Although the Cold War is commonly considered 'over,' the legacies of that conflict continue to unfold throughout the globe. One site of post-Cold War controversy involves the consequences of U.S. nuclear weapons production for worker safety, public health, and the environment. Over the past two decades, citizens, organizations, and governments have passionately debated the nature of these consequences, and how they should be managed. This volume clarifies the role of communication in creat...

This is the story of Arnie Duffield, who arrived at Thursday Island, in Torres Strait, the Northern tip of Australia, aged ten, in 1936 - beginning a life-time of adventure. His father worked on the famous sailing luggers, diving boats that harvested pearl shells and pearls for over 100 years up to 1980. Arnie with his father and brother, with their own hands would build their own flotilla of luggers, to operate as a family company over eventful decades: seeing the Great Depression, war an...

Quin Everett has spent twelve years hunting monsters.She's killed werewolves, tracked things that shouldn't exist, and solved cases the police couldn't explain. When bodies turn up torn apart and witnesses swear they saw something impossible, Quin gets the call.She has one rule:Never trust a monster.Then she meets one.At a charity gala packed with the city's most powerful people, Quin uncovers a deadly supernatural threat hiding behind wealth, influe...

He thought he was negotiating a deal.The house was negotiating for her.When ambitious financier Jonathan Hale accepts an invitation to the secluded Rosedale Hall, it promises access to aristocratic power and a future secured. But the estate and its magnetic master have other designs.Rosamund Hale feels it first. The stillness. The pull. The unsettling intimacy of being truly seen.As days pass and the moors close in, ambition gives way to fascination, and fas...

Through the lens of poetry, Beck Duffield J.D., LL.M., author of "Letters From The Front: Poems in Trauma Recovery," confronts both the importance and inevitability of our chosen and unchosen spheres of influence.

Astrid Wahl has sacrificed everything for love.Once known as Andreas, she now stands beside Empress Viktoria of Virago as her chosen consort, future queen, and one of the most powerful wielders of the Empyrian the world has ever known. United by destiny and bound through the mystical force that flows between them, Astrid and Viktoria have restored balance to the Empyrian and ushered in a new age of hope for their people.But hope alone will not save a nation.As Virag...

The Christocentric homiletic is considered one of the leading contemporary approaches within the evangelical hermeneutic and homiletic society. This is due to the convincing theological justification, practical guidance, and demonstrative examples of Christocentric sermons from three North American scholars: Sidney Greidanus, Edmund Clowney, and Bryan Chapell. Its popularity, however, has not made this approach immune to criticism. Opponents of the Christocentric approach often criticize t...

Content Powerhouse Bundle, 2 in 1 Bundle: Content Rules and Content that RocksBecome a master content creator with the Content Powerhouse Bundle, featuring two powerful audiobooks designed to elevate your digital presence. Whether you're building a brand, creating online narratives, or looking to captivate your audience, this bundle provides the expert strategies you need to stand out and succeed in the digital landscape. What’s included:Content Rules: Creating Compe...

Explore all the aspects of the Aurelia framework, including routing, templating, data binding, custom elements, event aggregation, HTTP services, features, plugins, etc. You’ll see how to tie all the pieces together and walk away with an understanding of how to build applications, end to end.Practical App Development with Aurelia teaches you to write a line of business applications using simple, clean JavaScript harnessing the Aurelia framework. You’ll learn the key abstra...

Dozer wants to build a hill; a BIG hill; but he can't do it on his own. Early readers will learn how Dozer gets his hill built through teamwork. Includes a picture glossary and activities.

People around the world love to celebrate. They dress up, sing, and dance. Learn about the different ways countries celebrate holidays. Paired to the fiction title Trick or Treat.