"Dan Brown fans will want to check this one out" (Publishers Weekly): The Ghent Altarpiece is the most violated work of art in the world. Thirteen times it has been vandalized, dismantled, or stolen. Why? What secrets does it hold? Enter UNESCO investigator, Nicholas Lee, who works for the United Nations’ Cultural Liaison and Investigative Office (CLIO). Nick’s job is to protect the world’s cultural artifacts—anything and everything from countless lesser-known objects to national treasures. When Nick travels to Belgium for a visit with a woman from his past, he unwittingly stumbles on the trail of a legendary panel from the Ghent Altarpiece, stolen in 1934 under cover of night and never seen since. Soon Nick is plunged into a bitter conflict, one that has been simmering for nearly two thousand years. On one side is the Maidens of Saint-Michael, les Vautours—the Vultures—a secret order of nuns and the guardians of a great truth. Pitted against them is the Vatican, which has wanted for centuries to both find and possess what the nuns guard. Because of Nick the maidens have finally been exposed, their secret placed in dire jeopardy—a vulnerability that the Vatican swiftly moves to exploit utilizing an ambitious cardinal and a corrupt archbishop, both with agendas of their own. From the tranquil canals of Ghent, to the towering bastions of Carcassonne, and finally into an ancient abbey high in the French Pyrenees, Nick Lee must confront a modern-day religious crusade intent on eliminating a shocking truth from humanity’s past. Success or failure—life and death—all turn on the Omega Factor.

DIVA space shuttle is destroyed during flight, and the CIA recalls disgraced agent Blaine McCracken to uncover the people responsible/divDIV /divDIVA space shuttle disappears during a routine repair mission, 180 miles above Earth’s surface. An intelligence operative with a dark secret is murdered, his car set ablaze, while he is in the middle of fulfilling a depraved fantasy. And a reporter receives a message from a dying man that suggests the organization responsible may be one of the world’s most prestigious corporations./divDIV /divDIVThe government knows just one man who can untangle this mystery: a throwaway on the deactivated list. Exiled to a desk job in Paris for stepping on the wrong toes, Blaine McCracken is a killer—a ruthless pursuer of truth who will let no one, friend or enemy, stand in his way when civilian lives are in danger./divDIV /divDIVMcCracken gets results, and his country needs him now more than ever./divDIV /divDIVThis ebook features an illustrated biography of Jon Land including rare photos from the author’s personal collection./div

Publisher's description: "Stay way from non-biblical spiritual disciplines or methods of spiritual formation that are rooted in mysticism such as sontemplative prayer, centering prayer, and the emerging church movement in which they are promoted. Look within the Seventh-day Adventist Church ..." This revised and updated edition provides, in a number of places, additional material and documentation to buttress the message of the book.

This is a concise, easy to use, step-by-step guide for applied researchers conducting exploratory factor analysis (EFA) using Stata. In this book, Dr. Watkins systematically reviews each decision step in EFA with screen shots of Stata code and recommends evidence-based best practice procedures. This is an eminently applied, practical approach with few or no formulas and is aimed at readers with little to no mathematical background. Dr. Watkins maintains an accessible tone throughout and uses minimal jargon and formula to help facilitate grasp of the key issues users will face when applying EFA, along with how to implement, interpret, and report results. Copious scholarly references and quotations are included to support the reader in responding to editorial reviews. This is a valuable resource for upper level undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as for more experienced researchers undertaking multivariate or structure equation modeling courses across the behavioral, medical, and social sciences.

“Take my hands, little one. Use them as your own. You have nothing to fear from them. They're yours.” -Dirk As an omega refugee in a beta city, I'm used to being an outcast, but when a tragic accident lands me in the clutches of evil scientists, I experience true loneliness and pain. Only one thing keeps me going: the alpha on the other end of my mate bond. Except, he isn't a normal alpha. He's an Alpha Elite–a top secret Special Operations unit of super soldiers–and the largest male on the planet. I'm his omega lifemate, so he'll do anything to rescue me. But can he protect me from his own urges? He's so big and I'm so small. And I'm no longer the woman I was before. I'm broken. Feral. Unbalanced. Unbalanced Omega (Alpha Elite Series Book 3) is a full-length, sizzlin’ hot, dark paranormal romance set in a dystopian world. Intended for +18 readers. Tropes/themes include: *Mf pairing (male/female) *Opposites Attract *Extreme Size Difference *Second Chance Romance *Daddy Dom/Gentle Giant/DDLG *Fated Mates/Destiny/Soulmates *Nonshifter Omegaverse (nesting, knotting, marking) *Inexperienced but strong female main character *Graphic Violence (sexual and nonsexual) *Mental Health Issues/Trauma *HEA (Happily Ever After) *No cheating

A companion novella to Cry Wolf—from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Mercy Thompson novels. Reluctant werewolf Anna Latham finds a new sense of self when the son of the werewolf king comes to town to quell unrest in the Chicago pack—and inspires a power in Anna she’s never felt before...