At Kadena Air Force Base on Okinawa, Angus and sixty-two other young Marines stand at the tail of the huge airplane, a Hercules, that will take them on the last leg of their journey to Southeast Asia. The flight has been held up for about twenty minutes for a late arrival. When the man finally shows up, Angus is startled by his appearance.He's wearing faded, frayed fatigues, carrying an old green canvas bag in one hand, and a long, leather case in the other. He wears a strip of cam...

The Ship is gone. So is the crew. Only Otto Boteman remains, living in a beautiful valley on a planet of two suns and two moons, every dog of his childhood in attendance, every need provided. Otto whiles away the days in peace and silence. It seems like Heaven... except God is not here. No one is. His doubts growing, Otto discovers a relic in the Ship's wreckage, setting in motion a series of cataclysms that drive Otto across an ever-changing world where he confronts old enemies, half-forg...

Contemporary discussions of Africa’s recent growth have largely interpreted such growth in terms of structural transformation, based mainly on national- and sectoral-level data. However, the micro-level processes driving this transformation are still unclear and remain the subject of debate. This collection provides a micro economic foundation for understanding the particular growth processes at work within the region’s rural areas, and in so doing provides important insights for policy ac...

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Developing Women Leaders in the Academy through Enhanced Communication Strategies explores the experiences, strategies, and triumphs of women who have attained leadership roles within the academy as well as the shortfalls, disappointments, and battle scars many women leaders have experienced in their quest to lead. Clear direction, focused strategies, and enhanced communication are necessary to increase the ever-growing number of women in leadership positions in the academy. Contributions ...

Children have been a part of the cinematic landscape since the silent film era, yet children are rarely a part of the theoretical landscape of film analysis. Lost and Othered Children in Contemporary Cinema, edited by Debbie C. Olson and Andrew Scahill, seeks to remedy that oversight. Throughout the over one-hundred year history of cinema, the image of the child has been inextricably bound to filmic storytelling and has been equally bound to notions of romantic innocence and purity. This c...

Don't settle for the prince.I’m dating the son of a successful CEO. But because I work as a maid, my boyfriend treats me like a shameful secret.When my boyfriend drops me, his father and his father's best friend are waiting.They both want me to call them "Daddy." It’s so depraved, so filthy.And I must be filthy, too, because I love it.Falling for Them is the first book in Calista Jayne’s steamy MFM series, C...

KING COBRA (Hot Rods, Book 1)Growing up in a group of mismatched foster kids from all sides of the tracks, Eli and his partners in the Hot Rods garage have a connection like no other. These bonds, forged in fires set by their personal demons, are unbreakable—or so Eli wants to believe.He recently walked in on four members of the Powertools construction crew in bed together. All this time, they’d been embracing a lifestyle Eli hadn’t known was possible—one where friends are ...

This Powertools collection includes Kate's Crew and Morgan's Surprise (Powertools, Books 1&2) in one volume.KATE’S CREWNothing’s sexier than men with power tools.Sultry summer heat has nothing on the five-man crew renovating the house next door. No one could blame Kate for leaning out the window for a better view of the manscape. The nasty fall that follows isn’t part of her fantasy—but the man who saves her from splattering the sidewalk is definitely the star....

It's one thing to understand how important self-care is, but how many of us actually manage to make the time do it?In 365 Days of Self-Care, CEO and founder of The Blurt Foundation, Jayne Hardy encourages you to take some time each and every day to be mindful, to check-in and prioritise the things that are truly important to you.This ebook edition contains: 365 daily prompts and trackers to note your moods, sleep and more; thoughtful mini-essays to...

Crown & Sword is a study tool for women to deepen their understanding of how to BE who they were created to be and then DO what they were created to do. Doing the spiritual work detailed in this curriculum will equip any woman with God’s Truth and enable her to be successful through the different seasons of life. The content of Crown & Sword is based on 2 Timothy 1:7, which says: “God did not give us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love and self-discipline.”(NLT) It’s a four-p...

This definitive work, written by a long-term teacher of Eastern philosophy and practice, explores the relationship between breathing, the quiet mind and playing effortless golf, especially when under pressure.Drawing on a lifetime of meditation and Tai Chi, plus 18 years’ research into the perfect golf shot, Breathe GOLF teaches you how to unite your mental game with your swing.With real-life student case studies and more than 50 unique drills and exercises, you’ll...