The Wheel of Time (R) is a PBS Great American Read Selection Now in development for TV Since its debut in 1990, The Wheel of Time(R) by Robert Jordan has captivated millions of readers around the globe with its scope, originality, and compelling characters. The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when

From Lou Berney, the acclaimed, multi award-winning author of November Road and The Long and Faraway Gone, comes a Dark RideSometimes the person you least expect is just the hero you needTwenty-one-year-old Hardy \"Hardly\" Reed--good-natured, easygoing, usually stoned--is drifting through life. A minimum-wage scare actor at an amusement park, he avoids unnecessary effort and unrealistic ambitions.

Tenka, commander of the 6th Squad, passionately asks Yuuki to go out with her, leaving him flustered and unable to answer. Meanwhile, with the battle against the Shuuki picking up steam, the 7th squad seeks to refine Yuuki\'s abilities. But while Shushu and Nei get their turn to take Yuuki for a ride, a new enemy enters the

Rocks, wind, sea, and sky frame a house on the Sardinian coast, and the house frames a family\'s life and art, suspended in memory. How does a house shape experience? How does architecture establish a practice of living? Architect Sebastiano Brandolini invites readers on a meditative tour of his family\'s house on the Sardinian coast, describing everything from the geology of the rocks beneath, to

Who HQ brings you the stories behind the most beloved characters of our time. Bah humbug! Get to know the story of Ebenezer Scrooge and his transformation from miser to hero in this addition to the What Is the Story Of? series. When Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol in 1843, he likely had no idea that the story and its main character, Ebenezer Scrooge, would remain so popular nearly two centuries

One woman\'s quest to turn sentimental value into cold hard

An intriguing exploration of recent work by H weler + Yoon, demonstrating how verification, uncertainty, and agency come into play with architectural design. H weler + Yoon Architecture, founded in 2001 and based in Boston, gained early praise for ephemeral and interactive public projects and today is recognized for striking works that combine conceptual imagination and technological sophistication.

Aggression in Pornography focusses on the issue of violence in mainstream pornography and examines what we know, what we think we know, and what are some surprising research findings and insights about the place of violence within pornography today. The authors first review the modern pornography industry, theoretical claims about pornography as violence, and the ways in which aggression has been defined

In the first century A.D., during Domitian\'s reign, Flavia Albia is ready for a short break from her family. So despite the oppressive July heat, she returns to Rome, leaving them at their place on the coast. Albia, daughter of Marcus Didius Falco, the famed private ex-informer, has taken up her father\'s former profession; it\'s time to get back to work. The first order of business, however, regards

Boom Boom is not your average hero. He has lived all his life surrounded by pixies, dwarves, talking owls and mermaids. He also just so happens to be half giant and half elf, himself.With a knack for solving problems, Boom Boom is always on hand to help his host of magical friends but when their island home is threatened, it could be too much for even Boom Boom to save it.Now Boom Boom, and his mentor,

Ziauddin Sardar is one of the foremost Muslim intellectuals in Britain, and this is his account of his life as a restless

This ultimate guide to all the gear used by the Beatles details exactly which guitars, drums, amplifiers, and keyboards the Fab Four embraced throughout their brief but revolutionary career, from their earliest days as the Quarry Men to the dissolution of the Beatles in 1970. It provides fascinatingly fresh insights into Beatle history, exploding myths and uncovering dozens of new stories along the

In just 196 short aphorisms, this classic work of Indian philosophy spells out succinctly how the mind works, and how it is possible to use the mind to attain liberation. Compiled in the second or third century CE, the Yoga-Sutra is a road map of human consciousness--and a particularly helpful guide to the mind states one encounters in meditation, yoga, and other spiritual practices. It expresses the

There\'s a common belief that cyberspace cannot be regulated-that it is, in its very essence, immune from the government\'s (or anyone else\'s) control. Code, first published in 2000, argues that this belief is wrong. It is not in the nature of cyberspace to be unregulable; cyberspace has no \"nature.\" It only has code-the software and hardware that make cyberspace what it is. That code can create

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This collection includes two books in one volume, Eight Sabbats for Witches and The Witches\' Way and is the most comprehensive and revealing work on the principles, rituals and beliefs of modern

*Large Print Edition*USA Today Best Selling BookFrom the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Sloane Monroe novels comes a gripping new series about love, loss, murder, and a broken former detective who\'s about to be drawn out of hiding.For the past two years, Georgiana \"Gigi\" Germaine has been living off the grid, until today, when she hears some disturbing news that shakes her.