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Hitched to the Alien General

Author : Mina Carter
Publisher : Mina Carter
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hitched to the Alien General written by Mina Carter and published by Mina Carter. This book was released on 2020-10-12 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Her perfect man is a big, scarred alien war hero. Pity he only sees her as a warrior, not a woman... Kenna Reynolds loves life in the Imperial Court. The latharian culture fascinates her, and she values the friendships she’s made amongst the sentinel women, most bonded to Latharian males, and a few with babies on the way. She wants that, but the male she wants—Xaandril, the emperor’s champion—barely seems to notice her as a woman. As a warrior yes, but she’s begun to lose all hope that he’ll ever see her as a woman... She was his the moment he saw her. But how can he claim her when he’s less than half a warrior? After losing his family years ago Xaandril, the emperor’s champion, never thought he’d find love again. When the first humans are discovered to be compatible, Xaan decides to leave finding a mate among them to younger males. But one of the humans, Kenna, won’t give up on him, not even when he’s grievously inured in battle. It takes seeing her dancing with another warrior to get his ass into gear, but before he can claim her unusual readings in a far flung terran system have them heading on on a mission for the Emperor himself. What they find is a disturbing debris field, a colony with more secrets than members and a hidden enemy. Can Xaan beat them all to save the woman he loves, or will he lose everything, including his heart, once again? Keywords: alien mate romance, alien romance, space books for adults, sci fi, sci fi books, sci fi romance, sci fi adventure, sci fi series, alien mate romance, alien mate series

Alien Surgeon’s Seduction

Author : Mina Carter
Publisher : Mina Carter
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Alien Surgeon’s Seduction written by Mina Carter and published by Mina Carter. This book was released on 2020-10-11 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She was his the moment she stepped aboard. He'll fight everyone, even the emperor himself, to keep her... Like most Lathar, First Healer Isan K'Vass didn't expect to ever find his mate. The genetic plague that had ravaged their race meant they had no females, and his tainted bloodline meant he would be last in line for one of the rare human females. Or it should. Until a human combat team boards the Veral’vias and he see's HER. Flame haired. Curvy. Dangerous. And all his, if the secrets in his blood don't tear them apart first... Aliens should not be hot. At all. Not ever. Shannon Taylor had one thing on her mind when she boarded the alien vessel. Her mission. But no plan survives first contact with the enemy and her rescue mission goes sideways quicker than a cat on a hot tin roof. Finding herself the prisoner of the Lathar, and one, hot as hades healer in particular, she needs to keep her wits about her if she's ever going to get herself the hell of this alien ship. However, the Lathar aren't as bad as she'd been told and it's all she can do to remember that Isan, her sexy healer, is the enemy. Only he's not, he kisses like a dream, and they end up on the same side on a mission into dangerous territory to root out an enemy to both their people. But treachery lurks in the shadows and when Shannon is betrayed, will her warrior reach her in time. Or is their happily-ever-after over before it could begin? Keywords: alien doctor, alien mate romance, alien romance, space books for adults, sci fi, sci fi books, sci fi romance, sci fi adventure, sci fi series, alien mate romance, alien mate series

The President's Alien Princess

Author : Mina Carter
Publisher : Mina Carter
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The President's Alien Princess written by Mina Carter and published by Mina Carter. This book was released on 2023-09-14 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Asleep in the ice for eons, she’s woken by the prince she despises… Betrayed and forced into stasis after a coup sent her starship crashing onto an unknown planet, Imperial Navy Captain Lynara Varaant only expects to sleep a few years until rescue comes. Instead, she wakes 250,000 years later to find her lost crew evolved into the planet's inhabitants called humans, and the empire she knew changed beyond all recognition. When she meets Cameron Murphy, the handsome president of Earth, she despises him for his resemblance to the prince who betrayed her. But she can’t get the sexy human, or the way his kisses make her burn, out of her mind… He freed her from frozen sleep, but her right hook said she isn’t looking for a prince. The moment Murphy sees Lynara, he knows she's his. She emerges ready to fight, but he sees past that to the woman within. A man with a dark past, he knows he doesn’t deserve her, but he can’t resist her… But his world fractures when Lynara is kidnapped by an unknown enemy, and he learns he’s been decieved—Lynara's frozen ship held an apocalyptic superweapon, now stolen along with the woman from the past he’s in love with. To save her and stop humanity being wiped out, he must make treacherous alliances, confront the twisted plans of an ancient Latharian purist, and once again step into the shadows to become the dangerous man he left behind long ago…

Hunted by the Alien Berserker

Author : Mina Carter
Publisher : Mina Carter
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hunted by the Alien Berserker written by Mina Carter and published by Mina Carter. This book was released on 2023-12-26 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She’s a pilot, not a people person. What does she know about keeping a bunch of women alive on an alien planet? Even worse, said planet has alien cavemen intent on carrying them off to their lairs to… do whatever it is alien cavemen DO to their captives. Yeah, that doesn’t take a genius to figure out. When the women she’s trying to protect manage to get themselves captured, it’s up to Maeve to track them through an alien forest, with unknown dangers, and rescue them. But she didn’t count on becoming prey herself… or the handsome white-haired caveman who came to her rescue, and who insists on protecting her even if they don’t speak the same language. Sparks flare and she can’t keep away. What’s a little crash-landed on an alien planet romance going to hurt? But then his lies are revealed and she realises that the stakes are FAR higher than she thought… He scares people. He doesn’t protect them. Until her… No one goes to Parac’Norr. Not willingly. The ‘home’ of the Izaean Berserkers (read exile prison planet they’re dumped on), it’s a hard and brutal place where only the strongest survive. Then there’s the Northern Continent… where all hope goes to die. When a ship crash lands there with precious females aboard, Raalt, the leader of the Izaea, must race against time to save them. Because the Northern Continent hides the Izaeans’ best-kept secret… But he has no choice. Once he heard her voice on the mayday call, he’ll move heaven and earth to find her. She is HIS, and he’ll kill everything on that gods-forsaken continent to protect her if he has to… Even if it costs him his sanity and his soul.

Bonded To The Alien Centurion

Author : Mina Carter
Publisher : Mina Carter
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bonded To The Alien Centurion written by Mina Carter and published by Mina Carter. This book was released on 2020-10-11 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She’s behind enemy lines. Being claimed by an alien warrior is not on her agenda. When talks with the Lathar start to fail Dani finds herself in a situation every soldier dreads… a diplomatic mission. Alone on the alien ship without backup, she must play nice, rescue a VIP, and somehow get them both back to her own ship without causing a diplomatic incident that could result in the annihilation of the human race. She didn’t count on one hot as hell alien warrior. Tall, silver-haired and handsome, he’s her escort for the evening and makes her want things she shouldn’t want from an alien, no matter how sexy he is. When a conversation goes bad she finds herself in an alien challenge circle fighting for her freedom. She’s got it handled… until her sexy, and lethal, alien steps into the ring, intent on making her his. The moment he saw her, he vowed he’d claim her as his mate. Assigned to escort a visiting human dignitary for a diplomatic function, Sardaan is the envy of his shipmates. But that’s not all he’s been assigned to do… with females still in short supply, he’s under orders to charm the delicate human into accepting his claim. A duty Sardaan is more than happy to carry out. A simple display of combat prowess becomes a challenge fight. He must step into the ring against the beautiful human to claim her before another does. But once he’s beaten her, claiming her by latharian law, he realises his battle has only just begun… She doesn’t see the claiming fight quite the same way and he finds himself in a new battle, this time for her heart. Can he make his stubborn little mate see that they belong together? Or will forces conspire in the shadows and steal any chance of happiness they have before it’s even begun?

Alien Commander’s Mate

Author : Mina Carter
Publisher : Mina Carter
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Alien Commander’s Mate written by Mina Carter and published by Mina Carter. This book was released on 2018-08-28 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Warring aliens destroyed her home, with her in it. Now she’s married to one... Alone, ill, and with nothing left to tie her to Earth, Amanda will do anything to track down her daughters… even take an alien warrior’s crazy deal. It doesn’t hurt that said alien is tall, handsome as hell and makes her body sing as soon as he looks at her. But Fenriis isn’t the only warrior who has eyes for Amanda. While her ferocious mate is busy fighting off an outside enemy, it’s one within who may steal their happily ever after. He’s breaking the rules by being on her planet. But he’ll risk the wrath of the Emperor to make her his. After an attack, Fenriis is forced to go down to the surface to make sure no enemy forces remain. A veteran warrior born and bred for war, even his heart isn’t hard enough to ignore the delicate female he finds in the ruins of her home. She’s the most beautiful thing he’s ever seen, and all she wants is to find her adult children. How can he refuse to help… especially when she agrees to be his mate in return? But sometimes the worst attack comes from the last place you’d expect. Forced to fight off her people and his, can he find her before it’s too late?

Alien Lord's Captive

Author : Mina Carter
Publisher : Mina Carter
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 155 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Alien Lord's Captive written by Mina Carter and published by Mina Carter. This book was released on 2017-12-07 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She’s trained for everything up to and including alien invasion. One problem. No one told her aliens would be so damn sexy. It’s simple. When her base is attacked by aliens, Cat has to fight. Whenever and however possible. But the alien leader, Tarrick, has her in his sights and she has one choice. Come to his bed or things go badly for her friends. Determined to resist, it’s hard to remember what she’s fighting against when her alien captor is built like a god and his touch sets her body on fire. She only has to fool him for a while, just long enough to get the information they need to escape. Long enough to find out her alien captor isn’t the monster she thought... But when the time comes, will she want to leave? He needs a female, or they all die. His species is dying. Not today, maybe not tomorrow, but with no females, their days are numbered. Finding a base full of females is a bounty Tarrick can't ignore. Nor can he ignore the delicate little female who stirs his blood yet dares to defy him at every step. Then a dangerous rival challenges his claim on Terran space and all it’s females. He can’t afford to lose control, or his clan is doomed. When his treasured female is taken, he'll do anything to rescue her. Including starting an intergalactic war…

Claiming Her Alien Warrior

Author : Mina Carter
Publisher : Mina Carter
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Claiming Her Alien Warrior written by Mina Carter and published by Mina Carter. This book was released on 2020-10-11 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She must betray his trust to achieve her mission. But fooling an alien warrior comes with a price. A guest of the Lathar, Jane hasn’t forgotten she’s a hard as nails marine. Tasked with finding a way to beat the technologically-advanced aliens, she needs to find answers for her superiors... before they arm the nukes and doom the human race. Just one problem. A scarily-sexy alpha male alien warrior with long hair and a sexy growl. He wants her for his mate and time is running out. Both to get the intel she needs, and to stay out of his bed. Because once he gets her there, she knows she’ll never want to leave... A beautiful stowaway is the last thing he needs, but everything he’s ever wanted. Karryl has wanted Jane from the moment he saw her. The human soldier is feisty and dangerous, everything he wants in a female. He knows she desires him, but she resists his claim. Called away on a mission into a dangerous part of space, an unexpected stowaway puts a crimp in his plans. Ego says she followed him, sense says she’s a spy. He’ll finish his mission and get her back to the safety of Lathar Prime. He’ll make her body burn in his bed, get the truth out of her… and claim her as his mate. But no plan survives contact with the enemy. They must contend with a crash landing, a case of amnesia, and an enemy who think it would be better if Karryl took a long walk out of a short airlock… Keywords: alien mate romance, alien romance, space books for adults, sci fi, sci fi books, sci fi romance, sci fi adventure, sci fi series, space marine, alien warrior, Alpha Male

Marry Him

Author : Lori Gottlieb
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101185201
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Marry Him written by Lori Gottlieb and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-02-04 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An eye-opening, funny, painful, and always truthful in-depth examination of modern relationships and a wake-up call for single women about getting real about Mr. Right. You have a fulfilling job, great friends, and the perfect apartment. So what if you haven’t found “The One” just yet. He’ll come along someday, right? But what if he doesn’t? Or what if Mr. Right had been, well, Mr. Right in Front of You—but you passed him by? Nearing forty and still single, journalist Lori Gottlieb started to wonder: What makes for lasting romantic fulfillment, and are we looking for those qualities when we’re dating? Are we too picky about trivial things that don’t matter, and not picky enough about the often overlooked things that do? In Marry Him, Gottlieb explores an all-too-common dilemma—how to reconcile the desire for a happy marriage with a list of must-haves and deal-breakers so long and complicated that many great guys get misguidedly eliminated. On a quest to find the answer, Gottlieb sets out on her own journey in search of love, discovering wisdom and surprising insights from sociologists and neurobiologists, marital researchers and behavioral economists—as well as single and married men and women of all generations.

Warriors of the Lathar: Volume 2

Author : Mina Carter
Publisher : Mina Carter
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 637 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Warriors of the Lathar: Volume 2 written by Mina Carter and published by Mina Carter. This book was released on 2020-10-25 with total page 637 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Earth girls might be popular...but they're definitely not easy. Adored by the Alien Assassin - When aliens attack, Jac finds herself on an alien ship. What’s a girl to do? Kiss the hot alien, then knock him out of course. The problem is, she can’t drive a car, never mind fly an alien spaceship. Alien Commander's Mate - Amanda will do anything to find her daughters… even take an alien warriors crazy deal and marry him. Bonded To The Alien Centurion - 'Behind enemy lines' on a diplomatic mission, Dani finds herself in an alien challenge circle fighting for her freedom. It’s all going well, until a sexy alien steps into the ring… Hitched to the Alien General - Kenna's perfect man is a big, scarred alien war hero. Pity he only see’s her as a warrior. Can she finally make him see her as a woman, before a cannibal alien tears them apart forever. Literally. **This is a boxed set of books 5 - 8 in the Warriors of the Lathar series. If you own these titles individually, DO NOT purchase this book.**

Keeper of the Lost Cities

Author : Shannon Messenger
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1442445955
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (424 download)

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Download or read book Keeper of the Lost Cities written by Shannon Messenger and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-10-02 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times bestselling series A USA TODAY bestselling series A California Young Reader Medal–winning series In this riveting series opener, a telepathic girl must figure out why she is the key to her brand-new world before the wrong person finds the answer first. Twelve-year-old Sophie has never quite fit into her life. She’s skipped multiple grades and doesn’t really connect with the older kids at school, but she’s not comfortable with her family, either. The reason? Sophie’s a Telepath, someone who can read minds. No one knows her secret—at least, that’s what she thinks… But the day Sophie meets Fitz, a mysterious (and adorable) boy, she learns she’s not alone. He’s a Telepath too, and it turns out the reason she has never felt at home is that, well…she isn’t. Fitz opens Sophie’s eyes to a shocking truth, and she is forced to leave behind her family for a new life in a place that is vastly different from what she has ever known. But Sophie still has secrets, and they’re buried deep in her memory for good reason: The answers are dangerous and in high-demand. What is her true identity, and why was she hidden among humans? The truth could mean life or death—and time is running out.

How to Eradicate Invasive Plants

Author : Teri Dunn Chace
Publisher : Timber Press
ISBN 13 : 1604693061
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book How to Eradicate Invasive Plants written by Teri Dunn Chace and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2013-04-09 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Identifies two hundred of the most common invasive plants, including bog plants, herbaceous perennials, and shrubs, and offers guidance on selecting the safest and most responsible eradication options.

Gardens of the Moon

Author : Steven Erikson
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1429926589
Total Pages : 498 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book Gardens of the Moon written by Steven Erikson and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2004-06-01 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vast legions of gods, mages, humans, dragons and all manner of creatures play out the fate of the Malazan Empire in this first book in a major epic fantasy series from Steven Erikson. The Malazan Empire simmers with discontent, bled dry by interminable warfare, bitter infighting and bloody confrontations with the formidable Anomander Rake and his Tiste Andii, ancient and implacable sorcerers. Even the imperial legions, long inured to the bloodshed, yearn for some respite. Yet Empress Laseen's rule remains absolute, enforced by her dread Claw assassins. For Sergeant Whiskeyjack and his squad of Bridgeburners, and for Tattersail, surviving cadre mage of the Second Legion, the aftermath of the siege of Pale should have been a time to mourn the many dead. But Darujhistan, last of the Free Cities of Genabackis, yet holds out. It is to this ancient citadel that Laseen turns her predatory gaze. However, it would appear that the Empire is not alone in this great game. Sinister, shadowbound forces are gathering as the gods themselves prepare to play their hand... Conceived and written on a panoramic scale, Gardens of the Moon is epic fantasy of the highest order--an enthralling adventure by an outstanding new voice. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Sea of Silver Light

Author : Tad Williams
Publisher : Hodder Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 9781473641150
Total Pages : 1312 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (411 download)

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Download or read book Sea of Silver Light written by Tad Williams and published by Hodder Paperbacks. This book was released on 2016-03-01 with total page 1312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bestselling author Tad Williams broke new ground in 1996 with his wonderfully imaginative novel CITY OF GOLDEN SHADOW: OTHERLAND BOOK 1. An incredibly complex and detailed virtual reality, Otherland is home to the wildest dreams and darkest nightmares of its users and creators. The conspiracy threatens to sacrifice our Earth for the promise of this far more exclusive place. And, somehow, Otherland is claiming the Earth's most valuable source, its children. Now, in SEA OF SILVER LIGHT: OTHERLAND 4, Tad Williams' epic saga reaches a magnificent conclusion.

Echopraxia

Author : Peter Watts
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 142994806X
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book Echopraxia written by Peter Watts and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2014-08-26 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prepare for a different kind of singularity in Peter Watts' Echopraxia, the follow-up to the Hugo-nominated novel Blindsight It's the eve of the twenty-second century: a world where the dearly departed send postcards back from Heaven and evangelicals make scientific breakthroughs by speaking in tongues; where genetically engineered vampires solve problems intractable to baseline humans and soldiers come with zombie switches that shut off self-awareness during combat. And it's all under surveillance by an alien presence that refuses to show itself. Daniel Bruks is a living fossil: a field biologist in a world where biology has turned computational, a cat's-paw used by terrorists to kill thousands. Taking refuge in the Oregon desert, he's turned his back on a humanity that shatters into strange new subspecies with every heartbeat. But he awakens one night to find himself at the center of a storm that will turn all of history inside-out. Now he's trapped on a ship bound for the center of the solar system. To his left is a grief-stricken soldier, obsessed by whispered messages from a dead son. To his right is a pilot who hasn't yet found the man she's sworn to kill on sight. A vampire and its entourage of zombie bodyguards lurk in the shadows behind. And dead ahead, a handful of rapture-stricken monks takes them all to a meeting with something they will only call "The Angels of the Asteroids." Their pilgrimage brings Dan Bruks, the fossil man, face-to-face with the biggest evolutionary breakpoint since the origin of thought itself. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

A Bright Shining Lie

Author : Neil Sheehan
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0679603808
Total Pages : 898 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (796 download)

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Download or read book A Bright Shining Lie written by Neil Sheehan and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2009-10-20 with total page 898 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most acclaimed books of our time—the definitive Vietnam War exposé and the winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. When he came to Vietnam in 1962, Lieutenant Colonel John Paul Vann was the one clear-sighted participant in an enterprise riddled with arrogance and self-deception, a charismatic soldier who put his life and career on the line in an attempt to convince his superiors that the war should be fought another way. By the time he died in 1972, Vann had embraced the follies he once decried. He died believing that the war had been won. In this magisterial book, a monument of history and biography that was awarded the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction, a renowned journalist tells the story of John Vann—"the one irreplaceable American in Vietnam"—and of the tragedy that destroyed a country and squandered so much of America's young manhood and resources.

Democracy and Education

Author : John Dewey
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Democracy and Education written by John Dewey and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 1916 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: . Renewal of Life by Transmission. The most notable distinction between living and inanimate things is that the former maintain themselves by renewal. A stone when struck resists. If its resistance is greater than the force of the blow struck, it remains outwardly unchanged. Otherwise, it is shattered into smaller bits. Never does the stone attempt to react in such a way that it may maintain itself against the blow, much less so as to render the blow a contributing factor to its own continued action. While the living thing may easily be crushed by superior force, it none the less tries to turn the energies which act upon it into means of its own further existence. If it cannot do so, it does not just split into smaller pieces (at least in the higher forms of life), but loses its identity as a living thing. As long as it endures, it struggles to use surrounding energies in its own behalf. It uses light, air, moisture, and the material of soil. To say that it uses them is to say that it turns them into means of its own conservation. As long as it is growing, the energy it expends in thus turning the environment to account is more than compensated for by the return it gets: it grows. Understanding the word "control" in this sense, it may be said that a living being is one that subjugates and controls for its own continued activity the energies that would otherwise use it up. Life is a self-renewing process through action upon the environment.