Friendships, loyalty and online anonymity are tested when four of the best young gamers in the world find themselves immersed in the world of their favourite video game, Distant Dawn. Jack, Megan, Ayo and Cameron are the Raid Mob: four teenage misfits whose lifelong friendship involves obsessing over old films, surviving school bullies ... and secretly being four of the best gamers on the entire planet. When the release of radical VR technology draws them deeper than ever into Distant Dawn, the Raid Mob's precious online anonymity is shattered. Now they've got everyone's attention. Including that of an extra-terrestrial menace who's been watching them from across the stars ... About the Game Over series: Game Over is a reality-bending, adventure series that tells the story of the Raid Mob: four teenage misfits who happen to be world-class gamers, until radical technology plucks them from their anonymous existence and hurls them deep into a revolutionary virtual realm. Exploring the worlds of online gaming and virtual reality, and with graphical elements throughout, this four-book series is perfect for teen gamers and sci-fi lovers aged 12+.

Now in its second edition, "American Adventurism Abroad" traces US foreign policy from the late 1940s through the past six years of America's 'war on terror, ' and examines the impact of its repeated militaristic meddling into developing nations.
Examines 34 cases of overseas US militaristic meddling, drawn from eleven presidencies and five geographic regions
Provides not only understanding of the overseas interventions, but also a framework with which to interpret anticipated future American adventures
Describes two recent dramatic non-terrorist-related interventions occurring in the Western Hemisphere--in Venezuela and Haiti and two terrorist-related interventions in Afghanistan (confirmed) and Iraq (alleged)

The Making of Modern Law: Foreign, Comparative and International Law, 1600-1926, brings together foreign, comparative, and international titles in a single resource. Its International Law component features works of some of the great legal theorists, including Gentili, Grotius, Selden, Zouche, Pufendorf, Bijnkershoek, Wolff, Vattel, Martens, Mackintosh, Wheaton, among others. The materials in this archive are drawn from three world-class American law libraries: the Yale Law Library, the George Washington University Law Library, and the Columbia Law Library.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand, making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars, and readers of all ages.+++++++++++++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: +++++++++++++++Harvard Law School LibraryLP2H002810018870101The Making of Modern Law: Primary Sources, Part IISt. Louis: Nixon-Jones, 1887viii, 1329, 1] p.; 24 cmUnited States

Deep beneath the surface layers of the Japanese martial arts lies a mystical core that is revealed to but a few. Why then would it open to a young American, skilled in karate and Zen but only beginning to master the language? Why would he be brought to Japan to be woven into a brocade that even few Japanese know exists? He must practice stringently and devote all his energies to his sensei's quest for a forbidden art. In this quest he will discover and master the veiled secrets of astonishing powers.

Advance Praise for In This Living Body

" wise and compassionate and well-written... very contemporary... holds up well to Cormac McCarthy..." -PETER MEINKE

Flannery O'Connor and O. Henry Prize-winning author of

Unheard Music and The Piano Tuner

..".demonstrates the profound and deep impression Sullivan's] sojourn in Japan] made on him]. I can envisage this book being translated into a sensitively done movie, filmed in Japan with English subtitles." -MILAN MIHAL

Professor Emeritus, Asian Art History, Vanderbilt University

..".superbly written...a must-read for serious students...a must-read for my students, past, present and future." -HANSHI RON CARLSON, 10th Dan

Gow-Ren-Lu Kempo & Gung Fu

Founder & Director, Kempo First Foundation