An electrifying story of vengeance and the sins of a nightmarish past featuring Seattle detective J.P. Beaumont from the New York Times bestselling author of Betrayal of Trust The sky above Puget Sound blazes orange, as a burning fishing boat fills the air with acrid smoke ...and the sickening odor[...]

The Seattle that Beau knew as a young policeman is disappearing. The city is awash in the aromas emanating from a glut of coffee bars, the neighborhood outside his condo building has sprouted gallery upon gallery, and even his long cherished diner has evolved into a trendy eatery for local hipsters.[...]

Sheriff Joanna Brady must solve two perplexing cases that may be tied together in New York Times bestselling author J. A. Jance's thrilling tale of suspense that brings to life Arizona's Cochise County and the desert Southwest in all its beauty and mystery. An old woman, a hoarder, is dying of emph[...]

With the storytelling power of Wally Lamb and the emotional fidelity of Lorrie Moore, this is the searing drama of an American family on the brink of dissolution, one that explores adoption, gay marriage, and true love lost and found For years, Matthew Greene and Daniel Rosen have enjoyed a contente[...]

Addresses the core issues and concerns of intercultural communication by integrating three different perspectives: the social psychological, the interpretive, and the critical. The dialectical framework, integrated throughout the book, is used as a lens to examine the relationship of these research [...]

Introduces today's students to the medieval roots of our own society. This work includes coverage of Byzantium and Islam, a revised map program, and an essay program on medieval myths. The author writing about his realization, while in college, says that our world today "is a product of the medieval[...]

With the rapid expansion of globalization, intercultural contact is now part of daily life for most of us. Intercultural Communication in Contexts examines conflict and communication in multicultural relationships and provides practitioners with the tools for effective communication amidst cultural,[...]

ASAP access to more than 600 common and important disorders seen in children! This concise, alphabetically - organized reference provides synoptic information for 600 common or important diseases and syndromes seen in children, from birth through infancy and adolescence. Follows the "one disease per[...]

The landmark emergency medicine text is now in full color. Includes Companion DVD with 17 additional chapters. A British Medical Association Book Awards Winner, Surgery category! A Doody's Core Title Essential Purchase for 2011! "Collectively, they have once again produced an excellent text that man[...]

Go Grateful - have the courage to learn, the vision tolead, and the passion to grow. When employees are engaged, they are passionate and feel a deeper connection to their work. "Grateful Leadership" is an essential approach for leaders who want to achieve the bottom line and foster a value driven wo[...]

Focusing on physical education for kindergarten through grade 12, this user-friendly text emphasizes teaching strategies, theories, and skills to give students a foundation for designing an effective learning experience. This new edition focuses on the Physical Education National Beginning Teaching [...]

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"Introduction to Geography, 13th Edition", by Getis and Getis introduces college students to the breadth and spatial insights of the field of geography. The authors' approach allows the major research traditions of geography to dictate the principal themes. They also include information on current e[...]