In the rugged world of high-voltage power lines, danger lurks at every turn. Meet Jake "The Lineman" Logan, a skilled and fearless climber who risks his life to keep the lights on. When a deadly storm strikes, Jake and his crew are called to repair a downed line. But as they work, they uncover a sinister plot that threatens not only their lives but the entire city. With time running out, Jake must race against the clock to expose the truth and prevent a catastrophic blackout.

"Principles of Economics" delves into the complex interactions between consumers and producers, the dynamics of markets, and the distribution of income and wealth. Marshall introduced concepts that have become fundamental to economics, such as the marginal utility and the elasticity of demand. His work is notable for synthesizing classical and marginalist theories, advocating for the use of mathematics to express economic principles while also emphasizing the importance of historical and s...

Elizabethan Demonology: An Essay in Illustration of the Belief in the Existence of Devils, and the Powers Possessed By Them, as It Was Generally Held during the Period of the Reformation, and the Times Immediately Succeeding; with Special Reference to Shakespeare and His Works This Essay is an expansion, in accordance with a preconceived scheme, of two papers, one on "The Witches in Macbeth," and the other on "The Demonology of Shakespeare," which were read before the New Shakespeare Socie...

Bob, Son of Battle, is a sheepdog so canny and careful of his flock, so deeply devoted to his master, James Moore, and so admired for his poise and wisdom by the residents of a small village in the rugged mountains of England’s North Country, that young though he is, he is already known as Owd Bob. In a recent contest, Bob has proved himself a matchless sheepdog, and if he wins the trophy two more times, he’ll be seen as equal to the legendary sheepdogs of yore.But Bob has a real r...

The history of presidential politics reached a new and significant milestone with the election of Barack Obama in 2008. It sparked great hope in America for greater racial equity and social justice. A Paradise to Regain: Post-Obama Insights from Women Educators of the Black Diaspora seeks to avert the likelihood of erasure of President Obama’s legacy of hope and possibility that every child, regardless of race, faith, and gender affiliation, can dream big and live to see his/her d...

"An introduction to the history, symbols, and customary celebration of this African-American holiday." (Kirkus Reviews)For more than 25 years, African-American families have celebrated Kwanzaa--a holiday, inspired by their ancestors, that celebrates the harvest season. With a rich, informative text, this story will help young children to begin their own Kwanzaa celebration.

This volume, the first in a nine-volume series about the Civil War, contains important insights on the thoughts and actions of the two Presidents who opposed one another in the greatest war ever fought on American soil: Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis. This volume contains Abraham Lincoln’s speeches and papers in the period from 1854 to 1865, an account of the crime and punishment of his assassin, John Wilkes Booth, and the writing of Jefferson Davis on his presidency.Also publ...

Freckles came down the corduroy that crosses the lower end of the Limberlost. At a glance he might have been mistaken for a tramp, but he was truly seeking work. He was intensely eager to belong somewhere and to be attached to almost any enterprise that would furnish him food and clothing. Long before he came in sight of the camp of the Grand Rapids Lumber Company, he could hear the cheery voices of the men, the neighing of the horses, and could scent the tempting odors of cooking food. A ...

Stalky & Co. is a novel by Rudyard Kipling about adolescent boys at a British boarding school. It is a collection of school stories whose juvenile protagonists display a know-it-all, cynical outlook on patriotism and authority. (Excerpt from Wikipedia) This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.

“On Picket Duty, and Other Tales” is a 1864 collection of short stories by American author Louisa May Alcott. Contents include: “On Picket Duty”, “The King Of Clubs And The Queen Of Hearts”, “The Cross On The Old Church Tower”, and “The Death Of John”. Louisa May Alcott (1832 – 1888) was an American short story writer, novelist, and poet most famous for writing the novel “Little Women”, as well as its sequels “Little Men” and “Jo's Boys”. She grew up in New England and became associated wi...

I do not intend to carry my story one month beyond the hour when I saw that my boyhood was gone and my youth arrived; a period determined to some by the first tail-coat, to me by a different sign. My reason for wishing to tell this first portion of my history is, that when I look back upon it, it seems to me not only so pleasant, but so full of meaning, that, if I can only tell it right, it must prove rather pleasant and not quite unmeaning to those who will read it. It will prove a very p...