Nebula Award Nominee. The crew of Moonbase Columbus make an amazing discovery on the far side of the Moon-a massive alien structure is erecting itself, built up atom by atom by living machines, microscopically small, intelligent, and unstoppable, consuming everything they touch. The mysterious structure begins to expand and take shape, and its creators begin to multiply.

Tuck, a tall young, blue-eyed, black haired half-breed, is the son of a kidnapped Ute Indian mother, Spring Willow, and Otto, a murderously cruel white mountain man. During a hunt Tuck adopts a newly born gray wolf pup who soon matures into his constant companion as they confront man and beast alike. Along the way, he learns that his grandfather is a Ute chieftain, Walkara, Hawk of The Mountain, and the greatest horse thief in United States history. The conflicts Tuck finds as a half-breed bring him into the lives of many individuals of the American West's ...

He taught her the ways of the world, and she taught him the ways of love. Fated to be sold into a loveless marriage, Emily Walsingham runs away. But when she is rescued by dashing James Garwood, she fall desperately in love. Recognized by James's mother, Emily is declared the perfect wife for him, despite the fact that he has yet to declare his love for her. When James Garwood agrees to marry Emily, he never expected to be any more than a tolerable companion. But as she proves to be more caring and intelligent than he imagined, a man thought to be incapable ...

Having a pet dragon is very fun. You can teach your dragon to sit, stand, roll over, and you can even potty train him... But when it comes to your dragon’s birthday, what do you do? You throw a birthday party for your dragon! How do you do it? Get this book now and learn how! A perfect birthday gift for kids. Get this book now and enjoy!

Can political values and biblical values blend? This is the question Tom Paxton answers in To Pray One Way is to Vote One Way . The survival of the United States depends on its professed Christian majority voting according to the same faith they express on Sunday mornings. While many who claim to be Christian think they are in harmony with God's word, their voting habits show they are ignorant of God's teachings. Those who have a real, authentic, and thriving relationship with God will vote and pray the same way. Using scripture as well as his ...

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.

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.

Full text of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

The banking industry is widely recognized as an indispensable link in the process of economic development. Regrettably, over the past decades, the Nigerian banking industry has not been able to trigger the desired level of socio-economic growth and development in the country due to a number of factors, including poor Corporate Governance, poor quality of risk assets, weak internal audit function and high incidence of fraud and forgeries, among others. Consequently, this resulted to distress and seizure of operating licenses of fifty (50) banks in the country ...

L'idrossiapatite [Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2, HA] è utilizzata in molte applicazioni biomediche, tra cui le protesi articolari o totali e i sostituti ossei. Grazie alle sue somiglianze strutturali e chimiche con il minerale osseo umano, è un materiale eccellente per ossa e denti. L'HA favorisce la crescita del tessuto osseo. L'HA si dimostra altamente bioattivo e biocompatibile, ma il suo utilizzo è limitato alle applicazioni non portanti a causa delle sue scarse proprietà meccaniche (proprietà di fatica). È stato dimostrato ...