Product Description: When Franklin bangs his head, his grasp on reality is compromised. He lurches frantically through Leicester in his search for love, forgiveness and understanding, finding comfort in conversations with his young sister Jenny - but as Franklin reveals himself to be a highly unreliable narrator, we must ask if Jenny exists or is merely a figment of his troubled mind? Franklin is increasingly losing touch with reality when, against the backdrop of Leicester landmark 'Old John', he meets a man he believes to be God...read more

Product Description: The past is coming back to haunt the Hero Squad. Archimedes, the Squad’s first foe, is finally heading to trial, and the teen heroes aren't exactly looking forward to again facing the man capable of revealing their deepest secrets to the world — but their secrets are nothing compared to the dark truths being hidden from them by people they know and trust...read more

Chiral Mad is an anthology of psychological horror containing twenty-eight short stories by established authors and newcomers from around the world. All profit from sales of this anthology go directly to Down syndrome charities. Featuring the imaginations of Jack Ketchum, Gary Braunbeck, Gene O'Neill, Gary McMahon, Gord Rollo, Jeff Strand, Michael Bailey, and many others, with an introduction by Thomas F. Monteleone. Table of Contents:Introduction - Thomas F. MonteleoneWhite Pills - Ian ShoebridgeLost in a Field of Paper Flowers - Gord RolloThe Perfection of Symmetry - Andrew HookSome Pictures in an Album - Gary McMahonFive Adjectives - Monica J. O'RourkeEnchanted Combustion - Amanda OttinoThere are Embers - Chris HertzBrighter Her Aura Grows - David HearnUnderwater - Barry Jay KaplanExperiments in an Isolation Tank - Eric J. GuignardNeed - Gary A. BraunbeckNot the Child - Julie StipesThe White Quetzal - Gene O'NeillMirror Moments - Christian A. LarsenAlderway - Patrick O'NeillSigil - P. Gardner GoldsmithThe Persistence of Vision - Jon Michael KelleyThe Bad Season - A.A. GarrisonStorm of Lightning - Aaron J. FrenchInevitable - Meghan ArcuriSend Your End - Patrick LaceyA Flawed Fantasy - Jeff Strand Cubicle Farm - R.B. PayneThe Apologies - Erik T. JohnsonThe Shoe Tree - Pat. R. SteinerGaia Ungaia - John PalisanoAmid the Walking Wounded - Jack KetchumUnderwater Ferris Wheel - Michael Bailey

Product Description: Enter a cruel palindrome world: a symmetric place where disturbing situations displace the common; where good acts transmute to evil ones; where windows and mirrors are interchangable. Within, characters influence each other through macabre arrangements of involuntary happenstance, and learn the inevitabilities of coincidence...read more

Based on the work of media historian, James Curran, Narrating Media History explores British media history as a series of competing narratives. This unique and timely collection brings together leading international media history scholars, not only to identify and contrast the various interrelationships between media histories, but also to encourage dialogue between different historical, political, and theoretical perspectives including: liberalism, feminism, populism, nationalism, libertarianism, radicalism and technological determinism. Essays by distinguished academics cover television, radio, newspaper press and advertising (among others) and illustrate the particularities, affinities, strengths and weaknesses within media history. Each section includes a brief introduction by the editor, with discussion topics and suggestions for further reading, making this an invaluable guide for students of media history.

Product Description: It has long been known that carefully constructed programs delivered through the media, such as radio, television and, more recently, Internet can have a profound effect on social development and behavior. There is, however, increasing acknowledgment that media programming alone is not enough to sustain beneficial behavior change...read more

The Magic Circle has for a hundred years been one of the most talked about secret organisations in Britain. But what happens behind the closed doors of this intriguing society that only admits the most gifted magicians? This work reveals how the society was created and what it stands for. It chronicles lives of some of Circle's famous performers.

Product Description: Cancer of the urinary bladder (UBC) is a common tumour, and most primary care physicians can expect to see two or three new cases each year. Since many patients will have a good prognosis, the number of patients with bladder cancer in the population of every practice will be much larger...read more

Product Description: Action adventure, science fiction, comedy, and drama- Immortal has it all. The fictional tale focuses on two young men who grow up in a Southern setting and endure a variety of intriguing events that drastically change both of their lives' direction.

Product Description: Oriental Glazes offers a complete overview of the art of high fire reduction glazing, which can be notoriously difficult to master. Michael Bailey has provided in-depth research to bring a wide variety of Oriental glazes to the reader with explanations, notes, and direction where needed...read more

Product Description: Traditionally potters fired their work either at low temperatures, as for earthenware, or at the high temperature that stoneware requires. However, a growing number of potters, particularly those who use electric kilns, are firing to a middle-range temperature, of which cone 6 is typical...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Following the War of 1812, the United States embarked upon a major building program to improve the nation’s seacoast defenses. A project was begun on Mobile Bay that would take almost twelve years to complete, plagued by harsh conditions, a lack of resources, and financial burdens...read more