Part Indiana Jones. Part Percy Jackson. All fantasy adventure.Peter cares about three things: his family, his friends, and escaping an apprenticeship he hates. He works to appease his parents but bides his time until he can adventure on his own.Rumors surface of a legendary treasure, the Amulet of Power, that’s been lost for centuries. When a clue to the artifact’s location falls in their laps, Peter and his friends embark on a quest to uncover the long-for...

A grand piano is essentially a giant mechanical amplifier. When a felt hammer strikes a steel string, the string itself produces very little sound. To fill a concert hall, that vibration must be instantly transferred to the soundboard—a massive, impeccably crafted wooden diaphragm that catches the frequency and explosively pushes it through the air. The quality of that sound depends entirely on a highly obsessive global supply chain. This book explores the elite tonewood economy, focusing ...

Curiosity got the better of me when I read Captain Holman's letter of 11 January 1859 where he wrote...I have been abroad six times viz. - to the Philippine Islands, the Brazils, twice to the Canadas and the Native Copper Mines of Lake Superior - to South Africa and lastly to Malacca .But these were only a few of the countries this Cornish miner explored for mineral wealth.This is an imaginative reconstruction of historical chronology, pieced together to create a st...

On the unforgiving streets of Karad, Veron grows up hungry, inexperienced, and stealing just to survive.After tragedy strikes, he is forced to decide what path his life will take. Opportunity arises when he discovers the last survivor of a secret organization called the Shadow Knights.Apprenticed to learn their ways, Veron begins to develop abilities he never dreamed he could have. Meanwhile, an enemy from across the mountains comes to destroy their kingdom...

Process Excellence in a Way Salespeople Love?Your products and services benefit customers. Your talented people solve customer’s problems daily. Your approaches to awareness, conversion, and retention make sense. You’ve updated training, coaching, automation, incentives, and more.Still, your results are unsatisfactory.Why Do B2B Sales Problems Persist?Growth is slower than expected. Deals stall. Plans drift into “Whatever works...

Quality management. Process mapping. Speed to production. In the past 50 years, a rigorous, measurement-based methodology called Six Sigma has brought production management to previously unimaginable levels of success and sophistication. Top corporations such as Motorola and GE have built their reputations, products, and revenues using this approach. Indeed, Six Sigma has found widespread application in every significant industry and business—except marketing and sales.In Sales...

IN A LAND WHERE THE DEAD SPEAK AND ANCIENT GODS WALK IN IN HUMAN SKIN, KATE JUSTICE CONFRONTS A DARKNESS OLDER THAN CIVILIZATIONSome killers are born. Others are summoned. She hunts both.Bestselling, award‑winning author Michael Jack Webb unleashes a supernatural thriller series where the veil between worlds is razor thin, and truth is far more terrifying than lies. Step into The Justice Chronicles,

Designed to meet the needs of clinicians working with adults with congenital heart disease, Diagnosis and Management of Adult Congenital Heart Disease , by Drs. Michael A. Gatzoulis, Gary D. Webb, and Piers E. F. Daubeney, offers essential guidance on the anatomical issues, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment options available to practitioners today. This latest edition features completely updated content, including new information for nurses and nurse practitioners who, now mo...

Emily Byrd Starr longs to attend Queen's Academy to earn her teaching license, but her tradition-bound relatives at New Moon refuse. She is instead offered the chance to go to Shrewsbury High School with her friends, on two conditions. The first is that she board with her disliked Aunt Ruth, but it is the second that causes Emily difficulties. Emily must not write a word during her high-school education. From the author of Anne of Green Gables, Emily Climbs carries forward the story of the...

An ebook edition of this heartwarming story about the importance of finding a home, by much-loved actor and activist Michael Sheen.When Spark the dragon wakes up to find a storm has destroyed his cosy nest, he must find a new place to live. But Spark soon discovers that a house needs more than just walls to feel like home. Will he ever find the right place for him?This heartwarming story by Michael Sheen and co-author Jess Webb is brought to life with illus...

A Gripping Demonic Conspiracy Thriller That Will Keep You Up All Night— Haunting You Long After the Last PageA murdered woman. A pastor with a cursed past. An ancient evil rising again.When a woman from his congregation turns up dead, her body drained of blood with two puncture wounds on her neck, Pastor David Lighthouse is dragged back into a nightmare he thought he left behind.Six years ago, David was a rising star reporter at the...

Where is the "cleft of the rock?" How do we get there? What will we find once we arrive? Both Moses and the Shulamite woman had extraordinary encounters with God in the cleft of the rock. What did they discover hidden there, and why is it important for us?In the Cleft of the Rock offers dramatic biblical insights into the process of bringing the soul into submission to the spirit and thereby walking in the Glory of God on a daily basis. If you sincerely desire to see the Glory of G...