New Releases by Michelle Madsen

Michelle Madsens Forbidden Memories is a tour de force that will rock you to your core. Its the story of survival, of recovery, and of the reclamation of love. In a journey of great courage Michelle descends into hell itself to find the truth that will set her free. Bravo to Michelle Madsen! She deserves the Purple Heart for her bravery in writing this book. Sherry McCoy, Writer, Actor, Los Angeles Michelle Madsens straightforward, starkly honest memoir describes her long road from despair and emotional turmoil to wholeness. It broadens understanding about the subsequent long-term effects of sexual abuse and the possibility of healing. Forbidden Memories will give hope to anyone touched by abuse or addiction. Diane Propster, Ph.D, Educator, Writer, Los Angeles Forbidden Memories is beautifully and bravely written from the heart. I could not put it down as I read about the tragic events that took place in Michelle Madsens life, with all she endured, how she coped, and her journey to recovery. A must read. Susan Heemstra, M.A. Clinical Psychology, San Diego

"When down and out alien exterminator, Heath Huston stumbles upon an extraterrestrial legion of amoebas preparing to annihilate the Earth, he''s forced to choose between the bottle and resuming his roll as a peace keeper ... as The Last Fear Agent."--Back cover of Volume 1.

This innovative work critically studies the contemporary problems of one segment of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education. The lack of a diverse U.S.-based pool of talent entering the field of engineering education has been termed a crisis by academic and political leaders. Engineering remains one of the most sex segregated academic arenas; the intersection of gendered and racialized exclusion results in very few Latina engineers. Drawing on cutting-edge scholarship in gender and Latino/a studies, the book provides an analytically incisive view of the experiences of Latina engineers. Sponsored by the National Science Foundation through a Gender in Science and Engineering grant, the authors bridge interdisciplinary perspectives to illuminate the nuanced and multiple exclusionary forces that shape the culture of engineering. A large, multi-institution, longitudinal dataset permits disaggregation by race and gender. The authors rely on primary and secondary sources and incorporate an integrated mixed-methods approach combining quantitative and qualitative data. Together, this analysis of the voices of Latina engineering majors breaks new ground in the literature on STEM education and provides an exemplar for future research on subpopulations in these fields. This book is aimed at researchers who study underrepresented groups in engineering and are interested in broadening participation and ameliorating problems of exclusion. It will be attractive to scholars in the fields of multicultural and higher education, sociology, cultural anthropology, cultural studies, and feminist technology studies, and all researchers interested in the intersections of STEM, race, and gender. This resource will be useful for policy-makers and educational leaders looking to revitalize and re-envision the culture within engineering.

Season 8 ended with a bang that cut the world off from magic culminating in another set of world-ending problems. Buffy has left her best friend, Willow, powerless, and brought an end to a millennia-long tradition of superpowered girls. By day, Buffy is a twenty-something waitress with no real direction, and even though magic is gone, she ís still a vampire Slayer by night. Bigger problem? Vampires are becoming an epidemic . . . of zompires! Collects Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9 #1 - #5. * Written by series creator Joss Whedon and Andrew Chambliss of ABC''s One Upon a Time! Buffy Season 9 begins!

With the Scooby gang on the skids, Buffy finds herself increasingly alone. When faced with some tough decisions grounded in “real world” problems (i.e., not the slaying of pesky demons), Buffy is determined to make her own choices, but that doesn’t mean she won''t need a little handholding along the way. Cue Spike, compelled to stand by his best friend in her moment of need. Together they''ll tackle the increasing zompire population and a rogue Slayer out for blood. Collects Buffy Season 9 #6–#10; and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer: In Space No One Can Hear You Slay!” from Free Comic Book Day 2012.

Cal McDonald, the pillpopping, alcoholic antihero of the hit Criminal Macabre series, is back! Teamed with his undead partner Mo''Lock, Cal protects the sininfested streets of Los Angeles against a growing horde of zombies, vampires, and occultists! This trade collects Criminal Macabre Volumes 46, the oneshot story Feat of Clay, "The Creepy Tree" and "The Trouble with Brains" from MySpace Dark Horse Presents, and "Hairball" from Dark Horse Presents #102#105, featured in color for the first time! * From the creator of 30 Days of Night. "I literally screamed HOLY $#@% when I put this book down. It is that good . . . Cal McDonald is truly one of the coolest characters in comics."Ain''t it Cool News

In 2003 Steve Niles, creator of the 30 Days of Night comics series, launched a series of occult detective stories featuring the monstrously hard-boiled Cal McDonald. A pill-popping alcoholic reprobate, Cal is the only line of defense between Los Angeles and a growing horde of zombies, vampires, possessed muscle cars, mad scientists, werewolves, and much more weirdness! * “I literally screamed HOLY $#@% when I put this book down. It is that good . . . Cal McDonald is truly one of the coolest characters in comics.” --Ain’t It Cool News

Written by Walter Simonson Art and cover by Howard Chaykin Collecting the ONE YEAR LATER arc by Walter Simonson and Howard Chaykin from HAWKGIRL #50-56! With Hawkman gone, Hawkgirl is on her own and trying to make a name for herself in St. Roch. But when strange things keep happening in her personal life, is it all a dream, or has she awakened an ancient horror deep beneath the walls of St. Roch Museum? Advance-solicited; on sale April 25 - 168 pg, FC, $17.99 US

With new spiritual changes coming in, it should be easy for the individual to learn more, while feeling safe and in control when opening up to their physic and human self. This book is easy to read and covers many aspects of the psychic and spiritual field with simple explanations. It also covers your emotional and human side, as all things in life need balance. There are interesting personal experiences on various subjects throughout the book.

On a rescue mission to Vandos, Padawan Flynn Kybo and his master meet General Grievous, the Separatist army''s cyborg leader. The Padawan manages to escape but Grievous murders his master. Kybo returns to the Jedi Council with plans to stop Grievous, but when the Coucil rebukes him for desiring vengeance, he takes matters into his own hands.

The infamous exploits of this hapless Rebel pair are now collected in one single, attractive, and highly portable volume! Officers Tag Greenley and Bink Otauna were minding their own business aboard a familiar, princessharboring freighter when they suddenly found themselves under siege. Now under attack by the Empire, they will choose life over a noble death and "borrow" the armor off a pair of deceased stormtroopers. Their new disguises might get them off the freighter alive, but they''ll also lead Tag and Bink on an adventure neither could have predicted! Chockfull of appearances by everyone''s favorite Star Wars characters, Tag (Artist),amp; Bink cleverly weaves the pair''s misadventures into the movies themselves. No setting is safe as they traverse the galaxy from the Death Star to the Sarlacc pit to Cloud City to Endor! • Written by fanfavorite writer Kevin Rubio (creator of the internet film sensation Troops and hilarious short stories from Star Wars Tales) and illustrated by Star Wars stalwart Lucas Marangon, find out why Tag (Artist),amp; Bink is a favorite of many Dark Horse employees.

Abandoned in deep space, near death, and with no hope of rescue, Heath learns the cost of crossing the nefarious pirates of the Centurion Nebula. Back on the moon base a mysterious figure from Heath''s past arrives as a harbinger of more hard days for humanity. * Combining the aesthetic elements of all three of the genres that made EC comics the high water mark of sequential storytelling: science fiction, war, and horror!