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The first comprehensive study of Nietzsche's earliest book, The Birth of Tragedy (1872), this important volume by M. S. Silk and J. P. Stern examines the work in detail: its place in Nietzsche's philosophical career; its value as an account of ancient Greek culture; its place in the history of German...

A Rare Finds tale. Gilbert Solomon, a finder of rare objects, is hired to locate a prototype 50s-era robot. He soon finds it, but its current owner will let it go only in exchange for an equally rare item: one of the few surviving copies of a controversial men’s magazine. When Gil tracks down a...

Fosters a holistic understanding of the roles of Maya heroic figures as cornerstones of cultural identity and political resistance and power.   In the sixteenth century, Q’eqchi’ Maya leader Aj Poop B’atz’ changed the course of Q’eqchi’ history by welcoming Spanish invaders to his community...

Discusses ways of ensuring genetic diversity, advances in wheat breeding and their use to improve properties such as drought resistance and cold tolerance; Summarises research on factors affecting nutritional and other aspects of wheat quality; Reviews advances in understanding wheat pests and diseases...

Most inmate think they have scored a win when their sentence is commuted to Home Incarceration. Then they find out the cold hard fact that they have to earn a living without leaving their house. Mario Saletta thought he found a way to pull that off when he started manufacturing meth. But double crossing...

Tscon Lightbringer returns to his roots after more than a decade of self-imposed exile. His beloved Temple of Truth and Light is in utter turmoil. The Grand Masters who should have presided over his trial are stricken with a kind of strange magic. Worse, Tscon has learned that his fellow monks around...

WHAT IS YOUR STATE OF HORROR?  The State of Horror series heads down the mighty Mississippi to the river delta on its tour of the United States with the first of two stops in the Bayou State—Louisiana. Come with us as we explore tales of vengeance rooted deep within the past delivered up on the living...

Along the border of southern Arizona and northern Mexico, a close-knit group of Anglo and Hispanic families struggle to keep their ranches alive amidst the depredations of drug lords and smugglers. Here, age-old values collide with gangs of hardened border criminals in a raw tale of action, adventure,...

Two Months of Published Short Stories in One Collected Volume Featuring original works by S. H. Marpel, C. C. Brower, R. L. Saunders & J. R. Kruze published between May and June, 2018. A baker's dozen stories from our archives. Excerpt from The Tunnel People: We only had a half-hour...

In 1527 a young Spanish Jew declares himself King of the New World when he's shipwrecked on the Florida coast. The teen finds love and adventure when a spooky Medicine Woman sends him on a spirit quest. As Strange Bear Man he learns to value his new family above all things. But events threaten to...

The whole world holds its collective breath after witnessing the impossible: a meteor crashing into Chicago and the ensuing mayhem. The blame rests solely on the familiar minority, the Paranormals, the men, women, and children who blend into society yet are capable of manipulating matter and emotion...

Dexx finally has Paige back, and just in time to bring two amazing balls of world-wrecking joy into this world. But as he and Paige settle in to prepare to finally see their unborn babes—twins, if you can believe it. Yeah. Dexx did that—their world starts to unravel around them. Two bodies...

After meeting lord Yasha, life was starting to look bright when Aiyela decided to take a shortcut on a cargo run. The next thing she knows she’s being chased by a Frankensteinian ship, and falling into the hands of a blood-thirsty pirate captain! Between her wits and her shiny new All-Tool, she might make it out alive. If her mouth doesn’t do her in first.

This is Writers On Writing, the fourth and final installment in the series – an Author’s Guide, where your favorite authors share their secrets in the ultimate guide to becoming and being an author. Line-up: Blunt Force Trauma: How to Write Killer Poetry by Stephanie M. Wytovich Happy Little...