Temperance Green Smith wonders what would have happened if she and her best friend, Rhonda Edwards, had gone to the early movie that hot Saturday in July of 1954 in Lenoirville, North Carolina. The only descendant of North Carolina textile workers, Mae and Stedman, as well as a daughter of twentieth-century social strife, Temperance knows things would have gone differently, much differently. Many years later, she still bears guilt over the hate killing of one who had performed a courageous but costly act on her behalf. Pressed by her counselor, she submits to write her story, dirty days and all. Recalling and reinterpreting both traumatic and happy events long repressed, she writes a story revealing a detailed slice of mid-twentieth century culture and exposing connections between oppressed races and classes. Those connections, she discovers, cross generational lines and tie socio-economic periods linking two centuries. A searching reconfiguration of Americas epic civil rights narrative, The Dark Strip projects a tragic vision of the effort to win liberty and the power to name ones place and links it with a story of love found and lost and ripeness extracted from pain and endurance. With questions unanswered and loose ends untied, The Dark Strip celebrates lifes ambiguity and courage, its openness and refusal to apologize.

Reprints the syndicated newspaper comic strip Dark shadows, based on the television series of the same name, which ran from March 14, 1971 to March 11, 1972.

“A twisty, dark psychological thriller that will leave you guessing til the very end."—Teen Vogue “[A] riveting read…"—NPR The line between best friend and something more is a line always crossed in the dark. Jess Wong is Angie Redmond’s best friend. And that’s the most important thing, even if Angie can’t see how Jess truly feels. Being the girl no one quite notices is OK with Jess anyway. If nobody notices her, she’s free to watch everyone else. But when Angie begins to fall for Margot Adams, a girl from the nearby boarding school, Jess can see it coming a mile away. Suddenly her powers of observation are more a curse than a gift. As Angie drags Jess further into Margot’s circle, Jess discovers more than her friend’s growing crush. Secrets and cruelty lie just beneath the carefree surface of this world of wealth and privilege, and when they come out, Jess knows Angie won’t be able to handle the consequences. When the inevitable darkness finally descends, Angie will need her best friend. “It doesn’t even matter that she probably doesn’t understand how much she means to me. It’s purer this way. She can take whatever she wants from me, whenever she wants it, because I’m her best friend.” A Line in the Dark is a story of love, loyalty, and murder. ★ "Mesmerizing."—Kirkus, starred review.

The iconic gothic romance vampire television series Dark Shadows was so popular and influential that it was adapted in numerous media. In addition to finding its way into 35 Gold Key comic books -- all collected by Hermes Press in five hardcover volumes, Dark Shadows was also adapted into one of the most striking comic strips of the 1970s, running for only one year, from March 14, 1971 through March 11, 1972, with stand out, eye-catching artwork by seasoned comic book and comic strip artist Ken Bald. Hermes Press' new archival edition of the strip features all of the dailies and Sundays, in their original half page format, and in full color, rarely seen documentary material, stills from the show that were used in preparation of the strip and more. The final word on this iconic newspaper strip highlighting the most historic and memorial gothic vampire series ever.

The popular quilt designer returns with a 2nd volume of tips and techniques for upcycling fabric scraps into fabulous quilts—with 13 new designs. In Scraps and Shirttails, blogger and quilt designer Bonnie K. Hunter shared her passion for scrap quilts—a practice that’s not only fun and creative but also cost-effective and environmentally conscious. In Scraps and Shirttails II, Bonnie shares 13 new scrap quilt designs made from parts of old shirts and other odds and ends. Learn to reuse, re-purpose and recycle fabric scraps with Bonnie’s savvy techniques and thrifty tips.

Written for the Exercise Physiologist, Clinical Exercise Electrocardiography address the needs of Exercise Physiologists working in a clinical setting and addresses static interpretation of rhythm strips and 12-leads. It concentrates on the physiology and etiology of arrhythmia, as well as the treatment of arrhythmia. It includes not only the traditional basic ECG, arrhythmia, myocardial infarction and pacemaker chapters but goes on to provide easy to read chapters on Cardiac Pathophysiology, Cardiovascular testing procedures, Cardiac Pharmacology and Structural Health Disease, and Inflammatory Processes. The authors explore differences in ECG interpretation in women, children, and athletes, and look at the use of ECG’s in exercise stress testing situations.

Quickest, easiest way to turn left-over fabric into handsome quilts. 46 patchwork quilts; 31 full-size templates.

Terror stalks the streets of Bayou Breaux, Louisiana. A suspected murderer is free on a technicality, and the cop accused of planting evidence against him is ordered off the case. But Detective Nick Fourcade refuses to walk away. He’s stepped over the line before. This case threatens to push him over the edge. He’s not the only one. Deputy Annie Broussard found the woman’s mutilated body. She still hears the phantom echoes of dying screams. She wants justice. But pursuing the investigation will mean forming an alliance with a man she doesn’t trust and making enemies of the men she works with. It will mean being drawn into the confidence of a killer. For Annie Broussard, finding justice will mean risking everything—including her life. The search for the truth has begun—one that will lead down a twisted trail through the steamy bayous of Louisiana, and deep into the darkest reaches of the human heart.

From planning to binding, learn the right way to do patchwork with best-selling authors from Piece O’ Cake Designs. Before they taught appliqué, Linda Jenkins and Becky Goldsmith shared a love of patchwork—and they’re still avid piecers today! Start with simple shapes, and then stretch your skills with diamonds, curves, and improv piecing. This visual guide to quiltmaking basics includes 10 colorful quilt projects, skill-building techniques, and tips for fabulous fabric selection.