Sending his Human Resources Manager on a reconnaissance mission to the great Jin city of Rhizun seemed like a good idea to Genghis Khan at the time, until a serendipitous scroll appears with revelations of a secret heir to the khanate. To save his legacy, Genghis sends his Mongol Horde into Jin lands with nothing more than the fiercest army the world has ever known and several hundred of Captain Kupcayk’s famous buns. Unfortunately for Genghis, his successor is on the wrong side of the cit...

Water and Wilderness... Robinson's irreverent humor gets a workout in Missouri's back country. ...Beauty and Danger "I'd crossed a threshold, a no man's land scattered with rattlesnakes and rednecks, whirlpools and whiskey stills, deep woods caverns and cracks named after devils, nervous meth cookers and fish that jump up and smack you in the head. The journey was a wild, wooly hoot!" John Robinson is back on his second tour for the road trip reader. This book comes on the heels of his ama...

Richard Halliburton returns in this thrilling adventure as he plunges deep into the heart of the South Pacific and China in search of a treasure that had been missing for nearly a thousand years.Buckle up for a wild ride as Halliburton races to retrieve the lost heirloom seal, which is being pursued by mercenaries, pirates, and a special ops unit of Reichswehr soldiers. In order to succeed, Halliburton must fight his way through a band of marauding pirates, unravel an ancient myste...

“This book commits almost every crime against heroic fantasy that I can imagine … and I have not been able to put it down.”—Glen Cook, bestselling author of The Black CompanyA young warrior and his improbable band of allies face impossible odds as they seek to rescue his brother from the servants of the Fallen God.Emrael Ire is a student of war with lofty ambitions, despite being so poor his boots are more hole than leather. He and his talented younger brother Ban work hard...

This new edition of Social Work Practice in Mental Health builds on the underpinning principles of the previous editions whilst reflecting how the context for practice has steadily evolved.Organised into two parts and 11 chapters, the book focuses on recovery theory, the importance of relationship and examining the social context and the consequences of illness. It explores the perspectives of consumers and family carers in shaping practice together with a focus on skills ...

The Blue, the Gray, and the Green is one of only a handful of books to apply an environmental history approach to the Civil War. This book explores how nature—disease, climate, flora and fauna, and other factors—affected the war and also how the war shaped Americans’ perceptions, understanding, and use of nature. The contributors use a wide range of approaches that serve as a valuable template for future environmental histories of the conflict.In his introduction, Brian Al...

From an early age, Jeremiah Krone had a strong sense of right and wrong and of justice. In the fifth grade, he stood up against, Buzz, the class bully. When Krone graduates from high school, he applies to the police academy, is accepted, and graduates. But his first call as a young police officer fresh out of the academy is a shock. And it’s what’s missing that holds the answers to the crime. Thrust into the world of police work, Krone navigates his way through his rookie year. He balances...

Ten years ago I could easily have cleared that pond. Im okay until about the fourteenth hole; then I can feel myself getting tired. Ive had to shorten my backswing; otherwise, my old back will keep me up all night. Sound familiar? As much as we may hate to admit it, at sixty-plus were different from younger golfers both physically and mentally. While this isnt necessarily bad, it does impact how we play. In How to Drop Five Strokes without Having One, author Dr. John D. D...

Who has never wished to step off the ever-accelerating treadmill of work, just to gain some kind of balance in life? Downshifting is a practical, hands-on guide that actually shows how to move from the fast track to a more satisfying, healthier, less work-focused lifestyle. John Drake, himself a former high-level executive who chose to downshift, details a wide range of realistic, doable alternatives to a work-dominated life. He guides readers through all they need to know and do to make a...

THIS BOOK IS A CONGLOMERATION OF STORIES, AND ALTHOUGH THEY ARE BASED ON TRUTHS. THEY ARE FABRICATED TO SUIT THIS STORY LINE. THERE IS NO INTENT TO TRY TO EXPOSE ANYBODY FOR ANYTHING. IT IS MY INTENTION TO MAKE THIS BOOK AN ENJOYABLE READ, WITH ADVENTURE, TRAGETY, FUN, AND LOVE. I HAVE CHANGED ALL OF THE NAMES AND HAVE MENTIONED NO LAST NAMES IN THIS STORY. SIT BACK AND LET ME TAKE YOU TO THE PLACES THAT ONLY YOUR IMAGINATION COULD THINK UP. THIS STORY TAKES YOU FROM A POOR BROKEN HOME, TH...

Jacob Fletcher is unsure of his parentage, but he does know that, as an apprentice, he couldn't legally be seized by the press gang. This particular gang, however, didn't abide by the law. Fletcher finds himself risking life, limb and sea sickness to save his fortune now at risk of being lost to his evil step-mother and loathsome half-brothers.

He bought the car a dozen years ago. Together, they traveled every mile of every road on his highway map, a 250,000 mile journey to discover the real America beyond the interstate. Real people. Obscure places. Forgotten facts. His story unfolds in Missouri, but it could be about any state, any traveler who drives into America's hidden heart.