A unique urban fantasy adventure with a mix of mythological and supernatural elements set in contemporary Boston If encountering a warrior woman on horseback, complete with chain mail, animal hides, and sword, menacing a red-clad leprechaun in a top hat and carrying a magic lantern didn't blow Sean Regan's mind-a former police detective recently busted down to patrol-the giant, bloodthirsty, attacking vulture that disappeared into a gigantic puff of smoke certainly did. Add to that a series of bizarre murders-bodies whose very souls were sucked from them like a vacuum-those freaky October snow storms, a deadly search for an ancient Celtic artifact called Lia Fáil that could determine the fate of this world-and Others-depending on who possesses it, and oh yeah, a killing spree by what just might be a pesky vampire on the loose, all leave Regan's grasp on reality tenuous at best. Crap like that doesn't happen in modern-day Boston. Does it? Pre-Christian Irish mythology is divided into cycles; the earliest of these being the Mythological Cycle, from the Book of Invasions, and chronicles the ancient lives, loves, losses, battles, and wars of the great Celtic gods. Now bear witness to the Irish Cycle, the epic, multi-part tale of what comes next.
Unlock the potential of your feline companion with "The Cat's Meow" This comprehensive guide offers a revolutionary approach to understanding and communicating with your cat through the power of clicker training.In this book, you'll embark on a transformative journey that will deepen your bond with your cat while unlocking their innate intelligence and curiosity. From the basics of clicker training to advanced techniques, each chapter is meticulously crafted to provide clear, concise instructions, ensuring success for both you and your feline friend.Discover how to create a positive training environment, choose the right tools, and set achievable goals for your training sessions. Learn essential exercises such as teaching your cat to sit, come when called, and touch a target, laying the foundation for a harmonious relationship built on trust and mutual understanding. But "The Clicker Cat Companion" goes beyond basic obedience commands. Delve into advanced techniques such as shaping behaviors and teaching tricks, unleashing your cat's creativity and problem-solving skills. Address behavior challenges with confidence and compassion, using clicker training as a powerful tool for enrichment and wellness.More than just a training manual, this book is a celebration of the unique bond between cats and their human companions. Explore the joys of interactive play, decode your cat's communication signals, and nurture a happy, well-balanced cat for life.Whether you're a seasoned cat owner or a newcomer to the world of feline companionship, "The Cat's Meow" is your indispensable guide to building a lifelong relationship filled with love, trust, and mutual respect. Embark on this rewarding journey today and unlock the full potential of your feline friend.
Herein lies a further adventure, set in the old west, featuring The Man From Castor River Bottom. A man blessed with fast hands, a keen eye and remarkable accuracy with his custom made .45 Colt known as "The Gurka". He is also cursed with wartime memories he describes as "The Beast" within him.A chance meeting with a old friend from his wandering years sets Hoyt Matthews off on a rescue mission. The Carter ranch in Precise, Colorado is under attack. The only defense is one man and his 17-year-old son.Hugh "Mongoose" Johnson is a ruthless, land grabbing, thug who has already forced two land-owning former slaves to sell out to him. 'Goose' has a thirst for more land, a six pack of gunmen and his sights set on the YC Ranch.Upon hearing of the threat to his friends ranch, Hoyt feels the dark wartime beast, long buried within him, arise once again. Submitting to his sense of responsibility, he leaves his comfortable family farm nestled on a hillside above the Castor River in Southeast Missouri. His destination: Southwest Colorado. His mission: Rescue his friend's source of livelihood. Along the way, he enlists the assistance of two war-time friends and garners the aid of a United States Marshal to reveal a serious discrepancy in the ownership of his friends ranch.The YC ranch requires a rescue. A rescue led, amid a cloud of burning gunpowder, by Hoyt Matthews, The Man from Castor River Bottom.
Miller's poetry in Matrix is minimalist, but it is not austere; it is spare, but generous rather than dry. As with his prose poetry, there are buried quotations and allusions, a richness of layering. And there is the balance of repetition, compositions of colour replaced by their words, simple ink drawings.
If our planet is going to survive the climate crisis, we need to act rapidly.Taking cues from progressive cities around the world, including Los Angeles, New York, Toronto, Oslo, Shenzhen, and Sydney, this book is a summons to every city to make small but significant changes that can drastically reduce our carbon footprint. We cannot wait for national governments to agree on how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and manage the average temperature rise to within 1.5 degrees. In Solved, David Miller argues that cities are taking action on climate change because they can - and because they must. Miller makes a clear-eyed and compelling case that, if replicated at pace and scale, the actions of leading global cities point the way to creating a more sustainable planet. Solved: How the World's Great Cities Are Fixing the Climate Crisis demonstrates that the initiatives cities have taken to control the climate crisis can make a real difference in reducing global emissions if implemented worldwide. By chronicling the stories of how cities have taken action to meet and exceed emissions targets laid out in the Paris Agreement, Miller empowers readers to fix the climate crisis. As much a "e;how to"e; guide for policymakers as a work for concerned citizens, Solved aims to inspire hope through its clear and factual analysis of what can be done - now, today - to mitigate our harmful emissions and pave the way to a 1.5-degree world.
THE WORLD TO COME is a timely book concerning the precipice that the American people are teetering upon. For too long, we have allowed politicians, bureaucrats, clergy, educators, and other "smart" people to direct us. And we have "baahh'd" like good Sheep. We are about to pay for it! Since 1963 we have been told that there are only Political Solutions. What ails us today and for the foreseeable future are Spiritual Problems with Spiritual Solutions. America is unique because if we get ourselves in order and back upon a firm foundation (beliefs and ideas which have always made great civilizations and free peoples) - we can then use our political tools to clean house. This booklet discusses two PATHS before us for the several subsequent election cycles. PATH 1 is peaceful and non-violent. PATH 2 leads us to a Strongman whom we will elect because of the chaos we are experiencing; he will promise us SAFETY and SECURITY. The outcome of PATH 2 will not be good. The odds are you have not heard about PATH 2. Why? Because BOTH Parties in the U.S. are devoted to PATH 2. The Democrats and the Republicans have a dark side and watch each other's backs. They are the Wolves, and you are the Sheep, and in their Democracy, they are deciding who is for dinner. THE WORLD TO COME: Why What You Think Today Matters Tomorrow. It is for today and tomorrow. This booklet is not for everyone: most people will want to sleep, and by default, they'll choose PATH 2.
This book provides a revolutionary look at drinking and a radical new road to recovery.We live in a world preoccupied with drinking. We drink at baby showers and business gatherings, breakfast and book club, graduations, and funerals. Yet no one ever disputes alcohol's ubiquity-in fact, the only thing ever questioned is why someone doesn't drink. It is a qualification for belonging and if you don't consume, you are considered an aberration. As a culture, we are preoccupied with health and wellbeing, but we support alcohol as some sort of miraculous elixir, despite it being everything but.David Miller decided to seek counseling for women, He began on a trip that exposed the pernicious effect alcohol plays in our culture and the lives of women in particular. What's more, He could not ignore the ways that alcohol businesses were targeting women, just as the cigarette industry had successfully done years before. Fueled by his help feminism, he also realized that the predominant systems of recovery are archaic, patriarchal, and ineffective for the unique needs of women and other historically oppressed people-who don't need to lose their egos and surrender to a male concept of God, as the tenets of Alcoholics Anonymous state, but who need to cultivate a deeper understanding of their own identities and take control of their lives. When Miller discovered an alternative path out of addiction, he felt a need to develop a sober community with tools for anybody questioning their connection with drinking, so that others can find their way as well. His consequent feminine-centric recovery method focuses on getting to the fundamental issues that drive individuals to overindulge and offers the skills required to escape the cycle of addiction, showing us what is possible when we eliminate alcohol and dismantle our belief system surrounding it.Written in an approachable style that is honest and amusing, Ways of Quitting Like a Woman is at once a pioneering look at drinking culture and a road map to cut off alcohol to live our best lives without the crutch of drunkenness. You will never look at drinking the same way again.Furthermore, this book aims to explain the falsehoods being told about why people drink, is alcohol having identical sensation with cigarette smoking, is alcohol influencing our life and most particularly women and as well profer remedy on stopping alcohol and enjoyable things to do instead of drinking alcohol
A near future fiction space exploration story of strength, fortitude and growth of the first woman and next man to walk on the moon, inspired by the astronauts of the 21st century.Mike and Sue prepare to make history for NASA on the Moon ... but is it the history they expected?A geologist with a passion for space, Mike Trellis enjoys carefree life. As a US Navy test pilot and young mother, Sue Bright dreams of being the first woman on Mars. Mike and Sue are new trainee astronauts for NASA as it prepares to return to the Moon after 50 years. Do they have the right stuff that their predecessors had? They have the desire, but do they have the knowledge, the ability, the fortitude and the worldview to succeed? Can they and their diverse team unite to overcome the dangers of space travel? Or will their actions derail their mission and their lives? And what place does faith have in the life of an astronaut in the 21st century? Other nations are racing to access the resources of the Moon first. Will they disrupt the Artemis 3 mission? And will the mission be remembered for reasons they expect? And how will they cope? Artemis 3: The Journey is David Miller's first novel. An avid reader since childhood, growing up during the Apollo and Space Shuttle eras, he has a passion for space, science and faith.
The US boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympics left German lawyer Thomas Bach unable to defend his fencing title. Instead, he devoted the next 20 years to climbing the sports administrative ladder. His mission was to protect athletes' independent rights, and his ambition to become IOC president. Bach was elected IOC president in 2013, and immediately set about transforming the organisation's century-old constitution. His 40-point agenda launched a radical host city election procedure, while enforcing the International Federations' internal disciplines and introducing new Olympic sports such as skateboarding. New age Olympics had arrived - but it wasn't all smooth sailing. With Russia's institutional cheating marring three consecutive Games, the near financial collapse of Rio '16 and the threatened cancellation of Tokyo 2020, Bach sustained IOC equilibrium through repeated crises. Igniting the Games reveals how Bach transformed the Olympics and saved a ponderous ancient institution from itself.
After surviving a near-fatal scalding aged three, David Miller's life incentives emerged through involvement and achievement in a range of sports, nearing amateur international level in football and athletics. But then, needing employment, he retired at 22 to enter sports journalism. Having written on 30 sports from 120 countries for four national newspapers, Miller is perfectly placed to analyse and explain what drives those who excel in sport. This anthology of 50 epic performers provides a mirror of the emotions and commitment that drive the imagination of the many and the ambitions of the elite. From the unself-conscious self-discipline of Jesse Owens, Stanley Matthews, Jahangir Khan, Torvill and Dean and Steve Redgrave, to the fundamental loneliness and insecurity that galvanises spontaneous exhibitionists such as Jack Johnson, George Best and Alex Higgins, Miller uncovers what makes these great athletes and sports stars tick.
A captivating and wonderfully illustrated chronicle of one of the most influential and legendary names in gunsmithing history. John M. Browning was born in Ogden, Utah, in 1855, into a world of gunsmithing. His father was a gunsmith who was already well known for a number of innovations in the field. As a young boy, John spent hours in his father's shop and allegedly knew the name of every part of a gun before he could read. It's hardly surprising that at age twenty-three, he was filing his first patent for the "J. M. Browning Single-Shot Rifle." Browning inherited his father's gun making shop, and with funds of less than a thousand dollars, developed it into a highly successful business that developed several iconic firearms including the Colt Peacemaker. Browning also cooperated with Winchester to develop a whole range of small arms including semi-automatic pistols, single-shot rifles, repeater rifles, and machine guns. His enthusiasm and creativity have led many to believe he is the greatest firearm designer of all time. This fascinating book describes the Browning history, and in addition to covering the full range of inventions and designs, also shows various gun-making artifacts, copies of designers' drawings, and interesting photographs of the weapons in the hands of users. The History of Browning Firearms makes a perfect addition to the libraries of Wild West buffs and firearms enthusiasts.
Considered the father of all lagers, continental pilsener changed the course of brewing around the world. Noted author and brewer David Miller examines each country's version of pilsener, including ingredients and brewing stages. The Classic Beer Style Series, from Brewers Publications, examines individual world-class beer styles, covering origins, history, sensory profiles, brewing techniques and commercial examples.
David Miller has been writing some of the most beautiful, adventurous and intelligent poetry he has ever written in the last few years, which makes the present (poetry is always in the present) a blessed time for readers like myself. Each new work astonishes and delights.
Afterword is a long poem in fragments, with some long lines of poetry folded over, as it were, onto the next line(s) of the page, as in Walt Whitman, Carl Sandburg and Allen Ginsberg. It is a long poem in fragments, but it might also be seen as a poem sequence: of memories and meditations, dreams and (for want of a better word) visions. It's increasingly invaded by images of destruction and desolation: of nature, of animals, of humankind; with those images prefigured by the opening passages. At the end of the text, the negative emphasis is "turned" upon and against itself into the language of transition. It's a poem that's concerned with limits and the possible surpassing or exceeding of limits. "David Miller's writing - poetry, prose, recitatif on the cusp of prose and verse - is peculiar to himself. Its tone is singular: spiritual insight and wisdom grounded in conversational even throwaway sentences. At the same time, the writing belongs in a poetics associated with André du Bouchet, Paul Celan, Japanese masters and other writers - who occupy a space where traditional genres cannot reach - and is in implicit connection with them." -Anthony Rudolf"David Miller writes: 'any writing that engages with the spiritual has to be dialogic provisional & open-ended in nature otherwise we're not talking about an engagement with the spiritual' - and Miller's new text does engage with the spiritual. Both learned and lyrical, it creates lyric utterance through a comprehension of the learning. David Miller both guides and follows - in the wisest European tradition. This is an overwhelming accomplishment." -Tom Lowenstein
The book "" Garden Pests in New Zealand; A Popular Manual for Practical Gardeners, Farmers and Schools , has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies and hence the text is clear and readable.
Fresh account of the Battle of the River Plate, the first naval surface engagement of the Second World War
A groundbreaking study on the reality behind the headlines on antisemitism and the British Labour Party.
How should democracies respond to the millions who want to settle in their societies? David Miller's analysis reframes immigration as a question of political philosophy. Acknowledging the impact on host countries, he defends the right of states to control their borders and decide the future size, shape, and cultural make-up of their populations.
Karl Popper long ago diagnosed the logical problems of traditional enlightenment rationalism, but instead of pretending that they are readily solved or embracing irrational defeatism, he provided a cogent and liberating rationalist alternative. This book promotes, defends, criticizes, and refines this alternative.
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