"David Anthony Durham has serious chops. I can't wait to read whatever he writes next."
--George R. R. Martin
David Anthony Durham's acclaimed fantasy saga, the Acacia Trilogy, continues . . .
As "The Sacred Band "begins, Queen Corinn bestrides the world as a result of her mastery of spel[...]

So firmly based upon a close reading of the secondary literature and printed documents, as well as upon archival soundings and interviews, and told with such a sense for the essential drama of the story, that it is easily the most comprehensive and the most interesting history of the Nazi-Soviet pac[...]

Understanding the function of skeletal muscle requires knowledge of its structure from the level of gross anatomy down to that of molecular organization. This book is mainly concerned with skeletal muscle physiology sand biochemistry, and covers from embryonic development, muscle organization, energ[...]

"For three decades psychiatrists have turned to Lishman's "Organic Psychiatry" as the standard neuropsychiatry reference. It stood as the last great single author reference text in medicine, a combination of meticulous, exhaustive research conveyed in a beautifully clear style. Now the mantle has be[...]

Uniquely modern textbook providing a broad, all-round understanding of fungal biology and the biological systems to which fungi contribute.[...]

The apocalyptic struggle against the Mein has ended. A victorious Corinn Akaran reigns over the Acacian Empire of the Known World. Bolstered by her mastery of the sorcerous powers contained in the Book of Elenet, she rules with an iron hand. And rebuilding a war-weary empire is not easy.[...]

Roughly half the world's population speaks languages derived from a shared linguistic source known as Proto-Indo-European. But who were the early speakers of this ancient mother tongue, and how did they manage to spread it around the globe? Until now their identity has remained a tantalizing mystery[...]

An introduction to the debate about the changing form and political significance of global governance. The original contributions explore the relevance of the concept of global governance to understanding how global activity is currently regulated.[...]

This book focuses on elucidating leading theoretical approaches to understanding globalization, both in its current form and potential future shapes. It is divided into two parts: the first examines competing explanatory theories of globalization in its contemporary form; the second looks at competi[...]

Is globalization being eclipsed by a resurgent geopolitics? Does the war on terror denote the end of globalization or a new phase of militarized globalization? Empire or globalization - are these the right terms to describe the current global order? The second edition of this highly successful book[...]

The second stage of the Human Rocket Launch into more high-velocity heroics with teenage everyman turned cosmic crusader Rich Rider - aka the original Nova Thrill as Nova battles classic Marvel villains Sandman and the Yellow Claw, as well as all-new menaces like the alien Monitors, the mysterious[...]