In the turbulent final days of World War II, the Allies sense victory. But for two operatives in the newly formed civilian intelligence service, surviving the war is anything but certain.Mark "Russ" Russell has built a strong reputation with the OSS, and his career is thriving. Unfortunately, his personal life is in shambles. Emotional exhaustion led him to end things with his longtime love Rhonda Childress, and the loss of his fiancée, Piper, has left him devastat...

A compelling tale of love, loyalty, betrayal, and danger!When Mark "Russ" Russell returns to Washington, D.C., eager to prove himself after two failed Foreign Service postings, he lands a job at the prestigious Office of Strategic Services, where he learns that even the most straightforward mission can go dreadfully wrong. His personal life is also in turmoil: his fiancée, Piper, becomes increasingly unstable while awaiting a transfer from her post in Kuwait, and R...

In the turbulent final days of World War II, the Allies sense victory. But for two operatives in the newly formed civilian intelligence service, surviving the war is anything but certain.Mark "Russ" Russell has built a strong reputation with the OSS, and his career is thriving. Unfortunately, his personal life is in shambles. Emotional exhaustion led him to end things with his longtime love Rhonda Childress, and the loss of his fiancée, Piper, has left him devastated. When he's ass...

An overview of the optical effects in solids, addressing the physics of various materials and their response to electromagnetic radiation. The discussion includes metals, semiconductors, superconductors, and insulators. The book begins by introducing the dielectric function into Maxwell's macroscopic equations and finding their plane-wave solution. The physics governing the dielectric function of various materials is then covered, both classically and using basic quantum mechanics. Advance...

An accessible introduction to statistics written specifically for Education students in the changing educational landscapeGovernment scrutiny and intensified oversight have dramatically changed the landscape of education in recent years. Observers want to know how schools compare, which district is best, which states are spending the most per student on education, whether reforms are making a difference, and why so many students are failing. Some of these questions...

Understanding Faults: Detecting, Dating, and Modeling offers a single resource for analyzing faults for a variety of applications, from hazard detection and earthquake processes, to geophysical exploration. The book presents the latest research, including fault dating using new mineral growth, fault reactivation, and fault modeling, and also helps bridge the gap between geologists and geophysicists working across fault-related disciplines. Using diagrams, formulae, and worldwide case studi...

To save her life, Belle Sharmon lets everyone think she has perished in a fire.Stowing away on a freight train, Belle and her small son meet up with a Confederate soldier. Why is the man still in uniform when the war has been ended for five years?What secret does this soldier hide?After a short time, Belle and the soldier go their separate ways, but not before he has infused her with hope.Months later, at the Mail-Order Bride Bureau...

John Knox was one of the most remarkable pastors, thinkers, and reformers that the West has ever known. Born in the turbulent era of the 16th century, Knox became known as a bold defender of the Christian faith who suffered greatly for the sake of the gospel of Christ and His Church. Yet, despite immense conflict with the Roman papacy, various kingdoms, and even his own countrymen, Knox made it abundantly clear that he would resist tyranny and obey God at every turn. Half biography, half h...

"A powerful history that feels like a blueprint for a fuller, truer recounting of the past." —Canada's History MagazineBorn out of a meticulous, well-researched historical and current traditional land-use study led by Cega̔ K´iɳna Nakoda Oyáté (Carry the Kettle Nakoda First Nation), Owóknage is the first book to tell the definitive, comprehensive story of the Nakoda people (formerly known as the Assiniboine), in their own words. From pre-contact t...

The story of the vengeful barber Sweeney Todd has gripped fans across literary, stage, and screen renditions—but little has been revealed about Mrs. Lovett, Todd’s notorious partner in crime. Until now.Enclosed herewith: a bloodcurdling correspondence of profound horror and intrigue, based on the original Victorian penny dreadful that started it all.London, 1887: At the abandoned apartment of a missing young woman, a dossier of evidence is collected, ordere...

This thought-provoking collection explores significant new facets of an American author of lasting international stature.“Edited by three eminent Fitzgerald scholars, this fine book comprises nineteen incisive and provocative essays (most written for this collection) by . . . well-known Fitzgerald critics. The content is as varied as the international origins of its authors.” —ChoiceAs the author of some of the most compelling short stories ever wr...

Reality is not what it was. Desperate science run amok has collided with dark sorcery, and together they have ripped open a gaping wound into … something. Now, in an instant, everything is different. The horrific is mundane, the impossible rational. Nothing works and everyone pays.Welcome to … Magic Time.For rising young lawyer Cal Griffin, it’s just another day in the Big City, full of stress, screw-ups, deadlines, and anxiety. That is until New York is rocked by ...