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In the near future, humankind's long-held wish to discover new life is realized in the far reaches of our own solar system. Or are WE discovered? This new species is intelligent, different, and at times almost maddeningly difficult to comprehend. United Nations translators Lane Underhill and Chelsea Lakes become the most trusted communicators between Earth and the Bee People. The question: are the aliens friends, enemies, or something in between?

This brief and affordable introductory book places ideology at the center of contemporary life, unmasking its role in shaping important social relationships. Offering both an historical overview of the concept as well as current questions about who pays, profits from, controls, or is victimized by current social arrangements, Ideology aims to move us beyond the "narcosis" of socialization and into the space of authentic citizenship.

Beginning with Marx and C. Wright Mills, and moving through Mannheim and Althusser, Postmodernism, Freire, Chomsky, and bell hooks, the authors...

Earth's in a mess... oil spills, global warming, giant rats, economic collapse, you name it. So Professor GB and a group of hardy defense workers steal an experimental spacecraft and set off to find a new home somewhere in the galaxy, unaware that the Robitussinites face a similar predicament. Each member of both groups has an exact double in the other... and their destinies are intertwined.

In the rural backwaters of Louisiana lies Delacroix Swamp, better known to locals as Voodoo Swamp. Tales abound of the people who live there, shrouded as they are in near-perpetual darkness from the moss covered trees. Are they simply misfits, or do they practice witchcraft? Are they living or dead... humans or zombies?

In 1870, the little town of Black Gulch is tranquil, laidback, one might even say boring except when the next stranger comes through. Then you never know what will happen. Gamblers, prostitutes, gunslingers, bank robbers, and horse thieves keep things from becoming too sedate and the saloon is almost always open for business.

Step onto the bridge of the Soulship Compliment and go on a magically mysterious tour of the galaxy . from Aberdeen to Berengarious . fighting evil but inept Trollons . buying futon torpedoes at Walmart . enjoying drinks at Faux Ever Autumn and the other trendy nightspots on board . and being inspired by the most heroic acts of Captain GB's heroic life . a splendid time is practically guaranteed for almost everyone!

"Of what use is one ugly little tree?"

Atop a windswept hill, a crooked little tree stands alone . . . until one Christmas Eve, when an old woman labors up the hill with a box of ornaments, and tells the tree that he is special. He is to be the official Christmas tree for all of the homeless people in the city below

Year after year, colored balls and garland adorn the tree at Christmastime, but one year, the woman does not come. Will there be a Christmas for homeless? This story is based on actual events about a funny-looking mimosa tree that sits above a busy freeway in Fort Worth,...

Insurance investigator Hobart Lindsey and homicide detective Marvia Plum have been winning applause and building a loyal readership since their debut in "The Comic-Book Killer" (1988). Their adventures have filled seven novels with an eighth on its way. Now they return in "One Murder at a Time: The Casebook of Lindsey."

Insurance investigator Hobart Lindsey and Homicide Detective Marvia Plum have been winning applause and building a loyal readership since their debut in The Comic-Book Killer (1988). Sometimes rivals, sometimes partners, sometimes lovers, Lindsey and Plum are a study in contrasts. He's white, gentle, and unassuming. She's black, tough, and street-smart. Their adventures have filled seven novels with an eighth on its way. Now they return in One Murder at a Time: the Casebook of Lindsey