Books published by publisher Pegasus Press

“Persuasive and based on deep research. Atomic Awakening taught me a great deal."―Nature The American public's introduction to nuclear technology was manifested in destruction and death. With Hiroshima and the Cold War still ringing in our ears, our perception of all things nuclear is seen through the lens of weapons development. Nuclear power is full of mind-bending theories, deep secrets, and the misdirection of public consciousness, some deliberate, some accidental. The result of this fixation on bombs and fallout is that the development of a non-polluting, renewable energy source stands frozen in time. Outlining nuclear energy's discovery and applications throughout history, Mahaffey's brilliant and accessible book is essential to understanding the astounding phenomenon of nuclear power in an age where renewable energy and climate change have become the defining concerns of the twenty-first century.

Endore's classic werewolf novel - now back in paperback for the first time in over forty years - helped define a genre and set a new standard in horror fiction. The werewolf is one of the great iconic figures of horror in folklore, legend, film, and literature. And connoisseurs of horror fiction know that The Werewolf of Paris is a cornerstone work.Endore’s classic novel has not only withstood the test of time since it was first published in 1933, but it boldly used and portrayed elements of sexual compulsion in ways that had never been seen before, at least not in horror literature. In this gripping work of historical fiction, Endore’s werewolf, an outcast named Bertrand Caillet, travels across pre-Revolutionary France seeking to calm the beast within. Stunning in its sexual frankness and eerie, fog-enshrouded visions, this novel was decidedly influential for the generations of horror and science fiction authors who came afterward.

In this delightful book, artist and storyteller Henri van Bentum creates stories inspired from his youth in the Low Lands of Holland and from his life experiences. It is a magical world in which animals and insects can talk to each other — and some humans even can hear them. These wonderful stories are especially suitable for reading aloud to young children, whose imagination can feast on the fairylike imagery.Apologues are fables, especially having animals or inanimate objects as characters. They are ancient, originating in the Middle Eastern civilizations surrounding Egypt, and extending to Babylonia and Persia in Asia Minor. Each apologue in this collection contains a subtle moral teaching appropriate to today.The images in the book are selections from van Bentum’s magnum opus, Organiverse, a series of 100 mandalas or spheres 8.5 centimeters in diameter, painted in pointillism, dot by dot. The original work, known as Organiverse: Helios edition, was created in 1972 while Henri and his wife Natasha lived in Morocco, and then on the island of Madeira.Organiverse: Starry Night edition was created several years later. Both editions are represented here. Recently, van Bentum collaborated with NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory on Coloring Space, a juxtaposition of Organiverse: Starry Night pointillisms with images from space.

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This book contains two mystery novels by Josephine Tey, 'The Daughter of Time' and 'Brat Farrar'.Wikipedia says about 'The Daughter of Time':In 1990, 'The Daughter of Time' was selected by the British-based Crime Writers' Association as the greatest mystery novel of all time.'Brat Farrar' is another of her masterpiece. It is a suspenseful tale of a wealthy country family and a stranger who asserts being the long-lost heir of that estate.

This book contains two mystery novels by Josephine Tey, 'The Daughter of Time' and 'Brat Farrar'.Wikipedia says about 'The Daughter of Time':In 1990, 'The Daughter of Time' was selected by the British-based Crime Writers' Association as the greatest mystery novel of all time.'Brat Farrar' is another of her masterpiece. It is a suspenseful tale of a wealthy country family and a stranger who asserts being the long-lost heir of that estate.

This book contains two mystery novels by Josephine Tey, 'The Daughter of Time' and 'Brat Farrar'.Wikipedia says about 'The Daughter of Time':In 1990, 'The Daughter of Time' was selected by the British-based Crime Writers' Association as the greatest mystery novel of all time.'Brat Farrar' is another of her masterpiece. It is a suspenseful tale of a wealthy country family and a stranger who asserts being the long-lost heir of that estate.

This book contains two mystery novels by Josephine Tey, 'The Daughter of Time' and 'Brat Farrar'.Wikipedia says about 'The Daughter of Time':In 1990, 'The Daughter of Time' was selected by the British-based Crime Writers' Association as the greatest mystery novel of all time.'Brat Farrar' is another of her masterpiece. It is a suspenseful tale of a wealthy country family and a stranger who asserts being the long-lost heir of that estate.

Entirely in Spanish, this two-volume unabridged pedagogical Spanish-language edition was prepared by two leading scholars, one Hispanic and the other American. It has been widely praised and welcomed by Spanish teachers especially for the critical apparatus which clarifies words and phrases as well as allusions, for the succinct grammatical overiew, and for the editors' careful critical commentaries.