Vampire stories are at a peek in popularity among readers. Tales of vampires living in the midst of humans have existed for centuries. Readers can judge the truth in these tales as they follow one story of a suspected vampire that, allegedly, really happened in the 1700s in Serbia. Facts, lore, and legends are all presented—encouraging further reading and discussion.

The history of Pawleys Island, South Carolina, can be summed up in four words: rice, sea, golf, and hammocks. The rivers threading through coastal South Carolina created an ideal environment for cultivating rice, and by the mid-18th century, vast plantations were producing profitable crops and wealthy landowners. But those plantations also produced malaria-carrying mosquitoes, so the landowners sent their families to the seashore for the summer and built the first houses on Pawleys Island ...

Animation can be used to illustrate, simplify and explain complicated subjects, as well as to transform stories into engaging, fantastical narratives. There are many types of animation, all of which can incorporate different artistic techniques such as sculpture, drawing, painting, printing and textiles. In this practical guide, animation tutor Steve Roberts explores the twelve basic principles of animation, demonstrating the different techniques available and offering helpful exercises fo...

If you’re a paramedic student, you’ll find this book of questions and answers an essential resource as you study for the National Registry Exam. Steve Roberts, a paramedic with more than forty years of experience, wrote it based on a lifetime of knowledge, experience, and love for emergency medicine. He shares hundreds of sample test questions to help students pass the National Registry Exam. Divided into separate tests to promote learning, the multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank questio...

Always Be Consultingby Steve RobertsWhat if everything you were taught about sales was holding you back?For years, Steve Roberts was the closer, the one leadership called when deals needed saving, the one who lived by the gospel of Always Be Closing. He had the numbers. He had the reputation. And he was quietly falling apart.Always Be Consulting is the story of what happens when a high performing consultant loses his edge, not to the market, not to the compet...

Beyond the concept of energy healing, the system of Reiki was engineered as a powerful spiritual development practice built on the bedrock of mindfulness meditation. Unpacking the esoteric Buddhist heart of the practice, this book will guide you to a more fulfilling, healthy and spiritually dynamic life by showing you how to approach the system from a mindfulness perspective. New information and insights into the methods, mechanics and philosophy of Reiki make this an essential read for an...

This book provides in-depth guidance and best practices for .NET developers new to working with Amazon Web Services. AWS is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform, and this book will help you choose from, and use, its extensive collection of cloud services when developing and hosting your .NET applications in the cloud.Pro .NET on Amazon Web Services focuses on the building and deployment of .NET applications on AWS. It demonstrates best practice...

John Joseph Steward fought in the Great War, from the Battle of the Somme to the final offensives of 1918, and he was an acute, unflinching observer of the conflict he took part in - of life and death on the Western Front. He was a writer, too. He recorded his experiences in accurate detail and later in life he wrote a graphic fictionalized account of his wartime career - the story of his war, his comrades and his platoon. His narrative is published here for the first time, edited, annotat...

In this precious poetic autobiography, Gabriella Bianco not only tells the final hour of an existencethat of her son Robert Steve but also the loss of a great love, in a world full of absences. Gabriella Bianco challenges her destiny, inviting us to the caducity of all that surrounds usfeelings, love, life and even the most precious gift, a son. In the loving relation not only with language and poetry, but also with the drama of life, Bianco needs to reveal a secrether sons deathand share ...

Gavin Pearson and Stuart Smith were as different as two people could ever be, each with his own idea how to grow a successful business. Gavin grew up in one foster home after another until he was adopted by a loving couple. What began as a wonderful family suddenly changed when his adopted father was killed. Young Gavin with his widow mother barely made ends meet by her waiting tables and cleaning houses.Stuart Smith grew up with two older sisters in the privileged home of a Wall S...

In 2012, Steve Austin, then a pastor, nearly died by suicide. His experience launched him on a journey that opened his eyes to the widespread problem of mental illness and how those who live with it are often treated in congregations. He began to wonder: if church folks had talked openly about mental health, therapy, suicide prevention, recovery from abuse, and other difficult issues, would that have changed his story?In Hiding in the Pews, people with mental illness--some of whom ...

In the 30th Anniversary Edition of The Warren Buffett Way, celebrated author and investor Robert Hagstrom delivers the definitive version of his bestselling compendium of the investment strategies made famous by Warren Buffett. The Warren Buffett Way describes the twelve investment tenets of Warren Buffett's strategy called business-driven investing and his distinct approach to managing a portfolio of businesses. You'll learn how you can apply these same principles to bui...