From the late eleventh to the late thirteenth century, during the existence of the Kingdom of Jerusalem and other crusader states, Latin Christians did not only frequently encounter Muslims on the battlefield, but also engaged in unprecedented commercial and cultural exchanges with the Muslim, Eastern Christian, and Jewish inhabitants of the Middle East. Through a focused analysis of fifty objects, this volume examines what material culture can tell us about interpersonal, interfaith, cros...

BLACK CITY GATEWAYSThe Dragonrealm...Rex Draconis...and Black City Saint...together!Nick Medea had always assumed that the Gate only opened between his Chicago in the 1920s and dark Feirie, but the dragon had known better...not that he would have ever told Nick. Under certain circumstances, the Gate could open to other worlds...including one from where a shadowy stallion calling himself Darkhorse roamed, and another where a minotaur named Rath sought only to find his brothe...

Step into the heart of New Orleans, where legends of vampires, witches, spells, and curses are as alive as the city itself. But what if there's a nugget of truth to the stories?Alard Fairchild isn't your average man—he's a fairy prince from the Kingdoms of Earth and Sky, hiding in plain sight as a poverty lawyer in the French Quarter. All he wants is a normal, human life. That is, until he meets Razi Miller, a hot tourist with a wild side who's looking for a little...

She’s on a mission…Betrayed by her ex who broke her heart and her trust, Bree Somner is focusing her energies on taking care of her family, surviving, and protecting humans from vampires, trolls and demons in the new droid-controlled world.After finding out she’s half mage, Bree’s got to hide her identity from witch hunters and the state while she proves her worth as a newly hired protector.Working with the Protection Agency for Humans, she...

A twelve-year-old boy. A haunted house. A city that changes everything.When Billy's family moves to New Orleans, he leaves behind everything familiar. But the city has other plans.His new house was built by a sea captain who went mad missing the ocean. Rainbow light pours through stained glass windows. Floorboards creak at night. Neighbors whisper about a ghost.This is a story about finding home in unexpecte...

School Leader Internship, sixth edition, challenges aspiring educational leaders and interns to better assess, prepare, plan, implement, and evaluate their internship experience in preparation for certification, licensure, and advancement into school building-level leadership positions.In this updated edition, the content is organized around the latest National Educational Leadership Preparation (NELP) Standards with cross-references to relevant Professional Standards for ...

Bree finds out the high cost of betrayal. Not knowing who to trust, she realizes that everybody wants her…or they want her dead.Bree finds out there’s more to her magic bloodline than she realized. Now she has to make a difficult choice before everyone she loves is taken away.

The Magic Blood Trilogy (The Bree Somner Chronicles Books 1-3)MAGIC BLOOD – PART 1She’s on a mission…Betrayed by her ex who broke her heart and her trust, Bree Somner is focusing her energies on taking care of her family, surviving, and protecting humans from vampires, trolls and demons in the new droid-controlled world.After finding out she’s half mage, Bree’s got to hide her identity from witch hunters and the state while she prov...

Bree’s brother, her only remaining family, has been kidnapped. She’s racing against the clock to find him before he ends up in the Grey Area, the land of no return.Nikolas tries to protect her, but his castle can only hold her for so long.As a new protector for humans, can she protect herself?

I have set three aims before me in constructing this book. First, to introduce a new kind of documentation to those who are interested in the contemporary state of culture whether as critics, as philosophers, as teachers, as psychologists, or merely as curious persons. Secondly, to provide a new technique for those who wish to discover for themselves what they think and feel about poetry (and cognate matters) and why they should like or dislike it. Thirdly, to prepare the way for education...

When the border bleeds, the monsters awaken.In a realm where the Border bleeds magic and monsters into the night, Nym's blood magic is her greatest weapon . . . and her most dangerous secret.When the ancient barrier begins to fail, unleashing the horrors it once held back, she is thrust into a fate written in blood and shadow.Only one man knows the truth of what she is: a silver-haired elven warrior with eyes like moonlight and secrets darker than t...

A concise history revealing New Jersey’s vital industrial, military, and civilian contributions to America’s World War I effort.During World War I, New Jersey played a prominent role in the manufacturing of war-related munitions, created the infrastructure necessary to train and mobilize troops, and supplied a portion of the manpower necessary to fight overseas.Without the support of New Jersey’s industrial base, the war effort of the United States may very...