A Tudor voyage of exploration - an extraordinary story of daring, discovery, tragedy and pioneering achievement.In the spring of 1553 three ships sailed north-east from London into uncharted waters. The scale of their ambition was breathtaking. Drawing on the latest navigational science and the new spirit of enterprise and discovery sweeping the Tudor capital, they sought a northern passage to Asia and its riches.The success of the expedition depended on it...

'Marvellously engaging' The Times'Brisk, informative and eye-opening' Daily TelegraphIn the 1600s, vast numbers of people left England for the Americas. Crossing the Atlantic was a major undertaking, the voyage long and treacherous. Why did they go?Emigrants casts vivid new light on the population shift which underpins the rise of modern America. Using contemporary sources including diaries, court hearings ...

Portals are opening randomly across the realms; disaster looms.The network linking the worlds of humans and elves is collapsing. Portals are opening at random, threatening to tear reality apart and bring catastrophe to people on both sides of the Gap.The fear of impending doom drives the Queen to send her Mage Lord across the Gap to fix the problem.But things are never as easy as they seem.To fix the network, Rye, Pete and Yllmae must find a legendary book, ...

The Elven Queen is invading London. Only Rye can stop her…A coven of elvish techno-mages, the vanguard of the Queen's army, is already in the city. If they open a portal between the worlds, the army will flood through in a full-scale invasion.Rye's long-suppressed moral compass has dragged her across the gap between worlds in pursuit of the techno-mages. But in this strange city, alone and cut off from all that is familiar, her lethal skills are useless. She needs friends a...

The doc tells the story of James, an ambitious architect, and Sophie, a passionate historian, who find themselves in conflict over the preservation of an ancient theater in Toronto. Despite their differences, they develop a romantic and professional relationship, collaborating to integrate theater into the design of a new skyscraper.

The Queen's invasion has been foiled by an act of treason.The punishment for treason is death, and the Queen knows exactly who to blame; Rye.Lord Galdoran is the instrument of the Queen's revenge. He's brought an elite team of assassins to London and he's hunting Rye, Pete, and Liz. Galdoran will stop at nothing to complete his mission.It's not just assassins coming to London. An elderly professor and his protege have fled the Queen's wrath, crossing the Gap to esca...

Research into pain has grown exponentially over the past few years, and our understanding of mechanism and pharmacology has also developed. Trigeminal neuralgia often goes unrecognized or is mistaken for other causes of facial pain, and while the cause often cannot be determined, it can be associated with multiple sclerosis, herpes zoster, and various tumors. With newer medications and advances in surgical techniques, patients with trigeminal neuralgia now have more treatment options than ...

A revised and expanded advanced-undergraduate/graduate text (first ed., 1978) about optimization algorithms for problems that can be formulated on graphs and networks. This edition provides many new applications and algorithms while maintaining the classic foundations on which contemporary algorithm

Climate change is prompting an unprecedented questioning of the fundamental bases upon which society is founded. Businesses claim that technology can save the environment, while politicians champion the role of international environmental agreements to secure global action. Economists suggest that we should pay developing countries not to destroy their forests, while environmentalists question whether we can solve ecological problems with the same thinking that created them. As the process...

Passionate Joy connects the psychological and spiritual understanding of our least discussed human emotion. This book reflects the dawn of a revolutionary approach to living. Norman Vincent Peale anointed Jim McReynolds as minister of joy to the world. The most important characteristic of a minister of joy is humility. This book teaches people the purpose of our lives is to create an atmosphere for joy and miracles to happen. Life is difficult. Building a wealth of joy enables us ...

Both a comprehensive overview and a treatment at the appropriate level of detail, this textbook explains thermodynamics and generalizes the subject so it can be applied to small nano- or biosystems, arbitrarily far from or close to equilibrium. In addition, nonequilibrium free energy theorems are covered with a rigorous exposition of each one. Throughout, the authors stress the physical concepts along with the mathematical derivations.For researchers and students in physics, chemist...

James Evans is an award-winning advertising producer, artist, guitarist, and writer. His vocal album, Ocean of Wisdom by James Edward Evans and instrumental album, Sleight of Hand by Ten of Clubs are available online wherever music is sold.