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A professor of poetry uses a deck of playing cards to measure the time until her lover returns from Afghanistan. Congolese soldiers find their loneliness reflected in the lyrics of rumba songs. Survivors of the siege of Sarajevo discuss which book they would have never burned for fuel. A Romanian political prisoner writes her memoir in her head, a book no one will ever read. These are the arts of survival in times of crisis.Rumba Under Fire pr...

For courses in Python Programming Introduces Python programming with an emphasis on problem-solving Now in its Third Edition, Practice of Computing Using Python continues to introduce both majors and non-majors taking CS1 courses to computational thinking using Python, with a strong emphasis on problem solving through computer science. The authors have chosen Python for its simplicity, powerful built-in data structures, advanced control constr...

Today's citizens of St. Charles will recognize the names of many early settlers and residents, such as Louis Blanchette, who founded the settlement that would later become St. Charles, St. Rose Philippine Duchesne, who helped found the first school of the Society of the Sacred Heart in America, and Lewis and Clark, who began their expedition here to explore the Louisiana Purchase territory. Later came photographer Rudolph Goebel, who chronicle...

Rosalind was raised in a strict home with two working parents. She was raised in a Baptist Church with her older Sister and a younger brother.Great childhood and great friends. Then what went so terribly wrong with her life. Usually when you hear about a child being raised in a family with both parents things usually turn out pretty good. That is what Rosalind thought too. But being born in 1952 and raised in a predominately white neighborhood...

Rosalind was raised in a strict home with two working parents. She was raised in a Baptist Church with her older Sister and a younger brother.Great childhood and great friends. Then what went so terribly wrong with her life. Usually when you hear about a child being raised in a family with both parents things usually turn out pretty good. That is what Rosalind thought too. But being born in 1952 and raised in a predominately white neighborhood...

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Kelly was so in love with JC that she just couldn't shoot him in the head... So, she shot him right next to his heart, not trying to kill him, like her husband Marvin wanted. That was the biggest mistake of her life, because now JC is pissed at everyone and this time there will be no talking, just bullets flying.JC's burning anger had time to smolder, as he did his time as a convict in prison after being abandoned by his homeboys, just when he...

Corporal Aiden Kaas is just like any other Marine-except for the minor matter that he is a werewolf, one unsanctioned by the Lycan Council. Factions of the Council want him exterminated as a threat to the Tribe, and the military has tracked him down and wants to use him as a super-warrior, something that the Council cannot accept.When Colonel Jack Tarnition infects himself with Aiden's blood to become a werewolf in his own right, things start ...

As he teetered on a narrow rock ledge a yak's bellow short of the stratosphere, with a rubber mask strapped to his face, a pair of mittens the size of a sealion's flippers, and a drop of two kilometres below him, it's fair to say Mark Horrell wasn't entirely happy with the situation he found himself in.He had been an ordinary hiker who had only read books about mountaineering. When he signed up for an organised trek in Nepal with a group of el...

Pall Skulason was Dean of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Iceland for several years and the Rector of that university from 1997-2005.

There was a time - some millenia ago - when much of the land was united under the rule of a great queen. When Sennorra passed, her peaceful legacy began to fray. Successive rulers strove to keep the realm together, but the differences of their citizens began to rip the empire apart at the seams. Auriga, the Goddess of healing, light, and love, was devastated on the behalf of Her loyal subjects. In answer to the prayers of Her people, She se...

Do you want to be happy and healthy in body, mind, and spirit?Are you living the life of your dreams?Allow the 9 Steps to Authentic Happiness to guide you to...Increase physical health by improving how you care for your bodyEnhance emotional health by uncovering the real you and what you wantStrengthen spiritual health by heightening your connection to self and othersRecognize that dreams are the reality you have yet to create. Regardless of y...

Here's How to Get the True Value for Your Home When You Go to Sell... You've checked Zillow, and it says your home is worth less than you think. You've seen a neighbor sell their home recently, but they didn't get as much for it as you thought they should. You want to sell your home, but you don't want to give it away. The confusing part is knowing how to find an agent who isn't going to insist on price reductions at every turn. That's where w...

Building on a survey of 48 cities in OECD countries and emerging economies, the report analyses key factors affecting urban water governance, discusses trends in allocating roles and responsibilities across levels of government, and assesses multi-level governance gaps in urban water management.

With 30 full-sized pictures to color plus 30 pages with both pictures AND recipes on them, this book takes coloring to a whole different level. The 30 recipes included in the book are all easy to make and almost fail-proof and always delicious. Ranging from English Scones to Brown Sugar Baked Beans, there's a recipe for everyone. The pictures are all related to coffee, tea and sweets and the recipes reflect the pictures they are displayed with...

This report develops three contrasting scenarios to illustrate alternative futures, based on several global economic models and extensive stakeholder discussions, and outlines policy considerations to help ensure that future needs are met sustainably.

Penny Rose had been alone her entire life, until she became pregnant with her only child. Soon, things changed in ways no one could have ever imagined. When Penny discovers that she will not live to see her son grow up, she must reach out to a world full of strangers to find the right person to raise him. At times heartbreaking, at times startling, and at times magical, Penny's journey is one of self discovery, love and acceptance, and speaks ...

We all desire to be great in life. We all aspire to accomplish wonderful feats, but greatness seems to elude a lot of people. This is not necessarily as a result of want of talents, but for mainly obstacles which prevent many from attaining greatness. This book you are holding explores some of the obstacles that are capable of hindering people from attaining the great height they desire and claim the wonderful promises God has promised them. I...

Kipling's "If" is arguably the most popular poem of all time in Britain. Osler is considered the "Father of Modern Medicine" and is unique in history in that he touted the importance of the humanities in the practice of medicine. The virtues in Kipling's "If" are further illustrated by the writings of William Osler and the writers he loved. As the reader will see, these virtues are as relevant today in modern medicine as they were centuries ago.

Nature inspires us. Symbols we use in everyday life provide clues to more esoteric or metaphysical levels of reality. We play with images to link our ordinary and cosmic selves. Everyone's ideas and emotions contribute to a shared energy field. Paradise pictures illustrate universal themes in a contemplative book linking many factors from food to stars. Earth art demonstrates how spatial progressions help to dissolve mental barriers. Roads of ...