Under The Autumn Sky

"College football coach Abram Dufrene won't risk destroying his career for anything. He's sacrificed too much to see his hard work and integrity go down in flames. So when an innocent but passionate encounter with a sexy stranger forces him to choose between business and pleasure, the decision should be simple. Too bad nothing about Louise 'Lou' Boyd is simple. She's had him hooked since the second he met her. But she's the guardian of the athlete he's recruiting, which puts her off-limits. With all eyes on them, it's only right to keep his distance from Lou. Yet, for the first time, doing the 'right' thing feels too wrong."--P. [4] of cover.

It’s been a decade since Ava MacDaniel stepped foot on her uncle’s Utah ranch; a decade since she followed her work-obsessed mother to Paris without looking back. Now, as an upand- coming New York painter, Ava’s days are filled with galas on the arm of her gorgeous publicist boyfriend. When she finally gets a chance to open a gallery for underserved artists, Ava’s life couldn’t look more perfect. But her dream comes with a catch: making peace with the estranged family she left behind. Macy Paxton has spent her whole life on the picturesque Utah land. Though she never forgave her cousin for abandoning her, she eventually found love in Ben, a charming soldier. But after Ben went missing during a special forces operation, Macy never quite recovered. Ava’s convinced she’ll please everyone and be back to her life in a New York minute. But when facing the shadows of her past leads her to a captivating stranger, everything becomes more complicated. In her stunning debut novel, Frederic weaves a journey of love, loss, and the bonds of sisterhood. Sometimes, the perfect future can only be found in the broken pieces of the past.

An accurate, thoroughly researched, and riveting tale of a World War I American fighter ace.

This volume brings together excerpts from Seongyuldang nongso [蟬橘堂濃笑: The Inexorable Glee of Master Seongyuldang] and Imokgusimseo [耳目口心書: First-hand Observations] by the 18th-century scholar Yi Deok-mu. Seongyuldang nongso is a collection of Yi’s observations about life. In Imokgusimseo, Yi writes about what he heard, saw, said, and felt in the day-to-day. Of the voluminous original work, this book gathers pieces likely to resonate with the modern reader. Yi’s musings showcase an imperturbable perspective, a capacious intellect and learning informed by voracious reading, and an aura of unparalleled integrity. The thoughtful discourse presented here is sure to offer considerable comfort and joy to readers of an age sadly dominated by a dog-eat-dog mentality. Yi’s writings are in the same vein as the qingyan (淸言) genre, which was in vogue at the turn of the Ming–Qing dynasties, and as such offer a rare window into the psyche of 18th-century Korean intellectuals.

Avian Biology, Volume V is a collection of papers that deals with the biology of birds concerning their mechanics of flight and migration. The first paper describes the mechanics of bird flights such as gliding, soaring, and the energy requirements of this activity. Other papers investigate the control and metabolic physiology of migration, including flight restlessness and fat metabolism. Other topics cover migratory orientation research involving topographical, meteorological, inertial, magnetic, and celestial cues. Upon migration to different environments, birds have to adapt as their circadian and circannual rhythms are affected. One paper discusses the works of Wynne-Edwards, Aschoff and Wever, and Leopold and Eynon regarding their observations of bird migration cues. One author describes the vocal behavior in birds, including the dual sound theory where two sound sources can occur in each bronchus. Of interest to many in this paper is the description of the different stages in song development. Other papers discuss the incubation behavior of birds as well as the energetics involved. This book is suitable for zoologists, bird enthusiasts, and avian biologists.

Iulia Dobre-Trifan, author of "Provocari si echilibru in coaching executiv pragmatic" and co-author of "A Calendar of Realistic Smiles", creates a novel about becoming, healing and courage, which spans over 40 years, interweaving complex characters from different worlds, all gravitating around a common timeless axis: the desire for happiness. Lia, a tenacious woman who has been working successfully on her own for many years, starts a new project, one that is very dear to her: A teahouse where tired people would be able to rest and to find their balance. Having faced several challenges that had tested her will and her confidence in her own path, Lia now wants to help other people who are in need of support. She surrounds herself with talented people, together with whom she turns her dreams into reality, and, day after day, the teahouse becomes a sanctuary for innocence. But not everything is as it seems… some visitors hide dark intentions. Attracted by the brightness and the beauty of the teahouse and giving in to their predatory nature, they attack in subtle and ferocious ways. "We are taught to view the world in black and white, good and bad, just or unjust. The author shows us a world full of nuances under constant change, which challenges us and makes us (re-)discover it with every step." Ciprian Dobre-Trifan "An exciting story that evokes the intertwining of different destinies. A closed, withdrawn lifestyle, filled with shadows, collides with the harmonious development of a bright destiny filled with pragmatic magic." Andrei Cristian How will Lia manage to defend the harmony of the present from these disturbing forces? "When I was young, I thought I could save them all. All those who would ask to be saved and who would impress me with their poor victim stories, seemingly oppressed by adverse circumstances they were not able to handle. And I would get mixed up into their sad stories, taking onto myself the responsibility of helping them to see the light, to find the way out from their own labyrinths of bad luck and helplessness. It took some badly ended relationships for me to understand it is impossible to save someone who does not want to be saved, or, even more, who is not willing to pull their weight for being saved. " "The more people, the more fantasies about happiness. Unfortunately, most of these fantasies rarely get to happen, in the real world. And this is how the inner conflict that troubles each and everyone of us appears. To want to live in a certain way, fully benefiting from that emotion, and to have reality be very different from your fantasy. And, still, you talk yourself into believing that things are as you want them to be. As you fantasize about them. As you wish to know happiness. Or balance. Happiness and balance are the same thing."