Author : APEX
Publisher : The Whumpy Printing Press
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 16,30 MB
Release : 2024-10-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1959330241
The Whumpy Printing Press presents The Whumpboratory. This anthology brings together over two dozen stories that explore the horrors of the laboratory. From immortal lab rats to cannibalistic patients, these stories will be sure to send a shiver down the spine of every scientist. So enter The Whumpboratory. If you dare.
Author : Timothy Brook
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 27,24 MB
Release : 2008-03-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674027732
In Beijing in 1904, multiple murderer Wang Weiqin became one of the last to suffer the extreme punishment known as lingchi, called by Western observers “death by a thousand cuts.” This is the first book to explore the history, iconography, and legal contexts of Chinese tortures and executions from the 10th century until lingchi’s abolition in 1905.
Author : Konn Lavery
Publisher : Konn Lavery
Page : 439 pages
File Size : 17,59 MB
Release : 2021-05-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1777164044
A 24-hour slasher tale of angst and survival. One night in 1999 sends four ravers into a living hell when they carelessly get their DNA on an unexplainable beheading. There’s no liberation for Seth as he and his friends fight for their lives in the night woods. The RCMP will completely believe that these drugged-out kids at an illegal festival saw a horned man-beast decapitating people—right? Even as the head-chopper closes in, Seth is fixated on his consumptions and love conundrums between the Rave King Dimitri and his friend April. Oh, and his older cousin Floyd shows up to shed light on the tenth anniversary of his brutal crime. These four kids are in for the rave of a lifetime. Recognition: A B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree eLit Awards, Bronze in the Horror Category 2022 Book Excellence Awards, Finalist 2022 Kindle Book Awards, Semi Finalist Horror/Suspense 2022 Praise for Rave: “Filled with murder, mayhem, and uncanny, the award-winning Lavery’s unsettling latest takes readers on a thrilling journey into grit and horror.” ★★★★★ The Prairies Book Review “Lavery handles all of the staples like the harbinger, misdirects, and false safety scares with a loving grace that could only come from a true horror fan.” ★★★★★ Amanja Reads “Unforgettable novel that features heavily on its characters and themes.” ★★★★★ Redheaded Book Lover “Rave is a disturbing and foreboding story that has all the makings of a new cult-classic.” ★★★★ Indies Today "He doesn’t just write an engaging horror thriller, but he also adds lots of humor." ★★★★ Curiosity Bought the Book "I both loved “Rave” and hated it, because Lavery made me feel really uncomfortable as I followed along. This made it a perfect horror novel, because I am looking to be unsettled." ★★★★★ Reader Views
Author : Konn Lavery
Publisher : Reveal Books
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 34,30 MB
Release : 2017-03-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780995893801
Having her family murdered during her people's banishment from the surface world by the humans, Krista and her only friend, Darkwing, struggle to keep alive as street scum in their newfound home, the City of Renascence. The two find themselves at odds when Krista puts her faith in their leader's goal of unification and Darkwing chooses to stand with a notorious gang known as the Blood hounds for their anarchist views. This separation in their friendship forces Krista to persist on her own just as their leaders, the Five Guardians, become crazed from an unknown disease called Mental Damnation. They develop a bizarre interest in her, claiming they must reap her innocence for their newfound master, the Weaver. Their leaders infected, a rise of a military dictatorship and politically driven gangs at every street corner leaves Krista with a limited number of options for survival: Does she fend for life in the City of Renascence against these forces or risk leaving it entirely and enter the uncharted realm of the underworld?
Author : Konn Lavery
Publisher : Reveal Books
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 49,45 MB
Release : 2021-02-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 177716401X
A collection of twilight zone shorts exploring the fantasy-rich past, frightful present, and uncanny future. Enter an obscure universe known through the lives of 22 souls as the Nameless One and their ghoulish companion attempt to unlock the mysterious past of how they died. Yet, danger lurks even in the post-death realm, the Midway, and it is not keen on mortal visitors. A talking goat head, celestial beings, self-imposed existential dread, devils and demons are a small selection of what awaits in the Macrocosm. Award-winning author Konn Lavery’s short story collection explores his expanding Macrocosm, sharing the same universe as his previous works such as the horror novels Cultivate and Rave, thriller YEGman, and the dark fantasy series Mental Damnation. These interconnected tales bring everything under one, strange, unsettling, cosmos. Recognition - Literary Titan, Gold Book Award, 2021 - Dan Poynter’s Global eBook Awards, Bronze Short Stories, 2021 - N.N. Light Book Awards, Finalist Horror, 2021 - The Wishing Shelf Awards, Finalist Adult Fiction, 2021 - Manybooks May 2022 Horror Book of the Month Praise for Into the Macrocosm “Konn Lavery’s Into The Macrocosm is an exceptional short story collection that explores some provocative ideas through a darkly imaginative lens reminiscent of Edgar Allen Poe or H.P. Lovecraft.” – ★★★★★ Literary Titan “I loved that this novel used these dark stories to highlight the importance of self-awareness.” – ★★★★ Arganise Campbell-Nash, Goodreads “Captivating characters and a cleverly designed, fantastical plot. A highly recommended set of shorts.” – ★★★★★ Wishing Shelf Awards “With an engaging narrative and evocative artwork, Konn Lavery's Into the Macrocosm is an entertaining embrace of fantastical oddities and life beyond.” – ★★★★★ Lit Amri, Readers’ Favorite
Author : Stacey Kondla
Publisher : Prairie Soul Press
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 10,62 MB
Release : 2020-11-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781777129309
It's scarier when you can't hide.That's the idea behind Prairie Gothic, the new anthology of psychological and supernatural horror from Prairie Soul Press. Gothic tales, set in decaying, abandoned settings and characters with dark secrets mingle on the high Canadian Prairies.Something wicked this way comes ...Featuring the talents of: PJ VernonSarah L. JohnsonMike ThornChris Patrick CarolanChris MarrsCalvin D. JimStacey KondlaMarty ChanTaija MorganKonn LaveryJim JacksonRobert BoseRhonda ParrishElizabeth Whitto
Author : Richard Smethurst
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 28,36 MB
Release : 2020-05-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1684174619
"From his birth in the lowest stratum of the samurai class to his assassination at the hands of right-wing militarists, Takahashi Korekiyo (1854–1936) lived through tumultuous times that shaped the course of modern Japanese history. Takahashi is considered “Japan’s Keynes” in many circles because of the forward-thinking (and controversial) fiscal and monetary policies—including deficit financing, currency devaluation, and lower interest rates—that he implemented to help Japan rebound from the Great Depression and move toward a modern economy. Richard J. Smethurst’s engaging biography underscores the profound influence of the seven-time finance minister on the political and economic development of Japan by casting new light on Takahashi’s unusual background, unique talents, and singular experiences as a charismatic and cosmopolitan financial statesman. Along with the many fascinating personal episodes—such as working as a houseboy in California and running a silver mine in the Andes—that molded Takahashi and his thinking, the book also highlights four major aspects of Takahashi’s life: his unorthodox self-education, his two decades of service at the highest levels of government, his pathbreaking economic and political policies before and during the Depression, and his efforts to stem the rising tide of militarism in the 1930s. Deftly weaving together archival sources, personal correspondence, and historical analysis, Smethurst’s study paints an intimate portrait of a key figure in the history of modern Japan."
Author : Bernard Chapais
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 47,14 MB
Release : 2009-06-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0674029429
At some point in the course of evolutionâe"from a primeval social organization of early hominidsâe"all human societies, past and present, would emerge. In this account of the dawn of human society, Bernard Chapais shows that our knowledge about kinship and society in nonhuman primates supports, and informs, ideas first put forward by the distinguished social anthropologist, Claude Lévi-Strauss. Chapais contends that only a few evolutionary steps were required to bridge the gap between the kinship structures of our closest relativesâe"chimpanzees and bonobosâe"and the human kinship configuration. The pivotal event, the author proposes, was the evolution of sexual alliances. Pair-bonding transformed a social organization loosely based on kinship into one exhibiting the strong hold of kinship and affinity. The implication is that the gap between chimpanzee societies and pre-linguistic hominid societies is narrower than we might think. Many books on kinship have been written by social anthropologists, but Primeval Kinship is the first book dedicated to the evolutionary origins of human kinship. And perhaps equally important, it is the first book to suggest that the study of kinship and social organization can provide a link between social and biological anthropology.
Author : Greg Wanish
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 693 pages
File Size : 35,38 MB
Release : 2014-02-09
Category : Computers
ISBN : 1638352739
Summary HTML5 in Action provides a complete introduction to web development using HTML5. You'll explore every aspect of the HTML5 specification through real-world examples and code samples. It's much more than just a specification reference, though. It lives up to the name HTML5 in Action by giving you the practical, hands-on guidance you'll need to use key features. About the Technology HTML5 is not a few new tags and features added to an old standard—it's the foundation of the modern web, enabling its interactive services, single-page UI, interactive games, and complex business applications. With support for standards-driven mobile app development, powerful features like local storage and WebSockets, superb audio and video APIs, and new layout options using CSS3, SVG, and Canvas, HTML5 has entered its prime time. About the Book HTML5 in Action provides a complete introduction to web development using HTML5. It explores the HTML5 specification through real-world examples and code samples. It earns the name "in Action" by giving you the practical, hands-on guidance you'll need to confidently build the sites and applications you—and your clients—have been wanting for years. This book concentrates on new HTML5 features and assumes you are familiar with standard HTML. Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. What's Inside New semantic elements and form input types Single-page application design Creating interactive graphics Mobile web apps About the Authors Rob Crowther is a web developer and blogger and the author of Manning's Hello! HTML5 & CSS3. Joe Lennon is an enterprise mobile application developer. Ash Blue builds award-winning interactive projects. Greg Wanish is an independent web and eCommerce developer. Table of Contents PART 1 INTRODUCTION HTML5: from documents to applications PART 2 BROWSER-BASED APPS Form creation: input widgets, data binding, and data validation File editing and management: rich formatting, file storage, drag and drop Messaging: communicating to and from scripts in HTML5 Mobile applications: client storage and offline execution PART 3 INTERACTIVE GRAPHICS, MEDIA, AND GAMING 2D Canvas: low-level, 2D graphics rendering SVG: responsive in-browser graphics Video and audio: playing media in the browser WebGL: 3D application development Plus 10 Appendixes
Author : Stephen R. Platt
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 50,42 MB
Release : 2007-10-31
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780674026650
From the Taiping Rebellion to the Chinese Communist movement, no province in China gave rise to as many reformers, military officers, and revolutionaries as did Hunan. Platt offers the first comprehensive study of why this province wielded such disproportionate influence.
