"No history of the American uncanny tale would be complete without mention of Edith Wharton, yet many of Wharton's most dedicated admirers are unaware that she was a master of the form. In fact, one of Wharton's final literary acts was assembling Ghosts, a personal selection of h...
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"On a routine trip to the Piggly Wiggly in Albany, Georgia, widower Fletcher Dukes smells a familiar perfume, then sees a tall woman the color of papershell pecans with a strawberry birthmark on the nape of her neck. He knows immediately that she is his lost love, Altovise Benson...
Plant-like extraterrestrials have invaded Santa Mira, a small town in California, replicating the villagers in giant seed "pods" and taking possession of their souls while they sleep. In a terrifying race for his life, Dr. Bennell escapes to warn the world of the deadly invasion ...
Inspiring and relatable, this children's story-in-verse is about a seed who is afraid of change and the wonderfully miraculous experience that transforms him.
"Starting with a child's sigh, this story takes readers around the world, from Alaska to Central America to Africa, and all the way back to where their journey began. With facts about nature woven throughout, this poetic depiction of chaos theory-or the butterfly effect-illustrat...
Dive into the fascinating world of movie make-up effects with this stunning illustrated oral history of the art form. Masters of Make-Up Effects is a celebration of make-up artists and acclaimed make-up effects from the world of film and television. Authors Howard Berger and Mars...
"They're already here! You're next!" With these chilling words, Invasion of the Body Snatchers sounded the clarion call to the dangers of conformity, paranoia and mass hysteria at the heart of 1950s American life. One of the greatest and most influential science fiction films eve...
This publication examines aspects of reducing the ecological footprint in libraries' workaday operations as well as the social role and responsibility of libraries as leaders in environmental sustainability. The theoretical background and practical applications of contributions m...
King Creole: On the verge of graduation, Danny Fisher gets into a brawl that costs him his high school diploma. His father demands he stay in school, but Danny has hopes of being a nightclub singer. To make matters more complicated, he gets mixed up with a local mob boss and a se...
"The evolution of crime, punishment, and justice in the future. What happens when time and technology change the definition of crime and punishment? -- Science fiction often focuses on future technology without considering the society housing it. Social norms may change as tech c...