The Giordano family has controlled Riverside for decades. Their criminal enterprise has brought in millions from prostitution, drugs, gambling, extortion, and loan sharking. They have had a comfortable life in past years, but now, a new enemy has reared its head. A turf war, a murder, and an imposter are about to change everything. Detective JT Guner and his partner Gary Bronson are called out to investigate a dead body. They find scorched remains in the burned down remnants of Daniel’s supper club. This murder draws them into the city’s dark criminal underbelly. As bodies stack up in the community, their boss demands action. The pressure is on to take down warring families and clean up Riverside. With many surprises along the way, can they stop more bloodshed before it’s too late?
Compass Rose - Finding Direction provides a thoughtful and emotionally honest look at how you can examine and manage your life at a new level, both personally and professionally. Robert takes you on a compelling journey of life experiences that are honest and sincere, shared in a way that is comfortable but thought provoking. How many people do you know have a personal vision and core values committed to paper and use them as a plan for life? Robert does and he shows you how to navigate through and discover your own.
This volume inaugurates the definitive edition of papers from Thomas Jefferson's retirement. As the volume opens, a new president is installed and Jefferson is anticipating his return to Virginia, where he will pursue a fascinating range of personal and intellectual activities. He prepares for his final departure from Washington by settling accounts and borrowing to pay his creditors. At Monticello he tells of his efforts to restore order at his mismanaged mill complex, breed merino sheep, and otherwise resume full control of his financial and agricultural affairs. Though he is entering retirement, he still has one foot firmly planted in the world of public affairs. He acknowledges a flood of accolades on his retirement and has frequent exchanges with President James Madison. While fielding written requests for money, favors, and advice from a kaleidoscopic array of relatives, acquaintances, strangers, cranks, anonymous writers, and a blackmailer, he maintains a wide and varied correspondence with scientists and scholars on both sides of the Atlantic. The volume's highlights include first-hand accounts of Jefferson's demeanor at his successor's inauguration and one of the most detailed descriptions of life at Monticello by a visitor; Jefferson's recommendations on book purchases to a literary club and a teacher; chemical analyses of tobacco by a French scientist that first isolated nicotine; the earliest descriptions of the death of Meriwether Lewis; one of Jefferson's most eloquent calls for religious tolerance; and his modest assessment of the value of his writings in reply to a printer interested in publishing them.
Fluid mechanics is often seen as the most difficult core subject encountered by engineering students. The problem stems from the necessity to visualise complex flow patterns and fluid behaviour modelled by high level mathematics. This text overcomes this difficulty by introducing the concepts through everyday examples, before moving on to the more involved mathematics. The various theories of flow have been correlated with real phenomena and, combined with numerous figures and photographs, help the reader place the subject in context. Examples from a broad range of engineering disciplines are included making this textbook suitable for all engineers studying fluid systems as part of their degree. Introduction to Fluid Mechanics is translated from the best-selling Japanese book by Professor Yasuki Nakayama, and adapted for the international market by Professor Robert Boucher. Introduces the concepts through everyday examples before moving on to the more invoved mathematics Various theories of flow are applied to real phenomena and illustrated with numerous figures and photographs Includes examples from a bread range of engineering disciplines
The Star Plays series is designed to build the confidence through performance of young readers at the crucial 10-13 age range.Kidnappedis a dramatized version of the Robert Louis Stephenson novel, the story of David Balfour, kidnapped and taken to sea by his miserly uncle.
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