An Upright Vessel, Black and Without Any Shine, Shrouded in Heavy VaporOn the brink of war, Kai and four others find themselves held captive by a vessel that reveals little about itself. With their homes still ablaze, they’re helpless to alter its trajectory while they pursue an unknown destination. Upon inexplicably reversing course, they’re left with more questions than answers.As its engines finally wind down, everyone aboard grows eager to escape the cabin and breathe...

Restoration is one of the basic building-blocks to Christian growth: it affects the way we relate to God, to ourselves, and to others. When we allow God to restore us, shape us and refine us into the people we were made to be, we can enjoy His presence more fully, live more freely, and reflect His image more closely.Drawing on the work of a close friend and counsellor, Ruth Miller, who died in 2013, Image Bearers has been inspired by Ruth's significant ministry of individu...

CHEMISTRY STUDENT GUIDES. GUIDED BY STUDENTSWhy did the drug thalidomide cause birth defects? What is the chemical difference between sucrose and lactose in your food? Stereochemistry holds the answer and is essential to the understanding of the chemistry of life.Stereochemistry is an important concept that often causes confusion amongst students when they learn it for the first time. Unlike most other areas of chemistry, it requires the chemist to visualise molecules in 3D,...

Charm is good business. It can increase your income, boost your status, and establish and maintain your reputation. In many cases, it can mean the difference between success and bankruptcy. However, most businesspeople don't fully understand the concept of charm. It ought to be a reflex, a conditioned response, to "turn on the charm" when dealing with customers, clients, associates, and employees—but it isn't, despite the fact that the value of charm has been made clear through opinion pol...

Former Marine Will Hawthorne has revealed himself to the alien world of Taitala as the Makalang, a legendary creature who is expected to reverse the world's decline into senescence and extinction. With his first wives already pregnant, tensions between city's clans begin stretching to the breaking point as the demand for new children intensifies.But Will's attempts to mediate the dispute are upended by a campaign of bombings by the shadowy Black Sky group and suspicions that the my...

For those who love the works of Lloyd Alexander and those who are only beginning to know them, here is a worthy and useful travelmate."The Prydain Companion is more than a quick reference or handy glossary, though it is all of that as well. Instructive, certainly. But, like any good companion, a pleasure to be with over a long period of time." —Lloyd Alexander, from the ForewordThis intriguing volume is at once a wonderful reference resource and a ...

Brought to you by Penguin.SIX FRIENDS. ONE REMOTE HOTEL. A LONG-OVERDUE REUNION.WELCOME TO THE HITCHCOCK HOTEL . . .Welcome to the Hitchcock Hotel.Dedicated to the Master of Suspense.Full of props and memorabilia.Be sure to mind the birds. Be careful in the shower**.**Five guests are invited – all old friends.They go way back. Way, way back....

Sarah Moore was born and raised on the road. Traveling around North America with her family's rodeo, she lives her life unapologetically and couldn't imagine staying in one place for too long.But when she finds herself courting trouble, she's sent to Eagle Mountain Ranch while she decides what she wants to do with her life.Jasper Barnes has wanted Sarah since he first met her when the rodeo last came to town. But knowing she was not one to settle down, he knew that if it wa...

An instant classic in the vein of Jurassic Park, this boundary-pushing novel has all the hallmarks of Michael Crichton’s greatest adventures with its combination of pulse-pounding thrills, cutting-edge technology, and extraordinary researchThree men are found dead in a locked second-floor office in Honolulu. There is no sign of struggle, though their bodies are covered in ultra-fine, razor-sharp cuts. With no evidence, the police dismiss it as a bizarre suicide pact. But the murder...

#1 New York Times bestselling author Dr. Michael Roizen and preventive medicine specialist Dr. Michael Crupain reveal how the food choices you make each day—and when you make them—can affect your health, your energy, your sex life, your waistline, your attitude, and the way you age.What if eating two cups of blueberries a day could prevent cancer? What if drinking a kale-infused smoothie could counteract missing an hour’s worth of sleep? When is the right time of day to ea...

This history of the Life Guards traces the regiment's story right to the end of its existence and its amalgamation with the Blues and Royals.

The volume documents, and makes an original contribution to, an astonishing period in twentieth-century philosophy-the progress of Arne Naess's ecophilosophy from its inception to the present. It includes Naess's most crucial polemics with leading thinkers, drawn from sources as diverse as scholarly articles, correspondence, TV interviews and unpublished exchanges. The book testifies to the skeptical and self-correcting aspects of Naess's vision, which has deepened and broadened to include...