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In this sci-fi/fantasy survival thriller, the dangerous and deadly realm of the Otherside--where urban legends roam--calls to two women, both in search of something. As they set out to sate their curiosity and explore this other world, will the most earth-shattering thing they discover on the Otherside be their feelings for each other? With the American Marines who were stranded in the Otherside at

Letting Go of Self-Destructive Behaviors offers inspiring, hopeful, creative resources for the millions of male and female adolescents and adults who struggle with eating disorders, addictions, any form of self-mutilation. It is also a workbook for the clinicians who treat them. Using journaling exercises, drawing and collaging prompts, guided imagery, visualizations, and other behavioral techniques,

The stunning new literary thriller from the bestselling author of The Last House on Needless Street and

A genre-defying book from one of France\'s most well-known philosopher-writers. In the Lower Saxony region of northwestern Germany sits the city of Osnabrck. This is where, in 1648, the Peace of Westphalia was signed, bringing the Thirty Years\' War and one of the most calamitous periods of European history to an end. But the city was later to witness another calamity. Today, as one walks through

This book provides an overview of crude oil refining processes and presents a deep analysis of the current context and challenges imposed on players in the downstream industry. Crude Oil Refining: A Simplified Approach covers traditional processes of the refining industry, the impact of current trends, and technological routes available to help these players survive in a highly competitive environment.FEATURES

The most popular work from provocative Austrian Nobel laureate Elfriede Jelinek, \"The Piano Teacher\" is a searing portrait of a woman bound between a repressive society and her darkest desires. Erika Kohut is a piano teacher at the prestigious and formal Vienna Conservatory, who still lives with her domineering and possessive mother. Her life appears boring, but Erika, a quiet thirty-eight-year-old,

A new action fantasy set in a steampunk Tokyo from the creator of the smash hit Soul Eater The city of Tokyo is in the grip of a reign of terror Possessed by demons, people have begun to burst into flame, leading to the establishment of a special firefighting team: the Pyrofighters, ready to roll on a moment\'s notice to fight spontaneous combustion anywhere it might break out. But the team is about

Professor Toby Salt has worked in some of the hardest, most stress-inducing jobs in the wider education space, as well as juggling a large family. The Juggling Act gives leaders in education and the wider public sector clear advice about how to manage the constant juggling act of professional and personal

Children who grow up in a literate and numerate environment do not need to be taught how to read or how to use numbers to calculate. They pick these skills up in the course of their everyday living. In this collection of essays, developmental psychologist Peter Gray presents the evidence that this is so. He also presents evidence that teaching-especially when it is forced and comes too early-can interfere

This Newbery Honor classic, illustrated by a Caldecott Medalist, is a beautifully written tribute to the power of kindness, acceptance, and standing up for what\'s right.Wanda Petronski is ridiculed by her classmates for wearing the same faded blue dress every day. She claims she has one hundred dresses at home, but everyone knows she doesn\'t. When Wanda is pulled out of school one day, the class

Picking up where Beautiful Bastard left off, Chloe Mills and Bennett Ryan continue their steamy, combative relationship in this new novella. Just when Chloe\'s career starts to take off, Bennett wishes it would all slow down long enough to spend a wild night alone with his intern-cum-girlfriend. Preferably one in which he can show her he\'s still the boss. After her continued refusals to take time

Jaguar\'s series of XK sports cars used the remarkable twin overhead camshaft engine that was first exposed to the public in 1948 in the new XK120 two-seater, which took the motoring world by storm. For 1954 the XK120 was replaced by the mildly restyled XK140 model, with an increase in power, optional overdrive and a roomier cockpit. It was replaced in 1957 by the XK150. With disc brakes on all wheels,

Aristophanes, one of the world\'s greatest comic dramatists, has been admired since antiquity for his iridescent wit and beguiling fantasy, exuberant language, and brilliant satire of the social, intellectual, and political life of Athens at its height. This is the fourth and final volume in the new Loeb Classical Library edition of his plays. Frogs was produced in 405 BCE, shortly after the deaths

Years before he came to be known as the best first officer in the fleet, Spock was a conflicted young ensign, serving on the Starship Enterprise(TM) under Captain Christopher Pike. Struggling to reconcile his many obligations -- those forced on him by his Vulcan heritage, and those chosen by him upon his enrollment in Starfleet Academy -- Spock must also balance the desires of his own heart. Those

The first novel in Arne Dahl\'s gripping Intercrime series--considered one of Sweden\'s best--Misterioso is a piercingly dark and absorbing detective thriller. After dismantling a bloody hostage situation at a bank outside Stockholm, Detective Paul Hjelm is dropped into an elite task-force assembled to find an elusive murderer with a sophisticated method. The killer breaks into the homes of Sweden\'s

This volume presents the Pulitzer Prize coverage ofimportant economical and financial occurrences since theFirst World War. There are, among others, articles about theGerman post-war Reparations Problems, the Great Depression, the Russian Five Year Plan, Canada\'s upcoming Economy, TheFinancial Crisis of post-Communist Russia, the debacle ofthe American Bank crashes, China\'s economical successes,

Tense, atmospheric and darkly funny, The Sleepwalkers is a a sublimely creepy contemporary gothic work about a relationship unravelling that asks urgent questions about a contemporary society where our basest selves are hidden in plain

Otolína vášnivě sbírá nejrůznější věci a miluje všechny druhy počasí, zejména však déšť, neboť se ráda čvachtá v kalužích. Obývá apartmá číslo 243 ve dvacátém čtvrtém patře mrakodrapu, který vypadá docela jako pepřenka, takže není divu, že mu také Pepřenka všichni říkají… Otolínini rodiče jsou sběrateli a neustále cestují po celém světě. O Otolínu je v jejich nepřítomnosti ovšem skvěle postaráno, nikdy