Discover the Pickle Power Universe! A Hilarious, Action-Packed Time Travel AdventureStep into the year 2045, where futuristic technology and pickle-powered inventions reign supreme. Meet Harry Pickleslimer and Fred Finkelhouser, two unlikely heroes navigating a world where hoverboards zip by and synthetic pickle power fuels the future. When Zeft Jr., a time traveler from 2045, crashes into their lives, they're drawn into an epic battle to protect the future-and their belov...

Join Brenda and Gary on a spiritual journey through dusty trails, mysterious maps, and unexpected revelations in Adventures in Christ. In Search of the King Ranch Papers.What begins as a simple search for a long-lost set of documents quickly becomes a divine expedition, a quest not only for history but for truth, purpose, and the living presence of Jesus Christ. As they face challenges, riddles, and moments of doubt, Brenda and Gary discover that the real treasure is not hidden in ...

How DOES Washington REALLY work? Twenty-Six Years of Shoe Leather answers this very vital question and lays out in a very personal way the pressures, the hard work, and the rewards of a true professional in a casual and frank manner that few people are ever exposed to. Most books on Washington are told from the very highest levels by Speakers of the House, Cabinet members, and White House officials. This book, on the contrary, tells the life of a Washington practitioner from the bottom up ...

What if Christopher Columbus owed his success—maybe even his very life—to two brothers who have been almost completely forgotten in the annals of history? Forgotten Brothers is the story of Martín and Vicente Pinzόn, and their instrumental role in the eventual success of Christopher Columbus’ mission. Columbus invited Martín Pinzόn to join the expedition, but the two men would eventually become bitter rivals. And while heartbreak was the fate for the Pinzόns, Columbus returned a victor, an...

Born Global Firms describes companies that conduct international business at or near the founding of the firm. Despite the limited resources that usually characterize new businesses, these “Born Global” firms achieve substantial international sales from an early stage in their development. They internationalize rapidly—the period from domestic establishment to initial foreign market entry is often three or fewer years.Born globals are emerging in sizable n...

Conducting Market Research for International Business is designed to help managers and scholars understand the fundamentals of international market research. It offers a comprehensive treatment of the research issues that international business managers face when contemplating market entry, engaging buyers in foreign markets, maintaining and growing market share, and expanding to newer opportunities abroad. The book describes how to initiate an international resea...

Everyone in the Yorkshire town of Greenall Bridge knows Lassie, the prize collie of miner Sam Carraclough and his son Joe. But when the family falls on hard times, Sam is forced to sell his dog to the Duke of Rudling, who takes her hundreds of miles away to his estate in Scotland. Undeterred by the distance and driven by instinctive love, Lassie escapes from her new owners and embarks on an epic journey to be reunited with her young master Joe. Will she survive the hardships of the long jo...

Almost fifty years before Bram Stoker penned Dracula, Dion Boucicault staged The Vampire, a three-act play that thrilled London audiences as well as Queen Victoria. The production boasted innovations of stagecraft and dramatic composition, to say nothing of the mesmerising performance of Boucicault as the titular creature. After The Vampire closed, Boucicault moved to the United States and revised his play, staging a two-act version renamed The Phantom in 1856. The Vampire has languished i...

In the quaint town of Tarawera, nestled amidst the lush New Zealand countryside, a sinister secret lurks beneath the surface. When a young woman vanishes without a trace, Detective Inspector Sam Sheppard is called in to investigate. As he delves deeper into the case, he uncovers a web of deceit, betrayal, and long-buried grudges. As the investigation unfolds, Sheppard encounters a cast of enigmatic characters, each with their own motives and secrets. A mysterious book, filled with cryptic ...

Today's natural resource managers must be able to navigate among the complicated interactions and conflicting interests of diverse stakeholders and decisionmakers. Technical and scientific knowledge, though necessary, are not sufficient. Science is merely one component in a multifaceted world of decision making. And while the demands of resource management have changed greatly, natural resource education and textbooks have not. Until now.Ecosystem Management represents a d...

A compelling critical investigation into Gilman’s conception of setting and placeCharlotte Perkins Gilman and a Woman’s Place in America is a pioneering collection that probes how depictions of space, confinement, and liberation establish both the difficulty and necessity of female empowerment. Turning Victorian notions of propriety and a woman’s place on its ear, this finely crafted essay collection studies Gilman’s writings and the manner in whi...

Considers Gilman’s place in American literary and social history by examining her relationships to other prominent intellectuals of her eraBy placing Charlotte Perkins Gilman in the company of her contemporaries, this collection seeks to correct misunderstandings of the feminist writer and lecturer as an isolated radical. Gilman believed and preached that no life is ever led in isolation; indeed, the cornerstone of her philosophy was the idea that “humanit...