devastating earthquakes, to lost archaeological treasures. This refreshing, up-to-date book explores the foundations of interpretation theory and the latest developments in near-surface techniques, used to complement traditional geophysical methods for deep-exploration targets. Clear but rigorous, the book explains theory and practice in simple physical terms, supported by...

How does one young man survive the deaths of his entire family and manage to make something worthwhile of his life? In this poignant and original coming-of-age story, indie rock musician Mark Oliver Everett tells the story of his “ridiculous, sometimes tragic, and always unsteady” upbringing and how it fed into his creativity. The insecure son of a genius physicist, Everett was left to run wild with his sister while his father was off in some parallel universe of his own invention. A strin...

Kalevi Hakala is tired. Weary down to the bone, his life an empty one since the death of his wife Jeanie and complicated by his son's growing emotional distance. He's at least somewhat content in his home in Silver Bay, Minnesota, but when a dead man tries to kill him for no reason he can fathom it sets him on a quest through the multiverse in an attempt to keep reality from being destroyed.Foul-mouthed, slave, warrior, wizard and savior, Kalevi Hakala travels from this world to th...

Join Mindy, Moishy the Shabbos monkey, and their friend Aron as they embark on delightful and hilarious adventures during Shaboos and Yom Tov! Filled with fun, laughter, and mischief, this series is perfect for young children aged 3-7. Each story is packed with playful moments, interactive learning, and charming characters that little ones will love.From baking challah with a surprise twist to discovering the joy and learn about Shabbos and yom tov together, every minute brings a new adven...

Murders happen in every city. But nothing like this. No one ever expected a serial killer to infiltrate a quiet community-and vanish into it. But Kelvin Kettle, known as the Monster of Montclair, is no ordinary killer. A master manipulator and cunning chameleon, he moves through society unnoticed... until it'stoo late.Death is more than his weapon. It's his obsession.Now, in Kelvin Kettle, the chilling third installment of The Montclair Murders series, the manhunt i...

The Trojan War is over and the Greeks have lost, returning home to a country fractured by defeat while Prince Hector of Troy dreams the dream of Empire.  For Odysseus, the Fates have rewritten his epic tale of adventure that lasted twenty long years and the man the world has come to know as its greatest traveler/adventurer has arrived home to the tiny island kingdom of Ithaka to lick his wounds and reassemble his life. Glad to be shut of war, he begins the process of rebuilding ...

The whole world now knows of the existence of the World Under, thanks to fallout from the terrible events in Omaha a year back. As the World Under’s most effective foe, Kal Hakala performed actions that were both heroic and horrific. Now, sidelined as an Agent, he serves the Bureau of Supernatural Investigation as its public face, charming talk show hosts and training new recruits known as “Green Peas.” However, the World Under never rests, and events force Kal back into action. A malevole...

When a historic battlefield site is discovered and studied, the focus is often on the “hardware”: remnants of weaponry, ammunition, supplies, and equipment that archaeologists carefully unearth, analyze, conserve, and frequently place on display in museums.But what about the “software”? What can archaeology teach us about the humans involved in the conflict: their social mores and cultural assumptions; their use and understanding of power?In The Archaeology of Engagemen...

Blaine Deschamps has succeeded Julian as head of the all-powerful family known as the Sicarii, the fearsome descendants of Judas, the apostle who betrayed Christ for thirty pieces of silver. These silver coins became a powerful artifact known as The Silver, giving the Sicarii an edge in the battle against the forces of Good. Jude Oliver, born Olivier Deschamps, renounced his family and stole the Silver. In an epic battle, he killed his father, Julian, putting a major crimp in the Sicarii's...

Agent Kal Hakala, who has been running the Bureau of Supernatural Investigation as its temporary director, has his hands full. First there was the windigo crisis that threatened humanity with extinction. Now he has received an anonymous challenge from a creature calling himself Maydock: "Come to Omaha within the next five days, or every day thereafter I shall kill ten humans in many inventive and disturbing ways." Maydock has infiltrated BSI Security and can monitor Kal's every move, so un...

The word is out on the BSI and the world has come to accept the presence of the Supernaturals that creep into our reality from the World Under. Now the agents work with government supervision and an almost constant media presence, which makes them the most famous people in the US of A.Kal Hakala's time as an agent is drawing to a close and the next phase of his life is on the horizon, but there is one last mission waiting. His best friend, Agent Canton Alsate, has gone missing. Last...

Niendra Goisien is a special investigator for the Gyllethian Queen, Betelial Tim-Amre. As a Witch, she has magics that aid her in her endeavors, but the murder of the magnate Soro Divver draws her into a mystery that leads to her death. Five-hundred years later she returns as a revenant to find out not only who killed her, but the very reason the capital of Gylleth, Ramashur, reduced to an undead infested necropolis. Can she solve this mystery before she is killed again?