Download or read book Beyond this Place There be Dragons written by George Koenig and published by Arthur H. Clark Company. This book was released on 1984 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Mindful Child written by Susan Kaiser Greenland and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-05-04 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The techniques of mindful awareness have helped millions of adults reduce stress in their lives. Now, children—who are under more pressure than ever before—can learn to protect themselves with these well-established methods adapted for their ages. Based on a program affiliated with UCLA, The Mindful Child is a groundbreaking book, the first to show parents how to teach these transformative practices to their children. Mindful awareness works by enabling you to pay closer attention to what is happening within you—your thoughts, feelings, and emotions—so you can better understand what is happening to you. The Mindful Child extends the vast benefits of mindfulness training to children from four to eighteen years old with age-appropriate exercises, songs, games, and fables that Susan Kaiser Greenland has developed over more than a decade of teaching mindful awareness to kids. These fun and friendly techniques build kids’ inner and outer awareness and attention, which positively affects their academic performance as well as their social and emotional skills, such as making friends, being compassionate and kind to others, and playing sports, while also providing tools to manage stress and to overcome specific challenges like insomnia, overeating, ADHD, hyper-perfectionism, anxiety, and chronic pain. When children take a few moments before responding to stressful situations, they allow their own healthy inner compasses to click in and guide them to become more thoughtful, resilient, and empathetic. The step-by-step process of mental training presented in The Mindful Child provides tools from which all children—and all families—will benefit.

Download or read book West of 98 written by Lynn Stegner and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection featuring the newest generation of western writers creating new visions of the American West.

Download or read book The Money and the Power written by Sally Denton and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2002-03-12 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Las Vegas—the name evokes images of divorce and dice, gangsters and glitz. But beneath it all is a sordid history that is much more insidious and far-reaching than ever imagined. The Money and the Power is the most comprehensive look yet at Las Vegas and its breadth of influence. Based on five years of intensive research and interviewing, Sally Denton and Roger Morris reveal the city’s historic network of links to Wall Street, international drug traffickers, and the CIA. In doing so, they expose the disturbing connections amongst politicians, businessmen, and the criminals that harness these illegal activities. Through this lucid and gripping indictment of Las Vegas, Morris and Denton uncover a national ethic of exploitation, violence, and greed, and provide a provocative reinterpretation of twentieth-century American history. Now this neon maelstrom of ruthlessness and greed stands to not as an aberrant “sin city,” but as a natural outgrowth of the corruption and worship of money that have come to permeate American life.

Download or read book There Will be Dragons Second Edition written by John Ringo and published by Baen Publishing Enterprises. This book was released on 2013-05-15 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now with all new content by John Ringo! Paradise Lost In the future there is no want, no war, no disease nor ill-timed death. The world is a paradise¾and then, in a moment, it ends. The council that controls the Net falls out and goes to war. Everywhere people who have never known a moment of want or pain are left wondering how to survive. But scattered across the face of the earth are communities which have returned to the natural life of soil and small farm. In the village of Raven's Mill, Edmund Talbot, master smith and unassuming historian, finds that all the problems of the world are falling in his lap. Refugees are flooding in, bandits are roaming the woods, and his former lover and his only daughter struggle through the Fallen landscape. Enemies, new and old, gather like jackals around a wounded lion. But what the jackals do not know is that while old he may be, this lion is far from death. And hidden in the past is a mystery that has waited until this time to be revealed. You cross Edmund Talbot at your peril, for a smith is not all he once was. . . . At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). Praise for the Science Fiction of John Ringo "MARVELOUS!" ¾David Weber "Explosive. . . . Fans of strong military SF will appreciate Ringo's lively narrative and flavorful characters. . . . One of the best new practitioners of military SF." ¾Publishers Weekly ". . . since his imagination, clearly influenced by Kipling and rock and roll, is fertile, and his storytelling skill sound, [When the Devil Dances] is irresistible." ¾Booklist ". . . fast-paced military sf peopled with three-dimensional characters and spiced with personal drama as well as tactical finesse." ¾Library Journal "If Tom Clancy were writing SF, it would read much like John Ringo . . . good reading with solid characterizations¾a rare combination." ¾Philadelphia Weekly Press "Ringo provides a textbook example of how a novel in the military SF subgenre should be written. . . . Crackerjack storytelling." ¾Starlog

Download or read book The Bait written by Carol Ericson and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They’re after a vicious serial killer. And this time it’s personal. Decades after The Player’s infamous murder spree, a third copycat killer terrorizes LA. Detective Jake McAllister and victim advocate Kyra Chase launch a risky dark web investigation—complicating their relationship and exposing their troubled pasts. But when the copycat kidnaps Jake’s daughter, Kyra defies her partner to lay her life on the line. Just one chilling question remains: Is The Player back? From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served. Discover more action-packed stories in the Kyra and Jake Investigation series. All books are stand-alone with uplifting endings but were published in the following order: Book 1: The Setup Book 2: The Decoy Book 3: The Bait

Download or read book Deadly Double Cross written by Lena Diaz and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He runs an organization dedicated to pursuing justice for others, but can he do the same for himself? Someone is trying to destroy former chief of police Mason Ford, but he won’t go down without a fight. Neither will crime scene analyst Hannah Cantrell, who’s convinced he’s become a killer’s target and will do whatever it takes to help Mason survive. However, that doesn’t mean she’s ready to risk falling in love with him. Can Mason and Hannah discover the truth before a killer strikes again? From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served. Discover more action-packed stories in the The Justice Seekers series. All books are stand-alone with uplifting endings but were published in the following order: Book 1: Cowboy Under Fire Book 2: Agent Under Siege Book 3: Killer Conspiracy Book 4: Deadly Double-Cross

Download or read book Television Fright Films of the 1970s written by David Deal and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-01-27 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If the made-for-television movie has long been regarded as a poor stepchild of the film industry, then telefilm horror has been the most uncelebrated offspring of all. Considered unworthy of critical attention, scary movies made for television have received little notice over the years. Yet millions of fans grew up watching them--especially during the 1970s--and remember them fondly. This exhaustive survey addresses the lack of critical attention by evaluating such films on their own merits. Covering nearly 150 made-for-TV fright movies from the 1970s, the book includes credits, a plot synopsis, and critical commentary for each. From the well-remembered Don't Be Afraid of the Dark to the better-forgotten Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby, it's a trustworthy and entertaining guide to the golden age of the televised horror movie.

Download or read book The Tavernier Stones written by Stephen Parrish and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2010-09-08 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the body of seventeenth-century mapmaker Johannes Cellarius floats to the surface of a bog in northern Germany with a 57-carat ruby clutched in his fist, the grisly discovery ignites a deadly twenty-first-century international treasure hunt to unearth the fabled Tavernier stones. The hoard reputedly contains some of the world's most notorious missing jewels, including the 280-carat Great Mogul diamond and the 242-carat Great Table diamond. Scrupulously honest Amish-born cartographer John Graf teams up with outlaw prospector and gemologist David Freeman in a ferocious race to find the treasure and break a secret code that will unravel the centuries-old Tavernier stones mystery. But other fortune hunters, opportunists and criminals alike, are in hot pursuit of the mismatched partners--and they'll stop at nothing to possess the legendary jewels. "Relentlessly fascinating, Stephen Parrish's Tavernier Stones is reminiscent of Dan Brown's Lost Symbol . . . It's one hell of a good time."--Mark Terry, author of The Fallen

Download or read book Told You So written by Jeffery Rogers and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A former music journalist, David Evans finds work through difficult circumstances when his ex-girlfriend, Erica Greene, turns up dead from an overdose. David loved Erica before she literally set his life on fire, and wonders why a mysterious attorney needs to urgently unload a letter and lockbox key from Erica’s estate.The key leads David to hidden evidence in a Columbus bank that make Erica's death all the more sinister. He turns to another one of Erica’s old flames, Christopher Ruka, to assist with a suicide inquiry that looks more and more like murder by the day.When the full truths are revealed, David questions everything he’s ever believed in, from friends and family to the very systems meant to protect him from harm. Chris Ruka, an expert in competitive intelligence with secrets of his own, could be the only person who can help avenge Erica. And he’s got his own ideas...

Download or read book The New Trek Programme Guide written by Paul Cornell and published by Gateway. This book was released on 2013-10-31 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: STAR TREK is one of the world's most popular and enduring science fiction franchises, spanning decades' worth of TV, film, comics, books and more. This book - originally published just as DEEP SPACE NINE was first being produced - analyses the rebirth and renaissance of the series in the nineteen eighties and nineties. Along with masses of factual information - plot synopses, cast and crew and, uniquely, British transmission dates - this Programme Guide casts a gently critical eye over the series' continuity (and lack of it) and lingers over the moments of humour (intentional and otherwise). In sum, this is a light-hearted, detailed and affectionate overview of the revitalised version of the classic STAR TREK. Please note that it has not been updated since its original publication.

Download or read book Conard County Traces of Murder written by Rachel Lee and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times Bestselling Author She’s about to face danger… the kind she never trained for. Neither elite soldier Hillary Kristiansen nor US Special Ops member Trace Mullen knew that a trip to the cemetery to mourn their shared friends’ deaths would result in an investigation. But as they bond over their grief, they find themselves determined to prove that the deaths were not mere tragedies—they were murders. In the process, they’ll expose a cover-up…and fight for their lives when an illicit arms dealer sets his sights on them. From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served. Discover more action-packed stories in the Conard County: The Next Generation series. All books are stand-alone with uplifting endings but were published in the following order: Book 2: Protector of One Book 3: The Unexpected Hero Book 4: The Man from Nowhere Book 5: Her Hero in Hiding Book 6: A Soldier’s Redemption Book 7: No Ordinary Hero Book 8: The Final Mission Book 9: Just a Cowboy Book 10: The Rescue Pilot Book 11: Guardian in Disguise Book 12: The Widow’s Protector Book 13: Rancher’s Deadly Risk Book 14: What She Saw Book 15: Rocky Mountain Lawman Book 16: Killer’s Prey Book 17: Deadly Hunter Book 18: Defending the Eyewitness Book 19: Snowstorm Confessions Book 20: Undercover Hunter Book 21: Thanksgiving Daddy Book 22: Reuniting with the Rancher Book 23: A Conard County Baby Book 24: The Lawman Lassoes a Family Book 25: Playing with Fire Book 26: A Cowboy for Christmas Book 27: Conard County Witness Book 28: A Secret in Conard County Book 29: Conard County Spy Book 30: An Unlikely Daddy Book 31: Conard County Marine Book 32: Undercover in Conard County Book 33: His Pregnant Courthouse Bride Book 34: A Conard County Homecoming Book 35: Cornered in Conard County Book 36: A Conard County Courtship Book 37: Conard County Revenge Book 38: Conard County Watch Book 39: A Bachelor, a Boss and a Baby Book 40: Murdered in Conard County Book 41: Stalked in Conard County Book 42: Conard County Justice Book 43: Conard County: Hard Proof Book 44: Conard County: Traces of Murder Book 45: Hunted in Conard County

Download or read book Shot Through the Heart written by Nicole Helm and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She’s spent her life concealing her identity. Now she must trust an undercover agent to survive. Willa Zimmerman grew up as the daughter of spies, so she’s always known her life could be in danger. That’s why, when North Star undercover operative Holden Parker follows her to her home, seeking a lead on a hit man, she captures him. But soon they learn they’re actually on the same side—and they’re being pursued by the same relentless foe. Together, can they stop a deadly hunter before they end up as the next victims? From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served. Discover more action-packed stories in the North Star Novel Series. All books are stand-alone with uplifting endings but were published in the following order: Book 1: Summer Stalker Book 2: Shot Through the Heart

Download or read book Trouble in Big Timber written by B.J. Daniels and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times Bestselling Author He’s back at Cardwell Ranch to find a killer. Ford Cardwell is shocked when his college crush calls him out of the blue—even more so when he hears a gunshot. But when he joins forces with medical examiner Henrietta “Hitch” Rogers, she makes him wonder if the random call was a setup—not a murder. Together, they’ll need to discover the truth, but looking into the case will put them in the sights of a killer. From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served. For more action-packed stories, check out the other books in the Cardwell Ranch: Montana Legacy series by B.J. Daniels: Book 1: Steel Resolve Book 2: Iron Will Book 3: Ambush before Sunrise Book 4: Double Action Deputy Book 5: Trouble in Big Timber

Download or read book Unsuspecting Target written by Juno Rushdan and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can they right past wrongs when an enemy’s out to steal their future? Ten years ago, Jagger Carr saved Wendy Haas’s life. Circumstances pulled them apart soon after, but when an assassin targets her at a Manhattan charity gala, Wendy has no choice but to trust Jagger, who’s now deep undercover. Not even their warring feelings can stop desire from reigniting. But the vengeful cartel gunning for them could destroy any hope for a second chance. From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served. Discover more action-packed stories in the Hard Core Justice Thriller series. All books are stand-alone with uplifting endings but were published in the following order: Book 1: Hostile Pursuit Book 2: Witness Security Breach Book 3: High-Priority Asset Book 4: Innocent Hostage Book 5: Unsuspecting Target

Download or read book Love in the Badlands written by Mona Ingram and published by Mona Ingram. This book was released on 2020-05-02 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jason Williams has no use for television reporters. Skye Cameron attends a dinosaur dig hoping to get an interview with the reclusive paleontologist but her plans don’t include falling in love. Torn between her desire to get back into television reporting and her attraction to Jason, Skye decides to tell him the truth. But in the heart of the Badlands, nothing goes as planned.

Download or read book Promised Lands written by David M. Wrobel and published by University Press of Kansas. This book was released on 2002-10-31 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether seen as a land of opportunity or as paradise lost, the American West took shape in the nation's imagination with the help of those who wrote about it; but two groups who did much to shape that perception are often overlooked today. Promoters trying to lure settlers and investors to the West insisted that the frontier had already been tamed-that the only frontiers remaining were those of opportunity. Through posters, pamphlets, newspaper articles, and other printed pieces, these boosters literally imagined places into existence by depicting backwater areas as settled, culturally developed regions where newcomers would find none of the hardships associated with frontier life. Quick on their heels, some of the West's original settlers had begun publishing their reminiscences in books and periodicals and banding together in pioneer societies to sustain their conception of frontier heritage. Their selective memory focused on the savage wilderness they had tamed, exaggerating the past every bit as much as promoters exaggerated the present. Although they are generally seen today as unscrupulous charlatans and tellers of tall tales, David Wrobel reveals that these promoters and reminiscers were more significant than their detractors have suggested. By exploring the vast literature produced by these individuals from the end of the Civil War through the 1920s, he clarifies the pivotal impact of their works on our vision of both the historic and mythic West. In examining their role in forging both sense of place within the West and the nation's sense of the West as a place, Wrobel shows that these works were vital to the process of identity formation among westerners themselves and to the construction of a "West" in the national imagination. Wrobel also sheds light on the often elitist, sometimes racist legacies of both groups through their characterizations of Native Americans, African Americans, Mexican Americans, and Asian Americans. In the era Wrobel examines, promoters painted the future of each western place as if it were already present, while the old-timers preserved the past as if it were still present. But, as he also demonstrates, that West has not really changed much: promoters still tout its promise, while old-timers still try to preserve their selective memories. Even relatively recent western residents still tap into the region's mythic pioneer heritage as they form their attachments to place. Promised Lands shows us that the West may well move into the twenty-first century, but our images of it are forever rooted in the nineteenth.