Amara Randall is a college student with a passion for exposing the truth. When she sees the havoc the Maya calendar predictions wreak, she decides to debunk the myths and try to restore the peace. Mahaway is a charismatic young scribe in ancient Maya. But her world is torn apart when a greedy new king declares war on her city. Now at the end of 2012, Amara's obsession leads her to uncovering a deadly conspiracy, one with roots dating back more than a thousand years. Using clues Mahaway has left behind as a guide, Amara must stop the conspirators' terrifying plan before December 21. If she doesn't, the world really will end.
“The water is murky. Sand and grit stir it up, making it difficult for the giant predator with the 6-foot-tall sail on his back to see. He lowers his mouth into the water, his high nostrils allowing him to breathe easily while the pits on his snout feel for pressure and sense for fish swimming nearby. Nothing moves, or at least nothing worth attempting to catch. The large theropod—Spinosaurus—wades into the water. Tired from balancing his long head and neck with his short back legs, Spinosaurus relaxes as he submerges like a crocodile, flexing his flat, webbed feet in the water.” In the golden age of dinosaur discoveries, paleontologists are frequently learning about new dinosaurs and new facts about already known species. At least 14 dinosaurs made the headlines in 2014 alone. Blending fiction with fact, Top 10 Dinosaurs of 2014reimagines the way 10 of the newly described Jurassic and Cretaceous dinosaurs lived in their natural habitats. Featuring: The chicken from hell Anzu wyliei The American eagle-faced Aquilops americanus The long-feathered robber Changyuraptor yangi The terrible hand Deinocheirus mirificus The fear-nothing dinosaur Dreadnoughtus schrani The Kulinda River running dinosaur Kulindadromeus zabaikalicus The polar bear lizard Nanuqsaurus hoglundi The Pinocchio Rex Qianzhousaurus sinensis The spiny lizard Spinosaurus aegyptiacus The savage lizard Torvosaurus gurneyi Also includes a list of fun facts about each dinosaur and links to more resources! If you want to hear more about your favorite dinosaurs, download the I Know Dino podcast at iknowdino.com
The golden age of dinosaur discoveries continues, with 30 named dinosaurs coming out in 2016. Blending fiction with fact, Top 10 Dinosaurs of 2016 reimagines the way 10 of the newly described Jurassic and Cretaceous dinosaurs lived in their natural habitats. Featuring: The Datong City dragon Datonglong tianzhenensis The dragon robber Dracoraptor hanigani The paradoxical hunter of Fukui Fukuivenator paradoxus The evil spirit Gualicho shinyae The wall thief Murusraptor barrosaensis The southern colossus Notocolossus gonzalezparejasi The ratite foreteller Rativates evadens The Sarmiento lizard Sarmientosaurus musacchioi The spiked shield Spiclypeusshipporum The muddy dragon on the road to heaven Tongtianlong limosus Also includes a list of fun facts about each top 10 dinosaur, plus facts about the other 20 dinosaurs named in 2016, for a total of 30 dinosaurs, and links to more resources! If you want to hear more about your favorite dinosaurs, listen to the I Know Dino podcast at iknowdino.com.
The golden age of dinosaur discoveries continues, with 35 named dinosaurs coming out in 2015. Blending fiction with fact, Top 10 Dinosaurs of 2015 reimagines the way 10 of the newly described Jurassic and Cretaceous dinosaurs lived in their natural habitats. Featuring: The platypus dinosaur Chilesaurus diegosuarezi, The plunderer of Dakota Dakotaraptor steini, The shield lizard Kunbarrasaurus ieversi, The Morella tooth Morelladon beltrani, The superduck Probrachylophosaurus bergi, The royal horn face Regaliceratops peterhewsi, The cross lizard Sefapanosaurus zastronensis, The bird mimic of the Packard Shale Tototlmimus packardensis, The strange wing Yi qi, The poodle from hell Zhenyuanlong suni. Also includes a list of fun facts about each dinosaur, plus the other 25 dinosaurs named in 2015, for a total of 35 dinosaurs, and links to more resources! If you want to hear more about your favorite dinosaurs, download the “I Know Dino” podcast.
Gualicho takes a bite out of the ornithopod’s back as it runs away from her, causing it to stumble and fall. She jumps on top of the body and rips open its neck with her teeth. The ornithopod becomes still and limp. Satisfied, Gualicho begins to feast. But, after only two bites, she senses something is wrong. She lifts her head and sees a Mapusaurus making its way toward her." Blending fiction with fact, 50 Dinosaur Tales imagines the way 50 newly described dinosaurs from the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous lived in their natural habitats. Also included is a list of fun facts for each dinosaur story, and facts about 108 additional dinosaurs. If you want to hear more about new dinosaurs as soon as they are discovered, listen to the weekly podcast I Know Dino. "50 Dinosaur Tales: And 108 More Discoveries From the Golden Age of Dinos is the perfect blend of education and entertainment, as both young and old readers are invited to see the world through a very different set of eyes. Authors Sabrina Ricci and Garret Kruger bring to life some lesser-known dinosaurs from Earth’s prehistory, weaving unique facts into simple stories. At times, this book reads like Aesop’s Fables, if they had been set in the Mesozoic Era, while the post-story bullet points and reference materials give the book significant authority and impact." —SPR
The golden age of dinosaur discoveries continues, with 42 named dinosaurs coming out in 2017. Blending fiction with fact, Top 10 Dinosaurs of 2017 reimagines the way 10 of the newly described Jurassic and Cretaceous dinosaurs lived in their natural habitats. Featuring: The northern shield Borealopelta markmitchelli The cassowary-like crested thief Corythoraptor jacobsi The frightful lizard Daspletosaurus horneri The want helmet Galeamopus pabsti The Halszka thief Halszkaraptor escuilliei The Isabel Berry’s dinosaur Isaberrysaura mollensis The Haarlem specimen Ostromia crassipes The silk bird Serikornis sungei The ancient horned face Yehuecauhceratops mudei The destroyer of shins Zuul crurivastator Also includes a list of fun facts about each top 10 dinosaur, plus facts about the other 32 dinosaurs named in 2017, for a total of 42 dinosaurs, and links to more resources! If you want to hear more about your favorite dinosaurs, listen to the I Know Dino podcast at iknowdino.com.
This is the first book written about Maria Monaci Gallenga (1880-1944), the enigmatic fashion artist and designer marginalized after decades of fortune and fame. The daughter of Ernesto Monaci, the illustrious philologist and mentor of Luigi Pirandello, Gallenga was the wife of Pietro Gallenga, a medical scientist related to the Gallenga Stuart family. The text outlines Maria Monaci Gallenga’s impact on the world of fashion, contextualizing her work and that of other forgotten fashion designers in the 1920s and 1930s. It sheds light on her cultural impact and idealism as a business entrepreneur in Europe and America promoting Italian art and culture. It also highlights her engagement in social and educational activities after she retired from the world of fashion, and explains the reasons behind her marginalization and disappearance, and the obstacles and constraints she faced during the years of Fascism. The book also considers the influence of the British arts and crafts movement and the vision of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood on her aesthetic vision, and, in turn, investigates Maria Gallenga’s influence on late Pre-Raphaelite paintings (Frank Cadogan Cowper) inspired by her designs and fabrics. The discovery of her fabrics and accessories by the Fendi sisters in the collections of the Tirelli House eventually sparked a new interest in her models, now enhanced by digital media.
Spunky television sports reporter Lyla Garcia has just received a proposal from her boyfriend, Stedman. After she accepts his offer to accompany him to Japan on a professional golf tour, Lyla requests a leave of absence from work and secretly hopes the trip will bring Stedman and her closer to a long-term commitment. But just days before she is to depart, Stedman shatters her world by telling her he needs to focus on his golf career without her. Heartbroken and with several weeks of time off ahead of her, Lyla meets up with her three best friends - Chloe, Ava, and Marissa - for a little estrogen-laced advice. At their insistence Lyla decides to use her sabbatical to write a book about dating, sex, and astrology. Lyla throws herself into her risqué new project, wanting to experience a freedom in her dating life that she has never allowed before. As she begins research that takes her from Fort Lauderdale strip clubs to the Gateway Arch, Lyla's manuscript begins to come together but not without consequences. Once Lyla finally returns to work at the dysfunctional television station, she discovers that in her quest to win in the game of love, passions on and off the field don't mix.
Students of democratic theory have watched the dramatic transformation of Eastern Europe from communism to various forms of democracy in the last two decades. With her unique blend of theory and empirical analysis, veteran observer Sabrina P. Ramet offers clear insight into the processes, challenges, and accomplishments of this area. Drawing on a classical understanding of “liberalism” based on a philosophy of Natural Law, she probes the issues of capitalism, national sovereignty and self-determination, gender inequality, and political legitimacy in the context of Eastern Europe’s particular experience. She also explores the limitations of classical liberalism and argues for the extension of liberal principles to encompass the rights of women and protection of all species as well as the environment. Political theorists, political scientists, students of Eastern Europe, and those interested in the larger questions of political philosophy will be richly rewarded in their reading of this volume by a renowned scholar of Eastern European politics.
Pediatric Stroke Rehabilitation: An Interprofessional and Collaborative Approach is a groundbreaking text designed to enhance the practice of all health care providers, enrich discussion, and emphasize the interdisciplinary nature of managing best outcomes for a child who has had a stroke. Evidence-based practice is threaded throughout the text with an emphasis on recovery vs. compensation, goal achievement, and outcome measurement. In conjunction with the interdisciplinary contributions from a wide variety of health care professionals, Drs. Heather Atkinson, Kim Nixon-Cave, and Sabrina E. Smith aim to provide the necessary tools to effectively treat children with stroke. The first section reviews the medical fundamentals, covering all major types of strokes. The second section of Pediatric Stroke Rehabilitation focuses on the core of the matter, rehabilitation. The final section expands the understanding of the child’s recovery to the family, community, and school environment. Select chapters include: Personal vignettes written by family members of children who have had a stroke that provides insight into the impact a stroke can have on the child and family A family focus box to summarize the main points of the chapter to provide the best tools for caregivers to advocate for their child A case study related to the content and family perspective Pediatric Stroke Rehabilitation also utilizes the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) framework throughout. Included with the text are online supplemental materials for faculty use in the classroom. Pediatric Stroke Rehabilitation: An Interprofessional and Collaborative Approach is an interdisciplinary and invaluable resource for students and clinicians to understand and apply effective evidence-based practice and treatment approaches for childhood stroke. The text will also be of interest to healthcare professionals, specifically physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, physicians, neuropsychologists, nurses, and educators, who work with children who have experienced a stroke.
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