"This Handbook is sure to become the ultimate sourcebook for everyone involved in the emerging field of nanotechnology. I would strongly recommend that any entrepreneur who wishes to begin a nanotechnology company and any investor who wishes to seek funding opportunities in nanotechnology read this work cover to cover. By providing the tools to evaluate this emerging discipline, it is a modern day Pilgrims Progress for professionals in the field."
-Doug Jamison, President and CEO, Harris & Harris Group, Inc.

"This Handbook adeptly explores the complex challenges nanotechnology poses for policy makers and the business community with regard to regulations, intellectual property rights, export control issues, and public and private financing. As a member of Congress active in advancing the development of nanotechnology, I will make great use of the conclusions the authors reach and the recommendations they make as I work with my colleagues on crafting future nanotechnology policy."
-U.S. Representative Mike Honda (CA)
member, House of Representatives Committee on Science

"Chapter by chapter, this book provides comprehensive discussions of the forces that drive the business of nanotechnology today, providing invaluable assistance in avoiding the pitfalls that await start-ups and long-standing corporations alike. It captures the journey we've been through these last few years, and offers the lessons we've learned to those who follow. Every new CEO or CFO of a high-tech company will find this book an invaluable resource."
-John H. Belk, Boeing Technology Ventures, Phantom Works
Chairman, Nanotechnology Steering Committee

"Miller and his colleagues haveattempted a Herculean task and have succeeded with great aplomb. The chapters on FDA review, EPA regulations, and export controls are particularly valuable and not easily accessible elsewhere. Value creation in a nanotech firm is all about intellectual property, and Miller's team excels in this area. The authors are also very adroit at putting a spin on business issues as they specifically apply to nanotech."
-David E. Reisner, PhD, President & CEO of The Nano Group(TM), Inc.
its subsidiaries, Inframat(R) Corp. and US Nanocorp(R), Inc.

"This is the first book to offer in-depth coverage of business, legal, and policy issues for the field of nanotechnology. It is a great resource for anyone seeking to read about the early leaders in nanotechnology business, as well as an authoritative guide for navigating the maze of legal and policy issues facing emerging nanotechnology enterprises."
-Stephen Maebius, Partner at law firm of Foley & Lardner
Leader of the Nanotechnology Industry Team

Imagine a world in which witches and curses exist and in which each one of us has an evil double somewhere in the world. In A collection of Souls, J. C. Miller shares terrifying tales that encourage us to believe in magic-even just for a moment-while imagining the consequences if creatures of myth suddenly appeared or whether it is possible to fall in love with a ghost. Miller offers a diverse collection of short stories filled with eclectic characters that transport you back in time as a helpless observer, sending you to a medieval Polish manor; to a Civil War battlefield to befriend a monster raised from the dead; to a Beverly Hills home where deceased relatives have set up permanent residence; and to a village where a dead spirit scares away coyotes and skin-walkers. More frightening tales await you as ants play host to tiny alien travelers who have lost their way; a dog travels down back alleys guided by a master from another planet; and a human finds love in the arms of a beautiful alien. A Collection of Souls shares an intriguing, wild ride through fear, delight and magic that will challenge beliefs and explore all the potential horror that lurks in the shadows-just waiting.

Imagine a world in which witches and curses exist and in which each one of us has an evil double somewhere in the world. In A collection of Souls, J. C. Miller shares terrifying tales that encourage us to believe in magic-even just for a moment-while imagining the consequences if creatures of myth suddenly appeared or whether it is possible to fall in love with a ghost. Miller offers a diverse collection of short stories filled with eclectic characters that transport you back in time as a helpless observer, sending you to a medieval Polish manor; to a Civil War battlefield to befriend a monster raised from the dead; to a Beverly Hills home where deceased relatives have set up permanent residence; and to a village where a dead spirit scares away coyotes and skin-walkers. More frightening tales await you as ants play host to tiny alien travelers who have lost their way; a dog travels down back alleys guided by a master from another planet; and a human finds love in the arms of a beautiful alien. A Collection of Souls shares an intriguing, wild ride through fear, delight and magic that will challenge beliefs and explore all the potential horror that lurks in the shadows-just waiting.

This is a unique story of the superhero genre, as it attempts to create an origin of superheros and their superhuman powers. It also gives a rare look into the, often depressing and neurotic, lives of superheroes. This is the story of Wallace Duffy, a simpleton, an introvert, and a wimp. Wally is certainly not the kind of person the neighbors would suspect is a superhero. Wally's teen years are something he would prefer to forget. He was the target of ridicule ever since his late grandfather told Wally's friends that he and Wally were superheroes by ancestry. His adult years did not seem to be much of an improvement. They were filled with heartbreak due to his inability to express himself romantically to Chloe Spade, the love of his life. That was now about to change, ever since he discovered that his grandfather was not just a senile old man. Everything the old codger said was true.