This story is a fictionalized account of events that took place in Yemen as a prequel to the 9-11 terrorist attacks on U.S. soil. Mark, an intentionally sober geologist, is prospecting for wildcat drilling locations in the Rub al Khali desert of the southern Saudi Peninsula. He encounters suspicious characters and unusual developments deep in the desert as well as inside the old city walls of Yemen's capital, Sana'a. Mark makes some rare friends while working in this ancient place. He is in constant struggle with his spirituality and the elements. One wonders ...

The adventures continue for Rivers, the blind Alaska racing sled dog, his buddies, and their human companion Mike. Racing across the trails of Alaska, the team finds a lost child in a blizzard and helps a foster child find his forever home, while searching for their destiny on the snowy trails. A tale from the trail of friendship, loyalty, and devotion. The magic continues as the story may touch your own life's experiences. Rivers, Through the Eyes of a Bind Dog, has something for everyone, child, adult, and of course, dog lover. From Alaska, where else?

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

The town of Pleasant Hill had never seen one of its ball players get an offer to play for a Major League team's farm-club when Joe Harmer's dreams to make it in the big league looked most promising. But his brother's sudden death in the fields of Vietnam make him question his own future and explore the idea of enlisting in the USMC. With college acceptances arriving in the mail and competing personal and family interests pulling him away from professional baseball, his brother's death sends this honor student and gifted athlete to the protest barricades where ...

Parmi les différentes approches de management, le leadership transformationnel se distingue par sa capacité à créer des changements positifs et durables au sein d'une entreprise. Aujourd'hui adopté par bon nombre d'organisations dans le monde, peu importe les domaines d'activité, il est considéré comme l'un des styles de leadership les plus efficaces pour innover, inspirer et mobiliser les collaborateurs. Pourquoi un tel engouement? Parce que les individus sont nombreux à vouloir un emploi qui ...

This work examines the cultural impact of photography in Argentina following the end of the country's military dictatorship in the early 1980s. The interpretive study surveys nine modern photographers in Argentina--Marcelo Brodsky, Gabriel Valansi, Eduardo Gil, Gaby Messina, Adriana Lestido, Gabriel Diaz, Marcos Lopez, Silivio Fabrykant and Gabriela Liffschitz--and covers the major themes in each of their works. The author details each photographer's cultural and artistic contributions and provides a listing of the websites where their works can be viewed. ...

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A troubled country, a courageous heart, and the struggle for freedom. In May 1862, Robert Smalls, a slave and ship's pilot in Charleston, South Carolina, crafts a daring plan to steal the steamship Planter and deliver it, along with, the crew and their families to the Union blockade. After risking his life to escape slavery, Robert faces an even more difficult challenge: convincing Abraham Lincoln to enlist black troops. Based on a true story, Steering to Freedom tells the powerful and inspirational story of a young man who becomes the first black captain ...

Kula, Dranea e Bafyo, tre inseparabili amici, si ritroveranno catapultati in un mondo sconosciuto, pieno di minacce e sfide. Il lussureggiante mondo alieno nasconde insidie e pericoli che, se liberati, potrebbero decretare la fine dell'intero universo. L'unica soluzione è andare avanti, farsi carico di un pesante fardello da portare per i tre ragazzi, soprattutto quando la loro stessa amicizia verrà messa in gioco. Non sono eroi, probabilmente non lo saranno mai, eppure potrebbero cambiare il corso degli eventi.

Arctic Expeditions: A Lecture (1850) is a book written by Charles Richard Weld, which provides an in-depth analysis of the various expeditions to the Arctic region. The book is based on a lecture given by Weld, who was a renowned explorer and geographer.The book begins with an overview of the Arctic region, its geography, and its climate. Weld then goes on to discuss the different expeditions that were undertaken to explore the region. He provides a detailed account of the various expeditions, including the challenges faced by the explorers, the equipment ...