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13 blood-soaked tales of terror."e;A Better World"e; : A man, after a sexual encounter with the graveyard ghost of his dead lover, inherits an extremely unusual infant."e;A Momentary Thing"e; : In this surreal and violent TWILIGHT ZONE homage, two strangers find themselves trapped in an elevator that opens up into a violent alternate reality."e;Except for Ophelia"e; : Ian and Ophelia, two supernatural creatures, find themselves hunted down by the local townsfolk after a visit to a carnival turns into a blood-splattered fight for survival."e;Family Plotting"e; : Fred enlists the help of his estranged and twisted mafia family to help him hide the body of a woman he has accidentally killed. Could this opportunity be used to finally do away with Dad?"e;Undenied"e; : In this story, inspired by Bradbury's SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES, two twelve year old boys try to discover why a mysterious man visits his wife's mausoleum every evening. What they find out will change their lives forever."e;Feeling Alive"e; : Two serial killers team up on the night of the supposed Apocalypse."e;They All Dream About Them Here"e; : A man finds himself the cell-mate of a mentally challenged prisoner named Rabbit. Only Rabbit seems to know why dreams and reality have somehow merged together."e;Rosahella's Footprints"e; : Edward Covington follows his dead daughter's spectral footprints through the snow and into the wilderness."e;Some Of Us Are Looking at the Stars"e; : A soldier is sent to an obscure outpost in deep space with orders to kill his now insane war friend Sydney Vale in this science fiction retelling of APOCALYPSE NOW and HEART OF DARKNESS."e;The Dark Reality of Bannen Wilde"e; : A woman encounters a frightening being on a subway train that has the ability to travel into different worlds."e;Standing Betwixt Worlds in Delightful Agony"e; : A disfigured self-mutilator believes he can see threatening creatures from another world by causing himself pain in this tale of modern trepanning."e;Feeling Katherine"e; : A serial killer falls in love with his victim in this surreal and blood splattered horror tale."e;With Quiet Violence"e; : On a getaway into the Pennsylvania woods, a man finds the frozen body of his dead little girl standing in snow outside his cabin door.

APPALACHIAN GALAPAGOS follows the smash success of Scary Rednecks and Other Inbred Horrors with authors Weston Ochse and David Whitman returning us to the world of rednecks, human-skin beer cozies, urban legends come to life, southern mythology, drunkards flying in lawn chairs, contemplations on the nature of god, and the monsters within us all. Galapagos cements its ownership of the genre opening with a grand opus of a novella co-written by both authors, featuring backwoods churches, boat rides, and bigfoots. Fourteen additional stories provide us glorious glances into a world of bug zappers, cheetos, and beer-fueled madness. Grand Master of Horror Edward Lee points out in his introduction that 'this very successful collection is unlike anything that is being done today' and 'is perhaps the most successful collection of the year.'ContentsIntroductionPreface:Excerpt from a Speech given by Professor Elvis G. Giddy on Survival of the Fittest – Edward LeeOrigin of A SpeciesorUp Shit's Creek With A Case of Beer and No Fucking PaddlesWeston Ochse and David WhitmanPitfighter SerenadeWeston OchseWith Quiet Violence(Originally published in The Edge, 2000)David WhitmanThe WinnowingWeston OchseKillin' LennyDavid WhitmanThe Smell of Leaves Burning in WinterWeston OchseBeautiful Ugly(Originally published in Electric Wine, 2000)David WhitmanThe Rememory ManWeston OchseWho Watches the Watcher(Originally published in Sinister Element, 1998)David WhitmanThe Qualities of Mercy(Originally published in Primordial Magazine, 1999)Weston OchseDegenerationDavid WhitmanEli's ComingWeston OchseWe've Only Just BegunDavid WhitmanSummer Planting(Originally published in Sinister Element 1998)Weston OchseFlying Through Heavens With Beer In HandDavid Whitman

The authors cover two general topics: basic engineering economics and risk analysis in this text. Within the topic of engineering economics are discussions on the time value of money and interest relationships. These interest relationships are used to define certain project criteria that are used by engineers and project managers to select the best economic choice among several alternatives. Projects examined will include both income- and service-producing investments. The effects of escalation, inflation, and taxes on the economic analysis of alternatives are discussed. Risk analysis incorporates the concepts of probability and statistics in the evaluation of alternatives. This allows management to determine the probability of success or failure of the project. Two types of sensitivity analyses are presented. The first is referred to as the range approach while the second uses probabilistic concepts to determine a measure of the risk involved. The authors have designed the text to assist individuals to prepare to successfully complete the economics portions of the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam.Table of Contents: Introduction / Interest and the Time Value of Money / Project Evaluation Methods / Service Producing Investments / Income Producing Investments / Determination of Project Cash Flow / Financial Leverage / Basic Statistics and Probability / Sensitivity Analysis