With the closure of the overland Silk Road in the fourteenth century following the collapse of the Mongol empire, the Indian Ocean provided the remaining vital link for wider cultural, political, and societal integrations prior to the Western colonial presence. Collectively, these studies explore the history of non-metropolitan urban settings c. 1400-1800 in the Indian Ocean realm, from the Ottoman Empire and the African coastline at the mouth of the Red Sea in the west to China in the eas...

Kept hidden by the United States government for decades, the Site is a place where magic is real. But that doesn’t mean that everything happening there is sparkly. Soul-sucking policies and layers of stifling bureaucracy threaten to take all the fun out of magic.Harris Reed, a newbie Conjurer, starts his first day of work at the Site bursting with excitement: he’s been brought on for an extremely big project happening the very next day.Unfortunately, for Harris and the worl...

Robert Gilbrinkle is blind in one eye, which makes dodging punches in his Anti-Hero Maneuvers class especially difficult, but his lack of depth perception is the least of his troubles. Nox Academy's senior project deadline is fast approaching, he's failing three classes, and, naturally, his evil twin Rupert keeps trying to kill him every chance he gets. But the real trouble begins when Robert's pathetic superpower--a very unwicked superwink that fixes anything broken--starts to evolve. The...

When doing the right thing can become...Apocalyptic!A huntress with a rare ability. A mythical clan emerges from seclusion, accompanied by an apocalyptic prophecy. Underneath it all is an ancient evil that waits to terrorize the planet.Immerse yourself in this rich world as our heroine navigates intrigue and betrayal while fighting to keep the world around her at peace.

The Last Tackle is an uplifting true story of resiliency and determination against incredible odds.At age fifteen, Jim Wallgren had life figured out, or he thought. He grew up in a middle-class suburban Texas town with dreams of playing football someday at the college ranks. Stable home life, gifted athlete, a very blessed and what seemed like ordinary teenager life. But extreme adversity would not escape him or his family when his future and dreams came...

Are You Ready to Discover The #1 Secret to Instant Success and Winning Now?This book will transform your life the moment you open it!• It will unleash hidden powers you never thought you had.• It will put you on the fast track to abundance in all areas of your life and make you unstoppable.• It reveals the key success ingredient housed within a powerful citadel you already own.What a pity that only a few people ever discover this, mu...

Everyone else in Surlyview got it. There was really only one student villain at Nox Academy who could possibly have won the coveted Dracula Apprenticeship: Rupert. So how did this happen? Rupert has been ten steps ahead of everyone around him since the day he was born, which he remembers with perfect clarity. So how did he not see this coming? And as he faces the greatest enemy he's ever had to face, will his evil genius be enough? One thing is sure—Rupert does NOT need help from his benig...