Alex's life is far from perfect: Mum thinks he doesn't realise how unhappy she's been since her boyfriend left, but he knows she cries late at night when she thinks no one can hear. Alex is powerless to help his mum until one day the voice of Archangel Michael answers his desperate plea for help! By teaching Alex to tune himself in to the universal energies, Archangel Michael shows Alex that he is a Child of the Universe who can even visualise Archangel Michael and enlist his healing powers. Who knows? Maybe between them they'll manage to make Mum smile again.

Mark is the popular boy at school, who always has the latest trainers, the newest phone and the best MP3 player. He isn't always very nice, and he can be a bit of a bully, but everyone wants to be his friend. But one day Mark picks on the wrong person: Alex may not have the latest, coolest designer trainers, and his parents may be divorced, but he is a much-loved Child of the Universe, and Archangel Michael is always there to help him when he's unhappy or in trouble, and today is no exception.

Leaders in business often misunderstand the integral role emotional intelligence plays in successfully leading organizations to success. Studies exist providing data regarding what leaders are like, what leaders do, and how leaders make decisions. However, few studies have explored the relationship between emotional intelligence and effective leadership. Although there are numerous ways effective leadership can be gauged, one sign of effective leadership can be seen in the way a leader chooses a leadership style with which to lead a team. This book integrates these two ideas and examines the...

Watch as a tiny seed grows through the seasons into a fine pear tree in this beautifully presented first book from Jenny Bowers. This format showcases vibrant artwork with more than twenty-five flaps that you lift to discover creatures hidden in every scene. The charming text makes this the perfect interactive primer to a key scientific topic.

Nicolai Francis is a 138 year old man locked in time by an evil force he innocently unleashed on himself. Unable to age, he lives two separate lives. One private and the other...public. A wealthy industrialist who is never seen and an executive assistant maintaining a very haunted castle built in the middle of the New York sound. Forced to endure one love affair after another, always ending in tragedy, Nick finds a way to redeem himself, find true love and rid himself of the curse and creature within him.

The surface modification of biomaterials plays a significant role in determining the outcome of biological-material interactions. With the appropriate modification a material's surface can be tailored to improve biocompatibility, adhesion and cell interactions. Consequently surface modification is vital in the development and design of new biomaterials and medical devices. Surface modification of biomaterials reviews both established surface modifications and those still in the early stages of research and discusses how they can be used to optimise biological interactions and enhance clinical...