Alone.On a space station designed for millions, First Lieutenant Elín Hallsdóttir is alone, with only her memories and the other four members of the shut-down crew.The station orbits the planet, turning from darkness to light to darkness again. Solar storms are growing, the station is dying, but life continues on. Or does it?Elín's past rides with her, and with every rotation of the station her future seems more uncertain. And then the unthinkable happens.Ca...

The Oxford Handbook of Respiratory Medicine provides a fast, reliable look-up reference on all chest diseases. The second edition of this comprehensive Handbook has been revised throughout, with additional material on avian flu, pulmonary complications of sickle cell disease, acute and chronic oxygen therapy and updated references to the latest British Thoracic Society guidelines. The Handbook's opening chapters aid diagnosis by addressing the main respiratory symptoms encountered by clinicia...

Divinity Rising integrates the insights of a depth-oriented clinical psychologist ordained in interfaith spirituality with the revelations of a modern-day mystic for a deep and experiential understanding of mysticism. Some people approach the divine through Scripture, others through ideas, beliefs, and intuitions. The mystic seeks direct experience of the divine to explore its perceptual, emotional, and metaphysical nature. For the mystic, the entire universe is conscious and alive, satura...

Lapland, northern FinlandLand of the frozen tundra and the midnight sun…Land of the Sami and their reindeer…And a mystery…How does an entire herd of reindeer just vanish?Police detective Lyylia Niiranen thinks the clue lies in the lake.Reindeer herder Ávgos Heikkilä wants his animals back so he can support his family.American scientist Shaun Abernathy is just there to study the northern lights.But something else has other plans for t...

Alone.On a space station designed for millions, First Lieutenant Elín Hallsdóttir is alone, with only her memories and the other four members of the shut-down crew.The station orbits the planet, turning from darkness to light to darkness again. Solar storms are growing, the station is dying, but life continues on. Or does it?Elín's past rides with her, and with every rotation of the station her future seems more uncertain. And then the unthinkable happens.Ca...

In a town not so long ago or far away, three gentlemen decide to throw a Christmas party. It will be a festival to remember as new friends are made, adventures and troubles are overcome, and much food and frivolity ensues. Join the three merry friends in their hamlet of Ettingswimple for a jolly good time!

Mrs. Jones, scientist and sorceress.Cornelia Jones' scientist husband is invited to all of the best conferences and symposiums. Cornelia attends this one in his stead, prepared for a day of enlightening lectures and scholarly gossip. After all, in these years following the Great War, scientific progress and discovery unites men as never before.Or does it? The day takes a surprising turn when Cornelia discovers that someone has cast a magic spell – small and seemingly harmle...

This brief sheds light on evolving drug markets and the county lines phenomenon in the British context. Drawing upon empirical research gathered in the field between 2012-2019 across two sites, Scotland’s West Coast and Merseyside in England, this book adopts a grounded approach to the drug supply model, detailing how drugs are purchased, sold and distributed at every level of the supply chain at both sites.The authors conducted interviews with practitioners, offenders, ex-offender...

**Brought to you by Puffin.Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No . . . It's SUPERSAUSAGE! Get ready for the start of a hilarious young fiction series from bestselling author Rachel Morrisroe, packed with laughs, heart and superhero pets!**Nine-year-old Harry has always wanted a dog and when he sees Dottie at the local animal shelter he knows she's the perfect puppy for him. What he doesn't realise is that Dottie is a dog with a difference . . . s...

This wonderful collection of moral tales from Aesop, the Ancient Greek slave and storyteller, features gorgeous illustrations by Arthur Rackham.Aesop was an Ancient Greek slave with a remarkable gift for storytelling and is believed to have lived between 620 and 560 BCE. This collection features a variety of entertaining stories and thought-provoking morals that were first told by Aesop and were passed down from generation to generation until they were recorded in ...

This new collection brings together plays and monologues from the National Black Theatre Festival, one of the most historic and culturally significant events—not only in the history of Black theater but in American theater. Held every two years in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, this gathering of Black theater companies and artists from around the country and across the globe features an extraordinary array of performances, workshops, films, spoken-word poetry, and more. Established in 1989...

BEAR WITNESS TO THE TORMENTOR’S FINAL FATALITY . . . FOR NOW! (But don’t worry, she won’t be gone for long!) Even as the doors of the Catacomb draw closed in our 40-page finale, EC Comics’ most depraved horror hosts conspire to reveal a new legend of lethality that will soon take our readers by surprise! Join us for a fiendish farewell as comics legend James Robinson (Starman, Leave It to Chance) enters the annals of EC history . . . and struggles to leave with all of his skin still attach...