A must-listen collection of thirteen bibliomysteries by bestselling and award-winning authorsBibliomysteries Volume 1 includes:● "An Acceptable Sacrifice" by Jeffery Deaver● "The Final Testament" by Peter Blauner● "What's in a Name?" by Thomas H. Cook● "Book Club" by Loren D. Estleman● and many others

In an era where most video games hold the player's hand with constant checkpoints, detailed tutorials, and adjustable difficulty settings, a strange counter-culture has emerged. Titles like "Getting Over It" and "Jump King" offer no safety nets, punishing a single mistake with the loss of hours of progress. Why do millions of people subject themselves to this digital torture? The popularity of these "rage games" baffles traditional market research. It challenges the assumption that enterta...

A Unique Fusion of Fable, Historical Fiction and Animal Fiction, with a Surprising Splash of MythologyA heartwarming and action-packed journey into ancient history told from the perspective of a modern dog. Discover what every dog knows about the true beginnings of human civilization and the connection between man, wolf, and dog. You will find yourself wondering if it really did happen this way.It was the age of the lone wolf, an a...

"Studies of four musicians . . . and a broader discussion about diaspora and migration provides an important study of African music in the United States." —Alex Perullo, author of Live from Dar es SalaamDaniel B. Reed integrates individual stories with the study of performance to understand the forces of diaspora and mobility in the lives of musicians, dancers, and mask performers originally from Côte d'Ivoire who now live in the United States. Through the ...

This is the first book in the six-volume series, Vocabulary Power Plus for Higher Achievement, which prepares students for the revised Scholastic Aptitude Test. Recommended for 7th grade, this book lays the foundation for success on the SATs. The skills necessary to achieve higher scores are emphasized throughout the entire Vocabulary Power Plus series. This book is a classroom student edition.

This is the second book in the six-volume series, Vocabulary Power Plus for Higher Achievement, which prepares students for the revised Scholastic Aptitude Test. Recommended for 8th grade, this book lays the foundation for success on the SATs. The skills necessary to achieve higher scores are emphasized throughout the entire Vocabulary Power Plus series. This book is a classroom student edition.

Henry Matthews is a hotshot associate at at the most successful law firm in Chicago. His mentor at the firm likes the promise he sees in Henry and has decided to oversee his transformation from an ambitious young lawyer into an unscrupulous legal menace. Desperately wanting to shed his small-town past, Henry is only too willing to enlist in legal boot camp, working eighty hour weeks in the hopes of future rewards. This is a young man going places and only one thing mars his resume: he once...

In early 2004, filmmaker Jean-Daniel Lafond (Salam Iran, a Persian Letter) and author Fred A. Reed (Persian Postcards: Iran after Khomeini) returned to Iran after a two-year absence—on the eve of the parliamentary elections that were to seal the political defeat of the Reform movement. They had come to interview several of the men and women who had propelled Mohammad Khatami to the presidency in 1997, with a mission to rebuild a civil society in Iran under the banner of h...

Recent elections in Japan have been dramatic, and the 2021 general election was no exception. Worldwide turmoil caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, as well as domestic uncertainty following the resignation of long-serving Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Prime Minister Abe Shinzō, left many voters and political observers wondering whether his successors were up to the task of leading the country through the crisis. In the end, the LDP and coalition partner Kōmeitō eked out an elec...

** Shortlisted for the NASEN Special Educational Needs Academic Book Award 2009 **Inter-professional collaborations are invaluable relationships which can prevent the social exclusion of children and young people and are now a common feature of welfare policies worldwide.Drawing on a four year study of the skills and understanding required of practitioners in order to establish the most effective interagency collaborations, this comprehensive textGiv...

Examining the legitimacy of the World Anti-Doping Agency, this book offers a critical analysis of the anti-doping system and the social and behavioural processes that shape policy, asking why the current system is failing.Featuring in-depth, contemporary case studies from around the world, including the whereabouts system; Lance Armstrong; therapeutic use exemptions; the Essendon Bombers; recreational drugs policy; and the Russian Olympic doping programme, this is the first text to...

This thoroughly updated third edition provides fresh insights into how and why organizations change, and why attempts to implement change commonly fall short. The authors explore the topic through contemporary perspectives such as hybrid work models, digital transformation, sustainability and diversity, equity and inclusion.Rather than promoting one single formula, the book presents 13 distinct philosophies on change, from rational planning and psychological approaches to systems, ...