"The Tears of a Pregnant Virgin" is a captivating and emotionally charged novel that delves into the life of joy, a young Nigerian woman facing a crisis of faith and identity. Set against the backdrop of Nigeria's vibrant culture and complex societal norms, Joy discovers she is pregnant, claiming to be a virgin, sparking both religious fervor and scientific intrigue.As Joy's story unfolds, the book explores the clash between tradition and modernity, faith and skepticism, as well as...

This book explores Muhammad Iqbal’s poetic vision of a universe in a state of becoming, and, by putting this vision in conversation with contemporary metaphysical models, articulates the contribution Iqbal’s vision makes to discussions about Islamic theology, philosophy, and science. To do so, the book articulates Iqbal’s critique of the Islamic tradition and distinguishes his system from classical Islamic thought while also highlighting his positive influences in this regard (Al-Biruni, S...

The third edition of this concise, popular textbook on elementary differential equations gives instructors an alternative to the many voluminous texts on the market. It presents a thorough treatment of the standard topics in an accessible, easy-to-read, format. The overarching perspective of the text conveys that differential equations are about applications. This book illuminates the mathematical theory in the text with a wide variety of applications that will appeal to students ...

Sir Isaac K. Magnus is a man who is many things:a loving husbanda licensed alchemistand a Paranormal exterminator in Her Majesty’s name.Isaac has relocated from London, England to the British Regions of America. He promised his wife, Miasma, that he would take a holiday from monsters and apparitions. Unfortunately, in his line of work, downtime isn't always easy to come by.Isaac didn’t move just for a holiday. He is secretly on the hunt for a rare ar...

Praise for the Third Edition“Future mathematicians, scientists, and engineers should find the book to be an excellent introductory text for coursework or self-study as well as worth its shelf space for reference.”—MAA ReviewsApplied Mathematics, Fourth Edition is a thoroughly updated and revised edition on the applications of modeling and analyzing natural, social, and technological processes. The book covers a wide range of key topics in mathematic...

On the eve of Granny Hazel’s burial in the back garden, a stranger in his time machine – a machine that bears an uncanny resemblance to a Morris Minor – visits five year-old Edward with a strange request. And Edward agrees to be his friend.But Edward is not alone in the world. His twin sister Sophia is about to bring future tragedy upon herself through an all-too-literal misunderstanding of a promise she’s made to their father.So while Sophia stays at home, seemingly condem...

This textbook is for the standard, one-semester, junior-senior course that often goes by the title "Elementary Partial Differential Equations" or "Boundary Value Problems". The audience consists of students in mathematics, engineering, and the sciences. The topics include derivations of some of the standard models of mathematical physics and methods for solving those equations on unbounded and bounded domains, and applications of PDE's to biology. The text differs from other texts in its b...

Goose is lost. It's Christmas, his parents are dead and now his dog Mutt has gone missing. Those around him aren't doing much better: his uncle Frank's wife has walked out, and his nan is losing her mind.But then Anthony appears - a man who seems to know everything about those he meets, but nothing at all about himself.Who is he, how does he know so much, and can he help Goose and the others recover what they've lost?So begins a dramatic adventure through love, loss...

The next stage of human evolution will not be of the physical, but from consciousness itself. Follow the life of Tyler Grey; as a child his beliefs made him the outcast from others, his only friend was Fogrill; a channeled spirit guide who taught Tyler the ways of the SHAMAN.Teachings that were crucial in Tyler's survival to overcome a multitude of paranormal events, from mysterious grey figures that visit him in the night, to lucid dreams and lurid nightmares that shaped his reali...

Ten-year-old Goose is lost. It's Christmas, his parents are dead, he's turned to petty thievery to support his increasingly addled Nan, and now his dog Mutt has gone missing.As Goose searches the streets of Manchester on Christmas Eve for any sign of his dog, he encounters a strange man named Anthony, who seems to know an awful lot about everyone he meets but almost nothing at all about himself. Anthony's special skill is to help people who have lost something-and everyone's lost s...

Aurora Sky narrowly escapes death only to end up as a vampire hunter with unusual cravings and heightened desires. To protect the people she loves, she will have to make sacrifices, and evade the biggest threat of all . . . a forbidden love. Fast-paced and full of twists, the Aurora Sky series takes an entirely new, sci-fi approach to what it means to be a vampire.AURORA SKY (Volume 1)If there is one thing eighteen-year-old Aurora Sky wants, it's to get off...

Clara Phelps has a gift. A gift that's probably going to cost her life...Born with an unusual ability to read people, to see a snapshot of their thoughts each time she makes eye contact, Clara has struggled to make friends and live the 'straight and narrow life'. But when she accidentally causes the daughter of a Russian Mafia member to be shot, her lack of social skills quickly become the least of her problems.This thrill-a-minute story will have you on the edge of your se...