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The only man to tame her…? Caring nurse Ruby Anderson has always been a free spirit. After a rocky childhood, her instinct might be to flee when things get tough, but with her baby sister desperately ill this is the one time Ruby can't run away… Offered a job as private nurse for deliciously...

This book introduces the core concepts of the shock wave physics of condensed matter, taking a continuum mechanics approach to examine liquids and isotropic solids. The text primarily focuses on one-dimensional uniaxial compression in order to show the key features of condensed matter’s response...

Myiahs Rainbow Dress is based on a true story of the narrator as she provides the reader with a detail memoir of her grandmother who was once a seamstress on the Island of North Caicos. Myiahs Rainbow Dress is the story told through the eyes of a little girl who lived in the Turks & Caicos Islands...

…a sinner by night! By day, medical intern Jake is a hotshot doctor, committed to saving his patients. But, to pay for med school, by night he transforms into red-hot stripper Judge Jake! Growing up with a dysfunctional family, Dr. Scarlett Anderson became "the dependable one." Yet,...

The firefighter's longed-for bride. Bush fires are raging through the hills of South Australia, but even amidst the flames no once can miss the arrival of new station officer Max Williams - firefighter Extraordinaire! Max is devilishly sexy—and exactly the type of man vulnerable paramedic...

The rapid development of the Web and Web-based technologies has led to an ongoing redefinition of reference services in academic libraries. A growing diversity of users and the need and possibility for collaboration in delivering reference services bring additional pressures for change. At the same...

Escaping government-sanctioned flooding, obsessing over camera-equipped drones, violently mourning a lost brother, discovering a new passion in fencing, watching a wildfire consume a whole town: the stories in Lands and Forests survey the emotional landscapes of women and men whose lives, though rooted...

This book is the first full-length study of the development of Irish political print culture from the Glorious Revolution of 1688-9 to the advent of the Hanoverian succession in 1714. Based on extensive analysis of publications produced in Ireland during the period, including newspapers, sermons and...

Human actions are more under the influence of example than precept; consequently, suicide has often been justified by an appeal to the laws and customs of past ages. An undue reverence for the authority of antiquity induces us to rely more upon what has been said or done in former times, than upon the...

The Poets Scribe is not your average book of religious poetry. Instead, it is a compilation of morning devotional thoughts in verse with an accompanying scriptural text for further reference. It is the hope of the author that it will be received with enough enthusiasm to publish many more of the poems...

Published in 1890 as part of the English Men of Action series, Havelock chronicles the life of Major-General Sir Henry Havelock, one of Britain’s greatest military leaders. Written in a fast-paced, journalistic style, the book covers Havelock from his youth through his brilliant military career—which culminates with his heroics during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

Descended from a Haddington family of printers and booksellers, Patrick Neill became head of the most prestigious printing firm in Edinburgh. Leaving his manager to run the business, he devoted his life to writing, natural history, horticulture and civic duties. His early tour of Orkney and Shetland...

America has been steadily sliding in global education rankings for decades. In particular, our students are increasingly unable to compete globally in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fields. According to the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP), in 2010 only 26 percent...

Country Jamboree will take you on a weekend of fun for the whole family. Join Penelope and her family and friends down on the farm for a rodeo with their country cousins where they’ll watch the horse racing, the chuck wagons, and trick riding! Encounter mystery and discovery with surprises around...