Angels Before Man: Revised and ExtendedA Queer Retelling of Satan's FallIn an eternal paradise, the most beautiful angel, Lucifer, struggles with shame, identity, and timidity, with little more than the desire to worship his creator.It isn't until the strongest angel, Michael, comes into his life that Lucifer learns to love himself. Along the way, their friendship begins to bloom into something else. Maybe the first romance in the history o...

Tensions between the superpowers are escalating. A rocket streaks across the sky, carrying the launch codes for ballistic missiles. In a synchronized manner, without human intervention, nuclear warheads are launched against enemy cities. Within minutes, humanity faces its worst nightmare: extinction.In the midst of chaos, Krypton emerges—the city of machines, a metropolis dominated by androids and ruled by a supreme guide. Humans are subjugated, confined, and many ...

Effective therapies and treatments to slow the progression of the disease.Proven strategies to handle difficult behaviors, like wandering, aggression, and sundowning, with patience and skill.Nutrition and hydration tips to ensure your loved one stays healthy and strong.Self-care advice for caregivers, so you can maintain your own well-being and emotional balance.Story-like narratives, each illustrating a caregiver’s respectful handling of a ...

This book offers a bold and timely rethinking of how sustainable energy transitions can be achieved in an era of climate urgency and geopolitical uncertainty. Challenging the traditional top-down model of governance, the volume advances a compelling argument for a bottom-up transformation driven by citizens, prosumers, cities, and new market actors.The book locates this shift within a broader structural transformation of the energy sector, namely from supply-driven systems to deman...

Expert journalist and editor-in-chief of Caracas Chronicles Rafael Osío Cabrices offers a riveting, rigorous, and deeply personal account of the modern history of his country, from the rise of Chávez and the slow erosion of democracy, to the U.S. invasion and capture of Maduro.In this singular narrative of a country that often mystifies outsiders, Osío Cabrices brings to life the pivotal moments that led Venezuela to its c...

Freeform Vector Diffraction Theory traces the conceptual journey from classical scalar diffraction to a rigorous and generalized framework for computing the vector diffraction patterns of arbitrary freeform wavefronts and complex, spatially varying polarization states.Readers will gain a unified theoretical perspective that enables accurate prediction of electromagnetic field behavior in high-numerical-aperture systems and modern non-conventional optics. The book delivers ...

"Psychotherapist Santandreu takes a practical look at finding happiness ... His tough love approach will help readers looking to stop negative self-talk and transform their inner dialogue." - PUBLISHERS WEEKLYBestselling author Rafael Santandreu knows how to ensure our happiness in life. One of the most prestigious psychologists in Spain, he has established his own renowned center of psychotherapy and has laid the foundations of a new era in the treatment of emotio...

'A profound and elegaic tale' SUNYI DEAN'If, like me, you're interested in what comes after the war, what sins and saints it begets, this is the book you want this year' C. L. CLARK'A dark fairytale of epic proportions' J.T. GREATHOUSE'A gothic love letter to high seas, deep love, and the epic stakes of a world at risk. The spirit of Poe infused with Samantha Shannon, and perfect for fans of both' R.R. VIRDI...

The numerous amendments to the Brazilian Constitution of 1988 have led many to question its effectiveness, stability, and legitimacy. These concerns resonate deeply with the Brazilian population and its political figures, some of whom advocate for drafting a new constitution. In this climate, this volume presents a timely and thorough quantitative and qualitative analysis of these amendments and the solidity of constitutions more generally. The book focuses on understanding the impact of t...

First published in 1921, "Scaramouche" was Rafael Sabatini’s fourteenth novel and a runaway best-seller.Sabatini gives readers what they want: strong storylines, vivid characters and exotic settings. The plot is terrific and the pace fast and furious. Furthermore, Sabatini has done his research: the described adventures follow the course of the French Revolution as it moves ever closer to the Reign of Terror."Scaramouche" tells the story of a hero who once was André-Louis Mo...

The practice of ontological coaching finds its roots in the field of ethics, and has come of age there. Ethics provides the raison d'etre and objectives of ontological coaching. Almost inevitably, ontological coaching has led many of its practitioners to conclude that the greatest crisis facing men and women today, particularly in the Western world, is a crisis of ethics. To find our way out of this crisis we must revisit the foundations of our conception of what it means to be human. In t...

Four books of the occult and other more everyday forms of female superiority over the male from the pen of Rafael Menton.CONTAINS:"A SHOCK TO HIS SYSTEM"; "A LONG AND PERMANENT FALL"; "ADHIRA KHATRI"; and "HIS CHINESE VENUS".Rafael Menton is a UK-based Professor of English Literature with a retro passion for the early to mid-twentieth-century fiction of mystery, crime, suspense, and horror & romance with erotic female-led undertones. Mr Menton’s literary tastes rang...