Ever since Beatrice’s grandmother, and sole guardian, became gravely ill, the ten-year-old has felt the sting of her own dark shadow, ever present, never fading, there even when not seen. Living in a little house on the edge of the woods, she is afraid of what will become of her if her guardian doesn’t recover, and Beatrice yearns to ask Elijah to spare her grandmother’s life.When Beatrice is lured into the woods by her dog, Barley, she discovers a different world, one where animal...

Glen is bored. His wife has just started working for a law firm and her focus is all about getting settled in. To kill his boredom, Glen explores forums on the internet with live cams. He chances upon a hot chick and later on realizes it is his sister-in-law. He works out a way to blackmail her and obliges her to do as he wants. Will she fall into the trap he has set out for her? Or will she find a way out and tell her sister about his threats?

Leviathan invests the sovereign with nearly absolute power, and that vast sovereign has drawn the reader's eye for 350 years. Yet Hobbes has much to say about subjects as well, and he articulates a normative conception of a good subject.

A classic collection of short stories written to be listened to.

Orthodox reporting and conventional scholarship focuses on the factors that distinguish each presidential contest and then attempts to explain them. This book rather, demonstrates that the politics of presidential nomination has been remarkably stable in the United States since the 1830s and right through to 2020. A common bandwagon dynamic, rolling once through party organizations and now through presidential primaries, permits a simple measure that has predicted nominations well before t...

Designed to assist the physician in the application of computers in private medical practice, this comprehensive guide outlines where, why, and how this valuable tool can best be used. Integrating the mechanisms of computerization with the implications for health care, the authors draw on personal research and experience to describe models used effectively in the medical setting. Chapters cover administrative procedures, applications for marketing and quality assurance, and the link to an ...

Estuarine EcologyA detailed and accessible exploration of the fundamentals and the latest advances in estuarine ecologyIn the newly revised third edition of Estuarine Ecology, a team of distinguished ecologists presents the current knowledge in estuarine ecology with particular emphasis on recent trends and advances. The book is accessible to undergraduate students while also providing a welcome summary of up-to-date content for a ...

In the year 1650, a young White Eagle is nurtured in the land of Yavapai territory, a land of family, acceptance, and freedom. After a long journey to visit forgotten relatives, the Pai Pai in Ensenada, Mexico, he finds himself caught in a web of war, hatred, and lies.He is pulled into a leadership role to help defend the working class of Mexico against Spanish conquistadors. However, his feelings compel him to fear, run, and hide.With his God-given gift of listening in on ...

This book describes the many diverse experiences of a very active pediatrician from 1943 to 1988. This story begins when he was in medical school in 1943 and ends with his retirement thirty-seven years later in 1988.It includes post retirement stints as a Medical Director for a medical software company and being the Medical Director for a commercial plasma collecting center. He vividly describes many different and unusual medical cases including two true Miracles. One occurred in 1...

This interdisciplinary book breaks new ground by systematically examining ways in which two of the most important works of late medieval English literature – Julian of Norwich’s Revelations of Love and William Langland’s Piers Plowman – arose from engagement with the biblical Apocalypse and exegetical writings. The study contends that the exegetical approach to the Apocalypse is more extensive in Julian’s Revelations and more sophisticated in Langland’s Piers Plowman than previously though...

This is the seventh book in Nic Thorn and Associates series about investigations into scams, frauds and misunderstandings. They are set in modern-day Australia and littered with humorous banter, music and pop-culture references.This time they head to Ouyen, Nic's home town, on the Victorian and South Australian border, and not everyone likes a homecoming, especially if you like to keep secrets. It's in Nic's nature to keep secrets but sometimes people need to know superheroes come ...

The book is vivid description of life in an outstanding Retirement Center. This tale details the various activities offered and the lovely ambalance of this facility. This story contains vignettes of some of the inhabitants of the first class Center, and why it has been voted the Number 1 Retirement Facility in Omaha for the past twelve years. This story recalls some of my memories conjured up from the past concerning my life with my Beloved Mary over our sixty-six years of marraige. It ha...