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This book studies the dynamics of 2D objects moving through turbulent fluids. It examines the decay of turbulence over extended time scales, and compares the dynamics of non-spherical particles moving through still and turbulent fluids. The book begins with an introduction to the project, its aims, ... More

This lively and informative survey provides a thematic global history of popular culture focusing on the period since the end of the Second World War. A History of Popular Culture explores the rapid diffusion and 'hybridization' of popular culture as the result of three conditions of the world since... More

Follows the fortunes of pregnant and destitute teenager, Novalee Nation, who is abandoned by her boyfriend in an Oklahoma Wal-Mart en-route to California from Tennessee. But there are hidden treasures in the town of Sequoyah. Novalee is helped to create the home and life she has always wanted, by th... More

Talk about unlucky sevens. An hour ago, seventeen-year-old, seven months pregnant Novalee Nation was heading for California with her boyfriend. Now she finds herself stranded at a Wal-Mart in Sequoyah, Oklahoma, with just $7.77 in change. But Novalee is about to discover hidden treasures in this sma... More

From one of America's best-loved storytellers - the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller WHERE THE HEART IS - comes a tale of a small Oklahoma town and the mystery that has haunted its residents for years. In 1972, windswept DeClare, Oklahoma, was consumed by the murder of a young mother, Gay... More

Caney Paxton wanted his cafe to have the biggest and brightest sign in Eastern Oklahoma-the "opening soon" part was supposed to be just a removable, painted notice. But a fateful misunderstanding gave Vietnam vet Caney the flashiest joke in the entire state. Twelve years later, the once-busy highway... More

The bestselling author of WHERE THE HEART IS returns with a heartrending tale of two children in search of a place to call home. Lutie McFee's history has taught her to avoid attachments...to people, to places, and to almost everything. With her mother long dead and her father long gone to find his... More

This book promotes a historically and culturally sensitive understanding of trauma during and after World War II. Focusing especially on Eastern and Central Europe, its contributors take a fresh look at the experiences of violence and loss in 1939–45 and their long-term effects in different cultures... More

A season for second chancesAn Alaskan Christmas by Belle Calhoune Single mom Maggie Richards is ready for a new start in Love, Alaska. And her little boy is ready for a new dad! But Maggie just wants to open her gift shop in time for Christmas—with help from childhood friend Finn O&’Rourke. Like Mag... More

Love Inspired brings you three new titles at a great value, available now! Enjoy these uplifting contemporary romances of faith, forgiveness and hope. THE RANCHER'S FIRST LOVE Martin's Crossing Brenda Minton Back in Martin's Crossing after ten years, Remington Jenkins realizes he's never forgotten t... More

Love Inspired brings you three new titles! Enjoy these uplifting contemporary romances of faith, forgiveness and hope.THE RANCHER'S FAMILY WISHWranglers Ranchby Lois RicherDetermined to turn the ranch he's inherited into a camp for troubled teens, cowboy Tanner Johns hires single mom Sophie Armstron... More

Love Inspired brings you three new titles! Enjoy these uplifting contemporary romances of faith, forgiveness and hope.THE NANNY'S TEXAS CHRISTMASLone Star Cowboy League: Boys RanchLee Tobin McClainWhen she agrees to be little Logan's nanny over the holidays, teacher Lana Alvarez never imagined she'd... More

Liz Aggiss and Billy Cowie, known collectively as Divas Dance Theatre, are renowned for their highly visual, interdisciplinary brand of dance performance that incorporates elements of theatre, film, opera, poetry and vaudevillian humour. Anarchic Dance, consisting of a book and DVD-Rom, is a visual ... More

This book gathers selected peer-reviewed papers from the 15th World Congress on Engineering Asset Management (WCEAM), which was hosted by The Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul Campo Grande, Brazil, from 15–-18 August 2021This book covers a wide range of topics in engineering asset management,... More

Mountains have long held an appeal for people around the world. This book focusses on the diversity of perspectives, interaction and role of tourism within these areas. Providing a vital update to the current literature, it considers the interdisciplinary context of communities, the creation of moun... More

Mountains have long held an appeal for people around the world. This book focusses on the diversity of perspectives, interaction and role of tourism within these areas. Providing a vital update to the current literature, it considers the interdisciplinary context of communities, the creation of moun... More