One of the greatest travellers in Scotland, Martin Martin was also a native Gaelic speaker. This text offers his narrative of his journey around the Western Isles, and a mine of information on custom, tradition and life. Martin Martin's wrote before the Jacobite rebellions changed the way of life of the Highlander irrevocably. The volume includes the earliest account of St Kilda, first published in 1697 and Sir Donald Monro, High Dean of the Isles, account written in 1549 which presents a ...

50 Peaceful Conversations to Soothe My Imperfect Heart is a self-paced, topical Christian devotional offering adult women scripture verses, reflections, and journaling prompts to stir and boost their spirits through everyday moments in modern life--helping restore hearts when needed most or helping to maintain an already peaceful spirit. Verses are dynamic - touching on multiple aspects of the modern adult woman's struggle, from validating feelings of weariness, to offerin...

A TEMPEST UNLEASHED…Maggie O’Connell, a well-known Houston photographer, is being followed. Desperate for help, she hires Trace Rawlins, a former army ranger turned private investigator. When Trace meets Maggie, he knows she’s trouble. He takes her case anyway, thinking it will be an easy job. However, he soon senses that something’s wrong—and it becomes clear Maggie isn’t telling him everything. If the menacing calls and messages are real, why won’t the police hel...

THE CALL OF THE SIRENFormer US Army Ranger Devlin Raines is mostly retired from his investigation business-and definitely retired from getting involved with beautiful women. But when Lark Delaney asks him to find her four-year-old niece who was put up for adoption as a baby, Dev can't say no.The investigation soon takes a dangerous turn when Dev discovers that the girl's parents have been murdered and the toddler has been taken. Lark needs Dev now ...

The Book of Wisdom provides a compilation of over 100 wise sayings, inspirational quotes and proverbs from across the world.This book will equip the reader with the discernment inspiration, motivation, knowledge, good judgement and wisdom to navigate through life effectively.The Book of Wisdom gathers timeless wisdom from across the ages and from every culture on earth into one collection.

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.When Seraphina Lockwood returns to Hatteras Island after her father’s death, she expects only to settle unfinished business before returning to the life she built elsewhere. Instead, the island offers her something she never resolved: Beckett Crowe, the man she left behind, and the version of herself she abandoned with him.As old rhythms resurface—wind, tide, wood, and weather—Sera is forced to confront the cost of escape and th...

For every injustice that makes the headlines in the United States, there are ten more that do not. No one believes innocent people could be sent to prison, certainly not for life, not in America, and not without some kind of proof or complete police investigation. Yet in New Hampshire, there does not need to be a police investigation to be convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Robin Martin, with input from her son, Joshua, shares the true story of how he was wrongly accused of a terri...

A definitive history of one of the United States Army's most elite and enduring formations, this book traces the full evolution of the 82nd Airborne Division from its World War I origins to its current role as a rapid-response force. Drawing on rare archival sources and previously unpublished first-hand accounts, it offers a comprehensive portrait of the "All American" Division across more than a century of service.While the division's exploits during World War II—from their first ...

She released the safety on her pistol. "This is me flirting. Hands above your head."Space pirate Bombshell Jones has a price on her head the size of Jupiter, and bounty hunter Knockout means to collect it.(Those are aliases, but who would ask the most dangerous women in the galaxy for their real names?)When a heist goes sideways and Bombshell's bounty skyrockets, Bombshell seems perfectly happy to be chased across the stars, leaving a trail of wreck...

Adelaide Black had never been to space before.Yet here she is, a thousand light-years from home, riding shotgun with an independent space trucker. She didn't even bring a toothbrush.All to find a space pirate who flirted with her once.------------Is This What You Really Want, Adelaide Black? is a sapphic planet-hopping novelette about the search for a wanted criminal that's actually about learning to break out of that box you've forced into....

Behavior Modification is a comprehensive, practical presentation of the principles of behavior modification and guidelines for their application. It introduces forms of behavior modification ranging from helping children learn necessary life skills, to training pets, to solving personal behavior problems. It teaches practical “how-to” skills, including discerning long-term effects; designing, implementing, and evaluating behavioral programs; interpreting behavioral episodes; obser...

This third edition of what has become a modern classic presents a lively overview of Materials Science which is ideal for students of Structural Engineering. It contains chapters on the structure of engineering materials, the determination of mechanical properties, metals and alloys, glasses and ceramics, organic polymeric materials and composite materials. It contains a section with thought-provoking questions as well as a series of useful appendices. Tabulated data in the body of the tex...