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Answering the eternal question... WHAT TO WATCH NEXT? Looking for a
box set to get your adrenaline racing or to escape to a different
era? In need of a good laugh to lift your spirits? Hunting for a TV
show that the whole family can watch together? If you're feeling
indecisive about your next binge-watching session, we've done the
hard work for you. Featuring 1,000 carefully curated reviews
written by a panel of TV connoisseurs, What To Watch When offers up
the best show suggestions for every mood and moment.
Darkness Beckons is the fourth volume in the non-themed horror
series of entirely original stories, showcasing the very best short
fiction that the genre has to offer, and edited by Mark Morris.
This new anthology contains 20 original horror stories, 16 of which
have been commissioned from some of the top names in the genre, and
4 of which have been selected from the 100s of stories sent to
Flame Tree during a 2-week open submissions window. A terrifying
cocktail of the familiar and the new, the established and the
emerging. Previous titles in the series, all still in print are
After Sundown, Beyond the Veil and Close to Midnight. Contents
List: SAINT BARBARA by Nina Allan HARE MOON by H.V. Patterson UNDER
COVER OF DARKNESS by Stephen Volk DUSK by Angela Slatter A FACE
LEAVING NO TRACES by Brian Evenson GOOD BONES by Sarah Read FACTS
CONCERNING THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE ORLOFF SIX by Alyssa C. Greene
HE WASN’T THERE AGAIN TODAY by Peter Atkins DODGER by Carly
Holmes FROM THE MAN-SEAT by Reggie Oliver THE SERVICE by Ally
Wilkes THE LATE MRS. APPLEGARTH by Mark Gatiss THE FIG TREE by
Lucie McKnight Hardy IF YOUR SOUL WERE A PITCHFORK I’D DESPISE
YOU by Eric LaRocca HEEBIE JEEBIES by Amanda Cecelia Lang KILLING
BONES by Simon Clark IL CREPUSCOLO by Helen Marshall REMEMBER ME by
Ronald Malfi WITCH’S CLUTCH by Simon Strantzas CAMP NEVER by J.S.
Breukelaar FLAME TREE PRESS is the imprint of long-standing
Independent Flame Tree Publishing, dedicated to full-length
original fiction in the horror and suspense, science fiction &
fantasy, and crime / mystery / thriller categories. The list brings
together fantastic new authors and the more established; the award
winners, and exciting, original voices. Learn more about Flame Tree
Press at www.flametreepress.com and connect on social media
@FlameTreePress.
Close to Midnight is the third volume in an annual, non-themed
horror series of entirely original stories, showcasing the very
best short fiction that the genre has to offer, and edited by Mark
Morris. This new anthology contains 20 original horror stories, 16
of which have been commissioned from some of the top names in the
genre, and 4 of which have been selected from the 100s of stories
sent to Flame Tree during a 2-week open submissions window.
Contents List: WOLVES by Rio Youers BEST SAFE LIFE FOR YOU by
Muriel Gray SOUVENIRS by Sharon Gosling THE OPERATED by Ramsey
Campbell IN THE WABE by Alison Littlewood I PROMISE by Conrad
Williams FLAT 19 by Jenn Ashworth THE FORBIDDEN SANDWICH by Carl
Tait AUTUMN SUGAR by Philip Fracassi COLLAGEN by Seanan McGuire
REMAINS by Charlie Hughes THE FLOOR IS LAVA by Brian Keene THE TRUE
COLOUR OF BLOOD by Stephen Laws THE NINE OF DIAMONDS by Carole
Johnstone ROOM FOR THE NIGHT by Jonathan Janz WELCOME TO THE LODGE
by Alison Moore GOING HOME by Evelyn Teng THE SPACEMAN'S MEMORY BOX
by Laura Mauro BAGS by Steve Rasnic Tem RISE UP TOGETHER by Adam
L.G. Nevill FLAME TREE PRESS is the imprint of long-standing
Independent Flame Tree Publishing, dedicated to full-length
original fiction in the horror and suspense, science fiction &
fantasy, and crime / mystery / thriller categories. The list brings
together fantastic new authors and the more established; the award
winners, and exciting, original voices. Learn more about Flame Tree
Press at www.flametreepress.com and connect on social media
@FlameTreePress.
Red giant and supergiant stars have long been favorites of
professional 6 and amateur astronomers. These enormous stars emit
up to 10 times more energy than the Sun and, so, are easy to study.
Some of them, specifically the pulsating long-period variables,
significantly change their size, brightness, and color within about
a year, a time scale of interest to a single human being. Some
aspects of the study of red giant stars are similar to the study of
pre-main-sequence stars. For example, optical astronomy gives us a
tantalizing glimpse of star forming regions but to really investi
gate young stars and protostars requires infrared and radio
astronomy. The same is true of post-main-sequence stars that are
losing mass. Optical astronomers can measure the atomic component
of winds from red giant stars that are undergoing mass loss at
modest rates 6 (M $ 10- M9/yr.). But to see dust grains and
molecules properly, 5 especially in stars with truly large mass
loss rates, ~ 10- M9/yr, one requires IR and radio astronomy. As
this stage of copious mass loss only lasts for ~105 years one might
be tempted to ask, "who cares?".
NOMINATED FOR A SHIRLEY JACKSON AWARD AND BRITISH FANTASY AWARD
"This rich and masterful collection of horror highlights both
up-and-coming and established authors in an interesting twist on
the standard anthology [...] Highly recommended for longstanding
horror fans and those readers who may not think horror is for them.
There is something for everyone in this one." - Booklist This new
anthology contains 20 original horror stories, 16 of which have
been commissioned from some of the top names in the genre, and 4 of
which have been selected from the 100s of stories sent to Flame
Tree during a 2-week open submissions window. It is the first of
what will hopefully become an annual, non-themed horror anthology
of entirely original stories, showcasing the very best short
fiction that the genre has to offer. Contents List: BUTTERFLY
ISLAND by C.J. Tudor RESEARCH by Tim Lebbon SWANSKIN by Alison
Littlewood THAT'S THE SPIRIT by Sarah Lotz GAVE by Michael Bailey
WHEREVER YOU LOOK by Ramsey Campbell SAME TIME NEXT YEAR by Angela
Slatter MINE SEVEN by Elana Gomel IT DOESN'T FEEL RIGHT by Michael
Marshall Smith CREEPING IVY by Laura Purcell LAST RITES FOR THE
FOURTH WORLD by Rick Cross WE ALL COME HOME by Simon Bestwick THE
IMPORTANCE OF ORAL HYGIENE by Robert Shearman BOKEH by Thana Niveau
MURDER BOARD by Grady Hendrix ALICE'S REBELLION by John Langan THE
MIRROR HOUSE by Jonathan Robbins Leon THE NAUGHTY STEP by Stephen
Volk A HOTEL IN GERMANY by Catriona Ward BRANCH LINE by Paul Finch
FLAME TREE PRESS is the new fiction imprint of Flame Tree
Publishing. Launched in 2018 the list brings together brilliant new
authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting,
original voices.
Human and Social Biology for CSEC 2nd Edition (R) has been updated
and tailored to support those studying the Human and Social Biology
for CSEC syllabus. The course has been designed to allow students
to work individually and co-operatively, using theoretical concepts
in practical activities. In this way, students have every
opportunity to apply investigative and problem-solving skills.
The investigation of the Galactic nucleus and its surroundings is
necessarily a modem endeavor, for traditional observations made at
visual wavelengths have not even begun to penetrate the veil of -30
magnitudes of visual extinction that intercedes. On the other hand,
infrared, and especially radio observers find a relatively
unobstructed view of the central portion of the Galaxy, so the
study of this arena has proceeded apace with the development of
these branches of astronomy. Thus, it is no accident that the first
IAU sponsored conference to be held on the Galactic center is timed
to coincide with the initiation, or the immediate aftennath, of
major technical developments at long wavelengths, including
infrared array detectors, millimeter-wavelength aperture synthesis,
and self-calibration and refmed deconvolution algorithms in
aperture synthesis radio astronomy. The center of the Galaxy is
also accessible to X and gamma-ray observers, and progress at high
energies has been steady, especially as imaging capabilities are
being realized at X-ray wavelengths. However, one might expect that
the revolution in the high energy domain is still ahead of us, as
instruments with larger collecting areas and improved spatial
resolution are now being developed. The youth of this subject is
evidenced by the relatively small number of meetings that have been
devoted to it.
An electrifying anthology of new horror stories by award-winning masters of the genre.
The horror genre's greatest living practitioners drag our darkest
fears kicking and screaming into the light in this second
collection of brand-new tales of terror. Numinous, surreal and gut
wrenching, New Fears II is a vibrant collection showcasing the very
best fiction modern horror has to offer.
*Clear explanations and teaching of the key spelling rules to help
improve students' spelling skills. *Diagnostic tests to ensure
progression by identifying students' weaknesses and directing them
to the appropriate teaching and practice. *Peer and self-assessment
activities to enable students to measure their own progress.
Red giant and supergiant stars have long been favorites of
professional 6 and amateur astronomers. These enormous stars emit
up to 10 times more energy than the Sun and, so, are easy to study.
Some of them, specifically the pulsating long-period variables,
significantly change their size, brightness, and color within about
a year, a time scale of interest to a single human being. Some
aspects of the study of red giant stars are similar to the study of
pre-main-sequence stars. For example, optical astronomy gives us a
tantalizing glimpse of star forming regions but to really investi
gate young stars and protostars requires infrared and radio
astronomy. The same is true of post-main-sequence stars that are
losing mass. Optical astronomers can measure the atomic component
of winds from red giant stars that are undergoing mass loss at
modest rates 6 (M $ 10- M9/yr.). But to see dust grains and
molecules properly, 5 especially in stars with truly large mass
loss rates, ~ 10- M9/yr, one requires IR and radio astronomy. As
this stage of copious mass loss only lasts for ~105 years one might
be tempted to ask, "who cares?".
The investigation of the Galactic nucleus and its surroundings is
necessarily a modem endeavor, for traditional observations made at
visual wavelengths have not even begun to penetrate the veil of -30
magnitudes of visual extinction that intercedes. On the other hand,
infrared, and especially radio observers find a relatively
unobstructed view of the central portion of the Galaxy, so the
study of this arena has proceeded apace with the development of
these branches of astronomy. Thus, it is no accident that the first
IAU sponsored conference to be held on the Galactic center is timed
to coincide with the initiation, or the immediate aftennath, of
major technical developments at long wavelengths, including
infrared array detectors, millimeter-wavelength aperture synthesis,
and self-calibration and refmed deconvolution algorithms in
aperture synthesis radio astronomy. The center of the Galaxy is
also accessible to X and gamma-ray observers, and progress at high
energies has been steady, especially as imaging capabilities are
being realized at X-ray wavelengths. However, one might expect that
the revolution in the high energy domain is still ahead of us, as
instruments with larger collecting areas and improved spatial
resolution are now being developed. The youth of this subject is
evidenced by the relatively small number of meetings that have been
devoted to it."
Close to Midnight is the third volume in an annual, non-themed
horror series of entirely original stories, showcasing the very
best short fiction that the genre has to offer, and edited by Mark
Morris. This new anthology contains 20 original horror stories, 16
of which have been commissioned from some of the top names in the
genre, and 4 of which have been selected from the 100s of stories
sent to Flame Tree during a 2-week open submissions window.
Contents List: WOLVES by Rio Youers BEST SAFE LIFE FOR YOU by
Muriel Gray SOUVENIRS by Sharon Gosling THE OPERATED by Ramsey
Campbell IN THE WABE by Alison Littlewood I PROMISE by Conrad
Williams FLAT 19 by Jenn Ashworth THE FORBIDDEN SANDWICH by Carl
Tait AUTUMN SUGAR by Philip Fracassi COLLAGEN by Seanan McGuire
REMAINS by Charlie Hughes THE FLOOR IS LAVA by Brian Keene THE TRUE
COLOUR OF BLOOD by Stephen Laws THE NINE OF DIAMONDS by Carole
Johnstone ROOM FOR THE NIGHT by Jonathan Janz WELCOME TO THE LODGE
by Alison Moore GOING HOME by Evelyn Teng THE SPACEMAN'S MEMORY BOX
by Laura Mauro BAGS by Steve Rasnic Tem RISE UP TOGETHER by Adam
L.G. Nevill FLAME TREE PRESS is the imprint of long-standing
Independent Flame Tree Publishing, dedicated to full-length
original fiction in the horror and suspense, science fiction &
fantasy, and crime / mystery / thriller categories. The list brings
together fantastic new authors and the more established; the award
winners, and exciting, original voices. Learn more about Flame Tree
Press at www.flametreepress.com and connect on social media
@FlameTreePress.
Beyond the Veil is the second volume in an annual, non-themed
horror series of entirely original stories, showcasing the very
best short fiction that the genre has to offer, and edited by Mark
Morris. This new anthology contains 20 original horror stories, 16
of which have been commissioned from some of the top names in the
genre, and 4 of which have been selected from the 100s of stories
sent to Flame Tree during a 2-week open submissions window.
Contents List: THE GOD BAG by Christopher Golden CAKER'S MAN by
Matthew Holness THE BEECHFIELD MIRACLES by Priya Sharma CLOCKWORK
by Dan Coxon SOAPSTONE by Aliya Whiteley THE DARK BIT by Toby Litt
PROVENANCE POND by Josh Malerman FOR ALL THE DEAD by Angeline B.
Adams and Remco van Straten THE GIRL IN THE POOL by Bracken MacLeod
NURSE VARDEN by Jeremy Dyson IF, THEN by Lisa L. Hannett AQUARIUM
WARD by Karter Mycroft A MYSTERY FOR JULIE CHU by Stephen Gallagher
AWAY DAY by Lisa Tuttle POLAROID AND SEAWEED by Peter Harness DER
GEISTERBAHNHOF by Lynda E. Rucker ARNIE'S ASHES by John Everson A
BRIEF TOUR OF THE NIGHT by Nathan Ballingrud THE CARE AND FEEDING
OF HOUSEHOLD GODS by Frank J. Oreto YELLOWBACK by Gemma Files FLAME
TREE PRESS is the imprint of long-standing Independent Flame Tree
Publishing, dedicated to full-length original fiction in the horror
and suspense, science fiction & fantasy, and crime / mystery /
thriller categories. The list brings together fantastic new authors
and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original
voices. Learn more about Flame Tree Press at www.flametreepress.com
and connect on social media @FlameTreePress.
Darkness Beckons is the fourth volume in the non-themed horror
series of entirely original stories, showcasing the very best short
fiction that the genre has to offer, and edited by Mark Morris.
This new anthology contains 20 original horror stories, 16 of which
have been commissioned from some of the top names in the genre, and
4 of which have been selected from the 100s of stories sent to
Flame Tree during a 2-week open submissions window. A terrifying
cocktail of the familiar and the new, the established and the
emerging. Previous titles in the series, all still in print are
After Sundown, Beyond the Veil and Close to Midnight. Contents
List: SAINT BARBARA by Nina Allan HARE MOON by H.V. Patterson UNDER
COVER OF DARKNESS by Stephen Volk DUSK by Angela Slatter A FACE
LEAVING NO TRACES by Brian Evenson GOOD BONES by Sarah Read FACTS
CONCERNING THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE ORLOFF SIX by Alyssa C. Greene
HE WASN’T THERE AGAIN TODAY by Peter Atkins DODGER by Carly
Holmes FROM THE MAN-SEAT by Reggie Oliver THE SERVICE by Ally
Wilkes THE LATE MRS. APPLEGARTH by Mark Gatiss THE FIG TREE by
Lucie McKnight Hardy IF YOUR SOUL WERE A PITCHFORK I’D DESPISE
YOU by Eric LaRocca HEEBIE JEEBIES by Amanda Cecelia Lang KILLING
BONES by Simon Clark IL CREPUSCOLO by Helen Marshall REMEMBER ME by
Ronald Malfi WITCH’S CLUTCH by Simon Strantzas CAMP NEVER by J.S.
Breukelaar FLAME TREE PRESS is the imprint of long-standing
Independent Flame Tree Publishing, dedicated to full-length
original fiction in the horror and suspense, science fiction &
fantasy, and crime / mystery / thriller categories. The list brings
together fantastic new authors and the more established; the award
winners, and exciting, original voices. Learn more about Flame Tree
Press at www.flametreepress.com and connect on social media
@FlameTreePress.
The unusual marriage of Romantic ballet and artificial intelligence
is an intriguing idea that led a team of interdisciplinary
researchers to design iGiselle, a video game prototype. Scholars in
the fields of literature, physical education, music, design, and
computer science collaborated to revise the tragic narrative of the
nineteenth-century ballet Giselle, allowing players to empower the
heroine for possible "feminine endings." The eight interrelated
chapters chronicle the origin, development, and fruition of the
project. Dancers, gamers, and computer specialists will all find
something original that will stimulate their respective interests.
Contributors: Vadim Bulitko, Wayne DeFehr, Christina Gier, Pirkko
Markula, Mark Morris, Sergio Poo Hernandez, Emilie St. Hilaire,
Nora Foster Stovel, Laura Sydora
As a psychodynamic theory of both normal development and
psychopathology, attachment theory has particular utility for
forensic psychiatry. A Matter of Security provides an attachment
theory based account of the development of arousal and affect
regulation, which offers a new way of thinking about mental
disorders in offenders. This book also discusses the development of
personality in terms of interpersonal functioning and relationships
with others, which is essential to understanding both interpersonal
violence and abnormal personality development. Attachment theory
also offers a model of therapeutic work with patients that have
particular resonance with forensic work because it uses the
language of security. This collection focuses on attachment theory
applied to forensic psychiatry and psychotherapy.
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It Sustains (Paperback)
Mark Morris; Contributions by Pete Kahle
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R345
Discovery Miles 3 450
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Albion Fay, a holiday house in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by
nature's bounty. For the adults, a time for relaxation and to
recharge the batteries, while for the children, a chance for
exploration and adventure in the English countryside. A happy time
for all: nothing could possibly go wrong. Or could it? What should
be a magical time ends in tragedy - but what really happened that
summer? "I wish I had somewhere to go where no one could find me,
somewhere I could be on my own for a while, away from my fractured
family. I look over at the caves, which resemble gaping mouths and
hollow eyes, black against the grey rock, and I imagine myself
slipping inside, going deeper into the darkness and the silence.
"The thought doesn't comfort me, though. In fact, the longer I
stare at the caves the more I imagine something with flat, cold,
unblinking eyes staring back at me from the shadows. "They get
angry if you look at them, Scott said. "Also: they bite. "I shudder
and turn away. As I do so, at the edge of my vision, I see a squat
black shape with red eyes watching me from the roadway below."
American composer Lou Harrison (1917-2003) is perhaps best known
for challenging the traditional musical establishment along with
his contemporaries and close colleagues: composers John Cage, Aaron
Copland, Virgil Thomson, and Leonard Bernstein; Living Theater
founder, Judith Malina; and choreographer, Merce Cunningham. Today,
musicians from Bang on a Can to Bjoerk are indebted to the cultural
hybrids Harrison pioneered half a century ago. His explorations of
new tonalities at a time when the rest of the avant garde
considered such interests heretical set the stage for minimalism
and musical post-modernism. His propulsive rhythms and
ground-breaking use of percussion have inspired choreographers from
Merce Cunningham to Mark Morris, and he is considered the godfather
of the so-called "world music" phenomenon that has invigorated
Western music with global sounds over the past two decades. In this
biography, authors Bill Alves and Brett Campbell trace Harrison's
life and career from the diverse streets of San Francisco, where he
studied with music experimentalist Henry Cowell and Austrian
composer Arnold Schoenberg, and where he discovered his love for
all things non-traditional (Beat poetry, parties, and men); to the
competitive performance industry in New York, where he subsequently
launched his career as a composer, conducted Charles Ives's Third
Symphony at Carnegie Hall (winning the elder composer a Pulitzer
Prize), and experienced a devastating mental breakdown; to the
experimental arts institution of Black Mountain College where he
was involved in the first "happenings" with Cage, Cunningham, and
others; and finally, back to California, where he would become a
strong voice in human rights and environmental campaigns and
compose some of the most eclectic pieces of his career.
American composer Lou Harrison (1917-2003) is perhaps best known
for challenging the traditional musical establishment along with
his contemporaries and close colleagues: composers John Cage, Aaron
Copland, Virgil Thomson, and Leonard Bernstein; Living Theater
founder, Judith Malina; and choreographer, Merce Cunningham. Today,
musicians from Bang on a Can to Bjoerk are indebted to the cultural
hybrids Harrison pioneered half a century ago. His explorations of
new tonalities at a time when the rest of the avant garde
considered such interests heretical set the stage for minimalism
and musical post-modernism. His propulsive rhythms and
ground-breaking use of percussion have inspired choreographers from
Merce Cunningham to Mark Morris, and he is considered the godfather
of the so-called "world music" phenomenon that has invigorated
Western music with global sounds over the past two decades. In this
biography, authors Bill Alves and Brett Campbell trace Harrison's
life and career from the diverse streets of San Francisco, where he
studied with music experimentalist Henry Cowell and Austrian
composer Arnold Schoenberg, and where he discovered his love for
all things non-traditional (Beat poetry, parties, and men); to the
competitive performance industry in New York, where he subsequently
launched his career as a composer, conducted Charles Ives's Third
Symphony at Carnegie Hall (winning the elder composer a Pulitzer
Prize), and experienced a devastating mental breakdown; to the
experimental arts institution of Black Mountain College where he
was involved in the first "happenings" with Cage, Cunningham, and
others; and finally, back to California, where he would become a
strong voice in human rights and environmental campaigns and
compose some of the most eclectic pieces of his career.
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