We called him Old Yeller. The name had a sort of double meaning. One part meant that his short hair was a dingy yellow, a color that we called “yeller” in those days. The other meant that when he opened his head, the sound he let out came closer to being a yell than a […]
You’ve made a good decision! You’re taking a college course … maybe more than one. Although you may sometimes feel like you’re wasting your time being in college, you’re not. Yes, it’s expensive. Yes, it’s even sometimes hard. But what you’re doing now will pay off in the long run. In a recent survey of […]
The king brought seven regiments of the Guard to the gates of the Tower of Drakes. He brought every man in the legendary corps of the Green Eagles. He brought four wizards, six noblemen, and a servant for every stone in the fortress’s legendary walls. I perched in the battlements near the great north gate […]
In the beginning, there was After Effects—and it was good (so good that a graphics company from California bought it). Once inside the Adobe fold, After Effects grew immensely with new features and capabilities. The most important in our opinion has been integration. Sure, there are lots of sexy features in After Effects, and we […]
When fifteen-yr-outdated Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Membership in New York Metropolis, she not often expects to witness a murder — a lot a lot much less a murder devoted via three kids coated with uncommon tattoos and brandishing peculiar weapons. Then the physique disappears into skinny air. It is exhausting to call […]
Trust is dangerous, and to love is to destroy. Plunge into the fourth installment in the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series and “prepare to be hooked” (Entertainment Weekly). The Mortal War is over, and sixteen-year-old Clary Fray is back home in New York, excited about all the possibilities before her. She’s training to become a […]
Equal parts Light and Shadow, Joanna Archer must fulfill a destiny she never wanted. Once a photographer and heiress to a casino fortune, she is now dedicated to the cause of good . . . but susceptible to the seductions of evil. A deadly virus is descending on Las Vegas—a terrifying plague unleashed by the […]
THE NINETY-SIX-YEAR-OLD MAN sat in his comfy armchair enjoying a book on Joseph Stalin. No mainstream publisher would touch the delusion-filled manuscript since the author had been unfailingly complimentary about the sadistic Soviet leader. Yet the self-published book’s positive opinion of Stalin appealed greatly to the old man. He’d purchased it directly from the writer […]
‘He was the only one in the room who could see it. His attention stayed there for one beat, two beats, three beats, far too long. Yet who could blame him for not being able to pull his gaze away from that?’ When something distracts Secret Agent Sean King for a split second, it costs […]
THE SMALL JET BUMPED down hard on the runway in Portland, Maine. It rose up in the air and banged down again harder. Even the pilot was probably wondering if he could keep the twenty-five-ton jet on the tarmac. Because he was trying to beat a storm in, the young aviator had made his approach […]
My name is Lizzy Tucker, and I used to think I was normal. My hair is blond with some chemical assistance. My eyes are brown from my Grandpa Harry. I’m 5′5″ tall, and my breasts measure more than my waist so I’m a happy camper. I had a mildly embarrassing childhood free from any truly […]
It is well recognized today that hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) and electric vehicle (EV) technologies are vital to the overall automotive industry and also to the user, in terms of both better fuel economy and a better effect on the environment. Over the past decade, these technologies have taken a significant leap forward. As they […]
