Walter Towers follows the adventures of a little boy named Owen when his imagination runs wild. Owen's love of water towers manifests Walter Towers, who just happens to be a lonely water tower stuck in one place until Owen befriends him. They experience the many things that bring Owen joy. They go to town, play with Owen's toys, and they even make a trip to Owen's church service. Their visits just keep getting better and better until the day comes when Walter starts to show his age and nee...

Swift Recipes provides a problem solution approach for dealing with key aspects of the Swift programming language (covering version 1.2), ensuring you have the indispensable reference you need to successfully execute common programming tasks. You’ll learn how to use the unique features of the Swift programming language as well as its use with Cocoa and Cocoa touch frameworks and libraries.Solutions are available for a range of problems, including application development wi...

Spring 1192. Robin Hood and his band of men, travelling home from the Third Crusade, find themselves in the lush, wine-rich Duchy of Burgundy. When they are captured by a renegade knight, and taken across the River Saone to the rival County of Burgundy, they are plunged into a nightmarish world of treachery, deceit and cold-blooded murder. While the cunning Earl of Locksley plots and schemes to advance King Richard's cause in the two Burgundies, Alan Dale, his loyal lieutenant and personal...

Balladir is the thirteenth Bard of the Elves. He bears responsibility for gathering and sharing tales that will enrich the cultural wealth of his people. This volume recounts the history of his voyage to Lagar, home of the Dwarves, where he finds an island invaded by a force from the neighbouring Starlands, a force which threatens not only to divide and overwhelm the Dwarven people, but to herald the arrival of something far worse.Together with a handful of strangers, Balladir's sk...

Thomas Becket, his murderers, and their king still have a score to settle.A haunting timeslip novel examining history’s most infamous assassination, Knight of Betrayal is perfect for fans of Christina Courtenay, Karen Maitland, Lucinda Riley and Kate Morton."A pacy, page-turning ghost story with a twisted difference! A must read" – Lorna, Amazon Reviewer-----1170, Canterbury Cathedral.Fo...

Autumn 1191 and Robert, Earl of Locksley, also known as the notorious outlaw Robin Hood, and his loyal lieutenant Alan Dale, are returning home fresh from victory in the Third Crusade. They decide to travel via the Mediterranean sea-route, despite the dangers of the imminent stormy season. Disaster strikes and Robin and his men are shipwrecked on the rocky coast of Crete. They must persuade despotic local tyrants to help them, outwit brutal pirate chieftains, and outfight an entire Moorish...

In "Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2013 (H.R. 307; 113th Congress)", Mike Rogers provides a comprehensive overview of the pivotal legislation designed to bolster the United States' readiness for public health emergencies. Rogers employs a clear and analytical style, dissecting the historical context and legislative framework surrounding the act. The writing delves into the strategic measures intended to enhance the nation's capacity to respond to pandemics and...

Ben Baker was the most powerful man in the remote Montana settlement of Silver Springs, but, even surrounded by a small army of hired guns, he was afraid. For Baker had many enemies and Brewster Doyle was one of the biggest. Learning that Doyle has sent the infamous gunfighter Frank McCready to kill him, Baker decides to have his men bushwhack the next rider into town. After all, he might not know what McCready looks like but he knows there is only one trail into Silver Springs. But the ne...

Investing isn’t taught in school, or just about anywhere else. Investing novices must either fend for themselves (in which case they’ll make the same mistakes I made) or be left at the mercy of so-called investment advisers. This little book is intended to fill the investment education void as a basic course of instruction on successful investing. “Grandpa’s Investment Rules” cuts through all the clutter and misinformation that’s out there and describes a simple, proven way to successfully...

'Your Excellency,' said the knight, 'there may also be Christians in there. How can we tell which is a heretic, and which a good Catholic?' 'Kill them all,' said the papal legate. 'God will know his own!' AD 1209: When a robbery in Sherwood goes wrong, Robin Hood, Sir Alan Dale and a handful of their outlaw friends are forced to flee their homes to escape the wrath of a vengeful King John and his iron-hearted Sheriff of Nottinghamshire. After travelling to the Languedoc, a land of good foo...

Post-Roman Britain. Thousands of desperate Saxon refugees are flooding the island, fleeing their homelands as the whole world warms and the waters rise, and worse, the mighty dragon Cythraul from the once-frozen North has been awoken by an evil sorceress. His lust for human flesh is insatiable, and he threatens to extinguish all human life. The land is riven with strife and warfare. The petty kingdoms battle constantly with each other for supremacy and only one man, a young Dumnonian warri...

Do You Want to Understand Dark Psychology and Avoid Being Manipulated? Presenting Manipulation Secrets Which Will Teach You Everything About Dark Psychology and Mind Control!Do you want to learn how to protect yourself from being manipulated?If you answered yes, then keep reading!Dark psychology is the art and science of manipulation and mind control. It is the practice of using psychology to control others and persuade them to do things ...