Bøger af Jessica Barnes

'Drowning the Paladin's calls, Where the serpent breaks the shield.To the north your wandering eye shall fall, In the land of the shadows, where the Healer's stone hides.Power enough to shatter the Crystal's hold over man.'Thus speaks Siribel, lost in a telling, the final hint Isaac needs to uncover a way back to Vanidriell. Corbin Walker wants nothing more than to return to his people, but to do so he must first gather power enough to defeat the Great Crystal, Baetylus. The companions find themselves pulled back to the cursed ruins of Ul'kor, in search of a mysterious ancient relic the Gladewarren has only hinted of. Unfortunately, to claim its power they will need to get through the Necromancer and his dread arm

Nani, an innocent little girl, faces a life of turmoil, chaos, and tragedy at the age of two. When her mother meets Calvin Smith, life as she knew it goes into a downward spiral. She is abused physically, mentally, and sexually. Nani is exposed to drugs and crime, and is told the father she never knew, is in prison. Nani finds a sense of peace when the Rogers family comes into her life. Mrs. Rogers, her kindergarten teacher, becomes the emulation of what a good mother is supposed to be, while Mr. Rogers, a pastor, becomes her version of a real father figure. Danny, the Rogers son, becomes the brother she never had and eventually one of her main sources of protection and comfort. Nani desperately fights to overcome obstacles she never even knew existed. She finds help in the power of God, prayer, and the genuine love of a caring family. Be inspired by a young woman who has the strength, courage and faith to handle any negativity she faces in her life. Be inspired by Nani's Tale...

Concerns about the exploitation of limited resources, optimum development trajectories, and climate change draw attention to the temporal horizons of our environment - Environmental Futures is a curated collection of essays that explores different ways of knowing the future and how these futures shape contemporary social worlds.