From DONALD WELLS The author of The TAKEN! SERIES MURDER! When beautiful, nineteen-year-old Tiffany Grace is found murdered, it's up to Detectives Rick Parker and Joanna Knight to find her killer.
From YEAR ZERO PUBLISHING THRILLOGY by DONALD WELLS BLUE STEELE - CAPTURE #1 BLUE STEELE - CAPTURE #2 BLUE STEELE - CAPTURE #3 BLUE STEELE - CAPTURE #4 BLUE STEELE - CAPTURE #5 BLUE STEELE - CAPTURE #6 THE CALIBER DETECTIVE AGENCY - CASE FILE #1 THE CALIBER DETECTIVE AGENCY - CASE FILE #2 THE CALIBER DETECTIVE AGENCY - CASE FILE #3 THE CALIBER DETECTIVE AGENCY - CASE FILE #4 THE CALIBER DETECTIVE AGENCY - CASE FILE #5 THE CALIBER DETECTIVE AGENCY - CASE FILE #6 TAKEN! TAKEN! 2 - YOUNGBLOOD TAKEN! 3 - REGRET TAKEN! 4 - MIRROR IMAGE TAKEN! 5 - YOUNG LOVE TAKEN! 6 - RED, WHITE and BLUE *****PLUS!**** TAKEN! - PRELUDE! 18 BOOKS, THREE SERIES and a ONE OF A KIND BONUS THRILLOGY by DONALD WELLS
From YEAR ZERO PUBLISHING By the author of THE MANY AND THE ONE and THE FIX-IT MAN. Four short tales of Romance, Suspense, Horror and Thrills. Competition - When you've arranged to have your wife killed, it's not a good time for a cop to visit. -- To Each His Own - A moonlit night, a haunted house and a ghost with a secret. -- Anger Management - We all have anger, but what one man does with his will leave you gasping. -- Second Date - They say love can surprise you, in fact, sometimes it sneaks up and grabs you.
From DONALD WELLS the author of SEX POEMS FOR VIRGINS comes a second book of remarkable poetry AS A SOUL, MOLESTED This book is a must read for anyone who enjoys the written word and the playful joy that comes from reading a master poet.
From DONALD WELLS The Author of The TAKEN! Series of Short Stories, Blue Steele, Caliber Detective Agency & The Reynolds Family Saga REDEMPTION Someone's taken her. Someone has abducted television star Kelly Rogers, and the police and the FBI both believe that it was him. And Jake Stelton can't really blame them, after all, he's done it before, Ten months earlier, their meteoric love affair ended with Jake taking Kelly hostage and threatening to kill anyone who dared try to separate them. When the chaos of that day ended, there were five innocent people dead, and Jake Stelton was in jail awaiting trial for murder. His lawyer assured him that his record as a war hero would gain him little favor in the wake of five dead bodies, and that an emotionally shattered Kelly Rogers would gladly testify against him, and had in fact, already told the police about his increasingly bizarre behavior in the days leading up to the killings. Things looked dim for Jake, that is, until they discovered the tumor. A leading brain surgeon testified that the tumor found growing inside Jake's skull, was the culprit that propelled him to such violent and paranoid behavior, and it was this testimony that set him free. His freedom meant little, because Kelly wanted nothing to do with him, her love for him could not overcome her fear of him, and so Jake retired to his farm, to live out his life alone. But someone has taken Kelly Rogers, someone has taken the woman he loves and put her life on the line, and Jake Stelton has made a vow to find her, to save her, and possibly, to even find redemption.
From Donald Wells The author of The Reynolds Family Saga, Blue Steele, Taken!, Caliber Detective Agency & Monsters TAKEN! Box Set - Books 44-49 Jessica and her husband eagerly await the birth of their twins, but circumstances arise that compel her husband into action, even as a family emergency arises. Meanwhile, Samantha has her first "session" with Jessica, as the doctor and her husband attempt to guide her.
By Donald Wells The Author of Blue Steele, Monsters, Caliber Detective Agency, The Taken! Series of Short Stories & The Reynolds Family Saga Taken! Box Set - Books 32 - 37 Taken! 32 - The Couple That Slays Together When a friend goes missing in Detroit, Jessica and her husband travel to The Motor City and enlist Professor Tyler Davidson's assistance. Taken! 33 - And Then There Was One In the aftermath of one friend's tragedy, Jessica and her husband lend assistance to another friend... with tragic results. Taken! 34 - Drugs, Money & Guns The tragedies mount and the stakes escalate as Jessica and her Husband help to bring down a friend's enemy. Taken! 35 - Game On Jessica and her husband join with Tyler to put pressure on a drug kingpin, and wage war on his organization, but in the end, tragedy strikes once more. Taken! 36 - Old School With Darnell now a renegade, the war escalates on two fronts and a showdown seems inevitable. Taken! 37 - In The Presence Of Mine Enemies Ensnared in a trap, Jessica's husband calls on his unique past to save himself and Tyler, and to make Darnell Hopkins finally pay. Be sure to visit the TAKEN! Website at: thetakenseries.com for FREE stories from the TAKEN! Alphabet Series.
From Year Zero Publishing by DONALD WELLS EVERYTHING NEW IS OLD AGAIN Book 7 of The Reynolds Family Saga The past comes to life in this seventh entry of The Reynolds Family Saga as we travel back in time and discover how the town of Ocean Beach came to be. Damien Stern, the long-thought-dead heir of the Stern family returns to the Island with one goal on his mind - To restore the Sterns to their rightful place as the Island's elite. However, like the Island he loves, Damien also has a past, a past wherein a disastrous choice caused him not only great personal grief, but also had far-reaching implications for the Island, and also generations of the Reynolds family.
From Donald Wells The author of The Reynolds Family Saga, Blue Steele, The Taken! Series, Monsters & Caliber Detective Agency TAKEN! MEGA BOX SET 3 - TAKEN! 26-49 Taken! 26 - THERAPY Taken! 27 - A TOUCH OF BLUE Taken! 28 -HOMELAND Taken! 29 - HANNA JONES Taken! 30 - THE KID Taken! 31 - SERIOUS BUSINESS Taken! 32 -THE COUPLE THAT SLAYS TOGETHER Taken! 33 - AND THEN THERE WAS ONE Taken! 34 - DRUGS, MONEY & GUNS Taken! 35 - GAME ON Taken! 36 - OLD SCHOOL Taken! 37 - IN THE PRESENCE OF MINE ENEMIES Taken! 38 - YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED Taken! 39 - HONORED GUESTS Taken! 40 - SACRIFICIAL LAMB Taken! 41 - A WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING Taken! 42 - FOREVER HOLD YOUR PEACE Taken! 43 - PUT ASUNDER Taken! 44 - LIKE BOND, ONLY BETTER Taken! 45 - AMERICAN MADE Taken! 46 - FOR QUEEN AND COUNTRY Taken! 47 - ...BUT ONE LIFE TO GIVE Taken! 48 - DETENTE Taken! 49 - LICENCED TO KILL
From YEAR ZERO PUBLISHING A new series by Donald Wells From the plains of Texas in 1875 to present day New York City and the world, the name Caliber is synonymous with heroism. **THE CALIBER DETECTIVE AGENCY is featured in TAKEN! 10, also by DONALD WELLS** CASE FILE #1 After the death of his long-time friend and secretary Velma, legendary, octogenarian P. I. Jake Caliber is thrilled to meet Velma's young niece. However, the beautiful, young woman hides a secret, and only time will tell if she's friend, or foe. CASE FILE #2 Christopher Caliber is the youngest member of the Caliber clan and unlike his tough as nails brother Jake the fifth, he has no plans to become involved in the family P. I. business. However, fate has plans of its own, and when the young Caliber finds himself involved in a deadly situation, his choice is to act, or die. CASE FILE #3 After a dramatic confrontation, Christopher Caliber is reeling and unsure of what the future holds. However, his future is even more uncertain than he realizes, because there's someone stalking him, someone who wants him dead. CASE FILE #4 When Mira Asher, their beautiful young client, comes into the office for help, the Calibers believe it will be a simple case. However, soon one man will be dead, and Chris Caliber's reputation and life will be put on the line. CASE FILE #5 Even as things heat up between Chris and Velma, The Asher case takes a deadly and unexpected turn, and soon Chris finds himself having to prove that he has what it takes to be a Caliber. CASE FILE #6 The search for Mira's partner grows intense even as the list of suspects shrinks, but Chris won't stop until he finds the clever killer. Meanwhile, Velma discloses to Chris the shocking reason why they can never be together, despite their growing feelings for each other
From Donald Wells The author of The Taken! Series, Blue Steele, Caliber Detective Agency & Parker & Knight CALIBER DETECTIVE AGENCY 19-24 When Jake Caliber discovered that a murder had taken place in his daughter-in-law's home he enlisted the aid of the police force in finding his missing loved one. However the Calibers are their own force, and with the help of their friends, they're determined to get to the heart of Gail's mysterious disappearance and bring their loved one home. To this end, insurance investigator, Rayne Carver, has pledged her assistance, but the question arises, is Rayne a friend, or a foe?
From DONALD WELLS The author of The Reynolds Family Saga, The Taken! Series, Caliber Detective Agency & Blue Steele BLUE STEELE - Bounty Hunter 19-24 Blue receives long-awaited, but dreaded, news about her missing father, even as her personal and professional lives are in turmoil. Blue's boyfriend, Ramon, makes a request that Blue is hesitant to say yes to, while the mysterious Mr. Lawson offers Blue a tempting opportunity. As her mind and emotions roil in tumult, Blue becomes determined to capture the man whose violent act altered her life, while knowing that failure means death. And even if she survives the confrontation, her entire world will change.
From Donald Wells The author of The TAKEN! Series, Blue Steele, and The Caliber Detective Agency MONSTERS - Box Set - Books 1-6 Homicide detective Ricardo Pierce suspects that many of the city's missing persons are actually victims of a serial killer. When Pierce goes on a quest to find the killer, he discovers not one, but two monsters stalking the night. Pierce is the right man to stop them, however, the detective has his own demons that he struggles against. Will Pierce stop the night predators that threaten the city, or, will he ultimately become one himself?
From Donald Wells The author of The TAKEN! Series, Blue Steele & Caliber Detective Agency Taken! Alphabet Series - 26 Original Taken! Tales A book of thrills and suspense from A to Z
From YEAR ZERO PUBLISHING By DONALD WELLS The Author of The TAKEN! Series & THE CALIBER DETECTIVE AGENCY BLUE STEELE - BOX SET - CAPTURES 1-6 ******CHECK OUT THE BLUE STEELE WEBSITE AT: bluesteelebountyhunter.com***** ***BLUE STEELE is also featured in TAKEN! 6 & TAKEN! 13 also by DONALD WELLS*** BLUE STEELE 1 When murder suspect Vincent Kane jumps bail, Blue decides to hunt him down for the ten thousand dollar bounty. However, when Kane's guilt comes into question, Blue keeps searching for the man, but not just for the money. She wants answers. Who really killed Vincent Kane's wife? Was it her lover, or is Kane far more devious then even the police suspect? In the end, Blue discovers the truth and learns that the human heart holds many secrets. BLUE STEELE 2 When Blue goes back to her hometown, a quiet visit turns into a nightmare, when her sister, Jenny, is accused of committing murder. With two of the town's leading citizens backing up the accusation, Blue knows that the odds are stacked against her sister. Determined to get to the truth, Blue keeps digging, and when the truth is finally revealed, it's darker and deadlier than she could have ever imagined. BLUE STEELE 3 Blue was looking forward to a day of self-indulgence, when a bank robbery at a local mall forces her into action. The robbers have taken the daughter of Blue's best friend hostage and Blue follows them in a relentless pursuit, determined to get the little girl back safely. With the help of a mysterious stranger, Blue tracks down the murderous thugs, however, circumstances soon turn deadly, and Blue and her new friend find themselves just moments away from death. With little Amy's life on the line, Blue pulls out all the stops and her captors soon learn why the female of the species is the most dangerous. BLUE STEELE 4 While working as a bodyguard, Blue tries to stop a robbery, but the bandits elude her and attempt to exit the scene of the crime. They're caught by the police before they can make their escape, but the money and jewels from the robbery are no where in sight. With no evidence to hold them, the cops must soon release the crooks and admit that they've been outsmarted. However, Blue is on the case and determined to solve the mystery, a mystery with a five thousand dollar reward. BLUE STEELE 5 Blue is on the hunt for a runaway bank robber, but a call from an old client sends her rushing to his rescue. Once the client is safe, Blue, with the help of an old friend, turns her attention back to the bank robber. However, when she finally crosses paths with him, the results are shocking, and deadly. BLUE STEELE 6 While searching for a bail skip in The Piney Woods of Texas, Blue gets dragged unexpectedly into a life and death struggle with a murderous madman. BLUE STEELE BOX SET - CAPTURES 1-6
From Donald Wells The author of The TAKEN! Series, Blue Steele, Caliber Detective Agency & Redemption BLUE STEELE 25 After the momentous changes that took place in her world months earlier, Blue is settling in to her new life and going after the deadliest person she has ever pursued, the female serial killer, Victoria Belle. The quest to capture Belle has Blue on the run, as she travels from Indiana to Washington DC, and eventually to the bustling streets of Manhattan. However, Victoria Belle proves to be elusive prey, and only a violent confrontation will determine who comes out on top. Also, more change may be on the way, as Blue reveals a secret about herself.
From YEAR ZERO PUBLISHING By DONALD WELLS The Author of BLUE STEELE & THE CALIBER DETECTIVE AGENCY ****AVAILABLE NOW! THE THIRTY-NINE -- A TAKEN! NOVEL**** ****AVAILABLE NOW! KIDNAPPING THE DEVIL -- A TAKEN! NOVEL**** TAKEN! Box Set - Books 13 - 18 TAKEN! 13 (With BLUE STEELE) When the body of Sebastian Rojo surfaces with a bullet hole in his skull, the DEA has questions for Jessica and her husband. However, there's someone else asking questions, and he's a man who never takes no for an answer. John Jones is a troubleshooter for the drug cartel that crossed paths with Blue Steele and Dr. White's husband when Rojo abducted Jessica in Vermont, and Jones had a personal connection to one of the men that was killed. Now, Jones is not only seeking answers, but also revenge. As he goes about killing anyone he holds responsible for his loss, he crosses paths with Blue Steele with deadly results, and the doctor's husband may have finally met his match. TAKEN! 14 - MIRROR IMAGE 2 When Jeffrey Mitchell and his wife Hanna Jones attempt to get revenge on Jessica White and her husband, things go horribly wrong for them. Soon, Jeffrey is under arrest and Hanna is on the run with the FBI and a savvy Police Chief on her trail. However, Jeffrey and Hanna are as smart as they are deadly and can never be counted out. Meanwhile, Jessica's husband hears news that rocks him to his core and opens a mystery that must be solved. TAKEN! 15 - MOM Jessica joins her husband as he returns home for the first time since his mother threw him out when he was only seventeen. They've come seeking information, but the surprise that awaits them is more than they bargained for, and his mother hasn't grown mellower with age. When the answers finally come they spawn even more questions and Dr. White's husband learns that the truth is sometimes a bitter pill to swallow. TAKEN! 16 - Pure Evil Six-year-old Samantha Ryan loves to play games, but the games she enjoys are played for mortal stakes. The innocent looking child is anything but innocent and it's up to Jessica and her Husband to beat her at her own game. A game that will only end in death. TAKEN! 17 - Stiletto Oscar Kisiel A.K.A Stiletto, is the oldest enemy of Jessica and her husband. When fate sees fit to free the blade-wielding serial killer from death row he has only one thought in mind--REVENGE! TAKEN! 18 - Stalker Someone is leaving notes and flowers on Jessica's doorstep, and the main suspect is a cop. Despite the stress of dealing with a stalker, Jessica and her husband are happy to be involved in the wedding of one of their oldest friends. However, in the midst of bliss, tragedy strikes, and not even Dr. White's husband is immune to fate's cruelty. Be sure to visit the TAKEN! Website at: thetakenseries.com for FREE stories from the TAKEN! Alphabet Series.
By Donald Wells The author of The Reynolds Family Saga, Blue Steele, Monsters, The Caliber Detective Agency and Taken! Blue Steele - Box Set - Books 13-18 Blue Steele 13 Blue wakes up in a strange bed with her world in shambles, and just as things begin to look up, she finds herself running for her life. Blue Steele 14 In the aftermath of Ramon's abduction, Blue is joined by a powerful ally to help with his safe return, even as she learns that a terrorist has made her a target. Blue Steele 15 Blue and Ramon grow closer even as circumstances turn deadly, and as Jace lends a helping hand, Blue and Ramon face overwhelming odds. Blue Steele 16 Blue and Ramon take the fight to the enemy's camp as they travel to Europe to search for Natalie Stone. Blue Steele 17 Blue plays hardball against a terrorist organization in her quest to find Natalie Stone, but when tragedy strikes, it leaves her devastated. Blue Steele 18 Blue confronts Natalie Stone in London, even as her efforts send ripples through the terrorist's world. For more BLUE STEELE go to: bluesteelebountyhunter.com
From YEAR ZERO PUBLISHING The Fix-It Man by Donald Wells THE FIX-IT MAN John Faron is a natural-born tinkerer who can apparently fix anything. But when he's forced by the actions of a madman to make an unthinkable choice, he soon finds that the one thing he can't mend, is his own broken heart. Sixteen year old Johnny has a dream. He wants to build an engine that can get a hundred miles to the gallon. While working in his grandfather's fix-it shop, he meets Felicia Delgado, and the young girl steals his heart. Meanwhile, there's a killer hunting down young women and getting away with murder. Years later, when circumstances conspire to tear Johnny and Felicia apart, John is rescued from heartache by a new love. With his dream in sight and his new love at his side, John is ready to put the past behind him and marry. However, the killer now has him in his sights and seeks revenge against John for exposing him to the police. When the killer strikes, his attack leaves John unscathed, but places both his new love and Felicia square in the ravenous maw of imminent death. With a daring, near suicidal act, John may be able to save one of the women he loves, but which one? Will he sacrifice Felicia, or choose to save the woman who brought him back from despair, a woman who loves him more than life. It's an unthinkable choice and its resolution will shape John's life forever. THE FIX-IT MAN - A story of true love and revenge
From YEAR ZERO PUBLISHING By DONALD WELLS The Author of The TAKEN! Series and The REYNOLDS FAMILY SAGA HIT SQUAD - A TAKEN! Novel - Book 3 While Jessica is on the phone speaking to her brother, Jimmy, someone takes several shots at him and the line goes dead. Seeking answers, Jessica's husband travels to Brownsville, Texas and soon finds himself embroiled in a personal dispute between his brother-in-law and a local drug kingpin named, Donato Sierra. When Sierra sends men after the doctor's husband, he soon learns that he underestimated the man. Now it's a race against time, for as he searches for his brother-in-law to help him, Sierra's men are seeking Jimmy so that they can kill him. However, once Jimmy is safe, it only serves to enrage Sierra and the conflict escalates between he and the doctor's husband. Now, Sierra vows to see him dead and masses his army of street soldiers against him in a battle that will test his considerable skill at survival, and although Sierra possesses the sheer numbers that would overwhelm most men, Jessica White's husband is not most men, and may very well in fact be the most dangerous man alive.
This book explores the structure of the UN, its achievements and its weaknesses, explaining what it can and cannot do, and why. It traces mankind's quest for international laws, especially with regard to war; and shows how the US shaped the UN and continues to direct and limit its functioning--Provided by publisher.
In-depth Level II exam preparation direct from the CAIA Association CAIA Level II is the official study guide for the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst professional examination, and an authoritative guide to working in the alternative investment sphere. Written by the makers of the exam, this book provides in-depth guidance through the entire exam agenda; the Level II strategies are the same as Level I, but this time you'll review them through the lens of risk management and portfolio optimisation. Topics include asset allocation and portfolio oversight, style analysis, risk management, alternative asset securitisation, secondary market creation, performance and style attribution and indexing and benchmarking, with clear organisation and a logical progression that allows you to customise your preparation focus. This new third edition has been updated to align with the latest exam, and to reflect the current practices in the field. The CAIA designation was developed to provide a standardized knowledge base in the midst of explosive capital inflow into alternative investments. This book provides a single-source repository of that essential information, tailored to those preparing for the Level II exam. Measure, monitor and manage funds from a risk management perspective Delve into advanced portfolio structures and optimisation strategies Master the nuances of private equity, real assets, commodities and hedge funds Gain expert insight into preparing thoroughly for the CAIA Level II exam The CAIA Charter programme is rigorous and comprehensive, and the designation is globally recognised as the highest standard in alternative investment education. Candidates seeking thorough preparation and detailed explanations of all aspects of alternative investment need look no further than CAIA Level II.
In an age when the supply of gasoline to feed this modern American society has become both more expensive and more scarce questions are being pondered. Inquires like, How can a modern society scale back its dependence on gasoline as a motive source?' Are there genuine alternative power sources?' Are they the answer to a growing crisis?' Recent announcements of hybrids like those from Honda, Toyota, and Ford have really brought attention to this issue. Hybrids that use both gasoline engines and electric motors. Really, though, alternative power sources have been around for as long as the automobile has been. The battle between and among the steam car, the electric and the gas car was fought out in the first couple of decades of the twentieth century. This book explores the ins and outs of that battle. A struggle from which the gasoline car emerged completely victorious. To such an extent that steam cars and electric cars virtually disappeared from the scene for many decades. We will look over all three alternatives, exploring their advantages and disadvantages. We will also look over the obstacles to the steamers and the electrics. Barriers that still exist to a certain extent. Handicaps that caused their disappearance in the first place.
MacLeod's in-depth analysis examines how an observant Christian academic, unapologetically Calvinist, openly articulated his faith in a secular environment and helped convince evangelicals to abandon their ghettoizing anti-intellectualism. His discussion of Reid's international networking serves as a reminder of the way in which Canadian evangelicalism was influenced by and in turn influenced the United States, where Reid's influence was appreciable, both as a trustee of Westminster Seminary for thirty-seven years and as editor at large of the nascent "Christianity Today." "W. Stanford Reid" is a poignant, in-depth investigation of the life of a man whose career spanned academia and church.
The how's and why's of successful drug repositioning Drug repositioning, also known as drug reprofiling or repurposing, has become an increasingly important part of the drug development process. This book examines the business, technical, scientific, and operational challenges and opportunities that drug repositioning offers. Readers will learn how to perform the latest experimental and computational methods that support drug repositioning, and detailed case studies throughout the book demonstrate how these methods fit within the context of a comprehensive drug repositioning strategy. Drug Repositioning is divided into three parts: Part 1, Drug Repositioning: Business Case, Strategies, and Operational Considerations, examines the medical and commercial drivers underpinning the quest to reposition existing drugs, guiding readers through the key strategic, technical, operational, and regulatory decisions needed for successful drug repositioning programs. Part 2, Application of Technology Platforms to Uncover New Indications and Repurpose Existing Drugs, sets forth computational-based strategies, tools, and databases that have been designed for repositioning studies, screening approaches, including combinations of existing drugs, and a look at the development of chemically modified analogs of approved agents. Part 3, Academic and Non-Profit Initiatives & the Role of Alliances in the Drug Repositioning Industry, explores current investigations for repositioning drugs to treat rare and neglected diseases, which are frequently overlooked by for-profit pharmaceutical companies due to their lack of commercial return. The book's appendix provides valuable resources for drug repositioning researchers, including information on drug repositioning and reformulation companies, databases, government resources and organizations, regulatory agencies, and drug repositioning initiatives from academia and non-profits. With this book as their guide, students and pharmaceutical researchers can learn how to use drug repositioning techniques to extend the lifespan and applications of existing drugs as well as maximize the return on investment in drug research and development.
This is a comprehensive evidence-based clinical manual for practitioners ofcognitive-behavioural hypnotherapy. Cognitive-behavioural hypnotherapy is increasingly becoming the dominant approach to clinicalhypnosis. At a theoretical level, it adopts a research-based cognitive-behavioural model ofhypnosis. At a practical level, it closely integrates traditional hypnotherapy andcognitive-behavioural therapy techniques. This is the first major treatment manual to describe a fully integrated cognitive-behavioural approach to hypnotherapy, based on current evidence and best practice in the fields of hypnotism and CBT. It is the product of years of work by the author, a cognitive-behavioural therapist and specialist in clinical hypnosis, with overfifteen years' experience in the therapy field. This book should be essential reading for anyoneinterested in modern evidence-based approaches to clinical hypnosis. It's also an importantresource for cognitive-behavioural therapists interested in the psychology of suggestion and the useof mental imagery techniques.
By Donald Wells The author of The Reynolds Family Saga, Blue Steele, Monsters, The Caliber Detective Agency and Taken! Blue Steele - Box Set - Books 7-12 Blue Steele 7 Blue becomes mentor to a young bounty hunter named Blondie, even as a serial killer begins a reign of terror. Blue Steele 8 After three more bounty hunters fall victim to the serial killer, Blue's boyfriend, Gary, begs her to go into hiding. Meanwhile, Blondie proves herself worthy. Blue Steele 9 Someone is stalking Blue, as a serial killer hunts for victims, and after she and Blondie save the day, they have a disagreement that threatens their friendship. Blue Steele 10 After one of Blue's oldest friends go missing, it's feared that the serial killer has struck again. Meanwhile, Blondie gets in over her head and even Blue can't help her. Blue Steele 11 After being saved by an unexpected ally, Blondie and Blue make up, but Blue soon has reason to distrust Blondie, when she learns disturbing news from a reliable source. Blue Steele 12 Blue and Gary's relationship is in turmoil, and Blue must make a life-altering decision. And when the serial killer's identity is revealed, Blue faces a showdown with tragic results, and later finds herself in deep despair.
This book is the product of Donald Akenson's decades of research and writing on Irish social history and its relationship to the Irish diaspora - it is also the product of a lifetime of trying to figure out where Swedish-America actually came from, and why. These two matters, Akenson shows, are intimately related. Ireland and Sweden each provide a tight case study of a larger phenomenon, one that, for better or worse, shaped the modern world: the Great European Diaspora of the "true" nineteenth century. Akenson's book parts company with the great bulk of recent emigration research by employing sharp transnational comparisons and by situating the two case studies in the larger context of the Great European Migration and of what determines the physics of a diaspora: no small matter, as the concept of diaspora has become central to twenty-first-century transnational studies. He argues (against the increasing refusal of mainstream historians to use empirical databases) that the history community still has a lot to learn from economic historians; and, simultaneously, that (despite the self-confidence of their proponents) narrow, economically based explanations of the Great European Migration leave out many of the most important aspects of the whole complex transaction. Akenson believes that culture and economic matters both count, and that leaving either one on the margins of explanation yields no valid explanation at all.
Indian trader, rancher, harbor developer, oil impresario—these are the many worlds of one of the least chronicled but most fascinating characters of the American West. In the early, bustling years of the frontier, a brazen young man named William McDole Lee moved from Wisconsin to Kansas and then to Texas to forge a life for himself. Becoming a driving entrepreneurial force in Texas's development, Lee soon garnered the alliances and resources necessary to shape the financial destinies of disparate groups throughout the state. His story is expertly told in Donald F. Schofield's Indians, Cattle, Ships, and Oil. Beginning in 1869 as a trader to the southern Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes and fort provisioner to troops garrisoned at Camp Supply, Indian Territory, Lee gained a partner and amassed a fortune in short order from trading buffalo hides and robes. Vast herds of buffalo grazing on the southern plains were killed largely on his order. When buffalo were no longer a profitable commodity, Lee tackled his next challenge—the cattle trade. He began with herds branded LR that grazed on pastures near Fort Supply. Then came his LE herd in the Texas Panhandle. Another partnership, with noted cattle rancher Lucien Scott, resulted in the vast LS ranch, one of the most successful operations of its day. Lee even introduced a new breed of cattle, the Aberdeen-Angus, to the western range. But as his partnership faded, Lee moved on to his next undertaking—the development of Texas' first deep-water harbor. In 1888, Lee and other financiers put up one million dollars to finance a dream: opening international trade from the waters of the Gulf of Mexico to the mainland at the mouth of the Brazos River. Their Brazos River Channel and Dock Company was to construct, own, and operate a deep-water harbor at Velasco, with a railroad link to Houston. Though threats of financial disaster loomed large, the Velasco facility was to welcome, in its day, tugs, barges, and three-masted schooners and to provide impetus for Houston's boom. Yet with success, the mercurial Lee turned to yet another challenge—oil. Starting still another partnership, Lee committed himself to prospecting for oil on the West Columbia Ridge in Brazoria County. Lee and crew struck oil in 1907, developing one of the first producing wells of Brazoria County, but inadequate drilling equipment hampered further fruitful exploration. Lee moved his rigs to the famed Spindletop, where he perfected the technique of shallow drilling. Though spectacular success in the oil business eluded him, Lee's accomplishments set him squarely among the great entrepreneurs of the Texas oil industry. Lee's exploits led him to roles in some of the most dramatic moments in Texas and the West—Indian uprisings, buffalo hunts, political scandals, cowboy strikes and shoot-outs, railroad promotions, oil-well blow-outs and gushers. The people he encountered are the famous and infamous of western history: Cheyenne Chief Little Robe and the outlaw "Hurricane Bill" Martin; Indian Agent John D. Miles and Major General John Pope; outlaws Tom Harris and William Bonney, and Sheriff Pat Garrett. Altogether, Lee's biography vividly shows one man's manipulation of people and events during the settlement of the American frontier.
In Political Literacy in Composition and Rhetoric, Donald Lazere calls for revival of NCTE resolutions in the 1970s for teaching the “critical reading, listening, viewing, and thinking skills necessary to enable students to cope with the persuasive techniques in political statements, advertising, entertainment, and news,” and explores the reasons these goals have been eclipsed in composition studies over recent decades. Obstacles to those goals have included the emphasis in the profession on basic and first year writing at the expense of more advanced study in argumentative rhetoric, and on the privileging of students’ personal writing over critical study of both academic and political discourse. Lazere further argues that theorists who legitimately champion students’ pluralistic local communities sometimes fail to recognize that liberal education can enable students to grow beyond their home cultures to critical awareness of national and international politics. Finally, he argues that the fixation in recent composition studies on liberally-inclined students and communities “on the margins” has eclipsed attention to the conservative conformity long prevalent in mainstream American society and education. His proposals for curriculum and pedagogy seek to introduce students to a more highly-informed, cogent, and open-ended level of debate between the political left and right.
Long recognized as the leading text in this dynamic field, Rogers’ Textbook of Pediatric Intensive Care provides comprehensive, clear explanations of both the principles underlying pediatric critical care disease and trauma as well as how these principles are applied. Led by Drs. Donald H. Shaffner, John J. McCloskey, Elizabeth A. Hunt, and Robert C. Tasker, along with a team of 27 section editors as well as more than 250 expert global contributors, the fully revised Sixth Edition brings you completely up to date on today’s understanding, treatments, technologies, and outcomes regarding critical illness in children.
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