In the shadowed heart of New Orleans, an insidious family legacy claims a young woman's body and soul for a terrifying, predestined birth.Élodie has always been haunted by unsettling dreams—a goat-man in the mountains, a primal pull she can't explain. But when inexplicable physical changes begin to manifest, the line between nightmare and reality blurs, thrusting her into the chilling legacy of the Chavis family, New Orleans' most secretive Creole dynasty.From the opulent, ...

Captain Julian de Marque has spent eight years burying the past beneath discipline, duty, and the cold precision of a swordmaster's life at the High King's castle. But when the grieving mage Zachary de Mordenkine summons him to investigate the murder of his long-lost son, Julian is forced to return to the coastal village of Weslan — the place he swore never to see again.At the center of the mystery lies Sorrow's Isle, a forbidden island that rises from the sea only once every sever...

Moving and Swinging Doors is an inspirational Christian nonfiction work that explores how life’s opportunities and challenges function as spiritual “doors” through which we must choose to walk. Drawing on scripture, personal experiences, and real-life testimonies, Michael Reed shows how obedience to God and discerning the right doors leads to lasting success, peace, and purpose. With relatable metaphors and practical lessons, the book guides readers in navigating transitions, overcoming di...

People have been long-fascinated with birds, and their scientific study has been central to advances in evolution, animal behavior, biogeography, population dynamics, and community ecology. Research questions in these fields have been driven in part by innovations in technology. Ornithologists even 20 years ago could scarcely imagine the detail and precision with which we can now monitor bird populations on a global scale, whether through digital tools like eBird, indirectly through remote...

The Places That Built Me is a literary memoir about growing up working class and learning life beyond the classroom. Born into poverty and marked early as a child who did not fit the system, Michael Reed finds his education in the world around him-through labour, movement, risk, and responsibility.From cramped homes and schoolroom corners to fairgrounds, boxing tents, and long stretches of road, Reed's life is shaped by environments that demand attention a...

In The Georgian Triumph, 1700–1830 (originally published in 1983), Michael Reed re-creates the ambience of eighteenth-century Britain, a period of astonishing change and, paradoxically, of massive stability. Both the change and the stability were reflected in the landscape.Dr Reed explores the visual impact on the landscape of the adoption of new ideas and practices. These range from the acceptance of the Palladian style of architecture and its gradual replacement by a tas...

First published in 1988. Professionals who are on the cutting edge of educational computing discuss, in this provocative new book, one of the most exciting prospects of the field--harnessing the power of the computer to enhance the development of problem-solving abilities. Here is everything that educators will need to know to use computers to improve higher level skills such as problem solving and critical thinking. Current aspects of problem-solving theory, a philosophical case for inclu...

Archives: Recordkeeping in Society introduces the significance of archives and the results of local and international research in archival science. It explores the role of recordkeeping in various cultural, organisational and historical contexts. Its themes include archives as a web of recorded information: new information technologies have presented dilemmas, but also potentialities for managing of the interconnectedness of archives. Another theme is the relationship between evidence and ...

This is a small piece about the use of "good" microbes in the environmental and health fields. It consists of a small essay, with references and hyperlinks for articles. You can read this essay to learn about why we need to perform further research into these organisms.

Relieve pain, tension, and stress with this definitive guide to acupressure, the centuries-old technique that utilizes gentle pressure from your hands to jump-start your body’s self-curative abilities.“A faithful and thoroughly incisive book on the ancient art of healing. With clarity and inspiring instructions, this is a welcome gift for all who seek health and well-being.”—Chungliang Al Huang, author of Quantum SoupWith your hand...

There's Something in the Woods.As a virtual prisoner in her suburban DC home, Rhonda faces a chilling reality: she's failed to protect her gay son, Joey, from the brutality of his own father, Max. As Max's violent hatred escalates, Rhonda's maternal instincts scream for her to act before it's too late.During an emotional phone call, Rhonda's sister, Elizabeth, offers to shelter Rhonda and Joey when they come to her home in West Virginia for Thanksgiving. Bu...

The Landscape of Britain has a uniquely rich historical diversity. In this book explains the processes at work in the evolution of the landscape, pointing out examples of surviving evidence from the past. The landscape of late twentieth-century Britain is the end product of some ten thousand years of human effort directed not only towards satisfying basic physical needs for food and shelter, but also towards expressing profound spiritual and intellectual aspirations, whether by means of bu...