to preach reform. White writes that the stories in this volume are set in the field of American politics, where every human emotion finds as free play as it could have found in the courts of the mediaeval kings. These stories of American politics are those of men and women of mature years and of that ponderous folly which we call mature judgment. Contents: The Man on Horseback; A Victory for the People; A Triumph's Evidence; The Mercy of Death; and A Most Lamentable Comedy. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.  (less)

New York Times. Currently a columnist for MSNBC and the New York Daily News, he lives with his wife and their children in New York.THE BITCHFESTbrbrSarah, Kate, and Alison--"downtown babes," they call themselves--share an overpriced two-bedroom apartment in a five-story Greenwich Village walk-up. A few years removed from the comforts and unreality of expensive campus life, they're all laboring at low-paying but much-coveted and challenging jobs. Sarah is a junior editor at a young women's magazine, Alison an assistant account manager at an ad agency, and Kate screens slush-pile manuscripts and composes dust-jacket copy for a major publishing house. On a recent balmy spring evening, they invited me to come by their apartment to gas about men--"a bitchfest," Kate promised.brbrKate is the daughter of an old professor of mine. Over the years I've watched her mature from quiet bookworm to glamorous high school athlete, and now into a sensible, accomplished young woman. I didn't see her much during her four years at Stanford, but since she graduated she's been over to cadge dinner several times. Like my own children, Kate, an honorary member of our family since her parents divorced and moved out of New York, often tells my wife and me more than we really want to know about her personal life. This is the awkward truth about boomer parents and their kids and the kids of their close friends: they confide in you as they do in their best buddies, perhaps more. Nothing is off-limits. Sometimes your ears burn.brbrFor a couple of years now, I've been hearing a troubling litany from Kate: men her age don't have a clue. Are they all gay or what? The only way she can get a date with?Р (less)

civil war. Caught between powerful forces, and hunted down by genetically modified ''splicers'' and deadly security systems, you have to come to grips with a deadly, mysterious world filled with powerful technology and fascinating characters. No encounter ever plays out the same, and no two gamers will play the game the same way. Story: You are the only survivor in a North Atlantic plane crash, floating in the icy water as the fuselage sinks beneath you. Your only hope is a lighthouse in the distance, inside of which sits a submersible capsule. You climb in and you begin your decent into Rapture, a city hidden beneath the sea. Originally constructed as an idealistic society for a hand picked group of scientists, elite individuals, and industrialists, the idealism is no more. Now the city is littered with corpses, wildly powerful guardians roam the corridors as little girls loot the dead, and biologically mutated citizens ambush you at every turn. Now you're trapped, caught in the middle of a genetic war that will challenge both your capacity to survive and your moral allegiance to your own humanity. Features: Biologically mod your body with plasmids: genetic augmentations that empower you with dozens of fantastic abilities. Send Electrobolts storming from your fingertips, unleash a swarm of hornets hatched from the veins of your arms, strategically turn enemies against one another with irritants. Take control of your world by hacking devices and systems: reprogram enemy security bots into personal bodyguards, modify vending machines to change prices, and transform machine gun security turrets into powerless pieces of metal. Upgrade your weapons at Fire-For-Effect stations located through Rapture. Craft variants of ammo and plasmids by picking up materials in the city to modify them at U-Invent kiosks. Experiment with different battle techniques with BioShock's free form combat options: gameplay scenarios can be approached with a variety of weapons, active and passive plasmids, environmental objects utilization, exploitation of political alliances, or a combination of techniques. Find your style but know when to adapt. Explore an incredible and unique art deco world hidden deep under the ocean, vividly illustrated with realistic water effects and truly next generation graphics. Make meaningful and mature decisions that culminate in the grand question: do you exploit the innocent survivors of Rapture to save yourself... or risk all to become their savior?  (less)

With the fate of the world in Shin's hands, we're all in serious trouble! Then, with interplanetary affairs resolved, Shin's ready to disrupt international relations as he ventures out on his first vacation overseas. Advance-solicited; on sale December 24 ï 5' x 7.375' ï 128 pg, B&W, $7.99 US ï MATURE  (less)

an over-the-top black comedy of rebellion and teen romance topped with a heady mix of random violence and dark humor. A British schoolgirl yearning for excitement joins up with an angry rebel boy intent on tearing down middle-class England. Through their violent, anti-authority joyride - filled with sex, drugs, and anarchy - Morrison offers a scathing, often-hilarious take on the British suburban landscape, where edgy behavior provides an escape from sanity. This new printing also includes Morrison's 1998 afterword to the story and the origami 'fortune teller,' with bizarre messages specially created by Morrison. Recommended for MATURE READERS  (less)

matters even worse, the House of Mystery's previous owner has returned to reclaim what's his. Plus, in the short story 'House and Home,' illustrated by Antonio Fuso (Fear Agent, GI Joe), we learn exactly what Cain has been up to for the past seven years. MATURE READERS  (less)

lose everything she loves in the final chapter of 'The Beauty of Decay.' Featuring a short story illustrated by HOUSE OF MYSTERY classic alumnus Michael Wm. Kaluta (MADAME XANADU). MATURE READERS  (less)

for new readers featuring a story illustrated by Sergio Aragones aboutÖoh, what do you care what it's about? It's Sergio! MATURE READERS  (less)