Step into the world of Sulawesi, where the sea and stars guide destinies and the tides of history shape the lives of ordinary people.Star Memories is a sweeping, multi-generational novel that follows Punggawa, a commoner-turned-leader, and his son Wellang as they navigate the storms of colonial oppression, war, and revolution from the 1930s to the 1960s. Against the backdrop of Dutch and Japanese occupation, political upheaval, and the struggle for Indonesian independence, their jo...

Disjointed (688 pages in print) is for patients with hEDS/HSD and the physicians who treat them. hEDS/HSD is an underrecognized, complex, multisystemic disorder, with the silos of healthcare’s specialties often working against effective and efficient treatment. With 21 specialist & 6 resource chapters, Disjointed brings together physician, patient, and parent perspectives to support the goal of earlier and more complete intervention. With specialist chapters by: Paldeep Atwal, M.D., Richar...

Clinical trials sit at the center of how new medical therapies move from early scientific promise to safe, effective, and available treatment. Every stage of that journey — designing a protocol, finding the right participants, monitoring their safety, analyzing the resulting evidence, and ultimately gaining regulatory approval — has traditionally depended on expert judgment applied to data that arrives slowly and in fragments. Artificial intelligence is changing what's possible at each of ...

My Secret Life brought us the story of Walter and his unerring pursuit of sexual pleasures unabashed by the conformity about him. In 'Eveline' however, we have a rare example of a woman's perspective on sexual liberation, as our heroine embarks on a grand voyage of the male and female physique, savouring all from stable boy to sailor to lord and lady.Altogether headstrong and knowledgeable in the deeds and devices of libertine pleasures, Eveline lives to experience the sup...

When his drunken and impoverished brother dies, Lord Roxboro is none too pleased to discover he is to act as ward to two nieces for surely they will be the dirty brats he remembers and will cost him dearly of his dwindling fortunes. However, as they depart the stagecoach at the door of his mansion what he sees are anything but childlike or urchin, his eyes in fact falling upon two young woman of stunning beauty and grace.Roxboro house is a den of the most libidinous and scandalous ...

Written anonymously in 1908 this four volume work must be one of the most uncompromising pieces to emerge from the Victorian erotic underground. If the writer was attempting to emulate De Sade, then the author has succeeded.'The Way of a Man with a Maid', as told by its main protagonist, Jack, recounts in graphic detail the 'training' and eventual sexual liberation of a number of young women who had previously spurned his advances. In the 'snuggery', Jack's well equipped room of de...

EVERYONE GOES HOMEShrapnel: The Official BattleTech Magazine is your true-north compass toward friendly lines during the blistering, do-or-die BattleMech combat of the 31st century and beyond!A Dispossessed MechWarrior stuck piloting a hovertank when her home is attacked must rein in her pride and jealousy when an entitled young MechWarrior is assigned to her unit. After an arrogant mistake meant someone never got to go home, a Cable’s Rangers lieu...

Inspired by the time of the galleons, spanning centuries and locations, stories & poems contributed by 25 global Pinoys delve into fear, darkness, and the unknown.DILIM’s inaugural anthology presents dark fiction from 25 Filipino authorsExplore mystery, horror, psychological suspense, the macabre, and re-tellings of mythology, all presented in the rich storytelling tradition of the Philippines. This speculative fiction collection includes stories a...

Lady Harpur returns to narrate this grand homage to all things licentious. Together with Lord Ferrars, she and her husband plays host to a group that have no physical or moral boundaries at all. Partaking in all deeds and devices front and back, ménage, lesbian tribadism, and gamahuching a plenty, it is not long before their newest recruit and eager young disciple Clara loses herself in the wildest and most unrestrained of sexual abandons.Pseudonymously written in 1885 and publishe...

When Caroline enters Harry's world, he is not quite so prepared for her forwardness, vigour, and general moral and sexual abandon. Seducing Harry's sister Adelaide, a young woman ignored by her husband in all things intimate, Caroline penetrates deep into the hearts and souls of siblings yearning for the kind of liberation she all too freely exhibits.On becoming Harry's wife Caroline, keen to share in her free love philosophy and finding Harry none too resistant, opens up their hou...

Foods and Applications from Chañar Brea Gum provides a comprehensive overview of the properties, processing and applications of Chañar Brea Gum (CBG), a natural hydrocolloid obtained from Parkinsonia praecox. Bringing together contributions from leading researchers, the book examines the gum's botanical origin, chemical composition, physicochemical characteristics and rheological behavior, establishing a scientific foundation for its use in food and industrial applications. It also explore...

In order to escape the Republican purges of revolutionary France, Augustus and his mother must take refuge in his Aunt's nunnery, the Convent of St. Claire. Dressed to deceive and going by the name of 'Augustine' he soon bears witness to the most lascivious acts of chastisement at the hands of one lusty Father Eustace upon one young, lithe, and eager Sister Emilie.What follows is a thoroughly mischievous frolic from one nun to another, all willing to be so educated in the sins of t...