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The Thorny Rose challenges Martha Ryan with the terror of an accident and ends with her acceptance of being terrified as a choice. In between she learns to deal with terror foisted on her while learning from others who face the challenges of life. Though she doesn't know it, a tournament of Olympiads turns her life upside down and keeps her on the trail of Dan Rose by slipping the surly bonds of earth and diving to the depths of the Gulf of Me...

Hidden Danger is a book of poetry written by Jamie L. Sawyers. The poems selected in the book represent a collection of the best poems written by the author over the last 15 years, which reveal the emotions behind living with chronic illness, searching for love, discovering a purpose in life, and comprehending the world we live in.

Places the Dead Call Home begins on a summer night in 1958, as bullets tear through the body of a young man on a lonely Oklahoma highway. Nineteen years later, a soldier lies in the pool of his own blood on an army base in Virginia. Death has made room at home for both of them. Death can always find room for more. Josh Kincaid is happy with life in Phoenix where he manages a bar and sells a few drugs on the side. His serenity is soon shattered...

If she pretended that everything was fine, she wouldn't have to explain to anyone how badly she wanted a bike, how unfair it was that another summer had arrived and she was still on the sidelines. Nine-year-old Savannah Tate has just finished the fourth grade. She wants to ride a bicycle more than anything else, but she can't because of a physical handicap. Savannah walks with a crutch, but that isn't as big a problem as convincing her parents...

When sounds are in shadows, let sunshine in. Hearing loss is a personal challenge not limited to those of us who are deaf or hard of hearing. It also affects our families, friends and work colleagues. To help them connect with us, we need to show we are not afraid to acknowledge the difficulties that we and they experience. And yet many of us hesitate to admit, even to ourselves, that we have a problem. Over more than thirty years of progressi...

Jane Douglas made a habit of checking the Caller ID. Upon answering, the anonymous caller abruptly hung up. Assuming they dialed the wrong number, she shrugged and returned the cordless phone to its cradle, bumping a womb-like vase full of autumn flowers. It appeared to hit the floor in slow motion. Rich, vibrant hues of red, purple, orange and yellow scattered while fine specks of crystal salted the maple wood. She mourned the disposable sple...

An A - Z for Lightworkers' explains in simple language the meaning of some of the terminology you might come across in spiritual work. Sheila Caldwell lives in her coastal village in Fife, Scotland, with her husband, where she works as a holistic therapist and Sekhem master teacher.

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Newly expanded, the second edition of American Encounters provides the most comprehensive, up-to-date collection of scholarship on the Native American experience from European contact through the Removal Era. Retaining the hallmark essays from the celebrated first edition, the second edition contains thirteen new essays, emphasizing the most recent, noteworthy areas of inquiry, including gender relations, slavery and captivity, and the effects...

Diese Abenteuergeschichte könnte von Belehrungen eines heutigen tibetischen Lamas stammen. Tut sie aber nicht, obwohl Shabkar Rinpoche wirklich lebte und auch die anderen Details des Romans auf den traditionellen Überlieferungen des Buddhismus basieren.

Examines the emergence of a Muslim women's movement in India. This book puts forward the importance for early Muslim female activists to balance continuity and innovation. It analyzes the role of the 'daughters of reform, ' the first generation of Muslim women who contributed to the reformist discourse, particularly at the regional level.

Written to appeal to a broad audience, 802.1X Port-Based Authentication seeks to define this complex concept in accessible terms and to explore its various applications to today's computer networks using this particular network protocol. This text assumes that the reader may have little or no prior knowledge and only a general understanding of computer networking, presenting an introductory overview as well as a subject overview in each chapte...

Focuses on the economics of obesity. This work assesses the impact of food quality, access to fast food, food prices, legislation, and other factors on diet, physical activity, and body weight. It calculates the impact of obesity on hospital costs and examines the externalities imposed by obesity through health insurance.

Attacks can backfire on attackers_sometimes spectacularly. Examples include the beating of Rodney King by Los Angeles police in 1991, the surveillance of Ralph Nader in 1965, and the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Attackers often inhibit adverse reactions by covering up the attack, devaluing the target, and using other methods. Through numerous detailed case studies, Justice Ignited reveals the most promising tactics that can make unfair attacks ba...

Theoretical Aspects of Chemical Reactivity provides a broad overview of recent theoretical and computational advancements in the field of chemical reactivity. Contributions have been made by a number of leaders in the field covering theoretical developments to applications in molecular systems and clusters. With an increase in the use of reactivity descriptors, and fundamental theoretical aspects becoming more challenging, this volume serves a...

A concise introduction to the evolution of communication media, The Evolution of Media is unique in that it treats both mass media and interpersonal media. The first part of the book describes the history and development of media technology. The second and third parts develop a taxonomy for media and compare their technological requirements, applications, and other significant elements. The last section presents a simple methodology to help pr...

Working from a combined vast experience, the authors break down the elements of mental toughness into a package that is easy to understand for players, managers, coaches, and parents. Their goal is winning baseball. They show how every at-bat or pitch is a test, particularly as players advance to higher levels. The book will help build attitude, confidence, and the ability to focus and make adjustments, helping players reach their maximum perf...

Will Carroll, an acknowledged authority on baseball conditioning and injuries, calls for a scientific, reasoned approach to the steroids problem. He first explains the science of steroids and other drugs, describes how athletes are tested, considers the scientific evidence of effects and side effects, and, most important, analyzes whether and how these drugs impact the game.

This authoritative book offers a comprehensive assessment of contemporary Venezuela. Analyzing the multifaceted phenomenon of Hugo ChOvez, leading scholars move beyond his flamboyant style to focus on the concerns of popular social and political movements. The book challenges the misleading notions that for several decades glorified Venezuelan 'exceptionalism' and minimized the role of important actors. After setting the historical and socio-e...

Tenth-grade loner Yugi always had his head in some game--until he solved the Millennium Puzzle, an Egyptian artifact containing the spirit of a master gambler from the age of the pharoahs. Now, Yugi has become Yu-Gi-Oh and the Shadow Games have begun.