Government regulations are out of control. They dictate how much water goes into your commode, and how much water comes out of your showerhead. They determine how hot the water needs to be in your washing machine, and how many miles to the gallon your car must achieve. Since the Patriot Act, your banking records, your gun registration, and your phone bill are easily accessible by government snoops. Mothers are arrested for buying raw milk. Families...

“A wonderfully vivid portrait of the man behind Sherlock Holmes . . . Like all the best historical true crime books, it’s about so much more than crime.”—Tana French, author of In the Woods
 
A sensational Edwardian murder. A scandalous wrongful conviction. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to the rescue—a true story.    
After a wealthy woman was brutally murdered in her...

Byron Smith moved back to his family home in Little Falls, Minnesota, to care for his elderly mother and enjoy a quiet retirement from the US State Department. On Thanksgiving Day 2012, Byron shot and killed two teens who broke into his home by breaking a bedroom window. It was the sixth burglary in less than six months. Previous burglaries included over fifty thousand dollars in gold, cash, jewelry, and his Vietnam medals. He feared for his life...

"Being locked up during lockdown was no joke. When the US began to take measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, prisons also responded. Tim Spock writes candidly about what happened on the inside, from the justified fears (and eventual reality) of uncontrollable outbreaks to the impossibility of social distancing to the prison's ham-fisted attempts to meet the needs of the moment"--Publisher's website

"Zek was adopted by two humans, Daryl and Mary, and lived his early days in peace and quiet. Unfortunately, Zek was not aware that the Zombie Pigmen and the Humans have been battling each other for many years. Despite this dispute, Zek's parents always wanted to have a peaceful life, and tried to raise their Zombie Pigman son in a safe place. But the Portal where they found Zek would also be their worst enemy. The Zombie Pigmen from the Nether came...

In Imprisoned in English, Anna Wierzbicka argues that in the present English-dominated world, millions of people - including academics, lawyers, diplomats, and writers - can become "prisoners of English", unable to think outside English. In particular, social sciences and the humanities are now increasingly locked in a conceptual framework grounded in English. To most scholars in these fields, treating English as a default language seems a natural...

"This volume is based on the conviction -- disturbing to many -- that the United States and its governing institutions, not just its penal sites rife with human rights abuses, need to be transformed. Here, activists incarcerated for deeds criminalized by the United States appeal to the U.S. Constitution, international law, morality, and religious faith to transform life on both sides of the razor wire. Insights into insurrection, rebellion, and liberation...