History, invention, the power of deduction…Clockwork Chaos is more than goggles and gears. It is about order and structure and timing striving for mechanical perfection. But in an era where mass production does not yet exist, the unique machinery brought forth into the world is at times bound to fall short of the goal. This chaos turns the science into mayhem and when the gears spring forth this mechanical viscera is indicative of a world turned inside out. Join us in our journey through t...

Experienced authors describe all aspects of a personal librarian program, including potential campus partners, diverse student populations, marketing approaches, technology integration, various assessment methods, and common pitfalls and how to avoid them.In order to get the most out of their research, students need to understand the depth of resources and services available to them. Personal librarian programs help students—especially new ones—to feel welcome in t...

This a true story of two Grandparents GiGi and Poppy, who love the outdoors and spend most of their time outside on adventures. They especially love the big orange and black butterflies that fly around their backyard. To bring more of these beautiful creatures, they plant a butterfly garden, filled with flowers that butterflies like.The orange and black butterflies are called Monarchs, and the butterfly garden brings dozens of them. One day, GiGi notices a strange yellow speck on a...

A holistic approach to analyzing distinct grassland habitats that integrates ecological, historical, and archaeological dataToday the southeastern United States is a largely rural, forested, and agricultural landscape interspersed with urban areas of development. However, two centuries ago it contained hundreds of thousands of acres of natural grasslands that stretched from Florida to Texas. Now more than 99 percent of these prairies, glades, and savannas have been...

Renegade Millionaire by Kristi GoldA stranger's kiss on New Year's Eve had Joanna weak with pleasure. They were soon working side by side. Then Rio Madrid opened his lavish home to the strapped single mother, knowing his reluctant Cinderella would learn that he was no prince. . .Billionaire Bachelors: Gray by Anne Marie WinstonWrapped in the powerful embrace of Gray MacInnes, Catherine Thorne couldn't begin to ex...

Alexia Tarabotti, now Lady Maccon, awakens in the wee hours of the mid-afternoon to find her husband, who should be decently asleep like any normal werewolf, yelling at the top of his lungs. Then he disappears - leaving her to deal with a regiment of supernatural soldiers encamped on her doorstep, a plethora of exorcised ghosts, and an angry Queen Victoria.But Alexia is armed with her trusty parasol, the latest fashions and an arsenal of biting civility. Even when her investigations...

Quitting her husband's house and moving back in with her horrible family, Lady Maccon becomes the scandal of the London season. Queen Victoria dismisses her from the Shadow Council and the only person who can explain anything, Lord Akeldama, unexpectedly leaves town. To top it all, Alexia is attacked by homicidal mechanical ladybugs, indicating, as only ladybugs can, the fact that all the London vampires are now very much interested in seeing Alexia quite thoroughly dead.While Lord ...