Robert Walter 700632 Back cover text At head office in New York, executive assistants are running around in turmoil getting the last important details together for the annual meeting in London, if they only knew the plans of others! A company controlled by the Chinese government wants to seat two new directors on the board of Advanced Surveillance Systems Inc., but will they? The reason is simple: as directors, they can obtain the classified design/engineering information on the new weapon...

Dying Wish, the sequel to Dying Breath, begins with Father Lance returning to Rome to officiate at Ginny and John's wedding. But forces back home are plotting to remove his homeless shelter from a charity designation in order to collect taxes on his valuable property.Meanwhile, Ginny discovers there is a dark side to her husband, a side she never knew. Both she and Father Lance will need the grace of all heaven to see them through, for while it may be true God helps those who help ...

In 2003, Major William Edwards and Lt. Col. Robert P. Walters of the 165th Military Intelligence Battalion were given the near-impossible task of improving the U.S. Army's security posture at Abu Ghraib prison under unfathomable conditions. With input from officers who served with them, their candid firsthand accounts of life at the notorious prison reveal unpublished details of the human devastation that took place there, along with unexpected glimpses of humanity.

There is increasing regulatory interdependence amongst Central, East and South East Asian, European and North American financial markets, and these markets account for over one-third of the world’s population and global financial markets. As Asian markets become more integral to global financial economy, more cohesive, compatible and integrated insolvency and restructuring laws are essential. This two-volume work reviews why we should internationalise current cross-border insolvency and ho...

Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins, despite an impressive record of productivity and creativity as a novelist, playwright, short fiction writer, editor, actress, and singer, is an African-American woman writer who has essentially been consigned to the dustbins of American literary history. Though contemporary with Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Charles W. Chesnutt, and Paul Laurence Dunbar, Hopkins is only now beginning to receive the kind of critical attention that Harper has enjoyed for a slightly...

Find everything you need to become an expert in tooth preparation, prostheses, and restorations! Contemporary Fixed Prosthodontics, 6th Edition provides a solid foundation in basic science as well as step-by-step guidelines to hundreds of fixed prosthodontic procedures. Using more than 3,500 high-quality drawings and photographs, this complete reference walks you through each step of patient care, from diagnosis and planning to prosthesis fabrication and follow-up care. Separate sections o...

Enterprise security is an important area since all types of organizations require secure and robust environments, platforms and services to work with people, data and computing applications. The book provides selected papers of the Second International Workshop on Enterprise Security held in Vancouver, Canada, November 30-December 3, 2016 in conjunction with CloudCom 2015.The 11 papers were selected from 24 submissions and provide a comprehensive research into various areas of enter...

Midsized companies are often overlooked by Wall Street and mainstream media outlets, though they are an integral part of national economics. Thus it’s important for national economic success to have a thriving midsized company sector. But that is not easy to do, largely because the factors that throttle growth of midsized companies can be quite different than those of their smaller and larger business brethren. Some of these factors are well known, but others can creep up on management tea...

Fascinating and factual accounts of the world’s most recent and compelling crashesIndustry insiders James Walters and Robert Sumwalt, trained aviation accident investigators and commercial airline pilots, offer expert analyses of notable and recent aircraft accidents in this eye-opening, lesson-filled case file. Culled from final reports issued by military and foreign government investigations, as well as additional research and resources, Aircraft Accident Ana...

The reputation of the financial industry could hardly be worse than it is today in the painful aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis. New York Times best-selling economist Robert Shiller is no apologist for the sins of finance--he is probably the only person to have predicted both the stock market bubble of 2000 and the real estate bubble that led up to the subprime mortgage meltdown. But in this important and timely book, Shiller argues that, rather than condemning finance, we need to re...

In the tapestry of American literature, Robert Frost's "New Hampshire - A Poem with Notes and Grace Notes" stands as a lyrical masterpiece. This unabridged edition invites readers to embark on a poetic journey through the Granite State's rugged landscapes and introspective musings. Frost's keen observations and evocative language paint a vivid portrait of New Hampshire's natural beauty, while his philosophical reflections explore themes of identity, nature, and the human condition. With it...

In the quaint town of Sunnybrook Farm, nestled amidst rolling hills and whispering willows, a captivating tale unfolds. "The Latch Key of My Bookhouse" invites you into the enchanting world of Mary Rose, a spirited young girl with an unquenchable thirst for adventure. As she embarks on a journey through the pages of her beloved Bookhouse, Mary Rose discovers a hidden key that unlocks a realm of imagination and wonder. Join her as she unravels the secrets of her family's past, encounters ex...