This book synthesizes current knowledge and understanding of management and governance in the context of water resilience; advances theory through synthesis of research and experiences from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. The book highlights the implications of theory and experience for innovation in practice and policy; and it explores frontiers and future research. The book further addresses the need for a consolidated, interdisciplinary approach to the theoretical advances and p...

Several years in the future, an all-female astronaut team circumnavigates the globe once every ninety minutes aboard the International Space Station, prepared to be a powerful presence in space. When a surprise set of “everyday citizens” tags along for the ride, all protocol flies right out the proverbial … airlock.After a lifetime of being kept down on the ground, what happens when these women finally rise up and see their lives—and their planet—from high above it all?

Alone Together: Love, Grief, and Comfort During the Time of COVID-19 is a collection of essays, poems, and interviews to serve as a lifeline for negotiating how to connect and thrive during this stressful time of isolation as well as a historical perspective that will remain relevant for years to come.Ms. Haupt rallied a diverse roster of more than 90 authors to contribute their work to Alone Together, free of charge, including Kwame Alexander, Je...

"Both twisted and twisty, this smart psychological thriller sets a new standard for unreliable narrators." –Booklist, Starred ReviewOne night three years ago, the Tanner sisters disappeared: fifteen-year-old Cass and seventeen-year-old Emma. Three years later, Cass returns, without her sister Emma. Her story is one of kidnapping and betrayal, of a mysterious island where the two were held. But to forensic psychiatrist Dr. Abby Winter, something doesn't add...

Astronomy is a popular subject for non-science majors in the United States, often representing a last formal exposure to science. Research has demonstrated the efficacy of active learning, but college astronomy instructors are often unaware of the tools and methods they can use to increase student comprehension and engagement. This is particularly true of two-year college instructors and faculty who are trained in astronomy and physics who may lack any formal instruction in teaching and le...

’A brilliant read’ B A ParisTwo sisters go missing.Only one returns.Getting people to believe you is easy.If you tell them what they want to hear.When my sister and I disappeared three years ago,they found Emma’s car at the beach. Some people believed she had gone there to find a party or meet a friend whonever showed. They believed that she’d gone for a swim.They...

How well do you really know the person you love the most?*THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*Billie is charismatic. She is beautiful. And she has the perfect life.So when she disappears without a trace, the police think she must be dead.But what if the truth is even worse?A year after Billie disappears, her daughter Olive and husband Jonathan are determined to find...

'A dazzling hall-of-mirrors thriller: ferociously smart, furiously paced, and - best of all - honest-to-goodness surprising. All hail Wendy Walker.' AJ FinnRosie Ferro and Laura Heart are sisters, but as different as it is possible to be. One is lucky in love and has a conventional family: a husband, and a small son. The other has a troubled past she is still struggling to break free from.When Laura disappears after going on a date with a stranger she met o...

**An intense psychological thriller for readers of I Am Watching You,The Luckiest Girl Alive, and All the Missing Girls.*Two missing girls. Thirteen years apart.Olivia Shaw has been missing since last Tuesday. She was last seen outside the entrance of her elementary school in Hunts Point wearing a white spring jacket, blue jeans, and pink boots.I force myself to look at the face in the photo, into her slightly smudged features, and I can't ...

‘The ending of Little Secrets left me gasping!’ My WeeklyTo keep little secrets, they tell big lies…‘I am not sick.I just like the little dolls…I think I’ll break one soon.’It’s every parent’s worst nightmare. A tiny porcelain doll appearing on your doorstep. Bright blonde hair, rosy cheeks, even a little blue dress. A perfect replica of your six-year-old daughter.But then anonymous letters from ‘The...

A heart-stopping psychological suspense novel about a Texas prison official driven to commit the perfect crime, by the author of the international bestselling thriller Baby Doll.YOU WOULD DIE FOR YOUR FAMILY. WOULD YOU KILL FOR THEM?Working on death row and raising her son as a single mom is tough. When Kristy Tucker meets and falls in love with handsome Lance Dobson, at last she can imagine a better future.But after their wedding, her life...

In Wendy Walker's thrilling novel Don't Look for Me, the greatest risk isn’t running away. It’s running out of time.One night, Molly Clarke walked away from her life.She doesn't want to be found.Or at least, that's the story.The car abandoned miles from home.The note found at a nearby hotel.The shattered family that couldn’t be put back together.They called it a “walk away.”It happens all the time.