To the Pacific Ocean, and in Quest of a North-West Passage, Between Asia and America; Performed in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, and 1779Captain John Cook's last voyage, his third to the Pacific Northwest, was a remarkable one, for his crew included several literate men, scientists, scholars, and specialists. Anticipating a rush into print after the voyage, the British Admiralty ordered all logbooks, journals, diaries, and notes of the crew members confiscated when the fleet returned ...

In her classic book Vested Outsourcing , Kate Vitasek identified the top 10 flaws in most outsourced business models and shows organizations how to rethink their outsourcing relationships in a way that will lower costs, improve service, and increase innovation. This revised edition includes updated case studies and a new chapter based on Dell.

Inspired by a true story, Horse Gone Silent delivers adventure, drama, and life lessons in a tale that will speak to your heart like no horse story ever has before.2020 EQUUS Film Festival Literary Award WinnerMultiple-Time Amazon Best-SellerHundreds of 5 star reviews from all over the world!In the first book of the Horse Gone Silent trilogy, you will follow the life of champion sho...

"Minnesota; Its Character and Climate" by Ledyard Bill is a compelling exploration of the state of Minnesota, delving into its unique geographical features and the diverse climate that shapes its environment. Bill's vivid descriptions paint a picture of the lush landscapes, from the rolling prairies to the dense forests, highlighting how these natural elements influence the lifestyle and culture of its inhabitants. The book serves as both a travelogue and a guide, inviting readers to appre...

The second story in the Horse Gone Silent trilogy!Sweet Emma Sterling is living a storybook life filled by horses, friends, and her loving parents, Julia and Chase. Then, without warning, young Emma’s heart is shattered when her father returns home from military duty a completely changed person.Emma’s youthful innocence and her family’s future are threatened as her mother desperately attempts to save them from a viscous emotional struggle that may destroy t...

The final book in the Horse Gone Silent trilogy!Brielle’s Promise brings together the award-winning Horse Gone Silent trilogy in a way that no fan of the series could have ever imagined.Emma Sterling is back, and she brings with her a surprise that shocks everyone that knows her-even Ophelia!The story returns you to the stable at Hound Hollow and Emma’s hometown, then makes an unpredictable stop with new, endearing and memorable characters. Will Emm...

The inside joke was that they were hatchlings, genomic trash, chicks from the Pentagon henhouses. The black humor masked the hard reality that the super soldiers created at the Eau Claire Project and other black sites were now unexpectedly timing out. They faced certain -- and a grisly -- disintegration.Trevelyan Moss, an Eau Claire "graduate" and a veteran of the serial wars in the western Pacific, is sent to the Navy's Cyberwarfare outfit in Souda Bay where he meets Nepheli, the ...

What makes the Motor City tick? People keep telling Shawn Dygert that "the whole place is run by five or six guys who live on the same street." And some guy who works for them wants everything Shawn has. There's no way, Shawn is told, that he can beat them in this rigged game. But the words he heard in a noisy, crowded factory tavern continue to fill his ears -- I'll go down swinging ...

Shawn Dygert's carefully calibrated life is going exactly nowhere, and he knows it. The family machine shop he inherited is circling the drain as his only customers, the Big Three car companies, bottom out in yet another late 1980s downturn. He can't get his old flame Irene, the only woman he has ever really been interested in, to give him the time of day – no matter how much he apologizes. Shawn's near term coping strategy is to carefully wind down the business while spending every spare ...

A picnic, a beach, a pie cut into pieces and shared with good friends.Pie is for sharing.It starts off round, and you can slice it into as many pieces as you want. What else can be shared? A ball, of course. A tree? What about time?Through the course of one memorable Fourth of July picnic, Stephanie Ledyard and Jason Chin take young readers through the ups and downs of sharing in this lovely picture book.

In this incisive book, a distinguished geneticist has succeeded in relating the extraordinary biological discoveries of the last two decades to the basic questions about the origin and evolution of life on earth. The "molecular revolution" in biology--culminating in the discovery of the relations of the giant molecules of living matter--the operation of the genetic code, and the relational order in the biological world are all considered.Originally published in 1969.A UNC P...

Over the meeting between each man and his canoe a veil is delicately drawn. Even the station-master considerately stepped out upon the platform during the few moments when each metaphorically made his canoe put out its tongue and answer questions as to its moral and physical well-being. The interview was satisfactory to all save the Statesman, who detected several minute scratches on the deck of the Rochefort and declared that palpable demoralization had resulted from her enforced associat...