Charles D. Smith provides a remarkably comprehensive and objective account of this complex subject, adopting a long-view approach. The eighth edition of this established text has been revised and updated and now brings the coverage right up to the present day.[...]

1928, the world's largest ocean liner disappears on its maiden voyage to New York. Lost for years in a desolate mist-laden ocean, the passengers and crew try to maintain the routine of shipboard life. But when people start to be murdered, former cop Detective Sergeant Lament is tasked with solving t[...]

Imagine a world where everyone has superpowers. That is, except you. You are the same old turgid, miserable, lonely loser you've always been. But when it comes to superpowers, apparently you can indeed have too much of a good thing. With everyone able to destroy tower blocks with a single punch, any[...]