“We call them the Gone because the person inside isn’t there anymore. It’s not about monsters. It’s about absence.”Gary thought he had a plan: survive, head north, find his dad’s cabin.What he didn’t count on was having to lead a group made up of a bat-wielding brawler, a girl with sharper instincts than her blade, and a sugar-fuelled joker who wouldn’t shut up. They’re not exactly a dream team — but they’re all he’s got.The Gone are relentless. And...

Betrayal is a poison. And Ryu Suzuki has been drinking it for years.Banished to the abyss by the man he was fated to love, Ryu has spent his life becoming a weapon. But when the Silvercrest Howlers fall to a ravaging sickness, the past comes calling.Micah McCorbyn, the White Lotus, thinks he owns the world. He controls every breath his pack takes, and he expects the same submission from his mate. But Micah doesn't realize that the omega he cast aside has re...

Unleash the Passionate Beasts of "Claw of Exile: A MM Shifter Romance" Trilogy - Available Now as an Electrifying Box Set!Step into a world where primal desire collides with forbidden love, and unleash your wildest fantasies with the sizzling "Claw of Exile" trilogy. Prepare to be spellbound by this captivating box set, featuring the first three scintillating books of the series, each one meticulously crafted to sweep you off your feet and leave you breathless.B...

This collection features five peer-reviewed literature reviews on poultry housing systems.The first chapter reviews current poultry housing systems and the recent emergence of enriched cages and cage-free systems. It explores the impact of conventional cages on bird health and welfare, looking primarily at bone health.The second chapter examines the impact of different housing systems on the safety and quality of eggs. It reviews how hen housing and flock m...

Social impact investing is gaining ground as one of the most important investment trends in the world. While the size of the social impact investing market is still relatively small in global terms, momentum continues to grow unabated. Australia in particular is looking to develop a vibrant and transparent social impact investment market. This book considers a number of innovative strategies and pragmatic policy initiatives that can see the social impact investment market flourish in Austr...

This Element provides an overview of research focusing on language teaching practices for young multilingual learners in primary classrooms in English-speaking contexts. The term 'young multilingual learner' refers to primary school children, with ages ranging from approximately 5 to 12 years old at various English language proficiency levels. Pedagogy-informed research studies conducted in K-5 classrooms are used to develop research-informed pedagogies for young multilingual learners in p...

An acclaimed photographic guide to these marvelous and enigmatic birds—now in a new, updated editionPenguins are perhaps the most beloved birds. On land, their behavior appears so humorous and expressive that we can be excused for attributing to them moods and foibles similar to our own. Few realize how complex and mysterious their private lives truly are, as most of their existence takes place far from our prying eyes, hidden beneath the ocean waves. Now in a new,...

Development Research in Practice leads the reader through a complete empirical research project, providing links to continuously updated resources on the DIME Wiki as well as illustrative examples from the Demand for Safe Spaces study. The handbook is intended to train users of development data how to handle data effectively, efficiently, and ethically. “In the DIME Analytics Data Handbook, the DIME team has produced an extraordinary public good: a detailed, comprehensive, yet easy-to-read...

Anyone who will, in the spirit of humility and sincere desire, study and learn how to use the ideas contained in this book, can enjoy a full measure of happiness, health and prosperity according to his individuality.There is an infinite abundance in this universe. Not only is there an infinite abundance of happiness, faith, love, courage, joy, humility, wisdom, generosity, peace, gentleness, meekness, patience, kindness, and all such qualities one could ever desire to express habitu...

An interactive guide to the statistical tools used to solve problems during product and process innovationEnd to End Data Analytics for Product Development is an accessible guide designed for practitioners in the industrial field. It offers an introduction to data analytics and the design of experiments (DoE) whilst covering the basic statistical concepts useful to an understanding of DoE. The text supports product innovation and development across a range...

"A long and bloody road trip, one well worth taking." —AIPTSet in the same world as the films Moon and Mute, MADI is a cerebral cyberpunk graphic novel about a team of veterans who have taken on corporate mercenary work to pay for the upkeep of technological enhancements that have turned them into human drones.Madi Preston, a veteran of Britain's elite J-Squad, is burnt out and up to her eyeballs in bills for her cybernetics' upkeep. When she takes an off-the-books job that promises to eli...

Hatred is a flame. Love is the ash that follows.Ryu Suzuki survived the Outlands. He survived the rejection. But he is about to face a battle that will tear him apart from the inside out.The Bloodhound Prince is coming to dismantle everything Ryu has clawed his way back to protect. To stop him, Ryu must trust the Alpha he hates most: Micah McCorbyn. The White Lotus is cold, calculated, and terrifyingly efficient—the very man who cast Ryu into the abyss year...