Kilts and Catnip (The Shrouded Isle Book 1)
Kilts and Catnip (The Shrouded Isle Book 1)

Author: Zoe Tasia

Publisher: Zoe Tasia

Published: 2022-11-26

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 173506890X

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Magical danger lurks in the forest. But Greg Gillie, a handsome Scot with a mysterious past, protects the Shrouded Isle and the lands beyond from the mischievous, dangerous fae. A woman arrives disturbing the wee folk. When American widow, Becca Shaw and her two daughters arrive, Greg’s task becomes increasingly difficult. As each day passes, more fae steal away from the forest hill and menace the people in the village. Can this exodus be stopped? As Becca encounters an array of magical creatures, she strives to repair her relationship with her two still-grieving girls and befriend the suspicious villagers. Greg and Becca must work together to solve the mystery of why the fae are escaping and discover how to prevent it while they struggle with their blossoming feelings for one another. For their sake and the sake of the world, let’s hope they’re up to the task. Kilts and Catnip, the first book in a new fantasy series, is filled with sweet romance, delightful humor, and exciting adventure. Kilts and Catnip was a finalist for the 2019 National Readers’ Choice Awards and a semi-finalist for the 2019 Ozma Book Awards.

The Sense of the Call
The Sense of the Call

Author: Marva J. Dawn

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published: 2006-02-21

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 9780802844590

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In "Keeping the Sabbath Wholly," Dawn introduced the vital Sabbath aspects of resting, ceasing, feasting, and embracing. Now, she expands these into a way of life for serving God and the Kingdom every single day of the week. (Practical Life)

Skin Slip
Skin Slip

Author: Susan Andrews

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2004-03

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 0595311318

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"Susan Andrews provides mystery readers with gripping new insights into the explicit details surrounding death investigation. Her background as a working private investigator with knowledge in the areas of police investigation, forensic sciences and criminal prosecution lends a novel combination of skills that will enhance perspectives not commonly encountered in mystery writers today." --Neil H. Haskell, Ph.D., BCE, Forensic Entomology A true-to-life psychotic mystery thriller. Five girls murdered...posed to shock the world by a killer...a necrophiliac...a devil's spawn. Skin Slip is another mystery in the Kelley Kavenaugh Detective Series...Kelley Kavenaugh P.I., tough...cocky...psychic...a drop dead knockout in more ways than one. Susan Andrews weaves a stunningly realistic web of truth around each of her characters to such a degree, that ultimately the reader must stop and ask...is this fact or fiction?

Brainstorms
Brainstorms

Author: H. Joseph Horacek

Publisher: Jason Aronson

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 9780765700803

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Neurophysiologic disorders that impair normal learning as well as social and emotional development afflict at least 5-8 percent of the school-aged children in this country. Significant symptoms often persist into adulthood and many people struggle for a lifetime, never understanding what continues to hamper their functioning. Brainstorms examines questions surrounding the possible neurobiological underpinnings of the emotionally hyperactive and hyperreactive components of ADHD and related disorders. These 'pre-psychological' substrata may, for example, be fundamental to what we think of as temperament. Here is where the regulation of selective attention and the filtration of noise reside, along with the neurosystems behind energy, sleep/wakefulness, and emotional intensity.The 'firecracker temperament' often associated with certain subtypes of ADHD is quick to heat up and just as quick to cool down. Episodes of dyscontrol, involving anger or any other strong emotion, can present the most challenging aspects of managing ADHD in people of all ages; on the other hand, what takes shape in one person as a handicap may be a welcome burst of creativity and inspired vision in others-such as Mozart, Edison, Hemingway. Exploration of the many paradoxes of these brainstorms is the business of Dr. Horacek's very different, very necessary book.

Representing Islam
Representing Islam

Author: Kamaludeen Mohamed Nasir

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 2020-12-01

Total Pages: 195

ISBN-13: 0253053072

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How do Muslims who grew up after September 11 balance their love for hip-hop with their devotion to Islam? How do they live the piety and modesty called for by their faith while celebrating an art form defined, in part, by overt sexuality, violence, and profanity? In Representing Islam, Kamaludeen Mohamed Nasir explores the tension between Islam and the global popularity of hip-hop, including attempts by the hip-hop ummah, or community, to draw from the struggles of African Americans in order to articulate the human rights abuses Muslims face. Nasir explores state management of hip-hop culture and how Muslim hip-hoppers are attempting to "Islamize" the genre's performance and jargon to bring the music more in line with religious requirements, which are perhaps even more fraught for female artists who struggle with who has the right to speak for Muslim women. Nasir also investigates the vibrant underground hip-hop culture that exists online. For fans living in conservative countries, social media offers an opportunity to explore and discuss hip-hop when more traditional avenues have been closed. Representing Islam considers the complex and multifaceted rise of hip-hop on a global stage and, in doing so, asks broader questions about how Islam is represented in this global community.

Now You Love Me
Now You Love Me

Author: Liesel Litzenburger

Publisher: Crown

Published: 2007-02-27

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 0307394573

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Her father is gone for good—not on a business trip like her mother said—and Annie knows it. Her little brother, Gus, might believe that he’ll come back, but Annie is too sharp, too observant, to believe this comforting lie. In their little house by the shore of Lake Michigan, where everything is the same and yet not, Annie, Gus, and their dreamy, beautiful mother, Paige, are on their own. Then, to add to Annie’s confusion, her mother starts to date Shepherd, a well-meaning and steadfast man who isn’t deterred by Paige’s frequent refusals of his affections. His devotion to her mother and kindhearted interest in her and Gus aside, Annie can’t tell if letting this man into their small, odd family will be the solution to their problems or the start of new ones. Revealing the intricacies of the adult world through the simple eyes of a child, Now You Love Me is a heartbreaking yet genuinely funny story about the joys and pitfalls of growing up and growing older.

Physically-Based Modeling for Computer Graphics
Physically-Based Modeling for Computer Graphics

Author: Ronen Barzel

Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann

Published: 2013-10-22

Total Pages: 359

ISBN-13: 0080916449

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Physically-Based Modeling for Computer Graphics: A Structured Approach addresses the challenge of designing and managing the complexity of physically-based models. This book will be of interest to researchers, computer graphics practitioners, mathematicians, engineers, animators, software developers and those interested in computer implementation and simulation of mathematical models. - Presents a philosophy and terminology for "Structured Modeling" - Includes mathematicl and programming techniques to support and implement the methodology - Covers a library of model components, including rigid-body kinematics, rigid-body dynamics, and force-based constraint methods - Includes illustrations of several ample models created from these components - Foreword by Al Barr

Master CEOs
Master CEOs

Author: Matthew Kidman

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2016-05-12

Total Pages: 387

ISBN-13: 111832028X

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Filled with insights from leading Australian CEOs, Master CEOs taps into the thoughts of Australia's leading chief executive officers or managing directors in an effort to understand why they are such outstanding leaders, and why the companies they run have delivered above-average results. Master CEOs is not only about management — it also delivers a very strong message on leadership. To be interviewed for the book, the CEO had to be in charge of their company for at least 10 years and delivered shareholders a return greater than the share market in that period. CEOs covered include: Gerry Harvey from Harvey Norman, Paul Little from Toll Holdings, Graham Turner from Flight Centre, David Simmons from Hills Industries and many more. All new interviews, never before published.