Arkton leaves Wuhun carrying the body of Isadella. Laying her to rest next to her father Hewlett, Arkton vows to avenge her death. His guilt for not saving her from the evil wizard Oninzar torments his soul and his mind alienating him from those who care. Refusing to return to Martayvia, the magic realm, Morna and Mirrick have no other choice but to go to their son. Arktons pain is his own and he refuses to listen to their concerns. Pyra obeys Arktons orders not to tell anyone about the strange happenings, but the young dragon fears for his riders life. There are those who want Arkton dead and as much as he wishes he was, but he is not ready to die just yet. Unknown to Arkton, the voices and visions he has of Isadella are not haunting him from the dead but from the dark side. A mysterious woman seen by Arkton, Morna and Kylind, Isadella's little brother, has the answer, but who is this mystifying spirit?
Why would a girl go back in memories? Isn’t death inevitable? Hop through memories of food, fun and more. Read through a daughter’s hand clutched trails with her dad, a journey into a past that was flash cards of memories which swiftly fly by. Delightful days of lasting impressions of a father who was a daughter’s companion and hero. A profound and responsible legacy a man had left behind. That was rich in heart. That had the freshness of soil. That was alive and free – Paper Boats and Puli Inji is about that.
Family can be complicated. Some are blood relatives and others are so close they are a stronger relation than blood. In Family, An Unworthy Anthology, each chapter delves deeper into these various relations while some reveal the impact the previous books written by P. Marcelo W. Balboa have had on the regular people of the world.
Contains more than six hundred circle time and group activities designed by teachers to use with children three to six years old, each including a suggested age, a list of materials, and step-by-step directions, and features lists of related books, songs, and poems.
A new vampire series to sink your teeth into from the creator of the best-selling Ever Chace Chronicles. Detective Sergeant Maximillian “Max” De Barra has always preferred working the night shift in the homicide unit, more at home in the shadows with his own company than saddled with a partner. His single-minded focus to solve crimes has earned him a reputation so when he is called in to solve a string of murders whose only link is the stamp of a nightclub downtown, Max must use that determination to get passed a veil of secrecy. Theodora Caden or "Theo" to her Scion, has managed to stay under the radar of humans for most of her immortal life. As the Suzerain, it's her responsibility to keep her vampires safe while also making sure that none of her kin do anything stupid that would draw the attention of the humans. When human attendees of her club end up dead, with vampire bite marks, Theo must do everything in her power to stop the lead detective from discovering that monsters really do come out at night.
Model Archiving and Sustainment for Aerospace Design, written by Sean Barker, an industry veteran from the UK, focuses on the techniques developed by the LOTAR (Long Term Archiving and Retrieval) project, a collaboration among the major US and European aerospace companies. Long-term archiving models follows LOTAR by taking the exchange of mechanical CAD fi le as the paradigm for long-term retention and developing general principles for model archiving. These include electrical systems, composite parts, systems engineering and requirementsengineering. The increasing availability of model-based software has made the problems of long-term model sustainment more visible and pressing for a solution. Industries following LOTAR today include aerospace, automotive, nuclear and ship building. In the aerospace sector, the challenges are even bigger. Model Archiving and Sustainment for Aerospace Design makes sense of the immense challenges of rapid software change to ensure that the aircraft can be profitably sustained for the next seventy years.
Encyclopedia of Caves, Third Edition, provides detailed background information to anyone with a serious interest in caves. This includes students, both undergraduate and graduate, in the earth, biological and environmental sciences, and consultants, environmental scientists, land managers and government agency staff whose work requires them to know something about caves and the biota that inhabit them. Caves touch on many scientific interests in geology, climate science, biology, hydrology, archaeology, and paleontology, as well as more popular interests in sport caving and cave exploration. Case studies and descriptions of specific caves selected for their special features and public interest are also included. This book will appeal to these audiences by providing in-depth essays written by expert authors chosen for their expertise in their assigned subject. - Features 14 new chapters and 13 completely rewritten chapters - Contains beautifully illustrated content, with more than 500 color images of cave life and features - Provides extensive bibliographies that allow readers to access their subject of interest in greater depth
If nature hates violence, why is the land so parched for blood? If civilizations are to ensure safety and equality, why did slaves build them? If wars are bad, why do walls breed rebels? The long history of humankind owes a lot of its stories to great people that lived, rebelled, and shook civilizations for what they were, and our world today worships them for the Gods they were. People of great valour kept our lives safe, great artists became our medium of preserving time, and mere mortals moved mountains with bare hands and clans built cities with just blunt rocks. They, are our Gods today. One such tale of a God, a God that stands at the epicenter of the linguistic, cultural, religious and creative waves of the long-living Thamizh folk. The God-Men Clan is the story of a mere mortal, if you will. It is the story of the God of War, if I may.
At the end of the world, there will be magic. Earth has been decimated by climate change. Humanity has fractured into isolated tribes. A child born in the southwestern desert of the United States appears to have magical powers, a strict taboo in his part of the world. In four other locations, people discover magical items. No one knows how they work or where they’re from. Although these strange objects capture the imagination, using them is risky and dangerous. The five tribes at the heart of this novel: Southwestern Desert Tribe: Zadie and Nora have fled their tribe where human reproduction is so rare, pregnant women are burned at the stake as witches. Zadie gives birth to triplets, only one born alive. The surviving infant shows signs of having magical powers, another punishable taboo. Northeastern Mountain Tribe: Finley is a young boy too curious for his own good. Meddling with strange technology he finds in a cave, he eventually boards a flying ship that takes him far away from the only world he’s ever known. Tribe in Akihabara, Japan: Exploring post-apocalyptic Tokyo, Emiko, Katsuki, Rin and Ko discover ancient manga and D&D items, as well as glowing cubes they mistake for dice. When the long-dead neon lights of Tokyo begin to flicker, the teenagers get caught up in the most intense adventure of their lives. McMurdo Station Tribe—Located in the Land of Magical Ice, Formerly Antarctica: Settlers at the abandoned McMurdo Station practice a form of mysticism, their ancestors having fled religious persecution as well as the droughts and fires of Australia. Arthur Campbell and Harrison Clark are researchers studying the strange technology that runs the place. Vostok Station Tribe—Located in the Land of Magical Ice, Formerly Antarctica: The original settlers of the abandoned Vostok Station fled the extreme heat, fires and droughts of Brazil. Years later, giant squid and a spaceship emerge from Lake Vostok as the ice begins to melt. Salvador Siqueira and his crew leave their station to investigate.
Part of the bestselling Emotionally Healthy Spirituality book collection, The Emotionally Healthy Woman provides women a way out of surface-level spirituality to genuine freedom in Christ. Geri Scazzero knew there was something desperately wrong with her life. She felt like a single parent raising her four young daughters alone. She finally told her husband, "I quit," and left the thriving church he pastored, beginning a journey that transformed her and her marriage for the better. This book is for every woman who thinks, "I can’t keep pretending everything is fine!" Geri speaks like a friend as she uses personal stories and biblical principles to help you find your way out of superficial spirituality and move to a deep, meaningful, lifechanging relationship with God. And the journey begins by quitting. Geri quit being afraid of what others think. She quit lying. She quit denying her anger and sadness. She quit living someone else's life. When you quit those things that are damaging to your soul or the souls of others, you are freed up to choose other ways of being and relating that are rooted in love and lead to life. When you quit for the right reasons, at the right time, and in the right way, you're on the path not only to emotional health, but also to the true purpose of your life. Check out the full line of Emotionally Healthy Spirituality books dedicated to many different key areas of life. Workbooks, study guides, curriculum, and Spanish editions are also available.
