An author attends a conference featuring a series of extraordinary life stories, where the story of formerly troubled evangelical pastor Josâe Maturana captures his imagination and causes him to seek answers when Maturana is later found dead.

On the private Greek island of Skios, the high-paying guests of a world-renowned foundation prepare for the annual keynote address, to be given this year by Dr. Norman Wilfred, an eminent authority on the scientific organization of science. He turns out to be surprisingly youthful, handsome, and charming--quite unlike his reputation as dry and intimidating. Everyone is soon eating out of his hands. So, even sooner, is Nikki, the foundation's attractive...

"The fifth in this enchanting Welsh series which has been likened to the work of Dorothy Cannell and M.C. Beaton Spa owner and habitual amateur sleuth Penny Brannigan finds herself at a clerical conference at Gladstone's Library in North Wales. Also attending as a guest speaker is her boyfriend, DCI Gareth Davies, there to give a talk on theft prevention. But behind the ornate red sandstone façade of this most respectable of Victorian buildings,...

It's a few days before Christmas, and Meg's grandfather is hosting Owl Fest, a scientific conference on owls at the elegant Caerphilly Inn. Many of Meg's relatives are there, either to help out or to make sure they'll all be together for Christmas, including Meg's grandmother Cordelia, invited by Grandfather in a peace-making gesture to share her expertise on rehabilitating large birds. But then a snow storm of historic proportions blankets the entire...

Just after finishing a production of High School Musical the Musical, a group of Utah high school students goes to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, for a High School Musical Convention.

Describes the process of planning and executing a special event for commercial and charitable organizations, considering issues such as the budget, location of the event, media attendance, menu planning, and work permits.

In an alternate America, Beatrice, now queen, and her sibilings Samatha and Jefferson struggle to untangle their personal lives and settle into their new political roles while the country hosts the world's monarchs at the League of Kings conference.

Short-shorts bedecked Lt. Dangle and company head to Miami for the American Police Convention. No sooner can you say "bio-terrorism" than the hotel is quarantined. The Wahoe County's hapless misfits get shut out when their credentials can't be found. But the crew must step in and save the city from "complete chaos." Complete chaos ensues. The cops, with an early "814" call that does not, as the officers believe, decode as armed intruder, but actually...

In an alternate America, Beatrice, now queen, and her sibilings Samatha and Jefferson struggle to untangle their personal lives and settle into their new political roles while the country hosts the world's monarchs at the League of Kings conference.