Mrs. Jones, bodyguard.Women in the 1920s don't usually protect and defend the men, but Cornelia Jones is an unusual woman.Dr. Braddock has invented a device that he believes will change the face of medical science, and he needs just one more piece to make it work. Cornelia agrees to protect the old scientist on his train trip to retrieve the final piece. But the Caelum, a secret organization that uses science and magic for nefarious purposes, wants the device for themselves...

In 1920s Los Angeles, Cornelia Jones moves in the top circles of society, thanks to her privileged upbringing as well as her marriage to the brilliant scientist and inventor, John Jones. But when John, on the verge of completing his latest invention that has the potential to usher in a new technological age, is critically injured in a laboratory accident, it's up to Cornelia to investigate what happened and bring the perpetrators to justice.Good thing she knows magic.Aided ...

Mrs. Jones, ghost hunter.A dead man comes to Cornelia Jones' door, asking for help. Claiming that he was murdered with a magic spell, the man fears that his killer has bigger plans more dastardly even than murder.Searching for the killer in 1920s Los Angeles, Cornelia finds herself dealing with strange new magic and a madman who cannot die. Can she dispatch the ghosts before she becomes one herself?

In a town not so long ago or far away, three gentlemen decide to throw a Christmas party. It will be a festival to remember as new friends are made, adventures and troubles are overcome, and much food and frivolity ensues. Join the three merry friends in their hamlet of Ettingswimple for a jolly good time!

Mrs. Jones, scientist and sorceress.Cornelia Jones' scientist husband is invited to all of the best conferences and symposiums. Cornelia attends this one in his stead, prepared for a day of enlightening lectures and scholarly gossip. After all, in these years following the Great War, scientific progress and discovery unites men as never before.Or does it? The day takes a surprising turn when Cornelia discovers that someone has cast a magic spell – small and seemingly harmle...

Alone.On a space station designed for millions, First Lieutenant Elín Hallsdóttir is alone, with only her memories and the other four members of the shut-down crew.The station orbits the planet, turning from darkness to light to darkness again. Solar storms are growing, the station is dying, but life continues on. Or does it?Elín's past rides with her, and with every rotation of the station her future seems more uncertain. And then the unthinkable happens.Ca...

Lapland, northern FinlandLand of the frozen tundra and the midnight sun…Land of the Sami and their reindeer…And a mystery…How does an entire herd of reindeer just vanish?Police detective Lyylia Niiranen thinks the clue lies in the lake.Reindeer herder Ávgos Heikkilä wants his animals back so he can support his family.American scientist Shaun Abernathy is just there to study the northern lights.But something else has other plans for t...

Alone.On a space station designed for millions, First Lieutenant Elín Hallsdóttir is alone, with only her memories and the other four members of the shut-down crew.The station orbits the planet, turning from darkness to light to darkness again. Solar storms are growing, the station is dying, but life continues on. Or does it?Elín's past rides with her, and with every rotation of the station her future seems more uncertain. And then the unthinkable happens.Ca...

Mrs. Jones, bodyguard.Women in the 1920s don't usually protect and defend the men, but Cornelia Jones is an unusual woman.Dr. Braddock has invented a device that he believes will change the face of medical science, and he needs just one more piece to make it work. Cornelia agrees to protect the old scientist on his train trip to retrieve the final piece. But the Caelum, a secret organization that uses science and magic for nefarious purposes, wants the device for themselves...

La creatività è il complesso delle capacità, competenze ed abilità che consentono ad un individuo di produrre nuovi modi di associare elementi dati, o nuovi modi di porsi problemi intorno a ciò che costituisce l'orizzonte culturale condiviso. In quanto tale, essa contribuisce all'adattamento psico-sociale dei singoli, e favorisce anche il successo evolutivo dei gruppi cui quei singoli appartengono. In ultima analisi, creare significa produrre qualcosa di nuovo: qualcosa che prima non esist...

Faith, hope, and love, traditionally called theological virtues, are central to Christianity. This book renews faith, hope, and love in the context of the many contemporary challenges in many unique ways. It is an ecumenical collection of papers, equally divided between Catholic and Protestant positions, that seek to radically renew the classical doctrine of faith, hope, and love, and argues for their essential connection to the praxis of justice. It contains eight different approaches, ea...

The Oxford Handbook of Respiratory Medicine provides a fast, reliable look-up reference on all chest diseases. The second edition of this comprehensive Handbook has been revised throughout, with additional material on avian flu, pulmonary complications of sickle cell disease, acute and chronic oxygen therapy and updated references to the latest British Thoracic Society guidelines. The Handbook's opening chapters aid diagnosis by addressing the main respiratory symptoms encountered by clinicia...