A stirring trip through the history of the Golden State through gloriously detailed, fascinating maps from the Library of Congress - 50 full-color historical maps from the Library of Congress - Informative captions on each map's origins - Essays by California author Ray Jones on how maps reflect the history, culture, and sensibilities of the state and its residents through time - A foreword by Vincent Virga describing the library's collection and...

This book offers a pioneering window into the elusive workings of state-corporate crime within the mining industry. It follows a campaign of resistance organised by indigenous activists on the island of Bougainville, who struggled to close a Rio Tinto owned copper mine, and investigates the subsequent state-corporate response, which led to the shocking loss of some 10,000 lives. Drawing on internal records and interviews with senior officials,...

What happens when wasting time becomes finding forever?Tara Feingold just wanted to warm up on the Brazilian beach and when she meets Rick Lincoln, bassist for SendDown, things get very hot indeed. Especially when he gets serious and the other members of his band decide they need to scare her away with debauchery. Will Rick still love her when he finds out she's not the wild woman she was in Brazil?VICTIM OF LOVE is the first book in the Rock And...

Willkommen bei der NC State University! Hier gibt es ein Chaos der Gefühle, gebrochene Herzen und Bad Boys zum Verlieben. Mich bei einer Dating-App anzumelden, fand ich zuerst ziemlich bescheuert. Aber ich habe dort tatsächlich ein Match gefunden: The Real C. Er ist tiefgründig, gefühlvoll, witzig. Er versteht mich, und ich kann mich ihm völlig öffnen. Doch warum weicht er mir immer aus, wenn ich ihn nach einem Treffen frage? Ich muss einfach...

Shy Vella is trying to experience more of life - but getting caught in an ocean riptide and rescued by a gorgeous billionaire wasn't part of the plan! When Brody saves her from the water, their immediate attraction could pull them both under… Brody doesn't want to be a hero, but he can't ignore the woman in the raging rip tides in front of his beachside home. Vella Clark shouldn't be in the ocean, but she's been practicing saying "YES!" to life,...

When pregnant Bristol suddenly finds herself alone on the side of the road and about to pop, hunky football player Lane is the only one to pull over. As he steps up to help, could this be the unconventional start of something incredible? On our way to the hospital while I was in labor, my jealous boyfriend became convinced that I cheated on him––even though I didn't. Deep down, he knows I would never do that. But he still pulled over and kicked...

This book contains 66 reviews of horror films written and ranked by critic and blogger Steve Hutchison. Each description includes five ratings (stars, story, creativity, acting, quality), a synopsis and a review. All 66 movies present a plausible threat. How many have you seen?

This book contains 66 reviews of horror films written and ranked by critic and blogger Steve Hutchison. Each description includes five ratings (stars, story, creativity, acting, quality), a synopsis and a review. All 66 movies present a surreal threat. How many have you seen?

A dystopian future about a United States that has been taken over by the White Christian Nationalists and turned into an autocratic theocracy. This first book in the series takes place in 2031, where a former OBGYN doctor of Paklistani origins and a practicing Muslim, is traveling around the country helping people in underground clinics. He provides basic medical care, including abortions. For this, he has a reward on his head offered by the new government...

Only the boldest of ladies risks her heart and her reputation . . . THE FIRST BOOK IN THE STATELY SCANDALS SERIES 1826. At first sight, Ellen Turner does not seem the type to elope with a stranger. So when the young heriess vanishes from her boarding school in the arms of the rugged scoundrel Edward Wakefield, and the pair are sighted in a carriage racing from Gretna Green to the Port of Dover, her virtue becomes the subject of hot public debate....