Screw it! Let's ride!How do you find a way to get past the stress of working almost thirty years as a cop? You buy a Harley and hit the road. In this truth-telling memoir, Riding the Blue Line, you will find out what it is to explore some of the best riding in the United States while dealing with society's worst, along with department politics and the emotional stress as a career officer and detective.The adventure of the open road is here with stories involving fun, frustr...

This pioneering monograph integrates the major research findings of the past four decades and offers a new model for the study of human sexuality. The author examines the empirical literature on sexuality for the developmental stages of childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood and for experiences of sexual aggression. He then uses symbolic interactionism to develop a theoretical model which integrates the research across the developmental periods and for instances of sexual aggression, ...

This book, by Christopher Browne with Douglas A. Scott, reviews the economic progress that Fiji, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu, and Western Samoa have made since independence. An overview of the region examines development strategies, external economic relations, the role of the private sector, and the evolution of financial structures. Seven country studies describe the main characteristics of each economy, analyze performance over the past decade, and provide d...

In a not-too-distant future that is not quite ours, there has been a major scientific breakthrough, a way to open windows into the past, permitting historical researchers to view, but not participate in, the events of the past.A small group of scientists and historians, carefully trained, spend their days viewing the human past through a machine, the TruSiteII. It takes a particular talent to search the past for moments of significance, to focus the machines and track individuals t...

Embark on a captivating journey through medieval England with "Ivanhoe" by Sir Walter Scott, now available as an enthralling audiobook. Set in a time of chivalry, intrigue, and romance, this timeless classic follows the adventures of the noble knight Ivanhoe as he navigates the tumultuous political landscape of King Richard the Lionheart's reign.Narrated with passion and precision, listeners will be transported to a world of jousting tournaments, daring rescues, and forbidden love....

The bestselling graphic novel series continues! Five Nights at Freddy's fans won't want to miss this pulse-pounding collection of three novella-length comic stories that will keep even the bravest player up at night.How often do we come close to meeting our end without ever knowing it?... After a session in the VR Booth at the Mega Pizzaplex, Kai can’t shake the feeling that the tiger animatronic has somehow stayed with him... Nightmares make Rory's days a...

At four years old, Pax West nearly killed another child.Testing revealed why: the part of his brain responsible for emotions, morals, and ethics was simply missing. Neurologists had never seen anything like it. Most said he wouldn't survive to adulthood. Some said he should be euthanized before he got the chance.Dr. Alan Kepler of DARPA saw something else entirely: the perfect weapon.Trained, shaped, and hardwired with an unbreakable sense of ...

This seminal new study of a key battle of the Civil Wars re-examines one of England's most mysterious battlefields at Edgehill, and it combines the work of three outstanding military historians. Each is an expert in the areas of battlefield interpretation, military equipment and organization, and battle casualties and care. Their unique blend of knowledge gives a fascinating insight into one of the most famous and often misunderstood engagements of the conflict. It also introduces an excit...

“Christopher Bayes is a master, an extraordinary visionary who has done more to liberate young American actors over the last two generations than I can possibly express. His classes in Clowning are philosophical manifestos; the power of his laughter inextricable from the depth of his spirit. This book is a treasure. Nothing can replace the experience of being in the room with a master teacher, but this practical, playful, brilliant book is the next best thing. Read it. It is indispensable....

The bestselling series of YA novels is now a graphic novel series! Five Nights at Freddy's fans won't want to miss this pulse-pounding collection of three novella-length comic stories that will keep even the bravest player up at night.What's the price for keeping a secret? . . . Astrid doesn't tell anyone about the strange things her Buddytronic doll has been up to... Quietly outsourcing their storytelling to artificial intelligence comes with unintended results fo...

The bestselling series is now a graphic novel series! Five Nights at Freddy's fans won't want to miss this pulse-pounding collection of three novella-length comic stories that will keep even the bravest player up at night...Have you ever ignored your conscience and done something you really knew you shouldn't...? Maya can't resist the temptation to explore an under construction section of Freddy Fazbear's Mega Pizzaplex... Aiden and Jace decide to scare some young ...

Four friends. One city. Nowhere to run.Scott Morrow didn’t set out to be a hero. All he wanted was to map out an urban adventure with his friends.But when their game takes them deep beneath Sydney’s streets, they stumble into something far more dangerous—a group of ruthless operatives determined to make an example of them.Suddenly, Scott and his friends are running for their lives through dark tunnels, hunted with nowhere to hide.Cut off, outmatched...