Eagle went looking for artifacts but what she found was ancient beings.Eagle was the last of a long line of explorers, having decided to follow in her ancestor's footsteps she designed and built Fred. Fred was a brand new design in cross-linked neural networks. With input and help from her father, they developed Fred into a companion that would be capable of keeping Eagle, company while she was flying between the stars. What they did not realize was that not only had they made him ...

During the last thousand years of Dragon's, life had changed remarkably. He had started his business as a means to legally hunt down the creatures that crossed the boundaries set forth for their type of being. This was a fine line to walk at times for unlike some worlds that only had one type of intelligence this world had around twenty. Each with their own needs and the way that those needs had to be met.Stopping in front of Undead's door he knocked, and waited. Getting tired of s...

Ocean City Beach Patrol is the story of the elite group of men and women who serve as guards along the sandy beaches and gently rolling surf of Ocean City, an eight-mile-long barrier island off the coast of southern New Jersey. Although the coastline slopes gradually into the sea and the water is generally calm, deadly rip currents and strong undertows can occur at any time. Thus, the lifeguards often risk their lives to protect the thousands of bathers enjoying these waters each summer.

Ocean City, New Jersey, was founded as a �Christian seaside resort� in 1879. Soon thereafter, it became a vibrant year-round community and a highly desirable summer retreat. Hotels were integral to the city�s success. The most famous of these was the Flanders Hotel, which opened to much fanfare in 1923. It was built in the Spanish Mission Revival style and named after Belgium�s Flanders Field; today, it is in the National Register of Historic Places. In addition to other stately hotels, su...

This volume presents a commentary on Aristotle's Metaphysics Book 12 by pseudo-Alexander in a new translation accompanied by explanatory notes, introduction and indexes. Fred D. Miller, Jr. argues that the author of the commentary is in fact not Alexander of Aphrodisias, Aristotle's distant successor in early 3rd century CE Athens and his leading defender and interpreter, but Michael of Ephesus from Constantinople as late as the 12th century CE. Robert Browning had earlier made th...

'. . . the more honourable animals have been allotted a more honourable soul. . . ' What is the nature of the soul? It is this question that Aristotle sought to answer in De Anima (On the Soul). In doing so he offers a psychological theory that encompasses not only human beings but all living beings. Its basic thesis, that the soul is the form of an organic body, sets it in sharp contrast with both Pre-Socratic physicalism and Platonic dualism. On the...

From one of America’s best-known biologists, a revolutionary new way of thinking about evolution that shows “why, in light of our origins, humans are still special” (Edward J. Larson, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Evolution).Once we had a special place in the hierarchy of life on Earth—a place confirmed by the literature and traditions of every human tribe. But then the theory of evolution arrived to shake the tree of human understanding to its roots. T...

Aristotle's Politics is widely recognized as one of the classics of the history of political philosophy, and like every other such masterpiece, it is a work about which there is deep division. Many readers of Aristotle are uncertain whether his Politics has any contribution to make to contemporary debates about political life and political theory. The essays in this volume aim to address, implicitly or explicitly, this very question about the relevance of Arisotle's think...

A rock-and-roll infused Haggadah that brings the intertwined history of Judaism and music to your Seder table.Passover is one of the most celebrated Jewish holidays. Families all over the world gather around the dining table to recite the story of the Exodus from Egypt, honor the freedom of the Jewish people, and look toward the future. The Rock ‘N’ Roll Haggadah shares the traditional biblical stories and rituals of a standard Haggadah, but it al...

From the New York Times bestselling coauthors of Under Fire comes the story of the kidnapping and murder of CIA Station Chief William Buckley and the bloody beginning of the CIA’s endless war against Islamic radicalism.On April 18, 1983, a van rigged with two thousand pounds of heavy explosives broke through the security perimeter of the American embassy in Lebanon and exploded, k...

Although comprised of only 18 communities, Tuscarawas County, Ohio boasts a long and varied history. Rich in Native American and early pioneer lore, Tuscarawas is the birthplace of the first pioneer settlement in the Ohio County (1772-1777), and home to the only Revolutionary War fort in the state, erected in 1778 near Bolivar. Coal mines, a significant source of employment for residents of the county, dotted the countryside, and the Ohio Erie Canal, which ran the entire length of the coun...

Do people tell you to relax and calm down but never tell you how?Here's how—in clear, everyday language. And plenty more.Is the daily grind driving you Absolutely, Totally, Nuts?The revised and updated 20th Anniversary Edition of How To Calm Down, the Top Ten Best Selling book, will show you how to get through your day.Do you need to let off steam before giving in to road rage, thoughts of throttling your boss, or throwing a fit at home?Calm yourself...