1 missing Zodiac. 3 realms fighting for him. 1 chance to find him first. Where would you look for a missing Zodiac? As the mages continue their quest for the birthstones, Ciara must do everything she can to keep that from happening. To make matters worse, a Zodiac is missing. That isn’t her only problem. Ciara struggles to hold the Guardians together, but tensions are high as the mages grow closer and their moves more daring. The hunt for Pisces and his birthstone heats up as the wheel of the Zodiac shifts into his house, and Ciara finds herself in a race to find him. Pisces is hidden by the magic of the mages and he’s closer than she knows. Will Ciara find him before the mages disappear with him for good? The Twelfth House is the third book in the thrilling urban fantasy series, Turn of the Zodiac. If you like supernatural adventure, a mystery that you can’t put down and diving into a unique world full of magic and Zodiacs, then this book is for you.
1 Magical Tether. 1 Woman to Destroy It. 1 Realm of Mages Waiting to Kill Her. When the mages return to the Earth realm to set a magical tether and begin their rise to power, Ciara finds herself on a quest to a new world. A place she never knew existed. Ciara is learning to adjust to her new life as a Guardian of the Capricorn birthstone. She’s also trying to figure out how to control her magic. But all that will have to wait, because the Zodiacs are sending her to the realm of mages on a mission to break their evil web of magic. The wheel of the Zodiac has shifted into the house of Aquarius. With the help of his Guardian and a small group of friends, they have to break the tether and get back to Earth without being captured. But she discovers that it's much worse than she ever imagined. Can Ciara make it back alive or will she risk the fate of the world falling into the hands of those that would seek to control it? The Eleventh House is the second book in the urban fantasy series, Turn of the Zodiac. If you like thrilling adventure, a mystery that you can’t put down and diving into a unique world full of magic and Zodiacs, then this series is for you.
What would you do if you watched a Zodiac have your friend murdered and he was coming for you next? Ciara wants peace from the strange things that are going on, but that's not going to happen. Taurus has arrived on Earth, and he’s come to end the Guardian line. That includes Ciara, even if she doesn't know it. A race for the magical birthstones and the survival of the human race begins as an ancient enemy slips from the shadows to join the fight. Ciara has four days to find Taurus’s true birthstone and send him back to Polaris. Or else humanity belongs to him. Ciara can save the world, but can she stay alive long enough to do it? The Tenth House is the first book in the urban fantasy series, Turn of the Zodiac. If you like mystery, thrilling action that you can't put down and stepping into a unique world with zodiacs and magic, then this series is for you.
1 magical fire. 3 on a deadly quest. 1 Zodiac’s life in the balance. What would you do if the fate of a Zodiac was in your hands? Ciara receives an impossible task: go to the home of the Zodiacs and find the fire that can heal Aries before the mage's magic consumes him. And she has just three days to do it. That's if being on Polaris doesn't kill her first. As the wheel of the Zodiac shifts into Aries, the quest for the fire heats up against the magical creatures willing to kill to keep it out of her hands. And that's not her only problem. The mages have left their mark on Polaris and Ciara finds out just how far they've gone. Can Ciara survive the Zodiac realm and make it back in time to save Aries? The First House is the fourth book in the urban fantasy series, Turn of the Zodiac. If you like mystery, thrilling action that you can't put down and stepping into a unique world with zodiacs and magic, then this series is for you.
1 missing Zodiac. 3 realms fighting for him. 1 chance to find him first. Where would you look for a missing Zodiac? As the mages continue their quest for the birthstones, Ciara must do everything she can to keep that from happening. To make matters worse, a Zodiac is missing. That isn’t her only problem. Ciara struggles to hold the Guardians together, but tensions are high as the mages grow closer and their moves more daring. The hunt for Pisces and his birthstone heats up as the wheel of the Zodiac shifts into his house, and Ciara finds herself in a race to find him. Pisces is hidden by the magic of the mages and he’s closer than she knows. Will Ciara find him before the mages disappear with him for good? The Twelfth House is the third book in the thrilling urban fantasy series, Turn of the Zodiac. If you like supernatural adventure, a mystery that you can’t put down and diving into a unique world full of magic and Zodiacs, then this book is for you.
1 magical fire. 3 on a deadly quest. 1 Zodiac’s life in the balance. What would you do if the fate of a Zodiac was in your hands? Ciara receives an impossible task: go to the home of the Zodiacs and find the fire that can heal Aries before the mage's magic consumes him. And she has just three days to do it. That's if being on Polaris doesn't kill her first. As the wheel of the Zodiac shifts into Aries, the quest for the fire heats up against the magical creatures willing to kill to keep it out of her hands. And that's not her only problem. The mages have left their mark on Polaris and Ciara finds out just how far they've gone. Can Ciara survive the Zodiac realm and make it back in time to save Aries? The First House is the fourth book in the urban fantasy series, Turn of the Zodiac. If you like mystery, thrilling action that you can't put down and stepping into a unique world with zodiacs and magic, then this series is for you.
1 Magical Tether. 1 Woman to Destroy It. 1 Realm of Mages Waiting to Kill Her. When the mages return to the Earth realm to set a magical tether and begin their rise to power, Ciara finds herself on a quest to a new world. A place she never knew existed. Ciara is learning to adjust to her new life as a Guardian of the Capricorn birthstone. She’s also trying to figure out how to control her magic. But all that will have to wait, because the Zodiacs are sending her to the realm of mages on a mission to break their evil web of magic. The wheel of the Zodiac has shifted into the house of Aquarius. With the help of his Guardian and a small group of friends, they have to break the tether and get back to Earth without being captured. But she discovers that it's much worse than she ever imagined. Can Ciara make it back alive or will she risk the fate of the world falling into the hands of those that would seek to control it? The Eleventh House is the second book in the urban fantasy series, Turn of the Zodiac. If you like thrilling adventure, a mystery that you can’t put down and diving into a unique world full of magic and Zodiacs, then this series is for you.
What would you do if you watched a Zodiac have your friend murdered and he was coming for you next? Ciara wants peace from the strange things that are going on, but that's not going to happen. Taurus has arrived on Earth, and he’s come to end the Guardian line. That includes Ciara, even if she doesn't know it. A race for the magical birthstones and the survival of the human race begins as an ancient enemy slips from the shadows to join the fight. Ciara has four days to find Taurus’s true birthstone and send him back to Polaris. Or else humanity belongs to him. Ciara can save the world, but can she stay alive long enough to do it? The Tenth House is the first book in the urban fantasy series, Turn of the Zodiac. If you like mystery, thrilling action that you can't put down and stepping into a unique world with zodiacs and magic, then this series is for you.
When she died in 1977, Joan Crawford was remembered as an icon of Hollywood's Golden Age—until publication the following year of her daughter's memoir, Mommie Dearest. Christina Crawford's book was an immediate bestseller, combining the infrequently discussed topic of child abuse with the draw of Hollywood drama. But when Paramount Pictures released the film version, starring Faye Dunaway as Crawford, it was panned, and it remains one of the most legendary critical bombs in film history. The lavish, big-screen adaptation drew unexpected laughter for its over the top the scenes depicting life in the Crawford household. Rarely have such good intentions been met with such ridicule. Despite this, the movie was a commercial success and remains, four decades later, immensely popular as an unintentional camp classic. Based on new interviews with people connected to the book and the film—from cast and crew members to industry insiders—With Love, Mommie Dearest details the writing and selling of Christina's book and the aftermath of its publication, as well as the filming of the motion picture, whose backstage drama almost surpassed what was viewed on-screen in the film. Hollywood historian A. Ashley Hoff explores the phenomenon, the camp, and the very real social issues addressed by the book and film.
The "Chicago Home Book", a comprehensive hands-on guide to building, remodeling, decorating, furnishing and landscaping a home in Chicago and its suburbs, is the essential reference for the Chicagoland homeowner.At over 800 pages, this beautiful, full-color hard cover volume is quite simply the most complete, well-organized reference to the Chicagoland home industry. It covers all aspects of the process, with over 2,000 listings of local home industry professionals, accompanied by hundreds of inspiring photographs. You will also find articles to assist in planning and completing a project. The Chicago Home Book tells you how to find what you need when you need it.
Once thought to be the task of metaphysics, the synthesis of knowledge has been discounted by many philosophers today. Benedict Ashley, a leading Thomistic scholar, argues that it remains a valid and intellectually fruitful pursuit by situating metaphysics as an endeavor that must cross disciplinary and cultural boundaries. Working from a realist Thomistic epistemology, Ashley asserts that we must begin our search for wisdom in the natural sciences; only then, he believes, can we ensure that our claims about immaterial and invisible things are rooted in reliable experience of the material. Any attempt to share wisdom, he insists, must derive from a context that is both interdisciplinary and intercultural. Ashley offers an ambitious analysis and synthesis of major historical contributions to the unification of knowledge, including non-Western traditions. Beginning with the question "Metaphysics: Nonsense or Wisdom?" Ashley moves from a critical examination of the foundations of modern science to quantum physics and the Big Bang; from Aristotle's theory of being and change, through Aquinas's five ways, to a critical analysis of modern and postmodern thought. Ashley is able to interweave the approaches of the great philosophers by demonstrating their contributions to philosophical thought in a concrete, specific manner. In the process, he accounts for a contemporary culture overwhelmed by the fragmentation of data and thirsting for an utterly transcendent yet personal God. The capstone of a remarkable career, The Way Toward Wisdom will be welcomed by students in philosophy and theology.
The book of Numbers tells a story with two main characters—God and Israel. The way the story is told sounds odd and often harsh to readers today. The main point of the book is nevertheless of immense importance for God’s people in any age: exact obedience to God is crucial. This comprehensive and erudite commentary presents a thorough explication of this significant Hebrew text. Timothy Ashley’s introduction discusses such questions as structure, authorship, and theological themes, and it features an extended bibliography of major works on the book of Numbers. Then, dividing the text of Numbers into five major sections, Ashley elucidates the theological themes of obedience and disobedience, which run throughout. His detailed verse-by-verse comments primarily explain the Hebrew text of Numbers as it stands rather than speculate on how the book came to be in its present form. This second edition includes revisions that reflect Ashley’s decades of experience with the book of Numbers, as well as updates to the footnotes and bibliography, which add many important works published in the last thirty years. With these new features, Ashley’s commentary solidifies its place as the church’s most faithful and definitive reference on the book of Numbers.
Aristophanes' comic masterpiece Thesmophoriazusae has long been recognized amongst the plays of Old Comedy for its deconstruction of tragic theatricality. This book reveals that this deconstruction is grounded not simply in Aristophanes' wider engagement with tragic realism. Rather, it demonstrates that from its outset Aristophanes' play draws upon Parmenides' philosophical revelations concerning reality and illusion, employing Eleatic strictures and imagery to philosophize the theatrical situation, criticize Aristophanes' poetic rival Euripides as promulgator of harmful deceptions, expose the dangerous complicity of Athenian theatre audiences in tragic illusion, and articulate political advice to an audience negotiating a period of political turmoil characterized by deception and uncertainty (the months before the oligarchic coup of 411 BC). The book thereby restores Thesmophoriazusae to its proper status as a philosophical comedy and reveals hitherto unrecognized evidence of Aristophanes' political use of Eleatic ideas during the late fifth century BC.
This book brings together the many pieces of India's nuclear puzzle and the ramifications for South Asia. The author examines the choices facing India from New Delhi's point of view in order to discern which future courses of action appear most appealing to Indian security managers. He details how such choices, if acted upon, would affect U.S. strategic interests, India's neighbors, and the world."--BOOK JACKET.
The Chicago Home Book is the most complete resource guide for building, remodeling, landscaping, decorating and furnishing a luxury home in Chicago and its suburbs. At over 400 pages, this beautiful, full-color hardcover volume gives homeowners the information they need to develop their dream home or redo their favorite room. Homeowners will find everything they need in this exquisite collection of luxury professionals showcased to inspire the consumer. These professionals include: Custom Home Builders Interior Designers Architects Kitchen & Batch Designers Landscape Architects and Contractors Swimming Pool & Spa Designers
Morson and Dawson's Gastrointestinal Pathology is one of the 'Gold Standards' of pathology textbooks. It has been completely revised to incorporate the latest advances in this rapidly evolving field including the developments in gastric cancer and Helicobacter pylori and the revised classification of other common gastrointestinal conditions. This new edition features a wealth of new material presented in full colour for the first time.
This book is the first of its kind to provide an in-depth treatment of the law of unauthorised disclosures in the United Kingdom. Drawing upon extensive data obtained using freedom of information as a methodology and examples from comparative jurisdictions, the book considers the position of civil servants, employees of the security and intelligence services and service personnel in the armed forces. It considers the protections available, the consequences of leaking and a full assessment of the authorised alternatives.
The Home Book series is the most complete local reference to the home industry. This handsome, easy-to-use directory is designed to provide inspiration and practical information in a concise and well-organized manner.Readers of the Home Book series have at their fingertips a detailed source for building, designing, decorating, and landscaping affluent homes in their areas. Whether interested in remodeling a kitchen or building a multi-million dollar dream house, this book can give readers the information they want to get the quality services and products they need.In more than 40 sections, home industry professionals are showcased to inspire the consumer.These professionals include: Custom Home BuildersInterior DesignersArchitectsKitchen & Bath DesignersLandscape Architects and ContractorsSwimming Pool & Spa Designers
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