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Elements of a Haunting: Connecting History with Science to Uncover the Greatest Ghost Stories Ever Told Alvis Brandon

Join Brandon Alvis and Mustafa Gatollari, stars of the hit A&E television show Ghost Hunters, as they reveal the real story behind six of their most compelling and terrifying investigations. Within these pages, you will discover the shocking secrets of the Grey Lady at Indianapolis's Athenaeum, a self-manifested haunting at Ohio's Madison Seminary, and the guilt-ridden entity at the Worley Hotel in Pampa, Texas.You will discover the critical historical details of each location as well as the full story of the investigations, exploring important events that have never been previously revealed. The authors also include their groundbreaking classification system for ghosts and hauntings that is transforming the field of paranormal studies into a true scientific

Capsule Craze: The Comprehensive Guide to Building Your Own Capsule Wardrobe Ellington Rebecca

If you've always felt overwhelmed by the amount of clothing you have, but have no idea how to condense your wardrobe, then keep reading... Are you alarmed by a closet full of clothing that you don't like, or that doesn't fit?Have you found yourself running to the mall every time you have to dress up for a special occasion? Do you regularly fight the urge to throw away all of your clothes and start over again?If so, then you've come to the right place. You see, capsule wardrobes are a great solution for those who want to simplify their wardrobe. Even if you can't imagine organizing your sock drawer, building a capsule wardrobe is easier than you think. For nearly fifty years, fashion experts have been touting capsule wardrobes as a way to simplify a packed life with carefully chosen, sustainable clothing options. Even fashion houses such as Donna Karan embrace the practice of condensing

Caravan at the Edge of Doom: Foul Prophecy Beckett Jim

Hilarious sequel to The Caravan at the Edge of Doom, perfect for fans of Terry Pratchett, David Walliams and Roald Dahl!Twelve-year old Harley is happy to be back home after her adventures in the Land of the Dead. But strange things soon start happening. A bunch of Restless Souls turn up in at school, the portal of doom breaks AND everyone thinks Harley has blown up her best friend Bess. Is this all connected to a mysterious ancient prophecy that everyone in the Land of the Dead keeps talking about…? There’s only one thing for it. Harley has to unleash her inner Legendary Hero and head Bey

The Woman in the Woods and Other North American Stories Ashwin Kate

"Be careful of what you accept from spirits."Loup Garrou, trickster rabbits, and spirits with names that can't be spoken -- the plains and forests of North America are alive with characters like these, all waiting to meet you in this collection of folklore retold in comics!This fifth volume of the "Cautionary Fables and Fairytales" anthology series features updated takes on ancient stories from tribes spanning the continent, bursting with bedside tales that are thrilling, chilling, and most of all inspiring. Featuring the work of JORDAAN ARLEDGE, MAIJA AMBROSE PLAMONDON, MILO APPLEJOHN, and

Who Are We Now? Cowley Jason

A riveting narrative account of an England poised on the brink of enormous change from one of our finest journalists and

First Course in the Finite Element Method, Enhanced Edition, SI Version Logan Daryl University of Wisconsin Platteville

Gain a clear understanding of the basics of the finite element method (FEM) with this simple, direct, contemporary approach in Logan's A FIRST COURSE IN THE FINITE ELEMENT METHOD, Enhanced 6th Edition, SI Version. This unique presentation is written so you can easily comprehend content without the usual prerequisites, such as structural analysis. This book is ideal, whether you are a civil or mechanical engineering student primarily interested in stress analysis and heat transfer, or you need a foundation for applying FEM as a tool in solving practical physical problems. New and expanded real-world examples and problems demonstrate FEM applications in a variety of engineering and mathematical physics-related fields. Each chapter uses a consistent structure with step-by-step, worked-out examples, ideal for undergraduate or graduate-level study. A new WebAssign digital platform provides

Lit for Little Hands: Jane Eyre Jorden Brooke

"If all the world hated you and believed you wicked, while your own conscience approved of you and absolved you from guilt, you would not be without friends."Charlotte Bront 's classic Gothic novel comes to life for children Wheels, pull tabs, and other interactive elements invite kids to hide with Jane in the window-seat and help her solve the mystery of Thornfield Manor. Much more than a primer, Lit for Little Hands: Jane Eyre tells the actual story in simple, engaging prose, and fans of the novel will be delighted by the book's attention to detail and clever use of original dialogue and first-person POV. And the book's use of super-sturdy board means everyone can enjoy this tale of suspense and romance over . . . and over . . . and over again

Paul Harris: The Clarinet Harris Paul

Paul Harris: The Clarinet is the seminal guide to every facet of clarinet playing. In this comprehensive companion, acclaimed author Paul Harris shares his unique insights towards gaining mastery of the instrument, inspiring both students (from intermediate level) and professionals alike to develop an individual clarinet personality.In-depth, clear, and universally relevant, The Clarinet is Paul Harris's complete philosophy of playing, equipping clarinettists with innovative ways to overcome the instrument's technical, musical, and practical challenges and ultimately, enhance the enjoyment of their art.Chapter by chapter Harris reveals how each aspect of playing is interdependent, from posture and preparing to play to the science of sound production. Practical exercises target each area, covering breathing, embouchure, articulation and finger-work, and sit alongside a plethora

Learn Aspen Plus in 24 Hours, Second Edition Adams Thomas

Quickly start using the current version of Aspen Plus(R) to solve chemical engineering problemsDiscover how to solve chemical engineering problems with Aspen Plus(R) in just 24 hours, with no prior experience. Thoroughly revised for the latest distribution, this self-learning guide features detailed mathematical models for a wide range of chemical process equipment, including heat exchangers, pumps, compressors, turbines, distillation columns, and chemical reactors. Divided into 12 two-hour lessons, Learn Aspen Plus(R) in 24 Hours, Second Edition shows, step by step, how to build process models and simulations without performing tedious calculations. You will also get downloadable Aspen Plus simulation files and helpful quick starter templates.Inside, you will learn how to: - Get up and running with Aspen PlusAccurately model physical

Every Bird a Prince Reese Jenn

Nominated for the 2023 Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult FictionA girl's quest to save a forest kingdom is intertwined with her exploration of identity in Every Bird a Prince, a gorgeous middle-grade contemporary fantasy by Jenn Reese, the award-winning author of A Game of Fox & Squirrels, perfect for fans of Josephine Cameron and Barbara O'Connor.The only time Eren Evers feels like herself is when she's on her bike, racing through the deep woods. While so much of her life at home and at school is flying out of control, the muddy trails and the sting of wind in her face are familiar comforts.Until she rescues a strange, magical bird, who reveals a shocking secret: their forest kingdom is under attack by an ancient foe--the vile Frostfangs--and the birds need Eren's help to survive.Seventh grade is hard

The Truth Project Medema Dante

"A heart-wrenching quest for identity every YA reader will relate to, and a deep dive into the meaning of family." --Ellen Hopkins, #1 New York Times bestselling authorDebut author Dante Medema explores the emotional fallout after a teenage girl discovers she is the product of an affair. Told through a series of poems, text messages, and emails, this contemporary YA is perfect for fans of Gaby Dunn and Allison Raskin.Seventeen-year-old Cordelia Koenig intended to breeze through her senior project. While her peers stressed, Cordelia planned to use the same trace-your-roots genealogy idea her older sister used years prior. And getting partnered with her longtime crush, Kodiak Jones, is icing on the cake. All she needs to do is mail in her DNA sample, write about her ancestry results, and get that easy A.But

Made in Manhattan Layne Lauren

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Central Park Pact comes a reverse My Fair Lady for the modern era about a pampered and privileged Manhattan socialite who must teach an unpolished and denim-loving nobody from the Louisiana Bayou how to fit in with the upper crust of New York City. Perfect for fans of Christina Lauren and Sally Thorne.Violet Townsend has always been a people pleaser. Raised in the privileged world of Upper East Side Manhattan, she always says the right things, wears the right clothes, and never rocks the boat. Violet would do anything for the people closest to her, especially her beloved grandmother. So when she asks Violet to teach the newly-discovered grandson of her friend how to fit in with New York City's elite, Violet immediately agrees. Her goal? To get Cain Stone ready to take his place as heir to his family

The Hero Life of a Self-Proclaimed Mediocre Demon! 4 Amaui Shiroichi

He may look like nothing but a country boy, but Chrono Alcon is actually one of the most powerful demons the world has ever seen! All he's interested in is attending school like any other kid, but when the Demon King finds out about Chrono's power, he'll have to spend his days studying, and his nights in the dungeons, fighting monsters...?! The hit fantasy adventure manga comes to print, perfect for fans of Goblin Slayer, The Rising of the Shield Hero, and That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime!FOR A FRIENDWith Sofia's kijin safely defeated, the Special Exploration Unit returns to searching for a magical item to undo Chrono's bonds of domination over Sofia and Yukino. While exploring the tenth king's dungeon, Lily swallows a glowbug and comes down with an extreme fever that continues to burn hotter and hotter. The only remedy is a magic item

White! Light! Bright!: How to Make Your Backgrounds Support and Enhance Your Watercolor Paintings Staiger Bivenne Harvey

Too often, melding the subject with the background is an afterthought for artists. "White! Light! Bright!" is the mantra for this book's unique and effective method for planning your subject in concert with its background and then creating a powerful piece in three major stages: from white, light, and bright color to midvalues and finally to darks.Easy-to-follow text from a skilled teacher alongside visuals and demonstrations helps you catch the energizing spark of light and contrast.Get comfortable with the how-to of building value, color, shape, and background through various edges, textures, and other compositional elements.You'll bolster the creative thinking and planning processes that are key to an artist's ability to turn an abstract idea into a standout representational watercolor

If You Change Your Mind Weber Robby

In this hilarious and heartfelt debut novel, an aspiring screenwriter learns sometimes love has its own script.Harry wants nothing more than to write Hollywood screenplays. He knows the first step toward achieving that goal is winning a screenwriting competition that will seal his admission into the college of his dreams, so he's determined to spend his summer free of distractions--also known as boys--and finish his script. After last year, Harry is certain love only exists in the movies anyway.But then the cause of his first heartbreak, Grant, returns with a secret that could change everything. To complicate things further, new-in-town Logan is charming and sweet, making Harry question everything he knows about romance. As Harry tries to manage his feelings for Grant and Logan, he realizes life doesn't always follow a

We Need to Build: Field Notes for Diverse Democracy Patel Eboo

From a beloved speaker on interfaith activism, an inspirational guide for those who seek to build the institutions of a diverse democracy based on justice.To the Builders of the New America focuses on the often over-looked role of builders in work towards social change, and particularly of builders of civic institutions. In civic institutions, like schools, or athletic leagues, people from different backgrounds come together in shared activities that promote the general well-being and that guide cooperative relationships.In his youth, Eboo Patel was inspired by love-based activists like John Lewis, Martin Luther King Jr., Badshah Khan, Mahatma Gandhi, Mother Theresa, Dorothy Day, Abraham Joshua Heschel and Thich Nhat Hanh. Drawing on his 20 years of experience seeking to promote positive social change after founding the Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC), Patel tells

Inkubator Crosswords: 100 Audacious Puzzles by Women and Nonbinary Creators Bennett Tracy

An entertaining collection of witty feminist crosswords from some of today's best woman and nonbinary puzzle-makers today.Join the crossword revolution! Indie-crossword favorite the Inkubator was launched to embrace a diverse community of constructors, long underrepresented in the mainstream puzzle world. These immensely engaging grids from women and woman-aligned puzzle writers are fun, relatable, and often surprising with clever, original clues that speak our language.Enjoy hours of satisfying solving as you dive into inclusive puzzles that truly reflect modern life, from dating apps to activism, to the occasional body part--almost nothing is off-limits, except outdated crosswordese.This collection includes 100 easy to challenging crosswords, complete solutions, and a section of cryptic and meta puzzles. Crossword fans of all levels are sure to love tackling

McGraw Hill New York City Shsat, Fourth Edition Johnson Drew

Complete preparation for the revised New York City's Specialized High School Admission TestIf you're applying to get into one of New York City's highly selective specialized high schools, you'll get the competitive edge you need with New York City SHSAT, Fourth Edition. This test is required for students applying to the Bronx High School of Science, the Brooklyn Latin School, Brooklyn Technical High School, High School for Mathematics, Science and Engineering at City College, High School of American Studies at Lehman College, Queens High School for the Sciences at York College, Staten Island Technical School, and Stuyvesant High School.McGraw Hill New York City SHSAT offers the most comprehensive preparation available, with complete information about the revised SHSAT, an intensive review of all topics, and three full-length practice

Escape from a Video Game: The Endgamevolume 3 Brady Dustin

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Graduates Covey Sean

Give Your College Graduate the Gift of Lifelong SuccessMake The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Graduates the perfect college graduation gift.Equip your college graduate with the essential life skills for success. Based on Stephen Covey's bestselling classic The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (over 40 million sold), this special edition book empowers graduates with timeless wisdom, positive affirmations, and thought-provoking questions to cultivate highly effective habits, maintain focus, and stay motivated. From conquering challenges to embracing growth, this book provides the guidance needed to navigate the post-graduation journey with confidence and build a fulfilling life.The perfect graduation gift idea that will leave a lasting impact. Celebrate your graduate's milestone achievement with a gift that inspires and

How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing Davis Kc

An NPR Best Book of 2022USA TODAY BestsellerThis revolutionary approach to cleaning and organizing helps free you from feeling ashamed or overwhelmed by a messy home.If you're struggling to stay on top of your to-do list, you probably have a good reason: anxiety, fatigue, depression, ADHD, or lack of support. For therapist KC Davis, the birth of her second child triggered a stress-mess cycle. The more behind she felt, the less motivated she was to start. She didn't fold a single piece of laundry for seven months. One life-changing realization restored her sanity--and the functionality of her home: You don't work for your home; your home works for you.In other words, messiness is not a moral failing. A new sense of calm washed over her as she let go of the shame-based messaging that interpreted a pile of dirty laundry as "I can never

Philanthrocapitalism and the Erosion of Democracy: A Global Citizens Report on the Corporate Control of Technology, Heal...

Celebrate with Babs: Holiday Recipes & Family Traditions Costello Barbara

USA Today Best SellerAs seen on the Today Show, Good Morning America, QVC, The Rachael Ray Show, Woman's World, Bon Appetit, Food52 and Seventeen.comSelected as one of GMA's highly anticipated spring cookbooksIt only takes two years to start a tradition! From New Year's Day to Christmas and every holiday in between, your adopted grandmother Babs shares all of the holiday recipes and motherly advice you need to make every celebration special.With menus for festive moments throughout the whole year, you'll always know what to serve. Babs bestows upon you 100 of her family-favorite recipes--passed down from family and friends through the generations, recorded on tattered and torn recipe cards, and all stored in her old wooden recipe box. She also shares the holiday

The Positive Side of the Street: A Collection of Previously Unpublished Lectures Hill Napoleon

In 1964, Napoleon Hill presented a series of lectures that have never been published--until now. "The subconscious mind doesn't know the difference between a penny and a million dollars. It does not know the difference between success and failure, and it'll work just as hard to make a failure out of you as it will to make a success out of you if you don't condition your mind to keep the subconscious mind working with and for the things you want and away from the things you don't want. "The majority of people spend their lives worrying and fearing and fretting over the things they don't want, and that's exactly what they're getting out of life. I try to make allowances for the weaknesses and for the mistakes of other people that affect my interest. I don't always do a good job of it but I try. I try to keep my mental attitude positive at all times toward all people about

Amy Wu and the Warm Welcome Zhang Kat

Amy Wu does her best to make her new classmate feel welcome in this warmhearted and playfully illustrated follow-up picture book to Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao and Amy Wu and the Patchwork Dragon.Amy's class has a new student from China! Amy tries hard to make Lin feel included, but she can't draw him out of his shell. Then she sees Lin chattering happily in Chinese with his family. The gears in her head start to turn, and a plan blossoms. Step one: invite Lin to her dumpling party... ​With a little help from her grandma and a shiny new banner, can Amy give Lin the warmest

Rewired: Protecting Your Brain in the Digital Age Marci Carl D.

Living in an age of digital distraction has wreaked havoc on our brains--but there's much we can do to restore our tech-life balance.We live in a world that is always on, where everyone is always connected. But we feel increasingly disconnected. Why? The answer lies in our brains. Carl D. Marci, MD, a leading expert on social and consumer neuroscience, reviews the mounting evidence that overuse of smart phones and social media is rewiring our brains, resulting in a losing deal: we are neglecting the relationships that sustain us and keep us healthy in favor of weaker and more ephemeral ties.The ability to connect and form strong social bonds is fundamental to human experience and emerged through unique structures in our brains. But ever-more-powerful technologies and ubiquitous access to media have hijacked our need to connect intimately and emotionally with others.

Girls of Flight City: Inspired by True Events, a Novel of Wwii, the Royal Air Force, and Texas Heath Lorraine

Inspired by true events, a breathtaking WWII historical novel about the brave American women who trained the British Royal Air Force, by New York Times bestselling author Lorraine Heath. 1941. A talented flier, Jessie Lovelace yearns for a career in aviation. When the civilian flight school in her small Texas town begins to clandestinely train British pilots for the RAF, she fights to become an instructor. But the task isn't without its perils of near-misses and death. Faced with the weight of her responsibilities, she finds solace with a British officer who knows firsthand the heavy price paid in war . . . until he returns to the battles he never truly left behind.Rhonda Monroe might not be skilled in the air but can give a trainee a wild ride in a flight simulator. Fearing little, she dares to jeopardize everything for a forbidden relationship

Toppu GP 8 Fujishima Kosuke

From the creator of Oh My Goddess! comes a manga dedicated to the thrilling world of motorcross!Ages 16 and up.THE GREAT EQUALIZERToppu faces off against his rival Takadai in his first race on a wet track, but a mishap on the track puts them both in last place. Each boy is trying to claw his way back into contention for the victory, but when it comes down to the last corner, who will have bested both his opponent and the road racer's greatest enemy: the

By the Book a Meant to Be Novel: A Meant to Be Novel Guillory Jasmine

The Waiting Place: When Home Is Lost and a New One Not Yet Found Nayeri Dina

An unflinching look at ten young lives suspended outside of time--and bravely proceeding anyway--inside the Katsikas refugee camp in Greece.Every war, famine, and flood spits out survivors.The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) cites an unprecedented 71 million forcibly displaced people on the planet today. In 2018, Dina Nayeri--a former refugee herself and the daughter of a refugee--invited documentary photographer Anna Bosch Miralpeix to accompany her to Katsikas, a refugee camp outside Ioannina, Greece, to record the hopes and struggles of ten of them--siblings and friends from Iran and Afghanistan. "I wanted to play with them, to enter their imagined worlds, to see the landscape inside their minds," she says. Ranging in age from five to seventeen, the children live in partitioned shipping-crate homes crowded on a field below a mountain.