This "thought-provoking, hilarious, eloquent" ( Kirkus Reviews) debut novel by a remarkable new talent explores the relationship between identity and place, marvels at the speed at which a well-planned life can change forever, and asks the question, "How can a total stranger understand you better than the people you've known your entire life?"When Lance's '93 Buick breaks down in the middle of nowhere, he tells himself D...

With natural disasters and nuclear war threatening their small town, two twin brothers find themselves enraptured by mysterious music that could change the course of their lives.Everyone in Clade City knows their days are numbered. The Great Cascadia Earthquake will destroy their hometown and reshape the entire West Coast—if they survive long enough to see it. Nuclear war is increasingly likely. Wildfires. Or another pandemic. To Griff, the daily forecast feels par...

The Caretaker of Secrets {Faith}When it rains, it floods.Nearly homeless, failing college, harassed by a perverse boss, two pending lawsuits, and a decision that threatens to tear her away from the love of her life, Samantha Carey is beginning to lose faith in humanity, including in herself.It isn't until Samantha crosses paths with the sweet and benevolent 78-year-old Alice Clark, whose ray of hope can pierce through the darkest clouds. With a tumultuous, heartbrea...

The Caretaker of Secrets {Fate} is a painful, messy, beautiful duality story of past and present love triangles, heartbreak, betrayal, finding oneself, and the connections that ultimately link each of us in a weaving tale of fated destinies.Samantha Carey wants to believe in such a thing as fated loves and fairytales. She wants to believe that something greater controls our choices. But where does fate fit in when a boyfriend of four years no longer leads to happily-ever-afters and ...

The Handbook of Research of Catholic Higher Education provides an important and timely overview for scholars and students interested in understanding this important sector of private higher education. More importantly, it is an important resource for those faculty, staff, and administrators interested in shaping the distinctiveness of Catholic colleges and universities. The Handbook provides chapters presenting a thematic overview of a particular element of Catholic higher education and in...

In a time when leaders are falling like trees in a storm, there is a need for a different kind of leader.Our world desperately needs leaders with roots: ones who are deeply grounded, who know who they are, and who are equipped to endure adversity and bear the fruit of vibrant leadership.Eric Geiger believes that lasting leadership starts beneath the surface. Drawing from the biblical story of Nehemiah—often referred to as history's first leadership book—Eri...

Few mysteries are solved without questions remaining. This mystery too will leave the reader asking for more information about wagon life during the western migration, the draw of gold fields, and the lure of business and political ties, and much more. In all mysteries there is the intrigue and mental gymnastics of uncertainty, folklore, obscurity of fact. Our imagination leads us to travel the pathways provided by betrayal, greed, inference, and conjecture. These building footprints, forg...

This book introduces readers to essential tools for the measurement and analysis of information loss in signal processing systems. Employing a new information-theoretic systems theory, the book analyzes various systems in the signal processing engineer’s toolbox: polynomials, quantizers, rectifiers, linear filters with and without quantization effects, principal components analysis, multirate systems, etc. The user benefit of signal processing is further highlighted with the concept of rel...

This book is designed to provide a region specific guide for the new, as well as the experienced hunter of Wild Turkey in Colorado and the surrounding states. There are unique differences when hunting these magnificent birds in the mountains and prairies of Colorado and the west. I have included a portion on the development of habitat for the small landowner, focusing on food plots, winter shelter, and other critical habitat issues in these areas. The addition of a predator control section...

THE DEAD RINGER is the final book of the trilogy, the first being The Dead Shed followed by The Dead Winds. The story has a continuing story of the main characters, Samantha & Jeremy, their lives, their romance and their work as Police officers. The series is a first for Author, Robyn J Geiger.

EPUB and EPDF available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.The globalized era is characterized by a high degree of interconnectedness across borders and continents and this includes human migration. Migration flows have led to new governance challenges and, at times, populist political backlashes. A key driver of migration is environmental conflict and this is only likely to increase with the effects of climate change.Bringing together world-leading researchers from acro...

Investigates the rhetorical practices used by contemporary evangelical Christian women to confront theological and cultural issues that stymie deliberation within their communitiesWhile often perceived as an insular enclave with a high level of in-group agreement about political and social issues, predominantly white evangelicalism includes prominent voices urging deliberation about appropriate responses to sexual abuse, domestic violence, and the discours...