In London, 1872, a man named Phileas Fogg makes a bet that he can travel across the entire planet in eighty days. The wager? More than half his sizable fortune - the exact amount of money stolen from a nearby bank a day

A gripping, thoughtful novel about sisters, ambition, work and

New York Times bestselling author R.C. Ryan takes readers on a wild ride with a strong heroine who must trust the cowboy trying to save her life. A cowboy with a wild side Kirby Regan isn\'t opposed living on the edge. After all, she just quit her career in Washington, D.C., so she could move back to Wyoming and buy her family\'s ranch. But hiking the Tetons after dark during a snowstorm goes beyond

The epic showdown is here: the God of War vs. the Fist of the Beast! As Frank Castle, subsumed by the evil of the Hand, wrestles with devils within and without, the resurrected Maria Castle finds more and more of her memories returning - including the fateful days when her husband first returned from war. Or did he? The all-powerful Ares is coming for Frank with an army of heavily armed Apostles at

Seasonal ingredients, traditional techniques, and nourishing recipes Cooking traditional foods from scratch is easier and less expensive than you might think. In simpler times, people cooked from scratch with seasonal ingredients, using traditional techniques like canning, fermenting, and drying to preserve the harvest. Mary Shrader follows these principles to create delicious, nutrient-dense meals

Medical and Healthcare Robotics: New Paradigms and Recent Advances provides an overview and exclusive insights into current trends, the most recent innovations, and concerns in medical robotics. The book covers the major areas of medical robotics, including rehabilitation devices, artificial organs, assistive technologies, service robotics, and robotic devices for surgery, exploration, diagnosis, therapy,

Far-Right Fantasy is a straight-forward, jargon-free study of contemporary American right-wing extremism. Accessible to both professional and lay audiences, it allows activists to speak for themselves in their own words. It takes the self-announced religious motivations of extremists seriously, and illustrates this by citing numerous cases of radical politics. The book addresses the strengths and weaknesses

Strategic management is a field that has diversity in approach and scope, but relative homogeneity in pedagogy. This book, a refreshed edition of its successful predecessor, brings something different to the field, by concisely introducing it with a focus on doing business in the Middle East and North Africa.Supplemented by online case studies and other resources, the reader is exposed to a plethora

A nine-year-old boy hooks a twine-held bundle of hay over his shoulder and climbs the harsh steep mountain on a winter morning, with his brother Pat. They trundle upwards against the harsh terrain and elements to fodder the cattle on the hill top. Some 30 years later, Sligo, his adopted town, is in crisis as development tax incentives have expired and three government ministers are refusing to extend

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Philip King utilizes archaeological artifacts and texts of the late seventh and early sixth centuries BCE, many of them unpublished or not easily accessible, to elucidate the text of the book of Jeremiah, a book that is sometimes described as difficult and whose formation is complicated. By doing so, he adds important spatial and temporal dimension to the history of Israel and to the literature about

Once upon a time in Mayfair, a group of wallflowers formed a secret society with goals that had absolutely nothing to do with matrimony. Their most troublesome obstacle?

This first bilingual edition of France\'s most enduring wartime novel introduces Vercors\'s famous tale to a generation without personal experience of World War II who may not be able to read it in its original language. Now available in paperback, readers are assisted with a historical and literary introduction, explanatory notes, a glossary of French terms and a select

The fourth volume of Refugee Tales shares the stories of those who have fled desperate situations in their home countries with the hope of finding protection that they\'ve been swiftly denied, not only in Britain, but also in Canada, Greece, Italy and Switzerland. In this new collection of tales, poets, novelists and writers have collaborated with people who have experienced the violence of detention,

Rivals-to-lovers, mistaken identity, and slow, slow burn... A loving homage to fandom and queer girls.--Victoria Lee, author of The Fever King For fans of Leah on the Offbeat and Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me, Anna Birch\'s I Kissed Alice is a romantic comedy about enemies, lovers, and everything in between. Rhodes and Iliana couldn\'t be more different, but that\'s not why they hate each other.

Many of us have endless demands and stifling daily routines. Learn why Sabbath is essential to our full humanity and faith, a rhythm of work and rest set by God that if restored to our lives will bring prolonged life, enriched relationships, increased fruitfulness, and abundant joy.We are waylaid by endless demands and stifling routines. Even our vacations have a panicky, task-like edge to them. \"If

With the number and variety of mental health issues affecting kids on the rise, and as more clinicians and counselors are pushed to the front lines of defense, there is an acute need for a comprehensive, practical resource that guides professionals through the complexities of child and adolescent mental health. This comprehensive book--now in its third edition--answers that call.Fully revised and updated,

Germany\'s imperial era (1871-1918) continues to attract both scholars and the general public alike. The American historian Roger Chickering has referred to the historiography on the Kaiserreich as an \'extraordinary body of historical scholarship\', whose quality and diversity stands comparison with that of any other episode in European history. This Companion is a significant addition to this body

It\'s 1997, three years after the end of Apartheid. Two girls, Leilah, who is mixed race, and Frankie, who is white, are drawn together when they start at a new school, one that remains racially divided despite the country\'s new laws. Their friendship deepens and intensifies before suddenly falling apart when each tells the other