The Polity is under attack from a \'melded\' AI entity with control of the lethal Jain technology, yet the attack seems to have no coherence. When one of Erebus\' worm ships kills millions on the world of Klurhammon, a high-tech agricultural world of no real tactical significance, agent Ian Cormac is sent to investigate, though he is secretly struggling to control a new ability no human being should

Flame is prince and heir to the Lion throne but he is not yet strong enough to stand up to the evil uncle who killed his parents and is trying to claim Flame’s throne for his own. Flame must hide in the human world as a kitten but can\'t stay in any place

In the mountains of Transylvania there stands a castle. It is the home of Count Dracula a dark, lonely place, and at night the wolves howl around the walls. In the year 1875 Jonathan Harker comes from England to do business with the Count. But Jonathan does not feel comfortable at Castle Dracula. Strange things happen at night, and very soon, he begins to feel afraid. And he is right to be afraid,

The award-winning author of The Eichmann Trial and Denial: Holocaust History on Trial gives us a penetrating and provocative analysis of the hate that will not die, focusing on its current, virulent incarnations on both the political right and left: from white supremacist demonstrators in Charlottesville, Virginia, to mainstream enablers of antisemitism such as Donald Trump and Jeremy Corbyn, to a

n 1927, the same year that The Jazz Singer became the first `talkie`, a group of film and studio visionaries organized The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.What the Academy began in 1927 has led to a 75 year parade of glitz, glamour, stars, stargazing, envy, embarrassment, tears, turmoil, controversy, cattiness, style, silliness, excitement and over-the-top emotion as only Hollywood can

The abundance of new computer drawing techniques and image manipulation has led to an unprecedented explosion in digital illustration. This work presents a compilation of the work of 40 international illustrators generating trends and styles in the world of illustration through their use of innovative digital techniques. The abundance of new computer drawing techniques and image manipulation has led

This exclusive edition contains Oscar Wilde\'s complete stories, plays and poems, together with their original illustrations.Oscar Wilde\'s novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, was greeted on publication by a protest at its \'immoral\' subject matter, but remains one of literature\'s most ominous and fascinating stories. Also included in this volume are the elegant, sparklingly witty dramas for which

\'What Japan was she owed to the samurai. They were not only the flower of the nation, but its root as well.\' Inazo Nitobe\'s book, the most influential ever written on Bushido, or the samurai Way of the Warrior, argues that the philosophy of Bushido is the true key to understanding \'the soul of Japan\'. One of twenty new books in the bestselling Penguin Great Ideas series. This new selection showcases

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‘The horrid mystery hanging over us in this house gets into my head like liquor, and makes me wild.’ Centred around a glorious yellow diamond that carries with it a menacing history, The Moonstone tells the story of Rachel Verinder, who inherits the stone on her eighteenth birthday. That very evening, the diamond is stolen and there begins an epic enquiry into hunting down the thief. At the same time,

This is the definitive biography of George VI, the hero of The King\'s Speech. George VI reigned through taxing times. Acceding to the throne upon his brother\'s abdication, he was immediately confronted with the turmoil in European politics leading up to the Second World War, then the War itself, followed by a period of austerity, social transformation and loss of Empire. George was unprepared for

Mickey Haller gets the text, \'Call me ASAP - 187\', and the California penal code for murder immediately gets his attention. Suddenly, Mickey\'s not just trying to get his client off a murder charge, but there is a more personal connection: the victim was Gloria Dayton - his own former client, a prostitute he thought he had rescued and put on the straight and narrow. Far from saving her, Haller may

Being environmentally conscious is no longer trendy or unique. It\'s expected. A growing number of today\'s companies are requiring their creative firms to develop and incorporate more eco-friendly packaging and printed materials. These clients are turning to their ad agencies and designers and asking for solutions. The result: creative professionals desperately need a handbook of ideas that will help

The 2003 Iraq war remains among the most mysterious armed conflicts of modernity. In The Iraq War, John Keegan offers a sharp and lucid appraisal of the military campaign, explaining just how the coalition forces defeated an Iraqi army twice its size and addressing such questions as whether Saddam Hussein ever possessed weapons of mass destruction and how it is possible to fight a war that is not,

\'An unapologetic novel of ideas which is also wise, funny and paced like a thriller\' Observer In 1940, eighteen-year old Juliet Armstrong is reluctantly recruited into the world of espionage. Sent to an obscure department of MI5 tasked with monitoring the comings and goings of British Fascist sympathizers, she discovers the work to be by turns both tedious and terrifying. But after the war has ended,

Alexander\'s epic quest continues into the heart of Asia and on towards the mystery of India. The Macedonian Army march ever onward in search of glory, crushing resistance at every turn. The culture and beauty of Babylon is quickly ravaged and the Palace of Persepolis burnt to ashes and cinder. An empire is destroyed and a new and bloody era begins. But there are other things on Alexander\'s mind.

This is an introduction to reading, writing and speaking Modern Hebrew. It is suitable for a complete beginner or for someone who has some rusty Hebrew. The book covers all the language and situations needed for a trip to Israel, whether on business or pleasure. The course is very communication-centred and the emphasis throughout is on speaking and being understood in practical everyday situations.

When a troubled model falls to her death from a snow-covered Mayfair balcony, it is assumed that she has committed suicide. However, her brother has his doubts, and calls in private investigator Cormoran Strike to look into the case. Strike is a war veteran - wounded both physically and psychologically - and his life is in disarray. The case gives him a financial lifeline, but it comes at a personal

The dazzling illustrations from Gould\'s \"Monograph of the Ramphastidae,\" or \"Family of Toucans, \" are generally thought to represent his most dramatic, magnificent images. The amazing range of vivid colors--shiny black, vibrant red, yellow, and orang e--creates an unprecedented sense of animation. Shown against simple backgrounds, the birds seem to emerge, large and engaging, from the page; Gould\'s

Gwen Poole is everyone\'s favorite character from the \"real\" world! And her superpower is Official-Handbook-level knowledge of top-secret comic book facts! But the longer she\'s in the Marvel Universe, and not reading about it from the outside, the more her powers run out...or do they? Maybe a trip back to her world might help - but if that happens, will she be able to get back to the MU? And at