Romance that rhymes with ruin;obsession's a song they're both fluent in.Vale tastes potential like other men taste wine—notes of desperation, hints of untapped brilliance, the full-bodied flavor of someone ripe for unmaking.Kieran plays for spare change in subway filth, that stuttering voice transforming into something holy only when he sings. Sick. Abandoned. Already intimate with the architecture of suffering.Exquis...

Originally published in 1993, over 16,000 tradename surface-active agents for industrial applications, manufactured worldwide, are contained in this edition. General-use surfactants, such as emulsifiers, wetting agents, foaming agents, detergents, dispersants, and solubilizers are included, as well as detergent raw materials, defoamers, and antifoaming agents.The types and quantities of surfactants available commercially are numerous and the difficulty in making choices between pro...

Kael Morven wasn't supposed to survive the mining accident. He definitely wasn't supposed to stop a falling crane with magic he didn't know he had.When recruiters from the Ashen Academy arrive offering admission and enough gold to pay his mother's debts, Kael knows the offer is too good to be true. He's right. The Academy's gleaming halls hide a brutal hierarchy where common-born students are assigned to the lowest tier, given the worst rooms, and reminded daily that they don't bel...

Growing up, we were The Three Musketeers.It was Tyler, Noah, and Scarlett against the world. Best friends and fiercely loyal to each other. Inseparable until we grew apart.And it was all my fault.One night between Noah Milner and me changed everything.The way I saw him. The way I saw her. The way I saw all of us.I would've picked him if he had let me, and now, a decade later, I still want to.Because Noah and I belong together...

He's everything she hates… So, why can't she say no to him?KennaWest Brooks stands for everything I despise. He's a meathead jock whose silence says it all: He only cares about himself and his football season.So, why can't I say no when he offers me his help?I should run the other way. I should tell him exactly what I think of him for ruining my life. Instead, I agree to his terms because he might be the only person who can ...

From USA Today bestselling author E. M. Moore comes a delightfully endearing hockey romance between an awkward wallflower and her perfect, hockey-playing "dating coach" who become mismatched roommates. A touch of humor, spice, and scenes that will have you swooning all await you in The Puckable Playbook.When college journalist Lenore finds herself trapped rooming with a hockey player, she's anything but thrilled. After all, Len despises athletes—t...

The star quarterback of the Bulldogs was supposed to be my ticket to a normal life, but now I've fallen for him… again.He's my brother's best friend. The perfect person to fake a relationship with. No feelings involved. Just pretend.He helps me. I help him.We both agreed.Except, things get real… and quick.It turns out my brother's best friend just can't help being his charming self, and even though I haven't seen him in years, he has...

Spring has sprung in Brunhild, and Mochizuki Touya continues to live his happy-go-lucky life.Flowers bloom, parties come and go, and everything seems just about fine... But wait! The mysterious pink-haired girl, Sakura, is identified by someone. Just what could this mean for her? Who exactly is Farnese Forneus, and what is her connection to the overlord of Xenoahs? But wait, a more pressing issue is the final piece of Babylon, and the remarkably twisted secret it h...

Rob Paulsen is one of Hollywood's busiest, most talented, and most passionate performers. If you don't know him by name, you will know him by the many characters he has brought to life: Pinky from Pinky and the Brain and Yakko from Animaniacs, the tough, but loveable, Raphael from the original animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and many more.So, you can imagine how terrifying it must have been when Rob was diagnosed with throat cancer, putting his ent...

Growing out of recent pedagogical developments in creative writing studies and perceived barriers to teaching the subject in secondary education schools, this book creates conversations between secondary and post-secondary teachers aimed at introducing and improving creative writing instruction in teaching curricula for young people. Challenging assumptions and lore regarding the teaching of creative writing, this book examines new and engaging techniques for infusing creative writing into...

Biochemical imbalances caused by nutritional deficiencies are a contributory factor in chronic illnesses such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, auto-immune conditions and cancer. This handbook for practitioners explains how to identify and treat such biochemical imbalances in order to better understand and manage a patient's ill-health.The book examines a range of biochemical imbalances, including compromised adrenal or thyroid function, gastro-intestinal imbalances, immune syst...

Roland's Family is killed by a roving, hostile gang of outlaws and Roland the only survivor is out for revenge but must travel to find his quarry one by one if need be. He lives in a future Earth timeline wherein a cataclysm wiped out most of humanity and technology settling those left back generations. Centuries after the event what is left of humanity reaches the age of the old west a second time, where six-shooters and riffles are the pentacle of technology, although Roland my see old r...