Cascade Labs said it was impossible for a robot to harm a human — it violates the code. But the murders of Bronson Dodge's wife and daughter proved otherwise. To keep him close and quiet, Cascade Labs gave Bronson a lucrative job that channeled his need for revenge into hunting down robots who've evolved beyond their programming. So heavily augmented that he's practically a robot himself, Bronson hunted robots for Cascade until he retired. His nanite...

In this futuristic thriller, an android robot is designed to be the perfect soldier but his wiring runs amok an he goes on a rampage. A female FBI agent then goes into action to find him.

This title introduces young photographers to making images of the stars and planets. Through clear text and stunning photography, readers will learn the techniques needed to capture nighttime scenes. Topics covered include shooting star fields, the moon, solar and lunar eclipses, and the milky way. Choosing the proper equipment is also discussed, from DSLRs to telescopes. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo & Daughters...

Many young people and adults are rudely awakening to the fact that unchecked climate change and other widespread environmental issues paint a gloomy picture of their future. This knowledge can lead to a sense of fear, helplessness or worse, apathy. This book aims to help stem those concerns by shining an inspiring and entertaining light on the lives of daring, dedicated individuals whose great passion, talents, and heart are helping to tip the environmental...

Rapidly developing technological innovation and mass production have become such hallmarks of our industrialized world that we may fail to consider the events and individuals that laid the groundwork for our many conveniences today. Beginning in Europe in the mid-18th century, the Industrial Revolution continued growing and spreading as innovators around the world began modifying old machinery and methods for production or creating new ones. This...

Animals in this story contact humans to help the humans become aware that their actions over many years have affected the lives of these animals. With help from the likes of Digger Earthworm and Chatty Gray Squirrel, and guided by Si'ahl, the bald eagle, who is the head of the Council of Animals, adults can use this book to start a conversation about climate change with children.

No problem has ever been too big for Mariana. Until now. When religious fanatics take control of a town on a frontier colony world, Mariana's team of Lancers must try to rescue the only person who can bring back order. Lies, schemes, and dark secrets quickly put Mariana to the test. When she discovers the web of intrigue behind her hiring, she realizes that no one can be trusted and that the mission is untenable. But she has reasons of her own for...

Prior to the 1832 Reform Act the electoral system was rife with corruption and in desperate need of reform. In England and Wales only about 12 per cent of adult men had the vote and the proportion was even less in Scotland and Ireland. Women did not vote at all. A single person controlled a rotten borough that returned two Members of Parliament, and for a number of years one of them was the prime minister. Furthermore, not only did voting take place...

Ten mystery bears bare their physical differences in this book. They want to test if young readers can spot their special traits and call them by their correct names. Some of the bears have been called by the wrong name before, and that bothers them.

Born to a hunter-gatherer society living in the massive trees of an alien forest, Lisa was abducted by the sadistic pirates who slaughtered her tribe. Rescued by a gruff bear of a bounty hunter, Lisa learned the trade as her adoptive father's apprentice and devoted her life to hunting those who would hurt others. But it's a lonely life for a traumatized woman, and inside the powered armor is an emotionally damaged introvert who fears large crowds...