Psychic powers are among the most well-described plot devices in fiction. They work a certain way, without fail, every time. They let you move things with your mind and see the future. Most importantly, they are fictionright?The life of Tom Edwards couldnt be more ordinary. A recent graduate of community college, average intelligence, working manual labor to pay rent, he couldnt possibly imagine life being more complicated than it is.That is, until a state-of-the-art medica...

Spirits Of Fire is an anime-themed, sci-fi, fantasy blended genre in the style of Japanese light novels. It is a story about a teenager named Haruki Kawakatsu who discovers incredible powers when he almost dies, and quickly gets drawn into the larger world. Nations vie for glamor and position with their superhumans, and Haruki represents Japan, willing or not. He quickly gets drawn into a war of rogue gods and interdimensional plots.

Comic book-style superpowers become real in the ordinary modern world, and a group of comic book nerds have to fight a false prophet who has created a fake Jesus who is killing massive numbers of people and is amassing millions of followers.Manny is a working stiff who escapes from the everyday grind by reading comic books, watching anime, and playing video games. His superhero fantasy becomes real when a bizarre light show erupts in the sky worldwide, and he is one of the many who...

Anthropogenic activity has clearly altered the N cycle contributing (among other factors) to climate change. This book aims to provide new biotechnological approach representing innovative strategies to solve specific problems related to the imbalance originating in the N cycle. Aspects such as new conceptions in agriculture, wastewater treatment, and greenhouse gas emissions are discussed in this book with a multidisciplinary vision. A team of international authors with wide experience ha...

Lieutenant Eve Dallas delves into the world of virtual reality gaming to stop a sadistic killer in this In Death novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author J. D. Robb.They died with smiles on their faces. Three apparent suicides: a brilliant engineer, an infamous lawyer, and a controversial politician. Three strangers with nothing in common—and no obvious reasons for killing themselves. Police lieutenant Eve Dallas finds the deaths suspicious. And her...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Gillian Flynn’s Edgar Award-winning homage to the classic ghost story, published for the first time as a standalone.A canny young woman is struggling to survive by perpetrating various levels of mostly harmless fraud. On a rainy April morning, she is reading auras at Spiritual Palms when Susan Burke walks in. A keen observer of human behavior, our unnamed narrator immediately diagnoses beautiful, rich Susan as an unhappy woman e...

The fourth edition of Soil Microbiology, Ecology and Biochemistry updates this widely used reference as the study and understanding of soil biota, their function, and the dynamics of soil organic matter has been revolutionized by molecular and instrumental techniques, and information technology. Knowledge of soil microbiology, ecology and biochemistry is central to our understanding of organisms and their processes and interactions with their environment. In a time of great global change a...

He's a SEAL. She's the hostage his team is sent in to rescue. Grant is prepared to fight bad guys to get her back. What he wasn't prepared for were his feelings for her . . .Don't miss the rest of the Hot SEALs series!

A multi-faceted reference work, the Encyclopedia of Applied Plant Sciences addresses the core knowledge, theories, and techniques employed by plant scientists, while also concentrating on applications of these in research and in industry. Plants influence all our lives as sources of sustenance, fuel and building materials. The Encyclopedia of Applied Plant Sciences is a comprehensive yet succinct publication that covers the application of current advances in the biologica...

Sci-fi action, angst, and super-powered teenagers abound in this new series from Reki Kawahara, the acclaimed author of Sword Art Online and Accel World!Ever since a terrible childhood tragedy, Minoru Utsugi has wished for one thing: solitude. Years later, a bizarre encounter leaves a mysterious artifact in Minoru's body that grants his wish--but that's far from the end of his troubles. Others have been visited and given powers like Minoru's, but their twisted desires are not so benign. Wh...

"A brilliantly created sci-fi dystopia with dashes of horror." --Readers Enjoy Authors' Dreams"Sci-fi with horror, violence, and heart thumping action." --Jane Reads (Five star review)She never worked well with others...Teenage convict Deanne Markham didn’t believe the reports of invaders from another world until the night her work crew saw the stars fall. Abandoned by the correctional officers, Deanne finds herself responsible for Mindy, a friend and fellow inmate ...

This book provides state of the art description of various approaches, techniques and some basic fundamentals of bioremediation to manage a variety of organic and inorganic wastes and pollutants present in our environment. A comprehensive overview of recent advances and new development in the field of bioremediation research are provided within relevant theoretical framework to improve our understanding for the cleaning up of polluted water and contaminated land. The book is easy to read a...