Sixteen tales that combine the otherworldly with hardboiled crime fiction—from Joe R. Lansdale, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Paul G. Tremblay, Melanie Tem, and others.Here are the femme fatales, the tough guys, the down-on-their-luck detectives—but with a twist. Collected by Hugo and Bram Stoker Award–winning editor Ellen Datlow, these stories of the murderous and macabre will take you onto the dark streets of worlds unlike our own, where the monstrous stalk their prey.

This multiple award-winning anthology of twenty psychological and supernatural horror stories explores the outer limits of fear.To create this volume, renowned horror editor Ellen Datlow wrote to her favorite authors asking for stories that would "provide the reader with a frisson of shock, or a moment of dread so powerful it might cause the reader outright physical discomfort; or a sensation of fear so palpable that the reader feels impelled to turn up the lights v...

New York Times Best-Selling author Jim Marrs says: THE WORLD IS (y)OURS Combines cutting-edge science with the emerging spiritualism in modern society, Kurtis Lee Thomas has produced an easy-to-read playbook for winning in the game of life. SYNOPSIS: The Secret, by Rhonda Byrne, is an excellent book that helped introduce one of the most powerful laws in the universe to the mainstream. Yet, The Secret revealed only one secret of our universe...

Between the lines on any stranger’s face, countless love stories needing to be told… There is, across the globe, an ever-growing disconnect. People everywhere are divided by borders and boundaries and walls—if not geographically, then certainly as they pertain to our convictions and the untamed country that is the human heart. Among so much dissonance, how attainable then is harmony? And where, at last, is it to be found? In his debut collection of interconnected personal essays and poetry...

Use over 100 PowerShell 7.2 recipes to deepen your understanding of Windows Server 2022 and see how to automate common administrative tasks with ease Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free eBook in PDF formatKey FeaturesNew edition updated to the latest version of PowerShell 7.2 and Windows Server 2022Discover new ways to optimize your PowerShell code by working through easy-to-follow recipesLearn PowerShell best practices to auto...

Irreverent merriment. Diabolical debauchery. Gory good times. Editor Shane McKenzie has gutted the holiday spirit and left it to bleed out on the pages of this gruesome, extreme horror tribute to special occasions. Includes stories by the following masters of the macabre: Jack Ketchum, Joe R. Lansdale, Bentley Little, Nate Southard, Lee Thomas, Wrath James White and More!

Who is Chosen? introduces students to four different theories about Christian salvation. The goal is not to convince anyone to agree with a particular theory, but rather to allow students to be more informed about major lines of thought within Christian theology. Discussion questions and a short critique are provided for each major theory. There are also brief remarks concerning the vexing problem of addressing Christian salvation to those outside of the Christian Church.

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Over 100 recipes to help you leverage PowerShell to automate Windows Server 2016 manual tasksKey FeaturesAutomate Windows server tasks with the powerful features of the PowerShell LanguageMaster new features such as DevOps, containers, and Nano servers, and speed up their performance using PowerShellImprove PowerShell's usability, and control and manage Windows-based environments by working through inviting recipesBook Description...

As industries transition from the automation focus of Industry 4.0 to the human–AI collaboration of Industry 5.0, artificial intelligence stands at the forefront. Yet the lasting capability of intelligent systems is rooted in a deeper layer: robust data infrastructures. The Data Grid argues that AI’s true scalability and reliability hinge not just on algorithms, but on stable, governed, and semantically structured data systems. Across industries, fragmented and inconsistent data f...

This fully revised 4th edition brings a fresh approach to the fundamentals of mass media and communication law in an engaging and accessible way, keeping legal jargon to a minimum and highlighting real-life examples of legal conflicts.Designed for students of communication that are new to law, this volume presents key principles and emphasizes the impact of timely, landmark cases on today’s media world. Providing an applied learning experience, this new edition offers expanded cove...

The primary intention of this book is to introduce as many people as possible to the pleasure of venison cooking and dining, using a method which combines a special ginger sauce with unique meat preparation. In achieving this objective, countless pounds of venison will be used instead of wasted each year.