From the author of White Trash Warlock and Dark Moon, Shallow Sea, Rogue Community College is a delightful fantasy full of magic and mayhem …Isaac Frost is an assassin. Raised in the Graveyard of the cruel and mysterious Undertaker, he has mastered the deadly art of the knife and the skill of survival, together with scores of others just like him—young men taken from their families to become the most infamous killers throughout the realms...

They are my harvest, and I will reap them all.Returning to Guthrie, Oklahoma, for the funeral of his mysterious and beloved aunt Sue, Adam Binder once again finds himself in the path of deadly magic when a dark druid begins to prey on members of Adam’s family. It all seems linked to the death of Adam’s father many years ago—a man who may have somehow survived as a warlock.Watched by the police, separated from the man who may be the love of his life, compell...

How do we interpret the recent changes in world politics and what is the future likely to hold? The contributors to this volume share an assumption that history repeats itself. The book places the events of the past few years in broad historical context, examining how the political, military and economic arrangements of the past are reflected in current events. By tracing historical patterns in Western Europe, Russia, East Asia, Latin America and the United States, the contributors aim to ...

Vacant Spaces NY begins gathering the incomplete data available and documenting vacant spaces in New York City. Organized from large to small, general to specific, vacancy in the United States to case studies of specific vacancies in Manhattan, Michael Meredith, Hilary Sample, and their architecture studio MOS imagine possibilities for repurposing current vacant spaces in New York City.This project began by walking around our neighborhood noticing empty storefronts...

Beginning with material, this book revolves around physical material making and design decisions that emerge from material interaction.Combining essays from both practice and academia, this book presents some of the most significant projects and thoughts on materiality from the last decade. Beautifully illustrated with a great deal of technical information throughout, it shows work, technical technique and process, and positions it within a broader theoretical intention.By ...

British colonial rule of the tropics is the critical background to contemporary development issues. This study of Britain's economic and political relationship with its tropical colonies provides detailed analyses of trade and policy. The considerations of past successes and failures elucidate current opportunities and developments. No other book covers this broad topic with such detail and clarity.

Eat My Lunch is a thriving social enterprise whereby for every lunch ordered they give a lunch to a child in a low-decile school in Auckland, Hamilton and Wellington. Every day volunteers also come in to help make the lunches for the kids early in the morning.Developed by renowned chef Michael Meredith the recipes are delicious, and include dinners as well as salads, wraps, sandwiches, soups, main meals, sweet treats and essentials. They are family friendly and easy to make.

Beyond All Reasonable Doubt clearly spells out the limiting territory of science and mathematics, delineates between normal and transcendental experiences, here we find that 'something' of the very heart of the divine mystery is laid bare. The book is vibrant with stories from the author's own life experiences, weaving together profound aspects from his dialogue with leading scientists, philosophers, world religions and other traditions taking us into a deeper understanding of ourselves an...

The House of Truth is the personal insight of an engineering scientist who has experienced the presence of God and spent over two decades meeting people of many faiths, listening to their insights, empathising with their beliefs and sincerely worshiping alongside them. It is a story layered with scientific and spiritual understanding, vibrant with love, hopeful in death. Michael's work cradles a deep-rooted meaning for each of our personal lives.If you want to know what Muslims, Si...

In this issue of Surgical Clinics, guest editors Drs. Michael Meara and Meredith C. Duke bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Advancements in Laparoscopy and Robotic Surgery. As these techniques continue to integrate with artificial intelligence and advanced imaging, the potential for personalized and more effective surgical interventions grows, underscoring their importance in the future of medical practice. In this issue, top experts explore new and emerging topics in this ...

Part-to-part relationships and the approach to governing their sensibilities is at the root of all architecture. The need for engaging in a dialogue around these systems is essential to contemporary architectural discourse and practice. Assembly builds on and extends the investigations of materials and representation techniques in the editors’ previous books, Matter and Lineament. This book uses a collection of detailed case studies, explained by first-person aut...

Susan Douglas first took on the media's misrepresentation of women in her funny, scathing social commentary Where the Girls Are. Now, she and Meredith Michaels, have turned a sardonic (but never jaundiced) eye toward the cult of the new momism: a trend in American culture that is causing women to feel that only through the perfection of motherhood can true contentment be found. This vision of motherhood is highly romanticized and yet its standards for success remain forever out of...