Detectives try to save lives and protect the community and themselves.We all saw the video of the Chicago cop who shot the kid sixteen time while his colleagues stood and watched. What would happen if Detectives Paul Turner and Buck Fenwick in a similar scenario showed up ten seconds before the firing started. In Mark Zubro's twelfth book in his Paul Turner, gay police detective series, they'd do the right thing and put a stop to it. But that would only be the beginning of the intrigue, danger, and death that surrounds them in a ring of silence as they try to solve a mystery and do the right thing for themselves, their families, their colleagues, the community, and the rule of law. Views: 140
Beau Lotto, the world-renowned neuroscientist, entrepreneur, and two-time TED speaker, takes us on a tour of how we perceive the world, and how disrupting it leads us to create and innovate. Perception is the foundation of human experience, but few of us understand why we see what we do, much less how. By revealing the startling truths about the brain and its perceptions, Beau Lotto shows that the next big innovation is not a new technology: it is a new way of seeing. In his first major book, Lotto draws on over two decades of pioneering research to explain that our brain didn't evolve to see the world accurately. It can't! Visually stunning, with entertaining illustrations and optical illusions throughout, and with clear and comprehensive explanations of the science behind how our perceptions operate, Deviate will revolutionize the way you see yourself, others and the world. With this new understanding of how the brain functions, Deviate is not... Views: 140
A swoony, small town holidy romance from USA Today Bestselling Author J.H. Croix! Dallas One kiss that burned so hot, I never forgot. Five years later. Audrey... the hottest woman I've ever known and my sister's best friend. I was half in love with her for years. I moved on, and so did she. The universe rolled the dice. A dark, snowy night—no joke. I find her walking through the darkness. Christmas is right around the corner. She's so tempting, I can hardly think. Maybe rules are meant to be broken. Maybe second chances are real. Audrey I've only fantasized about Dallas for, oh, too d*mn long. One wild kiss. Five years ago. I've never forgotten it. He's tall, dark and dangerous...for real. He couldn't be bothered with me. Maybe because he thought I was too young. I'm not anymore. *A full-length standalone romance. Views: 140
Original title: Et norsk hus © Cappelen Damm AS, 2014. Published in agreement with Cappelen Damm.This translation © Charlotte Barslund 2017.The translator’s moral right to be identified as the translator of the work has been asserted.Norvik Press Series B: English Translations of Scandinavian Literature, no. 72A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.ISBN: 978-1-909408-40-1Norvik PressDepartment of Scandinavian StudiesUniversity College LondonGower StreetLondon WC1E 6BTUnited KingdomWebsite: www.norvikpress.comE-mail address: [email protected] editors: Elettra Carbone, Sarah Death, Janet Garton, C. Claire Thomson.Layout and cover design: Essi ViitanenCover image: Hesteblomster, Frida Hansen, 1900, detail. Photo: Jensen, Stina Aadland / Stiftelsen KulturkvartaletPrinted in the UK by Lightning Source UK LtdThis translation has been published with the financial support of NORLA.This book has been selected to receive financial assistance from English PEN’s “PEN Translates!” programme, supported by Arts Council England. English PEN exists to promote literature and our understanding of it, to uphold writers’ freedoms around the world, to campaign against the persecution and imprisonment of writers for stating their views, and to promote the friendly cooperation of writers and the free exchange of ideas. www.englishpen.org Views: 139
