Ghost Stories features twenty-four short tales by twenty-three new international writers that are sure to make you laugh, cry, and send tingles down your spine.This anthology has something for everyone that entertains the idea that ghosts have unfinished business with the living.

November Falls features nine short stories about community that may just surprise you.Which will be your favorite?Featured Contributors:Aimee Bingham OsinskiAsma Al JailaniChris EspenshadeDon NoelKatherine DeGilioLeslie D. SouleLora KempkaSteve CarrTyson West

On A Dark and Snowy Night...is how twenty-one short stories, by seventeen international contributors, begin.This simple prompt began a journey that culminated in this unique anthology with tales that run the gambit of humor, fear, happily-ever-afters, regrets, mystery, and joy.Curl up with your favorite beverage, a comfy blanket, and a warm fire, and prepare to enjoy tales that happened...On a Dark and Snowy Night...Zimbell House Publishing is committed to he...

A Canadian icon on his longstanding love of the West and his life in "one of the last true cowboy countries on either side of the border.""I live on a ranch about six miles east of the town of Longview and the old Cowboy Trail in the foothills of the Rockies. On a perfect day, like today, I can't imagine being anywhere else in the world. Of course, I'm not going to say there aren't those other days when you think, 'What am I doing here?' It's beautiful country and it can be brutall...

In 1920s Idaho, where the Old West is rapidly fading, a series of mysterious deaths rocks a ranching community. Each victim is found carefully posed, mirroring historical photographs from the 1880s range wars. When rancher Jack Hawkins discovers his wife Catherine was murdered while investigating these deaths, he and his daughter Sarah uncover a decades-long conspiracy of land theft and murder orchestrated by the powerful Harrison bank.The truth lies in the work of Thomas Burton, a...

Principles of Adaptive Optics describes the foundations, principles, and applications of adaptive optics (AO) and its enabling technologies. This leading textbook addresses the fundamentals of AO at the core of astronomy, high-energy lasers, biomedical imaging, and optical communications.Key Features:Numerous examples to explain and support the underlying principlesHundreds of new references to support the topics that are addressedEnd-of-chapter qu...

A new era of political power has arrived, one in which the social media forces of Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter indisputably play a larger role in the political process. In this revised and expanded edition of Political Communication: The Manship School Guide, edited by Robert Mann and David D. Perlmutter, contributors discuss technological changes in the context of studies and techniques that remain unchallenged, resulting in a truly comprehensive manual of the world of political communi...