"A riveting page-turner that begs to be read quickly, compulsively. But page by page, this electrifying debut by Willa Richards weaves an increasingly complicated and dark tale of guilt, fury, and the danger of building stories on that shakiest of foundations, memory." —Elizabeth Wetmore, New York Times bestselling author of ValentineSet in Milwaukee during the “Dahmer summer” of 1991, a remarkable debut novel for fans of Mary Gaitskill an...

“An aviator, downed in the desert and facing long odds of survival, encounters a strange young person, neither man nor really boy, who, it emerges over time, has travelled from his solitary home on a distant asteroid, where he lives alone with a single rose. The rose has made him so miserable that, in torment, he has taken advantage of a flock of birds to convey him to other planets. He is instructed by a wise if cautious fox, and by a sinister angel of death, the snake.”—Adam Gopnik, The ...

In the vein of Wendy Walker and Karen Dionne, this twisted family saga speaks to dark family secrets and how some families will kill to keep them.Raised by stepparents after the loss of their birth parents, Liz and Meredith McCallister are the only constants in each other’s lives—until Meredith is murdered in her lake home. Devastated by the loss, Liz becomes desperate to know why Meredith was killed. But the more she digs into her sister’s past, the uglier the sto...

***The white, stark lengthy fingers emerging from giant sleeves, now twisted and pulled at this rod, extending it to a size not less than the height of the spectral form itself, which held the same within a bony, clenched grasp.*****Christmas 1848, the City of York, England. Capus Munion is the accounts clerk to an old family-firm of auctioneers, being carefully plundered by its artful directors. The year's end brings unprecedented weather in the form of recurrent snowfalls and frightening...

Jessica Kallan and Ethan Miller, are together again, and danger seems to follow them wherever they go. The book tour for Ethan's latest novel wraps up at a small college in Southern Missouri. Hoping to raise money for a scholarship fund.

The majority of us believe when we’re depressed our scenario is hopeless. That’s a blunder. Russell C. Richards reassures us that the trick to overcoming depression is usually in harnessing our brain’s own organic antidepressant capacity to create a far more resilient mind.In case you are currently battling it, understand that you have people involve in this also. Millions of individuals are struggling from this problem across the globe. It is the most typical illness in the globe,...

The purpose of this book is to provide important information to an array of citizens, businesses and public agencies regarding the adverse consequences of exposure of Humans and other life forms to toxic wastes released to the environment. Toxic wastes are discharged or disposed as wastewater effluents, sewage sludges, landfill leachates or gases, or as secondary products formed therein and therefrom, which are ultimately land-disposed, crop-applied, buried or released into our air, food, ...

Empirical Political Analysis introduces readers to the foundations of social science research. Organized around the stages of the research process, this textbook prepares readers to conduct both quantitative and qualitative research, from the formation of theory through the design of research projects, to the collection and analysis of data.The book offers a clear and concise presentation of basic concepts and tools that can be applied in a wide range of research settings ...

Cancer kills but it can't kill love.When Terri Cotton was diagnosed with leukemia, cancer took over her life and her marriage. Practically newlyweds, she and husband Richard had to deal with the devastating news that Terri might have less than seven years to live.Their battle began. They could do nothing -- from taking trips to making decisions -- without considering the cancer.When leukemia morphed into a more deadly form of cancer - and a stem cell transplant became ...

The universe pays no mercy to the life that is created across time. Alien species that have survived its chaos know this, and have made it their purpose to preserve any life that is created and found. Whether its mountain sized leviathans, beetle-like beings, or hivemind structures that span lightyears, they are all owed a chance for a future among the stars. But thousands of galaxies away, a man named Joel Robson struggles with the absence of his own purpose. Trying to tolerate an already...

A judge hands down a stretch in a local, state, or federal prison. It’s time for some serious life lessons. With the crime rates soaring in the United States and the prison population growing faster than at any time in American history, staying alive and well—both mentally and physically—is tougher than ever.Behind Bars breaks down the bars on prison survival with a hard look at the realities of incarceration. Learn what it really takes to:• Avoid being sexually abu...

The fourth edition of Nuclear Medicine Board Review: Questions and Answers for Self-AssessmentNuclear Medicine Board Review: Questions and Answers for Self-Assessment, 4th Edition mirrors cutting-edge advances in this key field. Authored by C. Richard Goldfarb and expert colleagues, the interactive question-and-answer format is designed to speed assimilation of relevant information and facilitate retention. Twenty-four chapters encompass 2,250 questions en...