New Releases by Andrew Peters

As in previous collections, Andrew Peters'' fifth volume derives meaning from memories and reflections of nature and literature. Here is poetry that paints scenes and images that appreciate every moment of living.

Inspired by Wordsworth''s concern for human relationship with nature in the context of spiritual speculations, this collection of poems examines the threads of every day human living woven to the larger sublime mystery joining all of life to this beautiful planet. At their heart, the poems point to the importance of an awareness of moment by moment passages.

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These poems written mostly in free verse celebrate the natural world and encourage awareness. Light is a major thread running through the book both as a natural phenomena and as a resonant archetype. But light isn''t light without darkness, and so there is darkness here, too, questions of direction and purpose that don''t assume answers.

A perfect gift for Halloween, to help them keep organized in a well structured way, whether that is for writing down your thoughts through out the day or to plan your day out. This journal contains 110 pages in a 6" x 9" size; it provides ample of space to quickly jot down ideas which spring to your head. It can be used for a school book to show your passion, to write down notes for class or even a timetable for the next deadline. An overall great gift for Christmas stockings, Birthday presents and going back to school.

It is a mentoring course for leaders that helps them set and achieve growth goals.

All About Geography invites students to explore and investigate important issues in our world today. Features include: - Triggers deep thinking and helps raise essential questions - Gives students skills to investigate issues in a purposeful, critical manner - Highlights the diversity of the world while maintaining awareness of its fragility - Based on the geographical inquiry approach, encouraging students to collect and analyse primary and secondary data for their reasoning and evaluations.

This book sets out to assist all men, women and children to look at the way in which they engage the circumstances of everyday life, and turn them into opportunities for growth in perseverance, character and hope. What circumstances have got under your skin, made you feel unable to cope and weighed you down under life''s trials? Whatever they may be this book aims to help you understand the place of trials, tribulations and difficulties in God''s purpose for your life. It will give you principles to apply to the situations that confront you and enable you to rise above them and use them to do great things for God and His Kingdom.

Twenty-two-year-old Jacks is on a mission to drown his past in alcohol when he meets the handsome drifter Benoit on a lost weekend in Montréal. It''s lust and possibly something more. Jacks never suspects that a drunken hook-up will plunge him into the hidden, violent world of feline shifters. Benoit traps him in an arcane ritual to be joined as mates, from which Jacks emerges with fantastical abilities and a connection to Native traditions that were buried by his family. But his new existence pits his human instincts against his wild animal nature. When Jacks meets the young medical student Farzan, who wants to be with Jacks no matter what or who he is, Benoit''s feline jealousy rages like an inferno. Jacks must figure out how to survive with his dual nature and a boyfriend who will kill any threat to their relationship. When a secret society called The Glaring shows up with a plan to exterminate humankind, Jacks will have to work quickly to gain command of Benoit''s magic before the world shatters into a war of man against beast. Praise for Werecat: The Trilogy "...steamy enough to satisfy romance-genre die-hards. Peters builds interest by seamlessly moving the narrative from past to present. Jacks'' struggle with identity and independence make him a sympathetic, nuanced character. An innovative take on the shape-shifter genre; this first offering in a gay fantasy series should garner a large following." - Kirkus Reviews "If you''ve ever wondered what it is like to live and love as a big cat, this is the book for you." - Brian Holliday, Wilde Oats Journal "I LOVED this story. A new and intriguing twist on shifters...I thought both characters were well-developed, the story interesting, the suspense intriguing and I even liked the way the sex scene played out (not gonna tell you; you''ll have to read it and see)." - Cathy Brockman, The Cat''s Meow: Reviews That Purrrr "What a great start to the series. Kept me hooked from the beginning to the ending." - Sean Norris, World of Diversity Reviews "Peters does a great job giving us the foundation for the series and helping us to understand Jacks and the struggles he faces." - Jay, Joyfully Jay M/M Reviews & More

Pearson Geography has been designed for ease of reading with double-page spreads and prominent images selected specifically to appeal to students. A literacy review of the student book was conducted to ensure a close connection between text and images was attained and sentence structure and language choice was appropriate. The Student Books also have small chunks of text with lots of headings for easy digestion, and many images, maps and illustrative material.

This book is a detailed comparative study of the decorative work figurehead, topside ornamentation and stern gallery design carried by the ships of the major maritime states of Europe in the zenith of the sailing era. It covers both warships and the most prestigious merchant ships, the East Indiamen of the great chartered companies. The work began life in the year 2000 when the author was commissioned to carry out research for an ambitious project to build a full-size replica of a Swedish East Indiaman, which produced a corpus of information whose relevance stretched way beyond the immediate requirements of accurately decorating the replica.In tracking the artistic influences on European ship decoration, it became clear that this was essentially the story of the baroque style, its dissemination from France, and its gradual transformation into distinct national variations in Britain, the Netherlands, Denmark and Sweden. It is an inherently visual subject and the book illustrates developments with numerous photographs of contemporary ship models, paintings and plans, as well as the author''s own interpretive illustrations of details.As the first major work on the topic for nearly a century, it will be of obvious appeal to ship modellers and historians, but with comparative examples drawn from architecture and sculpture, it also makes a broader contribution to the history of the applied arts.

It seems that Blues Detective Otis King is in the grips of a mid-life crisis, not unconnected with his approaching birthday, one of those tedious ones with a zero at the end. He feels unfulfilled, devoid of purpose and dissatisfied with the bedmates that life brings his way.In the circumstances, he is easily tempted to travel West by a mysterious blonde, to assist her in thwarting those who would destroy her business empire. Otis finds himself in the unfamiliar surroundings of San Francisco and the world of Haute Couture.Can he unmask the miscreants and unlingerie the ladies before the villain''s bullets find their mark? Can he rediscover the motivation that once makes him America''s #1 Welsh Blues Detective? Can he persuade you to part with your money for the longest and unlikeliest of his adventures, coupled with his views on subjects as diverse as Texan food, touch-screen telephones, beige suits, blue guitars and the US Highway system?The answers to these questions, and lots more questions to answer, can be found in A SUIT FOR THE BLUES DETECTIVE

How were skateboards invented? What tricks do skateboarders do and what competitions can they enter? Find out all about this sport, packed with exciting photos and written by Andrew Peters.

Ark vive no alto das últimas árvores que restam no mundo. E, já que mesmo em um país suspenso como Arborium alguém precisa desentupir os canos, ele tem uma profissão: aprendiz de encanador. É enquanto está ocupado com o vaso sanitário de um político poderoso que o garoto se torna testemunha de algo que vai mudar sua vida. Sem querer, Ark entreouve a conversa de conspiradores que pretendem destruir seu país. Uma perversa enviada de Maw, o império inimigo, feito de vidro e metal, planeja tomar as ricas árvores de Arborium e transformá-las em matéria-prima, fazendo de seu povo, os pacíficos dendrianos, nada mais que escravos de seu plano maligno. Flagrado, Ark precisa fugir para não ser morto, e terá de percorrer o gigantesco arvoredo e chegar à sombria Floresta dos Corvos, onde talvez esteja sua única chance de proteger seus amigos e seu lar.

Further adventures of Otis King, Memphis'' Number One Welsh Blues Detective, as he tries to increase his bank balance, play the righteous Blues, bed a blonde or two and stay well away from all kinds of trouble.Why is Otis transporting an Indian Chief from Florida? Why does he follow a bridegroom to Las Vegas? What are his problems with the Welsh Secret Service? Why does he need to attend a wedding at Blessed John Lee Cathedral?The answers

Who holds the seeds to save a sky-high world?Arborium is at risk, the sharpened blades of rival Maw poised to saw off its bark and branches. What can a poor plumber''s apprentice armed with little more than a monkey wrench do to stop the chopping?Carved into a massive, mile-high canopy, the forest kingdom of Arborium stands upon the tallest of trees. Within them, 14-year-old Ark holds the lowest of jobs: unclogging toilets. He''s already up to his elbows in gunk when he REALLY steps in it. He overhears a plot echoing through the pipes: Maw, a ruthless glass-and-steel superpower, is scheming to wield its axes of evil to strip Arborium of its wood -- a natural resource now more precious than gold.The fate of a kingdom in the filthy hands of a plumber boy?Plunged into danger, Ark must make the treacherous climb down to the darkest roots of RAVENWOOD if there''s any hope of rescuing his threatened tree home!

Arthur and Yaz live in a tiny village beneath the Devil''s Chair, where dark tales are more than mere superstition. Searching for Arthur''s missing father, the two encounter strange beasts, a fallen angel and a broken spell. They must make the most dangerous journey of their lives and use all they have learnt to confront absolute evil.

Ark est un jeune apprenti plombier vivant dans la cité d’Arborium, construite à des kilomètres du sol, dans les arbres géants de la forêt du même nom. Un jour où il se trouve chez le Haut Conseiller Grasp pour débloquer un tuyau d''égout, il surprend une conversation entre ce personnage détestable et Lady de Fenestra, émissaire secrète d''un autre pays. Ils sont en train de fomenter un coup d’état contre le roi d''Arborium afin de livrer la citée aux mains de l’Empire de Maw, pays de verre et d’acier qui exploitera les ressources naturelles de la forêt et ses habitants, les Dendrens. Mais les deux comploteurs surprennent Ark, et notre héros n’a dès lors plus qu’une chose à faire : sauver sa vie, la forêt et son peuple. Aux côtés de son meilleur ami et de la jolie Flo, la folle et fabuleuse poursuite commence... Pendant les 7 jours qui le séparent du coup d’État, Ark découvre qu’il possède en lui une puissance magique mystérieuse, liée aux corbeaux. Il l''a reçue en héritage de la fondatrice de la Cité, Diana, une scientifique ayant fui la folie des hommes pour venir créer sur cette île une forêt géante, où régnerait la puissance des arbres et l’harmonie entre l’homme et la nature.

This book offers everything you need to know about selecting and implementing the best integrated library system (ILS) for your library, whether you purchase and install it yourself or hire a consultant to assist you. This is the book you''ve been waiting for. Integrated Library Systems: Planning, Selecting, and Implementing is an all-inclusive guide to acquiring a new ILS. Detailed and practical, the book covers every step of the process, from cost-benefit analysis, to evaluating software, writing the request for proposal, and implementation and training. You''ll learn about different types of integrated library systems—standalone, turnkey, hosted, software-as-a-service (cloud computing), and open-source—and how to assess your facility and staff to find the best fit. The book also covers evaluation of software and hardware; third-party add-ons, such as RFID; and writing successful budget proposals and justification statements. There is even specific, headache-saving advice on working with sales reps, such as the warning not to ever accept the statement: "The vendor will not be held accountable to the contents of the RFP." Even if you''re working with a consultant, this book will help you understand the process and make informed decisions.

How can flower seeds help a king find an heir to his kingdom?

"Between the 1950s and 1990s, a paradigm-change occurred at foundational levels that has had global effect. In this research, I address a number of problems, related to leadership in the church, which have arisen out of this paradigm-change. The first problem relates to the validity of clerical leadership in the new paradigm. The immense effect of the current paradigm-change upon the church led some leadership gurus to propose a change in the locus of leadership in the church, from the clergy to laity. They implied that the clerical leadership was responsible for the deplorable state of the church, and were not appropriately situated to, or capable of, leading the church in the new paradigm. The second problem relates to the reaction and resistance of the community of faith to the current paradigm-change, reflected in its reversion to, and retention of, the toxic operational and communicative structures of the old Christendom paradigm. This suggests that the church faces the danger of resisting God''s activity and purpose in the midst of this paradigm-change. The third problem relates to the hiatus in leadership and decision-making, due to the catastrophic nature of the paradigm-change and the subsequent confusion between clerical and lay leaders as to who is in control of what aspects of the church''s life. Overwhelmed by this, the church is tempted to withdraw even further into its private religious enclave. I propose that the clerical leadership of the church could be well situated to, and capable of, effectively leading the church in the emerging paradigm of diversity if it adopted the new leadership framework established by the paradigm-change. This would see a transformation of the church''s operational and communicative structures, without the loss of its centred values and beliefs, and a reduction in the hiatus in leadership and decision-making." (Abstract)

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Afin d''éviter de tomber sous les dents effilées du tigre, un sage fait appel au jugement de la faune et de la flore. Malheureusement pour l''homme, les habitants de la jungle ont une piètre opinion des êtres humains. Alors qu''il n''arrive plus à trouver des prétextes pour repousser l''heure de sa mort, un chacal vient à sa rescousse... -- Conte indien, illustré par des aquarelles aux couleurs vives, abordant le thème de la ruse. [SDM].