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Speak the language of the web — in about eight hours.HTML gives a page its bones and CSS its looks, but JavaScript makes it do things. This book teaches you modern JavaScript from your very first console.log to a complete, working web app — in short, plain-English chapters you can finish in...

Brought to you by Penguin. Santa Teresa, on the Mexico-US border: an urban sprawl that draws lost souls to it like a vortex. Convicts and academics find themselves here, as does an American sportswriter, a teenage student with her widowed father, and a reclusive, 'missing' author. But, there is...

THE POSTHUMOUS MASTERWORK FROM "ONE OF THE GREATEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL MODERN WRITERS" (JAMES WOOD, THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW) Composed in the last years of Roberto Bolaño's life, 2666 was greeted across Europe and Latin America as his highest achievement, surpassing even his previous...

Harlan Ellison’s work shaped the science-fiction, fantasy, and horror genres in the twentieth century, and this collection of his best-known and most-acclaimed stories is a perfect treasury for old Ellison fans as well as listeners discovering this zany, polyphonic writer for the first time.

They are icons of the literary world whose soaring works have been discussed and analyzed in countless classrooms, homes, and pubs. Yet for most readers, the living, breathing human beings behind the classics have remained unknown - until now. In this utterly captivating book, Dr. Elliot Engel, a leading authority on the lives of great authors, illuminates the fascinating and flawed members of literature’s elite. In lieu of stuffy biographical sketches, Engel provides fascinating anecdotes.

Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first issues of Weird Tales Magazine, 100 Years of Weird is a masterful compendium of new and classic stories, flash fiction, essays, and poems from the giants of speculative fiction, including R. L. Stine, Laurell K. Hamilton, Ray Bradbury, H. P...

See You At San Diego is the comprehensive chronicle of Comic-Con International and modern geekdom itself as told through countless stories by nearly fifty of the most integral members of the Comic-Con and fandom scene. This full-fledged oral history—bursting with intimate reflections, hilarious observations, and at times, heartbreaking stories—is about how the geek at last inherited the earth and the story of the transformation of mainstream American pop culture into comic book culture over the past century. 

In this new collection, Ben Bova has compiled fourteen of his favorite short stories. Each story includes an all-new introduction with compelling insight into the narrative. Exploring the boundaries of the genre, Bova not only writes of spaceships, aliens, and time travel in most of his titles...

When the world shut down, the real danger began. London, March 2020. Streets silenced. Neighbors clapping from windows. A world paralyzed by fear. But furloughed journalist Daniel Mercer notices what no one else dares to see: unmarked vans arriving at night. Men in masks. A scream drowned out by applause. And an apartment across the street where the lights never go out. Drawn into a web of vanishing emails, manipulated news, and surveillance that knows his every move, Daniel uncovers Project Seraphim—an experiment so chilling it was hidden in plain sight.

In Nature’s Clean, homesteading expert Tracey Glenn guides you through the art of natural cleaning, showing how simple ingredients from your pantry and garden can replace harmful chemicals and expensive commercial products. Whether you're a seasoned homesteader or just starting your journey to greener living, this comprehensive guide covers everything you need to know to create a healthy home using vinegar and other eco-friendly ingredients.

Best of “The Strand Magazine”: 25 Years of Twists, Turns, and Tales from the Modern Masters of Mystery and Fiction “The Strand Magazine was always a giant voice in our corner of the literary world—and it still is today. This collection proves why—these unearthed gems and exciting new...