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In Rue Saint Jacques, cultural discovery is weaved throughout a story of loss, intrigue and self-sacrifice. Young Tennessean, Marie Doughten, becomes fixated on discovering the secret behind her reclusive employerÕs forbidden, padlocked room in his 5th arrondissement apartment. MarieÕs insatiable curiosity forces her to choose between placing her own life at risk to help the mysterious Monsieur Charles-Henri de la Motte, or maintain her distan...

January 20, 2018, Emerging Artists, A Student Reading, took place at the Oxnard Public Library, Main Branch, featuring, seven students from: El Camino High School, Fillmore High School, Oxnard College, Oxnard High School, and Ventura College. The event was supported by the Oxnard Friends of the Library Foundation, California Poets in the Schools, the Ventura County Arts Council, and Spit Shine. The event was hosted by Fernando Albert Salinas. ...

This is a story of a man who awakens from the lethargy of a world that has been lulled asleep by the promises of sensual pleasures and other lies. He hears a call but is afraid to respond, afraid of what may be asked of him. He sees the misery, the pain and the suffering of others but knows that he is to weak and flawed to do anything. The call comes again and he struggles with conflicting emotions but finally accepts and gives his life for ot...

When Los Angeles P.I. T. J. O'Sullivan is sent to Honolulu by her boss to track down a client's missing daughter, it seems like a simple missing person case. O'Sullivan is excited by the prospect of mixing a little business with some pleasure on the beaches of Waikiki. But the case turns out to be anything but routine. In fact, it becomes a regular mare's nest of extortion, betrayal, and murder. Only after arriving in Hawaii does T. J. learn f...

My Daughter's Poems is a father's tribute to his daughter's creativity and genius while learning to live with Bipolar Disorder. Known as the Copper Bell Poet, her poetry explores the light and dark nature of humankind, both within herself and in the world around her. The poems were written between the ages of ten and twelve. It is hard to gauge what is more inspiring, that someone so young could articulate such big thoughts, or that someone st...

(A Machina Novel, Vol. 2)Machinas were made to be the galaxys greatest super soldiers. Split into four academies, each with their own deadly abilities, machinas were thought to be machines sent from the gods. Enhanced human beings who blurred the lines between synthetic and biological lifeforms. Upon the destruction of their home planet, Mair Ultima, machinas became disgraced. Scattered among the stars. Now they work as bounty hunters, assassi...

(A Machina Novel, Vol. 2)Machinas were made to be the galaxys greatest super soldiers. Split into four academies, each with their own deadly abilities, machinas were thought to be machines sent from the gods. Enhanced human beings who blurred the lines between synthetic and biological lifeforms. Upon the destruction of their home planet, Mair Ultima, machinas became disgraced. Scattered among the stars. Now they work as bounty hunters, assassi...

Intersectionality of Race, Ethnicity, Class, and Gender in Teaching and Teacher Education brings together scholarship that employs an intersectionality methodology to actual conditions that affect school-age children, teachers and teacher educators in relation to institutional systems of power and privilege.

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The year is 1863. After two years of battles, the Civil War has evolved into a bloody slaughter with scarcely a town or home on both sides untouched by the tragic loss of its young men. President Abraham Lincoln has just announced the first order of "Draft" in the history of the American Republic. After Jeptha enlists, Fiona Dawes finds herself working their farm with her five-year-old daughter Bridget on a thin spit of sandy peninsula stretch...

This book is a solar energy technical manual - a road-map for solar energy professionals and amateurs. It is also written for the use of engineers & consultants, polytechnic, graduate & post-graduate engineering students, and industry technicians. The reader is introduced to the theoretical concepts of solar cells and also the practical working of solar cells, solar modules, solar panels and solar arrays. Also discussed are the components of a...

How can a woman love God as she should and keep the rest of her life in its proper place? More Than These: A Woman's Love for God addresses this question that every woman who desires to walk with God must face. Innumerable responsibilities fill her life and seek to take control of her time, energy, and focus. In spite of her best intentions, these worthy concerns can slip into a place of prominence in her heart-a place only God deserves. These...

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Written specifically for freshman-level human geography courses, Human Geography: A Serious Introduction gives students a thorough, rigorous grounding in the subject and its historical, economic, political, cultural, and urban dimensions. The book addresses early cultures, languages, religion, the rise of capitalism, and globalization as components of human geographical systems. Human Geography also explores developed and underdeveloped societ...

Ink and Edit: Making Research Matter in Writing and in Life is a composition textbook that encourages students to explore who they are and what the world means to them in order to translate that self-awareness and knowledge into meaningful research and writing. Every chapter begins with a personal introduction by the author to provide context for the subject at hand, followed by exploratory writing exercises and carefully chosen readings that ...

A great read by a new author The Caribbean Case was supposed to be an easy one for Chief Detective Curtis Cole and his partner Detective William Strong - solve eight suspicious deaths, plus assist two United States Drug Enforcement Agents to take down an international drug cartel. But it was not easy. They quickly discovered that the Palm Island Police Service would not help them. The Commissioner of Police was a greedy dictatorial, lying, des...

A Jamaican Family's Saga is a sprawling adventure, spanning almost one hundred years and crosses the Atlantic Ocean twice. It details the true life of a Jamaican family, and a murder mystery that haunts the family - until Argyle, the second son of Ulrica and Leopold Steele, dives head first into delving into this mystery, with a surprise awaiting him and his wife in Cuba. About the Author Leonard Archie Wilson was the fourth child born to Leo...

The Toothless Fairy (How She Lost Her Teeth) is a whimsical account of the adventures of Lady Kady on her tooth fairy duties. About the Author Ronza R. Nash, PhD served 15 years as a U.S. Marine. Her many duty stations took her across the county, as well as overseas. In Okinawa she worked as a TV motion picture documentation specialist at FEN (The Far East Network) with her boss Dale Dye. When she worked in Puerto Rico she had a late night ra...

I. The first giant I am to speak of is the GIANT HEATHENISM. This giant doesn't live here. He is found in countries where the Gospel is not known. His castles may be seen in Africa, and in India, in China, and in the islands of the sea. He is a huge giant. This giant is very strong, and very cruel. Well, what are we to do to this giant? Why, we must fight him, as David did Goliath. The Bible is the brook to which we must go. The truths which i...