When a Dublin woman is reported missing by her husband, the local police become quickly suspicious.Louie Gill is at a crossroads in his life and when he sees the story of the missing woman, he decides to set up his own detective agency. Detective Sergeant, Steph Reilly is not happy and doesnt need the help of the Dublin Detective.Join Louie and his partner, Emma as they race through the streets of the fair city to try and find the woman before it's too late..Introdu...

During some intense business negotiations, two company CEOs allow their tempers to get the better of them. Unguarded remarks lead to more serious verbal attacks from both sides and things escalate quickly. Neither Kayla Stone nor Natalya Zakharova is willing to back down, and soon a physical confrontation between the two attractive and assertive businesswomen becomes inevitable. With talks having stalled anyway, both the American and the Russian relish the prospect of violence. Each woman ...

For the past fifty years, The New York Review of Books has covered virtually every international revolution and movement of consequence by dispatching the world’s most brilliant writers to write eyewitness accounts. The New York Review Abroad not only brings together twenty-eight of the most riveting of these pieces but includes epilogues that update and reassess the political situation (by either the original authors or by Ian Buruma). Among the pieces included are:...

A fascinating profile of infamous criminal underground figure Meyer Lansky. Known as the "Mob's Accountant," Meyer Lansky (1902-1983) was a significant figure in the criminal underworld for more than fifty years. A member of the Jewish mob, Lansky had his hands in various illegal activities such as money laundering, yet he was never found guilty of a major offense. In Little Man, acclaimed biographer Robert Lacey profiles Lansky and organized crime in the United States from the 1920s throu...

The purpose of the book is to provide insurance practitioners, consumers, and students with definitions of common insurance terms in both the property/casualty and life/health insurance industries. The unique feature of the book is that many of the definitions contain detailed explanations of coverage provided by certain types of insurance and/or examples that illustrate how a particular coverage works. The book should be helpful to insurance agents and to new insurance agency/company pers...

CHOICE POINTS: When You Have to Decide Which Way to Go. Every day of your life you are confronted with having to make decisions and take actions. Some of the choices lead to disappointment or failure, while other decisions will lead to satisfaction and success. Although you have the freedom to make your daily choices, you don't have the power to choose and control the results of your decisions and actions. This book represents a collection of concepts, principles, and ideas that a...

Robert Augustus Moore, aged 25, gave his life for the Confederacy at Chickamauga on September 20, 1863. No one knows where he was buried or whether he was buried at all, and the young Mississippi farmer would be no more than a name on an obscure muster roll had he not kept faithfully a diary of his wartime experiences. This remarkable record not only discloses the personality of its author, but illuminates the daily life of the Confederate soldier. An important Confederate document…....

Thirty-five awesome stories - one kick ass meme that started it all.It started as a joke. Storm Area 51 they said. They can't stop all of us they said. But all laughter stopped when the U.S. Air Force mobilized the reserves and pulled out the big guns.However, relentless mockery and derision by the media and the powers that be pushed the weebs and alien enthusiasts too far. What else were they supposed to do? They put on their big girl panties and showed up, determined to fi...

The final volume of over a decade of strange little non-sequitor comics. In the span of time I was writing and drawing these I changed cities, changed professions, and found and married my wife. I had also, ironically enough, finally found a medication that helped me with my ADHD.It's been quite the journey and I am grateful to have ended up here. Thanks for having a laugh at my potato doodles.

When the beloved queen of a powerful, Amazon-like nation meets an untimely demise, the fierce female warriors must choose a successor. Two women are considered worthy of the crown by the rest, but there can only be one queen. As neither the ebony-skinned Nia nor the golden-haired Zarah is willing to abandon her claim to the throne, the matter must be decided through the ancient ritual of hand-to-hand combat. Two proud, savage beauties face each other with their bodies and minds as their on...

When Farah Khalil's position of undisputed high school queen is challenged in her senior year by the arrival of a new student, Rachel Cohen, the result is a fierce and multifarious rivalry between the two temperamental teens. As neither of the two young, headstrong belles is willing to take a back seat to the other, it eventually becomes clear that there is only one way the matter can be resolved.The inevitable physical confrontation is suddenly increased in scale when the aspiring...

The definitive reference in the field for more than 35 years, Creasy and Resnik's Maternal-Fetal Medicine provides today's MFM practitioners with authoritative, comprehensive guidance on every aspect of this fast-changing field. The fully revised 9th Edition brings you up to date with the latest evidence-based guidelines and research as well as the fundamental scientific foundation needed for effective practice, helping you minimize complications and ensure the best possible outcomes for y...