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A skin-health pioneer in surgical alternatives to healthy skin, anti-aging, and scar revision discusses the facts and fiction for skin health maintenance for long term results. Danne was the first scientist in his field to recognize the power of enzymes in skin treatment such as its ability to hydrolyze dead skin cells and not enzymes in the products, but the idea of stimulating the many enzymes already IN the skin and body that orchestrate everything.

Born in Port Arthur, Texas in 1925, Robert Rauschenberg attended Academie Julien and Black Mountain College, where he studied under Josef Albers. He was associated with Jasper Johns and John Cage in the early 1950s, when he made the famous combines, assemblages of found objects, and created the white and the black paintings - presaging movements of Pop, Minimalist and Conceptual art of the following decades.

"An action-packed terrorist thriller, following veterans returning from Iraq. It ventures into the murky world of private security companies. Another absolute cracker from best-selling thriller writer Conrad Jones. The best new British author for years. Stephen Leather describes Soft Target as a 'corker'." ( Guardian Reviews)

To write history is to consider how to explicate the past, to weigh the myriad possible approaches to the past, and to come to terms with how the past can be and has been used. In this book, prize-winning historian, Jeremy Black, considers both popular and academic approaches to the past. His focus is on the interaction between the presentation of the past and current circumstances, on how history is used to validate one view of the present or to discredit another, and on readings of the past that unite and those that divide.

Alongside the various people moving into and through the 19th-century Texas frontier was a group of European intellectuals bent on establishing a socialist utopia near the hamlet of Dallas. Their inspiration, French philosopher Charles Fourier, envisioned a society in which basic human ambitions would be expressed and cultivated, tied together by the bonds of emotion. James Pratt weaves together the dramatic story of this utopia: the complex tale of a diverse group of Europeans who sought a new society, but were forced to face the realities of life in 19th-century Texas.

What do you do when your husband of 10 years is cheating on you, and you decide - well...he is not getting half! You bump him off, of course! Told from two different perspectives, the wife’s and the husband’s, Virtuous Woman vs. Cheating Man is a black-humor romp that takes you into the depths of the twisted id, inside the human heart, and causes you to emerge - a little dazed and confused, but still hopeful: That in all this craziness in this world, there might still be - true love.

Sardius Sardonyx is a cop on the edge. He is an on-the-verge-of-being-reformed alcoholic, a stoner, a man who wakes up every morning dreading the day. The ghost of every person who has ever been shot by his police gun comes back to haunt him - including an old girlfriend. Sometimes, they tell him secrets. Sometimes, they help him solve his cases. But mostly, they’re about raising hell.

It all started on a cold morning while Mary was helping her father with the farm chores. The precious lamb lay almost frozen. But Mary was determined to give the lamb a chance. And by helping the little lamb, Mary also gave the world a very lovely gift!

The United States is crippled by conflict, occupied in part by the ruthless Islamic State of America (ISA). The rebel Freedom States have held them at bay through long years of bitter fighting, but greater dangers lurk below the surface. The Shadows, a special organization run by a leader known only as "Sitch" is the next target of the ISA, who have deployed a troop to find and destroy them.

Join the author and his wife as they travel Britain and Europe in search of Ancient Rome and Greece. "Scratch the soil of Britain and Europe, and you will find Rome."

The body of a young girl drifts over a reef where Jake Savage is photographing lionfish, beautiful brown-striped creatures with feathery pectoral fins that could almost make one forget their venomous spines. For an instant, Jake thinks she might be watching him, but she has no snorkel or mask. She isn't wearing a swimsuit, but rather, is clad in only a shirt and panties. And she can't have looked at him because she has no eyes.

In a desperate hunt for one werewolf, a dark secret is uncovered that threatens an entire city. Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to The White Werewolf and experience the compelling world of paranormal thrillers and suspense.

The body wedged in the doorway, floating on a pool glass shards and red liquid, was very much alive. But the body laid out under a palo verde tree in my retention pond was very much dead. The live body wedged in the doorway was blinded in the line of duty, living a demoralizing life of forced retirement with no enemies and no hope. The corpse under the Palo Verde tree was a county code enforcer with a plethora of enemies - and I was the targeted fall gal for the murder. A cozy mystery set in the desert southwest that started as two women on an adventure.

And Eve Said Yes: Seven Stories and a Novella presents the listener with a compelling assortment of characters wrestling with life challenges against the backdrop of various world religions.

Three American fishermen disappear along the North Carolina coast, their sport fishing yacht blown to pieces. The CIA keeps the details a secret, undertaking an intense investigation while family and friends search for answers on their own. Why are the Russian and Cuban military conducting secret meetings along the Mid-Atlantic Coast? What does an intense treasure hunt for Spanish gold off Cuba's coast have to do with a clandestine operation to rescue American citizens from Cuba? And how does Chechnya's fight for independence directly threaten the security of the United States?

In July 1944, Lt. Henry Supchak was flying his second-to-last mission over Germany when his B-17 bomber was hit by antiaircraft fire, disabling two engines and wounding him in the thigh. He attempted to reach neutral Switzerland, but was forced instead to order his eight crewmen to bail out over Austria. He parachuted into a pasture where a shepherd boy and his aunt stared in disbelief at this “man who fell from the sky”. Almost immediately, German infantry surrounded the pilot and took him away to solitary confinement.

For teens and young adults on how to set and achieve goals that are important to you; identifying hobbies, talents, interests, aptitudes, and aspirations; how to be sure you are dreaming "big enough" for you.

If you happen to be passing through Shibuya Railway Station, in the chaotic heart of Tokyo, you are certain to come across a small bronze statue of a dog. This is Hachi-kò, the "Loyal Akita Inu of Japan", who waited faithfully at that exact spot for almost 10years in the hope of his master’s return. Shibuya Station is a focal point in this delightful tale combining fact and fiction, and every afternoon our hero unfailingly meets the incoming three o’clock train, seeking the one familiar face which means so much to him - that of Master Ueno.

New from the Smart Teens-Smart Choices series: Information and encouragement for teens with stories by teens, for teens, about: The difference between using, dependency, and addiction; what to do if you or a friend can't stop using; withdrawal, relapse, and recovery; and cool ways to stand your ground and say "no" when being enticed to use drugs or alcohol.

Why are there so many divisions America? What can we do to fix these divisions that are tearing the US apart? Fractured America discusses these many divisions and how to fix them. It begins by looking at the first racial divide going back to Civil War times. Then, it fast-forwards to discuss the present conflicts, such as the controversy over the killings of blacks by cops and the Black Lives Matter movement. It describes the difficulty of ending segregation and ending or delaying affirmative action.