An addictive new drug fuels superhuman strength and speed in this action-packed sci-fi thriller that will have fans of Scott Westerfeld and Marie Lu on the edge of their seats . . . Only those young enough can survive tetra, a dangerous drug that creates a pulse-pounding rush of enormous strength and incredible speed. Seventeen-year-old Alana West has been trained to use tetra so she can pursue the young criminals who abuse its power--criminals like the one who nearly killed her kid brother. On tetra, Alana is unstoppable--an explosive blur as she surges through New York City. But with the clock ticking down to her eighteenth birthday, Alana will soon be too old for the rush . . . when just one more dose will prove deadly. Supported only by her steady handler, Tucker, Alana goes undercover, infiltrating an elite gang of breaknecks to stop their supply of the drug. But when Alana gets trapped on the wrong side of the law, she learns the breaknecks are not quite what they seem--especially Ethan, the boy who seems to see the truth inside her. With her dependency on tetra increasing, Alana must decide where her loyalties lie, before the rush ends. Forever.

Night Speed

Teen & Young Adult

Howard, Chris

Literature & Fiction

Katherine Tegen Books

Fittingness explores the nature, roles, and applications of the notion of fittingness in contemporary normative and metanormative philosophy. The fittingness relation is the relation in which a response stands to a feature of the world when that feature merits, or is worthy of, that response. In the late nineteenth to mid-twentieth century, this notion of fittingness played a prominent role in the theories of the period's most influential ethical theorists, and in recent years it has regained prominence, promising to enrich the theoretical resources of contemporary theorists working in the philosophy of normativity.\nThis volume is the first central discussion of the notion of fit to date. It is composed of seventeen new essays covering a range of topics including the nature and epistemology of fittingness, the relation between fittingness and reasons, the normativity of fittingness, fittingness and value theory, and the role of fittingness in theorizing about responsibility. In addition to making important contributions to the debates in the philosophy of normativity with which they're concerned, the essays in the volume support the hypothesis that the notion of fittingness has great theoretical utility in investigating a range of normative matters, across a variety of domains.

Fittingness: Essays in the Philosophy of Normativity

Politics & Social Sciences

Cosker-Rowland, Rach

Philosophy

Oxford University Press

This book provides a sound insight into the complex and wide ranging field of building services. It will appeal as a textbook to HND students of building services engineering as well as to undergraduate students of quantity and building surveying, estate management, building, and architecture and related disciplines, all of whom are normally required to take an introductory course in building services

Introduction to Building Services

Arts & Photography

Curd, E.F.

Architecture

Palgrave HE UK

"There's a brilliant madness to this deadly post-apocalyptic world, filled with complex characters, shifting loyalties, and layers of mystery... a nonstop adventure" - Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW Mad Max meets Lord of the Rings in this first installment of the Rootless trilogy . . . 17-year-old Banyan is a tree builder. Using salvaged scrap metal, he creates forests for rich patrons who seek a reprieve from the desolate landscape. Although Banyan's never seen a real tree, his missing father used to tell him stories about the way they grew in the old world . . . before they were destroyed by the plagues of locusts that now feed on human flesh. When Banyan meets a mysterious woman with a strange tattoo that offers a clue to the whereabouts of the last living trees, he sets off across a wasteland full of desert pirates, underground poachers and the agents of a sinister corporation that controls the last remaining source of food. But Banyan isn't the only one looking for the trees, and he's running out of time. Unsure of whom to trust, he's forced to make an uneasy alliance with Alpha, an alluring, dangerous pirate with an agenda of her own. As they race towards a promised land that might only be a myth, Banyan makes shocking discoveries about his family, his past, and how far people will go to bring back the trees.

Rootless

Scholastic. Inc.

"From the first page of Seaborn, you are immersed. Chris Howard navigates a wild ride through a brilliantly edgy and richly atmospheric alter-world. Here is a fresh, formidable spin on fantasy, and Howard is a  talent to watch out for. Seaborn will leave you spellbound." --Adele Griffin, author of where I want to be "Dark and atmospheric, Seaborn is an imaginative new entry in the world of paranormal fiction." --Liz Maverick, author of Wired, a Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2007 "...a fresh and entertaining read and I fully expect we will be hearing more from Chris Howard in the future." --SciFiGuy "Fascinating read..." --Romantic Times 4 star review Description: Corina Lairsey has just clawed her way free from one controlling relationship when she finds herself in another-only this guy, Aleximor, has really gotten under her skin. Literally. A 400-year-old sorcerer who  gathers the drowned dead off the ocean's floor for the King of the Seaborn, he's inside her head and is wearing her body like a wetsuit. Corina desperately schemes to regain control of her self, fighting against time as Aleximor trades pieces of her life away in exchange for power over the path between the worlds of the living and the dead . . . Kassandra is the King of the Seaborn's granddaughter. She comes from the  sea, but has spent her whole life in exile on the surface, struggling to control frightening powers she barely understands. She declares war on her murderous grandfather and manipulates her family, friends, oceanic royalty, and the US Navy to aid her- but Aleximor intends to use  Kass to carry out his revenge against the entire Seaborn royal line. And she's also fallen in love-one more struggle for an already troubled soul. Author's Note: Seaborn is a contemporary fantasy about the loss of freedom. There are two heroines. One, Corina Lairsey has just lost all physical control, and her story is about how she fights, convinces, bargains with the evil  inside in order to get her self back. The other is Kassandra, who is from the sea, but has grown up in Nebraska in exile. She has the opposite problem Corina has. Kassandra's one of the most powerful things  from the sea, but she's the product of others' manipulations, following  a path to the throne she's not sure she wants to take, struggling to be  certain that any motive in her head is really her own.

Seaborn

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Braddock, Paige

McNamara, Jason

Fantasy

Wildside Press

The Wreath is a story of betrayal and the struggle for control over the forces of magic and scientific knowledge.  Kassandra's a bookish teenager with an extreme fear of water.  She comes from the sea, but she spends most of her life far from it, an exile sent inland to grow up, betrayed by her own family and fated for slavery.  She's caught between a murdering king, a governess who's been trying to kill her since she was four, and river witches who spy on her through the plumbing. She's managed to stay alive so far, but on her thirteenth birthday, Kassandra's world tumbles into the abyss. She cries for the first time in her life, and not just a tear.  She discovers that her mother and father didn't abandon her, and there's more to her governess than the tyrannical facade.

The Wreath of Poseidon

Howard, Chloe

Lykeion Books

Nanowhere

Saltwater Witch: Book #1 of the Seaborn Trilogy

Lykeion

Teller

We all face new beginnings at many times in our lives. Be it a changing career, entering or leaving a relationship, emigrating to a new country, retiring, reevaluating life after a brush with death, or rebuilding life after losing everything. So often what some see as a wondrous opportunity can appear to us-in the centre of it all-as nothing but hardship, obstacles and chaos. Yet it is these very situations which offer us wondrous opportunities to create an even more enjoyable, rich, and rewarding life for ourselves, if only we could pick our way through. This is why Keith Blakemore-Noble has brought together sixteen international experts from a wide range of fields to share their experiences, knowledge, and tips for making the best of your own new beginnings, learning from everything they went through with theirs.

Winning in Life and Work: New Beginnings

Self-Help

Barrett, Kim

Armstrong, Michelle

Blakemore-Noble, Keith

Coyles, Calvin

Zeman, Sanja

Nalepa, Kasia

Personal Transformation

Be Your Change Ltd

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