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After the first tractors appeared on the scene in the late 1890s, it took another two decades and plenty of modifications for farmers to embrace this once-crude technology in favor of the steam engine, further advancing the power-farming revolution. Written by an international expert in agricultural machinery, Farm Tractors takes readers back to the nineteenth century to look at the precursors to modern tractors and travels through the years to follow the machine's evolution as tractors be...

She loved him. He killed for her. But revenge always comes with a price.Aria Sterling was the golden girl of the art world — until the night she found her fiancé, Julian, dead in his studio. The man standing over his body, hands covered in blood? Elias Thorne, Julian's ruthless business partner and secret lover.Elias claims he killed Julian to protect her. That Julian was a monster — a thief who was going to murder Aria for her inheritance. And the evidence says he's tellin...

True crime is all around us, these days. From podcasts to television shows to movies and conventions, it's practically in the air we breathe. It's the true crime junkies' world—we're all just living in it.But why do we hunger so powerfully for these stories? Why are we willing to commit hours of our lives to them, whether they appear on the page or on the screen? When it comes to literary true crime, these stories grip us unlike any other genre. For every suspense ...

The world’s least promising knight gets his first taste of high-stakes adventure in this rollicking epic fantasy from the beloved Dragonlance book series!Weasel’s luck was not always good . . . Galen Pathwarden, known as “the Weasel”, would give anything to stay clear of adventure, danger, or heroism. Cowardly, deceitful, and hardly noble—and mired in a backwater castle far from any action—he bickers with his siblings and schemes against his elders. But on...

Secrets of the past.Although Raistlin and Caramon urge him not to go, Sturm Brightblade attends an annual Solamnic ceremony that is interrupted by . . .A stranger, taunting challenge. Clues from the past. Death.Once he accepts a mysterious gauntlet, young Sturm must make a dangerous journey with some curious friends, rescue a fair if querulous maid, defeat a traitor knight, and learn the secret fate of his long-lost father. He must also learn the me...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE NAACP IMAGE AWARD • A “gripping, revelatory” (NPR) memoir of hard-won success, struggles with addiction, and a lifelong mission to give back—from the late iconic actor beloved for his roles in The Wire, Boardwalk Empire, and Lovecraft Country“Williams’s cool rasp leaps off every page, his story told in the direct yet impassioned language that defined his greatest characters.”—Vulture

Descendants of the custodians once again meet to right a fundamental imbalance in the nature of the world. The remaining Elementals must defeat those who would dominate. Three young girls find themselves thrown into strange times and places.

How to Read the Bible through the Jesus Lens connects each of the sixty-six books of the Bible to the person and work of Jesus Christ. By explaining each book’s theme and raising pertinent questions about the contemporary importance of that message, author Michael Williams sets readers on a path toward purposeful, independent reading and application of the entire Bible.

Leverage the power of Xamarin to create stunning cross-platform and native appsKey Features\[\*\] Helps you get a clear practical understanding of creating professional-grade apps with Xamarin\[\*\] Covers Xamarin.Forms, Xamarin Android, and Xamarin iOS\[\*\] If you want to transform yourself from an amateur mobile developer into a professional app developer across multiple platforms, then this is the ideal book for youBook Descri...

Too much like Englishmen uncovers a forgotten migration that reshaped colonial Australia long before the gold rushes made Chinese migration visible. Between 1848 and 1853, more than 3,000 men from Amoy—modern Xiamen in China's Fujian province—were recruited under five-year labour contracts and sent to New South Wales. Drawn into the expanding British imperial labour market after the First Opium War opened Amoy as a treaty port, these men were dispatched to the pastoral frontier, w...

This beautifully-packaged book will take the reader on the slow train to another era when travel meant more than hurrying from one place to the next, the journey meaning nothing but time lost in crowded carriages, condemned by broken timetables. On the Slow Train will reconnect with that long-missed need to lift our heads from the daily grind and reflect that there are still places in Britain where we can stop and stare. It will tap into many things: a love of railways, a love of ...

PTSD offers a clear and supportive exploration of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, helping readers understand how trauma can leave lasting emotional and physical effects. The book explains how overwhelming experiences—such as accidents, violence, loss, or disaster—can deeply impact the nervous system and reshape how a person feels, thinks, and responds to the world. Designed to promote awareness and understanding, this book presents PTSD as a human survival response rather than a personal f...