Provençal mayor Victor Jacquet receives a mystifying note.Then his small town mounts a rebellion.And then his entire world implodes.Some holiday season!Fortunately for Victor, he never believed in the magic of Christmas.Unfortunately for Victor, said magic still believes in him…**Told from Victor’s point of view, this novella stands alone within the Julie Cavallo Investigates Series.Treat yourself to the quirky town of Beldoc, the...

Some believers observe Christmas in January.Some cops work homicide at that time…Provence baker Julie is headed to a charming Riviera village to meet the family of her gendarme boyfriend.Gabriel’s folks can’t wait to get to know her.Trouble is, he hasn’t told them she’s an amateur sleuth.Nor has he warned Julie just how odd and rowdy they are, or that she’ll have to face them alone while he’s called out on a murder investigation.N...

Tarn knows what she wants: a job with clear targets, measurable progress, and the chance to develop her skills. She just didn't expect to have to be transported to another world to find it.Her new role is as a messenger, delivering packages and information between far flung settlements. She flies above the strange world on a mechaneura - part insect, part machine, part companion - crossing desert and archipelagoes, fenland and rocky coastlines.There's lots for her to learn ...

This edited volume both provides and examines different ways of engaging with critical communication pedagogies in an age of crisis acceleration, where crisis communication impacts social systems including political, economic, educational, cultural, and environmental systems.Building on the frameworks of critical communication pedagogy and critical/social constructionist approaches to crisis communication, contributors to this volume demonstrate the critical import...

It is my opinion that one cannot honestly appreciate the light without experiencing the darkness. In this collection of poems I have brought together moments of mankind's darker sides. The poems are a meaning onto themselves, as well as, a bigger picture into the world which tries to shut the darkness out. Here you will find the beauty of the shadows as the light takes a backseat allowing it to shine more brightly than ever before.

Whether they are working in print, interactive, environmental, or web-based design, designers will learn how to apply color theory to their work in order to communicate and entertain. Graphic design professors John Drew and Sarah Meyer explain all of the technical issues that are relevant to communicating with color in 2-D and 3-D environments and in still and moving images. This invaluable guide arms designers with all the in-depth technical information that they need about color theory, ...

Alexander Hamilton: The Untold Biography of America’s Most Influential Founding Father—The Visionary Who Shaped Its Financial System and Birthed Modern DemocracyStep into the remarkable life of one of America’s most brilliant and controversial Founding Fathers—Alexander Hamilton. This compelling and richly detailed biography reveals the untold story behind the man whose ideas and determination helped shape the economic and political foundation of the United States....

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.He was a fragile young scholar who never seemed destined for greatness. Yet James Madison would become the architect of the United States Constitution and one of the most influential thinkers in American history.From his early years at Montpelier to his role in shaping the nation’s foundation, Madison studied the rise and fall of governments, the dangers of unchecked power, and the challenges of creating a lasting republic. Behi...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Dynasty That Built Kingdoms, Changed Europe, and Left a Legacy That Still Shapes the Modern WorldFor more than four centuries, the House of Bourbon stood at the heart of European history. From France to Spain and Italy, Bourbon rulers shaped wars, forged alliances, expanded empires, and changed the balance of political power.House of Bourbon: The Crown That Shaped Europe traces the dyn...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The Remarkable Life and Scientific Journey Behind Natural Selection and On the Origin of SpeciesCharles Darwin changed the way humanity understands life, but behind his revolutionary ideas was a man burdened by self-doubt, chronic illness, personal tragedy, and the fear that his greatest discovery would upend everything he loved.In The Secret Life of Charles Darwin, Drew T. Max...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.He lost battles. He faced failure. He carried impossible burdens. Yet he became the man who helped create a nation.Beyond the marble statues and legendary stories is a far more complex man. George Washington was not an unstoppable military genius who always knew the right answer. He was a commander who suffered devastating defeats, a leader who learned through failure, and a statesman who carried the weight of a...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.What kind of man waits sixteen years for a promotion, carries the weight of impossible decisions, commands the largest invasion in history, and then warns the world about the very power that made him a hero?Dwight D. Eisenhower was never the obvious choice for greatness. He wasn't the top cadet, the most celebrated officer, or the loudest voice in the room. Yet when civilization stood on the brink of col...