When a terrified bear comes splashng across the turtle pond, George Spottedback decides that an investigation should be carried out. Along with his nephew, Theodore, and his friend, Frisky Jack, the horse, they discover that the uprights are mudering trees and using helicopters to spray poison on the forest. What can mere animals do against uprights?

Under normal circumstances, Stan Ferguson believed that Bonnie was the perfect wife, beautiful, charming, intelligent. Under ordinary circumstances. But when they find some old bones on a camping trip, circumstances go from ordinary to as far from normal as a person can get.Under abnormal circumstances, Stan finds out that his beautiful wife is capable of anything up to and including murder. And so is Stan.

"This is a gripping, powerful novel and will keep you enthralled for hours." - Serenity, HALL OF FAME, TOP 50 REVIEWERAfter framing you, they told Aggie you were dead.Five years on and free, you find their names. Names you can hunt and kill.But one of them visits Aggie's bed, on occasion.***Jed never wanted to be a killer, but Mallala prison changes everyone.

It's been eighty years since the Great Passing of the world. The people of the Land are determined not to make the same mistakes that the society before them made. They simplify their lives. Peace becomes the norm instead of the exception. But mankind wasn't built for peace. There's a craving for danger and action.Sam, as a lawman, does his job when the first murders occur, but when the citizens take the law into their own hands, he decides that he's had enough. He wants nothing mo...

This book is about the dynamics of neural systems and should be suitable for those with a background in mathematics, physics, or engineering who want to see how their knowledge and skill sets can be applied in a neurobiological context. No prior knowledge of neuroscience is assumed, nor is advanced understanding of all aspects of applied mathematics! Rather, models and methods are introduced in the context of a typical neural phenomenon and a narrative developed that will allow the reader ...

A collection of short stories that focus on old men and their search to retain their youth

“Web of shadows”. That's what Peter's friend, Mike Williamson, had said. “Each of us are the sum total of all the events of our lives. In time our base personality becomes enmeshed in a web of shadows, intricately interwoven over the years, to form the person we are at present.”In most people that was what built character. But for Peter Holmes, it had built a barrier between himself and the outside world. Not a wall, but a window, a dirty, streaked window that separated him from th...

Betwwen Shit Happens and The Reluctant Hero is another story. A tale of a young girl left alone in a world that had fallen apart. Jessie makes the choice to follow a man that she believes has destroyed a demon, a hero that she can look up to. She follows him from the shambles of her old life and learns to build a new one of her own. Between love and fear, she becomes the person she wanted to be.

Welcome back to Beaver Springs where the boundaries of reality seem to be a bit thinner than they should be. Meet Benny Grogan as he takes a mental journey that he at first jokingly called, "his misadventures up the rabbit hole".

This edited volume explores the impact of recent events worldwide that commanded rapid transformation with the areas of teaching, learning, assessment, administration, and academic support systems in today’s higher education institutions globally. It draws on a range of theories and research to provide global perspectives on student and instructor-centered approaches, such as, teaching, learning, assessment, technology use, student and instructor success, curriculum and instructional desig...

'Scott, it's Rebecca. I need you.'After years of silence, Texan lawyer Scott Fenney receives a devastating phonecall from his ex-wife. She has been accused of murdering her boyfriend, Trey - the man she left Scott for - and is being held in a police cell. Now she is begging Scott to defend her.Scott is used to high-stakes cases, but this one is bigger than anything he has handled before. If Rebecca is found guilty, she will be sentenced to life imprisonment. Her future is i...

When hotshot lawyer Elizabeth Brice turns up to collect her daughter Grace from football practice, the coach tells her she needn't have bothered, as Grace's uncle has already picked her up.The only problem is - Grace has no uncles.And so begins a furious race against time to save Grace from unknown kidnappers. Grace's internet geek father John leads the search, forced to unite with his terrifying wife and even more terrifying father Ben, a battle-hardened Vietnam veteran. So...