Tucked into the hidden folds of the American Midwest, there’s a town where the dead do not stay that way. On the third day after their deaths, for reasons that no one has yet to figure out, the souls of Great Salt Heron, Ohio return to the family home to live out eternity inside the prison of their daily routines. Until one morning, when all of that begins to change. When a series of disappearances begin pointing to a long-told legend coming to fruition, ten-year-old Milo is confronted wit...

Since publication of the first edition in 1976, The Building Regulations: Explained and Illustrated has provided a detailed, authoritative, highly illustrated and accessible guide to the regulations that must be adhered to when constructing, altering or extending a building in England and Wales.This latest edition has been fully revised throughout. Much of the content has been completely rewritten to cover the substantial changes to the Regulations since publication of the 13th edi...

The Westminster Shorter Catechism has long been the gold standard in reformed teaching, but the words and phrasing of the 1600s can be a little intimidating. Now you can study the Westminster Shorter Catechism in up to date language. Understanding the Westminster Shorter Catechism in Today's Language was written to make the catechism approachable. With easy to read chapters accompanying the questions, this book lets the inspiring truths of God's Word stand front and center. Catechism is on...

Who could imagine a lifetime adventure beginning as you sit at your desk at work? But time waits for no one, and an experience could start on such a lark. In a moment, one could fall through a tear in time to travel back to the past to find a love to cherish forever to share everything with, even seeing a piece of the future.

Who could guess what could happen in just a small moment of time. A life could be changed or ended. Hope for the future could be quenched. Yet opportunities could also surprisingly arrive in a moment of time. How would you feel if you tumbled across the floor, running into your heros feet? What would be your thoughts if you stood at the heavenly gates? Seeing the person of your dreams from your patio, what might you do? Do you know what you truly desire in that right person? Much can happe...

This book examines the economic costs and benefits of the ecological restoration of estuaries, utilizing case studies from South Africa.Estuaries are important ecosystems from both an ecological and human perspective. Yet, in many parts of the world they are often degraded environments, facing threats from climate change, invasive species, fire and wastewater pollution. While the environmental benefits of restoring degraded environments are well discussed, this book specifically ex...

This Civil War biography sheds light on the Confederate General's first year serving the newly formed Southern Republic.Early in the Civil War, General Robert E. Lee was given command of the Department of South Carolina, Georgia and East Florida. Making him, in effect, the first line of defense for for Confederacy and two of its key cities: Charleston and Savannah. In Lee in the Lowcountry, Charleston historian Danny Crooks examines this period in Lee's ca...

This book demonstrates how mathematical models constructed in system dynamics modelling platforms, such as Vensim, can be used for long-term management of environmental change.It is divided into two sections, with the first dedicated to theory, where the theory of co-evolutionary modelling and its use in the system dynamics model platform is developed. The book takes readers through the steps in the modelling process, different validation tools applicable to these types of models a...

A harrowing, in-depth account of a black man's wrongful conviction and execution for a white man's murder in Jim Crow South Carolina.June 1910, Charleston, South Carolina. A Jewish merchant, Max Lubelsky, lay murdered in his clothing store on Upper King Street. Daniel "Nealy" Duncan, the black man eventually convicted of the crime was arrested several weeks later as an angry mob called for his lynching. What followed became the story of one man's quiet protestation...

Beloved GuardianWhile taking a short walk since the evening was cool and quiet, Ted was relaxing and currently not being pressured to prepare for another assignment, hewas surprised by a lovely woman dropping from a tree branch above him, tumbling both of them to the ground and allowing the cat she had been rescuing, to get away.He was a man, but not a 'man'. He was the son of a creature that had the appearance of an Earthman. His mother was from Earth but his father was fr...

He must have been in his early thirties or maybe even his late thirties. His jaw was broad and masculine and it appeared he had come from a line of warriors. Tall and broad of shoulder and chest, this man had to be one that was desired by many women.Toes dug into the wet sand and his muscles pumped in a steady rhythm while his movement was graceful and smooth.She saw the man tumble and fall. He now had her full attention as she watched to see if he had only fallen and would r...

From the days of "bucket brigades" and private volunteer companies--such as the Phoenix, the Axemen and the Eagle--Charleston has seen more than its fair share of conflagrations. A carelessly overturned candle could ignite a blaze that would consume hundreds of Charleston's closely built wooden structures within just a few hours, leaving large swaths of the city in ruins. Join Charleston native and local historian Danny Crooks as he relates the story of Charleston's many historic fires and...