The Supreme Court grew out of a unique opportunity to interview all nine sitting Supreme Court Justices plus retired Justice O'Connor for a documentary on the Supreme Court. Through Brian Lamb and Susan Swain's interviews with our country's most influential judges, the book offers portraits of the Justices that introduces readers to the closed world of the Supreme Court, and what's it's really like to serve on the nation's highest Court.Accompanying the Justices around the...

This is a start-to-finish guide on how to build high-quality vegetation for video games. This book gives readers the fundamentals of the craft and the skills needed to confidently create natural environments.Chapters cover everything from planning and gathering references, creating natural-looking ground cover with lots of variety, and building trees procedurally, to setting up a realistic wind shader before combining all assets into a scene in Unreal Engine 5.This book wil...

She was his best friend, his lover, his soulmate, and then he lost her. But soulmates can't help but eternally search for each other. They are compelled to, to be able to feel whole again.When young Oliver meets the new Dutch girl in his small town, the free-spirited Erica Johansson, it marks the beginning of a unique friendship and an epic love.As young adults they struggle when they realize their feelings for each other have gone far beyond friendship. And when they finall...

In the bustling streets of New York City, Adrian and Aria unexpectedly cross paths. Adrian, practical and grounded, is fresh out of a relationship, while Aria, a free spirit chasing her dreams, is on a quest to find her soulmate. Despite their differences, they share an instant and powerful connection, and they wonder if they haven't met before.They're like twin flames, drawn together by a mysterious force.Will Adrian and Aria embrace this cosmic connection, or will the cha...

Milo Webber is the music industry's golden boy—charming, talented, and emotionally untouchable. Sofia Mendez is the childhood friend he kissed once… and then ghosted. Now she's a famous actress recovering from a brutal, very public divorce, laying low in Miami and trying to find herself again. Milo has no idea she's back—until she steps into the studio and shakes his entire world.But when they're forced to work together, old sparks reignite fast… and so does the hurt. Their chemist...

Karl Byren has fallen a long way since his youth in the King's Army. Washed up, reduced to mercenary work and alcoholism, he scrapes out a living as a 'Contractor,' a kind of hired bodyguard for whom the job is more important than his life.When a new contract falls into his lap, at first it seems like any other... Until it becomes clear he wasn't hired for his skill as a soldier, but for what he unknowingly carries with him.It's a dangerous trip through the heart of a civil...

In the years immediately following the Civil War — the formative years for an emerging society of freed African Americans in Mississippi — there was much debate over the general purpose of black schools and who would control them. From Cotton Field to Schoolhouse is the first comprehensive examination of Mississippi’s politics and policies of postwar racial education.The primary debate centered on whether schools for African Americans (mostly freedpeople) should seek to de...

From gutter to glory!Killing a man in the heat of the moment, violating a sacred peace among the criminals of Ralon's Bend, a young thief called Joren sets off a chain of events he could never have imagined. Banished from his home. Caught up in the political intrigue of nations. Wandering the world with his friend Mattal, the only witness to Joren's crime, trying to fix the mess he caused.The only way to do that is to become royals—or at least to pretend. But can they carry...

From gutter to glory!Killing a man in the heat of the moment, violating a sacred peace among the criminals of Ralon's Bend, a young thief called Joren sets off a chain of events he could never have imagined. Banished from his home. Caught up in the political intrigue of nations. Wandering the world with his friend Mattal, the only witness to Joren's crime, trying to fix the mess he caused.The only way to do that is to become royals—or at least to pretend. But can they carry...

In the captivating pages of "Heroines of Fiction (Unabridged)," William Dean Howells embarks on a literary journey, exploring the captivating heroines that have graced the pages of classic literature. From the enigmatic Elizabeth Bennet of "Pride and Prejudice" to the indomitable Scarlett O'Hara of "Gone with the Wind," Howells delves into the complexities of these iconic characters, examining their motivations, struggles, and triumphs. Through his insightful analysis, he sheds light on th...

In the future, telepathy is no longer a fantasy; it's a job. Gina is a woman with no future trying to make her way on the Street of Eyes, where people go to hire the desperate and the suicidal for their unique services. She is one of the new underclass, who use "Spice"- a powerful drug that gives them the ability to read minds. The drug has only one downside- it drives the user insane.

Despite significant challenges and historical opposition, Black female teachers stood at the forefront of advocating for and providing education to Black students. Their dedication not only improved opportunities for Black communities but also influenced changes in U.S. laws and societal expectations. Marlee S. Bunch draws on oral histories to illuminate the interior lives of Black female educators who taught before and after desegregation in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. In their own voices, ...