New Releases by Adam Hughes

It''s a wonderful, snowy Christmas Day! However, Erin and her dog Bauer are already bored. Luckily there is one more present still to open... A Bright Pink Sledge! Join Erin and Bauer, as they head out into the snow, on a journey to the ''Big Hill''. They might even meet some other friends along the way.

If you ask the average American what they know about the game of rugby, they will likely mention the stereotypes - violent, alcohol-fueled, meatheads, etc. What most don''t know about rugby is its inclusivity, diversity, culture of camaraderie, and openness to every shape and size. This is the story of American rugby culture. After interviews with over 400 rugby clubs, individuals, and organizations from the most casual social amateur up to Olympians, professionals, and national team members, Adam Hughes has written the authoritative book on American rugby. From business leaders like Mark Cuban, military leaders like General HR McMaster, rugby stars like Naya Tapper and Todd Clever, and the weekend warriors in places like Des Moines, Iowa and Eagle Rock, California, these stories tell about a culture and a community unlike any other. In a country that has never been more factional and divided, rugby offers a rare antidote - it doesn''t matter your race, your religion, your gender, your sexuality, your political ideology - in rugby you''re accepted. This book is a love letter to rugby, a repository for the community''s stories, and a study in diversity, inclusivity, and competition. This book is about how we interact with each other and how one collision sport can teach us about peace and harmony. This book is about the women and men who struggle, love, fight, and overcome. It''s a book that goes beyond the pitch and reveals lessons about living in a society with respect and civility. This is rugby.

For most people, the idea that extremist ideologies glorify themselves through warfare, and commit crimes against humanity and genocide, is the natural extension of their moral and philosophical failings. As this volume outlines, liberal democracies such as Australia, and others, also glorify in war and they may also, at various times, engage in, support, or turn a blind eye to crimes against humanity or genocide. However, liberal democracies such as Australia, the US, and the UK, among others, routinely present themselves as arbiters of liberal values, defenders of human rights, and guardians of virtue. This book explores the obvious contradiction between the ideals of liberalism and how liberal democracies ignore, and at times even justify, their failure to uphold the principles they espouse.

Classic Betty and Veronica-style stories are back with this collection of entertaining stories that see the two iconic BFFs get into some (friendly) career competitions and occupational hazards!

Charles Dickens'' London is reimagined for the 21st century. Twenty-four hours in the life of a city that has 371 people in every square kilometer, where every street and square shelters heroes and villains, emotional turmoil, violent allegiances, adventures, the remarkable and the everyday. Olivier Award-winning playwright James Graham forges a uniquely crowd-sourced play, incorporating scenes by emerging writers into his own sweeping narrative. Dickens'' panoply of London and Londoners, his big characters and fantastic stories in Sketches by Boz are updated for the modern age, incorporating the broadest range of voices from across the community in a theatrical whirligig of wonder and imagination.

Boost efficiency and quality with an assembly line approach to data Analytics Factory presents a blueprint for building a successful analytics environment using a fresh approach to architecture. Based on the model of a traditional factory, the analytics factory positions your data as the product: incoming data flows through an inventory/preparation system, where it is sorted according to purpose and use; next, the data moves into production/packaging, where it is used for model building and analysis. Finally, your product is ready for distribution/deployment, and you deliver quality analytic reports that get results. Much like the manufacturing assembly line, the analytics factory model offers greater efficiency and multiple quality control checkpoints, while solving the ongoing challenge of realizing the full potential of business analytics. Analytics has come of age, but there is no commonly understood way to design and implement a suitable platform—until now. This book provides a workable model and a new approach to architecture to help you get the most out of your organization''s data. Design and build a rapid model development environment Empower analytic action through revolutionary architecture Bring production level analytics into your organization Employ a factory model for data sorting, analysis, and deployment Data has come to business in a big way. The incoming stream is massive and never-ending, and the sheer depth and breath of its utility continues to work its way into every facet of the organization. Your organization''s data is a goldmine of information, but to access that information, you need a reliable system that controls the flow and facilitates analysis. Analytics Factory gives you the blueprint for a comprehensive model development and deployment environment, with expert guidance on implementation.

This Care Guide is amongst one of the most resourceful and informative out there. Packed full of reliable and tested information - written by a highly experienced dog owner. Easy to read, and in-depth in its nature - you will thoroughly enjoy your journey through it, all while expanding your knowledge. It contains a wealth of interesting facts and reliable information, along with detailed advice for owners. This is one book that is certainly a must-have addition to your collection.

Once a happy kid full of potential; Malcolm is now an angry, self-centered adult, with a sex addiction. Since having been court ordered to see a psychiatrist, Mrs. Lopez is helping Malcolm to unsuppress memories from his childhood. Which, forces Malcolm to relive being molested by his Uncle Henry when he was 10 years old. Malcolm being molested played a major part in his affinity with sex now as an adult. Which, his fiancée Erica knows nothing about. But then, Erica has her own dark affinity with sex. As well as, a secret that will be devastating to Malcolm, once revealed.

It''s Betty vs. Veronica! The most highly-anticipated reboot in comics history is here! Betty and Veronica are America''s sweethearts - until they turn on each other! Pops'' Chocklit Shoppe is being taken over by a huge coffee company. When Betty and Veronica go head-to-head over the issue, all bets are off! Friendships will shatter. Cities will burn. Nails will be broken. Betty and Veronica are back in this all-new collection from comics legend Adam Hughes (Wonder Woman, Catwoman, Before Watchmen: Dr. Manhattan)!

All Heck breaks loose in Riverdale as the final act of BETTY VERSUS VERONICA reaches its combustible conclusion! The streets of Riverdale run red under the rockets’ red glare and no one will ever be the same!

This third collection of poetry from Adam Hughes takes the reader on a mystical journey through life in all of its variety and seduction.

In the past two years, the little town of Riverdale has changed in a number of amazing ways. The entire Archie universe has been given a fresh coat of paint and it''s only getting bigger and better from here. Road to Riverdale presents to readers all of the second issues of each of our new series so far, including Archie, Jughead, Betty and Veronica, Josie and the Pussycats, and Reggie & Me, timed to the Season One Finale of the brand new CW series Riverdale. This graphic novel features stories and artwork from superstars like Mark Waid, Fiona Staples, Chip Zdarsky and more.

Join Olly in his rocket and fly way up high, Race with the aliens through the night sky. Will Olly go all the way and make it till the end? One thing is certain; Space is more fun with a friend.

BETTY AND VERONICA BY ADAM HUGHES VOLUME 1 collects legendary artist Adam Hughes'' iconic three issue run of the ALL-NEW Betty and Veronica comic series. Betty and Veronica are America''s sweethearts... until they turn on each other! Friendships will shatter. Cities will burn. Nails will be broken.

The latest hit New Riverdale series continues to defy expectations with some major surprises: including besties turning into enemies! The battle no one expected hits its peak as Betty and Veronica declare all-out war on each other! It''s a battle of benefits as Betty tries to raise money to save Pop’s, while Ronnie’s staging her own competing fundraisers in move destroy Betty''s efforts. All bets are off as the girls go from best pals to cutthroat competitors. You''ve never seen a car wash like this! Will the two icons find their way back to friendship, or is this the end of one of the longest-running partnerships in history?

From a creepypasta horror farm to a bullish love tale and from the bloody metal deck of the ESS Arclight to superhero octopus food trucks, you can transform your shortest stolen moments into utter delights with this diverse collection of 33 flash fiction stories. Commuting to work? Grabbing a quick coffee? Each story tells a complete tale in but a few short minutes with the added promise of a lifelong introduction to new indie writers. You never know, you might just find your next favorite author. This collection, the first in the Flash Flood series, is a special selection of master works with a variety of genres and voices guaranteed to keep you engaged. Sign up now for future flash fiction anthologies themed for Halloween, Christmas, Valentine''s Day, May the 4th and Independence Day.

The most highly-anticipated debut in comics history is here! Betty and Veronica are America’s sweethearts… until they turn on each other! “Pops’ Chocklit Shoppe is being taken over by a huge coffee company. When Betty and Veronica go head-to-head over the issue, all bets are off! Friendships will shatter. Cities will burn. Nails will be broken. Betty and Veronica are back in this all-new #1 from comics legend Adam Hughes!

2015 sketchbook from Adam Hughes featuring colour sketches and cover artwork.

As we continue to investigate and ponder the heavens, we have come to realize the presence of highly energetic gravitational wells at the center of all galaxies. These supermassive black holes at a galaxies nucleus formed in the company of the other features making up the galaxy, particularly spiral arms. With nearby galaxies showing a relationship between the spiral arm pitch angle and that central mass, here we push that relationship out to distances of redshift one. With three galaxies at this distance we find that they also hold to the same relationship of tighter spiral arms corresponding to more massive central black holes. We find that these three galaxies near a redshift of one also fit the equation log (n/a) = (8.21 +/- 0.16) -- (0.062 +/- 0.009) P given by Berrier et al. (2013) for nearby spiral galaxies. Further investigation of higher signal to noise spectroscopic observations will increase this confidence and demonstrate the robustness of the M -- P relationship at greater distances.

For over fourteen years, Ancient Paths has sought to publish quality literature on subtle Christian themes. This installment features the work of twenty-one talented poets.

Poetry. In this, his second collection of poetry, Adam Hughes continues to weave a tapestry of language. In these poems are found words that illuminate, words that cheer and fulfill, words that inspire longing, words that commemorate, and words that revel in the glory of uncertainty. In his pursuit of the holy, Hughes utters words both profound and common, romantic and rational, hopeful and hopeless. Through it all the voice of the Other whispers and all of creation sings through children, grasshoppers, men on fire, escaped hijackers, and a host of other voices all uttering the holy. Adam Hughes''s poems take place in a world on fire where the shadows creep east and mercy is found in a lion''s mouth. These poems listen attentively to the world, to a child''s breath in a baby monitor, to the wind, to God''s slow exhale. Nothing escapes Hughes''s gaze. He populates his work with remoras, moths, flying foxes, five-legged grasshoppers, and wasps dying on garage floors. There''s never enough time to decipher ''the unwritten words on the wall, '' but these poems keep singing to a God that gave us all the grace He could spare.--Traci Brimhall

Presents a collection of comic book covers from the artist''s DC Comics series featuring such comic book characters as Catwoman, Wonder Woman, and other superheroes, as well as an interview with the Eisner Award winner.

This book traces the evolution of a new independence of thought displayed by the Australian government towards foreign policy, and in particular towards its relations with Indonesia, after the Second World War. During the period 1901-1941 two distinct ideologies had formed over Australian strategic policies: pro-Imperial and self reliance. The Second World War challenged previously sacrosanct expectations regarding Australia''s military relationship with the United Kingdom. With the Fall of Singapore in 1942 Australia was forced to contemplate the implications of national selfdefence and its own regional interests. Shaped by the experiences of war, alternative foreign and strategic policies were explored that challenged previous assumptions. The emergence of widespread Indonesian nationalism after the Second World War meant that the possible regional security benefits of Dutch rule in the Netherlands East Indies (NEI) diminished. Yet Dutch failure to provide security against Japanese aggression during the Second World War was exacerbated by their post-war misjudgements and inflexibility toward the Indonesian Republicans. These two factors greatly influenced Australian post-war policies toward the NEI. From an initial position of concerned neutrality, the Chifley government shifted to supporting the Indonesian nationalists. This new independence of thought was shaped by the failure of the pro-Imperial ideal in 1942, diplomatic reconstruction (1942-1945) and a post-war ambition of middle power diplomacy through the United Nations. This book is based on Adam''s MA Hons thesis at Macquarie University, Sydney. Based at the Research School of Social Sciences (Department of History) at the Australian National University, Canberra, he is currently researching Australian foreign debates and attitudes in the 1950s and 1960s.