November 2015 marked the third year the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library sponsored events in support of National Novel Writing Month. Awe-struck by the hard work and dedication of the 35+ writers that attended the Library's events over the course of the month, we decided to publish a third annual book of excerpts from the writing done by writers in the Corvallis area during NaNoWriMo 2015. Thirteen phenomenal writers contributed their work and we present them for you here. We hope you will be inspired by their work and encouraged to take the challenge yourself next year!

The modelling of ocean circulation is important not only for its own sake, but also in terms of the prediction of weather patterns and the effects of climate change. This 2007 book introduces the basic computational techniques necessary for all models of the ocean and atmosphere, and the conditions they must satisfy. It describes the workings of ocean models, the problems that must be solved in their construction, and how to evaluate computational results. Major emphasis is placed on examining ocean models critically, and determining what they do well and what they do poorly. Numerical analysis is introduced as needed, and exercises are included to illustrate major points. Developed from notes for a course taught in physical oceanography at the College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences at Oregon State University, this book is ideal for graduate students of oceanography, geophysics, climatology and atmospheric science, and researchers in oceanography and atmospheric science.