The past is about to catch up to Jack Logan and Taylor Parks in this gripping follow-up to The Network—praised by Steve Berry as “mandatory reading for any thriller aficionado.”It’s been almost two years since investigative reporter Jack Logan and television producer Taylor Parks brought down the Institute—the secret facility responsible for indoctrinating a generation of America’s political and media power players. Their lives are just getting back to nor...

Gus Feels Bored: A Children's Book About Boredom, Big Feelings, and Emotional Skills (Social Emotional Learning for Kids) (The Shape Squad Series)What if boredom isn't something to escape… but something that can spark an idea?Meet Gus, a strong grey rectangle who feels stuck in the Heavy Grey — that slow, droopy feeling when nothing seems fun and time crawls by.He waits for someone to make the fun arrive.But it doesn't.

""Will I ever be normal again?" That was the question. The First Light had occurred. It had happened... Some years ago, a gentleman was referred to me for consultation. It was unclear what kind of strategy this man was looking to develop, or why he was referred to me. He seemed vague and perhaps a bit confused. I should say, that some of the work I was engaged in at that time was "decision strategy innovation": an approach to professional and personal problem solving which incorporates mul...

A non-stop, fantasy adventure set in a unique and expansive magical world, perfect for fans of Samantha Shannon, Brandon Sanderson and Robert Jackson Bennett.Ailyanna was one good con away from her ticket East and escape from the looming war, and instead she's locked in the palace dungeon staring at a lifetime sentence. You scam one prince and suddenly you're the captain of the constable's personal obsession.While Captain Kresta would love for Ailyanna to...

Dot Feels Embarrassed: A Children's Book About Embarrassment, Big Feelings, and Emotional Skills (Social Emotional Learning for Kids) (The Shape Squad Series)What if making a mistake isn't the end… but a chance to begin again?Meet Dot, a bright pink circle who loves to roll and spin. Today is the school play and Dot is the Rolling Sun. She is ready to shine — until she rolls too fast, slips, and crashes into a cloud.The music stops....

The journey aboard the Nicolette continues as Captain Fairbury's deckhands face the temptations of the seven deadly sins, including lust, deceit, and bitter anger. When a life-changing event creates a painful misunderstanding between Charlie and Joe, Charlie is left behind as the Nicolette sets sail.As the deckhands struggle to resist temptation, Captain Fairbury must make a difficult decision: who among them is truly worthy to carry on his legacy and one day take...

Before he became Captain Fairbury of the Nicolette, Edward Fairbury was a young man searching for his place in the world. When he takes a job at sea to repay a loan to a relative, Edward discovers that sailing may be the calling he was meant to follow.But after returning home to the devastating loss of his mother, Edward makes a reckless decision that leaves him trapped in circumstances he never expected. As he struggles to survive what comes next, the experiences that sha...

Conventional computed tomography (CT) techniques employ a narrow array of x-ray detectors and a fan-shaped x-ray beam to rotate around the patient to produce images of thin sections of the patient. Large sections of the body are covered by moving the patient into the rotating x-ray detector and x-ray source gantry. Cone beam CT is an alternative te

Woven textiles are produced by nearly all human societies. This volume investigates evidence for patterned textiles (that is, textiles woven with elaborate designs) that were produced by two early Mediterranean civilizations: the Minoans of Crete and the Mycenaeans of mainland Greece, that prospered during the Aegean Bronze Age, c. 3000–1200 BC, contemporary with Pharaonic Egypt. Both could boast of specialists in textile production. Together with their wine, oil, and art, Minoan and Mycen...

Experts from Europe, Japan and the United States have contributed to this in-depth volume on digestive disease pathology. Each chapter contains numerous electron micrographs, often supplemented byline drawings, and extensive references to the literature.The clear illustrations and text are an excellent aid for the diagnosis of pathological entities in the gastrointestinal tract.

MEMS and Nanotechnology, Volume 8: Proceedings of the 2014 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the eighth volume of eight from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering. The collection presents early findings and case studies on a wide range of areas, including:Small-Scale PlasticityMEMS and Electronic PackagingMechanics of GrapheneInterfacial MechanicsMethods in Measuring Small-S...

This book presents a selection of multifaceted development issues involving social, economic and environmental aspects, in order to inspire and guide implementation of the United Nations’ SDGs. It focuses on economic development, human well-being and sustainable pathways, with special attention to financial and knowledge resources, as well as measurement concepts. In doing so, the book draws a distinction between sustainability and sustainable pathways by refraining fr...