The Compeer


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When the humans destroyed the Earth, the gods were forced to wipe it clean and start anew. They created four immortal kings blessed with elemental powers to keep the peace among the new world and regulate their land's climate. Thousands of years later, when corruption among the four kingdoms interrupts the delicate balance, a compeer emerges with an unlikely band of allies to defeat the evil infiltrating their land. Winnie Hayward lives a double life between working her family's tavern and training in secret with the kingdom's most respected general. Thad is the mysterious Winter King with a broody demeanor, a disdain for royal life, and a romantic chip on his shoulder. When the two meet by chance under false pretenses, they fall into a steamy, whirlwind romance that eventually launches a war between kingdoms. The Compeer weaves an adrenaline-filled tale with betrayal, romance, humor, and jaw-dropping twists fans of New Adult fantasy romance will devour. Contains adult language and situations.




Peer Coaching in Higher Education


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Peer Coaching in Higher Education describes a simple, five-step method for the improvement of teaching in colleges and universities. Professors and instructors in small groups, as departmental faculty, or as inter- and intra-departmental partners can increase faculty collegiality and improve their teaching techniques for increases in student learning. Gottesman explains the theory and practice of peer coaching, specifically describing its application among the faculty and students of five universities. She provides directions for a faculty conducting its own peer coaching seminar, including necessary hand-outs and examples. Actual peer coaching exchanges give faculty ideas about the extended applications of this process.




The Secrets of Skin Colour


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Open your eyes! Ready your ears! It’s time to learn with the Ace Compeers! The Ace Compeers are a diverse group of friends committed to learning all about the world and helping others. Join Ang, Basma, Riley, Erika, and Manjeet as they learn about skin colour and the ways people are both different and similar. Using kid-friendly language and an antiracist framework, this first book of The Ace Compeers series uses inquiry-based learning techniques to draw connections between skin colour, genetics, geography, and history. It sets the foundation upon which children can shift their preconceived ideas of race and adopt an accurate understanding of skin colour. This book also features study questions to foster a hunger for learning and guide discussion with young readers, making this book an excellent resource for parents, schools, and educational organizations.







Peer-to-Peer Computing


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Peer-to-peer (P2P) technology, or peer computing, is a paradigm that is viewed as a potential technology for redesigning distributed architectures and, consequently, distributed processing. Yet the scale and dynamism that characterize P2P systems demand that we reexamine traditional distributed technologies. A paradigm shift that includes self-reorganization, adaptation and resilience is called for. On the other hand, the increased computational power of such networks opens up completely new applications, such as in digital content sharing, scientific computation, gaming, or collaborative work environments. In this book, Vu, Lupu and Ooi present the technical challenges offered by P2P systems, and the means that have been proposed to address them. They provide a thorough and comprehensive review of recent advances on routing and discovery methods; load balancing and replication techniques; security, accountability and anonymity, as well as trust and reputation schemes; programming models and P2P systems and projects. Besides surveying existing methods and systems, they also compare and evaluate some of the more promising schemes. The need for such a book is evident. It provides a single source for practitioners, researchers and students on the state of the art. For practitioners, this book explains best practice, guiding selection of appropriate techniques for each application. For researchers, this book provides a foundation for the development of new and more effective methods. For students, it is an overview of the wide range of advanced techniques for realizing effective P2P systems, and it can easily be used as a text for an advanced course on Peer-to-Peer Computing and Technologies, or as a companion text for courses on various subjects, such as distributed systems, and grid and cluster computing.




Peer Marriage


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In a book based on more than 100 probing interviews with couples, the bestselling author of American Couples: Money, Work, and Sex uncovers the hidden pitfalls, drastic changes, and unsuspected, astonishing rewards experienced by truly equal partners in a marriage.




In the Shadow of Our Steeples


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This volume illuminates the frustration, exhaustion, and isolation that families who care for loved ones with prolonged mental illness can feel, and outlines a ministry whereby clergy and others can help share the load by offering support and encouragement.




A Warm Winter


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This is a story about two people: Abhay and Anamika, who are different, yet similar to each other. They meet in the beautiful city of Chandigarh, and fall in love. But even as they do, they have their own secrets, and pasts that they do not want to share with each other. However, as the bond of love cannot be formed with the thread of lies, they do reveal their secrets, which bring back memories that they would rather lock in a dungeon. While Anamika reveals of her dowry hungry ex-husband, Abhay talks about his former love, and his true identity comes into picture. While it seems that they have come closer to each other, the cruel hand of destiny plays a game with them, so much so that their lives are wrecked and transformed completely. While Abhay realises after a year that his love is gone, Anamika becomes famous, in the world of fashion and movies. Her life looks pretty, but is hollow, until she meets Abhay again, and their worlds collide. This is a tale of highs and lows, love, friendship, trust and patience.




Monsters in the Garden


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Too stuffy inside? All those familiar social realist furnishings, all those comfortable literary tropes. Perhaps a stroll out under the trees, where things are breezier, stranger, more liable to break the rules. You may meet monsters out there, true. But that's the point. Casting its net widely, this anthology of Aotearoa-New Zealand science fiction and fantasy ranges from the satirical novels of the 19th-century utopians &– one of which includes the first description of atmospheric aerobreaking in world literature &– to the bleeding edge of now. Spaceships and worried sheep. Dragons and AI. The shopping mall that swallowed the Earth. The deviant, the fishy and the rum, all bioengineered for your reading pleasure.Featuring stories by some of the country's best known writers as well as work from exciting new talent, Monsters in the Garden invites you for a walk on the wild side. We promise you'll get back safely. Unchanged? Well, that's another question.




Chicken Soup for the Volunteer's Soul


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Deep within each one of us lies the ability to step up and care for those in need, even though we often feel overwhelmed by a complex world. In fact, more than 200 million people throughout the world offer their time and love to volunteering.