Trigger warning to those sensitive to scenes depicting extreme violence and sexual assault and use of a racial slur. Read at your own discretion.When Serena wakes up in a strange room with 9 unfamiliar faces, she learns they are in a high stakes game of death. They'll have to figure out which other two players are the real killers, but after the game requires that one of the players to be murdered at night. Survive the night. Figure out who's telling the truth and ...

The Canadian Mountain Assessment provides a first-of-its-kind look at what we know, do not know, and need to know about mountain systems in Canada. The assessment is based on insights from First Nations, Métis, and Inuit knowledges of mountains, as well as findings from an extensive assessment of pertinent academic literature. Its inclusive knowledge co-creation approach brings these multiple forms of evidence together in ways that enhance our collective understanding of mountains...

This book tells of a twenty-year battle with bipolar disorder and how Leon Brumfield has overcome the challenges. God's mercy and grace have blessed Leon to not just cope with the disease but to excel against all odds. Although Leon had to be hospitalized in maximum-security hospitals on numerous occasions, he has flourished spiritually, mentally, and emotionally. Some of Leon's victories in this timespan include obtaining his MBA, having a successful marriage, being the proud father of a ...

This book contains the fundamental works of Marxism, Anarchism and Bolshevism:The Communist Manifesto, originally the Manifesto of the Communist Party, by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels;Reform or Revolution by Rosa Luxemburg;The Conquest of Bread by the Russian anarcho-communist Peter Kropotkin;Anarchism: What it Really Stands For by Emma Goldman;The State and Revolution by Vladimir Lenin;Fascism: What It Is and How To Fight It by Leon Trotsk...

What is Political Science?Within human society, it is customary to distinguish between the following spheres: economic, political, social, and spiritual.The political sphere is important in that it involves and determines the interactions of different political powers. This understanding lies at the foundation of any political analysis of public life.Politics as a specific sector within human society is as old as it is modern. Many famous statesmen and scientists are c...

A compendium of fascinating and evocative new writing on railway travel and history. Telling of little known journeys and uncovered histories on railway routes around the world - from the UK, Europe and Africa to North America, the Middle East and Asia.From Myanmar's highlands to the British Pennines, from slow travel between coffee plantations in Borneo to a cross-continent odyssey on African railways, from the pioneers of the American West to European trains in war, this is a new...

25 Million Sparks takes readers inside the Za’atari refugee camp to follow the stories of three courageous Syrian women entrepreneurs: Yasmina, a wedding shop and salon owner creating moments of celebration in Za’atari; Malak, a young artist infusing color and beauty in her adoptive community; and Asma, a social entrepreneur with a storytelling initiative enriching children’s lives throughout the camp. Anchored by these three inspiring stories, as well as accompanying artwork and poetry cr...

A compendium of fascinating and evocative new writing on railway travel and history. Telling of little known journeys and uncovered histories on railway routes around the world - from the UK, Europe and Africa to North America, the Middle East and Asia.From Myanmar's highlands to the British Pennines, from slow travel between coffee plantations in Borneo to a cross-continent odyssey on African railways, from the pioneers of the American West to European trains in war, this is a new...

Combatting lions is a sine qua non for every Christian. However, survival is predicated on the strategic ability to keep what was committed to our hands, set up boundaries, watch diligently, and rouse your lion-like heart. This book will catapult you into a glorious encounter where you will roar like the Lion of the Tribe of Judah (Jesus Christ) and be undefeated forever.

Ethical Issues in Biotechnology is the first textbook of its kind, written collaboratively by a philosopher and a biologist to provide undergraduate students with a comprehensive, accessible introduction to the ethical and scientific fundamentals of biotechnology. Engaging the ethics and the science side by side, the text addresses pressing questions in agricultural, food, and animal biotechnology; human genetics; gene therapy; human cloning; and stem cell research.A gener...

The teaching and learning of music around the world have evolved in diverse ways as social, industrial, and cultural developments have influenced the ways humans understand, organize, and collectivize music education. Revolutions in Music Education: Historical and Social Explorations chronicles major changes in music education that continue to shape practices in the twenty-first century. The contributors investigate the organizational, pedagogical, and strategic approaches to teaching musi...

How did the Soviet Union manage to listen to the most highly classified, top-secret conversations inside the United States Ambassador's private study in Moscow for seven consecutive years, without ever hiding a microphone, a power wire, or a battery in the room? The Great Seal Bug, invented by the musical genius Leon Theremin, was a masterpiece of impossible engineering. In 1945, Soviet schoolchildren presented the US Ambassador with a beautiful, hand-carved wooden replica of the Great Sea...