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Sea Leopard (The Kenneth Aubrey & Patrick Hyde Series)
by Craig ThomasNew York Times–Bestselling Author: A captured submarine must be retrieved from the Russians before they can decode its cutting-edge technology . . . The Royal Navy is testing Sea Leopard, an anti-sonar device that can make its subs virtually undetectable. But before the work can be completed, their nuclear submarine Proteus is targeted and trapped by the Soviet Union—whose military is determined to figure out, and steal, this new technology. Spymaster Kenneth Aubrey sends SIS agent Patrick Hyde to locate the device&’s inventor before the KGB gets to him first. In the meantime, a US Navy officer is on his way to Russia in hopes of fixing Sea Leopard and getting Proteus out of drydock before it&’s too late . . . Praise for Craig Thomas&’s thrillers &“Will have you sweating bullets. Thomas misses no tricks, and tension is sustained from first page to last.&” —The New York Times Book Review &“High-octane.&” —Daily Express
The Wrecking Crew (The Wrecking Crew Novels)
by Taylor Zajonc&“Fans of action-packed thrillers with nautical settings will be more than satisfied with Zajonc&’s accomplished debut, which kicks off a promising series&” —Publishers Weekly, starred review). The pirate-plagued waters of Somalia have gotten even more deadly since a mysterious red tide began killing all marine life within its reach. When a research team attempting to study the phenomenon is shot out of the sky, extraordinary measures are required to investigate. In exchange for his freedom from a secret Moroccan prison, salvage diver Jonah Blackwell agrees to lead a covert search for the missing scientists. But when his expedition threatens the ambitions of billionaire industrialist Charles Bettencourt, Jonah must assemble an untested crew to discover the source of a terrifying plague while facing down Bettencourt&’s private army.
Red Sun Rogue (The Wrecking Crew Novels)
by Taylor ZajoncAs an unknown enemy wreaks havoc in the South China Sea, a renegade submarine captain untangles a deadly conspiracy rooted in lost WWII technology. Salvage diver–turned–submarine captain Jonah Blackwell and his crew are on a covert mission of mercy, spiriting refugees out of North Korea as a hundred-year winter ravages the Pacific. Hunted by the Japanese fleet and forced to surrender, Jonah and his crew must race against time in an adventure spanning the irradiated waters of Fukushima, flood-beset Tokyo, and the crumbling tropical remains of a secret research facility. At the center of it all is an enigmatic Japanese technology cult with roots in the clandestine weapons program of the Second World War—a cult that has waited seventy years to strike its final blow.
The Boat Trip: A totally addictive murder mystery full of twists
by Heather J FittIn this brand-new murder mystery by the author of The Flight, a yacht crosses the North Atlantic while a perfect storm of suspicion and vengeance develops onboard . . .Duchess is about to set sail from Scotland to St. Lucia. But before she even leaves port, an argument erupts. It&’s only the first in a series of unsettling events that will beset Helen, the skipper, her best friend, and the remaining crew. During a port of call in the Canary Islands, tensions mount further when an unexpected guest joins the crew. Then, a near-fatal allergic reaction raises the pressure level—and finally, during a fierce storm, someone goes overboard . . . Is this a run of bad luck or is one person at the heart of the turmoil and violence? And if so, can the culprit be identified before they reach the Caribbean?
The Last Hour: A gripping and emotional WW2 thriller
by Will MontgomeryA Royal Navy commander is tasked with stopping a German convoy, in this thrilling novel of love, courage, and honor in the midst of World War II. Harry Scott has served honorably in the Royal Navy since 1939—including at Dunkirk, where he evacuated hundreds of soldiers before his own boat was blown up and he lost many of his crew. By 1942, the tide of the war is flowing against the Allies. A worried Churchill needs to block a fleet of German reinforcements and knows his large ships would never survive. But a force of smaller vessels might just have a chance—if their voyage is kept from the enemy until it&’s too late and the group is led by the right man . . . Now Harry, with the help of officer Annie Lenton, has been tasked to bring this new flotilla together and train the officers and crew. The two gradually develop a respect and a love for each other, a love that could make or destroy them both, as a vicious sea battle looms . . .
One Man's Meat
by E. B. WhiteThe Pulitzer Prize–winning writer and author of Charlotte&’s Web documents his move from Manhattan to a saltwater farm in New England: &“Superb reading.&” —The New Yorker Called &“a mid-20th–century Thoreau&” by Notre Dame Magazine, E. B. White&’s desire to live a simple life caused him to sell half his worldly goods, give up his job writing the New Yorker&’s &“Notes and Comment&” editorial page, and move with his family to a saltwater farm in North Brooklin, Maine. There, White got into the nuts-and-bolts of rural life—not without a lot of self-reflection—and surrounded himself with barnyard characters, some of whom would later appear in Charlotte&’s Web.One Man&’s Meat is White&’s collection of pithy and unpretentious essays on such topics as living with hay fever (&“I understand so well the incomparable itch of eye and nose for which the only relief is to write to the President of the United States&”), World War II (&“I stayed on the barn, steadily laying shingles, all during the days when Mr. Chamberlain, M. Daladier, the Duce, and the Führer were arranging their horse trade&”), and even dog training (&“Being the owner of dachshunds, to me a book on dog discipline becomes a volume of inspired humor&”). Though first published in 1942, this book delivers timeless lessons on the value of living close to nature in our quest for self-discovery. With each subject broached and reflected upon, it &“becomes an ardent and sobering guidebook for those of us trying to live our day-to-day lives now&” (Pif magazine). &“The most succinct, graceful and witty of essayists.&” —San Francisco Examiner and Chronicle &“A lively record of an active inquiring mind.&” —Kirkus Reviews
The House on an Irish Hillside: A Memoir
by Felicity Hayes-McCoy&“A lovely writer, far superior to the average memoirist. . . . A curious mind, a perceptive observer with an artist&’s eye, a seeker of truth and beauty.&” —Irish IndependentFrom the moment I crossed the mountain, I fell in love with the place, which was more beautiful than any I&’d ever seen. And with a way of looking at life that was deeper, richer and wiser than any I&’d known before. . . . From the first day I came here I always knew I&’d come back. Sometimes we have to go back to our beginnings to become the person we want to be. More than a decade ago, USA Today–bestselling author Felicity Hayes-McCoy left the hectic pace of London and returned to her home country of Ireland to forge a new life in a remarkable house on the stunning Dingle peninsula. Gorgeously written, this is a life-affirming tale of rediscovering lost values and remembering the things that matter most. &“Wise, funny and touching, this book is a portrait of friendships, customs and folklore of Ireland; but what stays with you is harder to catch, like smoke or running water. It is the taste of something we all once knew, ever-present if only you look for it.&” ―Joanna Lumley, actress and author of Absolutely: A Memoir &“The book glowed . . . when I finished reading, I felt a sense of well-being, wonder and delight.&” —Alice Taylor, bestselling author of To School Through the FieldsPraise for Felicity Hayes-McCoy &“A pitch-perfect delight.&” —Marian Keyes, international bestselling author of Grown Ups on The Transatlantic Book Club &“The spot-on descriptions of Ireland&’s country roads and expansive sky all but leap off the page. . . . Maeve Binchy and Patrick Taylor fans will find much to enjoy.&” —Booklist on The Library at the Edge of the World &“Sunshine on the page.&” —Cathy Kelly, bestselling author of Between Sisters on The Month of Borrowed Dreams
Barron's Science 360: A Complete Study Guide to Biology with Online Practice
by Gabrielle I. Edwards Cynthia PfirrmannBarron&’s Science 360: Biology is your complete go-to guide for everything biologyThis comprehensive guide is an essential resource for:High school and college coursesHomeschoolingVirtual LearningLearning podsInside you will find:Comprehensive Content Review: Begin your study with the basic building block of biology and build as you go. Topics include, the cell, bacteria and viruses, fungi, plants, invertebrates, Homo sapiens, biotechnology, and much more.Effective Organization: Topic organization and simple lesson formats break down the subject matter into manageable learning modules that help guide a successful study plan customized to your needs.Clear Examples and Illustrations: Easy-to-follow explanations, hundreds of helpful illustrations, and numerous step-by-step examples make this book ideal for self-study and rapid learning.Practice Exercises: Each chapter ends with practice exercises designed to reinforce and extend key skills and concepts. These checkup exercises, along with the answers and solutions, will help you assess your understanding and monitor your progress.Access to Online Practice: Take your learning online for 50 practice questions designed to test your knowledge with automated scoring to show you how far you have come.
Barron's Science 360: A Complete Study Guide to Chemistry with Online Practice
by Mark Kernion M.A. Joseph A. Mascetta M.S.Barron&’s Science 360: Chemistry is your complete go-to guide for everything chemistryThis comprehensive guide is an essential resource for:High school and college coursesHomeschoolingVirtual LearningLearning podsInside you&’ll find:Comprehensive Content Review: Begin your study with the basic building block of chemistry and build as you go. Topics include, atomic structure, chemical formulas, electrochemistry, the basics of organic chemistry, and much more.Effective Organization: Topic organization and simple lesson formats break down the subject matter into manageable learning modules that help guide a successful study plan customized to your needs.Clear Examples and Illustrations: Easy-to-follow explanations, hundreds of helpful illustrations, and numerous step-by-step examples make this book ideal for self-study and rapid learning.Practice Exercises: Each chapter ends with practice exercises designed to reinforce and extend key skills and concepts. These checkup exercises, along with the answers and solutions, will help you assess your understanding and monitor your progress.Access to Online Practice: Take your learning online for 50 practice questions designed to test your knowledge with automated scoring to show you how far you have come.
Barron's Biology Practice Plus: 400+ Online Questions and Quick Study Review
by Deborah T. Goldberg M.S. Marisa AbramsNeed quick review and practice to help you excel in Biology?Barron&’s Biology Practice Plus features more than 400 online practice questions and a concise review guide that covers the basics of Biology. Inside you&’ll find:Concise review on the basics of Biology—an excellent resource for students who want a quick review of the most important topicsAccess to 400+ online questions arranged by topic for customized practiceOnline practice includes answer explanations with expert advice for all questions plus scoring to track your progressThis essential guide is the perfect practice supplement for students and teachers!
Barron's Chemistry Practice Plus: 400+ Online Questions and Quick Study Review
by Mark Kernion M.A. Joseph A. Mascetta M.S.Need quick review and practice to help you excel in Chemistry?Barron&’s Chemistry Practice Plus features more than 400 online practice questions and a concise review guide that covers the basics of Chemistry. Inside you&’ll find:Concise review on the basics of Chemistry—an excellent resource for students who want a quick review of the most important topicsAccess to 400+ online questions arranged by topic for customized practiceOnline practice includes answer explanations with expert advice for all questions plus scoring to track your progressThis essential guide is the perfect practice supplement for students and teachers!
Dealing With Complexity in Development Evaluation: A Practical Approach
by Michael Bamberger Jos Vaessen Estelle RaimondoRecognizing that complexity calls for innovative, conceptual, and methodological solutions, this unique book offers practical guidance to policymakers, managers, and evaluation practitioners on how to design and implement complexity-responsive evaluations that can be undertaken in the real world of time, budget, data, and political constraints. Introductory chapters present comprehensive, non-technical overviews of the most common evaluation tools and methodologies, and additional content addresses more cutting-edge material. The book also includes six case study chapters to illustrate examples of various evaluation contexts from around the world.
Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change, Second Edition
by Dr George PhilanderThe First Edition of the Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change provided a multi-authored, academic yet non-technical resource for students and teachers to understand the importance of global warming, to appreciate the effects of human activity and greenhouse gases around the world, and to learn the history of climate change and the research enterprise examining it. This edition was well received, with notable reviews. Since its publication, the debate over the advent of global warming at least partially brought on by human enterprise has continued to ebb and flow, depending literally on the weather, politics, and media coverage of climate summits and debates. Advances in research also change the discourse as new data is collected and new scientific projects continue to explore and explain global warming and climate change. Thus, a new, Second Edition updates more than half of the original entries and adds new perspectives and content to keep students and researchers up-to-date in a field that has proven provocatively lively.
The Environmental Case: Translating Values Into Policy
by Judith A. LayzerAnswers to environmental issues are not black and white. Debates around policy are often among those with fundamentally different values, and the way that problems and solutions are defined plays a central role in shaping how those values are translated into policy. The Environmental Case captures the real-world complexity of creating environmental policy, and this much-anticipated Fourth Edition contains fifteen carefully constructed cases. Through her analysis, Editor Judith Layzer systematically explores the background, players, contributing factors, and outcomes of each case, and gives readers insight into some of the most interesting and controversial issues in U.S. environmental policymaking.
Environmental Politics and Policy
by Walter A. RosenbaumThis book covers the context of the environmental policy process, as well as exploring specific environmental issues. It examines topics such as toxic and hazardous substances; energy - both fossil fuel and nuclear' public lands; and global policy-making ocusing on climate change and transboundary politics.
Environmental Politics and Policy
by Walter A. RosenbaumWalter A. Rosenbaum’s classic Environmental Politics and Policy, Tenth Edition once again provides definitive coverage of environmental politics and policy, lively case material, and a balanced assessment of current environmental issues. The first half of the book sets needed context and describes the policy process while the second half covers specific environmental issues such as air and water; toxic and hazardous substances; energy; and a global policymaking chapter focused on climate change and transboundary politics. Covering major environmental policy initiatives and controversies during President Obama's two terms and capturing the sudden and radical changes occurring in the American energy economy, this Tenth Edition offers the needed currency and relevancy for any environmental politics course.
Environmental Politics and Policy
by Walter A. RosenbaumWalter A. Rosenbaum’s classic Environmental Politics and Policy, Tenth Edition once again provides definitive coverage of environmental politics and policy, lively case material, and a balanced assessment of current environmental issues. The first half of the book sets needed context and describes the policy process while the second half covers specific environmental issues such as air and water; toxic and hazardous substances; energy; and a global policymaking chapter focused on climate change and transboundary politics. Covering major environmental policy initiatives and controversies during President Obama's two terms and capturing the sudden and radical changes occurring in the American energy economy, this Tenth Edition offers the needed currency and relevancy for any environmental politics course.
Environmental Policy: New Directions for the Twenty-First Century
by Mr Michael E. Kraft Mr Norman J. VigAuthoritative and trusted, Environmental Policy once again brings together top scholars to evaluate the changes and continuities in American environmental policy since the late 1960s and their implications for the twenty-first century. You will learn to decipher the underlying trends, institutional constraints, and policy dilemmas that shape today’s environmental politics. The Tenth Edition examines how policy has changed within federal institutions and state and local governments, as well as how environmental governance affects private sector policies and practices. The book provides in-depth examinations of public policy dilemmas including fracking, food production, urban sustainability, and the viability of using market solutions to address policy challenges. Students will also develop a deeper understanding of global issues such as climate change governance, the implications of the Paris Agreement, and the role of environmental policy in the developing world. Students walk away with a measured yet hopeful evaluation of the future challenges policymakers will confront as the American environmental movement continues to affect the political process.
Environmental Policy: New Directions for the Twenty-First Century
by Mr Michael E. Kraft Mr Norman J. VigAuthoritative and trusted, Environmental Policy once again brings together top scholars to evaluate the changes and continuities in American environmental policy since the late 1960s and their implications for the twenty-first century. You will learn to decipher the underlying trends, institutional constraints, and policy dilemmas that shape today’s environmental politics. The Tenth Edition examines how policy has changed within federal institutions and state and local governments, as well as how environmental governance affects private sector policies and practices. The book provides in-depth examinations of public policy dilemmas including fracking, food production, urban sustainability, and the viability of using market solutions to address policy challenges. Students will also develop a deeper understanding of global issues such as climate change governance, the implications of the Paris Agreement, and the role of environmental policy in the developing world. Students walk away with a measured yet hopeful evaluation of the future challenges policymakers will confront as the American environmental movement continues to affect the political process.
The Environmental Case: Translating Values Into Policy
by Judith A. Layzer Sara R. RinfretAnswers to environmental issues are not black and white. Debates around policy are often among those with fundamentally different values, and the way that problems and solutions are defined plays a central role in shaping how those values are translated into policy. The Environmental Case captures the real-world complexity of creating environmental policy, and this much-anticipated Fifth Edition contains fifteen carefully constructed cases. Through her analysis, Sara Rinfret explores the background, players, contributing factors, and outcomes of each case, and gives readers insight into some of the most interesting and controversial issues in U.S. environmental policymaking.
The Environmental Case: Translating Values Into Policy
by Judith A. Layzer Sara R. RinfretAnswers to environmental issues are not black and white. Debates around policy are often among those with fundamentally different values, and the way that problems and solutions are defined plays a central role in shaping how those values are translated into policy. The Environmental Case captures the real-world complexity of creating environmental policy, and this much-anticipated Fifth Edition contains fifteen carefully constructed cases. Through her analysis, Sara Rinfret explores the background, players, contributing factors, and outcomes of each case, and gives readers insight into some of the most interesting and controversial issues in U.S. environmental policymaking.
The EC Archives: Piracy
by Carl WesslerCollecting the complete run of the EC Comics cult classic Piracy in color; featuring stories about the violence and cruelty of the pirates that sailed the seven seas.Across these pages sail plunderers, pillagers, buccaneers, whalers, smugglers, pearl divers, treasure hunters, mutineers, and many more, in these brutal tales of life on the water.
Sacred Decay: The Art of Lauren Marx
by Lauren MarxFungus blooms and dies, bones weather, and moths form halos around dismembered animals in this darkly exquisite collection from acclaimed artist Lauren Marx.With an impressive eye for detail, Marx brings her uncanny subjects to life - or death - with awe-inspiring texture and intensity. Birds, beasts, fish, plants, and more blossom radiantly on the page in their cycle of birth and destruction. Celebrated artist Lauren Marx's first collection highlights work from her latest gallery show and more, with over 120 pages of full-color art. Don't miss this stunning digital book!
Skull and Bones: Savage Storm
by John Jackson Miller James MishlerA gritty, cinematic pirate adventure charting a course across the high seas in the merciless, bloody world of Ubisoft&’s upcoming epic video game.A merchant vessel is besieged by a vicious crew of pirates, but the fighting is interrupted by a devastating typhoon. When the storm crashes in, it leaves predator and prey stranded on an island somewhere in the Indian Ocean. The merchant ship captain and his crew, lucky enough to have survived the savage storm, scramble to hide what is left of their precious cargo before the surviving pirates overtake them. When it seems the marauders have won the day, a powerful no-nonsense admiral and her crew step in to join the fray. She informs everyone that there is yet a more dangerous threat on the horizon; a murderous mercenary known across the seven seas as &“The Wolf Hunter&”. Survival may require an unlikely and unsteady accord betwixt pirate crews. With a massive treasure on the table the only question is who will double-cross who first? Written by John Jackson Miller and James Mischler with savage art by Christian Rosado and brilliant colors by Roshan Kurichiyanil. Collects Skull and Bones #1–#3.
Les Profondeurs
by Guillaume Tougeron Nick Thacker"Allo ?" La voix de Jen était trouble et confuse. Qui pouvait bien l'appeler à cette heure tardive ? Il était dix heures passé un mercredi soir, et selon son habitude, elle aurait dû être en train de boire un verre de vin avant d'aller se coucher. Aucune réponse. Elle parla à nouveau au téléphone, mais plus fort et sur un ton plus direct. "Allo ?" Elle entendit un bruissement au bout du fil, comme de l'hésitation, suivit d'un bruit de respiration. Mais aucun mot ne fut prononcé. Elle fronça les sourcils, écarta le téléphone de son oreille et appuya sur la touche Fin. Le numéro clignota une fois de plus, un numéro inconnu, puis laissa place à l'écran d'accueil.