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A PLANE CRASH IN THE CANADIAN WILDERNESS. A BRUTAL MURDERER ON THE LOOSE. HORROR SPLITS A SON FROM HIS FATHER.When a bush flight ends in disaster, pilot Caterina Iron gets stranded in the Canadian wilderness with injured survivors, deadly predators, and nowhere to run.But the crash was no accident of fate.Somewhere beyond the trees, a ruthless murderer is hunting them.Their blood is calling the carnivores. Their tracks are leading the killer...

A STOLEN HERD. A RARE GOLDEN STALLION. WILDERNESS OUTLAWS. A BOY FORCED TO BECOME A MAN.Soon to turn sixteen, John Rod Junior is determined to claim his place in the Rod family legacy. Gunsmith, trapper, and bowhunter, he wants one summer on the farthest, wildest ground of their Montana ranch to prove he is ready.But the mountains hide more than stray cattle.Rustlers and poachers are moving through the timber.When John crosses their trail, a...

"Life is more exciting if there is a dream," Jonathan Abraham told Gene Ensomo as the cruise ship Queen Virginia plied the Mediterranean Sea on a cold night. The ship was on its way to Port Haifa in Israel.Jonathan Abraham, and his wife Ruth, were Jews who were born in Australia. Their parents escaped from the Netherlands to the Philippines during World War II when the German leader Adolf Hitler began the horrifying persecution of the Jews in Europe. This persecution resulted in ge...

Includes an active table of contents for easy navigation.ContentsHolocaust House (1940)Doan & Carstairs SeriesThe Mouse in the Mountain (1943)Sally's in the Alley (1943)Oh, Murderer Mine (1946)Something for the Sweeper (1937)Doan & Carstairs Series-appy, hard-boiled stories featuring Doan--a short, chubby little detective--and Carstairs, his Great Dane. Carstairs is so big that Doan only half-jokingly figures he really...

A classic and influential work that laid the theoretical foundations for information theory and a timely text for contemporary informations theorists and practitioners.With the influential book Cybernetics, first published in 1948, Norbert Wiener laid the theoretical foundations for the multidisciplinary field of cybernetics, the study of controlling the flow of information in systems with feedback loops, be they biological, mechanical, cognitive, or socia...

A World War II memoir by the renowned German fighter pilot—from his Hitler Youth glider training to combat missions against the Soviet Air Force.Herr Norbert Hanning's wartime career makes for fascinating and highly informative reading on an aspect of the 1939-45 air war not often covered in the English language; primarily that of the campaign against the Soviet Union.He was one of the midwar-generation Luftwaffe fighter pilots and began operations with JG 54...

This volume examines the phenomenon of fake news by bringing together leading experts from different fields within psychology and related areas, and explores what has become a prominent feature of public discourse since the first Brexit referendum and the 2016 US election campaign.Dealing with misinformation is important in many areas of daily life, including politics, the marketplace, health communication, journalism, education, and science. In a general climate where facts and mi...

In this instant and tenacious New York Times bestseller, Nike founder and board chairman Phil Knight “offers a rare and revealing look at the notoriously media-shy man behind the swoosh” (Booklist, starred review), illuminating his company’s early days as an intrepid start-up and its evolution into one of the world’s most iconic, game-changing, and profitable brands.Bill Gates named Shoe Dog one of his five favorite books of the year and ...

Inspiring Stories for Amazing KidsEmpower your children to reach their full potential with our collection of motivational short stories. Designed to help kids develop confidence in themselves and their abilities, cope better with difficult situations, and talk openly with their parents about their problems, this book is an essential tool for parents and educators.The stories in this book are designed to inspire boys and girls to find the courage, inner stre...

As the author of The Condition of the Working Class in England and, along with Karl Marx, The Communist Manifesto, Friedrich Engels is a seminal 19th-century figure; the co-founder of Marxism, he left an indelible impression as a philosopher, political theorist, economist, historian and revolutionary socialist. The Life, Work and Legacy of Friedrich Engels is nevertheless the first book to comprehensively explore Engels' contributions in all of these spheres....

Written by Norbert L. Mercado, the author takes us on a journey of possibilities about the tragic story of the last Romanov family - that of Tsar Nicholas and Empress Alexandra - after the end of World War I and the Russian Revolution.

Internationally recognised as one of the leading texts in its field, this volume offers a comprehensive introduction to vocabulary for language teachers who would like to know more about the way vocabulary works. Two leading specialists make research and theory accessible, providing the background knowledge necessary for practitioners to make informed choices about vocabulary teaching and testing. This second edition retains the popular format of the first edition, and has been rewritten t...