A vengeful ghost. A secret buried in the past. A race against time.When Sara Sims' sixth-grade class takes a field trip to a historical home in their seaside town, Sara is stunned to learn that the house harbors an age-old mystery.A frigid rush of air … eerie scratching sounds coming from the third floor attic … four locks on the attic door.Are those locks there to keep people out, or to keep something trapped inside?Sara is determined to fi...

In today's church, there seems to be two well-intentioned groups. "Deed" people feed the hungry and help the poor, while "Word" people proclaim the gospel and engage in apologetics. The two often seem to compete with one another, but God always intended them to be partners. Sacrificial love can grab the attention of those we serve, opening their ears and minds to the words we share. In Tangible, author and Pastor Chris Sicks explains how God's people can effectively introduce hurt...

Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice is interpreted by the Italian illustrator Sicks. This graphic novel is the first English ebook released by Zandegù. It belongs to the series I Bignè, our super-short graphic synopsis of famous classic novels in a funny ebook version.In order to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Pride and Prejudice since its first release in 1813, Sicks - an illustrator and painter based in Rome, graduated from the ‘Scuola Internazionale di Comics’– revisits the st...

An eerie old mansion, a stolen jewelry box, and a girl who vanishes into thin air. A page-turning ghost story perfect for middle graders.Sara Sims has always been drawn to the supernatural. She's not spooked by the ghost stories and sightings that haunt her small seaside town.But all that changes one summer vacation when Sara and her two best friends find a key at the mansion that doesn't seem to unlock anything. As the kids find themselves being drawn deeper and deeper int...

Practical and pocket sized, The Hospital for Sick Children Handbook of Pediatrics has been a trusted clinical reference for more than 50 years. The fully revised 12th Edition continues this tradition of excellence with succinct, easily accessible, and evidence-based answers for the diagnosis and management of pediatric patients. Get the reliable information you need from staff pediatricians, specialists, residents, and fellows at one of the top pediatric hospitals in the world. - Provides ...

"A fun and quirky adventure. Chris Wong Sick Hong is an author to watch!" - Patricia BriggsDoes saving the world count if you do it out of spite?They call me a dick because I am one: Dick Richards, Private Eye. Tour guides and politicians up for reelection crow about how Tipton’s “majestic skyscrapers paint a living mosaic of light against the edges of space,” blissfully ignorant of the Under seeping through society’s cracks like fluoresc...

Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children is the most famous medical institution in Canada. In addition to being the largest pediatric centre in North America, it has earned an international reputation for clinical care and research that has influenced generations of health care practitioners across the country and around the world. In a very real sense, hospital staff have touched the lives of tens of thousands of children and their families.SickKids has an equally remarkable history -...

"A fun and quirky adventure - Chris Wong Sick Hong is an author to watch!" - Patricia BriggsDoes saving the world count if you do it out of spite?They call me a dick because I am one: Dick Richards, Private Eye. Tour guides and politicians up for reelection crow about how Tipton's "majestic skyscrapers paint a living mosaic of light against the edges of space," blissfully ignorant of the Under seeping through society's cracks like ...

Dick Richards finds himself stranded—not just on a dead-magic world—but a dying one. An endless wind scours the plains under a bleak, gray sky; the survivors of a centuries-old calamity eke a living in the husks of hollow cities; and an offbeat religion offers the tantalizing hint of a new source of power.As the spells which keep him alive fade, Dick questions whether to compromise the values he has left in order to survive.

Surviving Hypoxia: Mechanisms of Control and Adaptation is a synthesis of findings and thoughts concerning hypoxia. The thermodynamics of hypoxia are discussed in detail, including acid-base balance and self-pollution resulting from the accumulation of anaerobic end-products. The book focuses on descriptions and discussions of common facets, contrasting solutions in a variety of physiological hypoxia defense strategies, including those shown by plants, invertebrates, and vertebrates. Speci...

Probabilistic Deep Learning is a hands-on guide to the principles that support neural networks. Learn to improve network performance with the right distribution for different data types, and discover Bayesian variants that can state their own uncertainty to increase accuracy. This book provides easy-to-apply code and uses popular frameworks to keep you focused on practical applications.SummaryProbabilistic Deep Learning: With Python, Keras and T...

Leading scholars consider Iraq's history and strategic importance from the vantage point of its residents, neighbors (Iran, Turkey, and Kurdistan), and the Great Powers.