A real secret code hidden in human DNA has two scientists running for their lives in this thriller that's Michael Crichton meets Dan Brown."Be prepared! The Genesis Code will make you question the fundamentals of mankind's past. Cutting-edge science and lost history collide in a thrilling tour de force. A debut not to be missed." —James Rollins, New York Times– bestsell...

So, you have a conspiracy going and need to pass messages along without worrying that someone will intercept them. Congratulations, you've stumbled across the right book. Whether your personal solution is a Vigenere, a Vic, or a One Time Pad, you'll find an easy guide on creating your own encryption scheme right here. No need for a computer, except for the device you're reading this on. This can all be done in your favorite notebook, with a PENCIL!

During the National Hockey League lockout in early 2005, Toronto-based sports journalist David Timmins has little to write about until baseball player Jose Canseco releases his book on steroid abuse, and Timmins boss sends him on a steroid scandal of his own to spring training in Florida. He receives a romantic surprise on the plane ride; absorbs a career shock on the Ides of March; requires his sisters New York condo couch for a night; spends Easter in a rural Ontario town he has never be...

From Texas to Virginia, towns, regions, counties, regiments, prisons, and even refugee camps played a significant role in shaping the contours of the Civil War. According to historian Daniel E. Sutherland, whose many books and essays helped establish the field of community studies, these varied assemblages of individuals experienced and fought the real war. Following his lead, the contributors to Hundreds of Little Wars reveal how viewing the war from the vantage point of singular...

Don't just see the sights—get to know the people.Peru's distinctive Spanish and indigenous cultures that first encountered each other five hundred years ago have progressively integrated. However, the ongoing process of mixing raises questions about the nature of Peruvian identity, and Peruvian society remains economically and culturally divided.Culture Smart! Peru introduces you to the changing realities of modern Peru. It describes conte...

The eighteenth Tarot card is the Moon, and those who raise their arms to her know she offers Mercy and Severity in equal measure. This is the great river at night, where wolves howl and all doors are open. All futures are possible, and every truth is elusive. This is the source and passion of Eighteen: Stories of Mischief & Mayhem. These twenty-four stories from voices—old and new—celebrate the inevitability of fate, the horror of prophecy, and the shivering delight of not knowing...

Natalia, Joe, and Alejandro continue their search for Ruth, aided by the reformed Mantis. Complications occur afterwards when slight changes to the time continuum cause problems with memory loss and an altered sequence of events.Dissatisfied that her Bermuda excursion did not include time for fun in the sun, Natalia convinces Joe to include himself in her next travel plans for the Mobile Time Machine, or 'Motimac' – as Joe has dubbed it. All does not go to plan while the pair of te...

The work of acclaimed German artist Christoph Schlingensief spans three decades and a diverse range of fields, including, film, television, activism, opera, and theatre. Christoph Schlingensief: Art Without Borders is the first book to be published in English on Schlingensief’s groundbreaking, politically engaged body of work. Leading scholars in the field offer a critical assessment of Schlingensief’s hybrid practice, and an interview with Schlingensief himself provides the reade...

Moved by the Spirit: Religion and the Movement for Black Lives explores the religious and theological significance of the Black Lives Matter Movement. The volume argues for engaging the complex ways religion is present in the movement as well as how the movement is changing religion. The contributors analyze this relationship from a variety of religious and theological perspectives on public protest, the meaning of freedom, Black humanity, the arts and practices of Black religious culture,...

Political scholars examine the dynamic evolution of laws over time in a volume that "pushes the frontiers of knowledge about lawmaking in the US" ( Choice).Politics is at its most dramatic during debates over important pieces of legislation. And while debates over legislative measures can rage for years or even decades before an item is enacted, they also endure long afterward, when the political legacy of a law eventually comes into focus. With a diverse ...

Following Dr. Ferengson, Lady Ruth and her ensemble, Alejandro, and the assassin, code-named Mantis, through the cracked opening within the Nazca mining site, Dr. Y, Natalia and Joe, experience several surprises.A caper ensues within the mountain, with as many twists as the strange place has questions one would ask regarding its very existence. Why would anyone build such a structure, with wide corridors and high ceilings? What is going on in here? Who else is down here? Will they ...

Ruth Clarkson-Smythe has vanished! To solve the mystery, Dr. Yakushev needs help from Natalia, Joe and Alejandro, plus his resourceful new girlfriend, an offbeat octogenarian, and the secret visitors in his laboratory.Despite their efforts, problems arise to thwart them at every turn. Equipped with a new mobile time machine and the assistance of a miraculous substance called Zarulium, Yakushev and his team inadvertently explore the self-consistency and parallel universe theories, t...