What if Snow White were the real villain and the "wicked queen" just a sadly maligned innocent? What if awakening Sleeping Beauty would be the mistake of a lifetime -- of several lifetimes? What if the famous folk tales were retold with an eye to more horrific possibilities? Only Tanith Lee -- "Goddess-Empress of the Hot Read" (Village Voice) could retell the world-famous tales of the Brothers Grimm (and others) as they might have been told by the Sisters Grimmer! This special edition, put...

This little work aims to be the very least of all;—not in size, but in the humility of its contents. It aims at the superlative degree of littleness; and in this point seeks to resemble the least watch ever made—the least picture ever painted—the tiniest flower that ever grew. It desires to be among books as the humming-bird among birds. As soon as a child's mind is capable of receiving systematic instruction, this humble work attempts to convey it. From a very early period a pious mother ...

At a young age, Azealea Williams had to experience lifes roller coaster of ups and downs, learning, growing up, and dealing with family, anger, grief, happy moments, once-in-a-lifetime opportunities, favor, all types of friendships, health, failure, gossip, envy, confidence, and loneliness. Over time, Azealea gains the mind-set of positivity despite all the negativity, realizing and gaining assurance, guidance, integrity, joy, hope, faith, encouragement, commitment to self, and Gods love. ...

Arman Gray's life was flipped upside down when he turned sixteen. After his parents died in a suspicious house fire, Arman was introduced to an entirely new side of life that could not be explained with what he knew. The magic he knew, studied, and loved was not enough to help his parents. Now left in the care of his older sister whom he hadn't seen for years, questions burn in him as the desire to uncover the truth of his parents' deaths, and the desire to get stronger, overwhelm him....

The Huguenot-Anglican Refuge in Virginia is the history of a Huguenot emigrant community established in eight counties along the Rappahannock River of Virginia in 1687, with the arrival of an Anglican-ordained Huguenot minister from Cozes, France named John Bertrand. This Huguenot community, effectively hidden to researchers for more than 300 years, comes to life through the examination of county court records cross-referenced with French Protestant records in England and France. ...

This fascinating and insightful volume introduces readers to food as a window to the social and cultural history and geography of Singapore. It demonstrates how the food we consume, the ways in which we acquire and prepare it, the company we keep as we cook and eat, and our preferences and practices are all revealing of a larger economic, social, cultural and political world, both historically and in contemporary times. Readers will be captivated by chapters that deal with the intersection...

Considered the definitive work about coffee of its time, "All About Coffee" was written by William Ukers, founder of the Tea and Coffee Trade Journal. In order to write this book, he spent seventeen years traveling to many places where coffee is grown, served, and enjoyed, and he shares his knowledge about all aspects of coffee, from farm to table, in a thorough but interesting fashion. The book contains a Coffee Thesaurus; a Coffee Chronology; the Complete Reference Table of the Principal...

Book One of The Blood Opera Sequence, 2nd editionRachaela has never known her father – he was a taboo subject as far as her mother was concerned. All Rachaela's mother had ever said was 'Keep away from the Scarabae', her father's tribe. Were they bad people, or simply disapproving of the woman who'd born his child?After her mother's death, Rachaela realises she is being stalked by agents of the mysterious Scarabae family. They want to meet her. Despite her ...

Book Two of The Blood Opera Sequence, 2nd editionThe Scarabae, a mysterious family, who are not entirely human, have been forced to leave the burned ruins of their reclusive home in a remote part of England. Most are dead at the hands of Ruth, a child created through incest with the purpose of repopulating this ageing branch of the family. Scarabae must breed with Scarabae, but Ruth was a tragically misjudged experiment.Rachaela, Ruth's mother, trails listl...

A shapeshifter prowls England's countryside, driven by its primal killing instincts and desire for a woman, in this dark fantasy horror.World Fantasy and Bram Stoker Lifetime Achievement Award–winning authorAfter committing a crime of passion, Daniel Vehmund fled his English family farm to disappear into the Far East, wracked with guilt for abandoning his mother in the wake of his violence. Then, one day in a marketplace, Daniel is mesmeriz...

In Victorian England, a servant is exposed to the sins of colonialism that haunt a wealthy family in this dark Gothic fantasyfrom an award-winning author.World Fantasy and Bram Stoker Lifetime Achievement Award–winning authorIn a curio shop located in one of the darkest corners of Victorian London, young Annie Ember is gifted an ivory charm in the shape of an elephant. Its presence becomes the catalyst for the tragic events that alter her l...

The Gothic dark fantasy trilogy that redefines vampire mythology from the World Fantasy and Bram Stoker Lifetime Achievement Award–winning author.The three volumes in The Blood Opera Sequence tell the saga of the Scarabae family, a near-immortal vampiric clan who have walked the earth since ancient times, ensuring the survival of their bloodline.Dark Dance: In a dilapidated home by the sea, Rachaela Day meets her paternal family for the fi...