In this the twenty-fifth edition of his celebrated annual Mammoth Book of Best New SF" (its 29th as The Years Best SF in the United States) award-winning editor Gardner Dozois presents most outstanding pieces of short science fiction from 2011 along with his typically informative notes on each author. Many are the work of award-winning writers but there are also some surprising newcomers. The collection is prefaced as ever by Dozois " Summation of 2011 in SF" a review of the years highlights in publishing & film
- including non-fiction media & awards
- obituaries & an insightful look at emerging trends. It

Includes:: stories from bestselling writers: Damien Broderick Paul Mc Auley Ian R. Mac Leod Catherynne M. Valente Robert Reed Alastair Reynolds Michael Swanwick Yoon Ha Lee & many more. Praise for previous editions: " Quantity as well as quality.. .every piece is a treasure". (" The Times"). For more than a quarter century Gardner Dozois " Mammoth Book of Best New SF" has defined the field. It is the most important anthology not only annually but overall. (Charles N. Brown publsiher of " Locus Magazine"). " New authors rub shoulders with old hands & strong work from relative novices Hannu Rajaniemi & Lavie Tidhar suggest that SFs future is as bright as ever." (" Financial Times")."



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This is the definitive collection of first-hand accounts of the worlds outlaw motorcycle gangs. Outlaw bikers consider themselves the last free people in society unconstrained by the regulations that rule ordinary citizens. & they guard their privacy jealously. Drawing on 17 years of studying & participating in biker culture Arthur Veno has compiled the ultimate collection of original biker writing. Here are insider accounts of landmark incidents in bike folklore plus reprints of classic writing from biker-originated magazines handouts websites & books. Gangs featured include the Bandidos Hells Angels Henchmen MC the Outlaws the Mongols Annihilators the Diablos Gypsy Jokers the Rebels the Straight Satans & the Vagos. & with contributors such as Freewheelin Frank (one-time secretary of Hells Angels) Edward Winterhalder (among the most powerful members of the Bandidos) & Sonny Barger (founder of the Hells Angels). Also included are those rare accounts by outsiders that have managed successfully to look in on the gangs: including Hunter S. Thompson in his Hells Angels
- A Strange & Terrible Modern Saga"; William Queen the undercover agent who infiltrated Americas violent outlaw motorcycle gang the Mongols; & Daniel R. Wolfs account of riding with the Rebels."
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Paul Mendelson offers an indispensable guide to beating the odds in just about every gambling game both in casinos & online. He reveals how to shift the odds in your favour as he clearly explains every game & analyzes optimum strategies in detail with the aim of helping you to win. Other chapters show you how to: get the best out of your casino
- pick up free drinks meals hotel accommodation thous&-dollar shopping trips room upgrades flights bonus money etc.; make the most of your trip to Las Vegas or anywhere else
- casino information the best places to gamble (for each game) recommended hotels & attractions; & win online
- which sites to avoid & which can be trusted a discussion of every game from poker through to online bingo including bonuses incentives play-through data & the best strategies to use. The Mammoth Book of Casino Games" covers every major casino game in detail as well as many less well known games including: blackjack roulette punto banco (baccarat chemin de fer chemmy) poker (including three-card Caribbean stud & video poker) Chinese dice & domino games (including sic bo gwat pai & kap tai shap) slots (three-wheel multi-line bonus) other casino games (including Keno Wheel of Fortune Red Dog & Spanish 21) & tournaments (slots roulette etc.). Praise for " The Mammoth Book of Poker": Ive won 20 times the price in the last three days!
- Gareth Hughes."



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Comprehensive up-to-date & clear this invaluable guide will help even less experienced players to progress to good club level & better. It offers a complete guide to the main opening gambits along with hundreds of test positions for players at every level. Graham Burgess FIDE Master shows you all you need to know from entering the world of chess through Internet games to major international tournaments. Features include: entirely new & expanded sections on online chess computers & openings; a complete guide to all the main opening gambits; hundreds of test positions for players of all standards; courses in tactics & attacking strategy; analysis of some of the greatest games ever played; information & advice on club national & international tournaments; glossary of terminology; & practical advice & information for further study. ...

This is a bumper collection of hugely popular codeword puzzles (also known as codewords cipher crosswords cipher word puzzles) as seen in The Daily Telegraph" & " The Times". The codeword puzzles are interspersed with four other related types of puzzles: dropouts keywords coded"es & long diversions." ...

Using the latest modern technology available to forensic science crime scene investigators answer questions others never even thought to ask. Here are over 30 fascinating modern cases of forensic detective work. Genetic fingerprinting blood splatter analysis laser ablation toxicology ballistics analysis
- the whole range of forensic techniques is featured. The investigators trust only the evidence to speak for those who cannot speak for themselves: the victims. The cases featured include: Tommie Lee Andrews the first person to be convicted as a result of DNA evidence for raping a woman during a burglary; Jeffrey Gafoor convicted of murder in 2003 when crime scene evidence collected twelve years previously resulted in a match with his nephew; Richard W. Rogers convicted of the murder of two of his numerous gay male victims through vacuum metal deposition technology which saves fingerprints from plastic bags; Dr. Sam Sheppard the murder trial based on blood evidence that inspired the TV series The Fugitive"; Edwin Bush the first murderer in Britain to be brought to book thanks to an identikit picture; Derrick Todd Lee the Baton Rouge Serial Killer only nailed by DNA evidence after a flawed FBI profile led big-shot investigators astray. It also
Includes:: The Mormon Forgery Murders an outstanding case of forensic techniques used to solve a horrifying bombing case; Albert T. Patrick the Texan attorney tried for the murder of a millionaire businessman & convicted on handwriting evidence. These cases usually successful
- but also sometimes dangerously flawed
- offer a remarkable insight into real-life scene-of-crime investigation."



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Here are 25 stories of science fiction that push the envelope by the biggest names in an emerging new crop of high-tech futuristic SF
- including Charles Stross Robert Reed Alastair Reynolds Peter Hamilton & Neal Asher. High-tech SF has made a significant comeback in the last decade as bestselling authors successfully blend the super-science of 'hard science fiction' with real characters in an understandable scenario. It is perhaps a reflection of how technologically controlled our world is that readers increasingly look for science fiction that considers the fates of mankind as a result of increasing scientific domination. This anthology brings together the most extreme examples of the new high-tech far-future science fiction pushing the limits way beyond normal boundaries. The stories include: A Perpetual War Fought Within a Cosmic String" "A Weapon That Could Destroy the Universe" "A Machine That Detects Alternate Worlds & Creates a Choice of Christs" " An Immortal Dead Man Sent To The End of the Universe" " Murder in Virtual Reality" "A Spaceship So Large That There is An Entire Planetary System Within It" & " An Analytical Engine At The End of Time" & " Encountering the Untouchable.""
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This title features 25 chilling short stories by outstanding female writers. Women have always written exceptional stories of horror & the supernatural. This anthology aims to showcase the very best of these from Amelia B. Edwards The Phantom Coach" published in 1864 through past luminaries such as Edith Wharton & Mary Elizabeth Braddon to modern talents including Muriel Gray Sarah Pinborough & Lilith Saintcrow. From tales of ghostly children to visitations by departed loved ones & from heart-rending stories to the profoundly unsettling depiction of extreme malevolence what each of these stories has in common is the effect of a slight chilling of the skin a feeling of something not quite present but nevertheless there. If anything this showcase anthology proves that sometimes the female of the species can also be the most terrifying..." ...

They know who they are & what theyre capable of
- cross them at your peril. No real hard bastard needs to brag or bully; most are
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