Seventeen-year-old, Rani, born to Vietnamese parents in a small regional town on Australia's east coast, attends her local high school and works, part time in her parents' restaurant. Seen as different and with a life narrowed by the limitations of school and work, she creates a private world through her extraordinary talent as a sketch artist. However, when a simple school research assignment sends her to the local nursing home, a new world opens. Rani meets eighty-year-old, wheelchair bo...

The return of the Crimson Guard could not have come at a worse time for an empire exhausted by warfare and weakened by betrayals and rivalries.Into the seething cauldron of Quon Tali - the Malazan Empire's heartland - they march, and with their return comes the memory of their vow: undying opposition to the Empire. But elements within the Guard's �lite, the Avowed, have set their sights on far greater power, while other, more ancient entities are rising up, intent on furthering the...

Malaz gave a great empire its name, but now this island and its city amount to little more than a sleepy backwater. Until this night. Because this night there is to be a convergence, the once-in-a-generation appearance of a Shadow Moon - an occasion that threatens the good people of Malaz with demon hounds and other, darker things.Also it is prophesied that the Emperor Kellanved will return this night, and there are those who would prevent that happening at any cost. As factions wi...

Process Systems Risk Management provides complete coverage of risk management concepts and applications for safe design and operation of industrial and other process facilities. The whole life cycle of the process or product is taken into account, from its conception to decommissioning. The breadth of human factors in risk management is also treated, ranging from personnel and public safety to environmental impact and business interruption. This unique approach to process risk management i...

Want your relationship with God to go deeper? Need inspiration to pray? Want to learn more about how to pray? Then embrace the adventure with Jesus using this 31-day youth devotional to explore a life of prayer.Set out in three sections inspired by John 17, each day you will:Listen from the Bible, God's WordGain greater insight into prayerLearn from real-life examplesReflect and be encouraged to actWith a section on "tips f...

From vast glaciers to steaming volcanic lakes, experience the land of the midnight sun with Rick Steves. Inside Rick Steves Iceland you’ll find:Comprehensive coverage for spending a week or more exploring IcelandRick’s strategic advice on how to get the most out of your time and money, with rankings of his must-see favoritesTop sights and ...

King Henry IV survived at least eight plots to dethrone or kill him in the first six years of his reign. However he had not always been so unpopular. In his youth he had been a great chivalric champion and crusader. In 1399, at the age of thirty-two, he was greeted as the saviour of the realm when he ousted from power the tyrannical King Richard II. But Henry had to contend with men who supported him only as long as they could control him; when they failed, they plotted to kill him. Advers...

The past, present, and future role of global migrationThroughout history, migrants have fueled the engine of human progress. Their movement has sparked innovation, spread ideas, relieved poverty, and laid the foundations for a global economy. In a world more interconnected than ever before, the number of people with the means and motivation to migrate will only increase. Exceptional People provides a long-term and global perspective on the implications and...

A sweeping, lavish one-volume history of the rise of American naval power during World War IIIn this engaging narrative, historian Paul Kennedy grapples with the rise and fall of the Great Powers during World War II. Tracking the movements of the six major navies of the Second World War—the allied navies of Britain, France, and the United States and the Axis navies of Germany, Italy, and Japan—Kennedy tells a story of naval battles, maritime campaigns, convoys, amp...

Blast Furnace Ironmaking: Analysis, Control, and Optimization uses a fundamental first principles approach to prepare a blast furnace mass and energy balance in Excel™. Robust descriptions of the main equipment and systems, process technologies, and best practices used in a modern blast furnace plant are detailed. Optimization tools are provided to help the reader find the best blast furnace fuel mix and related costs, maximize output, or evaluate other operational strategies using the Exc...

Just as a roller-coaster begins a slow climb, Hidden in the Light begins as a safe ride. But its plunges and dizzying corners eventually rattle us through dark twists and turns before bringing us back to the light via extraordinary events.Through these enthralling, tumultuous pages, shelter is provided under refreshing humour and grace.In this story, three brothers share their journey with astonishing honesty. They ride with us until the slowing down and seeming safe stop o...

Process Modelling and Model Analysis describes the use of models in process engineering. Process engineering is all about manufacturing--of just about anything! To manage processing and manufacturing systematically, the engineer has to bring together many different techniques and analyses of the interaction between various aspects of the process. For example, process engineers would apply models to perform feasibility analyses of novel process designs, assess environmental impact, and dete...