IT’S TIME TO SETTLE OLD DEBTS…Riker was just another has-been loser drowning in debt, until the offer of a lifetime fell into his lap. All he had to do was take a boring security gig, and a mysterious benefactor would make sure the Sprawl’s gangsters didn’t sell his organs and toss his body into the Barrens. He’s been working his way up the corporate ladder ever since, and now his savior has given him his final mission: extract the brilliant scientist Valarie St. C...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The little things live all around us in the world of nature, but sadly these days people are just too busy to see them. This story illustrates this whimsical charm of the little things in life with a heartfelt message to make time for yourself so that you can enjoy them.

FIGHT FOR THE FUTURE!Shrapnel: The Official BattleTech Magazine surges onward, waging wars that will decide the fate of the BattleMech-dominated future of the 31st century and beyond! Follow a quest for quick cash that yields unusual Star League relics. Commiserate with an aging MechWarrior convinced he is cursed with the devil’s luck—which is about to run out. Listen to the tale of how mercenary commander Ace Darwin obtained his iconic ’M...

Ecclesiastical Law has established itself as the leading authority on the laws of the Church of England. Offering a uniquely detailed and scholarly exposition of the law, it has become an essential reference for anyone with a professional interest in ecclesiastical and canon law. The fourth edition has been fully revised and updated to take account of significant changes in the substantive law, specifically: the effects of the Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction and Care of Churches Measu...

This book attempts to briefly describe the rich History of the Inland Water Route of Northern Michigan. From the fur trading Natives to the recreational use today, snippets of various accounts of significant events are presented with curious flair. Early railroad and steamer vessels led the way for the transportation of both goods and services. Resorts and camps developed alongside the use of lake steamers. Emphasis of the Steamer Topinabee, the Atherton Inn and the Indian play Wa-Ya-Ga-Mu...

In the late Eighteenth Century, a goldsmith and early European banker by the name of Meyer Anselm Rothschild convened a secret meeting in Frankfurt Germany, of 13 prominent Jewish banking families, for the purpose of formulating a plan to oppose the power of the Catholic Church and gain control of the western world through financial and political manipulation. Throughout the centuries, this close affiliation of international bankers and heads of state has been referred to by many different...

Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this convenient resource provides systematic information on how the United Kingdom deals with the role religion plays or can play in society, the legal status of religious communities and institutions, and the legal interaction among religion, culture, education, and media. After a general introduction describing the social and historical background, the book goes on to explain the legal framework in which religion...

The ideas presented in this book explain marketing thinking and how to cultivate it, and ultimately, the ways in which marketplace differences are created. Instead of offering marketing steps, processes, and models, the focus here is on developing the practitioner's thinking rather than providing some formulaic series of steps, processes, and/or models based upon someone else's thinking. This provocative perspective requires a deeper reading and thinking about many of the familiar notions ...

Archbishop Stephen Langton hoped with Magna Carta to realise an Old Testament, covenantal kingship in England. At the Charter's 800th anniversary, distinguished jurists, theologians and historians from five faith-traditions and three continents ask how Magna Carta's biblical foundations have mattered and still matter now. A Lord Chief Justice, a Chief Rabbi, a Grand Mufti of Egypt, specialists in eight centuries of law, scholars and advocates committed to the rule of law and to the place o...

Take a tour across Ireland with these ghost stories from every county … Ireland is an ancient land of magic, superstition and belief in otherworldly things, so it is no surprise that it is also rich in ghost stories. These 32 terrifying tales have been handed down from generation to generation, carried from fireside to fireside by professional storytellers, or seanchaí, and are now collected and retold here for younger readers. From witches to banshees to poltergeists, there's a spooky sto...

For centuries, since the Roman Empire's adoption of Christianity, the continent of Europe has been perceived as something of a Christian fortress. Today, the increase in the number of Muslims living in Europe and the prominence of Islamic belief pose questions not only for Europe's religious traditions but also for its constitutional make up. This book examines these challenges within the legal and political framework of Europe.The volume's contributors range from ...

Since the early 1990s, politicians, policymakers, the media and academics have increasingly focused on religion, noting the significant increase in the number of cases involving religion. As a result, law and religion has become a specific area of study. The work of Professor Norman Doe at Cardiff University has served as a catalyst for this change, especially through the creation of the LLM in Canon Law in 1991 (the first degree of its type since the time of the Reformation) and the Centr...