When a psychic is forced to provide prediction to the mafia in order to keep their crimes from being foiled, Helen Wilson must weigh the balance of her gift with the consequences of now complying with the mob. When an under boss believes she is a threat to their criminal enterprise, he has the psychic killed. Her death causes a physical manifestation of the signs of the Zodiac, who then seek revenge for her murder. The signs then begin a mission of revenge, as each creature targets those i...

Scholar and diplomat Brian L. Evans gives us the first English-language biography of Chester A. Ronning (1894-1984): diplomat, politician, educator, and one of Canada's major public figures. This fascinating story depicts Ronning, the man who received many honours, and deepens readers' knowledge of Canada's post-World War II diplomacy and Canada-China relations. Ronning was an extraordinary Canadian who combined Chinese sensibility with Norwegian calm practicality and American drive. His l...

This is a continuation of my first book where I found more verses in the Bible showing how God uses the weather to judge the world.

The drums of war are distant whispers on the wind.Young Dinen, and his father Edric, live the quiet life of hunters in the remote village of Jern.On a black night, Jern is attacked by Varkorian soldiers, and Edric is gravely wounded. He tells Dinen to flee, and to deliver a message to Jasmine in the palace of the city of Anrial: ‘I have failed...’Enlisting the help of his best friend, Tanus, the two soon find themselves rescued by a small g...

The front-page news and the trials that followed Operation Varsity Blues were just the tip of the iceberg. Poison Ivy tells the bigger, seedier story of how elite colleges create paths to admission available only to the wealthy, despite rhetoric to the contrary. Evan Mandery reveals how tacit agreements between exclusive "Ivy-plus" schools and white affluent suburbs create widespread de facto segregation. And as a college degree continues to be the surest route to upward mobility,...

Humanizing Education with Dramatic Inquiry provides a comprehensive rationale for why and how dramatic inquiry can be used by any teacher to humanize classroom communities and the subject areas being explored with students.Written by teacher educators Brian Edmiston and Iona Towler-Evans, the book re-evaluates the radical humanizing dramatic enquiry pedagogy of British educator Dorothy Heathcote, as developed by the authors in their own teaching using her three approaches:...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Andrew Carnegie (1835–1919) was a Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist who became one of the wealthiest individuals of his time through the expansion of the steel industry in the United States. Rising from humble beginnings as a poor immigrant, Carnegie built Carnegie Steel Company, which played a pivotal role in the industrialization of America before being sold to J.P. Morgan in 1901 to ...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Alexander the Great, born in 356 BC in Pella, Macedonia, was one of history's most renowned military leaders and conquerors. Tutored by the philosopher Aristotle, he ascended the throne at the age of 20 after the assassination of his father, King Philip II. Over the next decade, Alexander embarked on an unprecedented campaign of conquest across the Persian Empire, stretching from Greece through Egypt and into the heart of Asia to India....

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Nikola Tesla (1856–1943) was a Serbian-American inventor, electrical engineer, and futurist best known for his pioneering work in alternating current (AC) electricity, which became the foundation of modern power grids. A visionary ahead of his time, Tesla developed numerous groundbreaking technologies, including the Tesla coil, wireless energy transmission concepts, and early ideas for radio and radar. Despite his geniu...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Winston Churchill was a British statesman, military leader, writer, and orator, best known for his leadership as Prime Minister during World War II. Born in 1874, Churchill played a crucial role in rallying British and Allied forces against Nazi Germany, delivering stirring speeches that inspired resilience and determination during the darkest days of the war. A member of the Conservative Party, he served in various political roles thro...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Henry Ford (1863–1947) was an American industrialist and founder of the Ford Motor Company, best known for revolutionizing the automobile industry with the development of the assembly line. His introduction of mass production techniques made cars more affordable, particularly with the release of the Model T in 1908, which transformed personal transportation and the glob...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Julius Caesar (100–44 BCE) was a Roman general, statesman, and dictator whose military conquests and political reforms reshaped the Roman Republic and set the stage for the rise of the Roman Empire. A brilliant strategist, he expanded Rome’s territories through his campaigns in Gaul and his famous crossing of the Rubicon in 49 BCE, which led to a civil war and his eventual rise to power. As dictator, he enacted significant reforms, incl...