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"I am the stuff of your nightmares . . . you have been writing my name on the walls of your fear your entire life."

When seven-year-old Jamie falls down a very long hill, he finds himself trapped in a world of strange creatures, harsh landscapes, and near-perpetual darkness. Lost and confused, Jamie is desperate to get home. The nightmares, fears, and all manner of what-ifs that inhabit this shadow world are unfamiliar to him--all except one: the Lairdbalor, Jamie's personal nightmare, once relegated to his dreams. In this fantastical land, however, the Lairdbalor and all the...

“What’s your name?”

“Xander. What’s yours?”

“I’m Serenity,” she said, sipping her drink.

Serenity. What a perfect name, Xander thought.

He looked again at the tranquil blue energy cloud

surrounding her. His own cloud was similar to hers in that it was

mostly blue, but it contained hints of other colors at times. His also moved slowly, but not as slowly or as gracefully as Serenity’s.

“So, you can see them, too,” she stated.

“Energy clouds? Yes, I can see them,...

Kaufman examines the training and status of British military surgeons during the late 18th and 19th centuries. Their management of the sick and wounded during the wars with France leading up to and including the Peninsular War is also described. He concludes with an analysis of the medical problems associated with the Crimean War.

Using important contemporary texts, Kaufman describes the personalities who served in the British Army Medical Department during the late 18th and 19th centuries, when diseases caused a much higher mortality than injuries sustained in battle. Many military...

Principles of Electromagnetic Methods in Surface Geophysics contains information about the theory of electromagnetic fields in a conducting media. It describes the theoretical and physical principles of the main geophysical methods using electromagnetic fields, including frequency and transient soundings, electromagnetic profiling, and magnetotelluric soundings. Special attention is paid to models and signal processing methods used in modern exploration geophysics for groundwater, mineral and hydrocarbon exploration.

• Offers an integrated approach to the description...