"Roo'd is geek-addled cyberpunk fiction at its finest, about a teenage boy with two prosthetic legs and a band of misfit body-modders, shamanistic computer hackers, and pharmaceutically psychotic bioscientists. But it's also an exploration of someone coming to grips with what they truly love to do - and what it means to do it in a confusing world of shades of gray." Views: 66
Orgasm is one of society’s most compelling, shaping forces -- and most of us probably think that we are living in its golden age. But are we? The history of the orgasm is as elusive as orgasm itself can be, for sex rarely makes the historical record. Now acclaimed British journalist Jonathan Margolis delivers the definitive history of the human orgasm, of sex for pleasure as well as conception -- from prehistory to Viagra. Most people manage just twelve minutes of orgasmic bliss per year. Some never experience it at all. Yet the urge for orgasm rules much of human life, across national and cultural boundaries. How much have we learned about female pleasure since the 1558 discovery of the clitoris? How has the drive for pleasure, and the fear of it, shaped various societies -- from Saint Francis of Assisi and the thorn bush, to primitive” tribes who embraced maximum pleasure for both sexes? How much does the sensation of orgasm differ for different people? Drawing... Views: 66
Dead in Attic is a collection of stories by Times-Picayune columnist Chris Rose, recounting the first harrowing year and a half of life in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Celebrated as a local treasure and heaped with national praise, Rose provides a rollercoaster ride of observation, commentary, emotion, tragedy, and even humor — in a way that only he could find in a devastated wasteland. They are stories of the dead and the living, stories of survivors and believers, stories of hope and despair. And stories about refrigerators. Dead in Attic freeze-frames New Orleans, caught between an old era and a new, during its most desperate time, as it struggles out of the floodwaters and wills itself back to life. Views: 66
'We had returned to a different world. We had taken off in peace at nine-thirty and landed in war at noon.'Jackie Moggridge was just nineteen when World War Two broke out. Determined to do her bit, she joined the Air Transport Auxiliary. Ferrying aircraft from factory to frontline was dangerous work, but there was also fun, friendship and even love in the air. At last the world was opening up to women... or at least it seemed to be.From her first flight at fifteen to smuggling Spitfires into Burma, Jackie describes the trials and tribulations, successes and frustrations of her life in the sky. Views: 66
On a literary landscape filled with cunning criminal masterminds, Donald E. Westlake's John Dortmunder is in a league of his own. With no scam too outrageous to contemplate, and no plan too simple to go wrong, this quirky career thief has stolen everything from money buried under a reservoir to a bank-the whole bank. Now the ultimate repeat offender returns in a first-time collection of short stories that prove that just like bagels and donuts, with Dortmunder it's always better by the dozen … Thieves' Dozen . Views: 66
"YOU'D BETTER GET MOVING, BIG GUY." Prince Jefri of Bahania had just been bested...by a woman! And not just any female, but Billie Van Horn, his gorgeous, take-no-prisoners flight instructor who was more than a match for this ultramasculine male.Well, she might be an ace in the air, but when it came to romance Billie was determined to keep both feet on the ground. So why did the sexy sheik make her feel as if she were soaring high above the clouds? She knew that when royal honor called, her high-born lover would fly from her side forever...unless Jefri defied his destiny and chose love.... Views: 66
In a host of consecutive
bestsellers, Jonathan Kellerman has kept readers spellbound with the
intense, psychologically acute adventures of Dr. Alex Delaware–and with
excursions through the raw underside of L.A. and the coldest alleys of
the criminal mind. Rage offers a powerful new case in point, as
Delaware and LAPD homicide detective Milo Sturgis revisit a horrifying
crime from the past that has taken on shocking and deadly new
dimensions. Troy Turner and Rand Duchay were barely teenagers
when they kidnapped and murdered a younger child. Troy, a remorseless
sociopath, died violently behind bars. But the hulking, slow-witted Rand
managed to survive his stretch. Now, at age twenty-one, he’s emerged a
haunted, rootless young man with a pressing need: to talk–once
again–with psychologist Alex Delaware. But the young killer comes to a
brutal end, that conversation never takes place. Has karma
caught up with Rand? Or has someone waited for eight patient years to
dine on ice-cold revenge? Both seem strong possibilities to Sturgis, but
Delaware’s suspicions run deeper . . . and darker. Because fear in the
voice of the grownup Rand Duchay–and his eerie final words to Alex: “I’m
not a bad person”–betray untold secrets. Buried revelations so horrendous, and so damning, they’re worth killing for.As
Delaware and Sturgis retrace their steps through a grisly murder case
that devastated a community, they discover a chilling legacy of madness,
suicide, and multiple killings left in its wake–and even uglier truths
waiting to be unearthed. And the nearer they come to understanding an
unspeakable crime, the more harrowingly close they get to unmasking a
monster hiding in plain sight.Rage finds Jonathan Kellerman in
phenomenal form–orchestrating a relentlessly suspenseful, devilishly
unpredictable plot to a finale as stunning and thought-provoking as it
is satisfying. Views: 66
In the abyss of deep space something from somewhere with no known origins enters space, and solar system, through a celestial gateway! From an alternative reality! Somewhere beyond our comprehension! Where something else exists! Something hideous rests deep beneath the ground in a secret chamber! Will it be revived? What was it before it entered reality? Will mankind survive if it is revived? Views: 66
Cy has the ability to control his own dreams and knows his own, personal Dream Master. But sometimes Cy's own imagination is so strong that he can run his own dream. Or so he thinks. For there's plenty of mishap and adventure ahead when Cy and the Dream Master travel back to Pompeii - on the eve of the eruption of Vesuvius. Not only does the Dream Master have to face a lion in the gladiatorial ring, but Cy must rescue him - and drive a chariot to escape from the volanic lava and dust... The third in a fantastic fantasy series. Views: 66
Building on the unprecedented success of last season's Year's Best, award-winning editor David G. Hartwell has once again scoured the magazines and anthologies to bring together the very best of today's edgy, audacious, and innovative SF. Here are machines that dream and stars that sing; tales from notable pros and heretofore unknowns;wondrously diverse stories that share the sense of wonder that is the mark of great science fiction. " Includes stories by: Gregory Benford, Terry Bisson, James Patrick Kelly, Damon Knight, Joanna Russ, Bruce Sterling, Connie Willis, and many others! Views: 66
Welcome to Otter Lake, where the relaxing, restorative atmosphere is to die for.Erica Bloom is in no rush to return to Otter Lake, the site of her mother's spiritual retreat for women. Erica met her inner goddess years ago and she's happy to have forged a new identity on her own, thank you very much. But her new-age-y, well-meaning mother is losing her grip on the business, and needs Erica's help. So she heads back to her New Hampshire hometown, where nothing much has changed-except for maybe the body in the well... SKINNYDIPPING WITH MURDER When Erica was a teenager, she fell prey to a practical joke that left her near-naked in Otter Lake's annual Raspberry Social. The incident was humiliating, but it wasn't like anyone got killed-until now. Those who were behind that long-ago prank are starting to turn up dead, and Erica's appearance in town makes her a prime suspect. To make matters worse, the town sheriff just happens to be Erica's old... Views: 66
