First published in 1929, Passing is a remarkable exploration of the shifting racial and sexual boundaries in America. Larsen, a premier writer of the Harlem Renaissance, captures the rewards and dangers faced by two negro women who pass for white in a deeply segregated world.

Cotswolds inhabitants are used to inclement weather, but the night sky is especially foggy as Rory and Molly Devere, the new vicar and his wife, drive slowly home from a dinner party in their village of Sumpton Harcourt. They strain to see the road ahead--and then suddenly brake, screeching to a halt. Right in front of them, aglow in the headlights, a body hangs from a gnarled tree at the edge of town. Margaret Darby, an elderly spinster, has been...

Answering the questions of executives facing tumultuous business conditions and rapidly shifting markets; this book introduces a core methodology; designed to future proof companies against the friction and fog of war that inexorably accompanies changing times. --

One cannot fully contain the depths of a human consciousness in mere words, but this book of poetry provides an Inkling. Like a glimpse through the fog-while it briefly reveals a multitude of thoughts-the narrative of these free verse poems is always moving, shifting toward a fuller picture of growth and healing just beyond the mist. From being heard to dealing with grief to coming to a place of acceptance, this is a peek into a typically guarded...

Clean, cold, white snow! Snow for sledding. Snow for catching on your tongue. Snow for making a SNOWMAN! Is there anything as wonderful as SNOW? Is there any better friend than a SNOWMAN? Snow isn't forever, though. The wind shifts, the weather warms and snow melts into spring. The Snowman has become something else - the fog, the rain. But, how can this boy forget his good friend? He doesn't…and he doesn't have to. This title includes Read-Along...

Previous studies have looked at the contribution of information technology and network theory to the art of warfare as understood in the broader sense. This book, however, focuses on an area particularly important in understanding the significance of the information revolution; its impact on strategic theory The purpose of the book is to critically analyze the contributions and challenges that the spread of information technologies can bring to categories...

"You're hiding something, Rain, and I'm going to find it." Archer's eyes narrow to green slits before he turns for the door. I shrug nonchalantly at his retreating form. I have nothing to hide. Except a sudden chill reaches into my lungs, and in the darkest, foggiest corners of my soul, there's a new, niggling feeling that perhaps I do... With a new name and a blank file, Rain's just been placed in the last foster home she'll ever need before she...

A gallery of the strange and outrageous. Step right up and enter a world of wonder and oddities! These museums are not your typical tourist traps. From the Museum of Lost Dreams to the Suicide Museum, each exhibit will take you on a journey you won't soon forget. • The Museum of Lost Dreams - Arlen Feldman • The Museum of the Evolucalypse - Dominick Cancilla • The Museum of Smells - John Joseph Ryan • The Museum of Space Exploration -...

It begins with an envelope. Twenty years old, maybe more, with the dust of the dead-letter office still clinging to the stained, fraying paper. It arrives in the mailbox of Lucy with the address of a vacant neighborhood lot barely legible on the front. Inside she finds only a photograph of a man she does not recognize, but whose face captivates her instantly. She hunts for him, feeling for blind answers in the boroughs of her soul and city. The details...

This manuscript provides a theoretical basis for answering questions about motion. What is motion? How can motion reference frames be illustrated? Are motion reference frames mixed-inertial, non-inertial, or inertial? How can the mixed-inertial, non-inertial, and inertial reference frames be illustrated? How can the mixed-inertial reference frame be applied to the physical world? How can Galileo's question of motion be understood? How can physics...