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Coldfire (Code Name Series #4)
by William W. JohnstoneToday, when bomb-throwing madmen rule nations and crime cartels strangle the globe, justice demands extreme measures. For twenty years, ex-CIA agent John Barrone fought his country's dirty back-alley wars. Now, he spearheads a secret strike force of elite law enforcement and intelligence professionals on a seek-and-destroy mission against America's sworn enemies. CODE NAME COLDFIRE Someone has shipped a tactical nuclear device to the U.S.A. For John Barrone, the way to knock out the nuke is to go undercover into two deadly terrorist organizations. But when Barrone's best operators penetrate one force on the Far Right, and another on the Radical Left, the true terror is revealed. Now, a warhead hidden somewhere in the heartland of America is set to go off—and one strike force is all that stands in the way...
Death (Code Name Series #3)
by William W. JohnstoneFor twenty years, ex-CIA agent John Barrone fought his country's dirty back-alley wars. Now, he spearheads a secret strike force of elite law enforcement and intelligence professionals on a seek-and-destroy mission against America's sworn enemies. In L.A., a teenage prostitute disappears. Months later, her billionaire industrialist grandfather watches as she stars in a porno film — one that ends with her brutal murder. Now, Marist J. Quinncannon has hired Barrone to penetrate a viper's nest of sex for sale and murder for kicks. What Barrone and his team find is a snuff film kingpin with a 20-year grudge against Quinncannon — a killer so powerful, he can only be taken down one way: with maximum force.
Survival (Code Name Series #2)
by William W. JohnstoneCODE NAME: SURVIVAL A fast growing and ultra-violent racist gang is getting ready to take out New York City. But while Barrone's elite army races towards the Northeast, an outlaw biker gang-powered by a booming crystal meth business-swarms the streets of the parched American Southwest. Suddenly, Barrone's team has no choice but to jump: locked and loaded into a high speed guerrilla war of kill-or-be-killed that stretches from New Mexico all the way to the blood-soaked beaches of California...
Payback (Code Name Series #1)
by William W. JohnstoneAn explosive new action series! Ex-CIA agent John Barrone spearheads a secret strike force of elite law enforcement and intelligence professionals on a seek-and-destroy mission against America's enemies. As terrorists smuggle a bio-weapon of mass destruction into the West Coast, Barrone and his team race against time to take on the plotters.
Crazy Enough
by Storm LargeYes, Storm Large is her real name, though she's been called many things. As a performer, the majority of descriptions have led with "Amazon," "Powerhouse," "a six-foot Vargas pinup come to life." Playboy called her a "punk goddess." You'd never know she used to be called "Little S"--the mini-me to her beautiful and troubled mother, Suzi. Storm spent most of her childhood visiting her mother in mental institutions and psych wards. Suzi's diagnosis changed with almost every doctor visit, ranging from schizophrenia to bipolar disorder to multiple personality disorder to depression. As hard as it was not having her at home, Storm and her brothers knew that it was a lot safer to have their beautiful but unreliable mom in a facility somewhere. Then one day, nine-year-old Storm jokingly asked one of her mother's doctors, "I'm not going to be crazy like that, right?" To which he replied, "Well, yes. It's hereditary. You absolutely will end up like your mother. But not until your twenties." That was the starting gun for a wild race to escape what Storm believed to be her future. Desperate to delay the lonely sickness and sadness that haunted her mother, Storm stomped her size-twelve boots straight toward as much sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll as she could find. Losing her virginity at thirteen, she sprinted through her young life, trying to smoke and fuck and wail away the madness that she feared would catch up to her at any moment. Instead, she found herself deep in a life of craziness of her own making. Then, in her twenties, with nothing to live for and a growing heroin addiction, Storm accepted a chance invitation to sing with a friend's band. That night she reconnected with her long-term love of music, and it dragged her back from the edge. She has been singing and slinging inappropriate banter at audiences worldwide ever since. Storm's story of growing up with a mental time bomb hanging around her neck veers from frightening to inspiring, sometimes all in one sentence. But her strength, charisma, and raw musical talent gave her the will to overcome it all. With tremendous honesty and tremendous dirty language, Crazy Enough is about an artist's journey of realizing that the mistakes that make, break, and remake us are worth far more than our flailing attempts to live a life we think is "normal." It is a love song to the twisted, flawed parts in all of us and a nod to the grace we find when things fall apart.
Everything You Need to Survive the Apocalypse
by Lucas KlaussA male perspective on sorting love from loss, faith from fear--brimming with humor and romance.Phillip's sophomore year is off to a rough start. One of his best friends ditches him. His track coach singles him out for personalized, torturous training sessions. And his dad decides to clean out all of the emergency supplies from the basement, even though the world could end in disaster at any moment...and even though those supplies are all Phillip has left of his dead mom. Not that he wants to talk about that.But then Phillip meets Rebekah. Not only is she unconventionally hot and smart, but she might like him back. As Phillip gets closer to Rebekah, he tries harder and harder to turn himself into the kind of person he thinks she wants him to be. But the question is, can he become that person? And does he really want to?
The Greek Millionaire's Secret Child
by Catherine SpencerNurse Emily Tyler has come to Greece with good intentions. But Nikolaos Leonidas sees only a gold digger, with eyes fixed on his family's fortune. It's his plan to expose the fragile beauty. A weekend of champagne and seduction on his opulent yacht ought to do the trick.By the time Emily has proved her integrity, it's too late. She's fallen for the daredevil Greek. But his risk-taking lifestyle makes cautious Emily wary--especially now that she's pregnant with the Leonidas heir!
Montana Mistress
by Sara OrwigStruggling hotel owner Laurel Tolson had had enough of wealthy, arrogant men who thought their money could buy anything and anyone. But then tycoon Chase Bennett swept into her little Montana town and made her an offer as enticing as it was indecent. He'd more than match the price of her entire hotel--if she'd be his mistress for just one month. The idea was shocking, scandalous, yet strangely seductive. But soon she realized that sharing Chase's bed could never be enough. She wanted to share his life, forever....
The Moretti Arrangement
by Katherine GarberaDominic Moretti knew he could fire his secretary---he was certainly within his rights to do so. What he really wanted, he realized, was to make her...pay.Revenge wasn't a noble trait, but she'd stolen from him. And he still didn't know why. All the time he'd trusted her, all the time he'd been fighting his attraction to her, she'd been plotting with his enemy. Yet now he held all the cards. He could do whatever he wanted with Angelina. And he wanted her to be his...completely.And now he had the means to make that happen.
The Billionaire's Baby
by Nicola MarshBillionaire Blane Andrews has come to Melbourne to win back his wife. He walked away from Cam, believing he wasn't good enough. Now he's risen to the top, but he wants the one thing money can't buy.As Blane romances her, Cam realizes that the magic in their marriage never faded. Yet she can't give Blane the baby he's always wanted. This time she must say goodbye....But hold on to your dreams, Cam! Miracles can happen, and Blane's penthouse might need a nursery after all....
Temperatures Rising
by Brenda JacksonSherri Griffin knows all about hot, stormy weather. The kind where all a girl wants to do is strip down to her La Perla lingerie. A successful radio producer, Sherri's had to weather all kinds of storms. But nothing could prepare her for the force of football star turned sports DJ Terrence Jeffries.Never give your heart; never get hurt. That's the credo gorgeous, arrogant Terrence has always lived by. And he's looking to add Sherri to his all-star roster of lovely conquests.But a hurricane is poised to hit the Keys, leaving Sherri and Terrence stranded...together. While the gathering clouds bring gale winds and pounding seas, Sherri and Terrence are making their own shelter from the storm. And walking right into the eye of a hurricane of passion.
The Emergence of Meaning
by Stephen CrainOver the past forty years, scientists have developed models of human reasoning based on the principle that human languages and classical logic involve fundamentally different concepts and different methods of interpretation. In The Emergence of Meaning Stephen Crain challenges this view, arguing that a common logical nativism underpins human language and logical reasoning. The approach which Crain takes is twofold. Firstly, he uncovers the underlying meanings of logical expressions and logical principles that appear in typologically different languages – English and Mandarin Chinese – and he demonstrates that these meanings and principles directly correspond to the expressions and structures of classical logic. Secondly he reports the findings of new experimental studies which investigate how children acquire the logical concepts of these languages. A step-by-step introduction to logic and a comprehensive review of the literature on child language acquisition make this work accessible to those unfamiliar with either field.
Experimental Human-Computer Interaction
by Helen C. PurchaseExperiments that require the use of human participants are time consuming and costly: it is important to get the process right the first time. Planning and preparation are key to success. This practical book takes the human-computer interaction researcher through the complete experimental process, from identifying a research question to designing and conducting an experiment, and then to analysing and reporting the results. The advice offered in this book draws on the author's twenty years of experience running experiments. In describing general concepts of experimental design and analysis she refers to numerous worked examples that address the very real practicalities and problems of conducting an experiment, such as managing participants, getting ethical approval, pre-empting criticism, choosing a statistical method and dealing with unexpected events.
Crystal Enchantment
by Saranne DawsonDescended from a race of sorcerers long thought dead, Jalissa used her hidden talent to prevent interstellar conflict. Miklo's duty was to expose Jalissa's past. Mystical enchantress and cunning agent, they will pit ancient skills against space-age weaponry in a battle of wits that will end in either devastating defeat or passionate surrender.
En Espanol 3 (Texas Edition)
by Estella Gahala Patricia Hamilton Carlin Audrey L. Heining-Boynton Ricardo Otheguy Barbara J. RupertA English - Spanish learning textbook.
The Norton Anthology of World Literature, Volume E: 1800 to 1900 (2nd Edition)
by Sarah Lawall Maynard MackThe Norton Anthology of World Literature, Second Edition contains volume E, 1800-1900.
Crossing the Threshold of Eternity: What the Dying Can Teach the Living
by Robert L. WiseIf we learn to listen and observe carefully, the dying can teach us important things that we need to learn in preparing for the end of our own life's journey. From standing at the bedside of the dying, Dr. Robert Wise came to realize there were important patterns and steps that the dying were trying to describe. And, yet, many miss these life lessons when they go to great lengths to avoid a conversation or encounter with the dying. Wise learned by stopping and listening to the dying that we can get beyond our morbid fears of death, to come to a place of peaceful acceptance and to be able to look ahead to a dignified celebration of death. Inspiring stories of those with one foot stepping into eternity give us assurance, hope and a fresh expectation of what lies beyond the grave. We can all face it without fear. Here are fascinating stories offering reassurance and promise.
The Unexpected Letter (Elizabeth Gail Series #10)
by Hilda StahlThis series has been popular with young girls for over two decades, and the updated series is sure to be a favorite of this generation too. Elizabeth Gail Dobbs ("Libby") is a foster child and the newest member of the Johnson family. Libby's new Christian family leads her to a relationship with God and teaches her about love. Throughout the series Libby learns about the power of prayer, how to love her enemies, and how to rely on God. In #10 The Unexpected Letter, Libby learns that her birth mother is coming to take her away from the Johnsons, and she panics. How could God let this happen to her?
Glass After Glass
by Barbara Blackman'One life has many autobiographies. It depends how one sinks one's shaft of remembering. . . ' Barbara Blackman's gift for the feel and weight and place of words, the music of words, draws us into her life as daughter, lover, friend, wife, mother, grandmother. She writes of the wonderful ordinariness of 'household things, children above all, dirty, earthy and high-to-Heaven things. Her portraits of family and friends, many to become among Australia's finest artists, reveal both a delightful sense of the absurd and a great capacity to love. Blind since her early twenties, Blackman writes about the bohemian circles of Australia and London, where she and her artist husband were leading figures.
Can't Buy My Love: How Advertising Changes the Way We Think and Feel
by Jean KilbourneThis frightening expose reveals how advertisers use what they know about consumers' inner desires and dreams to make sure they develop an addictive relationship to their products.
McDougal Littell Literature, British Literature, South Carolina [Grade 12]
by Janet Allen Arthur N. Applebee Jim BurkeNIMAC-sourced textbook
Doing Psychoanalysis in Tehran
by Gohar HomayounpourIs psychoanalysis possible in the Islamic Republic of Iran? This is the question that Gohar Homayounpour poses to herself, and to us, at the beginning of this memoir of displacement, nostalgia, love, and pain. Twenty years after leaving her country, Homayounpour, an Iranian, Western-trained psychoanalyst, returns to Tehran to establish a psychoanalytic practice. When an American colleague exclaims, "I do not think that Iranians can free-associate!" Homayounpour responds that in her opinion Iranians do nothing but. Iranian culture, she says, revolves around stories. Why wouldn't Freud's methods work, given Iranians' need to talk? Thus begins a fascinating narrative of interlocking stories that resembles--more than a little--a psychoanalytic session. Homayounpour recounts the pleasure and pain of returning to her motherland, her passion for the work of Milan Kundera, her complex relationship with Kundera's Iranian translator (her father), and her own and other Iranians' anxieties of influence and disobedience. Woven throughout the narrative are glimpses of her sometimes frustrating, always candid, sessions with patients. Ms. N, a famous artist, dreams of abandonment and sits in the analyst's chair rather than on the analysand's couch; a young chador-clad woman expresses shame because she has lost her virginity; an eloquently suicidal young man cannot kill himself. As a psychoanalyst, Homayounpour knows that behind every story told is another story that remains untold. Doing Psychoanalysis in Tehran connects the stories, spoken and unspoken, that ordinary Iranians tell about their lives before their hour is up.
The Encultured Brain
by Daniel H. Lende Greg DowneyThe brain and the nervous system are our most cultural organs. Our nervous system is especially immature at birth, our brain disproportionately small in relation to its adult size and open to cultural sculpting at multiple levels. Recognizing this, the new field of neuroanthropology places the brain at the center of discussions about human nature and culture. Anthropology offers brain science more robust accounts of enculturation to explain observable difference in brain function; neuroscience offers anthropology evidence of neuroplasticity's role in social and cultural dynamics. This book provides a foundational text for neuroanthropology, offering basic concepts and case studies at the intersection of brain and culture. After an overview of the field and background information on recent research in biology, a series of case studies demonstrate neuroanthropology in practice. Contributors first focus on capabilities and skills--including memory in medical practice, skill acquisition in martial arts, and the role of humor in coping with breast cancer treatment and recovery--then report on problems and pathologies that range from post-traumatic stress disorder among veterans to smoking as a part of college social life.
The Monsters' Monster
by Patrick McdonnellOnce upon a time, there were three little rascals who thought they were the BIGGEST, BADDEST monsters around. But when they decide to build a huge monster of their own, he isn't exactly what the creatures were expecting. He's happy. He giggles. He's just grateful to be alive. And he has a lesson for his grouchy creators that only takes two little words.In this playful tale from bestselling picture book author Patrick McDonnell, a very BIG monster shows three very BAD little monsters the power of boundless gratitude.
Holt McDougal Geometry, Common Core Edition
by Edward B. Burger David J. Chard Paul A. KennedyNIMAC-sourced textbook