The imperative of the twenty-first century is sustainability: to raise the living standards of the world's poor and to achieve and maintain high levels of social health among the affluent nations while simultaneously reducing and reversing the environmental damage wrought by human activity. Scholars and practitioners are making progress toward environmental and economic sustainability, but we have very little understanding of the social dimension of sustainability.This volume is an...

Mary King Waddington was an American author who married a French diplomat. This is her tale of moving to live in France.

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.There's a deadly secret Trey has been hiding from Jayden all these centuries for her own protection. As he guides her to finding the truth about what really happened to her in her past life, it is the truth that he hopes will finally set her free.

This nail-biting murder mystery revolves around a married couple, Rebecca and Marcus, who after twenty years of marriage realize that they despise each other. Marcus is a prominent criminal defense attorney with a law firm in Atlanta, Georgia, who has accumulated millions but refuses to share his wealth with his wife, Rebecca. Since the couple's two children are preparing to leave the nest for college, both Rebecca and Marcus decide it is time to make a radical change in their lives. Rebec...

For many years, people in the mountains of North America have reported sightings of a strange being that appears to be very large, very hairy, and very smelly! It walks on two legs like a human, but looks more like an ape. People have nicknamed the creature Bigfoot. On the other side of the world, in the mountains of Asia, a similar creature, called the Yeti, is believed to be out there. Could this half man, half beast be real? If so, what it is? Using the scientific method and other infor...

Blood bonds Kristen Rodale is haunted by the spine-chilling screams of the people her brother murdered in cold blood.The fear she can't forget forced her to run and hide far from where he would ever find her. Can't protect you She's built her own safe world in a small Virginia town, out of terror's reach. Until Former FBI agent Dane Cambia, desperately seeking revenge for his own sister's gory death at the monster's hands, pleads for her help.From Evil's Gr...

His gameA monster who left the charred, savaged remains of twelve innocents in his wake, ?Nero strikes fear wherever there is fire. ?As new fires have been ripping through a small Virginia town, the countdown to Nero's thirteenth murder has begun. His rules Haunted by the agonising screams of Nero's victims, investigator Michael Gannon refuses to let the arsonist claim another life.Especially reporter Darcy Sampson, who Gannon knows is treading too close to...

The Nashville woods hold a killer’s deadly secrets in this cold case thriller by the New York Times bestselling author of You’re Not Safe.Years ago, three Nashville teenagers went into the woods for a hike—and only one came out. While her two friends disappeared without a trace, Amber Ryder was discovered at the bottom of a ravine with a broken arm, head trauma, and zero memory of the horror that put her there. With no leads, the investigation hit...

Deadly secrets Beneath the peaceful lake of a quiet Virginia town lies a disturbing mystery – a long-dead body, a woman no-one's missed – but for one woman, the remains hold the answers she's been seeking her whole life.Don't stay buried Kelsey Warren may now be a high-flying journalist but she's never forgiven her reckless mother for abandoning her as a teenager. Yet when Kelsey discovers Donna Warren's body, she knows that something more sinister than her mother'...

A Nashville woman’s violent husband is presumed dead—until he makes a terrifying return in this thriller by the New York Times bestselling author.Leah Carson’s husband Phillip made a promise to her once—that he would kill her. Four years ago, he nearly succeeded, stabbing her twenty-three times before fleeing. Now the police are sure Phillip is dead. But that doesn’t stop Leah from checking and rechecking her locks. Especially when she can sense his attent...

One year ago a wealthy socialite disappeared.No body was found, and the case was never solved. Lead detective Alex Kirkland knows all they had were dead ends. But when sexy, sassy reporter Tara Mackey decides to ask more questions, he respects her intuition enough to reopen the case. Professionally, they're a perfect match.Personally, Tara is wary of the sparks between them. Alex plays in a different league, one with money, power… things she's learned not t...

DON’T LOOKAt first, they struggle to escape. Then a torrent of blows rains down upon their bodies until their eyes cloud over in final agony. The killer shows no remorse—just a twisted need to witness each victim’s last terrified moments.DON’T SPEAKPublic defender Rachel Wainwright is struggling to reopen a decades-old case, convinced that the wrong man is in prison. Homicide detective Deke Morgan doesn’t want to agree. But if Rachel’...