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Gusta believes that the war is over, but nothing could be further from the truth. As the Keruh fight a bloody rearguard action in an attempt to delay the advancing Androktones, Didi, Gusta and Kiki, and the other Edenite survivors in Jutlam City, at last come under the protection of the Ambassador....

From the Imperium-controlled aetherlanes to a tech noir restitution agency in the Free Zone and from a steampunk, 1894 China with clockwork automatons to a post-1984 Orwellian dystopia with mandatory goodpharm, here are ten science fiction stories of defiance and daring. Split evenly between...

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction. A young Scottish boy relates his adventures growing up with his three brothers in a small country town in northern Scotland where their father is clergyman.

I had just finished my studies at Oxford, and was taking a brief holiday from work before assuming definitely the management of the estate. My father died when I was yet a child; my mother followed him within a year; and I was nearly as much alone in the world as a man might find himself. I had made...

A reformed smoker counts his blessings in the retirement community, when he is confronted by other former smokers who need a steady oxygen supply.

A short story about adolescent romance, going to the prom.

This is an excellent practical guide for all immigrants. It contains insights into what immigrants can do or should do in order to succeed before and after they migrate to a new country or region. It provides actionable steps that any immigrant can take to succeed, whether they are emigrating from...

I have been employed by one of the major credit card companies for over 10 yearrs and I am going to share with you some information I have learned. Things that your credit card companies would rather you not know! You have just made one of the smartest purchases of your life for only pennies. This information...

 “The Necklace” (1884) is the Guy de Maupassant short story best known for its surprise ending. -The language of over one hundred years ago has been modernized. -End notes, interpretation, and discussion of major themes follow the text. -Biographical information on...

I recall my youth on a farm in North Livermore Falls, Maine, being taken from my family at age 15, and an inspiring summary of my life that followed. Soon after moving to Waltham, MA as a young man, I was sentenced to a "reform" school in Chelmsford, MA. I can still vividly recall the names,...

Second Edition! This, the Second Edition of Phillies and Vasel's Contemporary Perspectives in Game Design, delivers interviews with leading board game designers, artists, manufacturers, sellers, and users. From Costikyan to Nestel, from Besinque to Garfield to Seyfarth, Modern Perspectives in Game...

Tommy, a cab driver in a rich resort town, had been told early in the game that he would "meet all kinds, but whatever happens, remember . . . it is none of your business." On an otherwise normal work shift, Tommy makes two runs to a special house in town. While the first run is innocuous enough,...

The Affair: The Case of Alfred Dreyfus by Jean-Denis Bredin (translated from the French by Jeffrey Mehlman, 59 illustrations; a newly edited edition co-published by Plunkett Lake Press and George Braziller, Inc.) On an autumn morning in 1894, Captain Dreyfus was summoned to appear for...

A great How-To book on playing the game of tennis, with information about all the strokes, match strategy, rules of the game, and staying healthy -- with a foreword by Australian tennis legend Roy Emerson: “Apart from having instant appeal to tennis lovers everywhere, the knowledge in this book...