"As investigators brought out the bagged remains of several dozen young men from a small Chicago ranch home and paraded them in front of a crowd of TV reporters and spectators, attention quickly turned to the owner of the house. John Gacy was an upstanding citizen, active in local politics and charities, famous for his themed parties and appearances as Pogo the Clown. But in the winter of 1978-79, he became known as one of many so-called "sex murderers"...

In Black Belt Healing, Dr. David Nelson uses both his training as a martial artist and his years of incorporating hypnotism as therapy for dealing with painful injuries into a how-to guide for martial artists. The greatest opponent a martial artist will face is pain. This pain might manifest itself in the form of a traumatic injury or in the chronic aches and pains that come with such a highly physical activity. Whether a martial artist can continue...

In a culture firmly grounded in scientific thought, it has become common to think of "God" as the label we use for natural law, the creative, organizational forces in the universe, rather than as a great, omniscient Being. Is it possible to imagine such a God as being conscious? This is the question at the heart of this book. Through an exploration of human consciousness, emergence theory, and Jewish thought and belief, David Nelson constructs an...

Allie and Rooster are heading down to Asheville for Rooster's new gig, a cushy stint as artist-in-residence at UNC. Rooster is more of a con artist than maker of art, but Allie doesn't mind, because he's good-looking, charming, and values what she is: a girl with a keen eye for abandoned places and a knack for getting into them. But when they stumble upon an old backcountry church-the perfect backdrop for Rooster's latest project-they discover that...

Reviews:"["Tucker Teaches the Clockies to Copulate"] is at one level nearly wacky, but it has deeper concerns, reflected in the examination of the treatment of such disadvantaged individuals as alcoholics, Confederate veterans, the Chinese, Jews, and of course clockwork ex-soldiers. It all comes together very effectively." -- Rich Horton, Locus, July 2008 (Recommended Story)"The story is poignant, sad and funny, bitter and hopeful, and altogether...

Taylor thought he liked his job working in human resources for Just-in-Time Fabrication and Fulfillment. While their competitors kept costs down by outsourcing, Just-in-Time was "100% MADE IN AMERICA" and still competitively priced-because they brought in cheap labor using a time portal. Taylor was perfectly happy training these occasionally quaint temp workers-until he met the latest batch of New Guys.

Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of American journalist and author, John Howard Griffin.

Examines the genocide and persecution of the Chilean people.

Offers multiple perspectives on momentous events. This volume introduces and provides a brief overview of major factors that contributed to the nuclear power accident in the Russian city of Chernobyl.

Emotional abuse in a relationship can be very crippling and demoralizing for the person that is on the receiving end of that abuse. The person that is dishing out the abuse is projecting their negative words, attitudes or actions in a very sick and unhealthy way onto the victim because they themselves have deep seeded issues that stem from either childhood or adulthood that they possibly are not aware of. Even if they are aware of these particular...