A Valkerie is sent to earth to counter the threat posed by an ambitious Scottish woman who has the ancient codes necessary to summon the legions of hell. Sigrun Morgrun is smaller in stature than most Valkerie and is deemed perfect for the job. She infiltrates the household of Alella Aboyne and marries her son, producing four daughters. These daughters, 16-year-old twins, a ten-year-old and a precocious six-year-old, are half-mortal, and can help their mother lead the fight to save earth. They flee, and attempt to hide to give the heroes of Valhalla time to organize a defense against the hordes of the netherworld. The pitched showdown combines the heroes, the Valkerie, the Atlanta Braves baseball team and Sigrun and the children against an infinite number of fiends. The labor dispute between the warriors and the Lord God Odin that follows threatens to be serious, until arbitrated by the most beautiful woman in all the worlds.
G.M., Karo and Cody Colder are all over 6'8", and two of them are abysmally non-athletic. From what they considered to be lamentable childhoods in the heat and dust of New Mexico, the three men forged a brotherly bond that allowed them to survive in a world built for smaller people. Now in their thirties, they will need that bond as they struggle to find a life where each discover love, although at a cost. They will also each suffer a crisis of faith that can only be resolved in murder.
From the private investigator who cracked open the case that led to the conviction of Warren Jeffs, the maniacal prophet of the polygamous Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints (FLDS), comes the page-turning, horrifying story of how a rogue sect used sex, money, and power disguised under a façade of religion to further criminal activities and a madman's vision. In Prophet's Prey, Brower implicates Jeffs in his own words, bringing to light the contents of Jeffs's personal priesthood journal, discovered in a hidden underground vault, and revealing to readers the shocking inside world of FLDS members whose trust he earned and who showed him the staggering truth of their lives.
The escapades of the colorful characters in Electric Honey provide a front row seat to the cultural clash which rocked America in the 1960's and sowed the seeds of today's conservative backlash.
Rock Climbing Wyoming describes 11 major climbing areas in the state of Wyoming. It offers approximately 550 climbing routes for beginners and experts alike. Maps, color topos, and stunning action photos accompany clearly written descriptions of the routes to make this an indispensable resource for the best climbing in "Wonderful Wyoming".
Organosilicon Chemistry provides information pertinent to the fundamental aspects and application of organosilicon chemistry. This book discusses the exact manner and extent of d-orbital involvement in organosilicon compounds in ground, electronic, and transition excited states. Organized into two parts encompassing 21 chapters, this book begins with an overview of preparing stable organosiliconium ions. This text then discusses the use of fused salts as reaction media in the preparative chemistry. Other chapters consider a detailed investigation on the molecular association and volatility of alkoxides of group (IV) elements. This book discusses as well the reaction between dimethyldichlorosilane and ethylene glycon, which has been shown to produce a dimeric ten-membered ring compound. The final chapter deals with the results of the investigations concerning the properties of the contact mass and of the non-volatile silicon-free products, which are produced in the direct synthesis of phenylhalogenosilanes. This book is a valuable resource for chemists and research workers.
Practical negotiating skills, including those needed for cross-cultural negotiations have long been taught in classrooms, along with some of the theory that underpins them. Most of this has been based on the notion that negotiation will be interpersonal and face-to-face. In recent years, though, globalization, the telecommunications boom and the ever increasing need for today's professionals to conduct cross-cultural business transactions has led to a new way of negotiating, bargaining, and resolving disputes. In e-Negotiations, Nicholas Harkiolakis and his co-authors highlight the challenge that awaits the young professionals who are today training in business schools. Future dispute resolutions and bargaining will take place between faceless disputants involved in a new kind of social process. Any adolescent with a mobile phone and Internet access knows that most of today's social transactions take place via a hand held or other electronic device. In a world of video conferences, chat rooms, Skype, Facebook, and MySpace, critical financial, business and political decisions are made through interaction between two-dimensional characters on screens. Here, the authors compare and contrast e-negotiation as it currently is with traditional face-to-face negotiation. Case studies illustrate how cross-cultural negotiations can be managed through modern channels of social influence and information-sharing and shed light on the critical social, cognitive and behavioral role of the negotiator in resolving on-line, cross-cultural, conflicts and disputes, and generally in bargaining and negotiation. This book, with its practical exercises, will be of immense help to students and professionals needing to 'practice' with the new negotiating media.
This underground classic, written in no-nonsense language by a craps player for a craps player,not a theorist or mathematician includes some of the most profitable craps advice ever put into print. You'll learn professional plays and sane money management strategy, honed from 60 years at the table, from the greatest craps player of all time. You'll learn powerful techniques like finding Qualified Shooters, Converted Come Bets, locking up wins, finding legitimate winning streaks, controlling and protecting your bankroll, and how to make 5 to 10 times more on a hot roll than a weaker bettor starting with the same bets! Grafstein also reveals all the professional plays made at craps his core moves 21 winning strategies covering both sides of the dice! The new edition of this "Super System" of craps includes 30 professional charts and tables.
Readers will delight in this freaky fact-filled book about black widow spiders. Readers will learn about black widow anatomy, behavior, and special webs. Vivid visuals of black widow spiders and their habitats accompany the text, giving readers an up-close view of these deadly spiders. Readers will also learn the gruesome details of black widow cannibalism and hunting techniques. This book provides additional guidance through websites for further exploration, as well as a supportive glossary, table of contents, fact boxes, and index.
As electrifying as it is heartbreaking, Sam Taylor's explosive fantasy debut We Are the Fire is perfect for fans of An Ember in the Ashes and the legend of Spartacus. All will burn. In the cold, treacherous land of Vesimaa, children are stolen from their families by a cruel emperor, forced to undergo a horrific transformative procedure, and serve in the army as magical fire-wielding soldiers. Pran and Oksana—both taken from their homeland at a young age—only have each other to hold onto in this heartless place. Pran dreams of one day rebelling against their oppressors and destroying the empire; Oksana only dreams of returning home and creating a peaceful life for them both. When they discover the emperor has a new, more terrible mission than ever for their kind, Pran and Oksana vow to escape his tyranny once and for all. But their methods and ideals differ drastically, driving a wedge between them. Worse still, they both soon find that the only way to defeat the monsters that subjugated them may be to become monsters themselves. Praise for We Are the Fire: "At once brutal and tender, this heart-pounding debut will make you ponder what it means to be monstrous—and what it costs to be human." —Joanna Ruth Meyer, author of Echo North and Into the Heartless Wood "Set to fill the Ember in the Ashes-shaped void in your heart." —Culturess
Organosilicon Chemistry: 2 provides information pertinent to the fundamental aspects of organosilicon chemistry. This book discusses the organosilicon substituents in anionic rearrangements as well as examines the production of tetrakis allene from a large number of aliphatic and aromatic polyhalogenated compounds. Organized into 14 chapters, this book begins with an overview of the use of organosilyl groups as migrating substituents. This text then examines the development in the chemistry of organosilicon cyclic compounds. Other chapters consider the evidence supporting the intermediacy of silylenes and the general picture of the chemistry of organosilylenes. This book discusses as well the two major approaches for the silylation of polyhalogenated compounds, including the direct reaction of polyhalogenated compounds and the metalation or halogen-metal exchange between the halogenated aromatic compounds and organolithium reagents. The final chapter deals with the importance of hydrosilation. This book is a valuable resource for chemists, scientists, and research workers.
In Dallas's infancy, accommodations for the traveler arriving by stage or horseback consisted of boardinghouses or unfurnished rooms, but within 10 years of the city's founding, Dallas could boast about what is considered to be its first hotel: Thomas Crutchfield's log cabin and livery stable. As the village evolved from town to city, these early facilities were replaced with elegantly appointed hotels that rivaled those in New York or Chicago and established Dallas as a modern city. As the 20th century progressed, many older hotels were replaced with up-to-date facilities, and the rise of the automobile following World War II saw the establishment of dozens of motels and motor courts. There were accommodations for every type of traveler, and Dallas had established itself as a hotel town.
All stories must eventually come to an end, sometimes happily, sometimes not. Several of the best and brightest of the American comics industry took this contemporary reinterpretation of a classic theme and added their own particular twist to it. The results are unexpected, surprising, and in every case delightfully original."--back cover.
Too Much Money Is Not Enough" is about special influence in politics in Texas. It has two parts: commentary and interviews of former Texas legislators. The commentary describes the state's poorly regulated and rarely enforced campaign finance system and the concentration of power in the hands of a few wealthy contributors. The interviews present a colorful and candid inside look of the influence of contributions on the state's legislature.
G.M., Karo and Cody Colder are all over 6'8", and two of them are abysmally non-athletic. From what they considered to be lamentable childhoods in the heat and dust of New Mexico, the three men forged a brotherly bond that allowed them to survive in a world built for smaller people. Now in their thirties, they will need that bond as they struggle to find a life where each discover love, although at a cost. They will also each suffer a crisis of faith that can only be resolved in murder.
A Valkerie is sent to earth to counter the threat posed by an ambitious Scottish woman who has the ancient codes necessary to summon the legions of hell. Sigrun Morgrun is smaller in stature than most Valkerie and is deemed perfect for the job. She infiltrates the household of Alella Aboyne and marries her son, producing four daughters. These daughters, 16-year-old twins, a ten-year-old and a precocious six-year-old, are half-mortal, and can help their mother lead the fight to save earth. They flee, and attempt to hide to give the heroes of Valhalla time to organize a defense against the hordes of the netherworld. The pitched showdown combines the heroes, the Valkerie, the Atlanta Braves baseball team and Sigrun and the children against an infinite number of fiends. The labor dispute between the warriors and the Lord God Odin that follows threatens to be serious, until arbitrated by the most beautiful woman in all the worlds.
John Colder is a truckdriver in his late forties traumatized by seeing the fiery deaths of his wife and youngest daughter in a tragic accident. Aurora allison is desperately trying to escape from a stalled doctoral thesis, an overbearing mother and a fiancé she thinks may well be the biggest mistake of her 27 years. When she impulsively takes part of her school tuition money and enrolls in a truck driving school, a chance encounter puts the two of them on converging paths. As they team together and travel back and forth across the country, both begin to see that two people can help each other, despite the differences of age, race and professional backgrounds. They also find they are't alone in needing help. A married country western star looks to them for help in rescuing her marriage. A 13-year-old ranch girl needs Aurora to help her have the life she craves. and a group of Iowa grain farmers need all the help the good Lord can muster to overcome the chicanery of a land grabbing, dirty dealing, corporate farm in their midst's. It all comes together, as friends help each other and whispered prayers find answers.
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