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Love comes and goes, but really liking someone? Now that's something special. Illustrator Jack Sjogren celebrates the genuine, under-celebrated emotion of "like" with moments we would happily endure for someone special. This humorous gift book perfectly channels the boundless generosity we feel for our BFFs, making it a charming and eclectic look at unconditional affection in the modern age.

The Catholic Church does not have a formal teaching on evolution at this time. But people wonder about the meaning of their lives as experienced in their own culture, which today is dominated by science. Charles Darwin's theory of evolution has raised many questions and led to diverse claims. In this work addressed to the general reader, the author discusses what has been reliably established by science, distinguishing it from interpretations of the...

Presents an introduction to polar bears, in simple text with illustrations, describing their habitat, life cycle, and behavior.

Four years ago, Special Agent Wade Flint nearly died at the hands of a vicious drug lord. Now he's finally uncovered where the scumbag is hiding in the jungles of Central America, and it's time for a little payback. They say revenge is a dish best served cold, but Wade plans to deliver it piping hot and ram it down the bastard's throat.He didn't expect to rescue a beautiful American doctor along the way.He didn't want to feel the sizzle of attraction.And...

Can one holiday weekend heal hearts and change lives? Abby Wells loved Christmas Con- when she was younger, and her mother ran it. Christmas Con is a fanfest that lets lovers of holiday movies feel as though they are strolling down the set of their favorite film while interacting with the stars that bring the stories to life. This year, Abby is taking the reins as a nod to her late mother. Her return to Christmas Con is bittersweet as she...

Six years after tragedy drove her from the Hollywood scene, actress Vicky Hale is ready for a comeback. She's found the right role in just the right movie, and if everything goes according to plan, it'll launch her back onto the A-list. But she's also attracted the attention of a stalker with a dangerous, indecent obsession.Enter Ryan Flint, a bodyguard so sexy he makes her weak at the knees.Ryan's the best in the business, a consummate professional...

A prison transport bus accident sets dangerous convicts free to wreak havoc throughout the Mississippi Delta, among them, a pair of Las Piratas cartel members. FBI Agent Alex Penance takes the lead in wrangling the murderers, rapists and human trafficker

Already celebrated far beyond his native Iceland, the novels of Sjón arrive on waves of praise from writers, critics, and readers worldwide. Sjón has won countless international awards and earned ringing comparisons to Borges, Calvino, and Iceland's other literary superstar, the Nobel Prize winner Halldór Laxness. The Whispering Muse is his masterpiece so far. The year is 1949 and Valdimar Haraldsson, an eccentric Icelander with elevated ideas...

Birger Sjöberg, born in 1953 in Stockholm, grew up in an overclass family with seven siblings. His father was a physician and ran a private practice for almost 30 years. Illness in the family and his father's drug addiction made the young man take on a lot of responsibility from early on. His older brother's influence and his own longing for adventurous travels nudged him towards anything and everything sea-related, and eventually made him...

Gender, Justice, and the Wars in Iraq offers a feminist critique and reconstruction of just war theory. It points out gender biases in the just war tradition and suggests alternative jus ad bellum and jus in bello standards that emphasize women, political marginality, and empathy. Laura Sjoberg applies this feminist just war theory to analyze the wars in Iraq since the end of the Cold War-the First Gulf War, the war of sanctions, and the Second Gulf...