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Polly Brown: A Modern-Day Oliver With a Twist
by Tricia BennettPolly Brown is a young orphan girl, who struggles to cope with life in the harsh environment of a children&’s home. The story is set in a genteel English country town. One day a mysterious stranger knocks at the door and invites her on a roller-coaster, whirlwind adventure that changes her life forever. She begins a voyage of self-discovery, where she finds out that dreams can come true if you pursue them with all your heart.Polly Brown is an authentic story that walks readers through hardship and joys. Young adults will sympathize with Polly's difficult and authentic journey from negativity to faith in God's guiding over her life. Her struggles are not glossed over, nor are they treated with a "just believe" attitude. Through Polly's honest talks with God, readers will learn how to pray and cultivate a real, relevant relationship with their Creator.
The Trouble With Polly Brown: The Polly Brown Trilogy, Book Two
by Tricia BennettIn this second novel of the Polly Brown trilogy, we find Polly a few years older, and still enduring continual trials and tribulations at the hands of her ruthless guardians, uncaring teachers, and extremely cruel foster siblings. Although Polly is slow to trust a new friend--William, the new boy at school--she all too soon finds herself sharing the details of her unbelievable past adventures. When a shocking accusation finds her in more trouble than ever, Polly begins to lose her inner strength and self-confidence. With the help of some new friends and a few larger-than-life old friends--who create absolute pandemonium while attempting to rescue Polly as well as a few other troubled children--Polly finds her way back to a place where innocent, mistreated people are shown the love and kindness that they deserve. Will Polly Brown be able to regain her hope and confidence, and reinforce her belief in what she knows, deep down, to be true? "The Trouble with Polly Brown tugs at the emotional heartstrings, you want to laugh, cry and love Polly throughout. A desperate girl in a desperate world, dealing with many issues, bullying included, she is dramatically rescued by an old friend. The ongoing painful world of Polly Brown is beautifully written from the heart."
Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
by Daniel Wallace Ryder Windham Adam Bray Amy Ratcliffe Cole Horton Amy Richau Kelly Knox Dan Zehr Megan Crouse Tricia Barr Dan Brooks Brandon WainerdiContaining more than 2,200 entries from the most current Star Wars film and TV series, discover the vital facts about iconic characters, creatures, locations, vehicles, and technology from a galaxy far, far away…. - This definitive title reveals comprehensive histories of 1,200 characters, from icons like Lando Calrissian and Leia Organa to lesser-known individuals like Max Rebo and Therm Scissorpunch. - From terrifying rancors to adorable porgs, learn about more than 100 fascinating creatures. - Chart your way through the galaxy with more than 275 entries on locations, including Darth Vader’s castle on Mustafar and the mystical World Between Worlds. - Pick your method of transport from more than 275 vehicles, from the legendary Millennium Falcon to the stylish Naboo N-1 starfighter. - Get up to speed with the latest technology, including the Mandalorian’s beskar armor, Luke Skywalker’s lightsaber, and more than 275 other pieces of equipment. Produced in close collaboration with Lucasfilm, this official title is the most comprehensive reference book on the Star Wars galaxy on the market. Meticulously researched, expertly written, and stunningly illustrated, The Star Wars Encyclopedia is an indispensable guide to that devoted fans and newcomers alike will return to time and again. © & TM 2024 LUCASFILM LTD.
Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
by Adam Bray Cole Horton Tricia BarrCovering more than 2,500 characters, creatures, planets, vehicles, Droids™, weapons, technology, and more from the Star Wars™ universe, this visual tour is the ultimate compendium for the epic saga and beyond.Take a stunning visual tour of Star Wars with DK's comprehensive pictorial guide to the galaxy far, far away!From lightsabers to beasts to food and clothing, Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia is a virtual museum in a book. Explore beautiful galleries with more than 2,500 images, and discover facts about Star Wars culture, science, and geography.With a full history of the galactic politics, the Jedi Council, and the Empire, Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia walks fans through the entire timeline of Star Wars. See the blasters of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope™, look at the stormtroopers of Star Wars: The Force Awakens™, and study the geography of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story™.Each section of the book focuses on different topics to dedicate special attention and detail to every part of the universe, no matter how small. From the planets in the outer rim to Padmé's bridal wear, nothing is missed.A celebration of all things Star Wars, this compendium is the perfect addition to any fan's bookshelf.© & TM 2017 LUCASFILM LTD. Used Under Authorization.
Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition: The Definitive Guide to the Star Wars Universe
by Daniel Wallace Ryder Windham Adam Bray Cole Horton Tricia BarrEvery significant Star Wars character, creature, location, battle, droid and vehicle: one ultimate encyclopedia.Packed full of information, stunning images, and now fully updated to include The Last Jedi, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars: Resistance, plus an exclusive look at The Rise of Skywalker.All the saga's iconic characters are here, from Darth Vader to Ponda Baba and Leia to Luminara Unduli. Amazing vehicles are explored, such as the Millennium Falcon and Ghost. Extraordinary technology is explained, including all your favourite lightsabers, and key events in the epic Star Wars story are richly unpacked, with behind-the-scenes insights.Ultimate Star Wars New Edition is the ideal go-to resource for fans who wish to brush up on their Star Wars knowledge, and for a new generation of fans eager to start their journey into a galaxy far, far away....© & TM 2019 LUCASFILM LTD.
PHP & MySQL Web Development All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies
by Janet Valade Bill Ballad Tricia BalladIf you want to build dynamic Web sites that encourage users to interact with them, PHP and MySQL are among the best tools you'll find. PHP is a scripting language designed specifically for use on the Web, while MySQL is a database management system that works with it perfectly. Best of all, they're free. It's hard to beat that combination!PHP & MySQL Web Development All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies is kind of one-stop shopping for the information you need to get up and running with these tools and put them to good use. It's divided into six handy minibooks that cover setting up your environment, PHP programming, using MySQL, security, PHP extensions, and PHP Web applications. They make it easy to create a Web site where visitors can sign on, use shopping carts, complete forms, and do business with your business.It's easy to find what you need in this handy guide. You'll discover how to:Find and acquire all the tools you need and set up your development environmentBuild PHP scripts to make your Web site workCreate a MySQL database that visitors can accessSummarize and sort data resultsDesign and implement user access controlBuild a shopping cart applicationCreate extensions that make your site more usefulWith PHP & MySQL Web Development All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies by your side, you'll be a Web site guru before you know it!
Terror in Transition: Leadership and Succession in Terrorist Organizations (Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare)
by Tricia Bacon Elizabeth GrimmWhat is the role of founding leaders in shaping terrorist organizations? What follows the loss of this formative leader? These questions are especially important to religious terrorist groups, in which leaders are particularly revered.Tricia L. Bacon and Elizabeth Grimm provide a groundbreaking analysis of how religious terrorist groups manage and adapt to major shifts in leadership. They demonstrate that founders create the base from which their successors operate. Founders establish and explain the group’s mission, and they determine and justify how it seeks to achieve its objectives. Bacon and Grimm argue that how successors position themselves in terms of the founder shapes a terrorist group’s future course. They examine how and why different types of successors choose to pursue incremental or discontinuous change. Bacon and Grimm emphasize that the instability surrounding succession can place a group at its most vulnerable—the precise time to explore options to weaken or defeat it.Bacon and Grimm highlight similarities between Islamic terrorist groups abroad and Christian white nationalist groups such as the 1920s Ku Klux Klan in the United States. Drawing on extensive field research in Afghanistan, Somalia, and Pakistan, Terror in Transition features detailed analysis of groups such as al-Shabaab, Egyptian Islamic Jihad, and al-Qaeda in Iraq / the Islamic State in Iraq, as well as the KKK. Offering a rigorous theoretical perspective on terrorist leadership transition, this policy-relevant book provides actionable recommendations for counterterrorism practitioners.
Why Terrorist Groups Form International Alliances
by Tricia BaconTerrorist groups with a shared enemy or ideology have ample reason to work together, even if they are primarily pursuing different causes. Although partnering with another terrorist organization has the potential to bolster operational effectiveness, efficiency, and prestige, international alliances may expose partners to infiltration, security breaches, or additional counterterrorism attention. Alliances between such organizations, which are suspicious and secretive by nature, must also overcome significant barriers to trust—the exposure to risk must be balanced by the promise of increased lethality, resiliency, and longevity.In Why Terrorist Groups Form International Alliances, Tricia Bacon argues that although it may seem natural for terrorist groups to ally, groups actually face substantial hurdles when attempting to ally and, when alliances do form, they are not evenly distributed across pairs. Instead, she demonstrates that when terrorist groups seek allies to obtain new skills, knowledge, or capacities for resource acquisition and mobilization, only a few groups have the ability to provide needed training, safe haven, infrastructure, or cachet. Consequently, these select few emerge as preferable partners and become hubs around which other groups cluster. According to Bacon, shared enemies and common ideologies do not cause alliances to form but create affinity to bind partners and guide partner selection.Bacon examines partnerships formed by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Al-Qaida, and Egyptian jihadist groups, among others, in a series of case studies spanning the dawn of international terrorism in the 1960s to the present. Why Terrorist Groups Form International Alliances advances our understanding of the motivations of terrorist alliances and offers insights useful to counterterrorism efforts to disrupt these dangerous relationships.
Emergency Medicine Board Review for the Visual Learner
by David Crabb Lars K. Beattie Tricia B. Swan Brandon R. Allen Joseph J. Violaris Cristina M. Zeretzke-Bien Dikea Roussos-RossThis state-of-the-art book provides a concise and up-to-date review of key emergency medicine topics in a predominantly visual format along with extensive practice questions to assist in preparing for the emergency medicine board exams. It is comprised of numerous illustrations, created by Dr. Joseph Violaris, which are specifically tailored toward the visual learner studying and preparing for board exams in emergency medicine. The book is organized by organ system, with chapters on ophthalmology, cardiology, pulmonology, gastroenterology, nephrology, orthopedics, immunology, and more. Special chapters that conclude the book are dedicated to trauma, pediatrics, toxicology, environmental disorders, and epidemiology. Each chapter contains a visual learning guide followed by board practice questions at the end to reinforce topics addressed in the illustrations. Emergency Medicine Board Review for the Visual Learner is an essential guide for medical students, residents, and fellows in emergency and internal medicine studying for board exams as well as EM physicians and related professionals preparing for recertification.
Quick Hits for Pediatric Emergency Medicine
by Cristina M. Zeretzke-Bien Tricia B. Swan Brandon R. AllenThis book covers essential information necessary in diagnosing and treating pediatric patients in the emergency room. Emergencies require quick and precise decision making that does not allow for extended reading or fact-checking to ensure all factors are considered. This pocket guide addresses that need by placing vital clinical management and algorithms into a quick and simple guidebook that can be accessed within moments from a scrub pocket or white coat. It is an easy, quick access reference that can be used for those facts that are absolutely essential, but are often difficult to remember. Color images and flow charts allow doctors to grasp the essentials quickly, while more detailed explanations are included alongside for trainees. Quick Hits for Pediatric Emergency Medicine uses tips, caveats, drug dosing, and pearls to assist the provider who may not be familiar with all of the unique nuances of the pediatric population. This is ideal for emergency department physicians, nurses, and trainees including students, residents, and fellows.
Quick Hits for Pediatric Emergency Medicine
by Cristina M. Zeretzke-Bien Tricia B. SwanThis book covers essential information necessary in diagnosing and treating pediatric patients in the emergency room. A second edition to its successful predecessor, this book addresses that need by placing vital clinical management and algorithms into a quick and simple guidebook that can be accessed within moments from a scrub pocket or white coat. It includes updated chapters from the original table of contents, as well as new chapters that address important topics, such as approaches to domestic violence and child abuse. Though it includes new chapters, it is still an easy, quick access reference that can be used for those facts that are absolutely essential, but are often difficult to remember. Color images and flow charts allow doctors to grasp the essentials quickly, while more detailed explanations are included alongside for trainees. Quick Hits for Pediatric Emergency Medicine, second edition uses updated tips, caveats, drug dosing, and pearls to assist the provider who may not be familiar with all of the unique nuances of the pediatric population. This is ideal for emergency department physicians, nurses, and trainees including students, residents, and fellows.
Narrative Environments and Experience Design: Space as a Medium of Communication (Routledge Research in Design Studies)
by Tricia AustinThis book argues narrative, people and place are inseparable and pursues the consequences of this insight through the design of narrative environments. This is a new and distinct area of practice that weaves together and extends narrative theory, spatial theory and design theory. Examples of narrative spaces, such as exhibitions, brand experiences, urban design and socially engaged participatory interventions in the public realm, are explored to show how space acts as a medium of communication through a synthesis of materials, structures and technologies, and how particular social behaviours are reproduced or critiqued through spatial narratives. This book will be of interest to scholars in design studies, urban studies, architecture, new materialism and design practitioners in the creative industries.
The Future of Museum and Gallery Design: Purpose, Process, Perception (Museum Meanings)
by Suzanne MacLeod Jonathan Hale Tricia Austin Oscar Ho Hing-KayThe Future of Museum and Gallery Design explores new research and practice in museum design. Placing a specific emphasis on social responsibility, in its broadest sense, the book emphasises the need for a greater understanding of the impact of museum design in the experiences of visitors, in the manifestation of the vision and values of museums and galleries, and in the shaping of civic spaces for culture in our shared social world. The chapters included in the book propose a number of innovative approaches to museum design and museum-design research. Collectively, contributors plead for more open and creative ways of making museums, and ask that museums recognize design as a resource to be harnessed towards a form of museum-making that is culturally located and makes a significant contribution to our personal, social, environmental, and economic sustainability. Such an approach demands new ways of conceptualizing museum and gallery design, new ways of acknowledging the potential of design, and new, experimental, and research-led approaches to the shaping of cultural institutions internationally. The Future of Museum and Gallery Design should be of great interest to academics and postgraduate students in the fields of museum studies, gallery studies, and heritage studies, as well as architecture and design, who are interested in understanding more about design as a resource in museums. It should also be of great interest to museum and design practitioners and museum leaders.
Marshmallow Heaven: Delicious, Unique, and Fun Recipes for Sweet Homemade Treats
by Tricia Arce Joanie SimonSince 2014, Tricia Arce has been serving handcrafted and creative marshmallow recipes from at Fluff It Marshmallows, a shop and s’mores bar in Gilbert, Arizona. Her frozen hot chocolate topped with marshmallow cream, gourmet mallow pies, marshmallow bowls, and mallow pops have gained national attention, and now she’s ready to share some of her secrets so that marshmallow fans around the world can make these unique sweets in their own home.Recipes for marshmallow flavors for every day and even holidays are included in this collection, including churro, toasted coconut, mint chocolate chip, pumpkin spice, peppermint, gingerbread, and Mexican hot chocolate.In addition to marshmallows that are stuffed or dipped, you’ll find recipes to compliment the marshmallows like homemade graham crackers, oatmeal cream pies, and many more. Throughout the pages of Marshmallow Heaven, Arce tells the story of how Fluff It became a successful sweet shop. She documents her ups and downs (from viral videos to a terrible experience with peanut butter) to provide insight into the entrepreneurial side of her tasty (and sticky!) adventures.
Bantamweight (Hallow Brothers #5)
by Tricia AndersenAbraham Hallow would do just about anything to get out from under his oldest brother, Josiah’s, thumb. That includes performing as the Luchador in the local semi-professional wrestling circuit. He gets more than he bargained for when he hooks up with a woman with multicolored hair. The draw to her is undeniable. He wakes up the following morning with the ancient mark of his ancestors, mating him to the mystery woman he met the night before. It was a simple mission—find the infamous Hallow brothers, kill them, and bring back the amulet. Kai’s plans get derailed after one night of hot, crazy sex with a mask wrestler. When she finds out the wrestler was none other than Abraham Hallow, the youngest of the Hallow brothers, she is exiled from the mermaid kingdom. Yet the orders from her king still stand. Can she deny her ever-growing love for Abraham, or will she fulfill her duties of killing him?
Black Irish: Black Irish Series 1 (Black Irish #1)
by Tricia AndersenAbbey couldn’t believe he was gay. She nearly ran away from her dreams of being a children’s book writer when she was introduced to her illustrator Sloan O’Riley, a dark, sensual Irishman with incredible blue eyes. He certainly couldn’t be good for Abbey’s relationship with her boyfriend back in Iowa. How could she stay in New York and work with the sinfully sexy Sloan, even if he was gay? And when Sloan is threatened with deportation, how far would Abbey go to keep him in the U.S.? Sloan was forced to tell a little white lie. He had no choice. He couldn’t let the sweet, beautiful, Abbey Wright flee from his life—not without a chance to explore the sudden desire he felt for her. But what would Abbey do if she ever discovered the truth about Sloan’s sexuality—or learned the deeper, darker secret he’s been hiding?
Breaking the Violence (Hard Drive #3)
by Tricia AndersenFinding the woman of his dreams in a burning car, Mark Jacobsen figures he’ll never see her again. As consolation, he buries himself in preparing for his first professional MMA fight. When she shows up in his ER with bruises, he discovers that her ex-husband is abusing her. He helps her find courage as he falls in love with not only her but her son. But how far will her ex go to keep her? Is Mark’s love great enough to put his life in danger? Lexi Mills isn’t sure how much she can trust Mark Jacobsen. Years of torture from her ex-husband makes her wary of all relationships. But the gentle teddy bear of a man begins to break down her walls. Can she find love with the full time doctor and part time MMA fighter? Or will her ex end her life before she finds out?
Corner (Hallow Brothers #4)
by Tricia AndersenJosiah Hallow carries the weight of the world on his shoulders. Literally. Between keeping his family safe as the head of the Hallows, training his six younger brothers for their individual turns in the MMA cage, and guarding his mother’s amulet from the creatures who want to use it to take control of the world, his sanity is about to break. Mating with the pure Sarah Merit, an overly-religious school teacher whose body makes every fiber of Josiah’s being stand at attention, could finally push him over the edge. Unfortunately, despite the all-consuming sex that blazes between the pair, it isn’t enough to convince Sarah to live with him so he can protect her, as well. When Josiah learns the secret Sarah is keeping from him, he makes a deal with the pair of vampires who run the MMA promotion the family fights for in an attempt to save her. But will he be able to save her again when Sarah is kidnapped and taken to Josiah’s grandfather, Atticus, the vicious alpha of a pack of werewolves in Maine? And what will Sarah do when she finds out the sexy corner of the Hallow Brothers is a werewolf, too?
Hard Drive Boxed Set (Hard Drive)
by Tricia AndersenMeet the hard driving MMA fighters of Roadie’s Gym and see how they overcome all obstacles to get their girl and become the Hard Drive team. Max overcomes a devastating injury that makes him question his life and learn what’s important. He meets Chloe, and they struggle to find the answer to what has made Chloe so sick sporadically since she was a child. Rico and Avery learn to accept each other for who they are and overcome their pride and disabilities. And Mark and Lexi try to keep Lexi alive long enough to learn not every man is like her brutal ex.
Heartland: Black Irish 2 (Black Irish #2)
by Tricia AndersenNow that Sloan’s true identity has been revealed, he and Abbey move to her hometown of Mount Vernon, Iowa, to start their new lives together away from the chaos of New York City and the threat of those looking for him. And they are not alone—they are joined by Gordon, Maggie, and Bartholomew, each looking for a fresh start and new love in the small rural town while they develop a plan for their family’s continued safety. Their marriage is put to the test by the reappearance of Abbey’s father, bullies from her high school days, a business opportunity in Miami, and a new baby on the way. When a person from their past comes back looking to make Abbey his own again, will he be able to tear Sloan and Abbey apart forever?
Heavyweight (Hallow Brothers #3)
by Tricia AndersenSamuel Hallow is desperately in love. However, he knows his family won’t condone his relationship with his boyfriend, Henry. The brothers mate for life and neither man has had the mystical tattoo appear that binds them to the one chosen for them. Delilah, Henry’s lifelong friend, comes to town and Samuel is consumed with unexplained lust. He and Henry both sleep with her and the tattoo appears on all three of them, marking the trio as mates for eternity. He nearly loses the others when he confesses his true nature – that he, like his six brothers, are werewolves. Although Delilah and Henry are angry and obsessed with their careers, they can’t stay out of his bed. Can he protect his lovers from the vampires who hunt them, who want to use them to get possession of Momma Hallow’s ancient amulet? And will the Hallow Brothers stand united when they discover that Henry, the man Samuel loves, embodies an ancient evil magic, hell bent on conquering the world?
Middleweight (Hallow Brothers #2)
by Tricia AndersenMicah Hallow doesn’t believe he’ll ever find his mate. That is until a mystic tattoo appears on his back after a wild night with a stripper that marks her as his mate. Despite a life-threatening injury that brings him to his knees every time it strikes, he commits to a fight in the octagon to save her life. What will she do when she finds out he’s one of the infamous Hallow Brothers—and a werewolf? Eve Romero can’t escape her violent boss, Deacon. That is, until the hottie she slept with puts his life on the line in exchange for hers. She can’t fight the primal attraction to him even though she doesn’t feel she’s worthy of the Hallow brother. Can she overcome her past to be with him? And when a new, murderous threat strikes close to home, will the two of them survive?
The Assassin (Black Irish #5)
by Tricia AndersenTorn by jealousy, Sloan leaves Abbey behind to run Sloan Enterprises when the CIA sends him and Bartholomew on a secret mission in Afghanistan. The couple’s paths cross overseas and Abbey joins her husband on the mission. Tension flares between them in the hot Afghani sun. Can Sloan overcome his emotions long enough to complete his mission, or will his raging jealousy tear him from the woman he loves…forever?
The Troubles (Black Irish #3)
by Tricia AndersenWhile Sloan and Abbey are in Las Vegas to celebrate Gordon and Mary’s wedding, an enemy from Sloan’s past nearly kills her. Sloan is forced to do the unthinkable—he files for divorce. He moves Sloan Enterprises to Switzerland, far away from the woman he loves to save her. Three years pass. When Sloan invites Robert to Switzerland to celebrate his fortieth birthday, he learns shocking news—Robert is living with Abbey. Refusing to lose Abbey, Sloan relocates the company to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where Abbey is living and makes her the Chief Operating Officer. He fights against his desire for her as he contends with her two new beaus, her hostile family, his own new girlfriend, and Amelia, his four-year-old daughter. When his enemy makes another attempt on Abbey’s life, will Sloan be able to save her—or is this a war he just can’t win?
Trial by Fire (Black Irish #4)
by Tricia AndersenMoments after pledging allegiance to a new homeland, Sloan O’Riley is arrested for the bombing in London he never committed. His only chance to stop his condemnation and a life in a Belfast prison is his wee wife, Abbey. Abbey throws herself into her husband’s past with the Irish Republican Army as she and her stepfather, Gordon, scour Great Britain for clues to Sloan’s innocence. With every clue she discovers to free her husband, she finds herself falling deeper and deeper into danger. As things heat up in the courtroom and on the streets of Belfast, Abbey fights for Sloan’s freedom. Will her actions exonerate Sloan from a life in prison? And will their love withstand Abbey becoming just like Sloan?