A new beginning . . . When Stefan Salvatore's first love turned him into a vampire, his world--and his soul--were destroyed. Now he and his brother, Damon, must flee their hometown, where they risk being discovered . . . and killed.The brothers head to New Orleans, looking for safe haven. But the ci[...]

Haunted by the past . . .The year is 1888, and the scent of blood lingers heavy in the London air. Stefan Salvatore thought he could escape his violent origins by settling in the peaceful countryside of England, but when a heinous murderer named Jack the Ripper surfaces, Stefan fears darkness will a[...]

Control or be controlled . . .Stefan and Damon thought they knew evil. But nothing compares to Samuel, the ruthless vampire hell-bent on avenging Katherine's death by destroying the Salvatore brothers.Reeling from Samuel's latest attack, Stefan and Damon find help in the most unlikely of places--a s[...]

Blood brothers . . . After his brother, Damon Salvatore, betrays him in New Orleans, Stefan starts over in Manhattan. Vowing never to harm another human, he roams the streets, trying to disappear into the city's chaos. But just when he thinks he's left his past behind, Stefan discovers that he can [...]

The End Is Near and It's Going to Be Awesome is a radical re-visioning of what government is, a powerful analysis of why it doesn't work, and an exploration of the innovative solutions spontaneously emerging thanks to the fortunate failure of politics.Every year, consumer goods and services get bett[...]

Globalization is not a new phenomenon, nor is it irreversible. In Gobalization and History, Kevin O'Rourke and Jeffrey Williamson present a coherent picture of trade, migration, and international capital flows in the Atlantic economy in the century prior to 1914--the first great globalization boom, [...]

Many cities have struggled with the decline of key industries, from Philadelphia's shipyards to New York's textile industry, but Detroit--which is now in bankruptcy--is both a victim of the decline of the Michigan automobile industry and a cause of it. A city with a history of civil disorder--it is [...]