Best Selling Books by David Anthony

A thousand years ago. The planet Thra. When the Crystal of Truth shattered, two new races appeared in the land, the cruel and malevolent Skeksis, further tainting and wielding the corrupted crystal for their own ends, unnaturally extending their lives–a twisted existence to match their monstrous visages. Their counterpart, the gentle, wise, and kind urRu, more commonly known as Mystics, await their final fate in the Valley of Stones, where they harbor the last known living Gelfling... a young orphan named Jen. The classic 1983 adaptation from writer David Anthony Kraft (The Savage She-Hulk) and artists Bret Blevins (The New Mutants, Star Wars Legends) & Vince Colletta (Thor) of the timeless and much-beloved Jim Henson film The Dark Crystal is lovingly restored and presented in hardcover as part of BOOM! Studios’ Archive Edition line! Collects The Dark Crystal #1-2.

Why are some people afraid of those who are different from them, and why do others believe diversity so important? As readers explore the answers to these and other questions about diversity, they''re encouraged to form their own opinions about the world around them. The engaging main text provides new information to young people without talking down to them, and additional knowledge is gained through eye-catching fact boxes. Vibrant full-color photographs and a detailed graphic organizer encourage young people to appreciate diversity and respect everyone, no matter how different they may seem.

Between December 1965 and March 1968 AFCRL conducted a series of experimental aerial gravity measurements to determine the feasibility of large scale aerial gravity surveys. This report gives the results of the program and includes a program background, instrumentation description including the four gravimeters tested, upward continuation of gravity methods and evaluation in the test area, data processing procedures including corrections and smoothing methods applied, representative sample profiles, accuracy achieved in terms of profile and mean anomalies, and other aerial gravity tests and studies including helicopter gravity tests, a systems analysis of aerial gravimetry, and gravimetry by means of gradient measurements. (Author).

His extravagant suburban lifestyle deteriorating along with his small-aircraft business in the face of the 1970s oil crisis, Martin Anderson attempts to clear his mounting debts by using his planes for drug runs to Mexico only to find himself wrongly implicated in a double murder. Original. A first novel.

In Dream Bigger, renowned entrepreneur and business strategist Basil David Anthony gives a comprehensive road map for young aspiring entrepreneurs aiming to create profitable business ventures. The author breaks down the process of starting a business into manageable steps, drawing on both his own and other young entrepreneurs'' experiences. The book emphasises the necessity of harnessing one''s potential and profiting from their vision. It is meant to guide potential entrepreneurs to cleverly navigate the business world. It offers great tips on how to analyse the market, develop a sellable product or service, make a unique business plan, and put the plan into action by making appropriate decisions. The book explains some of the most important traits that a successful business owner should have. It talks about some of the most common reasons why new businesses fail. It emphasises the necessity of seeking prosperity with a purpose, urging entrepreneurs to link their businesses with their fundamental principles in order to have a beneficial impact on society. Dream Bigger is the best book for making your goals come true. It has inspiring stories and steps you can take right away. The useful advice and smart strategies will help aspiring business owners overcome problems that come with starting a business and build a strong base for long-term success.

Collects Incredible Hulk (1968) #223-233, Annual (1968) #7; Captain America (1968) #230; Marvel Comics Calendar 1979. Roger Stern and Sal Buscema plumb the depths of Bruce Banner, Marvel’s most conflicted character — but can they find what hope lies in the mind of the man cursed by the Incredible Hulk? This round of Marvel classics begins with Banner finally cured of his gamma-powered alter ego! But without the Hulk’s power, how can he stop the Leader? It’s a life-or-death fight that just might end with the Hulk, not Banner, free of his hated other half — and only Doc Samson can save the man inside the monster! Also featuring a double-sized Stern ‘n’ Byrne Annual pitting Hulk, Iceman and Angel against the mile-high menace of Master Mold — and a classic crossover with Captain America!

We think of space as being empty, but that isn’t quite true. In addition to stars, planets, and moons, there are asteroids and comets. Asteroids are rocks that orbit the sun. Comets are chunks of ice and dust that form on the edges of the solar system. This book takes readers on a fun journey into space.

Dell, formerly with the British Atomic Energy Research Establishment, and Rand, with the CSIRO in Australia, commemorate the bicentenary of Alassandro Volta''s invention of the first battery. They write primarily for engineers and technicians who are responsible for specifying, procuring, or maintaining batteries, but keep the electrochemistry as simple as possible for the benefit of non- chemists. c. Book News Inc.

Teachers work hard to help their students learn. Young readers learn fun facts about these familiar community helpers and the work they do. The simple, clear text provides valuable information about this popular career and supports common curriculum topics about community helpers. Each page of text is carefully paired with a vibrant photograph to help early learners build their reading comprehension skills. Young readers are also introduced to new vocabulary words through a detailed picture glossary of unfamiliar words. Readers will have a new appreciation for what teachers do after seeing a day at school from a teacher’s perspective!

Batman and Superman discover the secret of the Cosmic Tree and encounter the aliens who programmed it.

A number of feasible terrestrial and space applications exist for a sensor capable of measuring gravity gradients from a stationary or moving base. These applications include: aerial, marine, and satellite gravimetry; navigation and guidance; mass detection for location of tunnels and for inspection and evaluation of containers, satellites, and on-site missiles; lunar and planetary potential measurements, and asteroid mass measurements. Several different gradiometer designs can be used for these applications and are briefly reviewed. (Author).

Somaliland''s Private Sector at a Crossroads is the World Bank Group''s first effort to undertake a consultative in-depth analysis of the private and financial sector in Somaliland in at least a generation. The objective of the report is to take stock of what has been achieved since the 1999 constitution was approved, provide an assessment of the current evolution of the private sector, and identify some priority policy options and related actions that would best enable the private sector to generate the growth and jobs sought under the Somaliland National Development Plan. The report is structured around the three key sector ''actors'' of the economy: enterprises, financial institutions, and the government. This approach has been taken to facilitate a ''political economy'' lens into the analysis. The report explores trends in, opportunities for, and impediments to effective government regulation of the private and financial sector and private sector-led economic growth in Somaliland, a relatively new democracy with limited institutional capacities. Drawing heavily on feedback received through an extensive consultative process that was undertaken in tandem with the analysis, the study concludes with recommendations for policy choices for the continued robust growth of the private sector and the evolution of a sounder financial sector.

Swordfish, Batman, and Superman all want to free Barracuda from her icy confines.

People pursue their own interests, whatever those interests might be. Some people have interests that are narrow and selfish, while others have interests that are broad and altruistic. The idea that people are self-interested underpins all of economic analysis and raises two fundamental questions: 1. How do people choose the actions they think will further their own interests? 2. Can the potentially conflicting interests of different people be made to ''mesh'' in some sort of socio-economic equilibrium? This book is devoted to a detailed study of the first question. Its Companion Volume (Economy-Wide Microeconomics: Equilibrium, Optimality, Applications and Tests) makes a detailed study of the second question.Following some foundational remarks, this book studies the Arrow-Debreu theory of consumer choice. That theory supposes people choose so as to maximize a complete, continuous, transitive, and reflexive binary preference relation over a non-empty and compact choice set. The book then studies numerous refinements, generalizations and extensions of each of these restrictions — up to and including recent work on Behavioral theories of choice and choice behaviour when preferences are intransitive/incomplete/discontinuous. Also considered is choice behaviour in environments that are not necessarily compact. A study is also made of intertemporal choice and choice under uncertainty. The study of Arrow-Debreu choice theory and its extensions are presented from the Primal, Dual, and Revealed Preference points of view.Consumers are not the only agents in the economy, as Producers are present as well. Beginning with a study of the Arrow-Debreu idea that producers choose from a convex production set so as to maximize profit, the book considers extensions and generalizations of this framework, particularly to non-convex environments. The study is presented from the Primal and Dual points of view.The final chapter in the book provides a link to its Companion Volume. The Chapter indicates how the theories of consumer and producer choice studied here help inform answers of the second question posed above.Resources are available to instructors who adopt this book. More details at www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/12789-sm

What If Oz wasn''t a Dream? What if Dorothy''s trip over the rainbow was real? It''s twenty years later and we''re about to find out. The Scarecrow of Oz, who became Emperor when Dorothy and the Great Wizard left, has invented a tornado machine to carry himself, the Tin Woodman and the Lion over the rainbow to find Dorothy. But beware, as the Wicked Witch of the West is back and she has plans to destroy Oz, but first she must get possession of Dorothy''s Magic Shoes. Whoever gets to Dorothy and those Magic Shoes first controls the fate of Oz and with time running out everyone is In Search of Dorothy.

Bison are the largest land mammals in North America, often weighing over 1 ton. Readers discover this and other amazing facts about bison as they also see full-color photographs of these massive mammals. Science concepts, such as life cycles and natural habitats, are presented in an engaging way, through accessible text, graphic organizers, and fun fact boxes. Bison once roamed the Great Plains by the millions, but now there are only a small number of them left in North America. Why did their population decrease so dramatically? The answer is waiting for readers to uncover.

There''s trouble in Oz! The Wicked Witch of the West is back and in possession of Dorothy''s magic shoes. With the magic shoes she is more powerful than ever before and after returning to her castle she takes over all of western Oz. Then, with an army of flying monkeys and enslaved Winkies, she marches south to attack Trisha, the Good Witch of the South, whom she had once feared, but now is out for revenge. If she is successful, the Good Witch of the North will be next and then all the good in Oz will be lost forever. The Land of Oz is a battleground and all the good countries have joined together to try and stop the Wicked Witch of the West who seems to have no weaknesses. When all seems hopeless it''s the Scarecrow who realizes he holds the Wicked Witch of the West''s one weakness in the palm of his hand.

"In this adventure, the heroes look forward to trick-or-treating on Halloween. Little do they know that the trick will be on them, and it will take more than a treat to defeat the fudge monster bowling over their town"--P. [4] of cover.

A saga set against the backdrop of the ancient Punic Wars describes Hannibal''s struggle against the Roman Republic, his decision to attack Rome via a land route deemed impossible, and a young Roman military leader who defeated him.

Not bound, as a book. Free.Like Unfettered before it, the contributing writers of Unbound were allowed to submit the tales they wished fans of genre to read--without the constraints of a shackling theme. The result is magical. Twenty-three all-original stories are sure to captivate you--some will move you to tears while others will keep you turning the pages long into the night. The power of Unbound lies in its variety of tales and the voices behind them. If you are a fan of discovering new writers or reading the works of beloved authors, Unbound is for you.Return to Landover with Terry Brooks. Go to trial with Harry Dresden and Jim Butcher. Enter the Citadel and become remade with Rachel Caine. Survive a plague with John Marco and his robot companion Echo. Be painted among the stars by Mary Robinette Kowal. These tales and the others that comprise the anthology are only bound by how enchanting and enthralling they are.Unbound is filled with spectacularly wonderful stories, each one as diverse as its creator. You will be changed upon finishing it.And that is the point.