This book presents a new perspective on the search for life on other planets and approaches habitability holistically, utilizing a complete range of environmental data including physical features as well as chemical signals. Based upon the fundamental premise that every observation may be the clue that later confirms or evidence of a habitable environment, it presents practical advice on organizing a field site, the range of tools available and how they can be used, and how the data can be organized as an assessment tool with applicability to multiple planetary environments. The role of analogue activities, in addition to analogue environments, in advancing the state-of-the-art in astrobiology is emphasised. Planetary Habitability is a manual for research astrobiologists in the field and an important reference for engineers planning and constructing missions to other planets. It can also be used in student seminars on this central theme in space exploration.
The huge black raven soars above the city looking for the ragged homeless girl who feeds him. He has a gift for her – a human finger with a gold wedding ring. His gift will set off a hunt for a serial killer. He knows who it is. He tries to lead Susan, the new police detective, to the bodies and help her track down the killer before more are killed. But he warns the woman detective with the raven black hair, “There are more.”
Amanda White flees her pampered life in the East in order to save her small daughter. As the new teacher of raggedy, poor Indian children in the high Western plains, she struggles with the harsh climate and a devious Indian agent to carve out a new life for all of them. Through violence and tragedy, she finds hidden strength and abilities she never knew she had, even though the man she loves abandons her.
Written for busy working individuals who have other home and/or outside commitments. This revised edition includes new chapters on business, travel, and relocation. Case studies, tips, and checklists focus on how to put quality time where you want it.
Last summer the huge black raven found a shiny gold ring and gave it to his friend Rose, the homeless girl who would give him good things to eat. That ring helped Detective Susan Strauss solve a string of murders. But then Rose was murdered. And Edgar the Raven no longer had someone to feed him tasty tidbits in exchange for shiny things. He had found a new friend. And now that friend was in trouble. He had to find the beautiful detective with the raven black hair so she could help his new friend. Susan discovers that she is not only looking for Edgar's friend, but that she is investigating other sinister crimes as well. As she works she must also deal with the aftermath of Deacon's attack on her. That search leads her in a direction she never expected. Quoth the Raven: Find Lenore is the second in the Quoth the Raven detective series.
As Michael heads west with General Grant, his half-brother Joshua rides south to Atlanta with General Sherman and then turns East in the march to the sea. But Joshua's experiences in the Army are much different than Michael's. After the war ends Joshua takes a different path and stays in the army to go west with Colonel Grierson in the Tenth Cavalry. What Joshua does and the things that happen to him will affect Michael's future after the Civil War ends and that of Michael's children.
Featuring advice, wisdom, and observations from an array of prominent and beloved women, 30 Things Every Woman Should Have and Should Know by the Time She's 30 is an essential guide (and perfect gift) for women on the brink of thirty--and for those who are already there! Fifteen years ago, Glamour published a list of distinctive yet universally true must-haves and must-knows for women on the cusp of and beyond the age of thirty titled, "30 Things Every Woman Should Have and Should Know by the Time She's 30." It became a phenomenon. Originally penned by Glamour columnist Pamela Redmond Satran, The List found a second life when women began to forward it to one another online, millions of times. It became a viral sensation, misattributed to everyone from Maya Angelou to Hillary Clinton--but there's only one original list, and it stands the test of time. Quirky and profound, The List defines the absolute must-haves (#11: "A set of screwdrivers, a cordless drill, and a black lace bra") and must-knows (#1: "How to fall in love without losing yourself") for grown-up female happiness. Now, Glamour magazine has gathered together its editors and an incredible group of notable women to expand on each of the items on The List in wise, thoughtful, and intimate essays. Kathy Griffin meditates on knowing when to try harder and when to walk away. Lisa Ling explores the idea that your childhood may not have been perfect, but it's over, and Lauren Conrad shares what she has learned about what she would and wouldn't do for money or love. Other personal insights come from Maya Angelou, Rachel Zoe, Taylor Swift, Katie Couric, Portia de Rossi, Kelly Corrigan, ZZ Packer, Bobbi Brown, Padma Lakshmi, Angie Harmon, and many more. Along with essays based on The List, writers share their feelings about what the milestone of turning thirty meant to them. 30 Things Every Woman Should Have and Should Know by the Time She's 30 is the one book women of all ages will turn to for timely and timeless wisdom.
Abandoned by her husband in England, a desperate woman struggles to build a new life for herself . . . Born into a wealthy English family and raised in Chicago, Ellie is used to a life of luxury. When she met Max Berman, it was the best thing that had ever happened to her, but her father, president of the Union Atlantic Railroad Company, was absolutely against a marriage to the son of Russian Jews. Still, Ellie was determined to be with the man she loved—even if it meant sacrificing her fortune. Ellie and Max, along with their four-month-old son, William, journey across the Atlantic to Southampton, England to start a new life. Max, goes off to sort out the immigration papers, while Ellie waits with William and the luggage. But then more than several minutes pass, and the crowds have died down. He’s nowhere in sight. Then, a porter gives Ellie the shocking news that Max was seen boarding the ship returning to America . . . Desperate and penniless, Ellie seeks out her English grandfather, Sir Robert Cromer. Finding her way on her own will be a struggle—and so will banishing Max from her heart. But for the sake of her son, and herself, she is determined never to be at the mercy of a man again . . .
Pam and her husband were ecstatic when they found out they were having a baby. When their precious son was born, they felt that their family was finally complete. But soon they realized that something was wrong and eventually were delivered the shocking news---their baby had been born with an irreversible condition called Angelman Syndrome"--Page 4 of cover
Cooney's large body of work for adolescents defies easy classification. She has written award-winning adventure, suspense, romance, family, mystery, and historical fiction, as well as action-driven horror stories and a time-travel trilogy. Her purpose in some books, most notably horror like The Perfume, is just to encourage reluctant readers to enjoy literature. However, in her most serious and artistic books, Cooney relies on a source that is likely to surprise her readers: biblical stories and parables. For example, readers can find the seed of the idea that eventually became Whatever Happened to Janie in the story of King Solomon's wisdom when he was asked to decide which of two women, both of whom claimed to be mother of an infant, should be recognized as the true mother. The parable of the Good Samaritan provides a backdrop in several of Cooney's most successful novels. Cooney's understated use of biblical stories, and the way her Christian faith subtly informs her fiction, are explored in the book. The organization of the text reflects Cooney's major fiction categories: the "Janie" mysteries, romances, catastrophe novels, horror and suspense novels, the time travel trilogy, and her historical fiction. Representative books are discussed in detail within each chapter. Although most of the text is devoted to critical analysis of her literary work, and of the intersection of fiction and faith in her novels, Cooney's biography is also presented within the frame of her life as a single mother of grown children. The influences of her talents as an organist who played regularly for her church, the lessons she has learned from her children when they were teenagers, and life experiences that have led her to consider issues of race and gender, are examples of issues that are discussed. For children's and YA libraries and students of children's literature.
In writing both rich and evocative, Pamela Carter Joern conjures the small plains town of Reach, Nebraska, where residents are stuck tight in the tension between loneliness and the risks of relationships. With insight, wry humor, and deep compassion, Joern renders a cast of recurring characters engaged in battles public and private, epic and mundane: a husband and wife find themselves the center of a local scandal; a widow yearns for companionship, but on her own terms; a father and son struggle with their broken relationship; a man longs for escape from a community’s limited view of love; a boy’s misguided attempt to protect his brother results in a senseless tragedy. In the town of Reach, where there is hope and hardship, connections may happen in surprising ways or lie achingly beyond grasp.
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