CAIN MCALLISTER\'S birth on the bank of the Mississippi River during an earthquake becomes a small-town story of infamy and forever changes the strong, troubled women who love the little boy.br br Though shunned and bullied throughout his childhood, hope arrives when a new preacher and his family move to town and Cain finds what he has always longed for - a best friend. The fate of the friendship

pThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.ppThis work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity individual or corporate has a copyright on the body of the work.ppScholars believe,

How did ordinary people live through the extraordinary changes that have swept across modern China How did peasants transform themselves into urbanites How did the citizens of Shanghai cope with the epic upheavals-revolution, war, and again revolution-that shook their lives Even after decades of scholarship devoted to modern Chinese history, our understanding of the daily lives of the common people

The world\'s most ruthlessly efficient assassin, Jason Bourne, has carved a bloody swathe through all his opponents but now he\'s facing the one force he can\'t defeat - his own past.

Writing with warmth and humor, Connie Schultz reveals the rigors, joys, and absolute madness of a new marriage at midlife and campaigning with her husband, Sherrod Brown, now the junior senator from Ohio. She describes the chain of events leading up to Sherrod\'s decision to run for the Senate he would not enter the fray without his wife\'s unequivocal support, and her own decision to step down from

pMinimalism in its simplistic beauty evokes elegance and timelessness in every work of art. Muses with modern lines infuse every piece of art with transcendence giving artworks perpetual time. The Artist portrays minimalism with an air of modernism to its muses in its paintings.ppEvery Muse applies a simplistic pose in a modern era that portrays them embodying profound movement, where time and place

pbIn this book two philosophers, each committed to unambiguous versions of belief and disbelief, debate the central issues of atheism and theism.bp ul liConsiders one of the oldest and most widely disputed philosophical questions is there a Godli liPresents the atheismtheism issue in the form of philosophical debate between two highly regarded scholars, widely praised for the clarity and verve of their

Have you ever wondered what Verona was like a century ago Do you enjoy looking through boxes of memorabilia If you answered yes to these questions, then you will be fascinated with Old Verona. This remarkable new photographic history focuses on the early years of the community and provides vivid images of a time long forgotten. Focusing on the early settlement of Verona and brincluding information

pThe first documented encounter between an English scholar and a Chinese scholar took place in the Summer of 1687 in Oxford, England, when Thomas Hyde, Bodley\'s Librarian and the foremost oriental scholar of his day, met Shen Fuzong, a native of Nanjing and the child of Christian converts, who was visiting Europe in the company of the Jesuits. This book presents the first fruits of that encounter,

pAlthough the war in Afghanistan is now in its endgame, the West\'s struggle to eliminate the threat from Al Qaeda is far from over. A decade after 911, the war on terror has entered a new phase and, it would seem, a new territory. In early 2010, Al Qaeda operatives were reportedly streaming out of central Asia toward Somalia and the surrounding region.br br Somalia, now home to some of the world\'s

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pThird collection of the magical cross-cultural fantasy comedy.ppbrppThorn has been on Embassy guard duty for a year now, and it\'s going great. His team of knights has expanded! Their magical-girl-in-training is about to level up! He has a boyfriend, sort of! He\'s won free tickets to the opera! What could go wrongppbrpp. . . except for backstage smugglers, rival secret agents, a magical boy suppressing

pstrongBetrayed and kidnapped, strongAtarah\'s worst nightmare comes true. She plays right into the hands of her enemies. Desperate to get back home, Atarah ventures into a human city to track down one of the rangers, an eccentric group of angels who live in the human realm full-time. In her quest to find a ranger, she and her group stumble upon something dangerous.ppSomething they never should have

strongDo you want to became a Day trader and understand which are the mistakes to avoid Do you want to know which is the right psychology to start making moneystrong brIf you do, then keep reading.pbrpstrongemThere are not many things in the life that are certain take for instance the stock market that just happens to be the main focus of this book.emstrongbrpstrongememstrongbrppRises and falls of

pThis book guides you through designing and implementing an online experiment in social science research in a clear and straightforward manner. p pAt an approachable pace, it covers foundational principles of good experimental design before setting out best practice for how to design and conduct web experiments, taking into account the specific methodological challenges of working online with digital

The third of six volumes collecting Matt Wagner\'s epic fantasy trilogy. Book Two-THE HERO DEFINED was the series that first saw Wagner join the ranks of Image Comics creators and continues the saga of the reborn Pendragon, Kevin Matchstick. Several years after the events of THE HERO DISCOVERED, Kevin finds himself partnered with a posse of comrades who also embody the powers and personas of ancient

pThis book investigates the impact of the spread of digital technologies and practices, especially mass surveillance, on privacy and personhood. Lindau argues that the quest for prediction, certainty, and control at the heart of the state\'s security apparatus destroys an essential component of human dignity and fundamentally undermines liberalism.p

bIntroducing a hilarious and heartfelt graphic novel in which an unlikely pair of cryptids--one a Bigfoot whose failure to get himself photographed disappoints his family, and the other a Loch Ness Monster, who seems unable to escape the spotlight wherever she goes--meet up and find friendship, creativity, and just the right amount of attention.b pMeet Bigfoot and Nessie! Yes, ithati Bigfoot and Nessie.

The history of housing can also be told as the cultural history of a city from its agricultural settlement by the Celts to the social housing of the present. Within this dual history, political and economic developments, as well as social norms, came to be reflected in forms of housing that, at the end of the twentieth century, increasingly drew critique. Under the influence of international developments,