In Pirates and Privateers Tom Bowling offers a lively history of piracy, from ancient times through the -privateers- such as Morgan, with their Letters of Marque (an early example of State-sponsored terrorism), to the still real and flourishing threat of contemporary pirates that patrol the less well-regulated shipping lanes of the world today.
This book presents a dynamic program for empowering children of any age to protect themselves from harm. In this invaluable - and possibly life- saving - book, self-defense experts, former law enforcement professionals, and parents Debbie and Mike Gardner show you how to teach your kids to protect themselves when you aren't there to take care of them. Faced with a threat or compromising situation, your children will draw upon an arsenal of action techniques they've practiced at home, techniques that will help them defend their bodies and personal space, and move to safety.
Young Adult - Power of Five, Book 02 Matt thought his troubles were over when he closed Raven's Gate . . . but in fact they were just beginning. His fate -- and the fate of the world -- is tied to four other kids across the globe. The second is a street kid in Peru. He and Matt have never met; they don't even speak the same language. But destiny is going to throw them together as the evil threat of the Old Ones grows... and another Gate suddenly comes into play. Another masterful thriller from supernaturally suspenseful Anthony Horowitz.
The Sands of Time is a 1988 action novel by author Sidney Sheldon. A best-seller, the novel follows the adventures of four women who are forced to leave their Spanish convent for the outside world of threat, violence and passions; and two men who are pitted against each other in a fight to the death.
Scientific American 2009-06 - June Unlikely Suns, Improbable Planets Astronomers find new worlds around surprisingly small stars Also in this issue: • Silent Mutations: Seemingly Trivial DNA Changes Can Hurt Health • Racetrack Memory: Zooming Magnetic Bits for 3-D Data Storage • Phosphorus Famine: The Threat to Our Food Supply • Scientific American 10: Guiding Science for Humanity • The Evolution of House Cats Reuploaded by decabristka
