She destroyed their bond to escape him. Now their impossible child might destroy them both.Saskia Corvinus traded her mate bond for her freedom and thought she'd traded away motherhood too. But when she discovers she's pregnant with a child that shouldn't exist, she's thrust back into the world of Drazen Volkov, the ruthlessly pragmatic Apex who let her believe he'd rejected her.Drazen is dying from a genetic bioweapon, and their baby's unique DNA might be ...

History of the World - A Journey Through Time and Civilization takes readers on an epic exploration of humanity's greatest triumphs, challenges, and transformations across the ages. From the dawn of ancient civilizations to the modern era, this comprehensive guide delves into the key events, figures, and innovations that have shaped the world as we know it. Spanning continents and cultures, History of the World brings to life the rise and fall of empires, the evolution of societies, and th...

"Michael Adams's book is great fun! No one intends to make a truly bad movie, but when they do, Michael Adams will be there to watch it...and make it entertaining!" —John Landis, director of Trading Places and The Blues BrothersIn Showgirls, Teen Wolves, and Astro Zombies, film critic Michael Adams embarks on a year-long odyssey to discover the worst movie ever made, which Mystery Science Theater 3000 star, writer, and director Kevin Murphy calls "disturbingly comprehensive, joyous...

Slang, writes Michael Adams, is poetry on the down low, and sometimes lowdown poetry on the down low, but rarely, if ever, merely lowdown. It is the poetry of everyday speech, the people's poetry, and it deserves attention as language playing on the cusp of art. In Slang: The People's Poetry, Adams covers this perennially interesting subject in a serious but highly engaging way, illuminating the fundamental question "What is Slang" and defending slang--and all forms of nonstandard...

Special Agent Tom Rogers is called back to active duty and sent to Eastern Turkey to investigate suspicious Iranian activity. Rogers and a new friend, Captain Remzi Ozechin from Turkish Army Intelligence, trace a clue to an Iranian safe house in Erzurum, Turkey, where following a chase and gun battle, Iranian agents are arrested. One wounded Iranian is found to have tiny glass vials surgically implanted in his body. Broken vials lead to a rapidly spreading epidemic of biowar engineered zom...

This is the fascinating story of Mary Maguire, a 1930s Australian ingenue who sailed for Hollywood and a fabulous life, only to have her career cut short by scandal and tragedy. Packed with celebrity, history and gossip, AUSTRALIA'S SWEETHEART is perfect for readers of SHEILA and THE RIVIERA SET.Mary Maguire was Australia's first teenage movie star and she captivated Hollywood in the mid 1930s. Mary lived on three continents and was celebrated in Melbourne, Brisban...

In its seven years on television, Buffy the Vampire Slayer earned critical acclaim and a massive cult following among teen viewers. One of the most distinguishing features of the show is the innovative way its writers play with language--fabricating new words, morphing existing ones, and throwing usage on its head. The result has been a strikingly resonant lexicon that reflects the power of both youth culture and television in the evolution of American slang. Using the show to ill...

When President Obama signed the affordable health care act in 2009, the Vice President was overheard to utter an enthusiastic "This is a big f****** deal!" A town in Massachusetts levies $20 fines on swearing in public. Nothing is as paradoxical as our attitude toward swearing and "bad language": how can we judge profanity so harshly in principle, yet use it so frequently in practice? Though profanity is more acceptable today than ever, it is still labeled as rude, or at best tolerable onl...

Problems in Lexicography is an essential, classic work of practical lexicography (the practice of writing dictionaries) and meta-lexicography. Originally published over sixty years ago, it was based on the proceedings of the Indiana University Conference on Lexicography, held November 11–12, 1960. It set a standard that still holds today, three generations later.This critical and historical edition, brilliantly researched and presented by Michael Adams, explores the enduri...

A comprehensive guidebook called "Achieving Your Goals: Effective Strategies for Setting and Reaching Targets" is meant to help people make their dreams come true. This book looks into the psychological factors that affect behavior and motivation. By looking into these factors, it also goes into detail about the basic rules of goal setting. With the help of the SMART criteria-which stand for specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-bound-readers will learn how to set goals that...

The sequel to Keep Calm and Kill Zombies is now available. Air Force Office of Special Investigations Major Tom Rogers and his ragtag, multi-national team have just escaped zombie-infested and civil war torn Turkey. His companions, three surviving members of a British SAS group, two Australian grad students, and Turkish Army Intelligence Captain Remzi Ozechin, are hoping for several weeks of rest and recuperation aboard the U.S.S. Ronald Reagan in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. They have s...

In its seven years on television, Buffy the Vampire Slayer earned critical acclaim and a massive cult following among teen viewers. One of the most distinguishing features of the show is the innovative way its writers play with language--fabricating new words, morphing existing ones, and throwing usage on its head. The result has been a strikingly resonant lexicon that reflects the power of both youth culture and television in the evolution of American slang. Using the show to ill...