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In the sheer scope, the Roman epoch is unsurpassed in history. What has endured to our own time is its great legacy to Western civilization-in law, language, architecture, and the art of government-and the fascination of its story.Ancient Rome presents the history and heritage of that remarkable era. In this richly illustrated volume, the reader can enjoy an all-around introduction to the politics, people, culture, and everyday life of the world ruled by Rome. Unlike most general histories of the subject, it enables the reader to know the Romans not only from reading about them, but by hearing directly from them, through the words of orators, philosophers, historians, poets, playwrights, and satirists.Here is an intelligent and remarkably handsome survey of ancient Rome, designed for anyone who would welcome the chance to learn more about that 1,200-year epic with ease, clarity, and accuracy.

His father is Titan, the world's greatest hero, a powerful warrior who has saved the earth time and again from countless dangers. But even a seasoned warrior can fall in battle, and when that day finally comes, it is up to high school student Carson Walker to take his father's place as the costumed hero Sunn. But powers and a mask may not be enough to win the day when he finds himself facing the villainous Bakemono, the man who nearly killed his father. Let the baptism by fire begin!

Once upon a time, there was a place called the Fantasy Factory-a comic book company run by "Happy" Harry Sturdley that published the most popular comics in the world. Into that company walked a young woman of exceptional drawing talent. Her name was Alexa Moran.This is her story….Alexa Moran is the popular artist of The Ex-Wives, the hit comic book title published by The Fantasy Factory, America's most popular comic book company. But there's more to Alexa than just artistic abilities. When New York City is visited by a pair of twenty-foot-tall giants, Alexa's boss thinks the giants are the answer to the company's flagging sales: real live superheroes. And he knows exactly what to do: get them under contract! But Alexa is the only person who knows how the giants got here-it was she who opened the dimensional portal that brought the giants across, but she can't remember how she did it, or even where her amazing power came from. It's essential that she solve the mystery-and soon-because the giants have great plans for her...before she outlives her usefulness...

Honor Among Punks: The Complete Baker Street Graphic Novel presents for the first time in one volume all the classic Baker Street stories that originally appeared in the late 1980s to early 1990s. Baker Street began as an idea of doing a pastiche of sorts on the classic stories from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famed character, Sherlock Holmes. Originally, it was intended to take the stories and modify them to a new world created in an alternate London. The Victorian Age, which in our reality ended at the turn of the 20th century, continued. World War I happened but on a lesser scale, one hardly inciting the moniker of "The Great War." And World War II? Never happened. Adolf Hitler ended up dying as an old man and never engaged in his genocidal crusade across Europe.

"The Never Enders is a sledgehammer to the psyche...an exhilarating journey filled with sex, violence, and startling desperation." -Daniel Alleva, Charged by the System"The Never Enders is beautiful and haunting at the same time," -Bethany Andrews, "book.of.the.moment""Raw and enticing...crass and crude...the story is like a loud song that doesn't seem to die down," Helen Valencia, "Knight News" Life is dark for Perry Patton, disaffected youth and angry artist, and escape is the name of his game. With his life savings in his pocket, he leaves the home he hates and heads to a city he's ready to despise. But his escape doesn't stop there. Giving himself one week, he's ready to live fast and die soon. But that one week in the urban jungle gives him more than he bargained for.Life becomes a non-stop rollercoaster when Perry falls in with a group of hard-partying misfits who take his own attitude on life and multiply it by drugs, booze, and violence. Perry is soon swept up in the wild ride of these Never Enders, but not without consequence. The realities of a lifestyle outside the law set in and Perry finds himself with no one to trust and everything to lose.The Never Enders is gritty, dark, and deep-Catcher in the Rye meets Fight Club for a new generation. Enter a world of self-destruction, vigilantism, and the worst of urban life. Once you enter, there's only one escape.Michael Sonbert is a New York born novelist, whose dark expeditions into the world of sex, drugs, and violence, are at once shockingly real and fantastic. His original brand of hip, character-driven literary fiction focuses on the things we do to ourselves when we hate ourselves, and what it means to be young, addicted, and unloved. Sonbert's literature is born not out of lectures and writing classes. His is more the visceral, instinctual work that reminds one of early Charles Bukowski and Jack Kerouac. As he bleeds his beautifully violent brand of poetic prose onto the page, he creates riveting characters that traverse gripping plotlines that are equal parts lovely, disturbing, psychedelic and pulse pounding. As a member of The Biggs, a New York writer's collective, Michael presents his work regularly at venues such as Bowery Poetry Club, KGB Bar, and Cornelia Street Café, where he captivates audiences with his rapid-fire, high energy performances. Sonbert unleashes his alter-ego while singing and co-writing songs, for his Rock n' Roll band, The Never Enders. www.TheNeverEnders.com. Their debut album, Air Raid Romance, was released nationwide on Indianola Records, www.IndianolaRecords.com. Their latest effort, Dance Party In Hell, was released in May 2008 on Chamberlain Records. www.ChamberlainRecords.com

EVER LOOK UP AT THE NIGHT SKY AND WISH YOU KNEW WHAT YOU WERE SEEING?Cosmology is the study of the Universe. In COSMOLOGY 101 astronomer David H. Levy takes readers on a fascinating tour of our solar system, our own Milky Way Galaxy, and the rest of the cosmos. This is an easily read and understood introductory (or refresher) course on all things astronomical by the discoverer of the Shoemaker-Levy comet.Discover:How the Universe was born.How the Universe expanded and took the shape it currently has.How galaxies came together.How stars provide the materials for planets and life.How our solar system was formed. What comets are, where they come from, and where they go.What a solar eclipse and a lunar eclipse are.How to view the night sky yourself. DAVID H. LEVY, science columnist for PARADE magazine and a contributor to Sky & Telescope, is one of the world's foremost astronomers. He has discovered 21 comets, including Shoemaker-Levy 9, which collided with Jupiter and made historic, worldwide news. Levy is the author of several books, including Impact Jupiter and Eclipse: Voyage to Darkness and Light. Levy observes the cosmos every clear night from his own observatory in Tucson, Arizona.

When Mary Bennett''s five-year-old son Justin is kidnapped, suspicion falls on her brother Michael, a former pre-school teacher. To rescue the boy and clear his name, Michael''s greatest hope lies in an uneasy alliance with African-American policewoman Gloria Towson, who believes that her supervisor, Louis D''Amecourt, is involved in the crime. As the primary suspect, Michael might not be as innocent as he claims. He and D''Amecourt share a troubling secret. And five years ago, Michael''s first nephew disappeared, under remarkably similar circumstances.

A few years have now passed, all too quickly, since the death of Ellis Peters. Crime writers and readers throughout the world still mourn her and sigh sadly at the prospect of no further adventures for that most beloved of Benedictine monks, Brother Cadfael. But the influence other writing keeps on spreading, and the historical mystery genre stands stronger than ever as more and more writers embrace the field for its capacity to tell wondrous, gripping stories, to educate and entertain. In 1999, recognition of Edith Pargeter''s achievements as Ellis Peters was highlighted by the publication of Past Poisons, the first volume of this anthology, in which many leading British and American mystery writers paid homage to her influence. This was followed by the Crime Writers'' Association decision to create a new annual Dagger award for excellence in the field of historical crime. The first, popular winner was Lindsey Davis, for her Falco novels set in the bustling world of ancient Rome. Lindsey was, of course, present in Past Poisons, and was in fact instrumental in inspiring me to launch this series in memory of Ellis Peters. Once again, I have asked some of my favourite writers in the crime and mystery genre to contribute new stories with an historical setting, and the sheer time span and breadth of geographical locations conjured up by their imaginations is astounding, ranging from Ancient Egypt and Rome to suffragette times, with a nod in passing to gothic horror, westerns and amazing variations on known themes and dastardly deeds. I am quietly confident that Edith, had she still been alive, would have relished these colourful tales of puzzlement and adventure. I''m sure you will. Enjoy. Maxim Jakubowski is a former publisher and owner of the world-famous Murder One bookshop in London''s Charing Cross Road. As well as being a writer and editor of various past cult publishing imprints, he is acknowledged as a disturbing and controversial voice in contemporary fiction. His collections have sold massively. He is a regular on television and radio where he is an expert on crime, erotica, and film. As a columnist for the Guardian he also writes on the arts for The Times. Maxim is literary director of the prestigious Crime Scene festival held at London''s National Film Theatre. He is the author of many titles including Skin In Darkness, but also the editor for Past Poisons (An Ellis Peters Memorial Anthology of Historical Crime) and Murder Through the Ages.