It is the year 918 and good King Könrad is dying!In the midst of a bitter civil war, a successor must be selected for East Fränkia – immediately!But which highborn lord could it be?Duke Heinrich of Säxony has been a rebel himself, but could he now become the chosen ruler of a divided East Frånkia? Who might support him? Who might defy him?Evil schemes abound, hidden within the wicked motives of unseen schemers. Will destiny act to guide the realm? If so, will it...

In the twenty-first century, there is a battle raging over the hearts and minds of our people, especially for the education of our children in scientific fields. Christians have become concerned that science has appeared to be a realm meant primarily for nonbelievers. This book was written to help change that perception!Dr. G.A. Rogers is a former senior flight surgeon for the Department of Defense and NASA. He was the chief of aerospace medicine at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station...

An engaging history of Cincinnati's Hyde Park. First settled in 1795, Hyde Park was an area of great estates and small and large farms until 1892. Designed to be upscale, the neighborhood attracted people looking for a suburban experience in an urban setting. That's when the seven-member Hyde Park Syndicate capitalized on new transportation connections to downtown as a means to sell their property as smaller parcels. This history introduces influential figures, including eventual Ohio gove...

In 1871, Henry Probasco donated the Tyler Davidson Fountain to the people of the city of Cincinnati in honor of his brother-in-law. Probasco wanted to leave a practical and artistic gift to the city and its residents that had made both men fabulously wealthy. Though it was placed on Fifth Street, away from the central business district, the fountain became a centerpiece of the city around its boom years, and downtown Cincinnati grew up around the statue. Author Greg Rogers chronicles the h...

Someone's playing naughty tricks on the residents of Flamant Castle and the blame's fallen on Tommy! Can she find out the truth? Another adventure in the Sword Girl series featuring the feisty Thomasina.A trickster is turning life at Flamant Castle upside down. Someone has put sneezing powder in the knights' soup and itching powder in Sir Walter's sheets and changed the salt for sugar in Mrs Moon's kitchen. At first the tricks seem funny, but Sir Benedict is not am...

The first book in a fun and exciting series by award-winning author Frances Watt and Kate Greenaway Medal winner Gregory Rogers, introducing Tommy - a feisty kitchen hand who longs to be a knight. When Tommy is finally promoted to Keeper of the Blades, will a missing sword ruin everything?Tommy, a kitchen girl at Flamant Castle, dreams of becoming a knight - and when she is made the Keeper of the Blades, caring for all the swords in the castle armoury, it seems lik...

Pssst! It's True! This is the best book on FASHION you'll ever read!Are you dying to be trendy? Would you kill to be cool?Warning! Fashion can give you blisters and break your ribs; it might even be the death of you.Which dancer was strangled by her own scarf and why did King George wear a corset? Why did women want bigger bums, and what do you do with a codpiece?Read this book to find out about the victims of fashion crazes through the ages: the silly, the ...

Another adventure in the Sword Girl series featuring the feisty Thomasina. Pigeon goes missing, and only Tommy can find her friend and save Lady Beatrix's birthday celebrations!It's Lady Beatrix's birthday, and Sir Walter is planning a celebration at Flamant Castle. There will be games and competitions and a big surprise party. Everyone at the castle is excited . except the pigeon. But the pigeon is needed for a very special job - and when he goes missing, it looks...

The second adventure in the Sword Girl series featuring the feisty Tommy. Evil plans are stirring and it's up to Tommy to keep the peace at Flamant Castle!While on an errand to the smith in the town, Tommy overhears a plot to poison Sir Walter during a banquet and make it look like the work of a neighbouring nobleman. Tommy must foil the plot or Flamant Castle will be at war.Introducing a feisty new character for girls (and their parents and teachers) who l...

Another adventure in the Sword Girl series featuring the feisty Thomasina. Evil plans are stirring and it's up to Tommy to save Flamant Castle!When Sir Walter, Sir Benedict and the other knights go to nearby Roses Castle for a tournament, the enemy knights from Malice attack Flamant. The only hope of rescue lies in getting a message to Sir Benedict, a day's ride away. But the castle is surrounded and there's no way out! With the help of her friends, Tommy devises a...

Another adventure in the Sword Girl series featuring the feisty Thomasina. Tommy is invited to a tournament, but there's just one problem: she has never ridden a horse before.Flamant Castle is having a tournament! But when one of the squires is injured during practice, Sir Benedict asks Tommy to take his place. He even offers her one of his own horses to ride. It's a dream come true for Tommy. There's just one problem: she has never ridden a horse before - and ever...

This work covers advances in the interactions of proteins with their solvent environment and provides fundamental physical information useful for the application of proteins in biotechnology and industrial processes. It discusses in detail structure, dynamic and thermodynamic aspects of protein hydration, as well as proteins in aqueous and organic solvents as they relate to protein function, stability and folding.