In eighteenth-century Georgian London, a widowed Anna Wren takes a job as a secretary to the Earl of Swartingham, only to find herself falling in love with her employer, but when the Earl heads to a brothel for a little "entertainment," Anna comes up with a plan to make him her unwitting lover. Orig[...]

Cressida Mandeville, forced to accept Lord Crofton's indecent proposal after her father gambles away the family estate, finds an unexpected ally in the mysterious Duke of St. Raven, who vows to protect her as she enters the dark underworld of Regency society to free herself from the evil Lord Crofto[...]

Offering a more concise resource for environmental scientists, the seventh edition explores important environmental issues and shows how to apply this information on the job. It focuses on a systems approach, presenting a framework for thinking about environmental science. The recurring theme of glo[...]

Provides an overview of how changes in legislation, policies, institutional responsibilities, science, technology, practical techniques and public perception have influenced how rivers have been managed over the past 20 years and the challenges that lie ahead during the next 20 years.[...]

All 27 of Dor� 9� 2s masterly engravings from a rare 19th-century edition of Poe''s celebrated poem. Apposite quotations from the poem printed on facing pages; complete text also included.
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Merrik Haraldsson, the younger brother of Rorik, the Lord of Hawkfell Island, embarks on a journey that begins in Kiev where he comes away with two slaves-- Laren and her younger brother. Laren wants to tell stories to earn enough silver and gold to buy her and her little brother from Merik, only he[...]

This series of delightful storybooks is a flexible resource designed to help teachers engage and motivate young learners in the classroom. They are an ideal way to support children in the early stages of learning English. Teacher's Books and Audio Cassettes/CDs make the Storybooks simple to use: the[...]

Beginning with a long and extensively rewritten introduction surveying the predecessors of the Presocratics, this book traces the intellectual revolution initiated by Thales in the sixth century B.C. to its culmination in the metaphysics of Parmenides and the complex physical theories of Anaxagoras [...]

An all-new series from the masterful, #1 New York Times bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater
"There are only two reasons a non-seer would see a spirit on St. Mark's Eve," Neeve said. "Either you're his true love . . . or you killed him."
It is freezing in the churchyard, even before the de[...]

Blue Sargent has found things. For the first time in her life, she has friends she can trust, a group to which she can belong. The Raven Boys have taken her in as one of their own. Their problems have become hers, and her problems have become theirs.
The trick with found things, though, is how e[...]

For two years Osric has lived a simple life, though he is feared and shunned for his mysterious past and blood-red eye. When raiders from across the sea ransack his village, Osric finds himself taken prisoner by their chief, Sigurd the Lucky. Osric proves a natural warrior and forges a deep bond wit[...]

Packed with battles, blood and thrilling adventure, the third blood-stirring chapter in the story of Raven and his fellow Viking warriors is historical fiction at its very best.
We lusted for an even greater prize... It is the one prize that can never be lost or stolen or burnt. And we would fin[...]

"A first-rate fantasy for middle-grade readers. Like Harry Potter, ... Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials series, ... and Trenton Lee Stewart's Mysterious Benedict Society books." --"Booklist," Starred
"A vivid, compelling fantasy that sends you off to a world you will not soon forget." --Nort[...]