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Dive into the whimsical and otherworldly tale of The Gas Giant, a celestial being with powers as mighty as they are... unconventional. When the starcruiser Tootanic ventures too close to the Nebula of Noxious Winds, its crew encounters a legendary figure whose gaseous might is said to maintain balance across the galaxy. Faced with the ultimate cosmic trial, the crew must prove their courage, resilience, and tolerance to navigate through a barrage of interstellar emissions.

The Shootist is John Bernard Books, the last surviving top gunfighter in a vanishing American West. He rides into El Paso in the year 1901, to be told by a doctor that he has a terminal illness. As word spreads that the famous assassin has reached the end, an assortment of vultures gather to feast upon his corpse. Most men would end their days quietly, but Books outwits them all by selecting the where, the when and the manner of his death.

Money, greed, and arrogance - that's what now characterizes the standardized testing business in the United States. The United States Department of Education (USED), with its deep pockets and an alliance with testing and publishing houses, print and digital media, and universities, has created an "institutionalization of testing" scheme that guarantees an obscene profit for each of these entities.

Are vampires a bloodthirsty menace to mankind? Or simply misunderstood creatures struggling to survive? After hearing these six entertaining stories, you'll be able to decide for yourself. From the horrifying to the humorous, some of today's finest authors share stories about one of the oldest imagined evils, the vampire. From Tanith Lee's chilling story to Esther Friesner's comic tale of rival teens trying to best one another, these stories bring vampires to (un)life, in all their majesty and terror.

In deze volledig nieuwe editie toont Manu Keirse aan de hand van vele herkenbare voorbeelden hoe rouwen niet gelijkstaat aan afscheid nemen, maar aan anders leren vasthouden. Het boek gaat niet alleen in op verlies door de dood, maar besteedt ook aandacht aan andere verliessituaties die vaak onterecht onderbelicht blijven, zoals verlies van je gezondheid, je werk of je toekomstperspectieven.