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Haiti. A poor country rich in courage, strength and love. As these four women are about to discover.Charlie, the rootless daughter of American missionaries, now working as a hairdresser in Northern California. But the repercussions of a traumatic childhood far from home have left her struggling for her way in life.Bea, Charlie's eccentric grandmother, who is convinced a reunion with her estranged mother will help Charlie heal.Lizbeth, a Texas ...

The first book-length analysis of an often secretive but mutually beneficial military and strategic partnership.

A bold and clever political thriller science fiction debut. Pleo Tanza is an outcast, even among the struggling masses on Chatoyance, the once-great space colony she calls home. When Pleo is unjustly accused of murdering the only daughter of a powerful industrial family, she's thrown into a desperate race to clear her name.

Welcome to the new magical series about a girl and her secret scribble witch, guaranteed to make 7-9s laugh out loud.

A beautiful story of love, loss and second chances. As one woman searches for hope after a devastating divorce she discovers help hidden within the pages of a 1943 diary.

Involving, sophisticated, intelligent and suspenseful' Lee Child'A gripping, twisty police procedural' Shari Lapena'Sets off at a cracking pace from page one and never slows down' Rachel Abbott'Compelling, page-turning suspense ... Mari is a writer at the very top of her game' Steve CavanaghA FATAL CRASHA plane on route from London to New York City has disappeared out of the sky. This breaking news dominates every TV channel, every social medi...

The novel "Tasting Droplets of the Unforgettable Rain" is a work of ("['Adult']-Literary")-fiction by the author Adrien L. Montgomery. The novel presents the profile of an individual residing in the "Minneapolis"-urbanzone in the years 2003 and 2004. The work presents a dramatic tale of a man who strives to fulfill all aspects of the agenda he's chosen for himself to ultimately finalize as an individual requiring he complete all necessary stag...

The skills and tools for collecting, verifying and correlating information from different types of systems is an essential skill when tracking down hackers. This book explores Open Source Intelligence Gathering (OSINT) inside out from multiple perspectives, including those of hackers and seasoned intelligence experts. OSINT refers to the techniques and tools required to harvest publicly available data concerning a person or an organization. Wi...

Leading with Vision will enable you to make the emotional connection that is absolutely necessary in engaging today's workforce' Jim KouzesWhat does it mean to lead with vision? In the first book devoted entirely to vision as a key leadership principle, the authors delve deeply into the notion that a compelling vision that motivates and inspires is a true differentiator for organizations that want to hire and retain talent, be more competitive...

Demystify architecting complex blockchain applications in enterprise environments Architecting Enterprise Blockchain Solutions helps engineers and IT administrators understand how to architect complex blockchain applications in enterprise environments. The book takes a deep dive into the intricacies of supporting and securing blockchain technology, creating and implementing decentralized applications, and incorporating blockchain into an exis...

Die Reihe ermöglicht es, technologische und mathematische Zusammenhänge gemäß Rahmenlehrplan zu erarbeiten und anzuwenden. Die Aufgaben werden durch zahlreiche Abbildungen und Tabellen ergänzt und können direkt im Buch bearbeitet werden. Mit den enthaltenen Lernsituationen trainieren die Auszubildenden, Arbeitsaufgaben selbstständig zu planen und zu bearbeiten.

HORIZONTE schult das Geschichtsbewusstsein der Schülerinnen und Schüler durch die Vermittlung der prozessbezogenen Kompetenzen (Sach-, Urteils-, Methoden-, Orientierungs- und Narrative Kompetenz). Sie werden zielgerichtet umgesetzt, wobei konsequent darauf geachtet wird, dass die zu erwerbenden Kompetenzen eng mit den Inhalten verwoben werden.HORIZONTE setzt die Kernpunkte des LehrplanPLUS - Kompetenzorientierung und nachhaltiges Lernen - kons...

We should have a plaque too, ' he says. 'What would it say?'I tilt my head. 'For Cat and Sam, who found each other and lost each other and found each other again.' It begins at the end.It begins on a bench, on a heath, where a woman waits for a man. Ten years ago, they made a pact:On this bench, on this day, they will end a love affair that's spanned three decades, or start again.They should never should have met. They should never have fallen...

The story of Richard Seaman, one of the greatest stars of the golden era of motorsport, who met a tragic end

A practical, jargon-free innovation manifesto You can read plenty of books on innovation methodologies without really understanding what innovation is, let alone how to leverage it to transform your organization and deliver pragmatic results. By working with organizations around the globe - from startups to cities, universities to multinationals, Alex Goryachev has developed a profound philosophy of innovation. Fearless Innovation is his mani...

This book reviews how the release of the citrus genome facilitates the investigation of ancestral species, the study of their complex biological features, and the genetic basis of agronomic traits of paramount importance for their sustainable cultivation. The first chapters discuss citrus origin and distribution, and the economic importance and varietal composition of the cultivated species, providing an overview of citrus and related genera g...

Prepare to laugh' - Reese Witherspoon 253 steps to becoming an anti-it girl.

Approaching his sixtieth birthday, the poet explores where he finds himself, geographically and in life, treating with wit and compassion such universal themes as ageing and memory, place, and the difficulty for the individual to exist at all in an ever bigger and more bestial world.

In these eleven interconnected essays, Anthony Burgess explores the complex relationship between literature and music. Drawing on his experience as both a writer and composer, Burgess not only asks what literature can contribute to the art of composition, but how music can influence the process of writing. From the poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins, to the prose of James Joyce, to the lyrics of Lorenz Hart, Burgess takes the reader on a journey ...

How can we bring people together? In Palaces for the People the sociologist and best-selling author Eric Klinenberg introduces a transformative and powerfully uplifting new idea for health, happiness, safety and healing our divided, unequal society. 'This wonderful book shows us how democracies thrive' Steven Levitsky & Daniel Ziblatt, authors of How Democracies DieToo often we take for granted and neglect our libraries, parks, markets, school...