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In this moving and inspirational fictional letter from a father to his young daughter, critically acclaimed poet, novelist, and travel writer William Graham tells the story of Brooks Montana, a successful author who suffers great loss but who is also inspired to leave behind a legacy for the world. Montana moves to the Patagonian Andes where he finds love and a new direction in his life as a conservationist and environmentalist.

This volume of poems celebrates love - both its joy and heartache - by drawing inspiration from the natural beauty of Vermont. In verse that expresses universal emotions, poet William Graham has given his readers a valentine from Vermont.

This is a selection of poetry for grade school children aimed at increasing their knowledge of world geography. It contains short poems about interesting places on all of the world's continents - all of which have been visited by world traveler William Graham.

How is society being reshaped by the continued diffusion and increasing centrality of the internet in everyday life and work? Society and the Internet provides key information for students, scholars, and those interested in understanding the interactions of the Internet and society. This multidisciplinary collection of theoretically and empirically anchored chapters addresses the big questions about one of the most significant technological transformations of this century, through a diversity of data, methods, theories, and approaches.

Set in the future, this audiobook chronicles the struggles of James, Helena, and their family. After a climate disaster, society is now run by a group of corporate leaders called the Titans, who live in gleaming cities while ordinary workers, like James and Helena, are forced to live on reservations. Residents of the reservation struggle to survive. James and Helena decide they must break away. They leave on a trek to the district of Greenfields, where they can start their lives over again.

No discussion of the 19th Century is complete without Napoleon. We begin with Charles Phillips’ eulogy, summarizing the strangeness and contradiction of the most influential man of his time. Followed by 7 brief speeches by Napoleon himself.

Set in the mysterious and other-worldly landscape of Chile's Atacama Desert, this fast-paced and captivating mystery novel revolves around Pablo Nelson - an American by birth but with Chilean roots - who has resigned from being a detective in a small town in Vermont to open a hotel in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. But soon after starting his new life, he finds himself drawn in to helping a Chilean detective solve a series of gruesome murders occurring in a remote desert village.

Detective Alberto Alvarado is a complex man. Dedicated to his profession of tracking down criminals in the Ecuadorian capital of Quito, he is also tortured by his inability to stop gambling and his occasional desire to take justice into his own hands. Follow this fascinating character as he navigates the dark corners of Quito in a series of captivating cases that spotlight the inequities of society and justice. Among the crimes that Alvarado must solve are that of a lawyer murdered while fighting against a giant oil company; two American geologists assassinated while searching for lost ...

In this fourth and final installment of the Detective Ace Sloan series, Sloan must solve the murders of multiple members of a prominent Martian family and a distinguished poet all while cultivating a relationship with a new lover and dealing with a sudden serious health issue. More than ever, he must lean on Detective Kate Hammer to assist him in solving the crimes.

Detective Ace Sloan ( The Red Planet Murders) returns in this exciting and compelling murder mystery from author William Graham. Set in the Martian colonies in the 22nd century, Detective Sloan must solve the murders of two immigrant women found buried in the Martian dunes and of a famous college professor. What is the connection between the murders? Sloan and his rookie colleague Detective Kate Hammer uncover a secret political conspiracy as they try to solve the crimes.

In this continuation of the story line of The Red Planet Trilogy, author William Graham weaves a compelling tale of political intrigue as Dr. Jane Starling, the first president of the newly formed Martian Republic, takes office. Her political foes at the corporations, which founded the colonies on Mars, are aligned against her and devise ways to sabotage her political agenda. Against this highly charged political drama, the common citizens of Mars must make decisions about their own lives.

In a small town in Iowa, a series of murders have the town on edge. A newspaperman turned reluctant sleuth unravels the interconnected deaths, and in the process rekindles a romance and has his faith tested.

Nadine Rockland returns in another exciting installment of Maine Murder Mysteries, featuring two thrilling cases. Returning to detective work while still running the Peacock Acres inn in Eastport, Maine, Nadine suddenly is confronted by several dead bodies on the beach. Are the deaths connected? In the second case, a woman arrives at the inn carrying mental baggage from her dark past. When her past catches up with her, Nadine and her husband Sam are thrust into an explosive situation involving assassinations and government secrets.

In this thrilling final installment in the Rivertown Adventurers series, intrepid teenage time travelers Oliver, Annie, and Ryan find themselves joining a band of nineteenth-century American pioneers heading from Missouri west across the Great Plains to Oregon and then to the gold fields of California. Filled with danger from gun-wielding marauders and brutal weather, the treacherous journey tests the trio’s resolve, skills, and friendship. But the journey also reveals how they have grown into young adults, ready to tackle the challenges they will face for the rest of their lives.

Employing contemporary and futuristic settings, the novel tells the chilling stories of authoritarian regimes and how they darken the lives of ordinary citizens. United States President Kirsten Blackwood has imposed martial law, which triggers a resistance movement among ordinary citizens who seek to regain their voice and rights. The novel then pivots to a time hundreds of years in the future when a wealthy business titan has established a corporate confederation of four planets in a distant solar system as a refuge from Earth, where decades of depopulation and climate change have ...

Teenager adventurers and time travelers Annie, Oliver, and Ryan are transported back to the fourteenth century to join a band of knights on a quest to find a treasure in a hidden land. Along their journey, they must battle strange creatures, pirates, and a traitor named Sir Cedric who plots to steal the treasure all for himself. It’s a thrilling story of resilience, bravery, and friendship.

Where is the line between being a leader and being a dictator? Is sacrificing power for love the greatest of all sacrifices? Do great realms inevitably collapse from within or without? From invasion or natural disaster? This fast-paced tale of four kingdoms in the mythical land of Tochania delves into such questions. The four kingdoms each desire supremacy. Which one triumphs? Which one fades into the fog of history? A compelling read, this book’s themes resonate in our present time.

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Teenage adventurers Annie, Oliver, and Ryan travel across time and space to visit the Roman Empire. They begin their fantastic journey in Pompeii shortly before the volcano Vesuvius erupts. They are nearly trapped in Pompeii thanks to the conniving Senator Lucius. Upon their escape they travel to Constantinople, the wealthy eastern capital of the empire. Finally, they journey to Carthage to witness an epic battle to recapture what remains of the western empire and to restore the glory of Rome. Along the way, the trio learns about Roman history and culture, witnessing both its grandeur and ...

These poems invite readers both young and old to travel to destinations real and imagined. Two young time travelers, Jack and Lily, learn about Earth and the larger universe with the help of a brilliant scientist who has mastered a way to bend space and time. Join them for a poetic excursion of discovery in which anything is possible.