The stakes are rising, and Rika finds it harder to ignore Faerie politics. As a former mortal and now a solitary faery, she has relished the isolation and freedom of the desert. But new players are seeking power, and old allies are imperiled. As tensions mount, Rika must decide whether--and how--to [...]

Things might finally be back to normal for Raven and Alexander--as normal as they can be for a goth teen in a small town andher dreamy vampire boyfriend. But the secretive couple soondiscovers that Alexander's now full-blooded vampire cousinClaude and his friends are still lingering in Dullsville. A[...]

Offers a teaching tool for instructors in biomaterials and bioengineering. This book trains students in laboratory skills, data analysis, problem solving, and scientific writing and integrates a variety of principles that include materials science, chemistry, biochemistry, molecular and cell biology[...]

Aspiring comic book artist Morning Glory Conroy already has too much to juggle at her San Francisco high school--mean girls, inconsiderate cliques, wannabe gangbangers--without the complication of falling for new student Gabriel. Glory's best friend, Julia, was interested in him first, and if it wer[...]

Known for years as the sleeping giant of tourism, China has now awakened with a roar, attracting 120 million inbound tourists each year (including two and a half million Americans), and accounting for increasing sales of guidebooks to its three major attractions: Beijing, Xian and Shanghai. Our au[...]

Situated in north central China, Xi'an is among the great historic centres of the world - it is China's Luxor. Here the early tapestry of Chinese civilization was woven - the rise of the Zhou kingdom which introduced the 'Mandate of Heaven', the Warring State of Qin which defeated and unified the co[...]