What's the best-and worst-part of Halloween?The pumpkins, of course!Enjoy these 8 scary stories centered on a Halloween event- a pumpkin patch festival, a pumpkin-growing contest, a séance...Just beware of those rotting jack-o-lanterns.Includes stories by Pamela K. Kinney, Jennifer Kyrnin, Greg Partick, S. P. Mount, and more.Open Dyslexic version

Travel with seven talented authors as they glimpse through time into Humanity’s future. Will mankind blossom and flourish, conquering the stars and time itself? Or, with selfishness, greed, and just plain bad luck send us all to the brink of destruction?The Cartographer by Samuel A. Mayo: Destined to chart the stars throughout the aeons, a team of novice map makers are thrust into a conspiracy to control the universe and time itself.Rescued as a child from ...

Covering the fundamentals of organizational behaviour, as well critically reflecting on the institutions and practices of business life, the seventh edition of Managing and Organizations has been updated to include:• A new chapter on Managing Diversity and Inclusion written by Martyna Sliwa, Professor of Business Ethics and Organisation Studies at Durham University Business School.• A new chapter on Managing Motivation—what drives individu...

Graeme S. Mount's Historic Pictures: Photos of Places in Transition offers a visual narrative of global change over the last fifty years. Using his own photographs, Mount documents the transformations of places like the Panama Canal Zone, Breslau/Wroclaw, Hungary at the end of the Cold War, and Northern Ireland, providing insightful commentary on the physical changes and their impact on the lives of residents."The book offers fascinating insight and pictures of various locations an...

Mount Vernon, despite its importance as the estate of George Washington, is subject to the same threats of time as any property and has required considerable resources and organization to endure as a historic site and house. This book provides a window into the broad scope of preservation work undertaken at Mount Vernon over the course of more than 160 years and places this work within the context of America’s regional and national preservation efforts.It was at Mount Vernon, begin...

Combining the approaches of preventative and restorative dentistry, this is a revised and updated guide to the clinical techniques and procedures necessary for managing tooth disorders and disease.Introduces minimally invasive dentistry as a model to control dental disease and then restore the mouth to optimal form, function, and aestheticsContains several student-friendly features, including a new layout, line drawings and clinical photographs to illustrate key con...

The Impostor Syndrome is a well-researched, well-documented phenomenon that occurs when successful and intelligent professionals feel they do not deserve their accomplishments and that they have faked their way to success. This syndrome can cause negative stress, fear, anxiety, loss of confidence, and can eventually lead to derailment. However, by overcoming inaccurate beliefs about yourself and your abilities, you can overcome the Impostor Syndrome and enjoy a more fulfilling career.

An in-depth guide to life in medieval England, including class, housing, spirituality, fashion, grooming, food, commerce, jobs, health, law, war, and more.Imagine you were transported back in time to Medieval England and had to start a new life there. Without mobile phones, ipads, internet, and social media networks, when transport means walking or, if you're fortunate, horseback, how will you know where you are or what to do? Where will you live? What is there to ...

PACKED WITH ASTONISHING FACTS AND WONDERFUL STORIES ON WHAT MAKES THE ENGLISH TICKQ. Why are English train seats so narrow?A. It's all the Romans' fault. The first Victorian trains were built to the same width as horse-drawn wagons; and they were designed to fit the ruts left in the roads by Roman chariots.This intriguing and witty book explains how our national characteristics - our sense of humour, hobbies and favourite foods - a...

Six months of not looking. Three days in one hotel room. Something was bound to give.Jake Mercer is straight. He's been straight his whole life, and he has a very solid argument for that — an argument he's been quietly constructing for six months, mostly to manage the fact that he cannot stop noticing Luca Ricci.Luca is his teammate. His road-trip roommate — again. Openly bisexual, dark-eyed, and irritatingly aware of the specific way Jake has been not-look...

This new picture book from beloved author-illustrator Jane Mount celebrates the avid reader, demonstrates how books make you better, and reassures anyone who has been anxious or uncertain about facing the real world.Lotti isn't sure she wants to make friends. She's shy, and she doesn't really know how. While everyone around her is playful, outgoing, and loud, Lotti prefers a quiet place and a book to read. Lotti LOVES books. To her, books are full of magic and aren...

Six months deployed. One man for company. Sergeant Reed Calloway has followed every rule the Army gave him — except the one he's about to break.Reed is good at control. Eight years of service, a military family behind him, and the particular discipline of a man who built himself around doing things correctly. Six months on a forward operating base with forty personnel and one man he cannot stop being aware of hasn't changed that.Sergeant First Class Mateo V...