From the publisher of Not Without Peril and No Limits But the Sky, this collection seeks the lessons learned from twenty stories of backcountry incidents, from close-calls to unsolved mysteries. First-hand accounts, route maps, photos, and expert analysis from Search and Rescue professionals illuminate the realities faced in the Northeastern wilds. Readers who immerse themselves in these near misses, methodical searches, and the gut-wrenching clarity of hindsight will be better prepared for whatever the wilderness brings.
Desperate is for those who love their children to the depths of their souls but who have also curled up under their covers, fighting back tears, and begging God for help. It’s for those who have ever wondered what happened to all their ideals for what having children would be like. For those who have ever felt like all the “experts” have clearly never had a child like theirs. For those who have prayed for a mentor. For those who ever felt lost and alone in motherhood. In Desperate you will find the story of one young mother’s honest account of the desperate feelings experienced in motherhood and one experienced mentor’s realistic and gentle exhortations that were forged in the trenches of raising her own four children. Also in Desperate: QR codes and links at the end of each chapter that lead to videos with Sarah Mae and Sally talking about the chapter Practical steps to take during the desperate times Bible study and journal exercises in each chapter that will lead you to identify ways in which you can grow as a mom Mentoring advice for real-life situations Q & A section with Sally where she answers readers questions
Once upon a time, I was a princess in a tower. One night, and my entire life went up in flames. All because of him. Jafar. As my world burned down around me, he offered me a choice. Walk away with nothing but my freedom… Or rise to his challenge and win my fortune back. I bargained. I lost. Now Jafar owns me, body and soul. Even as my mind rails against his rules, my body loves the punishments he deals out when I break them. But a gilded cage is still a prison, I’ll do anything to obtain my freedom. Even betray the man I’m falling for. In DESPERATE MEASURES, you’ll find: -> Enemies to lovers -> Captive Heroine -> Kinky Roleplay -> Daddy/baby girl -> Alpha hero
Engaging the theories of Heinz Kohut on the individual's struggle for "manliness" and personal wholeness, McAdam illustrates how two fundamental points of destabilization in Marlowe's life and work - his subversive treatment of Christian belief and his ambivalence toward his homosexuality - clarify the plays' interest in the struggle for self-authorization. The author posits a post-Freudian argument in favor of pre-Oedipal narcissistic pathology in Marlowe's plays, in contrast to Kuriyama's psychoanalytic study, Hammer or Anvil, which is Freudian in approach and concerned with Oedipal patterns.
In Beloved, Saber, the mysterious Earl of Avenall can no longer resist Ella, a young woman he met 5 years ago. He has to win her trust by divulging his murky past. She has scandalous secrets too that have to be confronted if they are to win each other.
In this book, I have compiled English phrases containing two or more words. Each of these phrases comprises at least one tough English word. The meaning of the tough English word in every phrase has also been given. Example sentences have also been provided for many advanced phrases. Sample this: 01 -- abandoned building / abandoned mines / abandoned orphan / abandoned street / abandoned vehicles [meaning of abandoned: ‘left completely and no longer needed] Example Sentence: Abandoned vehicles can cause a nuisance by obstructing roads, traffic and pedestrians. 02 -- abatement notice [meaning of abatement: ‘the reduction or removal of a nuisance’] Example Sentence: A person served with an abatement notice may appeal against the notice to a magistrate’s court. 03 -- aberrant behavior / aberrant individuals [meaning of aberrant: ‘departing from an accepted standard or usual course’] Example Sentence: Should the teachers and administrators tolerate the aberrant behavior of the students? 04 -- abhorrent deed [meaning of abhorrent: ‘causing hatred, especially for moral reasons’] Example Sentence: He shall be put to death since he has committed an abhorrent deed. 05 -- abiding influence [meaning of abiding: ‘(of a feeling, memory or an idea, etc.) lasting a long time’] Example Sentence: Land use regulations have an abiding influence on our lives. 06 -- abiding affection / abiding hostility / abiding influence / abiding love / abiding notice / abiding tradition [meaning of abiding: ‘continuing without change'] Example Sentence: I have a deep and abiding affection for my birthplace. 07 -- abject despair [meaning of abject: ‘extreme and without hope’] Example Sentence: They are dealing with abject despair and complete disillusion. 08 -- abjectly poor [meaning of abjectly: ‘in an utterly hopeless manner’] Example Sentence: More than a billion people in the world are abjectly poor. 09 -- abominable deed / abominable laws / abominable scene / abominable system [meaning of abominable: ‘very bad and shocking’] Example Sentence: Some states have passed abominable laws that are a disgrace to democracy and to our society 10 -- abominably rude / abominably cruel [meaning of abominably: ‘in a very bad or unpleasant way’] 11 -- aboriginal civilization / aboriginal inhabitants / aboriginal times / aboriginal tribes [meaning of aboriginal: ‘relating to the people who existed in a region from the earliest time; primitive’] 12 -- abortive attack / abortive attempt / abortive bid / abortive campaign / abortive expedition / abortive infection / abortive insurrection / abortive negotiations / abortive rebellion / abortive treatment [meaning of abortive: ‘failed, unsuccessful’] Example Sentence: They led an abortive rebellion against the government 13 -- abrasive chemical / abrasive compounds / abrasive materials / abrasive personality [meaning of abrasive: ‘showing little concern for the feelings of others | causing damage, wear, or removal of surface material by grinding or rubbing’] Example Sentence: We can't hire anyone with an abrasive personality liable to annoy customers and co-workers, | She applied an abrasive chemical and rubbed it down to clean rust off knives. 14 -- abridged edition / abridged story / abridged translation / abridged version [meaning of abridged: ‘(of a piece of writing) having been shortened’] Example Sentence: That was an abridged edition of the author's previous three-volume work. 15 -- abrupt change / abrupt departure / abrupt dismissal / abrupt end / abrupt exit / abrupt halt / abrupt response / abrupt slope / abrupt transition [meaning of abrupt: ‘sudden’] Example Sentence: His promising career in football was brought to an abrupt end by injury.
Bloodshed connected with Mexican drug cartels, how they emerged, and their impact on the United States is the subject of this frightening book. Savage narcotics-related decapitations, castrations, and other murders have destroyed tourism in many Mexican communities and such savagery is now cascading across the border into the United States. Grayson explores how this spiral of violence emerged in Mexico, its impact on the country and its northern neighbor, and the prospects for managing it. Mexicos Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) ruled in Tammany Hall fashion for seventy-nine years before losing the presidency in 2000 to the center-right National Action Party (PAN). Grayson focuses on drug wars, prohibition, corruption, and other antecedents that occurred during the PRIs hegemony. He illuminates the diaspora of drug cartels and their fragmentation, analyzes the emergence of new gangs, sets forth President Felipe Calderns strategy against vicious criminal organizations, and assesses its relative success. Grayson reviews the effect of narcotics-focused issues in U.S.-Mexican relations. He considers the possibility that Mexico may become a failed state, as feared by opinion-leaders, even as it pursues an aggressive but thus far unsuccessful crusade against the importation, processing, and sale of illegal substances. Becoming a "failed state" involves two imensions of state power: its scope, or the different functions and goals taken on by governments, and its strength, or the governments ability to plan and execute policies. The Mexican state boasts an extensive scope evidenced by its monopoly over the petroleum industry, its role as the major supplier of electricity, its financing of public education, its numerous retirement and health-care programs, its control of public universities, and its dominance over the armed forces. The state has not yet taken control of drug trafficking, and its strength is steadily diminishing. This explosive book is thus a study of drug cartels, but also state disintegration.
The sequel to the award-winning "Hidden Talents." It's been more than a year since Eddie "Trash" Thalmeyer and his friends discovered their special "hidden" talents. When Trash is kidnapped by the ruthless leader of a shadowy company, the others join forces to rescue their friend.
