We've all been through events in which we feel, at least in the moment, that there is no coming back. Maybe it was a severe break-up; a fall from grace as a leader; an occupational dream shattered; a psychological and emotional breakdown; or, as in many western films, you are a leader who has come to the middle of your life, the hopes and expectations you held have crashed around you, and all of a sudden you feel lost. Our brains often translate this as some sort of trauma. On paper, my li...

Lincoln�s predecessor, Lancaster, formed in 1863 on the east bank of Salt Creek around a proposed Methodist female seminary. Though a building was erected, the school failed to materialize. When Nebraska became the 37th state in 1867, the village of Lancaster was chosen as its first capital, and the name was changed to Lincoln. Although lacking mineral resources, a navigable stream, a railroad, or even a minimal population, the village steadily grew and prospered from its 30 original inhab...

**Every hair on Ty's body, the skin on his neck and arms, everything was clenched in a primeval fear stimulus response. In the thick of the woods not ten yards away stood a creature, manlike, apelike . . . some sort of hairy humanoid, like a gorilla standing upright on long legs. Motionless, it stared at Ty, and Ty froze dead in his tracks.Jesus Christ, this is Bigfoot.**BIGFOOT IS ANGRY.When careless campers unleash a raging fores...

The poem begins with the beloved god Balder, thought to be invulnerable, dead at the hands of the inoffensive blind god Hoder, in a game. Loki, whose deceit brought about this catastrophe, is promptly punished with exile, and Odin, Balder's father, sponsors a heroic quest to rescue his son from the land of the dead. This desperate venture unexpectedly meets with partial success, a conditional agreement to release Balder if everyone in the land of the living mourns his death. And even thoug...

Teen and Young Adult Science Fiction at its best.The epic conclusion to the Orion's Spur series . Death looms with every choice. Ryder must find a way to end the war between Sagittarius and PerSius or there will be nothing left of the Spur. What is the cost of peace?Reading this and the earlier books has been a great ride. I like the world---universe building that the author has done. The settings and characters stay with you long after you finish the book.

Usually being beaten up and hospitalized by the school bully isn't considered to be a great turning point in your life. Fifteen year old Ryder faces some of the common challenges of any young man his age: isolation, sibling rivalry, first love, and bullying. Life takes a sudden change when he is invited, along with his sister and five classmates to spend a year abroad.Read the contract! Instead of going to Europe on Earth Ryder and his friends are conscripted for a year of service ...

Covering recent developments in satellite observation data undertaken for monitoring forest areas from global to national levels, this book highlights operational tools and systems for monitoring forest ecosystems. It also tackles the technical issues surrounding the ability to produce accurate and consistent estimates of forest area changes, which are needed to report greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use changes. Written by leading global experts in the field, this book off...

Twenty years after The Event reshaped humanity, the world is a scaled-down version of itself. Shrunk to less than two inches tall to combat overpopulation and environmental collapse, people live in miniaturized cities and use advanced technology to navigate their world.Eric Brice, the son of a hero lost to a bird attack, is part of the first generation born into this miniaturized world. On a class field trip to Cape Canaveral, disaster strikes when their toy-sized bullet train is s...

Ryder is faced with new dillemmas on every hand. Things are going well with Cynthia, but now he must meet her father. Also to bring peace to the Orion's Spur he must entrust his life to Debbie, who will be flying him through an asteroid field only so Ryder can attempt to negotiate with the pirates of Haumeah to convince them to have a show down with the Sagittarius league.

After surviving two kidnappings the year before Ryder and his friends think they are done with Demeter. But when a mysterious illness starts manifesting in Ryder's little sister Debbie the team knows they have to find a way to return to Demeter before its to late. But not all is safe the mysterious planners of the nefarious plots last year are still unknown and the group must survive more attempts on their lives. Will they survive another adventure on Demeter?

Young, visionary scientist, Marshall Salt believes humanity’s future lies in the asteroid belt. With his closest friends, he has developed groundbreaking technology capable of extracting untold wealth from the cosmos.Their ambitions come with a staggering price tag - tens of billions of dollars. To fund their dream, Marshall must turn to the last person he ever wanted to ask: his estranged father and reclusive billionaire, Arthur Salt.As they uncover the ambitions of global...

Written by fellow Canadians from Cape Breton Island to Prince Edward Island, from Montreal to Vancouver, this book reveals the people, the history and the special moments that give Canada such a distinctive charm and character.