Drop Fallen...!


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Kate is seemingly born with bad luck. Her sibling dies at a young age, and her parents are bankrupt. They end up getting divorced when Kate is four. With both parents unable financially and emotionally to support her, Kate ends up missing in the Grand Central Terminal in New York City. Soon after, she meets Max in a bakery. Max finds Kate just as he wins the New York lottery. He moves Kate to Los Angeles, where she meets Julia. Julia becomes the mother Kate never had, but she still sometimes thinks of her parents in New York. Kate’s once unfortunate life becomes one of adventure when she meets Jason at the Taj Mahal in India. When Julia dies, though, Kate feels the pullback to New York, where she now seeks her birth parents and some kind of reconciliation. However, matters of the heart are never simple, as Kate’s challenges have only just begun.




Falling


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#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER * NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Terrifying…buckle up for a chilling summer read.” —People (Best Books of the Week) “The perfect thriller! A must-read.” —Gillian Flynn “Stunning and relentless. This is Jaws at 35,000 feet.” —Don Winslow You just boarded a flight to New York. There are one hundred and forty-three other passengers onboard. What you don’t know is that thirty minutes before the flight your pilot’s family was kidnapped. For his family to live, everyone on your plane must die. The only way the family will survive is if the pilot follows his orders and crashes the plane. Enjoy the flight.




Drop Fallen...!


Book Description

Kate is seemingly born with bad luck. Her sibling dies at a young age, and her parents are bankrupt. They end up getting divorced when Kate is four. With both parents unable financially and emotionally to support her, Kate ends up missing in the Grand Central Terminal in New York City. Soon after, she meets Max in a bakery. Max finds Kate just as he wins the New York lottery. He moves Kate to Los Angeles, where she meets Julia. Julia becomes the mother Kate never had, but she still sometimes thinks of her parents in New York. Kate's once unfortunate life becomes one of adventure when she meets Jason at the Taj Mahal in India. When Julia dies, though, Kate feels the pullback to New York, where she now seeks her birth parents and some kind of reconciliation. However, matters of the heart are never simple, as Kate's challenges have only just begun.




Fletcher and the Falling Leaves


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As the autumn season sets in, Fletcher is very worried his beautiful tree has begun to loose all of its leaves. Whatever Fletcher attempts to do to save them, it's simply no use. When the final leaf falls, Fletcher feels hopeless... until he returns the next day to a glorious sight. A tender, uplifting tale about acceptance and hope for the future.'Captivating' Publishers Weekly'Preschoolers will love being in on the joke, even as they marvel at the bright petals that herald the astonishing beauty of spring' ALA Booklist




A Dictionary of Confusable Phrases


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Covering over 10,000 idioms and collocations characterized by similarity in their wording or metaphorical idea which do not show corresponding similarity in their meanings, this dictionary presents a unique cross-section of the English language. Though it is designed specifically to assist readers in avoiding the use of inappropriate or erroneous phrases, the book can also be used as a regular phraseological dictionary providing definitions to individual idioms, cliches, and set expressions. Most phrases included in the dictionary are in active current use, making information about their meanings and usage essential to language learners at all levels of proficiency.




Fallen Angel


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The first rule of paranormal dating: never fall for a fallen angel. Vesper Emery isn’t a soft and cuddly type of girl. A butt-kicking bounty hunter, she spends her nights tracking down demons… and her days alone. When she’s forced to take on sinfully handsome fallen angel Kirael as her next assignment, Vesper has no idea just how hot things are about to get… Alpha bad boy Kirael never saw gorgeous, thorny Vesper coming… mostly because she’s trying to tackle him and stab him with her sword. On a journey to find redemption, fiery-hearted Vesper is a temptation that Kirael can’t afford. Once they stop trying to kill each other, they realize that they both have the same impossible goal: break into Hell and steal from the devil himself. Between snarky remarks and fighting for their lives, a new and fragile relationship blooms. The second rule of paranormal dating: if you’re lucky enough to find a soulmate, you’d better fight like hell to make it last…




Forensic Science


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Written by highly respected forensic scientists and legal practitioners, Forensic Science: An Introduction to Scientific and Investigative Techniques, Second Edition covers the latest theories and practices in areas such as DNA testing, toxicology, chemistry of explosives and arson, and vehicle accident reconstruction. This second edition offers a cutting-edge presentation of criminalistics and related laboratory subjects, including many exciting new features. What's New in the Second Edition New chapter on forensic entomology New chapter on forensic nursing Simplified DNA chapter More coverage of the chemistry of explosives and ignitable liquids Additional information on crime reconstruction Revised to include more investigation in computer forensics Complete revisions of engineering chapters New appendices showing basic principles of physics, math, and chemistry in forensic science More questions and answers in the Instructor's Guide Updated references and cases throughout An extensive glossary of terms







Meraki


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I am no poet, nor do I know the rhyme of words I believe Poetry is around us Poetry is when you see the Taj Mahal from the little window far When you see the Yamuna river bed See the beauty, pain and life from within As deep from the inner sanctum of eyes and soul Reflecting hope, fears and love Expressed as smiles, hugs, tears, touch, anger Feelings expressed in words A ray from a person, nature, living or dead A poem is born and so a poet