Vampires on campus? Really? At Ohio State University? Yes, it's true - read on to find out more adventures of how vampires are planning on invading our college campuses, one at a time. Ivy isn’t your average everyday OSU college girl. Not by a long shot. In fact she’s a vampire. Turned decades ago by a ruthless man, she vows to never be evil. Then she meets Justin and they know right away that they love each other and its more than just a fatal attraction... but when an old lover reappears and people start disappearing on the Ohio State campus, Justin starts an investigation that may expose Ivy for what she really is. The main problem is that some of the OSU students that disappear... eventually come back. But different somehow. When Justin, with the help of a friend, comes to the ultimate and crazy conclusion that vampires are invading the Ohio State University campus, Ivy must make the most difficult decision of her life. Lie and hope he never finds out or tell him about her past and risk losing him. But in the end, does love conquer all?

Yes, it's true - read on to find out how vampires are now invading our college campuses, one at a time. Each book in the Vampire College Invasion series is all about a different group of college students, a different college campus and a new group of vampires. Join us in book 2 to see what happens to Stephen, Elizabeth, Dai and the others Something just didn't feel right to Stephen. Something about the campus was off. He couldn't put his finger on what it was, but something was wrong. There were rumors all around campus about a rash of deaths at Northwestern. Some said the deaths were attributed to some exotic disease brought back from a partying spring breaker, but one could never tell. Stephen wasn't sure, but to him the majority of the student body looked like members of some kind of religious cult that was about to commit mass suicide. Then there were all of those familiar faces that seemed to be absent. Well known classmates and friends that we suddenly MIA. What was happening? Would he be next?

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Explore the power of the underdog in Malcolm Gladwell's dazzling examination of success, motivation, and the role of adversity in shaping our lives, from the bestselling author of The Bomber Mafia. Three thousand years ago on a battlefield in ancient Palestine, a shepherd boy felled a mighty warrior with nothing more than a stone and a sling, and ever since then the names of David and Goliath have stood for battles between underdogs and giants. David's victory was improbable and miraculous. He shouldn't have won. Or should he have? In David and Goliath, Malcolm Gladwellchallenges how we think about obstacles and disadvantages, offering a new interpretation of what it means to be discriminated against, or cope with a disability, or lose a parent, or attend a mediocre school, or suffer from any number of other apparent setbacks. Gladwell begins with the real story of what happened between the giant and the shepherd boy those many years ago. From there, David and Goliath examines Northern Ireland's Troubles, the minds of cancer researchers and civil rights leaders, murder and the high costs of revenge, and the dynamics of successful and unsuccessful classrooms—all to demonstrate how much of what is beautiful and important in the world arises from what looks like suffering and adversity. In the tradition of Gladwell's previous bestsellers—The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers and What the Dog Saw—David and Goliath draws upon history, psychology, and powerful storytelling to reshape the way we think of the world around us.

Laurie Kirszner and Stephen Mandell, authors with nearly thirty years of experience teaching college writing, know what works in the classroom and have a knack for picking just the right readings. In Patterns for College Writing, they provide students with exemplary rhetorical models and instructors with class-tested selections that balance classic and contemporary essays. Along with more examples of student writing than any other reader, Patterns has the most comprehensive coverage of active reading, research, and the writing process, with a five-chapter mini-rhetoric; the clearest explanations of the patterns of development; and the most thorough apparatus of any rhetorical reader, all reasons why Patterns for College Writing is the best-selling reader in the country. And the new edition includes exciting new readings and expanded coverage of critical reading, working with sources, and research. It is now available as an interactive Bedford e-book and in a variety of other e-book formats that can be downloaded to a computer, tablet, or e-reader. Read the preface.

FDR -- the wily political opportunist glowing with charismatic charm, a leader venerated and hated with equal vigor -- such is one common notion of a president elected to an unprecedented four terms. But in this first comprehensive study of Roosevelt's leadership of the Democratic party, Sean Savage reveals a different man. He contends that, far from being a mere opportunist, Roosevelt brought to the party a conscious agenda, a longterm strategy of creating a liberal Democracy that would be an enduring majority force in American politics. The roots of Roosevelt's plan for the party ran back to his experiences with New York politics in the 1920s. It was here, Savage argues, that Roosevelt first began to perceive that a pluralistic voting base and a liberal philosophy offered the best way for Democrats to contend with the established Republican organization. With the collapse of the economy in 1929 and the discrediting of Republican fiscal policy, Roosevelt was ready to carry his views to the national scene when elected president in 1932. Through his analysis of the New Deal, Savage shows how Roosevelt made use of these programs to develop a policy agenda for the Democratic party, to establish a liberal ideology, and, most important, to create a coalition of interest groups and voting blocs that would continue to sustain the party long after his death. A significant aspect of Roosevelt's leadership was his reform of the Democratic National Committee, which was designed to make the party's organization more open and participatory in setting electoral platforms and in raising financial support. Savage's exploration of Roosevelt's party leadership offers a new perspective on the New Deal era and on one of America's great presidents that will be valuable for historians and political scientists alike.