Splash, by Andrew Michael Jackson, WSI and Andrea Siegel, PhD.: What makes this book different from other swimming books? We believe that the most important thing to do is to help your child overcome fear of the water. We emphasize safety. Everything's been tested. Our method is straightforward and effective: First remove the fear, then teach the skills. We show you step-by-step how to teach basic water safety skills, and then how to teach all the parts of each swimming skill, so that chil...

Are you a fan of King of Pop Michael Jackson? Do you know everything there is to know about the world's greatest ever superstar? Then this is the book for you! In this easy-to-digest eBook are 101 facts about your favourite singer do you know all of them?Test yourself and your friends with these handily-packaged facts easily organised into categories for maximum enjoyment. Sections include his upbringing, his music, and his tragic death. This is a perfect bite-sized eBook for any fan of th...

Best of “The Strand Magazine”: 25 Years of Twists, Turns, and Tales from the Modern Masters of Mystery and Fiction“The Strand Magazine was always a giant voice in our corner of the literary world—and it still is today. This collection proves why—these unearthed gems and exciting new pieces shouldn’t be missed.” —Lee Child, bestselling author of the Jack Reacher seriesThis star-studded anniversary collection features over t...

After breaking from life with the Pack, mercenary Kate Daniels and her mate–former Beast Lord Curran Lennart–are adjusting to a very different pace. While they’re thrilled to escape all the infighting, Kate and Curran know that separating from the Pack completely is a process that will take time.But when they learn that their friend Eduardo has gone missing, Kate and Curran shift their focus to investigate his disappearance. As they dig further into the merc’s business, they discov...

"Kate Daniels may have quit the Order of Knights of Merciful Aid, but she’s still knee-deep in paranormal problems. Or she would be if she could get someone to hire her. Starting her own business has been more challenging than she thought it would be—now that the Order is disparaging her good name. Plus, many potential clients are afraid of getting on the bad side of the Beast Lord, who just happens to be Kate’s mate.So when Atlanta’s premier Master of the Dead calls to ask for hel...

"Ilona Andrews invites you to experience the first dramatized audiobook in the #1 New York Times bestselling series featuring the intriguing fantasy world of mercenary Kate Daniels.When the magic is up, rogue mages cast their spells and monsters appear, while guns refuse to fire and cars fail to start. But then technology returns, and the magic recedes as unpredictably as it arose, leaving all kinds of paranormal problems in its wake.Kate Daniels is a down-on-her-luck merce...

Kate Daniels works for the Order of the Knights of Merciful Aid, officially as a liaison with the mercenary guild. Unofficially, she cleans up the paranormal problems no one else wants to handle—especially if they involve Atlanta’s shapeshifting community.When she’s called in to investigate a fight at the Steel Horse, a bar midway between the territories of the shapeshifters and the necromancers, Kate quickly discovers there’s a new player in town. One who’s been around for thousan...

"When magic strikes and Atlanta goes to pieces, it’s a job for mercenary Kate Daniels in this thrilling dramatized audiobook in the #1 New York Times bestselling series.Drafted into working for the Order of Merciful Aid, mercenary Kate Daniels has more paranormal problems than she knows what to do with these days. And in Atlanta, where magic comes and goes like the tide, that’s saying a lot.But when Kate's werewolf friend Derek is discovered nearly dead, she must confront h...

This “highly recommended” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) collection edited by New York Times bestselling author Lee Child pairs the beloved characters of twenty-two internationally bestselling writers in “a must-read for fans of the thriller genre” (The Real Book Spy).The incredible follow-up to FaceOff features twenty-two of the world’s bestselling and critically acclaimed thriller writers pairing their series characters in...

Brief Description: Are you a Michael Jackson fan? Have you followed every twist and turn in the amazing Michael Jackson story? Did you mourn his untimely death? Then what better way to pay tribute to the undisputed king of pop than with this quiz book? The 100 questions in the The Michael Jackson Quiz Book are designed to test your memory of the people and places that shaped the life of one of the most popular and controversial entertainers in the history of popular music. Michael Jackson ...

Technology for modifying the genotypes and phenotypes of insects and other arthropods has steadily progressed with the development of more precise and powerful methods, most prominently transgenic modification. For many insect pests, there is now almost unlimited ability to modify phenotypes to benefit human health and agriculture. Precise DNA modifications and gene drive have the power to make wild-type populations less harmful in ways that could never have been performed with previous tr...

"Atlanta is a city plagued by magical problems. Kate Daniels will fight to solve them—no matter the cost...Mercenary Kate Daniels and her mate, Curran, the Beast Lord, are struggling to solve a heartbreaking crisis. Unable to control their beasts, many of the Pack’s shapeshifting children fail to survive to adulthood. While there is a medicine that can help, the secret to its making is closely guarded by the European packs, and there’s little available in Atlanta.Kate can’t...