They've ravaged her hometown, murdered her best friend and launched a cyber-attack on the government facility where her dad works. This sweet, homeschooled veterinarian has had enough.Amy Bradford's tender heart just can't take another tragedy.The beautiful small town animal doctor and crime scene investigator just lost her best friend in a tragic car accident. It seems like the last straw in a litany of pain and sorrow that has her questioning her...

The 4,000-year history of the city of Jerusalem unfolds in an exceptional graphic narrative that touches on the birth of Islam, Christianity, and Judaism, as well as famous conquerors and mighty empires, and more.This engaging and even-handed 256-page graphic novel, written by renowned historian Vincent Lemire and illustrated by cartoonist and animator Christophe Gaultier, is an excellent choice for the classroom and for anyone who wants to explore the fascinating ...

In a small Virginia town, outside a mysterious government facility, four homeschooled teenagers investigate a series of murders and other crimes while wrestling with challenges of faith, family, and the transition from childhood to adulthood.A tragic explosion devastates the town of Steven's Mill, Virginia. Was it an accident, or was it part of a larger plot to take over the town and shut down the work going on at the secret command center?This first adventure in the "Mount...

In a small Virginia town, outside a mysterious government facility, four homeschooled teenagers investigate a series of murders and other crimes while wrestling with challenges of faith, family, and the transition from childhood to adulthood.A tragic explosion devastates the town of Steven's Mill, Virginia. Was it an accident, or was it part of a larger plot to take over the town and shut down the work going on at the secret command center?This first adventure in the "Mount...

Discovered herding goats by the struggling travelling actors of Teatro Gruppo, seventeen-year-old Sicilian Gatino possesses breathtaking physical beauty, feline grace, and an almost supernatural talent for performance. His facility with languages, mime, dance, hard work and sexual appeal, rockets Gatino from humble roots to the star of European stages in Berlin and Paris. Nurtured by impresario Naum Rozenberg, his fame grows as he conquers the nascent art of silent film. But Naum is unable...

From New York Times bestselling author Vincent Ralph comes Secrets Never Die, a chilling new YA thriller about four teens whose dark secrets come back to terrorize them.Some secrets should never have been buried . . .We call it the Dark Place. I don’t know who built it or when but, for us, it’s special.One night every year Sam Hall and his friends hold funerals for their secrets in an abandoned hut in the ...

Authoritarian populism is challenging contemporary democracies, raising concerns about their resilience. Using France as a magnifying lens, we show that while the gap between political elites and ordinary citizens is widening, the French remain strongly committed to democratic values, calling for greater participation and responsiveness of institutions. French democracy is on a razor’s edge, with mounting citizen frustrations and awaited reforms.

Being a spy was dangerous. But moving back home is MURDER.Bethany Shanholtz isn't sure if danger followed her home or if it was there waiting for her.After a top-secret mission went tragically sideways, she gave up her job as a government operative and moved home to her farm and her family.But when a dead body turns up at her ex-boyfriend's investment property her old bosses want her to investigate. It turns out this small town murder could...

In the past decades, the scan rate range of calorimeters has been extended tremendously at the high end, from approximately 10 up to 10 000 000 °C/s and more. The combination of various calorimeters and the newly-developed Fast Scanning Calorimeters (FSC) now span 11 orders of magnitude, by which many processes can be mimicked according to the time scale(s) of chemical and physical transitions occurring during cooling, heating and isothermal stays in case heat is exchanged. This not only o...

In this invaluable reference work, the world's foremost authorities on France's political, social, cultural, and intellectual history explore the history and meaning of the French Republic and the challenges it has faced. Founded in 1792, the French Republic has been defined and redefined by a succession of regimes and institutions, a multiplicity of symbols, and a plurality of meanings, ideas, and values. Although constantly in flux, the Republic has nonetheless produced ...

This book LNCS15828 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 19th International Joint Conference on Theoretical Computer Science-Frontier of Algorithmic Wisdom (IJTCS-FAW 2025), consisting of the 19th International Conference on Frontier of Algorithmic Wisdom (FAW) and the 6th International Joint Conference on Theoretical Computer Science (IJTCS), held in Paris, France, during June 30–July 2, 2025.The 28 full papers and 2 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 63...

The audiobook version of the first book in the bestselling faith-based young adult series, performed by actors from the "Mount Hideaway Mysteries" Christian movie series."An exciting and heartfelt story that draws teens and parents together."In a small Virginia town outside a mysterious government facility, four homeschooled teenagers investigate a series of murders and other crimes while wrestling with "coming of age" challenges of faith, family a...