Offering indispensable insight from experts in the field, Fundamentals of Natural Gas Processing, Third Edition provides an introduction to the gas industry and the processes required to convert wellhead gas into valuable natural gas and hydrocarbon liquids products including LNG. The authors compile information from the literature, meeting proceedings, short courses, and their own work experiences to give an accurate picture of where gas processing technology stands today...

Comprehensively captures the robust history of the state of Missouri, from the pre-Columbian period to the presentCombining a chronological overview with topical development, this book by a team of esteemed historians presents the rich and varied history of Missouri, a state that has played a pivotal role in the history of the nation.In a clear, engaging style that all students of Missouri history are certain to enjoy, the authors of Missouri: The Heart...

Kyle has been haunted by a secret that her dying mother kept and killed for. A secret she can no longer avoid. The current won’t allow it. The current is the energy of the universe, and as Kyle learns of her overbearing mother’s impending death, she feels the current pushing her to discover what's been troubling her soul and stealing her joy. As the current begins to whip, she can’t run, hide or hurt herself enough to derail what’s coming for her. And she knows that whatever is aims to dev...

Innovative illustrator Kirk Parrish brings the iconic song "Move the Crowd" to life for the first time as a children's picture book."'Move The Crowd' as a children's picture book is truly as wondrous as it sounds." — Exclusive Magazine"With knowledge of self, there's nothing I can't solveAt 360 degrees I revolveThis is actual fact, it's not an act, it's been provenIndeed and I proceed ...

William Marvel’s The Confederate Resurgence of 1864 examines a dozen understudied Confederate and Union military operations carried out during the winter and spring of 1864 that, taken cumulatively, greatly revived white southerners’ hopes for independence. Among the pivotal moments during this period were the sinking of the USS Housatonic by the CSS Hunley; Nathan Bedford Forrest’s defeat of William Sooy Smith’s cavalry raid; and the Confederate army’s victory a...

The Art of Deception: 10 Masterful Spy Novels surveys espionage as a literary crucible for secrecy, divided loyalty, surveillance, romance, and political intrigue. Ranging from adventure romance and imperial thriller to psychological maritime narrative and detective-inflected mystery, the volume reveals how deception shapes both public conflict and private identity. Its standout tensions arise in coded messages, disguises, clandestine crossings, and the persistent uncertainty of whom—and w...

From Texas to Virginia, towns, regions, counties, regiments, prisons, and even refugee camps played a significant role in shaping the contours of the Civil War. According to historian Daniel E. Sutherland, whose many books and essays helped establish the field of community studies, these varied assemblages of individuals experienced and fought the real war. Following his lead, the contributors to Hundreds of Little Wars reveal how viewing the war from the vantage point of singular...

Sarah has spent her whole life fighting against her father’s wishes. She doesn’t care about his old beliefs and traditions; she just wants to go to college. Sarah’s determined to do something with her life that doesn’t involve baking pies and being a good wife, and she’s convinced that with enough hard work, she’ll manage it all. That is, until she gets put on a class assignment with Robert Hasting who seems intent on causing trouble in her life in more ways than one. Robert is sick of his...

A teenage girl's guide to handling life's problems, from how to be a better friend to dealing with parents and school.Be Who You Want to Be. Learn more about yourself and who you are and what makes you sad or made or happy. What do you like to do? What do you have to do? And how come some days are just so darned hard to get through? Sometimes it feels as if we just aren't smart enough to succeed, nice enough to be likes, or pretty enough for anything....

Upon hearing the news of an impending family tragedy, a lonely man must travel miles of dark highway to reach his hometown. Early on during his trip, he agrees to give an odd hitchhiker a lift. What happens along the way so strongly marks the lonely man that he can't help but retell the events to whomever he comes across. 

**Funny Girl is a collection of uproarious stories, rollicking comics, rib-tickling wit, and more, from 25 of today’s funniest female writers for kids.What could be funnier than family?** Read stories about Ursula Brown's grandmother driving her on a road trip to disaster, Lisa Brown's little brother getting a Tic-Tac stuck up his nose, and Carmen Agra Deedy's mom setting the bathtub on fire.What could be funnier than friends? Pretty much nothing, ...

Unhappy at home, teen Haley-Jo Bodine decides the time has come to hit the road for California, leaving Texas behind. She fully expects to find a way to make it big in Hollywood. Her dream is to begin with modeling and then work her way into acting. Soon enough, painful reality sets in.Haley-Jos runaway life takes her into the world of drugs, drinking, sexual abuse, cutting, suicide, rape, and prostitution. These difficult subjects are treated with the sensitivity necessary to rema...