Clifton and Tricia Long are on Holiday in the Black Forrest of Germany when they become victims of a terrorist attack. The novel, within a novel, follows Clifton's attempt to survive after witnessing
Ralph Barns leads an easy and simple life-or so he thinks. With the perfect home, a nice job, a devoted wife, and three beautiful daughters, Ralph seems to have it all. Unfortunately Ralph is never sa
Argues that the initiative process that allowed for ordinary voters to bring matters to the forefront of politics has been abused by politicians and wealthy interests and requires a more moderate appr
This open access book offers an exploration of delusions—unusual beliefs that can significantly disrupt people’s lives. Experts from a range of disciplinary backgrounds, including lived experience, cl
For the first time since being summoned to another world, Kazuma faces his very first winter. Genuinely living in a stable during winter is too miserable to bear. Securing a better quality of life is
The actress-author of Postcards from the Edge explores maternity in her latest novel, featuring a very pregnant woman's lively odyssey to rescue her Alzheimer's-stricken grandfather from a nursing hom
Sex discrimination is supposedly a distant memory. This title dispels the pseudo-scientific claims about the differences between the sexes. It shows how old myths, dressed up in the scientific finery,
How were the aims of philosophy and the responsibilities of philosophers conceived in ancient Greece and China? How were the learned elite recruited and controlled; how were their speculations and adv
Classic survey of crowd psychology takes an illuminating, entertaining look at three historic swindles: "The Mississippi Scheme," "The South-Sea Bubble," and "Tulipomania." Fired by greed and fed by n
Miranda France is a travel writer-cum-literary critic with an unsparingly truthful and delightfully absurd voice. "She has a wonderfully quick and vivid eye for convincing detail," said Christopher Ho
