Meet the Four Brothers In Love: Rome, Britain, Paris and Sydney, benevolent young men in a class of their own. Some men are dashing and handsome; but these brothers are simply gorgeous. They are the product of a filthy rich couple who once lived a jet set glamorous life. Their father, Ryan Franklin, was once the biggest movie star in Hollywood until a car accident ruined his looks and brought on despair

\"An absolutely first-rate thriller.\" --New York Times Book ReviewSeattle PD sex-crimes detective Livia Lone knows the monsters she hunts. Sold by her Thai parents along with her little sister, Nason; abused by the men who trafficked them; marooned in America...the only thing that kept Livia alive as a teenager was her determination to find Nason.Livia has never stopped looking. And she copes with

The forty-two chapters in this book consider Yeats\'s early toil, his practical and esoteric concerns as his career developed, his friends and enemies, and how he was and is understood. This Handbook brings together critics and writers who have considered what Yeats wrote and how he wrote, moving between texts and their contexts in ways that will lead the reader through Yeats\'s multiple selves as

After realising his dream of running at least a half marathon on all seven continents before his 70th birthday, Doug Richards travels to new remote locations to up his lifetime total to 24,902 miles, the equivalent of the circumference of the Earth\'s equator. Having discovered running late in life, Doug\'s journey took him from an initial one-mile run to completing long races across deserts, mountains,

Blow, wind, blow! The newest addition to the nonfiction Eureka! series is a \"biography\" of wind power, which is green energy that can help the

Businesses must stay agile and be responsive to the complexities and disruptions brought about by digital transformation. The recent pandemic has also accelerated business digitization. Packed with insights and strategies, this book breaks down the roadmap to organizational success into core areas. It explains how companies can adapt, prepare and optimise their business performance through strategic

A fascinating and highly original contribution to the study of Egypt\'s religious folklore. First published in Cairo during World War II, The Moulids of Egypt is a study of moulids, the popular Egyptian religious festivals celebrated by both Muslims and Christians in the first half of the twentieth century. The book talks in detail about the secular side of moulids, where sports, games, theatres,

The Flourish and Bloom Journal is a multi-purpose tool for unleashing your thoughts, to-do lists, recipes, study notes, doodles, and floral sightings. This book is a must-have for on-the-go writing, notes, or diary

This forgotten novel by the Pulitzer-winning poet is a miniature wonder, chronicling one woman\'s coming-of-age in 1940s Chicago. What, what, am I to do with all of this life? Maud Martha Brown is a little girl growing up on the South Side of 1940s

\"Simon Fairlie is possibly the most influential--and unusual--eco-activist you might not have heard of.\"--The Observer An unforgettable firsthand account of how the hippie movement flowered in the late 1960s, appeared spent by the Thatcher-consumed 1980s, yet became the seedbed for progressive reform we now take for granted--and continues to inspire generations of rebels and visionaries. \"Fairlie

A great deal of attention has been devoted to risk research. Sociologists in general have limited themselves to varying recognitions of a society at risk and have traced out the paths to disaster. The detailed research has yet to be undertaken. In Risk, now available in paperback, Niklas Luhmann develops a theoretical program for such research. His premise is that the concept of risk projects essential

One overcast weekend in October 1974, Georges Perec set out in quest of the \"infraordinary\": the humdrum, the non-event, the everyday--\"what happens,\" as he put it, \"when nothing happens.\" His choice of locale was Place Saint-Sulpice, where, ensconced behind first one cafe window, then another, he spent three days recording everything to pass through his field of vision: the people walking by;

This stunningly beautiful and wonderfully informative book from award-winning artist Sylvia Long and author Dianna Hutts Aston makes for a fascinating introduction to the vast and amazing world of eggs. Featuring poetic text and an elegant design, this acclaimed book teaches children countless interesting facts about eggs. Full of wit and charm, An Egg Is Quiet will at once spark the imagination and

This insightful volume offers an overview of the fundamentals of lesson student practice in US teacher education as well as examples from math and science teacher educators using lesson study in their local contexts.The number of teacher educators using lesson study with preservice teachers is small but growing. This book is aimed at teacher educators who may want to try lesson study in university

Written with the same graceful narrative voice that made his bestselling National Book Award finalist The Big House such a success, George Howe Colt\'s November of the Soul is a compassionate, compelling, thought-provoking, and exhaustive investigation into the subject of suicide. Drawing on hundreds of in-depth interviews and a fascinating survey of current knowledge, Colt provides moving case studies

In this debut contemporary YA romance by bestselling author Alisha Rai, a girl with undocumented family members goes viral after saving her crush\'s life in disguise. A must read for fans of Sandhya Menon and Nicola Yoon. A Phenomenal Book Club Pick!It\'s a classic story: girl meets boy, girl falls for boy, boy finally notices girl when he sees her in a homemade costume. At least, that\'s what Sonia

This is the first book-length study in English dedicated to an exploration of the events traditionally known as the two Sicilian Slave Wars. The second-century BC revolts are commonly included among the largest slave uprisings in world history and are considered key milestones in the timeline of Roman slavery. This book offers a re-examination of the so-called Slave Wars from the perspectives of the

Title: A journal of the shipwreck and sufferings of Daniel Foss: a native of Elkton, Maryland, who was the only person saved from on board the brig Negociator, of Philadelphia, which foundered in the Pacific Ocean, on the 26th Nov. 1809, and who lived five years on a small barren island, during which time he subsisted on seals and never saw the face of any human creature.Author: Daniel FossPublisher: