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In Dark Property, a woman carries a dying baby across a desert waste, moving toward a fortress harboring a mysterious resurrection cult. Menaced by scavengers, she nevertheless begins to suspect that the reality within the fortress may be even more unsettling than the blasted environment outside. In Contagion and Other Stories, Evenson takes his audiences into a world that is at once apocalyptic, dark, observant, and grotesque without ever dipping into static genre conventions.

Brian Evenson's fifth story collection constructs a human landscape as unearthly as it is mundane. Replete with the brutality, primordial waste, and savage blankness familiar to listeners of his earlier works, Evenson's Kafkaesque allegories entice the mind while stubbornly disordering it.

In the days leading up to Christmas, Dómhildur delivers her 1,922nd baby. Beginnings and endings are her family trade; she comes from a long line of midwives on her mother’s side and a long line of undertakers on her father’s. She even lives in the apartment that she inherited from her grandaunt, a midwife with a unique reputation for her unconventional methods.

There's an old saying that if the first thing you do each morning is eat a live frog, you'll have the satisfaction of knowing you're done with the worst thing you'll have to do all day. For Tracy, eating a frog is a metaphor for tackling your most challenging task—but also the one that can have the greatest positive impact on your life. Eat That Frog! shows you how to organize each day so you can zero in on these critical tasks and accomplish them efficiently and effectively.

If my life was a movie, I would be the sidekick. Not an especially promising start when my plan is to finally let my best friend know I have a crush on him. I just need a complete makeover. Change everything about myself so that when Falcon returns from his summer vacation, he can finally see I'm the love of his life. If I knew what I was doing, I wouldn't look like every nerd cliche wrapped into one awkward package. In short, I'm screwed. But then Law Anderson enters the picture.

Fully 80 percent of the profits in any area are made by 20 percent of the companies. Your job is to be among the top 20 percent. In this fast-moving, power-packed program, you'll learn 21 of the most effective techniques ever discovered for rapid profit improvement. Each strategy has been tested and proven to work in thousands of companies. Listen, learn, and implement these ideas today.

Discover a capital city where historic neighborhoods, Southern hospitality, and modern innovation come together to create one of North Carolina’s most rewarding destinations. Experience Raleigh: Historic Neighborhoods, Southern Culture, and North Carolina’s Capital Charm takes you beyond the familiar landmarks to uncover the places that give the city its distinctive character.

Behind every story, there’s another story. Behind the Balamory story lie tales of ghostly green hands and mortuaries. Equally, there are stories of a magical island, a life in theatre, and the world of children’s television. Told by the creator of Balamory, it is revealing, candid and funny. Tales skip lightly towards the commissioning of a unique idea: a television soap opera for younger children. With no name, no cast, no scripts, and no location, 126 episodes must be completed in nine months. The clock ticks, jeopardy looms, and then a legend is born.

Some cities are visited. Charleston is experienced. From elegant antebellum homes and centuries-old cobblestone streets to peaceful waterfront parks and world-renowned Lowcountry cuisine, Charleston offers an unforgettable blend of history, coastal beauty, and Southern hospitality unlike anywhere else in America.

Discover why Rehoboth Beach has become one of Delaware’s most beloved coastal destinations in this engaging travel guide designed to help you experience far more than a day on the sand. From the Atlantic Ocean and iconic Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk to memorable restaurants, local shops, family attractions, and nearby natural escapes, this guide takes you beyond the typical tourist itinerary and into the experiences that make a Rehoboth Beach vacation special.

Atticus Mitchell—known to everyone as Mitch—is out driving one morning when he's involved in a minor fender bender. He thinks nothing of it, and drives home to his lovely wife, Hannah, and their soon to be one-year-old daughter, Bella. But when strange things start happening, Mitch realizes he's become the obsession of this sociopath.

అన్నిటి కన్న మిన్నగా, సమయాన్ని ఉపయోగించగల మీ సమర్దతే మీ విజయాన్ని నిర్ణయిస్తుంది. రోజుకు కనీసం రెండు ఉత్పాదక గంటలు పొందగలిగే 21 సూత్రాలని, మెలుకువలని అందించి, కాలాన్ని ఎలా సద్వినియోగ పరుచుకుంటే.

January, 1939 Adolf Hitler makes an infamous speech at the Reichstag threatening 'the annihilation of the Jewish race in Europe'. This vile public proclamation is seized upon by his fanatical supporters who christen it 'The Führer's Prophecy'. November, 1943 A sinister plot hatched inside Block...

Why do we write poetry? Who should write it? And where do you even start? Well, Brian Bilston, one of the UK’s most hilarious and best-loved poets, is here to take us through the hows, whys and whats of reading, writing and enjoying poetry every day. With his characteristic wit and charm...

Dunkle Magie, tödliche Intrigen und eine verbotene Liebe – Willkommen an der Bloodwing Academy! Ein zweiter Drache ist erwacht. Und nicht nur scheint er gefährlicher zu sein, als Medra erwartet hat, er wird auch von den zwei gnadenlosesten Highblood-Anführern kontrolliert. Und dann ist da...

'Brian Bilston is a laureate for our fractured times.' Ian McMillan 'Someone who knows their way round both a joke and a bittersweet narrative.' The Times 'Part John Cooper Clarke, part Frank Sidebottom . . . all brilliant.' Esquire 'Bilston is a magician with words' Guardian Alexa, what is...

The world of investing normally sees experts telling us the 'right' way to manage our money. How often do these experts pull back the curtain and tell us how they invest their own money? Never. How I Invest My Money changes that. In this unprecedented collection, 25 financial experts share how...

After winning their school quiz Dante and Virgil are ready for a rest. When Virgil suggests they go to Camp Sulfur Springs Dante agrees, what could possibly go wrong? A LOT! Endless rain, sharing a cabin with his nemesis and being hit by a stray arrow are only the beginning of Dante's woes. Just...

Dante N. Ferno is winning . . . at being a LOSER. Meet Dante, (who is definitely NOT a loser) in this hilarious, highly illustrated book for children aged 7+, by author/illustrator Brian Gordon. Perfect for fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Loki. Ever since his trousers fell down in front of the...

Brian Blessed has a lifelong love of animals and over the years has rescued cats and dogs, horses and ponies, and even a very ungrateful fighting cock. All were characters in their own right, such as Jessie, a dog left languishing for a year at the local RSPCA, who ruled the entire household...