'I was 22 years old, a hard-on with a pulse: wretched vice-ridden, too much to burn and not enough minutes in a hour to do so. 1995 was a full 365-day year of drinking, fucking, lying, raging and exploration for me - not a dull one in the bunch. It was a time of self-shit: self-importance, self-abso[...]
For the first time, Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor speaks directly to his fans and shares his worldview about life as a sinner. And Taylor knows how to sin. As a small-town hero in the early '90s, he threw himself into a fierce-drinking, drug-abusing, hard-loving, live-for-the moment [...]
Corey Taylor has seen a lot of unbelievable things. The Grammy Award-winning singer of Slipknot and Stone Sour's curiosity has drawn him into situations that would've sent most people screaming scared and running for the hills. Corey's ballsy enough to go into the darkness and deal with the conseque[...]
The author has seen a lot of unbelievable things. As a result, he's seen ghosts up close and personal, whether it be while combing through an abandoned house in his native Iowa as a child or recording an album in the fabled Houdini Hollywood Hills mansion. This title compiles his most intimate, incr[...]
In his first book, front man of Slipknot and Stone Sour, Corey Taylor took on the Seven Deadly Sins, pulling them apart to reveal all that is irrelevant and wrong about the vices in the modern world through his own uniquely hilarious yet ferocious style. But in Corey's eyes that's not all that is wr[...]
Orwell has become one of the most potent and symbolic figures in western political thought. Even the adjective 'Orwellian' is now a byword for a particular way of thinking about life, literature and language yet, despite this iconic status, the man who was born Eric Blair in 1903 remains an enigma. [...]
'"Bright Young People". Making the most of our youth. They talk in the Press of our social success. But quite the reverse is the truth' - Noel Coward. The Bright Young People were one of the most extraordinary youth cults in British history. A pleasure-seeking band of bohemian party-givers and blue-[...]
From the prestigious dormitories of Westfield to the irresistible socialite scene of present-day London: everywhere Allegra McCorquodale goes, scandal follows her. And in Allegra's shadow are her closest friends since school, the Midnight Girls.[...]
Fame, fashion and scandal, the Trevellyan heiresses are the height of success. But when it comes to WEALTH: Jemima's indulgent lifestyle knows no limits; Tara's one purpose in life is to be financially independent of her family and husband; and Poppy wants to escape its trappings without losing the [...]
Everyone has heard of the Beaufort twins, but few have ever seen them...On the eve of their 21st birthday, at one of the most lavish parties society has ever seen, Octavia and Flora Beaufort are launched into the world. For Octavia, it is one of the most thrilling nights of her life, an evening glit[...]
'The jewels shine bright, the glamour is completely envy-inducing, the labels are lustworthy and the sex scenes are guaranteed to make you blush.A brilliantly told old-school bonk-saga - hard to find nowadays.' 5 stars, Heat (No 1 in Heat's Top 5 books section) 'This thrilling tale of money, deceit[...]
Information specialist Vanessa 'Michael' Munroe has a global reputation for getting things done, often dangerous and violent things. But her reputation has brought her dangerous enemies. On a busy Dallas street, Munroe is kidnapped by an unseen opponent and thrust into an underground world where wom[...]
A New York Times bestseller, The Informationist introduces Vanessa Michael Munroe, a brilliant new heroine, in a thriller for fans of Lisbeth Salander, Jack Reacher and Jason Bourne. "One of the best thrillers of the year!". (Tess Gerritsen). Vanessa Munroe deals in information - covert information.[...]
Eight years ago, a man walked five-year-old Hannah out the front doors of her school and spirited her over the Mexican border, taking her into the world of a cult known as The Chosen. Now, after years of searching, childhood survivors of the group have found the girl in Argentina. But getting her ou[...]
This publication has been updated in line with ITIL Version 3, the Service Lifecycle approach. It provides guidance to smaller organisations who wish to implement the ITIL guidance or who are already using it ands wish to improve their IT Service Management. The publication discusses the significanc[...]
Advances in Food and Nutrition Research recognizes the integral relationship between the food and nutritional sciences and brings together outstanding and comprehensive reviews that highlight this relationship. Contributions detail scientific developments in the broad areas of food science and nutri[...]
The purpose, level, and style of this new edition conform to the tenets set forth in the original preface. The authors continue with their tack of developing simultaneously theory and applications, intertwined so that they refurbish and elucidate each other.
The authors have made three main kinds[...]
This "Second Course" continues the development of the theory and applications of stochastic processes as promised in the preface of
A First Course. We emphasize a careful treatment of basic structures in stochastic processes in symbiosis with the analysis of natural classes of stochastic process[...]
Instructs IT Managers to adhere to federally mandated compliance requirements. This title explains what is meant by Certification and Accreditation and why the process is mandated by federal law. It shows how to address security awareness, end-user rules of behavior, and incident response requiremen[...]
Beginning with the main justifications for the prudential regulation of banks and concluding with the financial crisis that began in 2007, this account of the principles, policies, and laws related to the regulation of international banking explains why and how governments work so hard on a converge[...]
Here is an introductory examination of electromagnetic radiation. This book deals with the radiation laws, the phenomenon of radiation exchange, the quantification of radiation, and the mechanisms whereby radiation is attenuated in passing through the Earth's atmosphere.[...]