All he wanted was to earn his name, to battle a beast like his father and really be part of his tribe. But when Mythrid called and showed him his task, he couldn’t. He wasn’t brave. His father died because of him. Now, the villagers call him NiinTak, nameless; a word for children before they’ve earned their own. But he’s no longer a child.He’s failed for many years to help his tribe. He’s disgraced and exiled for his failure, forced to survive on what meager offerings the forest ca...

In this instalment of the Yoga Teaching Guides, Anna Taylor explains the vital and often under-emphasised link between mindfulness, compassion, and yoga teaching. This deeply authentic exploration of mindfulness and compassion will allow yoga teachers to enrich and enhance their practice and the experiences of their clients.Going beyond just the teaching techniques behind the physical exercises of yoga, this book encourages us to delve much further into a place of self-exp...

Belakane lives during the terrifying age of the Salem Witch trials. And, unlike the women around her, she actually is a witch. When Belakane's magic gets her best friend Martha accused of witchcraft, the powerful sorceress creates a risky enchantment to protect what's left of the small group of friends who hide her secret. Will Belakane's power save her friends or will it be the demise of all she holds dear?

Effortlessly blending dark humor with unnerving situations, this collection of stories addresses a variety of entertaining scenarios with warmth and subtlety. From a story about a little girl out of her depth in a friendship with an adult neighbor to an armed intruder thwarted by a bee and from a tale about a woman determined to believe in her brother's goodness under the shadow of accusation to a story about a Christmas dinner guest who will eat only peas, these works describe surreal, so...

Looking for heart-racing romance and breathless suspense? Want stories filled with life-and-death situations that cause sparks to fly between adventurous, strong women and brave, powerful men?COLTON'S CODE REDby Tara Taylor QuinnFollowing a string of recent arrests, Special Agent Jacob Colton is this close to exposing the human trafficking ring in Dark Canyon. But he needs Mae Copeland to close the case. The introverted, workaholic forensic scientist...

Tracey Curtis-Taylor has created headlines around the world with three epic flights in a 1942 Boeing Stearman biplane. Paying homage to two historic female aviators, she flew from Cape Town to Goodwood in 2013, from London to Australia in 2015 and, two years later, completed a transcontinental flight across the USA, after surviving a plane crash during the expedition.But her daring exploits came at a huge personal cost.From the moment the Light Aircraft Association (LAA) aw...

The Divine Comedy (Italian: Divina Commedia) is a long Italian narrative poem by Dante Alighieri, begun c. 1308 and completed in 1320, a year before his death in 1321. It is widely considered to be the pre-eminent work in Italian literature and one of the greatest works of world literature. The poem's imaginative vision of the afterlife is representative of the medieval world-view as it had developed in the Western Church by the 14th century. It helped establish t...

What Happens When We Play: A Critical Approach to Games User Experience Design & Education brings together research and reflection from both faculty and graduate students involved in University of Skövde’s Games User Experience (GUX) Master’s program, launched in 2020. The collection shares insights from the new GUX curriculum, which takes a critical-making approach, combining practical projects done in collaboration with game studios, critical cultural theory and history, and design theor...

Corpus linguistics has now come of age and Corpus Approaches to Discourse equips students with the means to question, defend and refine the methodology. Looking at corpus linguistics in discourse research from a critical perspective, this volume is a call for greater reflexivity in the field. The chapters, each written by leading authorities, contain an overview of an emerging area and a case-study, presenting practical advice alongside theoretical reflection. Carefully structured...

This LNCS volume constitutes the proceedings of the First International Symposium on AI Verification, SAIV 2024, in Montreal, QC, Canada, during July 2024.The scope of the topics was broadly categorized into two groups. The first group, formal methods for artificial intelligence, comprised: formal specifications for systems with AI components; formal methods for analyzing systems with AI components; formal synthesis methods of AI components; testing approaches for systems with AI c...

Looking for heart-racing romance and breathless suspense? Want high-stakes stories that cause sparks to fly between adventurous, brave characters in life-and-death situations?Harlequin® Romantic Suspense brings you all that and more with four new full-length titles in one collection!Colton's Yuletide Manhunt (A The Coltons of New York novel)By Kacy CrossDetective Isaac Donner wants to catch the notorious Landmark Kill...

The unique and award-winning Unofficial Guides series is a collaboration between senior students, junior doctors and specialty experts. This combination of contributors understands what is essential to excel on your course, in exams and in practice – as well as the importance of presenting information in a clear, fun and engaging way. Packed with hints and tips from those in the know, when you are in a hurry and need a study companion you can trust, reach for an Unofficial Guide. The Unoff...