It has been a long and difficult year for the Decker family, especially for sixteen-year-old Brooke. Her grades have plummeted. She deliberately breaks curfew. She makes out with boys she hardly knows. And now her father has totally lost it. When Tim Decker signs up his family of three to be contestants on a Hollywood reality show, Brooke's life turns upside down. The place: The North Carolina backcountry. The year: 1861. Brooke is forced to t...
The Milkweed, the Monarch, and the Moon tells about how nature shows the passage of time. Topics include life cycles, seasons and the lunar orbit. Black & white illustrations are suitable for coloring with pens or pencils. Encouragement is given to spend time well. This concept book can also be read in English and Hebrew.
Levantine Colloquial Arabic Vocabulary presents over 4, 500 words, phrases, and example sentences organized by topic. Unlike a dictionary, which is meant to be used as a reference, this book is a powerful and effective study tool for increasing your vocabulary for daily communication. All items appear in a three-column layout with Arabic script (with diacritics/tashkeel), phonemic transcription (to aid in accurate pronunciation), and English t...
Melinda James is finally out of Skyview Haven-an asylum where she was confined for years-and is living her life, free at last. However, things are not going as planned, harassed by unexplained paranormal experiences, she doesn't feel safe in her own home. And when she turns to her best friend Trent for help and support, she is surprised to find her feelings for him have grown far beyond a simple friendship. Trent Miller isn't prepared to fight...
Diego Canós Benajas nació en Valencia el tres de enero de 1989. Desde temprana edad, llamaron su atención dos únicas cosas: El cine y la escritura.No fue hasta poco antes de cumplir los dieciocho años, cuando logró publicar su primer libro: Por la cándida adolescencia. Desde entonces, se sucedieron un total de más de cuarenta manuscritos, de los cuales, Alétheia, o La inquieta madurez ha supuesto una de sus más recientes y satisfactorias exper...
This book is the second of a series in which experts engage critically with the context, criteria and consequences of expropriation. The State, in the shape of monarchies, dictatorships, or democracies, has been using expropriation to implement its policies since the times of ancient Rome. This book therefore contains contributions on the historical context of expropriation. Despite its age, however, expropriation law is constantly evolving at...
This book is the first of a series in which experts engage critically with identified aspects of expropriation law. The internationally diverse group of contributing authors offer valuable insight into the treatment of public purpose/interest related issues as they are canvassed in jurisdictions around the world. Some of these include: - the public purpose/interest requirement and the definition of the object of expropriation, - the role of pu...
Aerial, Twinfin und Newschool - heutiger Surferjargon lässt kaum vermuten, dass die neuzeitliche Geschichte des Surfens mit Captain Cooks Südsee-Expedition 1778 begann. Von Polynesien aus hat das Surfen die Welt erobert und mittlerweile viele Bereiche unserer Kultur durchdrungen - Mode, Pop, Sport, Kino und Fotografie.
Was Anfang des letzten Jahrhunderts noch ein exotisches Vergnügen weniger Abenteurer war und später als Subkultur die Mytholo...
Hannah McMillan never thought in less than forty-eight hours of meeting Pierce Antonio Perez, (a notorious crime boss) she would be involved in a prison break, kidnapping, and an arranged marriage. She had no idea how much more complicated her simple life was about to become. Hannah had been one of the leading attorneys during Perez's father's organized crime trial. It had been Pierce's responsibility to keep her safe. Always in the shadows, H...
When a simple loving encounter with Devlin raises the ghost of his long-dead paramour, Rene, Sarelle intervenes, saving Rene's soul from the demon Shaker. Forced to share her body with Rene, Sarelle works diligently with the sorceress's ghost to magically build her a new body, even as attacks by vampire hunters escalate, threatening all Sarelle holds dear. As Hayden's defenses crumble, Sarelle magically escapes certain death only to become Mic...