After five years of captivity with ISIS in Syria, the CIA rescues Natalie, an American who had been kidnapped and enslaved. Only she knows that ISIS arranged her rescue after training her as an assassin for a mission in America. But she also harbors a secret plan of her own: to seek revenge on her kidnappers.Upon returning home, her handler contacts her and supplies her with weapons. Now that she has everything she needs, she must decide whether to complete the mission she trained ...

Art Garcia was all set to collect millions when a mudslide ruined everything. His sister Angela, safely dead, was found buried in the mud, not in her house as he had planned. Now he finds himself a person of interest in her death, and the cops have discovered a secret only he and his sister shared.Veteran Detective Ron Jackson and his ambitious partner Mary Ann McDonald are searching for Angela’s killer. They can find no motive for anyone to want to kill her, until they discover th...

Ron Jackson and Natalie Martinez must join forces to rescue three children and dismantle the organization that kidnapped them; otherwise, their lives may be in danger.Private investigator Ron Jackson and ex-ISIS assassin Natalie Martinez continue their fight to rescue kidnapped children. Three children are still missing, and the syndicate responsible is still intact outside of America. They resolve to do whatever it takes to save the children and destroy the people who kidnapped th...

The Land of Nod is based on a true store of the life and times of Jerrell Dean Thomas. Born after the Civil War in north east Texas, Jerrell Dean Porter was the only daughter of Robert Terrell Porter a wealthy liberal Christian Plantation owner who was also a former slave owner, and Louisa Love (Lou) a 15 year old former slave girl from the Porter Plantation. Because of her appearance, and an elaborate deception, Jerrell Dean Porter passed for white while being raised by her aunt Pearlee. ...

This book is an essential introduction to the values, knowledge and skills required for working with different groups in different social work and social care settings. Accessible and comprehensive, this classic text will continue to be invaluable for students and practitioners in social work and the caring professions wanting to learn more about this key practice technique.New to this Edition:- Incorporates new major latest research in the field- New exercises added ...

What does the law require of social workers when deciding how to intervene to protect children and adults at risk? What social work standards should guide decisions about whether, when and how to invoke statutory powers and duties in practice?Making Good Decisions provides an accessible and practical guide to the legal rules and principles that should guide everyday social work practice. It sets out the key elements of administrative law, equality and human rights legislat...

In 1631, the heartbroken Moghul Emperor, Shah Jahan, ordered the construction of a monument of unsurpassed splendour and majesty in memory of his beloved wife. Theirs was an extraordinary story of passionate love: although almost constantly pregnant - she bore him fourteen children - Mumtaz Mahal followed her husband on every military campaign.But then Mumtaz died in childbirth. Blinded by grief, Shah Jahan created an exquisite and extravagant memorial for her on the banks of the river Jum...

William Dampier, (1651-1715), was an English adventurer and pirate who preyed on ships on the Spanish Main. Poor and ill-educated and determined to make his fortune, he nonetheless had a passion for exploration and scientific research.Dampier was the first to map the winds and currents of the world's oceans; led the first recorded party of Englishmen to set foot on Australia - 80 years before Cook; wrote about Galapagos wildlife 150 years before Darwin, who drew on Dampier's notes ...

While Galileo was suffering under house arrest at the hands of Pope Urban VIII, the Thirty Years War was ruining Europe, and the Pilgrims were struggling to survive in the New World, work began on what would become one of the Seven Wonders of the World: the Taj Mahal. Built by the Moghul emperor Shah Jahan as a memorial to his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal, its flawless symmetry and gleaming presence have for centuries dazzled all who have seen it.The story of its creation is a fascin...

Fans of The X-Files , Supernatural, and Stranger Things would love this series."I would absolutely binge something like this on Netflix" - Stephen LupkinDetective Peter Murphy has been given a second chance when he is shot twelve times. He must return as Detective Alex Weller and solve strange and inexplicable crimes that will push him to the limits. If he's successful he may be able to ...

Nearly forgotten by history, a young boy was chosen to be a replacement for a dead Imperatrix. Barely mentioned in the ancient sources, and degraded by all of Rome. But he was a person. He was a boy. He was Sporus.

Many social workers, health care staff and teachers maintain high standards of professionalism, often in stressful and challenging circumstances. However, research also reveals instances where individual practitioners and managers, or whole organisations, fail to act lawfully, ethically and/or carefully. This book addresses just those instances by providing guidance on how to maintain accountable professionalism in tricky "what if?" situations. Dilemmas are explored using case studies and ...