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Nothing ruins a happily ever after faster than curiosity... Amanda's move to San Juan Island did not turn out like she'd hoped. Losing her boyfriend was bad enough, but watching her career fall apart is almost more than she can handle. So, she's willing to admit it might be time to pack up and move on. But then a charismatic property manager with ties to a mystery she's dying to unravel shows up and everything changes... Will's only goal i...

First published in 1895, 'The Time Machine' is a science fiction novella by H.G. Wells, an English writer. Excellent in many genres, he wrote dozens of novels, short stories, and works of social commentary, history, satire, biography, and autobiography. Wells crafts a striking and haunting picture of an earth some 800, 000 years into the future. He is typically credited with the popularization of the notion of time travel by using a vehicle t...

First published in 1903, 'The Call of the Wild' is a concise adventure novel by Jack London, an American novelist, journalist, and social activist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and American magazines, he was one of the first American authors to become an international celebrity and earn a large fortune from writing. Buck, a strong St Bernard dog is stolen from his relaxing Californian life in Santa Clara Valley and sold to French Canadians...

Originally published in 1958, 'Life of Christ' was written by Fulton J. Sheen, an American bishop of the Catholic Church known for his preaching and especially his work on television and radio. This is a dramatic and moving recounting of the birth, life, Crucifixion, and Resurrection of Christ, and a passionate portrait of the God-Man, the teacher, the healer, and most of all the Savior, whose promise has sustained humanity for two millennia. ...

Memories are gifts from the gods. But they can also be a curse… Washing up on a strange and distant shore after being swept off her ship, Keiko is given the precious opportunity to walk away from who she was and find true peace and happiness. Two things that have eluded her ever since she first took up her father's sword. But Keiko should know that she can never truly escape her past. When her new life is upended, Keiko sees that the true p...

Keiko thought she was becoming a true samurai warrior, but the loss of her sister will make her doubt everything. Keiko's revenge on her enemies is almost complete. Like the chameleon, she has changed herself to attract and entrap the men she seeks. Now, just one man remains unpunished. But before she can complete her vengeance, karma destroys her plans cruelly. Niko-her adopted younger sister-is kidnapped. Keiko is sure she knows who is be...

Nothing ruins a happily ever after faster than curiosity... Amanda's move to San Juan Island did not turn out like she'd hoped. Losing her boyfriend was bad enough, but watching her career fall apart is almost more than she can handle. So, she's willing to admit it might be time to pack up and move on. But then a charismatic property manager with ties to a mystery she's dying to unravel shows up and everything changes... Will's only goal i...

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The International Management Reader: Essential Articles on Global Business provides students with a hands-on approach to understanding the impacts and nuances of global factors such as governmental regulations, social-cultural trends, language, religion, economic activities, ethical behavior, and decision-making on a company's strategies to do business outside of its home market.The book features 14 chapters with each presenting a key topic on...

First published in 1934, George Orwell's first novel 'Burmese Days', presents a devastating portrayal of British colonial rule, inspired by his experiences in the Indian Imperial Police in Burma. The story describes both indigenous corruption and Imperial bigotry. John Flory is a white timber merchant in 1920s Burma. Disillusioned by imperial life, Flory defies orthodoxy and befriends Indian Dr. Veraswami. The doctor is being pursued by a co...

First published in 1602, 'Twelfth Night' is an amusingly comic tale of faulty identities by William Shakespeare, an English playwright, poet, and actor. He is widely considered the most splendid writer in the English language and the world's most remarkable dramatist. It twists around the physical resemblance between Sebastian and his twin sister, Viola, each of whom, when separated after a shipwreck, believes the other to be dead. The dramat...

Even the strongest woman has her breaking point, and Keiko has reached hers. Sick at heart and wanting only to leave her past behind her, Keiko is drawn to the sea. Seeking refuge from the world that has nearly torn her spirit apart, she boards the first ship she finds and sails away gladly from her former life. Although Keiko thinks she is done with her past life, fate has much more in store. Her ship is taken by a band of wokou-desperate p...

Turbulent Times: Selected Readings on World Politics in the Twenty-First Century provides students with timely and thought-provoking articles that underscore the complexities of global politics and their far-reaching impacts on the rest of the world.The anthology is divided into seven distinct parts. The readings in Part I examine the impact of female presidents on political activity. Part II explores the concept of globalization and more spec...

Tao Te Ching' is a Chinese classic text written around 400 BC and traditionally credited to the sage Lao Tzu, a mystic philosopher of ancient China and a central figure in Chinese culture, both nobility, and common people claim him in their lineage. According to Chinese tradition, Lao Tzu (also known as Laozi) lived in the 6th century BCE. This is the traditional manual on the art of living and one of the wonders of the world. In eighty-one ...

In 1948, the modern mystic Neville Goddard delivered a groundbreaking series of lessons, which many consider to be the most transparent and competent illumination of his methods regarding mental creativity. Neville Goddard is one of the most extraordinary and ardently practical spiritual thinkers of the past century. Writing and lecturing under the solitary name Neville, he enthralled audiences with one simple, radical idea-The human imaginat...

Vaṇakkam aṉpārnta vācakarkaḷēnāṉ ārūr. Civa.Maṇivēl.Itu oru kākitattil pulampalai kūṟum katai, mēlum oru kākitattai vaittu maṉitaṉukku nampikkai atika paṭutta oru ciṟu muyaṟci katai.Kākita payaṇam. Aṭutta katai oru kātal katai itu uṇmai katai eṉṟu kūṟiṉālum āccariyappaṭattakka talla iru uṇarvukaḷiṉ uraiyāṭalāy uruvāṉatu inta katai.....

First published in 1924, 'Poirot Investigates' is a short story collection by Agatha Christie, an English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. In the eleven stories, celebrated eccentric detective Hercule Poirot cracks an assortment of mysteries implicating greed, jealousy, and revenge. The detective deals with the thef...

Only a king can banish sorcerers and strip enchanters of their power. Only a king is immune to spells and potions. Only a king knows the truth behind the legends. Until now. Magic Collector Devryn Ashby may have deserved the curse that saps his magic-manipulating abilities, but it certainly won't help him with the task King Reginald has assigned him. Instead of allowing him to continue hunting for those who stole the powerful Enchanter's List,...

First published in 1917, 'Nationalism' is a collection of essays by Rabindranath Tagore, a Bengali polymath who worked as a poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer, and painter. Tagore composed hundreds of songs that are still sung today as they including the Indian and Bangladeshi national anthems. His prolific literary life has left a legacy of quality novels, essays, poems, and in this volume one of his plays. He ea...

First published in 1924, 'Scientific Healing Affirmations' is a handbook to optimistic and potent thought by Paramahansa Yogananda, an Indian Hindu monk, yogi, and guru who presented millions to the teachings of meditation and Kriya Yoga through his organization Self-Realization Fellowship/Yogoda Satsanga Society of India, and who lived his last 32 years in America. This work was far ahead of its time in demonstrating how influential and usef...