In an instant her privileged world disappears & a new, dangerous & erotic one beckons... At the age of eighteen, Corinne Bishop is stolen from her happy, loving family by the malevolent vampire Dragos. After many years of captivity & torment, Corinne is rescued by the Order, a cadre of vampire warriors embroiled in a war against Dragos. ...

Takes the insights of modern scientific research on the emotions & uses them to illuminate questions about our emotional involvement with the arts. Laying out a theory of emotion, this title examines some of the ways in which the emotions function in the arts. It is for those interested in the emotions & how they work. ...

Takes the insights of modern psychological & neuroscientific research on the emotions & brings them to bear on questions about our emotional involvement with the arts. Laying out a theory of emotion, this book then in the light of the theory examines some of the ways in which the emotions function in the arts. ...

Ten-year old Abi suffers from terrible nightmares & her life is ruled by fear. On holiday in Canada, she makes a new friend who shows her that true light shines, even in the deepest darkness. Facing her fears one by one, Abi opens up her life to the light & finds a freedom that she never thought possible. ...

A map of the Central Lake District that allows the viewer to instantly see the Lake District terrain in 3D without any glasses or other equipment. It gives viewers an understanding of the landscape topography, & aids route planning for walkers & other outdoor enthusiasts. ...

Thriller about a young man who gets more than he bargained for when he saves a stranger's life. Nat Banyon (Lucas Black) is flat broke & on his way to find farm work in Wyoming when he saves the life of a mysterious older man named Finch (Peter Coyote). His actions are rewarded with a job painting the eccentric Finch's decrepit motel in the small town of Deepwater. There he meets Finch's beautiful young wife, Iris (Mia Maestro), with whom he begins a passionate affair. Though suspicious, Finch continues to make Nat feel like part of the family, but his motives are unclear when he challenges Nat to a 'friendly' boxing match. When the dead body of one of Finch's arch rivals turns up, & Iris tells Nat of her plan to steal the coming rewards of Finch's 'side business', Nat soon realises that he's in over his head & plans to make an escape before it's too late. ...

The effort to contain & control the blowout of the Macondo well was unprecedented. This book examines the efforts to "kill the spill" after the Deepwater Horizon explosion, wherein BP was able to design, build, & use containment technologies, while the federal government was able to develop effective oversight capacity. ...