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Produced biennially, The World's Water is the most comprehensive and up-to-to date source of information and analysis on freshwater resources. Each new volume examines critical global trends and offers the best data available on a variety of topics related to water. Volume 8 features chapters on hydraulic fracturing (fracking), water footprints, sustainable water jobs, and desalination financing, among other timely issues. Water briefs provide concise updates on topics including the Dead-Sea and the role of water in the Syrian conflict. The World's Water is coauthored by MacArthur "genius" Peter H. Gleick and his colleagues at the world-renowned Pacific Institute. Since the first volume was published in 1998, the series has become an indispensable resource for professionals in government agencies and nongovernmental organizations, researchers, students, and anyone concerned with water and its use.

Caroline Keller is the first woman Labor Representative for the nation's largest newspaper - "The New York Mirror." She is the fastest in the fast lane, racing to the top. Until she finds herself bargaining not only for her employer, but also her heart. A strike tears apart the paper and leading the union is Lester Gordon. He is a brilliant, uncompromising champion who fights for what he believes in without giving an inch. He is everything Caroline has ever wanted in a man, but he's labor, she's Management. Enemies on the business battlefield - caught in a no-win negotiation of love.

The World's Water: The Report on Freshwater Resources (from the Pacific Institute) is the pre-eminent publication regularly addressing global freshwater challenges and solutions. The first volume was published in 1998 and the current volume - the ninth - continues the tradition of tackling timely, critical freshwater problems in a fresh, easy-to-read style. Information on the previous volumes and important water data can be found online at www.worldwater.org. When the first volume of The World's Water was published in 1998, the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for 2015 had not even been established. The concepts of water "footprints," "virtual water," "corporate water stewardship," "peak water," and other now-central topics had not yet been put forward or were mostly unknown. Yet today, the MDGs have been replaced with a new set of comprehensive environmental and social targets, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for 2030. A wide variety of research, academic, advocacy, and policy groups are addressing water problems in new and innovative ways. And the demand for good water analysis is greater than ever. This new volume continues to offer insights into critical global water problems, overviews of data and analysis around water use and management, and case studies of some of the greatest water challenges around the world. The chapters in the current volume include the issue of corporate water stewardship, the human right to water and sanitation, water-use trends in the United States, an assessment of the water footprint of California energy, the consequences of the severe five-year California drought, a review of water markets and economic strategies for water management, and a summary of the cost of alternative water supply and demand strategies. The current volume also includes the regular update on the Pacific Institute's unique Water Conflict Chronology, with historical examples of conflicts related to water going back to 2500 BC and new entries through early 2017; a summary of the 2017 Pontifical Academy of Sciences Vatican meeting on the human right to water; and a review of critical issues around public access to water through drinking fountains. The World's Water has always been about more than just bad news. There is plenty of good news and there are many innovative efforts underway to identify and implement sustainable water solutions. The latest volume continues the tradition of bringing these solutions to students, the public, policy makers, and scientists working to understand the world of water.

." . . O'Donnelly takes the immortal tale of Troy--gods, heroes, and battles--but gives us the woman's take. The strong women that are victimized by the violence, yet survive and ultimately rise above it. . . Love, hate, greed, war, intrigue, heroes, and villains combine with authenticated geography/history, offering an intimate view into the Bronze Age."--Rob Preece, author of "Veil of the Goddess."

Defy Eternity is the sequel to O'Donnelly's The Horseman... a romantic novel set in New York, Turkey and Europe with love triangles, sweeping narrative and suspense.

Daniel Saxon, Ariadne & Burhan are the protagonists in this novel, also a fast paced political thriller. The plot flows between New York, California & Istanbul, on a cinemascopic reel of international romance, terrorism, sex, intrigue among film & TV stars & subtle undercurrents of mysticism. Daniel Saxon - the handsome American star of TV, stage & screen, is a spirited man & an accomplished Shakespearean actor. Newly divorced from his wife of twenty-five years, he is fighting to overcome alcoholism & a midlife crisis. Daniel has two children, Maria, ambitious & assertive & Matthew, introspective & rebellious. During the course of the novel, Matthew will be assassinagted by an Armenian terrorist as a revenge for Daniel's friendship with Ariadne. Aridane - only a few people know that her marriage to Burhan, an amalgam of passion, turbulence & disenchantment, is strained, marked by the tragic murder of their son by terrorists. She has come to New York to promote her novel based on Chatalhoyuk. As she is trying to sort out her life, she is also writing a controversial book about the Turkish-Armenian conflict, which brands her as an enemy of the Armenian people & makes her the target of protest & abuse. Burhan - destiny has extracted from him a terrible personal price for his meteroic ascendancy in politics. Be that as it may, ever the undaunted Kemalist, he is fighting for the betterment of his people at all cost. Presently, he is an Advisor to the Trukish Military Junta as they prepare to re-launch democracy. Also, however, he is leading a dragnet against international terrorism sponsored by Anika Alkibiades' dictatorial faction, which is still operating (and succeeding) by employing different special interests groups, from Militant Islam to Armenian & Kurdish, terrorists.

The Daughters of God is an uplifting non-fiction, spiritual documentary. These nine stories have been documented, written, and narrated by author Kristina Franklin, A.K.A. Krissy, who goes inside the hearts and minds of nine brilliant women who chose to tell their stories about life, love, struggles, abuse and beliefs. Krissy Franklin sat down and interviewed several women in search of God, closure, and strength that the hearts of all women hold so dear to them. All women have dark secrets they hold inside that can take over their lives. Secrets that they will take to the grave. The abused, the homeless, the vengeful, the unbeliever, the heartbroken, the conqueror, the old school, the manipulated, and the rising from ashes. All of these women are a part of us in some type of way. These nine women embark on a journey of release and letting go of what has been holding them back all their lives. Everyone has a story, but only the survivors have the strength and the courage to tell it. Nine testimonies, nine lives, and nine God fearing women are about to take you on a journey down the darkest secrets they have and never told a soul, until now.

Provides an overview of Christian prayer, based on verses from the Bible. Includes a brief description of Sarah Palin's career and her opinions on political topics.