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Second Edition The purpose of this short book is to provide in one place a systematic, clear description and discussion of the Scientific Method for the general public, students, teachers, and scientists. The style is informal. It is not about any particular field of science. Instead it discusses how science is done and why it is successful. A convenient outline of the Scientific Method, "The Scientific Method in a Nutshell", is provided and each step is discussed in the book chapters. Easily understood examples from the history of science are used to illustrate each step. The modern ...

Her Vampire Boss When my boss, Julian Hayder, an incredibly attractive, rich and powerful vampire, asks me to come to his house to discuss our upcoming business trip to Paris, I should say no. There's no reason we can't go over the details at the office on Monday morning. But it's difficult to say no to Julian, the man I’ve been in love with for the past year. Julian has made no secret of the fact that he's attracted to me, but despite my feelings for him, it would be wrong to sleep with my boss, wouldn't it? The Billionaire Vampire I’ve always lived my life on other people’s terms. ...

All ice dragon alpha Marin needs is an omega. Cut off from the inheritance that funds his group of dragon firefighters, he must fool his family into believing he’ll produce an heir—and a contract marriage is his master plan to set things right. But when his search for a fake mate results in an unexpected family reunion, Marin finds himself tangled up with his estranged brother’s protective best friend, the deliciously adorable thunder dragon omega Shen. Shen has always wished for a way he could help his friend heal from his traumatic upbringing, but this was not what he expected. In ...

You can't get too comfortable in this Universe, not anywhere, really. Every time you do, it has a way of shaking things up. In this volume, I, Bailey Walker, student of humanity, alien entrepreneur, and... who am I kidding? Sometimes thoroughly confused idiot, do my best to relay the events of an extraordinary time in the lives of I and my humans. Fauve Walker got the worst kind of attention, along with the rest of her family. She and they got the attention of the Earth First Movement, radicalized humans who sought to purge the world of all nonhumans, aspiring warmongers, aspiring gods, ...

FORBIDDEN LOVE, FATED MATES...alien love, human mate romance story of enemies to lovers in the cosmos Commander Qutan Rex-Prolan Dominant alpha alien male, cold, logical. Against my will, the council ordered me to claim Alia Benson - a smart, curvy, expressively chaotic female. A law practiced for centuries, I have total control over every emotions and craving. Love does not exist…and Alia threatens all that I have attained. Giving in to Alia’s aching desires could unleash the suppressed beast lurking within me. Is it worth losing everything for this forbidden passion? Alia Benson ...

When Eugenia Wren retired from her job teaching air force officers how to write a business memo, she chose to downsize and move to a fish camp because when she looked out from cabin number 6, the rolling river was a better view than what she saw flashing by a computer screen. A linguist by vocation, Dr. Wren had spent a good portion of her life staring at a screen, and she wanted to see the world differently. The sight of the water calmed her, and she chose that feeling of unhurried calm over the hurried pushing of fast-moving images on a computer screen. It took her body a while to adjust ...

She signed a contract to save her body—he claimed it to own her soul. Jasmine Cole didn’t come to Azurea Moon to find love, she came to fix what was broken. Infertility. A ruined career. A betrayal she’d never forgive. Trading her womb to the Syndicate for a second chance seemed like a cold, clinical transaction. But when she’s genetically matched with Korran Vey—a scarred Orran warlord with a stare like fire and hands built for ruin—everything changes. There’s no sterile lab, no medical insertion. Just primal rituals, voyeur lounges, oil-drenched bonding pools, and the slow, ...

Buckle up for a road trip from hell. Jack and Chris hit the open road, expecting the usual laughs and good times. But this won’t be like their usual vacations. A deadly virus explodes across America, plunging the world into chaos. Flights are grounded, cities are quarantined, and panic is in the air. Stranded with a killer hangover, these two ordinary guys face impossible choices. Can they put aside their squabbles and rise to the challenge? Or will they become another statistic in the fight for survival? Get ready for a white-knuckle ride filled with adrenaline-pumping twists and turns. ...

She hates rock music, but her feelings for the rock star are a little more complicated… Wanda Ever since my time in the military I’ve been known for my icy calm. Nothing bothers me. Ever. At least until I meet my new protection assignment. Rock star Tasha Blue is young, flighty, and annoying. She’s also my fated mate. The little human has no interest in vampires, bodyguards, or laying low until we can find her stalker. I can’t decide whether to spank her or mark her as mine. I might have to do both, once I’m sure she’s safe. Because now that I found her, there’s no way I’m ...

Grit & Grace presents a framework for achieving sustainable success through the integration of mental toughness (Grit) and emotional intelligence (Grace). The author, Jeff D. Standridge, Ed.D., argues that while grit alone—the relentless drive to succeed—has gained popularity through research by psychologists like Angela Duckworth, it's insufficient on its own. Similarly, grace without grit may maintain harmony but fails to drive meaningful progress. Key Concepts: Grit is defined as "the quality of being adaptable, with the ability to bounce back despite significant adversity, and to ...

Nothing is more important in today’s competitive work environment than the strength of an organization’s culture. But how do you change a culture and strengthen it to help your organization? How do you increase productivity and engagement among your team while lowering employee turnover, workplace drama, and confusion?This book provides leaders with loads of answers to solve their company culture problems. It contains proven strategies that will have an enormous impact on the direction of any organization. With this book, anyone, in any institution can become a great leader and build an...

The story continues as I, we, all of us, strive to find a solution to the problems which plague Chi'cagoa Rea and the unfortunate demihumans who live here. Bonny Red, myself, my sister, Rebecca... all of us do our best, but sometimes good ideas can come from unexpected sources, and are all the more galling because they should have been expected. Fauve has an idea, an idea so crazy, so dangerous, so absurd, that it might just work. And because of what we learn, I a long buried truth of human nature comes to light, and it illuminates a buried truth of my own home world's distant past. In the ...

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What do we do with the things we forget? In The Weight of Forgotten Things, Jeff Hendrickson brings together five quietly haunting stories that explore the edges of memory and the strange gravity of what’s been left behind. Each tale introduces a protagonist who lives slightly out of step with the world—characters who keep paper birds in their pockets, who mend doors that no longer exist, who fold time and loss into maps only they can read. From the man who collects origami birds in his coat to the girl who eats letters meant for others, each story reveals a hidden ache—a thing ...

He's my new boss, my best friend’s father… and now, he's my baby's daddy. I secretly ran away from my family to start a new life. I traveled to the last place anyone would look for me, to live and work with my best friend’s father, Alexander. He's a heartthrob, who has a better body than men half his age. It's hard not to be attracted to him. Working as his personal secretary, I tried to keep things strictly professional. But getting spanked by the boss wasn't part of the job description. Alexander has me on my knees as we cross the point of no return. He takes my body to new heights ...

Quantum Billionaire by George Mentz takes readers on a transformative journey, blending quantum principles with wealth creation, personal empowerment, and spiritual alignment. Becoming a Quantum Billionaire means that you evolve into the Torchbearer, Luminary, and LightWorker that you are intended to become. Through a series of thought-provoking chapters, Mentz reveals how to harness the power of energy, consciousness, and frequency to manifest abundance and achieve superhuman levels of success. The book delves deeply into the intersection of mind, spirit, and money, offering both practical...

Reviewers say, "The best book written in the last 20 years!" "This book has been a real friend to me lately." This unique and comprehensive guide book will help you connect with wise, compassionate inner guidance, understand the deeper purpose of your life’s challenges, transform destructive patterns and old wounds, embody your soul’s unique blueprint, and create a joyful, evolutionary life. Drawing on shamanism, psychology, neuroscience, energetic and somatic healing, Buddhism, 12-step recovery and other sources, this book contains the tools and understandings you need in order to ...

Eliza is the daughter of Jillian and Edric, the High Queen and King of the werewolf world. Eliza is about to graduate from the police academy, but things get in the way. Namely, the man out to get revenge on Eliza's father for reasons unknown to Eliza. There is also a problem. Eliza was born without a wolf. True, she has some skills like her mother does, such as foreseeing the future, but without a wolf, how can she protect herself? Unless the hunky detective and Alpha werewolf Adrian can keep her safe. But he won't give her the time of day since he is saving himself for his mate. Things ...

What can anyone say about meeting a sibling you've forgotten that you even have? What do you say when they come to you for help? I didn't have any idea, that's for sure. Bau's arrival so soon after my recent victory in securing a long term stay on Earth, was nothing if not disruptive. Or so I thought at the time, but I had no idea how right I really was, 'disruptive' did not begin to cover it. Chaotic? Mad? Dangerous? All seemed better words. Bau's plea for help was not for her, but for 'her humans'. The surviving remnants of the people who once lived in Chicago, a forgotten people who ...

Many of the dead Sea Scroll books were and are considered Canon in some Bibles while others were lost so long, they never resurfaced for intrusion until recently. Hundreds of books were painstakingly written and rewritten over and over again as the Baptizing-Essene, headed by John-the Baptist, for a time sort hold hold on to some of our most sacred books. Some people are simply afraid of what they might say and ignore the very books used by Jesus and his disciples to teach the world to become Christians. Unfortunately, without them, great holes can be found in the words of Moses and the ...