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Tony Stark isn't a man who enjoys relaxing, but a weekend getaway with Pepper Potts is too appealing to say no to. The downtime is short lived, though, as Maria Hill, the director of S.H.I.E.L.D, crashes the party, bringing with her information about a twenty-foot tall alien robot unlike anything sc... More

Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax the Destroyer, Rocket Raccoon, and Groot are back and ready to expose intergalactic corruption in this new, gripping space adventure.On the last leg of a month-long expedition to the farmland planet Spiralite, the Guardians run into a blockade of drones that impound their shi... More

When the Avengers assemble to defeat a horrible monster that appears in the skies over Brooklyn, they quickly learn that the creature was seemingly drawn there by a young woman with the ability to open portals to other realms. The mysterious woman escapes, but Tony Stark and the team track her down,... More

While seeking a weapon capable of standing against Thor's mighty hammer, Mjolnir, Loki unwittingly frees a Forgotten Asgardian warrior. Entombed for thousands of years, SágaÕs rage cannot be contained, and her thirst for vengeance will demand more than Thor's legendary strength to secure her defeat.... More

The next generation of the astonishing X-Men grow into true super heroes against their deadliest enemies, in this wide-ranging Marvel anthology?.The New Charles Xavier School for Gifted Mutants isn&’t all it&’s cracked up to be: The food is so-so, and it&’s cold eleven out of twelve months, not to m... More

This book presents a comprehensive introduction to the design of compact and broadband fiber and waveguide devices using active-ion-doped photonic glasses. Combining cutting-edge theory with new applications, it shows how the complementarity of emission spectra of different active ions can be used i... More

Four years after the actual implementation of its casino deregulation policy, Macao has surpassed Las Vegas as the world's top gambling destination in terms of annual turnover. Also, various recent surveys have put Macao at the very top of the list in terms of per capita GDP, as its economy grew sh... More

This book brings to bear a body of logic synthesis techniques, in order to contribute to the analysis and control of Boolean Networks (BN) for modeling genetic diseases such as cancer. The authors provide several VLSI logic techniques to model the genetic disease behavior as a BN, with powerful imp... More

Brand new readers will love reading about the gentle, and often funny, daily adventures of the adorable family puppy, Biscuit, in these classic emergent readers.... More

There is so much to do--and there are so many friends to see--at the library!... More

Biscuit is thankful for his bone, his biscuits, and lots more, too. Sweet puppy! Woof! This book was scanned and proofread in honor of Nichole Maples: a dog lover with a beautiful heart.... More

Hop, hop! There's someone new at Biscuit's house--Nibbles, the class pet, has come for a visit. Nibbles likes exploring Biscuit's home and wants to play with all of Biscuit's toys. Biscuit isn't sure if he is ready to share with Nibbles, but soon Biscuit realizes that he likes having a visitor aft... More

Biscuit doesn't want to play fetch the ball--until the ball lands in a mud puddle. Then Biscuit can't wait to show off his new trick!... More

How much has Biscuit grown? Let's find out! Join Biscuit and the little girl when they visit Dr. Green's office for a checkup, and meet new friends, too! Woof!... More

There is soft, powdery snow everywhere! It's the perfect day for snow angels, sledding, and snuggling up with someone you love. Woof!... More

This survey of one the longest insect conservation campaigns in Australia deals with recovery of one of the most iconic endemic butterflies, the Richmond birdwing, threatened by clearance and fragmentation of subtropical rainforest in eastern Australia and the spread of an alien larval food-plant. I... More

The Story of the Stone (also known as Dream of the Red Chamber) is widely held to be the greatest work of Chinese literature, beloved by readers ever since it was first published in 1791. The story revolves around the young scion of a mighty clan who, instead of studying for the civil service examin... More

Taoist inner alchemy is a collection of theories and practices for transforming the mind and refining the self. The Inner Teachings of Taoism includes a classic of Chinese alchemy known as Four Hundred Words on the Gold Elixir. Written in the eleventh century by a founder of the Complete Reality... More

Positioning Taiwan in a Global Context examines modern Taiwanese culture through the prism of global cultural interactions. Challenging the view of Taiwan as a product of transience and displacement, it highlights Taiwan’s subjectivity, viewing the island as a site of a global development that epito... More

Clinical Cases in Paramedicine provides students, educators, and early career paramedics with a diverse range of detailed case studies that realistically represent the conditions, scenarios, and challenges encountered in practice. Integrating evidence-based cases and expert insights from leading aca... More

Of all the books of the Bible, few are as fascinating or as bewildering as Revelation. Its images grip the imagination: four grim horsemen, the Antichrist, the ten-horned beast, the ultimate battle at Armageddon, and, of course, 666, the "mark of the beast," variously interpreted to signify everyth... More

Laurence Sterne’s A Sentimental Journey through France and Italy continues to be as widely read and admired as upon its first appearance. Deemed more accessible than Sterne’s Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, and often assigned as a college text, A Sentimental Journey has received its... More

This book gathers peer-reviewed proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Innovative Computing (IC 2020).This book aims to provide an open forum for discussing recent advances and emerging trends in information technology, science, and engineering. Themes within the scope of the conference ... More

These papers on Intelligent Data Analysis and Management (IDAM) examine issues related to the research and applications of Artificial Intelligence techniques in data analysis and management across a variety of disciplines. The papers derive from the 2013 IDAM conference in Kaohsiung ,Taiwan. It is a... More