New Releases by Andrew Peters

This book sets out to assist all men, women and children to look at the way in which they engage the circumstances of everyday life, and turn them into opportunities for growth in perseverance, character and hope. What circumstances have got under your skin, made you feel unable to cope and weighed you down under life''s trials? Whatever they may be this book aims to help you understand the place of trials, tribulations and difficulties in God''s purpose for your life. It will give you principles to apply to the situations that confront you and enable you to rise above them and use them to do great things for God and His Kingdom.

Twenty-two-year-old Jacks is on a mission to drown his past in alcohol when he meets the handsome drifter Benoit on a lost weekend in Montréal. It''s lust and possibly something more. Jacks never suspects that a drunken hook-up will plunge him into the hidden, violent world of feline shifters. Benoit traps him in an arcane ritual to be joined as mates, from which Jacks emerges with fantastical abilities and a connection to Native traditions that were buried by his family. But his new existence pits his human instincts against his wild animal nature. When Jacks meets the young medical student Farzan, who wants to be with Jacks no matter what or who he is, Benoit''s feline jealousy rages like an inferno. Jacks must figure out how to survive with his dual nature and a boyfriend who will kill any threat to their relationship. When a secret society called The Glaring shows up with a plan to exterminate humankind, Jacks will have to work quickly to gain command of Benoit''s magic before the world shatters into a war of man against beast. Praise for Werecat: The Trilogy "...steamy enough to satisfy romance-genre die-hards. Peters builds interest by seamlessly moving the narrative from past to present. Jacks'' struggle with identity and independence make him a sympathetic, nuanced character. An innovative take on the shape-shifter genre; this first offering in a gay fantasy series should garner a large following." - Kirkus Reviews "If you''ve ever wondered what it is like to live and love as a big cat, this is the book for you." - Brian Holliday, Wilde Oats Journal "I LOVED this story. A new and intriguing twist on shifters...I thought both characters were well-developed, the story interesting, the suspense intriguing and I even liked the way the sex scene played out (not gonna tell you; you''ll have to read it and see)." - Cathy Brockman, The Cat''s Meow: Reviews That Purrrr "What a great start to the series. Kept me hooked from the beginning to the ending." - Sean Norris, World of Diversity Reviews "Peters does a great job giving us the foundation for the series and helping us to understand Jacks and the struggles he faces." - Jay, Joyfully Jay M/M Reviews & More

"Without a doubt, this is one of the most exciting books I''ve read in years!" Imagine you are on a journey where you discover a secret world that exists inside our very own. What if you could break free from the mundane and go on an adventure to an ancient city that still has city walls? As you step inside, you instantly realize that it''s not even close to what you''ve expected. Accompany Ryan Andrew Peters, as he becomes familiar with the intricate Chinese culture and traditions. He makes his new home in Xi''an, one of the oldest cities in China, and also the capital of the Shaanxi Province. Xi''an marks the starting point of the Silk Road and is home to the Terracotta Warriors and Horses. Here he works as an ESL English teacher. "Definitely recommended to anyone who has worked, is working, or wants to work teaching English in a foreign country"Wang Yang, a memoir follows the touching and equally gripping story of Ryan, a young man of Indian and African origin who grew up in Apartheid South Africa. He moves to China to escape his alcohol and drug fused days in London, and gets way more than he bargained for! In this story, you meet plenty of foreign teachers, Chinese staff as well as several of the students at his school. Becoming an English teacher takes a lot of practice in the beginning, but he ends up having exciting times in the classroom. The language barrier stands firm as he struggles to communicate and almost gets killed Beijing because of a deal that gets lost in translation. After that, he places his focus on learning Mandarin Chinese, which then unlocks new doors to the colorful Chinese culture. As he makes friends, their lives become intertwined, which portrays an insight into the undercurrents of the Chinese culture."It''s raw and honest. Hilarious and heartbreaking."The Chinese food culture is another new challenge because monks are known to be the only vegetarians in the country. He learns about the variations of mushrooms, edible fungus and spends many a night sitting on miniature chairs at street food stalls while sipping on the local beer. He also passes many nights in the underground gay bars. The nightlife in Xi''an is phenomenal and he finds himself spiraling out of control once again as he slips into another destructive lifestyle. Alcoholism gets the better of him and he faces constant calamities that eventually lead to a breakthrough in his life. More traumatic events unravel around him everyday, such as the Sichuan earthquake that kills over 70,000 people, leaving him to wonder what the meaning of life really is. "A portrayal of physical, emotional and spiritual conflict; desire and talent."As he starts singing in a Terracotta Warrior themed bar, he meets a guitarist he falls in love with, allowing him to explore love from an alternative perspective. It won''t be easy, but it is guaranteed to be an adventure to remember! Follow Ryan Andrew Peters as he barrels through a life of pain, adventure, love and whimsical hope. It''s a travel memoir that readers cling to until the very last hypnotizing page!

This book is a detailed comparative study of the decorative work figurehead, topside ornamentation and stern gallery design carried by the ships of the major maritime states of Europe in the zenith of the sailing era. It covers both warships and the most prestigious merchant ships, the East Indiamen of the great chartered companies. The work began life in the year 2000 when the author was commissioned to carry out research for an ambitious project to build a full-size replica of a Swedish East Indiaman, which produced a corpus of information whose relevance stretched way beyond the immediate requirements of accurately decorating the replica.In tracking the artistic influences on European ship decoration, it became clear that this was essentially the story of the baroque style, its dissemination from France, and its gradual transformation into distinct national variations in Britain, the Netherlands, Denmark and Sweden. It is an inherently visual subject and the book illustrates developments with numerous photographs of contemporary ship models, paintings and plans, as well as the author''s own interpretive illustrations of details.As the first major work on the topic for nearly a century, it will be of obvious appeal to ship modellers and historians, but with comparative examples drawn from architecture and sculpture, it also makes a broader contribution to the history of the applied arts.

Retired Chief Superintendent Williams (the semi-legendary "Williams Of The Yard") has sold the serialisation rights to his memoirs, and is dictating them to a reporter from a leading national newspaper. In this first (and very possibly last) volume, he takes us back to the ''60s and his days as a young detective in the Playground of the South Glamorgan Glitterati......Barry Island. In these three cases, bodies keep turning up in unusual locations. Will Williams'' budding detective skills be equal to the task of catching any of the murderers? Will his current gin intake permit him to remember any of the details? Transcribed from the original interviews, the only changes made have been to names, places, dates and facts. Oh, and cutting out all the heavy swearing.

How were skateboards invented? What tricks do skateboarders do and what competitions can they enter? Find out all about this sport, packed with exciting photos and written by Andrew Peters.

Ark vive no alto das últimas árvores que restam no mundo. E, já que mesmo em um país suspenso como Arborium alguém precisa desentupir os canos, ele tem uma profissão: aprendiz de encanador. É enquanto está ocupado com o vaso sanitário de um político poderoso que o garoto se torna testemunha de algo que vai mudar sua vida. Sem querer, Ark entreouve a conversa de conspiradores que pretendem destruir seu país. Uma perversa enviada de Maw, o império inimigo, feito de vidro e metal, planeja tomar as ricas árvores de Arborium e transformá-las em matéria-prima, fazendo de seu povo, os pacíficos dendrianos, nada mais que escravos de seu plano maligno. Flagrado, Ark precisa fugir para não ser morto, e terá de percorrer o gigantesco arvoredo e chegar à sombria Floresta dos Corvos, onde talvez esteja sua única chance de proteger seus amigos e seu lar.

Meet Otis King,...or that''s the name on his office door. Maybe his original name sounded a little more Welsh, but didn''t sit too well on a Blues guitarist in the city of Memphis. By day, Otis works as The Blues Detective. Pretty much every Blues related case in Memphis drifts his way sooner or later.Enjoy Otis'' adventures in bite sized chunks with your coffee, or better yet, a beer with a bourbon chaser.Otis is a fun guy, who does his best to avoid trouble and attract blondes. Some days he succeeds more than others.Join him as he deals with Hijacked Harmonicas, Missing Musicians, Wayward Wives and Precious Packages.

Ark est un jeune apprenti plombier vivant dans la cité d’Arborium, construite à des kilomètres du sol, dans les arbres géants de la forêt du même nom. Un jour où il se trouve chez le Haut Conseiller Grasp pour débloquer un tuyau d''égout, il surprend une conversation entre ce personnage détestable et Lady de Fenestra, émissaire secrète d''un autre pays. Ils sont en train de fomenter un coup d’état contre le roi d''Arborium afin de livrer la citée aux mains de l’Empire de Maw, pays de verre et d’acier qui exploitera les ressources naturelles de la forêt et ses habitants, les Dendrens. Mais les deux comploteurs surprennent Ark, et notre héros n’a dès lors plus qu’une chose à faire : sauver sa vie, la forêt et son peuple. Aux côtés de son meilleur ami et de la jolie Flo, la folle et fabuleuse poursuite commence... Pendant les 7 jours qui le séparent du coup d’État, Ark découvre qu’il possède en lui une puissance magique mystérieuse, liée aux corbeaux. Il l''a reçue en héritage de la fondatrice de la Cité, Diana, une scientifique ayant fui la folie des hommes pour venir créer sur cette île une forêt géante, où régnerait la puissance des arbres et l’harmonie entre l’homme et la nature.

This book offers everything you need to know about selecting and implementing the best integrated library system (ILS) for your library, whether you purchase and install it yourself or hire a consultant to assist you. This is the book you''ve been waiting for. Integrated Library Systems: Planning, Selecting, and Implementing is an all-inclusive guide to acquiring a new ILS. Detailed and practical, the book covers every step of the process, from cost-benefit analysis, to evaluating software, writing the request for proposal, and implementation and training. You''ll learn about different types of integrated library systems—standalone, turnkey, hosted, software-as-a-service (cloud computing), and open-source—and how to assess your facility and staff to find the best fit. The book also covers evaluation of software and hardware; third-party add-ons, such as RFID; and writing successful budget proposals and justification statements. There is even specific, headache-saving advice on working with sales reps, such as the warning not to ever accept the statement: "The vendor will not be held accountable to the contents of the RFP." Even if you''re working with a consultant, this book will help you understand the process and make informed decisions.

"Between the 1950s and 1990s, a paradigm-change occurred at foundational levels that has had global effect. In this research, I address a number of problems, related to leadership in the church, which have arisen out of this paradigm-change. The first problem relates to the validity of clerical leadership in the new paradigm. The immense effect of the current paradigm-change upon the church led some leadership gurus to propose a change in the locus of leadership in the church, from the clergy to laity. They implied that the clerical leadership was responsible for the deplorable state of the church, and were not appropriately situated to, or capable of, leading the church in the new paradigm. The second problem relates to the reaction and resistance of the community of faith to the current paradigm-change, reflected in its reversion to, and retention of, the toxic operational and communicative structures of the old Christendom paradigm. This suggests that the church faces the danger of resisting God''s activity and purpose in the midst of this paradigm-change. The third problem relates to the hiatus in leadership and decision-making, due to the catastrophic nature of the paradigm-change and the subsequent confusion between clerical and lay leaders as to who is in control of what aspects of the church''s life. Overwhelmed by this, the church is tempted to withdraw even further into its private religious enclave. I propose that the clerical leadership of the church could be well situated to, and capable of, effectively leading the church in the emerging paradigm of diversity if it adopted the new leadership framework established by the paradigm-change. This would see a transformation of the church''s operational and communicative structures, without the loss of its centred values and beliefs, and a reduction in the hiatus in leadership and decision-making." (Abstract)

Traditional scary stories from various countries.

Insulted when his youngest daughter compares him to salt, the king banishes her until he realizes the true meaning of what she said.

Autograph letter signed at Bangor, Me., to Joseph Williamson, discussing a law case.