This reference is a comprehensive collection of original case studies on building sustainability into the supply chain. An ideal resource for graduate-level and executive courses in sustainability, operations management, and supply chain/logistics, The Sustainability in Supply Chain Management Casebook covers a wide spectrum of social, economic and environmental issues; as well as new areas such as reverse logistics and closed-loop supply chains. Steven Leon cover...

A collection of poetry from the poet/author guests of Robbie Cheadle on the "Treasuring Poetry" blog series on Writing to be Read in 2021. Relationships are golden and each of Arthur Rosch, Elizabeth Merry, D Avery, Robbie Cheadle, Harmony Kent, Lauren Scott, Julespaige, Leon Stevens, Colleen M. Chesebro, Miriam Hurdle, Marjorie Mallon, and Lynda McKinney Lambert pay poetic tribute to their most intense personal moments.

A sampling of poems from the upcoming book from Leon Stevens.Lines by Leon is a selection of poems, prose, and short stories that address the subjects of loss, struggle, and reflection. Inside these thoughtful contemplations are original observations about ego, behaviour, human relations, places, and the environment. Many of the pieces feature a lighthearted and even humorous take on a subject, and the author invites his readers to laugh, think, cry, and meditate on the wide variet...

In "Hidden Water," readers are likely introduced to a cast of colorful characters who inhabit a remote frontier town or ranch in the desert. The story may revolve around the discovery of a hidden water source, a precious commodity in the arid region, and the ensuing conflicts and struggles over its ownership and control.Central to the narrative could be themes of survival, greed, and the clash between civilization and the untamed wilderness. As the characters contend with the harsh realiti...

A hasty, secret teenage marriage casts a long, inescapable shadow over a young woman's entire existence. Forced to navigate a society driven by strict expectations, she must conceal the truth while striving for her own independence and happiness. The story beautifully maps her internal struggles, highlighting her resilience and the agonizing weight of duty versus personal desire. It is a sweeping, emotionally resonant saga that questions the rigid constraints of traditional morality. Witne...

Healthy, Vegan and Gluten-Free Lifestyle Made Easy, Exciting and Fun!Your body needs REAL foods that are packed with nutrition in order for you to enjoy health while following a strict vegan, plant-based / animal-free diet.High-calorific foods that are more than unhealthy and contain shocking levels of processed sugars, saturated fats and other chemicals can only result on a progressive health degeneration and weight gain. ...

The Trial and Execution, for Petit Treason, of Mark and Phillis, Slaves of Capt. John Codman is a record from the trial of two slaves who murdered their master at Charlestown, Massachsetts, in 1755. The outcome of the trial was the death sentence for both; the man was hanged and gibbeted, and the woman was burned to death. The record also includes few other cases of punishments by burning in Massachusetts.

From the author of Sweet Hollow Women, The Port Elspeth Jewelry Making Club, and Murder at Mistletoe Manor, it's a holiday who-dunnit/rom-com that will keep you guessing!This is book two in the Windy Pines mystery series. It can be read as a stand-alone novella.Windy Pines, Idaho, is known for three things: Beautiful mountain views, the world's most incompetent police force, and, lately, murder. Charlotte Smyth's new job as the O'...

It was a leap of faith every time. The odds were always against them. Dropping into a deep-penetration strategic reconnaissance mission from near space takes a strong personality. Angela Yancey needs to get through to Jason Bridger before he kills them both. A short story.

„The Eye of Osiris”, published in 1911, was the second of R. Austin Freeman’s many Dr. Thorndyke mystery novels. Here the great expert in medical jurisprudence will encounter the mysteries of ancient Egypt – without ever leaving London. The cast of characters is rich in Egyptologists. A wealthy old man, John Bellingham, collector of Egyptian antiquities, has disappeared without a trace. His brother is also an Egyptologist, as is his niece and the lawyer who executed his will. Circumstances...

Chios Classics brings literature's greatest works back to life for new generations. All our books contain a linked table of contents.What Katy Did at School, written by American author Susan Coolidge, is the second book in the classic Katy Carr series.

The first idea of this little story was suggested to the author by a printed account of a trial which actually took place, early in the present century, in the United States... It may not be amiss to add, for the benefit of incredulous readers, that all the ''improbable events'' in the story are matters of fact, taken from the printed narrative. Anything which ''looks like truth'' is, in nine cases out of ten, the invention of the author.