Bøger af Pat Perrin

Near the end of the Terminal Classic Mayan period, a priest/king commits a murder where a sacrifice is needed. The consequences of his deed will reach across worlds and ages. In our own time, Lydia Rosenstrom is a master translator working with an archeological team in Yucatán and on a virtual reality simulation of the ancient site. She is drawn into a dangerous convergence of realities. This tightly-woven tale blends mysticism, technology, archaeology, authentic Mayan history, and Mayan prophecies for 2012 into an engrossing story about challenges, consciousness change, and transformation.

Compelling firsthand accounts and primary source U.S. history documents underpin History Compass' popular Perspectives on History series. This volume introduces criminal justice in the American colonies to the days of westward expansion with discussion of the various punishments and philosophies and opinions on criminal behavior, from the Puritans to Thomas Jefferson, Dorothea Dix, Alexis de Tocqueville, and others.

Compelling firsthand accounts and primary source documents underpin the introduction to U.S. history in History Compass' popular Researching American History series. This volume introduces our nation's founders, with an overview of their political convictions and their effect on the formation of the American government. This anthology includes brief biographical information and a few choice words from several of our nation's Founders, including John Adams, Aaron Burr, John Dickinson, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, John Hancock, Patrick Henry, John Jay, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, George Mason, Gouverneur Morris, and George Washington. Abigail Adams is also quoted.

Young Jim Hawkins discovers an old treasure map and sets out on a harrowing voyage to a faraway island. But Jim isn't alone in his quest for treasure. These reader-favorite tiles are now updated for enhanced Common Core State Standards support, including discussion and writing prompts developed by a Common Core expert, an expanded introduction, bolded glossary words and dynamic new covers.