The Red Sea Crusade: The Aksumite Invasion of Arabia (525 AD)In 525 AD, King Kaleb of Aksum launched one of late antiquity's most ambitious military expeditions, crossing the Red Sea with over one hundred ships to avenge the massacre of Christians in the Arabian city of Najran. This meticulously researched narrative chronicles how a horrific persecution by the Jewish king Dhu Nuwas triggered an international crisis that drew the Byzantine and Persian empires into a...

Gabrielle Giffords's documentary Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down is now in theaters nationwide!Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, astronaut and Arizona Senator Mark Kelly, share their impassioned argument for responsible gun ownership.After the 2011 Tucson shooting that nearly took her life, basic questions consumed Gabby Giffords and her family: Would Gabby survive the bullet through her brai...

Get ready to ace your AP Biology Exam with this easy-to-follow, multi-platform study guide5 Steps to a 5: AP Biology 2018 Elite Student Edition introduces an effective 5-step study plan to help you build the skills, knowledge, and test-taking confidence you need to achieve a high score on the exam. This popular test prep guide matches the latest course syllabus and latest exam. You'll get online help, five full-length practice tests (two in the book and th...

Batter up! Baseball action and exciting whodunits star in this chapter book series! Next up is Baltimore!Mike and Kate's next mystery is legendary! The great pitching legend Babe Ruth's first team was in Baltimore, so the Orioles' ballpark has one of his gloves on display. While Mike and Kate are eating pancakes with the Orioles' pitcher, the glove goes missing. The only clue they have is a gold coin . . . which points back to the pancake-eating pitcher! But how co...

America's most inspiring politician pays tribute to men and woman who have exhibited composure, wisdom and intellect in the face of tough decisions. John McCain draws from experiences of both extraordinary people and people in extraordinary circumstances, culling lessons about the process and nature of judicious and effective decision-making.Acclaimed authors John McCain and Mark Salter describe the anatomy of great decisions in history by telling the remarkable stories of men and ...

First published in 2013. This two-part, eight-volume, reset edition draws together a range of sources from the early modern era through to the industrial age, to show the changes and continuities in responses to the social, political, legal and spiritual problems that self-murder posed. Part II, Volume 6 contains the period of 1750–1799: Legal, Medical, Literary and Miscellaneous Texts, and Newspapers and Magazines.

Food and Addiction: A Comprehensive Handbook, Second Edition brings scientific order to the issue of food and addiction, spanning multiple disciplines to create the foundation for what is a rapidly advancing field and to highlight needed advances in science and public policy. It assembles leading scientists and policy makers from fields such as nutrition, addiction, psychology, epidemiology, and public health to explore and analyze the scientific evidence on the addictive properti...

"An extraordinary tale…of love, of unthinkable trauma, of a heroic partnership…Redefining for the world what it means to be a fighter.” —PeopleThe New York Times bestseller by Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, astronaut and Arizona Senator Mark Kelly—an incredibly inspiring story of adventure, public service, love, and overcoming tragedy. Now a documentary film titled Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down.The shooting ...

PLEASE NOTE: Digital version of Dory the Doodle is optimized for full colour tablets and e-readers, if using an older device, please sample before purchasing. Discover the heart of Newfoundland through the eyes of Dory the Doodle. This charming children’s picture book was born from the love, laughter, and legacy of Newfoundland musician Mark Hiscock – co-founder of the beloved band Shanneyganock and one of the province’s finest accordion players. In 2020, Mark and his wife, Kelly, welcomed...

Now leading off the line-up—book #1 in a brand-new early chapter book mystery series where each book is set in a different American ballpark!Thanks to Kate's mom, a sports reporter, cousins Mike Walsh and Kate Hopkins have tickets to the Red Sox game and All Access passes to Fenway Park. But as they're watching batting practice before the game, the lucky bat of Red Sox star slugger Big D is stolen . . . right in front of dozens of people. Without the bat, Big D can't seem to hit a ...

Love isn’t broken - it’s just out of tune.In Love Remixed, Mark Wilkinson - Success coach, speaker, and author of the inspirational bestsellers Life Remixed, Money Remixed and Personalities Remixed - invites you to throw away the old rules about romance and create a love story that actually works.From heartbreak to healing, from confusion to clarity, this book takes you on a journey to discover the most important relationship you’ll ever h...

Borderline personality disorder is a severe and complex psychiatric condition that, until recently, many considered nearly untreatable. But this optimistic guide to BPD provides information that will bring newfound hope to those who have this painful disorder, and to their family and friends.People with borderline personality disorder have problems coping with almost everything, and therefore anything can provoke them to impulsive actions, angry outbursts, and self-destructive beha...