To escape an abusive father, Jo Tyson runs away from home. Her unplanned journey takes her across Texas to a small, coastal town where events unfold that she could not foresee. Blindsided by handsome Jay Hughes, she is soon marrieda crucial misstep. Just months into their marriage, Jo discovers that she and Jay have little in common. Her need for independence and her desire for a fulfilling job strains their fragile relationship. At nineteen, she has no idea how to reconcile their differen...

What if life as we know it was just a game?What if instead of traditional schools, children learned by participating in a virtual reality simulation, one that allowed them to experience "life" from birth to death - multiple times?What if one player, on his final play, could change the world forever?

In Balancing Change and Tradition in Global Education Reform, Rotberg brings together examples of current education reforms in sixteen countries, written by "insiders". This book goes beyond myths and stereotypes and describes the difficult trade-offs countries make as they attempt to implement reforms in the context of societal and global change. In some countries, reforms are a response to major political or economic shifts; in others, they are motivated by large upsurges in imm...

What underlying philosophy and mission should museums pursue in the first half of the twenty-first century? In Museum Philosophy, twenty-four authors use the lenses of a variety of disciplines to answer this essential question. Museum professionals offer their answers alongside philosophers, historians, political scientists, educators, sociologists, and others in a wide-ranging exploration of institutions from art museums to zoos.Hugh Genoway's book offers philosophical an...

Luke is a handsome tuxedo cat (thought to be Maine Coon) that likes to pose for pictures and show off his beautiful black and white tuxedo coat. He was found wandering on his own when he was a tiny kitten, and we are very happy Luke found his forever home with us.

Deceived by a trusted colleague, Loredana Cyber, heir to the world's largest entertainment company, walks away from big business and vows never to return.When a young programmer on the verge of perfecting an incredible new technology comes to her for help, she must decide - remain anonymous, or return to an arena that betrayed her.

Inside the Game, players struggle to survive in a world where technology no longer functions.On Tygon, fans are unable to view what is occurring inside the Game.Trew and Danielle rush to save both realities, but they are unable to know what the other is doing. The fate of reality depends on a Game, and time is about to run out....

Millions on Earth are shaken by the events set in motion by Zack's final play.Billions on Tygon watch breathlessly as the consequences of his actions ripple through both worlds. Will his girlfriend, still inside the Game, step forward to lead the movement that he created?Billions of lives are in jeopardy of being lost based on the decisions made by children inside the Game.

Ten years have passed on Tygon since the Virtual Prophet woke the Dreamers.Games of life and death continue, and the stakes for winning - or losing - promise to affect the inhabitants across three realities.

The Undoing of Luke O'Reilly is primarily written from the vantage point of the protagonist LUKE O'REILLY. The story exposes aspects of the nature of high personal expectations in an obscure society during the period of Ireland's economic Celtic Tiger boom. Luke is representative of the "must have everything now" malady sweeping the country. Casting caution aside, he sets about attaining fulfillment to his selfish aims. Over sixty years of age, and bearing a high opinion of himself, he is ...

Brandon Strayne. Brilliant computer programmer, businessman, and world leader. Where did this mysterious man come from?This volume details Brandon's history and rise to power. Before there was the Game, there was a boy.This takes the story of the Game even further by viewing how it all started!A must-listen for all fans of The Game Is Life series.

Oakeshott's memorable lectures on the history of political thought, delivered each year at the London School of Economics, will now be available in print for the first time as Volume II of his Selected Writings. Based on manuscripts in the LSE archive for 1966-67, the last year of Oakeshott's tenure as Professor of Political Science, these thirty lectures deal with Greek, Roman, mediaeval, and modern European political thought in a uniquely accessible manner. Scholars familiar with Oakesho...