Short Story Who can save the Saskquatch from the invasion of their lands and the hunting of their people. You seek a great hunter who has known their people.Read on.to contact the author [email protected] Investment Bank is known as one of the leading investment banks in the world, like Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) and Deutsche Bank AG (DBK). According to the statistical data that has been provided by analytics firm Coalition,the bank will probably have a 2% decrease in revenue this year. This 2014, the Global Investment Bank has earned less money on currencies and commodities. Moreover, the trading fixed income of the bank has decreased as well. Last year, the Global Investment Bank earned up to $153.3 billion from debt units, equities trading and investment banking. It is predicted that this amount will decrease to $150.7 billion this year. As the London-based firm has recently reported, the revenue of Global Investment Bank decreased by almost 5% and reached to $82.3 billion in the first half of 2014.Coalition has expected that the revenue of Global Investment Bankin investment banking sector may exceed by 13%. Within the first 6 months of the year, the bank has received 11% gain. The earnings were generated by acquisitions, mergers and sales of stocks. Nevertheless, the bank declined the sectors inequities and debt trading, which hada negative impact on its revenue. If we analyze the revenue of the bank in currency, commodities and fixed income, we will see a 9% decrease. Global Investment Bank revenue in these sectors has decreased to $67.4 billion. Views: 271
In this classic book, Madeleine L'Engle addresses the questions, What makes art Christian? What does it mean to be a Christian artist? What is the relationship between faith and art? Through L'Engle's beautiful and insightful essay, readers will find themselves called to what the author views as the prime tasks of an artist: to listen, to remain aware, and to respond to creation through one's own art. Views: 271
A riveting and emotionally absorbing portrait of post-war Soviet Russia, a world of violence and terror, where the severest acts of betrayal can come from the most trusted allies.
Internationally-acclaimed author Helen Dunmore follows her bestselling novel, The Siege, with a riveting and emotionally absorbing portrait of post-war Soviet Russia, a world of violence and terror, where the severest acts of betrayal can come from the most trusted allies.
In 1952 Leningrad, Andrei, a young doctor, and Anna, a nursery school teacher, are forging a life together in the postwar, post-siege wreckage. But they know their happiness is precarious, like that of millions of Russians who must avoid the claws of Stalin's merciless Ministry of State Security. When Andrei is forced to treat the seriously ill child of a senior secret police officer, his every move is scrutinized, and it becomes painfully clear that his own fate, and that of his family, is bound to the child's. Trapped in an impossible game of life and death, and pitted against a power-mad father's raging grief, Andrei and Anna must avoid the whispers and watchful eyes of those who will say or do anything to save themselves.
With The Betrayal, Dunmore returns with a powerful and stirring novel of ordinary people in the grip of a terrible and sinister regime, and an evocative tale of a love that will not be silenced. Views: 271
LAPD Detective Harry Bosch as we've never seen him before, in three never-before-collected stories.
In "Suicide Run," the apparent suicide of a beautiful young starlet turns out to be much more sinister than it seems. In "Cielo Azul," Bosch is haunted by a long-ago closed case -- the murder of a teenage girl who was never identified. As her killer sits on death row, Bosch tries one last time to get the answers he has sought for years. In "One Dollar Jackpot," Bosch works the murder of a professional poker player whose skills have made her more than one enemy.
Whether investigating a cold case or fresh blood, Bosch relentlessly pursues his quarry, always on the lookout for the "tell." In this first collection of Harry Bosch stories, Michael Connelly once again demonstrates that he is the master of "fast-paced, brilliantly plotted crime fiction.... Harry Bosch is back on the case, and not a moment too soon" (Chicago Sun Times). Views: 271
Deaf, mute Jacob Worsley is regarded as a harmless oddity in the small fishing village where he lives. Few people suspect that he is haunted by the memory of what happened to him twenty years ago, when he went out to sea with his brother Isaac and encountered a primal evil... A short story of 2,700 words, THE SONG OF THE SEA revisits an ancient legend and weaves an atmosphere of mystery and dread.Deaf, mute Jacob Worsley is regarded as a harmless oddity in the small fishing village where he lives. Few people suspect that he is haunted by the memory of what happened to him twenty years ago, when he went out to sea with his brother Isaac and encountered a primal evil...A short story of 2,700 words, THE SONG OF THE SEA revisits an ancient legend and weaves an atmosphere of mystery and dread. Views: 271
'They kill us, they crucify us, they throw us to beasts in the arena, they sew our lips together and watch us starve. They bugger children in front of their mothers and violate men in front of their wives. The temple priests flay us openly in the streets. We are hunted everywhere and we are hunted by everyone ...We are despised, yet we grow. We are tortured and crucified and yet we flourish. We are hated and still we multiply. Why is that? You have to wonder, how is it that we not only survive but we grow stronger?'Christos Tsiolkas' stunning new novel Damascus is a work of soaring ambition and achievement, of immense power and epic scope, taking as its subject nothing less than events surrounding the birth and establishment of the Christian church. Based around the gospels and letters of St Paul, and focusing on characters one and two generations on from the death of Christ, as well as Paul (Saul) himself, Damascus nevertheless explores the... Views: 271
Michael Vey is back with an electrifying eighth installment of the award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling series. Join Michael and the Electroclan as a new threat arises even more terrible and calculating than the Elgen.Michael and his friends learn that returning to a normal life is not only more difficult than they imagined, but that normal doesn't last. Like the mythical Hydra, cutting off the head of the global Elgen only created more enemies. Michael Vey fans worldwide will celebrate the return of this exciting series with the world's greatest team of electric superheroes. Views: 271
Look out for Elizabeth Gilbert’s new book, Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear, on sale now!
At the end of her bestselling memoir Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert fell in love with Felipe, a Brazilian-born man of Australian citizenship who'd been living in Indonesia when they met. Resettling in America, the couple swore eternal fidelity to each other, but also swore to never, ever, under any circumstances get legally married. (Both were survivors of previous bad divorces. Enough said.) But providence intervened one day in the form of the United States government, which-after unexpectedly detaining Felipe at an American border crossing-gave the couple a choice: they could either get married, or Felipe would never be allowed to enter the country again. Having been effectively sentenced to wed, Gilbert tackled her fears of marriage by delving into this topic completely, trying with all her might to discover through historical research, interviews, and much personal reflection what this stubbornly enduring old institution actually is. Told with Gilbert's trademark wit, intelligence and compassion, Committed attempts to "turn on all the lights" when it comes to matrimony, frankly examining questions of compatibility, infatuation, fidelity, family tradition, social expectations, divorce risks and humbling responsibilities. Gilbert's memoir is ultimately a clear-eyed celebration of love with all the complexity and consequence that real love, in the real world, actually entails. Views: 271
DO DREAMS COME TRUE? Kirstin Magnusson is haunted by dreams of a fierce Viking warrior in a cage, being tortured and humiliated by his Saxon captors. Is it a fantasy, or a cry for help? But she's a no-nonsense college professor, not a Navy SEAL like her brothers or a Norse fighting man, like her father once was. What can she do to help? Call on her academic training, of course, and form a plan.... WHAT ABOUT NIGHTMARES? Once called Hauk the Handsome, Hauk Thorsson is far from it these days, having lived in a filthy Saxon cage for over six months. All because he allowed grief over the death of his son to distract him. However, Hauk has a plan to escape soon and join the approaching army of Sweyn Forkbeard...until that lackbrain woman arrives and causes nothing but trouble. BUT SOME DREAMS END HAPPILY EVER AFTER: All right, it depends on the definition of "ever after." And mayhap it wasn't the... Views: 271
This is a free poem with a story focusing on a vampire attack and transformation.This is a supernatural story/poem that was eventually transformed into a prose novella. Views: 271
A hilarious new middle grade novel from beloved and bestselling author Gordan Korman about what happens when the worst class of kids in school is paired with the worst teacher—perfect for fans of Ms. Bixby's Last Day. The Unteachables are a notorious class of misfits, delinquents, and academic train wrecks. Like Aldo, with anger management issues; Parker, who can't read; Kiana, who doesn't even belong in the class—or any class; and Elaine (rhymes with pain). The Unteachables have been removed from the student body and isolated in room 117.Their teacher is Mr. Zachary Kermit, the most burned-out teacher in all of Greenwich. He was once a rising star, but his career was shattered by a cheating scandal that still haunts him. After years of phoning it in, he is finally one year away from early retirement. But the superintendent has his own plans to torpedo that idea—and it involves assigning Mr. Kermit to the Unteachables.The... Views: 271
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Chapters 26 to 30 is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Mark Twain is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of Mark Twain then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection. Views: 271
Looking for someone to save Christmas. Asking for a friend.Struggling to cope with the death of the grandmother who raised her, Emily Wilson finds herself in the tiny Devonshire village of Cottonwood, hoping to escape from both her grief and her responsibilities.Cottonwood, however, is under the control of a mysterious but powerful recluse determined to prevent Christmas at any cost.Channelling her grandmother's never-say-die attitude, Emily takes on the challenge of restoring Christmas to Cottonwood with an onslaught of mince pies, bad karaoke, and Christmas illuminations.Handsome but elusive Nathaniel Trower, however, has other ideas...From the author of I'm Glad I Found You This Christmas and We'll have a Wonderful Cornish Christmas comes another heartwarming tale for the holiday season. Views: 270
