This book has nine short gripping stories that will keep you interested from the first to the last word. From deceit to romance. A story for everyone from sixteen years old to one hundred years young.

Are We Safe Enough? Measuring and Assessing Aviation Security explains how standard risk analytic and cost-benefit analysis can be applied to aviation security in systematic and easy-to-understand steps. The book evaluates and puts into sensible context the risks associated with air travel, the risk appetite of airlines and regulators and the notion of acceptable risk. It does so by describing the effectiveness, risk reduction and cost of each layer of aviation security, from policing and ...

The admissions process for law, business, medical, or graduate school is more competitive today than ever before. Peterson's How to Write the Perfect Personal Statement provides essential tips on how to create and write personal statements that respond to the questions that appear on the applications of many popular graduate schools. The guide also offers great insight on whom to approach for letters of recommendation and how to make the best impression at the interview. How t...

The critical preparation you'll need to get into the Catholic high school you wantMcGraw-Hill's Catholic High School Entrance Exams is the core guide to the three exams required for admission to Catholic high schools nationwide. It offers complete coverage of the Cooperative Admissions Examination (COOP), the High School Placement Test (HSPT), and the Test for Admission into Catholic High Schools (TACHS). Not only will you get expert prep advice on these e...

Since 2001, the United States has created or reorganized more than two counterterrorism organizations for every apprehension it has made of Islamists apparently planning to commit terrorism within the country. Central to this massive enterprise is what the FBI frequently calls "ghost-chasing"-the efforts by police and intelligence agencies to follow up on over ten million tips. Less than one alarm in 10,000 fails to be false-the rest all point to ghosts. And the vast majority of the leads ...

The official sequel to the 1982 hit film, An Officer and a Gentleman‘s Daughter is a brilliant story of struggle and redemption written by Academy Award–nominated screenwriter Douglas Day Stewart.Thirty-five years after the events of An Officer and a Gentleman, Zack Mayo finds himself facing a very different kind of struggle. His beloved wife died tragically over a decade ago, his daughter—severely impacted by the death of her mother—disappeared a...

Lost in the whirlwind? Look For Me recounts the strength, faith, and confidence that Marcus Garvey had in the human race's ability use their strengths and talents to uplift the black race. Read along as young Marcus travels the world and educates the masses on his principles of "Africa for the Africans".Marcus Garvey dreamed of gathering people across the globe so they could work collectively and value each other's strengths. This picture book is the fourth Melanin Origins...

Over 40 years ago, Stuart Woods found a battered chief-of-police badge in his grandmother's house. It had belonged to his grandfather, who had been shot in the line of duty. The story of the lawman's death inspired Woods to write Chiefs. This novel won an Edgar Award and was made into a popular TV miniseries.In 1919, Delano, Georgia appoints its first chief of police. Honest and hardworking, the new chief is puzzled when young men start to disappear. But his investigation is ended ...

Nothing about Steve’s life has been exciting, and for him, that’s exactly the way he likes it.For as long as he can remember, he’s lived on one single base, with the same cow as his only companion. He waters his crops. He organizes his chests. And at night... well, at night, Steve stays in his bed, falling asleep to the sounds of strange things outside his door.Every day is the same. And Steve has no intention of changing that. That is, until he meets Alex.Set just ...

Steve knew that one day he’d have to face the villainous Mr. Ender once and for all… but he didn’t think it would come so soon.As the town Steve and his friends built in the middle of the ocean starts falling into chaos, Steve is transported to a mysterious castle on a cliff. The School of Magecraft, where wizards teach mages how to manipulate the world around them.Strange truths about the world begin revealing themselves to Steve as he races against the clock to save those h...

Award-winning music journalist and author Stuart Nicholson takes the listener on an entertaining journey from jazz's early stirrings in America’s south through to the present day, when almost every country in the world has its own vibrant jazz scene. En route we meet a host of jazz heroes past and present, from Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman and Miles Davis, to Keith Jarrett and Kamasi Washington. Each chapter is accompanied by a playlist designed to provide a stimulating and enjoyable ent...

Briggs,Remember when we parted ways in Germany? It was the day I broke your heart. What you didn't know was that I was breaking mine too.I thought they'd be enough—my husband and my son. That I'd get home and everything would go back to the way it was . . . Before the war. Before the ambush. Before you. But, no matter how hard I try, I can't erase the trauma we shared. I can't seem to forget the way my heart beat in time with yours. The truth is, I'm lost without you.