Download or read book A Web to Catch the Wind written by J. F. Rivkin and published by Crossroad Press. This book was released on 2020-09-20 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: RIDDLES, TREASURE, AND SORCERY Here is a web to catch the wind - And a loom to weave a lay. Riddles play on words, my friend - Play on these and play you may. This simple riddle was the clue that started the sword-for-hire Corson and her sorceress companion, the Lady Nyctasia, on, a hunt for the greatest treasure ever hidden. But this long-abandoned treasure is the hoard of the dread Cymvelan Circle, whose scattered members are coming together again to claim what is theirs...

Download or read book Deception written by J. S. Chapman and published by Weatherly Books. This book was released on 2019-02-10 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The woman in the mirror is the picture of madness. Sometimes there are lies that must be said. Other times there are secrets that should never be spoken. Kendra McSweeney is a troubled woman whose family has been hiding secrets and lies for years. Now that her mother has finally confessed to those secrets and lies, Kendra must face who she really is and where she fits into the scheme of her life. When she locates the parents who abandoned their child to the whims of fate, Kendra is haunted in a way she never expected. Blackouts, time gaps, and perplexing events plague her. Is she going mad? Or is someone else happening? After being trapped in a corner where her very freedom is at stake, Kendra must wrestle inner demons. When she finally breaks free, a worse fate awaits her. By teaming up with a police detective, she sets out to unravel a haunting mystery that forces her to confront her own life. Book 2 of ILLUSIONS will have you on the edge of your seat. Those whom the gods wish to destroy, they first make mad. Buy the book now!

Download or read book Escape from the Drooling Octopod written by Robert West and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2009-08-30 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Know Your Star-FightersBeamer: California transplant to a weird Midwestern town. Feels like he’s living on another planet. Scilla: the gangly tomboy next door. Ghoulie: the class nerd. Add one spaceship-shaped tree house capable of taking them most anywhere in the universe. Hop in and blast off for fantastic outer space adventures in Star-Fighters of Murphy Street—the quirky, funny, fast-paced new trilogy by Robert West.In Episode Three, The Star-Fighters, under attack from pink goblins and Molgotha, a drooling giant octopod, must save a girl locked in a "pink palace." In a wacky adventure which takes them to a pink planet, through subterranean civilizations and into a modern day Dr. Frankenstein's laboratory, the Star-Fighters discover a dark secret and find beauty in the most unlikely beasts.

Download or read book Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society written by Royal Microscopical Society (Great Britain) and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 988 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts written by Gabor Maté, MD and published by North Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2011-06-28 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A “thought-provoking and powerful” study that reframes everything you’ve been taught about addiction and recovery—from the New York Times–bestselling author of The Myth of Normal (Bruce Perry, author of The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog). A world-renowned trauma expert combines real-life stories with cutting-edge research to offer a holistic approach to understanding addiction—its origins, its place in society, and the importance of self-compassion in recovery. Based on Gabor Maté’s two decades of experience as a medical doctor and his groundbreaking work with people with addiction on Vancouver’s skid row, this #1 international bestseller radically re-envisions a much misunderstood condition by taking a compassionate approach to substance abuse and addiction recovery. In the same vein as Bessel van der Kolk’s The Body Keeps the Score, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts traces the root causes of addiction to childhood trauma and examines the pervasiveness of addiction in society. Dr. Maté presents addiction not as a discrete phenomenon confined to an unfortunate or weak-willed few, but as a continuum that runs throughout—and perhaps underpins—our society. It is not a medical “condition” distinct from the lives it affects but rather the result of a complex interplay among personal history, emotional and neurological development, brain chemistry, and the drugs and behaviors of addiction. Simplifying a wide array of brain and addiction research findings from around the globe, the book avoids glib self-help remedies, instead promoting a thorough and compassionate self-understanding as the first key to healing and wellness. Dr. Maté argues persuasively against contemporary health, social, and criminal justice policies toward addiction and how they perpetuate the War on Drugs. The mix of personal stories—including the author’s candid discussion of his own “high-status” addictive tendencies—and science with positive solutions makes the book equally useful for lay readers and professionals.

Download or read book Presentation Zen written by Garr Reynolds and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2009-04-15 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FOREWORD BY GUY KAWASAKI Presentation designer and internationally acclaimed communications expert Garr Reynolds, creator of the most popular Web site on presentation design and delivery on the Net — presentationzen.com — shares his experience in a provocative mix of illumination, inspiration, education, and guidance that will change the way you think about making presentations with PowerPoint or Keynote. Presentation Zen challenges the conventional wisdom of making "slide presentations" in today’s world and encourages you to think differently and more creatively about the preparation, design, and delivery of your presentations. Garr shares lessons and perspectives that draw upon practical advice from the fields of communication and business. Combining solid principles of design with the tenets of Zen simplicity, this book will help you along the path to simpler, more effective presentations.

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Download or read book Harlequin Love Inspired June 2017 Box Set 2 of 2 written by Linda Goodnight and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2017-06-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love Inspired brings you three new titles! Enjoy these uplifting contemporary romances of faith, forgiveness and hope. LONE STAR BACHELOR The Buchanons Linda Goodnight Content with his bachelor life, builder Sawyer Buchanon’s world is turned upside down when he meets pretty PI Jade Warren. Jade was raised to never trust a Buchanon, but when she’s hired to investigate the vandalism at Sawyer’s building projects, the Texan charmer soon sweeps her off her feet. FALLING FOR THE RANCHER Aspen Creek Crossroads Roxanne Rustand As a single mom, veterinarian Darcy Leighton would do anything for her daughter—including remaining at the clinic with rancher vet Logan Maxwell, the man who bought the place out from under her. As they work together, their truce turns to friendship—and to the discovery of a once-in-a-lifetime love. HOMETOWN HERO’S REDEMPTION Jill Kemerer When rugged firefighter Drew Gannon asks her to babysit troubled ten-year-old Wyatt, Lauren Pierce can’t help but recall their high school rivalry. Can the temporary single dad prove to the pretty former social worker he’s no longer the foolhardy teen she once knew—and he’s actually her perfect match?

Download or read book Surveillance in Asian Cinema written by Karen Fang and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-02-24 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Critical theory and popular wisdom are rife with images of surveillance as an intrusive, repressive practice often suggestively attributed to eastern powers and opposed to western liberalism. Hollywood-dominated global media has long promulgated a geopoliticized east-west axis of freedom vs. control. This book focuses on Asian and Asia-based films and cinematic traditions obscured by lopsided western hegemonic discourse and—more specifically—probes these films’ treatments of a phenomenon that western film often portrays with neo-orientalist hysteria. Exploring recent and historical movies made in post-social and anti-Communist societies such as China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam and South Korea, the book picks up on the political and economic concerns implicitly underlying Sinophobic and anti-Communist Asian images in Hollywood films while also considering how these societies and states depict the issues of centralization, militarization and technological innovation so often figured as distinctive of the difference between eastern despotism and western liberalism.

Download or read book Broken Wings written by A. J. Rand and published by Aisling Press. This book was released on 2007-08 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Demons. Yeshua Star is deeply ensconced in a level of the world most people do not even know exists, let alone recognize. Her world is one of demons, dream stalkers and ancient immortals who were once worshipped as gods but now co-exist with the rest of society-like Morpheus, the Greek god of dreams who now runs the local opium den. Angels. The cynical but sassy Yeshua Star is an unofficial contractor for the Church, handling those tasks that go hand in hand with a public policy of disavowal. When the angels come knocking on Yeshua's door, claiming she is an incarnated angel, she and her self-appointed sidekick Chaz find themselves pulled into one of the toughest situations they have ever had to face. Choices. Armageddon is looming on the horizon, with one faction of the angels preparing to set the Beast free from the pit of the Abyss. Using all of the knowledge they can piece together from the various groups and their hidden agendas, Yeshua has to make a major decision that will decide the fate of humanity-does she stop it-or let it happen?

Download or read book Your Dream Career For Dummies written by Carol L. McClelland and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-04-18 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From identifying your needs to exploring your options -- make the right career move Changing careers by choice or due to circumstances beyond your control? Have no fear -- this hands-on guide focuses on helping you find a new job, start a business, or return to school in a detailed, step-by-step manner. With concise, eye-opening self-assessments, you'll understand how to assess your current situation, explore various career ideas, and identify ways to utilize your talents and skills in jobs that suit your lifestyle. You'll see how to build a career that lets you express who you are, fulfill your needs and desires, and live the life you want! Discover * Detailed, to-the-point explanations on outlining your action plan * The inside scoop on transforming your passions into career options * A wealth of tips, tricks, and warnings * How to blend your ideal career with the realities of your life

Download or read book The Invitation written by Frannie Rose and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2015-04-06 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She stood on a bridge and looked across the small mountain lake to see the bluest of skies and the purple Rocky Mountains. Gratitude welled up within her, for after suffering seventeen bedridden years with an unknown illness, she found herself in the center of a miracle. Frannie Rose nearly had committed suicide but had instead chosen to surrender to a God she believed had abandoned her. Finally, in wellness, she heard a voicesmall and simple at firstguiding her on a spiritual journey of which only mystics speak. The voice, Gods voice, would change her life forever. Through Frannies journey, a teacher was born, with a message from God for the world: They speak of Me, but they do not know Me. They speak at Me but without the space within their hearts to listen. Gods words, teachings, and gentle coaxing, shared simply and lovingly, brought Frannie back to livingnot living the life she imagined and planned, but a life more wondrous than she ever could have dreamed. The Invitation is true to its title; it is an invitation for every reader to discover that faith is the secret to living an extraordinary life. It offers hope that amid the worst, most unimaginable struggles lies a gift. For no matter how hard life is and how desperate you become, with God, all good things are possible. He is longing for you to hear Him.

Download or read book The Shallows What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains written by Nicholas Carr and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2011-06-06 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finalist for the 2011 Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction: “Nicholas Carr has written a Silent Spring for the literary mind.”—Michael Agger, Slate “Is Google making us stupid?” When Nicholas Carr posed that question, in a celebrated Atlantic Monthly cover story, he tapped into a well of anxiety about how the Internet is changing us. He also crystallized one of the most important debates of our time: As we enjoy the Net’s bounties, are we sacrificing our ability to read and think deeply? Now, Carr expands his argument into the most compelling exploration of the Internet’s intellectual and cultural consequences yet published. As he describes how human thought has been shaped through the centuries by “tools of the mind”—from the alphabet to maps, to the printing press, the clock, and the computer—Carr interweaves a fascinating account of recent discoveries in neuroscience by such pioneers as Michael Merzenich and Eric Kandel. Our brains, the historical and scientific evidence reveals, change in response to our experiences. The technologies we use to find, store, and share information can literally reroute our neural pathways. Building on the insights of thinkers from Plato to McLuhan, Carr makes a convincing case that every information technology carries an intellectual ethic—a set of assumptions about the nature of knowledge and intelligence. He explains how the printed book served to focus our attention, promoting deep and creative thought. In stark contrast, the Internet encourages the rapid, distracted sampling of small bits of information from many sources. Its ethic is that of the industrialist, an ethic of speed and efficiency, of optimized production and consumption—and now the Net is remaking us in its own image. We are becoming ever more adept at scanning and skimming, but what we are losing is our capacity for concentration, contemplation, and reflection. Part intellectual history, part popular science, and part cultural criticism, The Shallows sparkles with memorable vignettes—Friedrich Nietzsche wrestling with a typewriter, Sigmund Freud dissecting the brains of sea creatures, Nathaniel Hawthorne contemplating the thunderous approach of a steam locomotive—even as it plumbs profound questions about the state of our modern psyche. This is a book that will forever alter the way we think about media and our minds.

Download or read book The Big Reap written by Chris F. Holm and published by Watkins Media Limited. This book was released on 2013-07-30 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Collector Book Three Who Collects the Collectors? Sam Thornton has had many run-ins with his celestial masters, but he’s always been sure of his own actions. However, when he’s tasked with dispatching the mythical Brethren – a group of former Collectors who have cast off their ties to Hell – is he still working on the side of right? File Under: Urban Fantasy [ Soul Solution | Secret Origins | Flaming Torches | Double Dealing ] From the Paperback edition.

Download or read book Falling for the Rancher written by Roxanne Rustand and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2017-06-01 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a USA Today–bestselling author, an inspirational romance about two rival veterinarians sharing a small town practice who unexpectedly fall in love. All veterinarian Darcy Leighton wants is a good life for her daughter. But when the veterinary practice she hopes to inherit is bought out from under her by newcomer Logan Maxwell, she stands to lose her job completely. Recovering from a bad breakup, the handsome cowboy wants a fresh start—one that doesn’t include working with a woman he’s undeniably attracted to. No stranger to heartbreak, Darcy has reservations of her own, but she can’t walk away from the small town practice. She’ll just have to convince Logan to take a chance on her . . . and believe that what they have together is strong enough to last.

Download or read book The Sin Eater s Prince written by Keta Diablo and published by Keta Diablo. This book was released on 2020-09-28 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike the villagers, physician Andras Maddock has never shunned Owen, the Sin Eater. How can Andras ignore the one man he loves? Owen is stunned when Andras saves him from a gruesome death at the hands of vampire and then wonders how a simple man acquired supernatural powers? Dagan, Dark Lord of the Underworld, vows to take the mystic sword from Andras, a weapon that allows his vampires to wreak their diabolical havoc in sunlight. Dagan will do anything to avenge his father’s death, and in the process, make the Sin Eater his slave. Star-crossed love, sorcery, ancient myth and lore collide on a vengeful path where only one side will taste victory. A stand-alone homoerotic full-length novel with suspense, werewolves and dragons. Sin Eater One gifted with magic, able to absorb the sins of a dying person so that person's soul is free to go unencumbered to heaven. The Vampire Prayer "Whatever flows through your body, flows through mine. I am in your likeness, he who feeds on the warm, red elixir of life. I am the dreaded vampire, a blessed composition of your energy, lust and desire. My day is the mortal's night, my sustenance their blood. When earth has witnessed its last day, I shall rise again and serve you for all eternity." RAVES ”There is much to love in this lush novel. Diablo's story is laced with strange Welsh folklore, history, and myth, as well as those lovely Celtic words.” 5 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “This love story is electric. The story is full of ancient folk lore, as well as werewolves and even dragons!” 5 Stars “Vampires, werewolves and dragons thrown into the mix for this fantastical read.” 5 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The imagery in The Sin Eater’s Prince gave this reader the shivers. The ultimate in romance played out as the men accepted their fate and came together.” 5 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️