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Ever since Edgar Rice Burroughs created John Carter of Mars and Tarzan of the Apes over a century ago, his millions of readers have yearned for a novel in which these classic heroes meet. Now, in an epic adventure authorized by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., the Warlord of Barsoom and the Lord of the Jungle come face-to-face in what must be described as their more most challenging exploit yet. When Tarzan finds himself marooned on dying Mars, wit...

With the African continent engulfed by World War II, John Clayton, Lord Greystoke, abandons his role as Lord of the Jungle in order to combat the spreading Nazi menace. Flying a P-40 Tomahawk warplane, Clayton is sent on his first mission: to rescue the missing British Military Intelligence officer code-named Ilex. But the daring task plunges him into his savage past after he's forced down in a lost land that seems hauntingly familiar. When Ta...

After finding a beautifully written letter by a Black man from 1792, Daniel Alexander Payne Murray made it his mission to find out everything he could. Compiling correspondence and first-hand accounts, he and co-author Will A. Allen brought to light the story of Benjamin Banneker, the first Black astronomer.

After finding a beautifully written letter by a Black man from 1792, Daniel Alexander Payne Murray made it his mission to find out everything he could. Compiling correspondence and first-hand accounts, he and co-author Will A. Allen brought to light the story of Benjamin Banneker, the first Black astronomer.

Each collection of Thrilling Adventure Yarns is bigger and better than the one before it! The pulp magazine era was bristling with brawny men and statuesque women globetrotting, getting into and out of danger. Their exploits quickened the pulses of their readers, young and old alike. They gave rise to some of the most enduring heroes known the world round. To celebrate this bygone era, Crazy 8 Press has assembled a stellar line-up of writers...

Ever since Edgar Rice Burroughs created John Carter of Mars and Tarzan of the Apes over a century ago, his millions of readers have yearned for a novel in which these classic heroes meet. Now, in an epic adventure authorized by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., the Warlord of Barsoom and the Lord of the Jungle come face-to-face in what must be described as their more most challenging exploit yet. When Tarzan finds himself marooned on dying Mars, wit...

With the African continent engulfed by World War II, John Clayton, Lord Greystoke, abandons his role as Lord of the Jungle in order to combat the spreading Nazi menace. Flying a P-40 Tomahawk warplane, Clayton is sent on his first mission: to rescue the missing British Military Intelligence officer code-named Ilex. But the daring task plunges him into his savage past after he's forced down in a lost land that seems hauntingly familiar. When Ta...

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A significant contribution to anthropology, history, and gender studies that reveals the denials of homosexuality in traditional and contemporary African societies to be rooted in colonialist ideologies.

Among the many myths created about Africa, the claim that homosexuality and gender diversity are absent or incidental is one of the oldest and most enduring. Historians, anthropologists, and many contemporary Africans alike have denied or overlooked African same-sex patterns or claimed that such patterns were introduced by Europeans or Arabs. In fact, same-sex love and nonbinary genders were and are widespread in Africa. Boy-Wives and Female H...

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The dramatic impact of Islamic fundamentalism in recent years has skewed our image of Islamic history and culture. Stereotypes depict Islamic societies as economically backward, hyper-patriarchal, and fanatically religious. But in fact, the Islamic world encompasses a great diversity of cultures and a great deal of variation within those cultures in terms of gender roles and sexuality.The first collection on this topic from a historical and an...

The first and only book for uncles and aunts who want to have a positive and lasting impact on their sibilings' children, "Uncle" celebrates the unique, indispensable, and slightly zany role of aunts and uncles in our society.

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Never published in hardcover before, and the paperback has been out of print for over 20 years!This tale takes place near the end of Doc Savage's amazing career. working from story notes by Lester Dent, Will Murray presents us with a story of the early Cold War, and a sequel to Lester's 1948 masterpiece, The Red Spider, in which a more mature and emotionally sophisticated Man of Bronze tackles an international threat which resonates with today...

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