If you want to excel in the world of Human Resource Management and take your career to new heights, then keep reading…Inside, you will discover:A detailed insight into the basics of the SHRM certification – from registering on the portal to answering the exam questions with confidencePowerful exam-taking strategies handpicked to help you pass with flying colorsHow to evolve as a leading HR personnel – from personal...

Aptly named for the area's rich land, Lower Richland County encompasses approximately 360 miles in the heart of South Carolina's geographic center. Discovered by Virginia settlers over 250 years ago, this fertile swath of land, with the Wateree River in the east and the Congaree River bordering the south, the area immediately attracted settlers eager to make their fortunes. They became wealthy planters and accumulated large land tracts, creating plantation systems that sustained the econom...

Long relegated to the margins of historical research, the history of women in the American South has rightfully gained prominence as a distinguished discipline. A comprehensive and much-needed tribute to southern women’s history, Half Sisters of History brings together the most important work in this field over the past twenty years.This collection of essays by pioneering scholars surveys the roots and development of southern women’s history and examines the roles of white ...

This edited collection approaches the field of social robotics from the perspective of a cultural ecology, fostering a deeper examination of the reach of robotic technology into the lived experience of diverse human populations, as well as the impact of human cultures on the development and design of these social agents.To address the broad topic of Cultural Robotics, the book is sectioned into three focus areas: Human Futures, Assistive Technologies, and Creative Platforms and the...

In this dystopian middle grade novel Digger: Dig or Die!, a climate change disaster forces humanity to search for safety as Earth's atmosphere escapes into space. Narrated by siblings Nick and Lily, the story follows their resourcefulness in aiding neighbors. Nick's digging prowess and Lily's strategic planning become vital as oxygen diminishes. Nick unveils a hidden tunnel connecting houses, forming a lifesaving network as breathable air disappears. Lily crafts a communication system with...

n this dystopian middle grade novel ***Digger: Dig or Die!***, a climate change disaster forces humanity to search for safety as Earth's atmosphere escapes into space. Narrated by siblings Nick and Lily, the story follows their resourcefulness in aiding neighbors. Nick's digging prowess and Lily's strategic planning become vital as oxygen diminishes. Nick unveils a hidden tunnel connecting houses, forming a lifesaving network as breathable air disappears. Lily crafts a communication system...

This Red Door Reads First Chapter Sampler contains:CONTEMPORARYDevil to Pay ~ Renee BernardValentine Wishes ~ Jane CharlesSimply Irresistible ~ Deborah CookeKick Start ~ Caren CraneLearing to Live ~ Jerrica Knight-CataniaA Soldier's Promise ~ Laura ...

This story is about giving a gift of yourself not a material gift a gift of love, a gift of a smile, a helping gift. A gift of devotion and the rewarding feeling you receive by giving the gift of just helping or being there for some one in need. Giving straight from your heart. We seem to forget that everyone has the gift of unselfishness. But we don’t choose to use it. Let us all try it sometime. Have our children and adults learn the power, and help others. Don’t be lazy it feels good to...

This story is about giving a gift of yourself not a material gift a gift of love, a gift of a smile, a helping gift. A gift of devotion and the rewarding feeling you receive by giving the gift of just helping or being there for some one in need. Giving straight from your heart. We seem to forget that everyone has the gift of unselfishness. But we don’t choose to use it. Let us all try it sometime. Have our children and adults learn the power, and help others. Don’t be lazy it feels good to...

A Duke's return sparks a most unwelcome temptation in this Regency romance novella featuring all the 2015 Avon FanLit-winning chapters!When Maxwell Trent, Duke of Highclyff, arrives at the ball of the season, Lady Felicity Stratford can scarcely believe her eyes—or control her beating heart. Ten years ago, Max left Felicity in the wake of a scandalous duel and sailed off to the West Indies. Having only just recovered her reputation and about to embark on a long-awa...

From USA Today bestselling author, Renee Bernard, this is the fourth book in her unforgettable Jaded Gentlemen series and sure to continue to please her loyal fans.After the darkness of a dungeon in India, artist Josiah Hastings dreamt of returning to a world lush with color--only to discover that years of imprisonment left his eyesight weak and failing. So when the fiery beauty of Miss Eleanor Beckett appears in his vision amidst the bleak grays of a London winter, he knows he's f...

A Year Without a DukeThe duke has died. Long live the duke! The only problem is no one knows who the new Duke of Beckworth is. All of England wonders, but no one more so than the people who depend upon Beckworth for their livelihood. In 1816, a year so cold that the word “summer” is a cruel joke, that livelihood is even more uncertain. However, they are all about to find out, with the duke away, there is nothing more warming than scandal and love…An...