Writer and director Christopher "mink" Morrison (Dust) crafts an unforgettable tale of destiny, danger, and hard-boiled sorcery!In the year 2020, bounty hunter Daniel Legend finds himself tracking a quarry of a different kind: his long-lost sister. Armed only with his wits, his gun, and a mysterious postcard, Daniel makes his way to the heart of the seedy Shinjuku district of Tokyo, where a clash between two underworlds—the criminal and the infernal—threatens the very fabric of rea...

She's always had my loyalty.I’m the right-hand man to the rising star of the East Coast mafia. But he’s not the one who’s always had my allegiance. It’s Carina, his sister, the one woman who’s had my heart in a vise grip ever since she came back from school. But she’s off limits, and some lines, once crossed, can never be redrawn.I tell myself to keep my distance, but the more she tempts me, the more I falter. Carina isn’t just beautiful, she has secrets, o...

Former special forces soldier and now elite Scout bounty hunter Daniel Legend is leaving the mean streets of Los Angeles for the meaner streets of Shinjuku.In the real world, Tokyo’s most cosmopolitan ward: center of metropolitan power, crossroads of traffic, den of vice. But in Shinjuku, Daniel Legend, in search of his missing sister Angela, discovers the unreal city: Shinjuku, the nexus of realities, riddled with underground pathways.In ...

A First Course in Linear Algebra is written by two experts from algebra who have more than 20 years of experience in algebra, linear algebra and number theory. It prepares students with no background in Linear Algebra. Students, after mastering the materials in this textbook, can already understand any Linear Algebra used in more advanced books and research papers in Mathematics or in other scientific disciplines.This book provides a solid foundation for the theory dealing with finite dime...

Kate O'Reilly loves a stroll down memory lane.Nowadays she's a mother to Declan and Phoebe, has the semi-detached in suburbia and the dependable husband, Seamus but when faced with a never-ending pile of laundry and new chin hairs sprouting overnight, no wonder she daydreams about the past.A time when the music was better (Girl Power forever!), her social circle was wider, Cool Britannia reigned supreme and only a penalty shootout stood between England reaching the finals...

Ditch harmful fad diets and weight cycling, learn to respect your body, and eat intuitively with this easy-to-use workbook.Have you ever felt trapped in the diet cycle? Do you find yourself swinging back and forth between binging and dieting? Does your weight fluctuate regularly? New studies have shown the incredible negative impacts dieting and weight-cycling have on the body. With The Anti-Diet Workbook, you can regain control over your eating habits and get your life back! Inside you'll...

Teaching Resistance is a collection of the voices of activist educators from around the world who engage inside and outside the classroom from pre-kindergarten to university and emphasise teaching radical practice from the field. Written in accessible language, this book is for anyone who wants to explore new ways to subvert educational systems and institutions, collectively transform educational spaces, and empower students and teachers alike to fight for genuine change. Topics include co...

'This book is hilarious! I have not been able to put it down and I have literally belly laughed on a number of occasions.' Reader ReviewIt's Annie Beaton's 50th birthday! But instead of getting roses and perfume, she gets sacked, her son, Ben, tells her she's growing a beard and her husband Joe tells her he wants a divorce.Moving to the countryside to stay in her eccentric aunt's house, Annie must find her mojo again and fa...

Follow Randy Mink in this autobiographical anthology as he takes readers through four different periods of his life. His tear-jerking book, "Front Porches to the Picture Window," features heartfelt stories written in his Hemingway style, writing the simplest and truest sentences he knows. Those tears of sorrow will change to tears of laughter with later humorous stories written in a style that has been compared to Lewis Grizzard. Randy takes readers from his youth to his later years filled...

The story of salmon takes readers on a culinary journey from the coast of Alaska to the rivers of Scotland. Salmon: A Global History traces salmon’s history from the earliest known records to the present, telling the story of how the salmon was transformed from an abundant fish found seasonally along coastal regions to a mass-produced canned food and a highly prized culinary delight.Rich in omega-3 fatty acids, cheap and widely available, salmon is often listed as an essen...

This is the first book on the theory of multiple zeta values since its birth around 1994. Readers will find that the shuffle products of multiple zeta values are applied to complicated counting problems in combinatorics, and numerous interesting identities are produced that are ready to be used. This will provide a powerful tool to deal with problems in multiple zeta values, both in evaluations and shuffle relations. The volume will benefit graduate students doing research in number theory...

Even as the fashion industry changes rapidly with new technologies, styles and trendsetters, one thing remains constant: the customer is key. But with more competition than ever before, how do fashion brands reach elusive customers and even more crucially, establish loyalty? This thoroughly updated third edition introduces core concepts of consumer behavior through a unique fashion perspective. Ideal for fashion merchandising and marketing courses, this text explains the motivation behind ...