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Two years after surviving a devastating creature attack during a snowstorm that annihilated their hometown, Jeff Keller and his family are haunted by a terrifying secret. The sinister creature, camouflaged within the snow, strikes fear into their hearts as it obliterates everything in its path. With nobody believing their story, Jeff takes his family and newborn baby on a journey for a fresh start as Maintenance Manager at Timberline Lodge.As snowflakes fall, strange occurrences at...

"I too am not a bit tamed—I too am untranslatable / I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world." —Walt Whitman, "Song of Myself"The American Yawp is a free, online, collaboratively written American history textbook. Over 500 historians contributed their expertise to create the book they wanted for their own students—an accessible, synthetic narrative that reflects the best of recent historical scholarship and provides a jumping-off point for discussions in the U....

"I too am not a bit tamed—I too am untranslatable / I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world." —Walt Whitman, "Song of Myself"The American Yawp is a free, online, collaboratively written American history textbook. Over 500 historians contributed their expertise to create the book they wanted for their own students—an accessible, synthetic narrative that reflects the best of recent historical scholarship and provides a jumping-off point for discussions in the U....

This accessible volume shines a light on how autocracy really works by providing basic facts about how post-World War II dictatorships achieve, retain, and lose power. The authors present an evidence-based portrait of key features of the authoritarian landscape with newly collected data about 200 dictatorial regimes. They examine the central political processes that shape the policy choices of dictatorships and how they compel reaction from policy makers in the rest of the world. Important...

**“For readers interested in international relations, politics, and global issues.” -**Library Journal, Starred ReviewThe Historical Dictionary of Modern Coups d’état surveys the history of coups d’état in the post-World War II period. The term “modern” in the title therefore demarcates the period since January 1946. This book documents over 582 coup attempts that have occurred in 108 different countries worldwide over a period of...

This book represents a seminal collection of advanced research, novel methodologies, and transformative practices within the domains of water resources engineering, hydraulic engineering, and hydrology, with a strong emphasis on the integration of artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) in civil engineering.This book embodies the progressive vision and interdisciplinary dialogue of a global academic and professional community committed to revolutionizing water infrastru...

Gene control is a basic procedure in the advancement and upkeep of a solid body, and in that capacity, is a focal concentration in both fundamental science and medicinal research. The Gene Control has incorporate critical advances in the parts of the epigenome and administrative RNAs in gene direction. The book comprises of sets of parts that clarify the instruments included and how they direct gene articulation, and particular natural procedures (counting sicknesses) and how they are cont...

How remittances—money sent by workers back to their home countries—support democratic expansionIn the growing body of work on democracy, little attention has been paid to its links with migration. Migration and Democracy focuses on the effects of worker remittances—money sent by migrants back to their home countries—and how these resources shape political action in the Global South. Remittances are not only the largest source of foreign income in most auto...

Meticulous detail and insightful analysis combine with a gripping chronological narrative to provide the essential guide to the Pacific Theater of World War II.On December 7, 1941, Japanese fighter planes appeared from the clouds above Pearl Harbor and fundamentally changed the course of history; with this one surprise attack the previously isolationist America was irrevocably thrown into World War II.This definitive history explores each of the major battl...

"General Scott" by Marcus Joseph Wright is a compelling biography that delves into the life and career of Winfield Scott, a prominent figure in American military history. The book explores Scott's early years, his rise through the ranks, and his significant contributions during pivotal moments such as the Mexican-American War and the Civil War. Wright's meticulous research and engaging narrative style bring to life the complexities of Scott's character, his strategic genius, and the challe...

Originally published in 1999, Sounds Like Home adds an important dimension to the canon of deaf literature by presenting the perspective of an African American deaf woman who attended a segregated deaf school. Mary Herring Wright documents her life from the mid-1920s to the early 1940s, offering a rich account of her home life in rural North Carolina and her education at the North Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind, which had a separate campus for African American students. Th...

This classic monograph by a mathematician affiliated with Trinity College, Cambridge, offers a brief account of the invariant theory connected with a single quadratic differential form. Suitable for advanced undergraduates and graduate students of mathematics, it avoids unnecessary analysis and offers an accessible view of the field for readers unfamiliar with the subject.A historical overview is followed by considerations of the methods of Christoffel and Lie as well as Maschke's s...