When Jenny discovers her mother is making vegetable lasagna for dinner, she is upset that her mother is more concerned with healthy eating instead of grabbing fast food, like other families. She runs outside and, in the warmth of the summer day, falls asleep under a tree only to awaken and find herself in a strange village called Ensalada. Even worse-all the residents are vegetables! Desperate to find her way home, Jenny is confronted with the All brothers, Cole and Lester, who threaten to...

River Songs is rich with bracing, authentic, generous stories—writing that revels in language and spirit. Avoiding most of fly fishing's clichés—the romantic elegies, the Moby-Dick-like conquests, the play-by-play detailing a "victory" over a fish—Steve Duda instead offers pieces that breathe lived experience, reveal vulnerabilities, and convey a broad perspective of what it means to have "a long run with a tight crew." Duda is interested in what has been learned out there on the ...

The story "The Sound of Blue" was awarded Silver Honorable Mention by Writers of the Future, Q2 2019.David, the A.I., ponders the question of humanity’s fate. The ultimate question is, “Should life be returned to Earth?” The answer is known as the Singular Conclusion. But the answer’s impact reaches far deeper into Markey VI’s electronic components and programmed logic than could be anticipated. And the android’s final moments bring it closer to humanity itself.Dav...

A student sorcerer just can’t seem to get a break after he transmogrifies his assistant into a palm tree. Alien Bleeders are coming for Earth, ingesting one terraformed planet after another. A ghoul hungers for souls but still finds time to enjoy art. And a shoeshine boy struggles to make ends meet at the far edge of the Oberon Galaxy.Markey VI, an android on an orbiting space station, assists an artificial intelligence. David, the AI, ponders the question of humanity’s fate. The u...

The Fourth Industrial Revolution, also known as Industry 4.0, refers to the industrial paradigm bringing together the digital and physical worlds through the cyber-physical Systems, enhanced by the Internet of Things aimed to increase the effectiveness of human-machine cooperation (HMC). This book deals with issues related to the challenges of Industry 4.0 that are faced by enterprises and universities. Contrary to most publications on the subject, it covers both technological and business...

**"Steve Duda, in River Songs: Moments of Wild Wonder in Fly Fishing, his first collection of essays, reminds us with attentive care to language and gloriously boisterous storytelling, why we keep coming back to rivers..." -- Flyfisherman Magazine"You won’t forget these stories. They’ll make you think about your relationship with fishing and perhaps make you look at it in a different way." -- Fly Culture Magazine"...this is the kind of writing--th...

While making some snowflake earrings for the upcoming holiday season, I noticed the way half the snowflake formed made an interesting pattern. After experimenting, I discovered a way to link multiple forms together and form them into a wreath pattern. The tutorial is catered for beginners or anyone who loves to learn this basic weave. It has in-depth instructions and ultra-clear, close-up photos at each step. Additionally, you can ask me question you have on the tutorial. No more getting s...

This book touches on the highlights of his memory of his mother. With the help of his brothers, he put it all to paper to share with Lillians family.

Human Histology: A Text and Atlas for Physicians and Scientists, Second Edition offers full-page, low-magnification photomicrographs for organs and tissues surrounded by high-power images of the same sample. Each specimen is followed by a compact and simple-to-read description of the structures identified on the micrographs, offering a clear, visual understanding. In addition to 300 outstanding images, this new edition includes schematics of each organ for a more detailed representation, m...

Beyond the walls of Brindlebrook lies a world Charlie has only ever dreamed of—a realm where reality bends, shadows whisper, and the impossible becomes possible.When a mysterious visitor offers Charlie a chance to escape his confined existence, he embarks on a journey that challenges everything he thought he knew. With an unlikely companion by his side, Charlie traverses landscapes of wonder and peril, where a sinister force looms and every step teeters between revelation and ruin....

The week before Christmas on the prairie, the animals were holding a special meeting about how the prairie should be decorated before Santa arrived. All the animals were in a special cave, that they had decorated with a Christmas tree and some prairie grass garland and had a warm fire going.Things were getting quite festive

Two interwoven tales affect the destiny of a planetary population: a world leader's tenacious and concealed reliance on extrasensory abilities to govern a planet jeopardizes her position and challenges the sanctity of all she holds dear; generations later, her great-great-great granddaughter's personal search for courage pits her obvious physical accomplishments against her own unspoken paranormal gifts—the true source of her talent. When scientists verify that the planet has a rapidly dec...