Mairi is the object of hate and scorn for Lady Agnes who has never been able to bear a child to term. Mairi discovers her stepmother is having an affair with a member of a rival clan, and Agnes in her rage, commits an unforgivable act of violence upon Mairi. While being tended to by her clan's healer, Mairi becomes delirious, and begs the powers that be for deliverance. The fates have delivered their promise in the form of Finbar MacGowan. Finbar MacGowan is chieftain to Clan MacGowan. The...

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«Multidisciplinary and comparative, Camps of Transit, Sites of Memory brings new materials and approaches to the study of Fascist, wartime and postwar concentration and transit camps in Italy, as well as their legacies. An essential volume for the continuing study of this complex subject.»(Professor Mia Fuller, University of California, Berkeley)Camps and places of transit assume relevance in certain contexts and in relation to specific events of the contemporary a...

This book is a compilation of the best papers presented at the APEF 2019 conference which was held on 25th and 26th July 2019 at the Grand Copthorne Waterfront in Singapore. With a great number of submissions, it presents the latest research findings in economics and finance and discusses relevant issues in today's world. The book is a useful resource for readers who want access to economics, finance and business research focusing on the Asia-Pacific region.

The dramatic evolution of new technology in diagnostic and therapeutic radiology has changed the whole field of medicine. Ultrasonography, computed tomography, nuclear magnetic resonance, and digital radiography are those new techniques which are undergoing continuous development, providing us with increasingly re fined methods for establishing the cause of disease and for treating the patient. Using radiologic technique, ingenious methods are continuously being developed to en sure less e...

Can true love be found at first sight?Belle, Monica and Chelsea travel to Disneyland Paris for a magical midsummer weekend to remember. Belle is getting married and she's celebrating the end of her single life with her best friends. All her dreams are coming true!Monica loves Shaun, but he's not exactly the romantic type. Max was different; from the very first moment they met, he was her Prince Charming. They ate strawberries, drank champagne and danced under the stars on M...

This work is a game-changer! Recognizing an all too often tragic outcome (“School to Prison Pipeline”), it provides the tools to alter prognosis. Attention hones the identification and treatment of those underlying and often overlooked causative factors that result in long-term reading failure.Smart Kids, Struggling Readers. reconsiders the current models and methods for Teaching Reading. It offers creative strategies that support and enhance existing research-based techniques. It ...

For students who struggle with learning to read, time is of the essence. Dyslexia Defused: Reading Struggles and Reading Solutions offers an effective and efficient instructional plan to expedite mastery. Supplementing the strongest elements of research-based programs, the original strategies readily apply to all levels of reading instruction (developmental, corrective, remedial, and adult literacy). The novel and concise techniques address all task components: phonics, decoding, sight voc...

An alien colony ship appears over Earth in 1866 — and nothing will ever be the same.The Kilrathi, lion-like settlers from a distant star, arrive seeking a new beginning. Instead, they find a divided America still recovering from civil war, where fear spreads faster than understanding.For Claire Zadowsky, a fugitive with nothing left to lose, survival means staying invisible.For Zhara nar Korith, a young Kilrathi torn between duty and curiosity, Earth is a world that...

On 10 July 1943, British soldiers landed in south-eastern Sicily as part of a major Allied invasion. As they fought their way northwards through the Italian peninsula, they frequently encountered local populations, imposing a forced cohabitation that would have a lasting impact on both soldiers and civilians. For a long time, attention has focused predominantly on those who perceived their arrival as a liberation, marginalizing the daily realities of the Allied occupation of Italy. At the ...

Can a magical Christmas melt a frozen heart?Join Belle and James as they visit Mickey Mouse for a sparkling holiday season at Disneyland Paris.Belle has been numb since her mother died, and she can't face Christmas at home without her. Instead she books a surprise holiday to her "happy place" – the Magic Kingdom. But her boyfriend James has problems of his own. He doesn't "do Disney" and what will his mother think of him missing their family Christmas to go to Disneyland wi...