Harmony Ink Press is delighted and honored to showcase the short fiction of some of the best up-and-coming authors working in the LGBT genre. The stories in this third volume of Harmonious Hearts represent the winners of our Young Author Challenge—a group of talented writers between the ages of fourteen and twenty-one.The stories in this anthology are as diverse as their creators and range from the speculative to snapshots of everyday life for people growing up in a society in flux...

Serious criticisms of research on IT in education have been published recently in both the UK and the USA. Researching IT in Education aims to provoke thought and discussion among practising researchers by considering a range of approaches to undertaking quality research. Establishing priorities and directions for future research in the sub-discipline of IT in education, the book is structured around five foci:theoryhistoryresearch direc...

Drawing on new research material from ten European countries, Asylum Determination in Europe: Ethnographic Perspectives brings together a range of detailed accounts of the legal and bureaucratic processes by which asylum claims are decided. The book includes a legal overview of European asylum determination procedures, followed by sections on the diverse actors involved, the means by which they communicate, and the ways in which they make life and death decisions on a daily basis....

Based on Nick Dubin's own experience, and drawing on the extensive knowledge of Dr Tony Attwood and Dr Isabelle Hénault, this important book addresses the issues surrounding the autism spectrum, sexuality and the law.The complex world of sex and appropriate sexual behaviour can be extremely challenging for people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and, without guidance, many find themselves in vulnerable situations. This book examines how the ASD profile typically affects sexualit...

The Deathwatch are the elite. Recruited from numerous Space Marine Chapters, their mission is simple: exterminate any xenos threat to the Imperium. Assembled into kill-teams, the Deathwatch are expert alien hunters, equipped to undertake any mission in any environment. None are as dedicated or as skilled in the brutal art of alien annihilation. This action-packed omnibus contains three full novels written by Steve Parker, Ian St Martin and Justin D Hill, along with a dozen of the best shor...

A Warhammer 40,000 anthologyDrawn from the many Chapters of the Adeptus Astartes across the Imperium, the Deathwatch are an elite organisation dedicated to a single goal: the rooting out and extermination of all alien lifeforms with utter and brutal prejudice.READ IT BECAUSEIt's eleven tales of the Imperium's alien-hunting elites fighting just about every xenos foe the Imperium has.DESCRIPTIONDrawn f...

Get to grips with the unified, highly scalable distributed storage system and learn how to design and implement it.Key FeaturesExplore Ceph's architecture in detailImplement a Ceph cluster successfully and gain deep insights into its best practicesLeverage the advanced features of Ceph, including erasure coding, tiering, and BlueStoreBook DescriptionThis Learning Path takes you through the basics of Ceph ...

Winner of the 2024 Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production for Young Adults!"Skilled vocal performances from more than a dozen narrators immerse listeners in a schoolyard murder mystery involving race, wealth, and power."- AudioFile**This audiobook features a full cast, musical accompaniment, and sound design. Listen along and become immersed in Promise Boys.The Hate U Give me...

This impressive new collection couldn't come at a better time. With global warming now becoming physically noticeable and the Kyoto treaty stalling in its efforts to get the developed world on board, a look at the economic factors of global warming is very much welcome. With contributions from distinguished authors and covering everything you need

This book "A Fleeting Visitor" is a collection of short poems from poets and writers around the globe. A sit back and relax book for poem lovers, book readers, and quality time spenders. A mandatory book to add to your collection and in your libraries. Especially the poems like "Bumpy Road", "Homeless Gifts", "Worry", "The City Roar", and "No Brexit" are some masterpieces that will win your heart for sure.So go ahead, get one today for yourself, or gift your friends, relatives, and...

The idea that sparked into a small business approximately twenty years ago has transitioned into a franchise-based compa- ny, Bio-One Inc, where we now help to serve individuals, families and businesses in over 36 states, and continue growing at an ex- ceptional rate, reflecting a 100% Success Rate for franchise own- ership. My goal, as a business owner and leader, has always been to help share success and to create an informative and education- al franchise that breeds success continually....

After a rather dissolute youth and having been disowned by his father, John Caldigate sets sail for Australia with his friend Dick Shand hoping to make his fortune in the goldfields in New South Wales. On the voyage, he meets Euphemia Smith and they conduct an indiscreet affair aboard. After various problems, Caldigate literally strikes gold and returns to England. On his return, Caldigate meets and marries a previous acquaintance, Hester Bolton, and they have a son. He sets himself up as ...