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This is the story of Keshika, a girl of humble origins in the kingdom of Rosewood, who rose to become queen not because of royal blood, but because of her kindness, wisdom, and courage.Chosen by a dying queen who saw greatness in her, Keshika proved that true royalty comes from character, not lineage.This tale is a reminder that every girl holds the power to lead, to inspire, and to rise above her circumstances.Because in every girl, there lives a queen...

A Short Story Little Hankey tells the story of Ten year-old Alison Hankey, a mute boy growing up in a troubled household. Witnessing his parents' fights and hidden secrets, Alison becomes a quiet, observant, and psychologically complex child. The story explores how neglect, secrecy, and family dysfunction shape his dark and cunning mind.

In "Second Chance", we follow the journey of Ben, a young man who thought his heart belonged to his best friend, Venny. But when she chooses someone else, Ben is left to pick up the pieces of his shattered heart.As he navigates the complexities of love, loss, and friendship, Ben discovers that sometimes, the person you least expect can become the love of your life. Meet Carol, the girl who challenges Ben's perceptions and helps him realize that love can be given a seco...

"A classic study of the church's story, and all the more useful now in this revised and attractive new edition. A wonderful book to read--and recommend!"--Timothy George, Beeson Divinity School of Samford UniversityNow in its fourth edition, this bestselling textbook isolates key events that provide a framework for understanding the history of Christianity. The book presents Christianity as a worldwide phenomenon rather than just a Western experience.This p...

Christmas stories are often filled with magic, miracles, and sudden fortune.This story is not one of those.Days Before Christmas was written to honor something quieter the kind of courage that does not announce itself, the kind of love that works silently in the cold, and the kind of hope that grows coin by coin, day by day.Jason Carter is not extraordinary because he is strong or clever. He is extraordinary because he chooses to try. In a world moving too fast to n...

This insider's account, a penetrating view of science policy and politics during two presidencies, captures the euphoria that characterized the space program in the late seventies and early eighties and furnishes an invaluable perspective on the Challenger tragedy and the future of the United States in space. President Reagan's approval of $8 billion for the construction of a permanently manned orbiting space station climaxed one of the most important political and technological debates in...

By any measure, Hans Mark was a warrior of the Cold War. Born in Mannheim, Germany, in 1929, he spent his early childhood in Vienna before escaping the Nazi Anschluss in 1938 and eventually emigrating to the United States, settling in New York. He graduated from high school in 1947, went west to attend the University of California, Berkeley, and later earned a PhD in physics from MIT. His work in nuclear engineering soon set him on a path that would be shaped by aeronautics, space explorat...

This book gathers contributions presented at the 7th International Conference on Concrete Repair, Rehabilitation and Retrofitting (ICCRRR), held in Cape Town, South Africa, on November 4–6, 2024. The conference aims at sharing knowledge and experience on current developments in concrete technology, durability design and service life management, condition assessment of concrete structures, and concrete repair, rehabilitation and retrofitting. The contributions, which were selected through a...

In the early twenty-first century, trauma is seemingly everywhere, whether as experience, diagnosis, concept, or buzzword. Yet even as many scholars consider trauma to be constitutive of psychological modernity or the post-Enlightenment human condition, historical research on the topic has overwhelmingly focused on cases, such as World War I or the Holocaust, in which Western experiences and actors are foregrounded. There remains an urgent need to incorporate the methods and insights of re...

The Second International Conference on Concrete Repair, Rehabilitation and Retrofitting (ICCRRR 2005) was held in Cape Town, South Africa, from 24-26 November 2008. The Conference followed the very successful First International Conference, also in Cape Town in 2005, and continued as a collaborative venture by researchers from the South African Research Programme in Concrete Materials (based at the Universities of Cape Town and The Witwatersrand) and The Construction Materials Sections at ...

The Fourth International Conference on Concrete Repair, Rehabilitation and Retrofitting (ICCRRR 2015) was held 5-7 October 2015 in Leipzig, Germany. This conference is a collaborative venture by researchers from the South African Research Programme in Concrete Materials (based at the Universities of Cape Town and The Witwatersrand) and the Material

Prevention of complications in vascular and endovascular surgery is an important consideration for all practicing surgeons. The keys to achieving clinical success are based on careful selection of both patient and procedure, along with meticulous operative and endovascular techniques. Management of complications requires careful planning and urgent intervention.This concise, practical text provides the reader withA stepwise approach to diagnosisGuidance on...