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Praise for the first K.J. Larsen mystery"Full of breezy comebacks and characters that come off the page." -Kirkus ReviewsWhen Cleo Jones shoots her cheating husband's bum full of buckshot, he disappears, taking her money, her dog, and her sister with him. Cat DeLuca, owner of the Pants On Fire Detective Agency, promises to return the dog and money if her client stops shooting at Walter. She finds the dog, a mysterious bag full of cash, and Wal...

Important text examines algorithms for optimizing large systems and clarifying relations between optimization procedures. Much data appear as charts and graphs and will be highly valuable to readers in selecting a method and estimating computer time and cost in problem-solving. Initial chapter on linear and nonlinear programming provide the foundation for the rest of the book. Appendixes.

Uses the New American Bible, Revised Edition!The epic story of liberation and covenant-making flowers in the pages of the book of Exodus, making this study the perfect choice for the holy season of Lent. Exodus provides a deeper understanding of Passover and the journey to the Promised Land, with commentary and questions that reveal the profound meaning of the patterns of slavery, freedom, and promise etched in its pages.

Praise for HIRING FOR ATTITUDE"Success in business starts with finding great talent that will thrive within your company culture. Hiring for Attitude combines valuable insights with relatable examples, giving you the tools to recruit the right talent for your organization and reduce your risk of mishires."-BRENT RASMUSSEN, President of CareerBuilder North America"Caesars brings our brands to life through the attitude of our team members. In Hi...

Agile Entwicklung gilt als schneller, effizienter und flexibler als herkömmliche Softwareentwicklungsprozesse, insbesondere da sich schnell verändernde Anforderungen und die Rolle der beteiligten Menschen stärker berücksichtigt werden. Wurde in den Anfängen das agile Paradigma meist in kleinen bis mittelgroßen Entwicklungsteams umgesetzt, findet man heute zunehmend große und auch global verteilte Projekte, die dem agilen Wertesystem vertrauen ...

The American English in Mind Level 4 Workbook provides language and skills practice for each Student's Book unit. The Workbooks can be used both in the classroom and at home. Listening exercises utilize audio tracks found on the DVD-ROM accompanying the Student's Book.

Police sergeant Vince Paulo held his best friend’s dying daughter in his arms as, with her final breath, she uttered the name of her murderer: her ex-boyfriend, Jamal. Minutes later, the house exploded, shrouding Paulo in darkness forever.Miami criminal defense lawyer Jack Swyteck is shocked to discover that the client he’s been assigned to defend, a young man facing the death penalty for terrorist activities, is already wanted for the murder ...

Co-written by "New York Times"-bestselling author Macomber, this book tells the heartwarming story of a new home and new friends for a young girl and her beloved dog. Full color.

Der Begriff der Nachhaltigkeit ist zum Leitbegriff der internationalen Umweltpolitik geworden. Seine Kernbedeutung liegt aus Sicht der hier vorgelegten Theorie in der langfristigen, ökologisch verträglichen Nutzung kritischer Bestände von Naturkapital. Die Autoren gehen davon aus, dass es möglich ist, eine Nachhaltigkeitstheorie zu entwickeln. Zur Begründung dieser These wird ein Ebenenmodell vorgestellt, das als Grundlage der Theorie angesehe...

This book develops the communication and literacy skills of heritage Spanish speakers with exercises that are designed to improve oral and written proficiency in the language. Nuevos mundos uses the cultures and voices of the major Hispanic groups in the United States, as well as those of Latin America and Spain, to familiarize students with a variety of issues and topics, which are sometimes controversial and always thought-provoking.

The moving companion novel to Henry, Himself and a bittersweet vision of love, family, and aging from bestselling author Stewart O'NanOnce again making the ordinary and overlooked not merely visible but vital to understanding our own lives, Stewart O'Nan confirms his position as an American master with Emily, Alone. A sequel to the bestselling, much-beloved Wish You Were Here, O'Nan's intimate novel follows Emily Maxwell, a widow whose grown c...

Babylon Steel, ex-sword-for-hire, ex...other things, runs The Red Lantern, the best brothel in the city. She's got elves using sex magic upstairs, S&M, in the basement and a large green troll cooking breakfast in the kitchen, and she'd love you to visit, except... She's not having a good week.The Vessels of Purity are protesting against brothels, girls are disappearing, and if she can't pay her taxes, Babylon's going to lose the Lantern. She'd...

Four passengers meet on a train journey through Eastern Europe during the First World War, and face a mystery that must be solved if they are to survive...Bizarre creatures, satanic rites, terrified passengers and the romance of travelling by train, all feature in this classically styled horror. Imagine there was a supernatural chiller that Hammer Films never made. A grand epic produced at the studio's peak, which played like a cross between t...

Reads R to L (Japanese Style). Final Volume! Troubadour's Love Song Everything is finally in place for Lucille to face down the horrifying Queen Gemsilica. But unbeknownst to him, Eles switched the powerful Black Oratorio for Lucille's own blank hymnal. How can Lucille keep the queen from destroying the world with nothing but his voice to back him?

A crackling, realistic thriller of intrigue and courage overflowing with cool near-future ideas for a return to the glory days of lunar exploration from the "dream-team" of science fiction writer Travis S. Taylor (also a NASA and DOD consultant) and Les Johnson, Deputy Manager for the Advanced Concepts Office at the NASA—a man who definitely knows whereof he speaks.The space race is back on. While NASA stages a fiftieth anniversary return to t...

The world has become used to the metahumans, When the Nazis attack, the question is asked: where have they got all their armour and weapons from? Weapons against which even the metahumans seem to be helpless.

In a remarkably different approach from every other poker book, and a book that is written by a typical player for a typical player (not penned a TV pro) the author explains how he played hands badly, why he made those decisions, and afterward, why the plays were wrong and how they should have been played. Hesse has been charting his mistakes for 30 years as a tool for increasing his profits and avoiding bad plays in the future. This book is a...

When the Dungy family heads out to a sporting event, Mom and Dad tell all the kids, "Don't wander off!" But Jordan can't resist getting a closer look at the field--and when he turns around to talk to his dad, he's not there! This light story about listening will surely ring true for kids who sometimes have a mind of their own. Full color.

Number three in a three-volume collection of the legendary John Grimes of the Galactic Rim series. Classic "Star Trek" meets the high seas. If space travel is going to be anything like sailing the oceans, then A. Bertram Chandler has surely caught its absolute essence in his Grimes novels. Here are the crowning tales of Grimes' career - the Grimes "Rim Commodore" stories. In these tales, Grimes has found his true calling out on the edge of gal...

Jame is one of the last of the Kencyrath line, born to battle a world-destroying Lord of Darkness and resuscitate her ancestral heritage. Jame's youth was spent hard and low in a desert wasteland. Now she has discovered her past and her heritage as Highborn - and, with it, power to call souls out of their bodies and slay the occasional god or two.