Bram Stoker Award-winner for Superior Achievement in Non-Fiction!Nightmares come to life in this comprehensive how-to guide for new and established authors…Book two in Crystal Lake Publishing's The Dream Weaver series picks up where the Bram Stoker Award-nominated Where Nightmares Come From left off.It's Alive focuses on learning the craft in order to take your story from concept to completion.With an introduction by Richar...

Survey research is in a state of crisis. People have become less willing to respond to polls and recent misses in critical elections have undermined the field's credibility. Pollsters have developed many tools for dealing with the new environment, an increasing number of which rely on risky opt-in samples. Virtually all of these tools require that respondents in each demographic category are a representative sample of all people in each demographic category, something that is unlikely to b...

Innsmouth Look Publishing invites you to explore the worlds of author Michael C. Bailey in this collection of short stories and a previously unreleased novelette-length story.Action Figures - An Adventure in BabysittingProtecting the innocent? That's easy. Taking down crazed super-villains? No problem. Babysitting the youngest member of the super-team the Quantum Quintet, a little boy whose temper tantrums can level a city block? That could prove t...

The hunters wear hoodies, long sleeves, and high boots, leaving no skin exposed. They take aggressive precautions to prevent mosquito bites. After slathering copious amounts of repellent onto the backs of their hands and face, willingly, in lousy conditions, they embarked into a notoriously hostile environment whose occupants pay zero attention to human security or comfort. The reward of returning home before daybreak with a sack of toads makes it all worthwhile.

Then:Leo Graham knows nothing new ever happens in the small town of Pacific Shores. That is, until he runs into his new neighbor. Golden haired, honey-eyed, and sharp-tongued, Darby Andrews. As Leo and Darby's budding friendship turns into a burning love that neither of them could've expected, Leo is determined to protect it at all costs. Until he finds the girl of his teenage dreams ran away in the middle of the night without so much as a goodbye.Now:Darby Andrews ...

Vegans have it hard.Nobody said that it was going to be easy finding suitable replacements for the animal sources eliminated from our diet, but the world can be so cruel.How so? For one, many restaurants are anti-vegan. It is a tough chore to say you want to go out and have a bite, only to be frustrated by the lack of choices offered to you. Arggh! Talk about stressful.Which is why this book was created. You purchased the fancy Instant Pot,...

In this latest edition of THE WORLD'S LONGEST-RUNNING ANNUAL SHOWCASE OF HORROR AND DARK FANTASY you will find cutting-edge stories by such authors as Helen Marshall, Conrad Williams, Ramsey Campbell, Angela Slatter, Reggie Oliver and Than Niveau, amongst many others, along with the usual Introduction: Horror in 2017 and Necrology of those who have left us.

In 1825 the Stockton & Darlington Railway began operations as the world's first public railway to be operated by steam. The first train, which opened the railway on 27 September, was drawn by the locomotive that became known as LOCOMOTION No.1.It is from this origin that all public railways the world over developed to become the driving force behind economic progress. The brief history that accompanied the locomotive's preservation in 1857 was both inadequ...

One war is over but a new war is beginning, and Lightstorm is once again caught in the crossfire.After eight months in space fighting alongside the Vanguard against the Black End, Carrie “Lightstorm” Hauser comes home to rejoin her friends and family — but do they even need her anymore?Carrie returns to Earth and finds herself a stranger in her own life. Matt has taken over as leader of the Hero Squad, her secret identity has been revealed to the world, and...

The Instant Pot has taken the world by storm. While many things stay the same, it becomes so much easier to keep up with the ever evolving technology of the world. This is no different when it comes to successfully following the Ketogenic diet.The Fantastic Keto Instant Pot Cookbook offers you a new way to enjoy old favorites, in many cases making superior versions of what you have come to know and love.This introductory low carb cookbook includes recipes for all meals type...

Use the power of behavioral finance to make smarter, better-informed decisions through every step of the investing processIn an economy where markets are more unpredictable than ever, emotions can derail the efforts of even the most experienced investors and wreak havoc on portfolio returns.Applying powerful behavioral finance concepts, Stop. Think. Invest. provides a framework for identifying personal biases and avoiding mistakes that can cost big...

Without a doubt, Indian Instant Pot recipes are some of the most highly sought after in the world, for the simple reason that they rock!Why do you think that there are so many curries around? Besides being healthy, there is something to be said about the way Indian food can just make you feel at home.If you've been looking for new ways to make use of that Instant Pot you got for Christmas (or many moons ago) then you’re in luck.Fire it up and get cooking with the im...