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Dashing tales of heroics and everyday life abound in the second System Apocalypse short story anthology. Competing alien and human settlements clash, and a simple party planner is caught between in After Party. A New York trashman and his friend fight off loan sharks and exploit the System for gain, finding treasure among others garbage in Completely Trashed and a prisoner must decide between his humanity and humanity itself in WWMRD? With over ten stories from exciting new voices and a few veterans of the universe, the second anthology highlights the lives and struggles of humanity's best and worst years after System advent. The second System Apocalypse short story anthology takes place between books 4 and 6 and covers years two to six during that period. Stories and writers featured in this anthology include: * After Party by D.J. Rezlaw * Daisy's Preschool for Little Adventurers by InkWitch * Ground Control by Craig Hamilton * Song of Whispers by Andrew Tarkin Coleman * Completely Trashed by Mike Parsons * Trouble Brewing by Nick Steele * Seeking and Finding by Chelsea Luckritz * When Our Hero Kills a Ten Story Behemoth by Tao Wong * The Tower of Doom by David R. Packer * Clipper Race by Corwyn Callahan * The Audacity of Soap by E. C. Godhand * WWMRD? by Jason J. Willis

A complete history of the England rugby union team—told by the players themselves: “Superb.” —ESPN Scrum Based on a combination of painstaking research into the early years of the England team and exclusive interviews with a vast array of Test match stars from before World War II to the present day, this book delves into the very heart of the English international rugby union experience, painting a unique and utterly compelling picture of the game in the only words that can truly do so: the players’ own. This is the definitive story of English Test match rugby—a story etched in blood, sweat and tears; a story of great joy and heartbreaking sorrow; a story of sacrifice, agony, endeavor, and triumph. Behind the Rose lifts the lid on what it is to play for England: the trials and tribulations behind the scenes, the glory, the drama and the honor on the field, and the tales of friendship and humor off it. Absorbing and illuminating, this is a must-have for all supporters who have ever dreamed of walking the hallowed corridors of Twickenham as a Test match player, preparing themselves for battle in the changing rooms and then marching out to that field of dreams with the deafening roar of the crowd in their ears and the red rose emblazoned on their chest. “A historical treasure trove.” —The Guardian Includes photos

The rise and rise of the 'manufactured' pop group has been a reliable and consistent trend over the last 50 years of the pop music charts, and this entertaining account by Nick Brownlee features them all! This is the story of the hapless artists and the all-powerful Svengali's who created them, how they hit the top and then plunged into obscurity overnight. Discover the real stories behind the hits - the stars who couldn't sing, the no-hopers who became million-sellers, and the wannabes who shouldntabeen. You'll get all the tricks of the trade, right from the mouths of the men and women responsible. For anyone amused by the latest international audience-voting talent shows such as American Idol and Fame Academy, or for those who dream of being the next great pop hero, this is an invaluable guide to a truly postmodern phenomenon.

Los Angeles: 1992 Meet Thunder Blitzfist, a billionaire ex-cop with a trailer that's secretly a mansion, a taste for the most absurd luxuries known to man, and a knack for getting into trouble. When he's not fending off his dad's unsolicited advice on finding a wife, Thunder is busy navigating the high-stakes world of billionaires, where bidding wars involve floating diamond castles, cigars hand-rolled by monks on remote mountaintops, and robot butlers that casually plot world domination. But when his arch-nemesis, Venom Viper, teams up with the shady corporate mastermind Maxwell Steele, things go from lavish to lethal. Between fighting off amphibious seal attacks and outbidding aristocrats with plots of land on Mount Celeb, Thunder must protect his bizarre empire and, most importantly, make it home in time for dinner with his maybe-girlfriend, Lily. In a world where yachts double as submarines, peacocks roam free in indoor jungles, and every threat comes with a side of luxury, Thunder Blitzfist is ready for the most ridiculous adventure yet. Buckle up--it's going to be one wildly expensive ride.

“Comes over one an absolute necessity to move.” This opening sentence of Sea and Sardinia (1921) is strikingly telling about D. H. Lawrence’s life, which can be considered both literally and metaphorically as a journey to the sun. In this respect, as the title of our symposium – “Lake Garda: Gateway to D. H. Lawrence’s Voyage to the Sun” – suggests, he began his life-long quest in Gargnano, in 1912. This eponymous book draws together the papers presented at the Gargnano Symposium in 2012 to commemorate the centenary of the writer’s stay in that “paradise” (3 September 1912 – 11 April 1913). The focus of our event was on Lawrence’s “sun search” and “travelling”; two thought-provoking, multifaceted topics for a sparkling critical debate, expanding outside “canonic” criticism into music and painting. This collection, in fact, comes with a CD featuring 12 songs; poems by Lawrence put to music for soprano and piano by the American composer William Neil. It also includes the reproduction of seven paintings from “Via D. H. Lawrence”, out of a sequence of 25, in which the German painter Sabine Frank follows the writer’s footsteps in the Garda area. The result is a unique and stimulating book, combining literature, music and painting. Thus, it provides an invaluable enrichment for all of us, meant to inspire intellectual confrontation and circulation of ideas in the domain of Laurentian studies. This is the sort of book that any Laurentian, reading either for academic purposes or pleasure, cannot possibly miss.