In the gritty streets of Hartford, the intertwined lives of Tracey Lee, his kin, and their community navigate the perilous pursuit of power, loyalty, and redemption. Here, personal dreams and the harsh realities of the urban drug trade collide, shaping destinies and testing the bonds of brotherhood, love, and survival in a quest for a sliver of light in the darkness of their concrete jungle. Amidst the chaos of this Connecticut underworld, each soul grapples with the heavy cost of ambition...

"Who are you?" asked the moose. "I'm Boris." "You are a little bear," said the moose. "You should be asleep in your den." "I will," said Boris. "But first I want to explore."Follow curious cub Boris as he ventures out into a winter wonderland and returns to his cozy cave a colder but wiser little bear.

A young man goes on a quest to find the truth and prove the skeptics wrong.

In January of 1965, twenty-four-year-old U.S. Army sergeant Charles Robert Jenkins abandoned his post in South Korea, walked across the DMZ, and surrendered to communist North Korean soldiers standing sentry along the world's most heavily militarized border. He believed his action would get him back to the States and a short jail sentence. Instead he found himself in another sort of prison, where for forty years he suffered under one of the most brutal and repressive regimes the world has ...

We all know the health risks of smoking, but that does not make it any easier to quit the habit. You can quit smoking with a little help. This book will take you through the stages of quitting smoking step-by-step. You will learn how to get ready, how to quit, and how to make sure that you do not relapse.You are probably at the stage where part of you wants to quit smoking, but part of you does not. Maybe you are worried about withdrawal, or afraid that you will fail. Put those tho...

The emergence of The United Nations Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) in 2005 was the culmination of a long and contentious process. In this work Rob Jenkins provides a concise introduction that traces the origins and evolution of peacebuilding as a concept, the creation and functioning of the PBC as an institution, and the complicated relationship between these two processes.Jenkins discusses how continued contestation over what exactly peacebuilding is, and how its objectives can mo...

All nurses, whatever setting, will encounter people who are at risk. Harrowing examples of abuse and neglect are frequently in the headlines and the nursing profession has a crucial responsibility to play in ensuring that vulnerable patients are cared for and safeguarded. This Second Edition answers all of the key questions including:What is neglect?What makes someone vulnerable?What role does safeguarding play?What does good saf...

The following Report was made by the Committee appointed at a meeting of the staff of the Artillery School at Fort Monroe, Va., to whom the commanding officer of the School had referred this work: Your Committee to which has been referred the consideration of the work of Captain Roberts, proposed as a text-book for the Artillery School, beg leave to submit the following Report, viz: The work submitted by Captain Roberts, and entitled “Hand-book of Artillery,” embraces sections on the follo...

In an unspecified time and location, an unnamed boy is living what he feels to be an idyllic life in the faded and peeling lido where his father is a lifeguard. He idolises his father – never more so than when he saves the life of a suicidal man. The arrest of his sister Lilly later that summer brings the halcyon days to an abrupt end, however, and his family is torn apart, with Lilly sent to jail and the boy set to a boarding house for dysfunctional boys: The Fell. He is young and afraid,...

Stop overthinking and overcome self-sabotage with proven habit change strategies grounded in cognitive psychology. If you feel stuck in a loop of endless scrolling, emotional eating, or procrastination, this compassionate self-help guide offers a clear path out. Ideal for your morning commute or an evening wind-down, these calming techniques help you spot negative mental triggers without judgment.Willpower alone rarely breaks deep internal routines, but gentle, science-backed micro...

In the gritty streets of Hartford, the intertwined lives of Tracey Lee, his kin, and their community navigate the perilous pursuit of power, loyalty, and redemption. Here, personal dreams and the harsh realities of the urban drug trade collide, shaping destinies and testing the bonds of brotherhood, love, and survival in a quest for a sliver of light in the darkness of their concrete jungle. Amidst the chaos of this Connecticut underworld, each soul grapples with the heavy cost of ambition...

In January of 1965, twenty-four-year-old U.S. Army sergeant Charles Robert Jenkins abandoned his post in South Korea, walked across the DMZ, and surrendered to communist North Korean soldiers standing sentry along the world's most heavily militarized border. He believed his action would get him back to the States and a short jail sentence. Instead he found himself in another sort of prison, where for forty years he suffered under one of the most brutal and repressive regimes the world has ...