Not everyone can say that their job has the same thing happen twice. Nor can anyone say that with their job they saved someone's life today. For the brave Firefighters, EMS, and Police of OceanView, California they can attest to this very fact. The brave men and women of this city plunge into the absolute chaos of 30,000 people everyday they put their badge on in the morning until they take it off that night.Flashing lights in the night indicate more than just them doing their job; ...

Brooklyn Calloway has recently taken a job within the confines of a small town that is nestled deep within the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Looking for a change in scenery from her last job as a high rolling detective in Las Vegas she looks forward to a slower, almost slack water environment to continue her career. However, after being assigned her first case at the 'Whispering Pines Funeral Home' things will prove to be far from normal, and push her own personal limits and beliefs to the ...

Malakai had always been a lone wolf. His past and the events leading up to absolving of his pack had always been shrouded in mystery. He'd never been able to readjust back into a pack, or a pack hierarchy due to the personal struggles with the ghosts of his past. One fateful night, due to an unfortunate hunting tragedy he finds himself in the wake of something that he is not sure he can get out of. Malaki now finds himself on the run from not only the human hunters in this valley, but also...

Learn the origins of over 2,000 mammal species names with this informative reference guide.Just who was the Przewalski after whom Przewalski's horse was named? Or Husson, the eponym for the rat Hydromys hussoni? Or the Geoffroy whose name is forever linked to Geoffroy's cat? This unique reference provides a brief look at the real lives behind the scientific and vernacular mammal names one encounters in field guides, textbooks, journal articles, and other s...

A comprehensive dictionary listing all the people whose names are commemorated in the English and scientific names of birds.Birdwatchers often come across bird names that include a person's name, either in the vernacular (English) name or latinised in the scientific nomenclature. Such names are properly called eponyms, and few people will not have been curious as to who some of these people were (or are).Names such as Darwin, Wallace, Audubon, Gould and (Gi...

Identity Transformation and Politicization in Africa: Shifting Mobilization, edited by Toyin Falola and Céline A. Jacquemin, questions whether identity is providing and sustaining power for elites, or fueling oppression and conflicts, being mobilized for exclusionary movements versus inclusive societal changes, or educating in ways that foster progress and development. Do aspects of African identities and the challenges they present also hold prospects for more inclusive and peaceful democ...

Steampunk—just corsets and monocles? Not today!Gear up for high-flying heists, cutlass-clashing duels, and steam-powered mayhem. From gritty alleyways to sky-high airships, this anthology throws you into the heart of adventure—where pirates rule, danger lurks, and only the bold survive.So, tighten your goggles, grab your cutlass, and hold on tight.

Audrey is desperate to make it home to take her son trick-or-treating, but she'll be lucky to make it out alive when Big Bruce's car lot becomes the battleground for a long-simmering grudge match. The game gets brutally personal as breakout talent CHE GRAYSON (Dark Spaces: Good Deeds) and fan-favorite artist ADAM GORHAM (Hellhunters) join JAMES TYNION IV and MICHAEL WALSH for the next chapter of the horror event of the year!

New species of animal and plant are being discovered all the time. When this happens, the new species has to be given a scientific, Latin name in addition to any common, vernacular name. In either case the species may be named after a person, often the discoverer but sometimes an individual they wished to honour or perhaps were staying with at the time the discovery was made. Species names related to a person are ‘eponyms’. Many scientific names are allusive, esoteric and even humorous, so...

Who was Richard Kemp, after whom the Kemp’s ridley sea turtle is named? Is Wake’s Gecko named after Berkeley’s Marvalee Wake? Or perhaps her husband, David? Why do so many snakes and lizards have Werner in their name? This reference book answers these and thousands of other questions about the origins of the vernacular and scientific names of reptiles across the globe.From Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti, the Florida cottonmouth subspecies named for Roger Conant, to Xan...

Just who was the Przewalski after whom Przewalski's horse was named? Or Husson, the eponym for the rat Hydromys hussoni? Or the Geoffroy whose name is forever linked to Geoffroy's cat? This unique reference provides a brief look at the real lives behind the scientific and vernacular mammal names one encounters in field guides, textbooks, journal articles, and other scholarly works.Arranged to mirror standard dictionaries, the more than 1,300 entries included here explain t...

The cornerstone of the American republic is an educated, active, and engaged citizenry; however, the multifaceted inner workings of government and the political forces that shape it are incredibly complex. Kentucky Government, Politics, and Public Policy is the first book in nearly three decades to provide a comprehensive overview of the commonwealth's major governing and political institutions and the public policy issues that profoundly affect Kentuckians' daily lives. In this g...