Here are Howard's greatest horror tales, all in their original, definitive versions. Some of Howard's best-known characters-Solomon Kane, Bran Mak Morn, and sailor Steve Costigan among them-roam the forbidding locales of the author's fevered imagination, from the swamps and bayous of the Deep South [...]

Gathered here are stories with such enduring and popular characters as Solomon Kane, Turlogh Dubh and Comac of Connacht. Other highlights include "The Black Stone"; "The Horror from the Mound," a vampire story set in Texas; and "People of the Dark," a precursor to the Conan stories.[...]

In his unrivaled career, Robert E. Howard penned some of the boldest tales and the most unforgettable characters in pulp history They're all here: the swashbuckling puritan Solomon Kane, the fiery swordswoman Dark Agnes, Pictish chieftan Bran Mak Morn, bumbling mountaineer Breckenridge Elkins . . .[...]

The birth of modern fantasy in 1930s Britain and America saw the development of new literary and film genres. J.R.R. Tolkien created modern fantasy with The Lord of the Rings, set in a fictional world based upon his life in the early 20th-century British Empire, and his love of language and medieval[...]

Contains 24 stories, many of which are rarely seen action, western, and boxing tales featuring characters such as Breck Elkin. "Blow the Chinks Down!" and "Dark Shanghai" are being presented here in English for the first time since their original pulp appearances.[...]

The Old Testament displays a remarkable literary and theological unity through a variety of genres. But applying a single, one-size-fits-all method of exegesis can lead to confusion and misunderstanding. A valuable reference tool for students and pastors, the Handbooks for Old Testament Exegesis (HO[...]

In late July 1941, Hitler ordered Army Group South to seize the Crimea as part of its operations to secure the Ukraine and the Donets Basin, in order to protect the vital Romanian oil refineries at Ploesti from Soviet air attack. After weeks of heavy fighting, the Germans breached the Soviet defence[...]

Since its first edition in 1964, Dixon and Godrich's Blues and Gospel Records has been dubbed "the bible" for collectors of pre-war African American music. It provides an exhaustive listing of all recordings made up to the end of 1943 in a distinctively African American style, excluding those custom[...]

The Bayesian revolution in statistics - where statistics is integrated with decision making in areas such as management, public policy, engineering, and clinical medicine - is here to stay. Introduction to Statistical Decision Theory states the case and in a self-contained, comprehensive way shows h[...]

Three views on creation and evolution are presented in this popular format whereby the contributors provide their own articles and respond to those of their peers.[...]

Fourteen of Howard's legendary stories are back in the first of three fully illustrated volumes starring the most famous fantasy hero of the 20th century: Conan, the Barbarian.[...]

This volume completes the set of Howard's Conan stories with some of his finest work, including "Beyond the Black River" and "Red Nails" alongside rare early drafts and synopses.[...]