A freshly-initiated sacred whore defends her island and her sisters from the Devil in this fiendish occult romance.Lizzy Stone loves her little Cornish island. She rises with the sun and she dances with the moon. She dives with the gannets and bathes with the seals. Her worship is hot and red.The Devil covets Lizzy’s island. He wants nothing more than its consumption, its integration into His calculating, mechanical designs. His desire is synthetic and bott...

This unique book presents decision analysis in the context of mathematical modeling and game theory. The author emphasizes and focuses on the model formulation and modeling-building skills required for decision analysis, as well as the technology to support the analysis.The primary objective of Decision Analysis through Modeling and Game Theory is illustrative in nature. It sets the tone through the introduction to mathematical modeling. The text provides a process...

In this opening novel of "Kingdoms of the Jewel Mountain" series.Prince George and his friend Peter start out on a simple trip to confirm George's status as heir to the Emerald throne, but they soon find themselves the target of many plots for control of the six kingdoms and the power of the ancients.During their travels, they will encounter an enigmatic witch, get advice from an eccentric wizard, escape from a rival king, make a pack with werewolves, and fall in love.

In a land of magic and power, Peter wasn't interested in either. All he wanted was to save a friend that he had inadvertently put in danger.The Sapphire King picks up where The Emerald Kingdom left off. As Peter races off to save another friend, the kingdoms erupt in war and threaten his homeland, and he finds out that it will fall to him and his friends to save all the Kingdoms of the Jewel Mountain.

Probability and statistics courses are more popular than ever. Regardless of your major or your profession, you will most likely use concepts from probability and statistics often in your career.The primary goal behind this book is offering the flexibility for instructors to build most undergraduate courses upon it. This book is designed for either a one-semester course in either introductory probability and statistics (not calculus-based) and/or a one-semester course in a...

Winner: Norman B. Tomlinson PrizeThis innovative approach to the history of World War I looks at ways in which military actors saw and perceived war, and how that exerted a significant influence over the decisions they made and the actions they took.The character of the conflict that erupted in 1914 defied the expectations of many political leaders and military analysts. Despite the mountains of books and articles published on World War I, ...

This book is the most comprehensive introductory text on the chemistry and biochemistry of milk. It provides a comprehensive description of the principal constituents of milk (water, lipids, proteins, lactose, salts, vitamins, indigenous enzymes) and of the chemical aspects of cheese and fermented milks and of various dairy processing operations. It also covers heat-induced changes in milk, the use of exogenous enzymes in dairy processing, principal physical properties of milk, bioactive c...

The year is 2937. Over the last 900 years, mankind has suffered two great disasters wiping out much of the human population. Vast areas remain empty, unfit for life of any kind. Natural resources are rare. People live in despair, wondering if the next disaster will be the last. Various projects to save humanity have come and gone. One man has worked tirelessly on his vision of taking the human race to the stars to find a new home. Although space travel has been available within the solar s...

Mankind's colonization of the universe is expanding at a rate faster than ever before, but at what cost?A group of young people will battle for their own freedom as well as the freedom of countless others.Join Mike and his friends as their lives change forever on the Moons of Centopia.

Jules is one of the last of his kind, a rabbit and human hybrid. Together with his friend Timeo, they set off to help Pip, a young Wizard in a city divided between those who support the wizards and those opposed. Soon, however, the young friends become entangled in a larger conflict. One threatening all the hybrid races.The second book in the Founding of the Land series tacks over where "Lily" ended. Follow old friends and new on their latest adventure.

Arthur and Jack, New Friends: is a short story about an 11 year old boy and his unusual best friend. Come along with Jack as he learns that friends can come in all shapes and sizes. It is set in a small town along the coast of Alaska. This is a story of adventure and loyalty between new friends.

This book engages with some of Stephen A Smith's most significant arguments, illustrating that he was a towering figure in the field of private law, with little of the field not impacted by his scholarship.The contributors explore Professor Smith's most controversial thinking on private law. Interrogating questions of contract law, remedies, unjust enrichment, comparative law, and the legal theory underlying these fields, this is an important publication in the fie...