The goal of Attaining a Type I Civilization Status (ATICS) presents many paths to improving the quality of life on Mother Earth. ATICS offers a broader path to a fuller and more enriching human life on earth and possibly even off earth. This may sound like Science Fiction to many people, but it is actually quite possible if the Leadership is up to the many tasks that will arise and acquires the essential funding required to execute the ATICS Program with its many projects. We are rapidly d...

A Domestic Bliss Mystery #1"Sparkles with charm, design lore, and a sleuth with a great mantra. Cozy fans will embrace the Domestic Bliss series." —Carolyn Hart, Edgar Award-winning author of Letters from Home"TREND: For killer decorating tips, pick up Death by Inferior Design…advice is woven into this whodunit featuring rival designers as sleuths." –House and Garden Magazine"This story is delight...

Assessment is not only a measure of student learning, but a means to student learning. Teacher-Made Assessments, Third Edition, guides you in constructing and using your own classroom assessments, including tests, quizzes, essays, and performance-based assessments to improve teaching and learning in the classroom. You will learn how to weave together curriculum, instruction, and student learning to make assessment a more natural, useful part of teaching.Find out how to:

It's THE DRESDEN FILES meets THE HANGOVER in this day-in-the-life of a werewolf.Michael Andrews seems to have it all. He's a successful author and a minor celebrity living in Manhattan. It's a pretty big step up from his humble Canadian upbringing. Of course, his lycanthropy poses a bit of a challenge.After waking up from his latest night of howling at the moon, he's naked, he's got a bullet hole in his leg, and he has a sneaking suspicion he ran into anoth...

CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MOON AND NEW YORK CITY.Being a werewolf isn't all about howling at the moon.Or running carelessly through boundless fields feeling the wind in your fur.Not when you live in the most populous city in the US.For Michael Andrews, a Canadian living in Manhattan and afflicted with lycanthropy, there are odd side effects to being a werewolf in the midd...

*****AMAZON'S BOOK OF THE YEAR*****INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERREESE WITHERSPOON'S BOOK CLUB PICKFEARNE COTTON'S HAPPY PLACE BOOK CLUB PICK'An unforgettable story of love, loss, and the choices that shape our lives . . . but it's also a masterfully crafted mystery that will keep you guessing until the very last page. Seriously, that ending?! I did...

Her silence destroyed him. Only the truth will set them free.Catherine has experienced something so traumatic that she can't speak. Or won't speak. The doctors say the only way forward is to look into her past.Fifteen years ago, Catherine met the love of her life at university. Lucian was charming, adored her and she was drawn into the hedonistic and careless lifestyle of his wealthy friends. They were inseparable - then one morning Catherine left him witho...

Most of us think about money every day. But how many of us know how it actually works?Every morning, someone unassumingly types numbers into a spreadsheet, hits enter and creates millions of pounds. Somewhere deep underground, a machine most of us will never see props up the entire British economy. And hidden in a vault nearby are individual banknotes worth £100 million each. These are just some of the surprising truths about how money works.The Bank of Eng...

What seven traits do the most successful authors have in common? Which strategic approaches can have the most positive effect on your author career? Where should you focus your energy and effort for maximum results? How do these components work together to help you forge a powerful path through publishing?Join Mark Leslie Lefebvre, who draws upon more than three decades of experience in writing, publishing and bookselling as well as his affinity for allite...

A life-changing love story. A devastating decision.An emotional, gripping family drama about relationships, secrets and jealousy that will stay with you long after the final page, from the author of Broken Country.Alice Garland can't take her eyes off Jacob Earl. With his black curls and snakeskin boots, the lead singer of the Disciples commands the stage. It's the beginning of a passionate relationship. For ...

Bootstrapping is the process of starting and growing a business using personal savings, revenue generated by the business, and minimal external financial support.Unlike startups that rely on venture capital, angel investors, or bank loans, bootstrapped businesses focus on self-sufficiency and sustainable growth. This approach allows entrepreneurs to maintain full ownership and control over their companies while developing products and services that meet customer ne...

From USA Today bestselling author, Leslie Langtry comes a mystery series of laugh-out-loud proportions...When CIA agent Merry Wrath is "accidentally" outted, she's forced her into early retirement, changes her appearance, and moves where no one will ever find her—Iowa. Instead of black bag drops in Bangkok, she now spends her time leading a young Girl Scout troop. But Merry's new simple life turns not-so-simple when an enemy agent shows up dead at scout camp. Suddenly Merry is forc...