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From a fifth-grader who brought a pickled octopus in a jar for show-and-tell, to a high-school dropout who joined the military tactical fighter squadron, to a deep-water diver, international entrepreneur, and adventurer, to a hippie and Australian bushman, author Jim Broman has seen it all, done it all, and lived it all. Throughout his storied life, Broman made the most of the wisdom gained through diving and living. Moon Pool tells how he dis...

Dr Richard Beard started off as a Science Teacher at Codsall Community High School, Staffordshire, UK and progressed to being an Advanced Skills Teacher (AST), Gifted & Talented and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Co-ordinator. This supportive role continued for four years and across all subjects within a mixture of age ranges as part of the Codsall High School Federation of Schools. Throughout this period, Richard work...

The first volume in Stephen Merlino's 'The Unseen Moon' series, "The Jack of Souls" is a terrific read from beginning to end and clearly establishes Merlino as a master of the fantasy action/adventure genre. Highly recommended for community library Science Fiction & Fantasy collections..." --MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW A NEW ROGUE & KNIGHT EPIC FANTASY SERIES BEGINS Harric, an outcast rogue, must break a curse on his fate or die by his ni...

In a world filled with lies, infidelity and pain it is hard to see the positive things that surround us because we cannot see through the clouds of negativity, which overshadow our lives. Right in the heart of Grand Rapids Michigan a family finds themselves fighting to preserve all that is good and familiar, while battling against the unknown. Little do they know that beyond the surface is a world that few can imagine exists. Kenny and Samanth...

As Christmas approaches, Drew and Piper have their hands full with Kevin and eight bumbling ghosts. Connor, having become Kevin's best friend, is now using his powers to protect Kevin from bullies at school. Piper is concerned that by him doing this, he could become a bully himself. Holly, Nicholas and Victoria earn their form through very different rescues-one of which has Drew and Piper making long range plans. But Drew's ex-girlfriend Marin...

In this third installment of the Colorworld Series: Every kid dreams of having superpowers. Wendy has the power to give them, and the wrong people know. Now that Wendy has Gabriel back for good, and her brother and adopted sister are by her side, she's not worried. She has lived with a death touch long enough to know that there are worse things than being on the run from a few crazies. But when Carl, Wendy's long-lost father, turns ...

The letters of Publicola, a fascinating window into the debate that occurred in the early days of the French Revolution, before significant blood had been shed in France, before the French people had beheaded their king and queen, before the Reign of Terror, before Napoleon was a name of any significance, and before all of Europe became engulfed in war, written anonymously by John Quincy Adams.

This is a translation of a mixed genre work by Cuban poet Reina María Rodríguez in which poetry merges into creative non-fiction, culminating in a series of essays. Other Letters to Milena shows Rodríguez confronting pressing issues at the turn of the twenty first century. These include a new post-Soviet world and the realities of diasporic existence, which have a profound effect even on people like Rodríguez who have not migrated.

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Gratitude is a powerful practice that can significantly increase your experience of joy in life. Ready to launch into the adventure? Make this year a real year of Gratitude. Here is the support you have been waiting for: Rather than just telling you to "be grateful". This book is your personal coach in training your gratitude muscles. Just like the participants in Liv Larsson's gratitude project, you will get new and easy suggestions for explo...

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What has been variously called "hypertext fiction”, "literary hypertext", and "hyperfiction” has surely surrendered any claim to newness in the 21st century. David Ciccoricco establishes the category of "network fiction” as distinguishable from other forms of hypertext and cybertext: network fictions are narrative texts in digitally networked environments that make use of hypertext technology in order to create emergent and recombinant narrati...

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This work makes reliability and risk methodologies more accessible to practitioners and researchers by presenting soil statistics which are necessary inputs, by explaining how calculations can be carried out using simple tools, and by presenting illustrative or actual examples showcasing the benefits and limitations of these methodologies.

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In this report, an assessment is made of the literature on metals flows and cycles in nature and in society, the way they are connected, and the potential impacts related to them. Four areas of attention emerge from this assessment as important information for a sustainable metals management.

Contains detailed official national accounts data for over 200 countries or areas of the World for the years 2001 to 2013. It is a valuable source of information on the state and structure of economies worldwide. The data for each country or area are presented in separate chapters with uniform table headings and classifications as recommended in the System of National Accounts 1993 (1993 SNA).

Is religion best seen as only a cause of war, or is it a source of comfort for those caught up in conflict? In Checkpoint, Temple, Church and Mosque six senior figures in Anthropology, Sociology, Geography and Development Studies set out to answer this question. Based on fieldwork conducted in Sri Lanka's most religiously diverse and politically troubled region during the country's civil war (1983-2009), it provides a series of new and provoca...

Highlighting techniques for testing antibacterial compounds, this new edition of a bestseller handbook provides tips and tools for navigating the ins and outs of FDA approval procedures. It offers strategies for the servicing of expanding markets, outlines testing protocols, presents a range of testing techniques, and reviews their efficacy and appropriate use, It also demonstrates specific methods for testing the effectiveness and safety of p...