DO YOU HAVE DIGESTION PROBLEMS DUE TO STRESS? DO YOU HAVE PROBLEMS WITH AUTHORITY? HOW MANY ALCOHOLIC DRINKS DO YOU CONSUME A WEEK? WOULD YOU RATHER BE A FLORIST OR A TRUCK DRIVER?These are some of the questions that determine if you have what it takes to survive at South Pole Station, a place with an average temperature of -54°F and no sunlight for six months a year. Cooper Gosling has just answered five hundred of them. Her results indicate she is abnormal enough for Polar life.Cooper's not sure if this is an achievement, but she knows she has nothing to lose. Unmoored by a recent family tragedy, she's adrift at thirty and—despite her early promise as a painter—on the verge of sinking her career. So she accepts her place in the National Science Foundation's Artists & Writers Program and flees to Antarctica, where she encounters a group of misfits motivated by desires as ambiguous as her own. The only thing the Polies have in common is...

Review". . . land of magic, vengeance, beauty and fire, peopled by characters who desire, fear, love, despair, lust and soar with joy . . ." -- Mark Anthony, author of The Last Rune seriesProduct DescriptionStrength of stone, heart of ice . . .Flame Dancer Kevla of Arukan seeks the missing elements -- Stone and Sea, Wind and Soul -- that must join to preserve their world from destruction. Sensing that the Stone Dancer, the master of Earth magic, would be found in the icy north, she and her dragon companion fly to a country mired in an unnaturally long winter. When at last they find Jareth, the Stone Dancer's own anger and pain make him reluctant to accept his destiny. His need for vengeance against the old gods who betrayed his people is powerful -- powerful enough to lead the group farther into the snows, searching for the legendary Ice Maiden, who may be responsible for the forced winter. But betrayal doesn't come only from the gods -- and the forces against them are vast. Before their quest is over, Kevla must realize that while Flame can break through the chill of the winter, Stone can withstand anything . . .

Preventing Identity Theft in Your Business is a reliable guide to help protect companies, their customers, and their employees from the growing problem of identity theft. Real-life examples show managers and executives how to identify business, customer, and employee identity theft, how these crimes are committed, how best to prevent them, and overall, develop an honest company culture. It also covers how to manage this threat in business reorganizations such as mergers, acquisitions, globalization, and outsourcing.Judith M. Collins (East Lansing, MI) is Associate Professor of Industrial and Organizational Psychology at the School of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University. She is also the Director of the Michigan State University Identity Theft Partnership in Prevention.

While investigating a reported crime, Detective A. J. Rodriguez discovered there wasn't a trace of any murder having been committed! But hearing-impaired heiress Claire Winthrop insisted she'd stumbled upon a slain employee in her father's high-rise building and claimed she could ID the hit man. Although the lack of evidence pointed to an open-and-shut case of a pampered socialite clamoring for attention, A.J. sniffed a deadly cover-up. Powerfully drawn together, the street-tough lawman soothed the shell-shocked princess with a tantalizing kiss that bewitched both their hearts. However, when A.J. pulled Claire into his dark, dangerous world, he knew he'd better stick to police business -- or the killer could permanently silence his beloved witness....

Hermes has been given one task by Aphrodite—keep an eye on Eris at her son’s wedding. The last time the beautiful goddess of discord attended a wedding, the Trojan War was the result. Hermes doesn’t think he has much to worry about until she takes offense at being watched and decides to teach him a lesson with a lust spell in the middle of the reception.

My name is Jack Steen. That name shouldn't mean anything to you. Unless you're about to die. And then I'm your bloody guardian angel. I work as a night nurse in a hospital for the criminally insane. You picked up this book because of the title, right? Deathbed Confessions of the Criminally Insane. That's exactly what you're about to read. Here are the first three stories of my 'collection'. The Well Marker The Funeral Director The Babysitter My name is the only real name you'll find in this book. I won't tell you which hospital I work at. I won't tell you the names of those dying. But I won't lie to you. You'll read exactly what I'm told. If you're smart, if you're deranged enough to read between the lines, you'll know who is telling the story. These sadistic bastards could be playing their final game with me by messing with my head. Now, maybe they're messing with yours too....

Amabel is not just an eighteen year old girl that attends Northway High School in Alaska. She is the Last Watcher who is there to protect all of humanity from the blood sucking hunters. Not only does she fall in love with her protector Tae, the lycan, but also loves Kierce, the hunter. With only her left as a watcher and no one to help her enhance her abilities, the hunters still can not be free a

Sophie discovers a mysterious crystal cave, but her friends don't believe her, in this twelfth charming book of The Adventures of Sophie Mouse series!Sophie Mouse and her friends are playing hide-and-seek near Butterfly Brook. Sophie finds the perfect hiding spot, but she finds something else, too! It's a glowing cave. The problem is, when Sophie tells her friends about her discovery, they don't believe her! After all, who's ever heard of a cave that glows? Now Sophie is on a mission to prove she's telling the truth! With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Adventures of Sophie Mouse chapter books are perfect for beginning readers.

All of his life-Langston Holiday has been waiting on a break. Abandoned by his father just after birth-forces Langston's no nonsense mother to move into the gritty public housing projects of Poindexter Village, better known as, "The Vil" to raise and make a man out of her son who has to learn the code of the streets without any male guidance. By the end of his senior year-Langston is touted as the premier prep player in the nation and he makes the biggest decision of his life: to forgo college and enter the professional ranks to showcase his talented basketball skills to the world. Always surrounded by his tight knit crew of Jalen and his girl Tori: Langston makes his announcement of his intentions of turning pro. When word hits the grimy, blood thirsty streets that Langston's about to get paid --unthinkable drama and crime begin to unfold as his potential new found wealth stirs up envy and jealousy in the hood. With his name ringing out loudly on the streets with his hustling ways: Ex-high school All-American Toy Daniels--fresh on the block with his college degree and new Sports Agency: begins to pursue Langston, to sign with his thriving agency and will stop at nothing to make it happen. In the meantime, Langston, still has business with his undercover lover Katrina, until his longtime love Tori, puts a halt to their on the low romps: while his best-friend Jalen, gets involved with the largest criminal organization on the streets: all the while, trying to protect Langston, from everything and everybody. Soon Langston's left unknowing who he can trust and faces colossal drama with everyone from his long lost father, to his inner circle and it just might cost him his life.