Killian Satou flies like the devil is chasing him-most days he's pretty sure it is.Three years after the Seyshon Concordant fell, Killian drifts through the galaxy, living off alcohol, stimulants, and a reckless momentum that looks a lot like self-destruction; an addict and smuggler with nothing left to lose.The last thing he expected was for a routine gig to put him face-to-face with the Seyshon commander who tortured him during the war, and who still starred regularly in ...

How do you find a song of praise when darkness and devastation threaten to overtake you?In My Song in the Night, Esther Camealy invites readers into the sacred, heartbreaking journey of loving and losing her son, Isaac. With unflinching honesty and deep faith, she traces the path from a devastating prenatal diagnosis through anticipatory grief, miraculous moments, and the precious hours her family shared with their baby. As she surrenders her dreams and wrestles with the h...

When humans learn languages, are they also learning how to create shared meaning? In The Usage-based Study of Language Learning and Multilingualism, a cadre of international experts say yes and offer cutting-edge research in usage-based linguistics to explore how language acquisition, in particular multilingual language acquisition, works.Each chapter presents an original study that supports the view that language learning is initiated through local and meaningful communic...

Completely updated and revised, this bestselling book continues to explain the growth and developmental processes involved in the formation of vegetables. Since the publication of the successful first edition significant discoveries, particularly in the area of molecular biology, have deepened and broadened our knowledge and understanding of these processes. This new edition brings the topic up-to-date and is presented over two sections: the first provides general knowledge on germination,...

Cyber-security specialist Dylan Keane is working undercover to suss out a corporate thief. When he zeroes in on Harper Vale, he thinks he’s found his mole. Harper has a reputation as a coding savant and an introvert. Dylan’s interest is flattering, but after she’s implicated in the theft of the company’s protected software, she doubts everything he’s told her. When a series of potentially deadly accidents occur involving Harper, Dylan wonders if she is being set up to take the fall. One th...

The following topics are included in this 2-book combo:Book 1: This book can help you improve your social skills and see the benefits of such skills. Aside from that, we will also dive into the actual benefits of shyness, which may surprise you. You will learn about the top 5 ways to make small talk worth the trouble, the best ways to end it, and ways to go beyond it.Lastly, the various aspects of Social Anxiety Disorder, social life, and the social comparison theory will b...

**An Editor's Choice at The Historical Novel SocietyFrom USA Today bestselling author Meredith Jaeger comes an emotionally resonant novel about two women whose lives intersect as one resists the gentrification of her San Francisco neighborhood, and the other, eighty years earlier, fights for her freedom in nineteenth-century America. . . .**1890, San Francisco. Seduced by her employer’s nephew, Annie Gilmurray, an Irish maid, is accused of stealing the rin...

Lexi Buckley wants answers about her younger sister's death. The police have labeled it a suicide, but Lexi doesn't believe it. Stymied in her investigation, she doesn't know where to turn next. After a chance encounter with a private investigator, she thinks her prayers have been answered. Aiden Keane has never been an answer to a prayer before, but he agrees to help Lexi. A quirky combo of brains and beauty, the pixie blonde makes him feel things no professional ever should for a client....

This book consists of two titles, which are the following:Book 1: Socializing can be a real challenge. You may not think of it as such, but if you take into account all the subtle body language, what different meanings the words imply, and tone of voice, it can be tricky for those who get nervous or don’t possess the skills to see all those references.Through this guide, you will receive support and tips. You will learn more about small talk, being a social chameleon or soc...

The Internet was never conceived to be the preserve of commercial interests. It should not be a hunting ground for law enforcement. The time has come to take back control.Everything you do on the Internet – every site you visit, every image or file you download, every email or message you send or receive – is logged on a computer somewhere. In a perfect world, we wouldn't need to worry. But this is not a perfect world.Out there, someone or something is going through your pe...

Werner Jaeger's classic three-volume work, originally published in 1939, is now available in paperback. Paideia, the shaping of Greek character through a union of civilization, tradition, literature, and philosophy is the basis for Jaeger's evaluation of Hellenic culture. Volume I describes the foundation, growth, and crisis of Greek culture during the archaic and classical epochs, ending with the collapse of the Athenian empire. The second and third volumes of the work deal with the intel...

It's Christmas Eve morning in the tiny New England town of Dickens.Santa's arrival is imminent, and a hint of snow is in the air.Amy Dorrit is just about to open her popular diner for the breakfast rush when she discovers an abandoned baby on her back doorstep.Amy knows she should call the authorities and turn the infant over to them, but she just can't. Thoughts of her own abandonment as a baby flood through her and she wants to keep the little one out of the hands...