Gravel, a young Earth Dragon, was abandoned by his father. A large, grumpy Fire Dragon named Flame had found Gravel as an egg, and brought him to the Fire Dragon Kingdom. Since Gravel was the only Earth Dragon in that entire kingdom, he got bullied a lot! Luckily, he could seek refuge in his classroom, where his teacher, Mr. Ash, would protect him. Even Flame was cruel to Gravel but finally, he had made a friend. A young, smart, and pretty Fire Dragon named Ember. Finally, Gravel had decid...

Grant Smith has lived a life shaped by love, loss, resilience, and redemption. As a father, caregiver, survivor, and encourager, his journey has taken him through deep valleys and into moments of powerful grace. He has faced heartbreak, illness, injustice, and transformation-and emerged with a message of hope not only for himself, but for anyone searching for meaning, healing, and self-worth.*Reflections from the Heart: A Journey to Self-Worth and Healing* is Grant's gift to the re...

Elizabeth Grant (1797-1885) was the daughter of Sir John Peter Grant, landowner, lawyer and MP, and mother, Jane Ironside. Her narrative describes intimate personal and family memories and observations on contemporary ideas and opinions, society and travel.""If you have never read it before, do so now...compelling...delicious insights into a way of life long passed, as well as glimpses of the familiar...a warm, human, revealing account of a young woman's life.""If you have ne...

With all the wonderful and strange things that go on in our world, have you ever asked yourself, Why do things happen the way they do? After all the crazy things that Ive done in my life, how is it that I am still alive? Was it coincidence that led me to meet the companion of my dreams? Or, How did I ever fall into this job? The answer is simple. Meet the Field Agents of Fates Rescue. Kyle, Tiffany, Winston, Allan, and thousands of other employees are those who are in charge of manipulatin...

A man driven by revenge. Another world in peril. A long-forgotten deity determined to destroy all in its path to ultimate power.Rathen, ex-captain of the late king’s army, pulls together a team to defeat the evil that threatens them all. The Book of Ziz, with its instructions for protective spells against an evil deity has fallen into the nefarious hands of High Priest Litagus, meaning soon untold evil will reign unchecked if Rathen fails.Consumed by his personal vengeance ...

A seemingly simple mission: eradicate a menace in a neighboring land, yet dark secrets strangle a truth that spells death to the unaware.Rathen, a former captain in King Delvant’s army, has retired to a quiet backwater town after the Kingdom’s forces were dissolved following the King’s sudden death. Trying to forget his problems by the copious use of strong ale, he is approached by the emissaries of a powerful lord to lead a band of fighters, clerics and mages to dispel brigands fr...

Rathen, ex-captain of the late king’s army, pulls together a team to defeat the evil that threatens them all. The Book of Ziz, with its instructions for protective spells against an evil deity, has fallen into the nefarious hands of High Priest Litagus, meaning soon untold evil will reign unchecked if Rathen fails.Consumed by his personal vengeance for the betrayer in the earlier death of his friends, Rathen travels to the ruins of Ghrakus Castle to enlist the aid of the very being...

A young high school teacher in Californias East Bay, Erik Walker always knew there was something more to life. Hes not much of an athlete and cant bring himself to express his true feelings for the girl he wants most. Until one day, it all starts to change. Dreams and visions invade his thoughts. Day after day the visitations into his psyche become stronger and more prolific. Erik has been chosen by the old gods of the North to awaken the folk spirit and unite the ancestral lines. As the d...

A seemingly simple mission: eradicate a menace in a neighboring land, yet dark secrets strangle a truth that spells death to the unaware.Rathen, a former captain in King Delvant’s army, has retired to a quiet backwater town after the Kingdom’s forces were dissolved following the King’s sudden death. Trying to forget his problems by the copious use of strong ale, he is approached by the emissaries of a powerful lord to lead a band of fighters, clerics and mages to dispel brigands fr...

From the editors of Brain Quest, America’s #1 educational bestseller!This Big Fat Notebook makes it all “sink in” with key concepts, mnemonic devices, definitions, diagrams, and doodles to help you understand computer science.Including:Computing systemsBinary codeAlgorithmsComputational thinkingLoops, events, and proceduresProgramming in Scratch and Py...

Polymers exhibit a range of physical characteristics, from rubber-like elasticity to the glassy state. These particular properties are controlled at the molecular level by the mobility of the structural constituents. Remarkable changes in mobility can be witnessed with temperature, over narrow, well defined regions, termed relaxation processes. This is an important, unique phenomenon controlling polymer transition behaviour and is described here at an introductory level. The important type...

Time Period: 1867 Eleven-year-old Janie finds herself in a quandary. The War Between the States is now over, and Miss Laura, widowed mistress of Rubyhill Plantation, has told Rubyhill's former slaves they're welcome to stay or free to leave. But for Janie, where should she go? There are still dangers in the South, and so many unknowns in the North-and moving may eliminate any chance of ever finding her mother. Using actual historical events to tell the poignant story of a ...