between two rivers tina beattie

Between Two Rivers - Tina Beattie

⠜Beattie explores our humanity in its beauty and brokenness through women⠙s voices. Fictional voices of the marginalised have been inserted in the recorded history of the country, not to create an alternative history but to add to its rich, multi-faceted texture.⠝ (Chiedza Musengezi, Zimbabwean poet and author)⠜Msasa trees provided dappled shade for Jenny⠙s tea party. April sunshine dribbled through the leaves onto suntanned arms. The frangipanis were in bloom ...⠝ This is the scene that greets Scottish doctor Morag soon after her arrival in Salisbury in the 1950s. Jenny is an English wife and mother trapped in an increasingly violent marriage and secretly in love with another man. Soon, Beatrice will come to work as Jenny⠙s maid and nanny to her children. Over the next twenty years these three women will form deep bonds of affection, but can their loyalty to one another survive as the façade of white suburban life is shattered by war? In a novel that moves from the Firth of Clyde in Scotland to pre-independence Zimbabwe (then Rhodesia), from the illusory idyll of colonial privilege to the traumas of guerrilla war, Beattie explores the hidden lives and untold stories of those caught up in the dying years of white rule in Africa. ⠜Rhodesia is sleep-walking towards its devastating civil war. Three women become entangled in that war and in relationships that harbour the seeds of tragedy. With great sensitivity and insight, Tina Beattie tells a haunting story of love and war that will long linger in the mind.⠝ (Kay Powell, author of Then a Wind Blew). ⠜A compelling and captivating read. The story is a fascinating weave of black and white characters. I loved it despite scenes that deeply disturbed me, having been through those times. Tina Beattie has captured an essence of the time with precise and knowledgeable detail.⠝ (Angus Shaw, Zimbabwean writer and war correspondent)

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Between Two Rivers - Moudhy Al-Rashid

I have never read a book on Mesopotamia that so beautifully brings to life the people themselves ... It melts away the sense of time. TOM HOLLAND Tender, moving and vivid. ROBERT MACFARLANE Beautiful STEPHEN GREENBLATT Fascinating and magnificent, beautifully written and explained: this book is a masterpiece. GEORGE MONBIOT Ancient Mesopotamia comes alive in Moudhy Al-Rashid s must-read, millennia-spanning history ... spellbinding NEW SCIENTIST----------Thousands of years ago, in a part of the world we now call ancient Mesopotamia, people began writing things down for the very first time.What they left behind, in a vast region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, preserves leaps in human ingenuity, like the earliest depiction of a wheel and the first approximation of pi. But they also capture breathtakingly intimate, raw and relatable moments, like a dog s paw prints as it accidentally stepped into fresh clay, or the imprint of a child s teeth.In Between Two Rivers, historian Dr Moudhy Al-Rashid reveals what these ancient people chose to record about their lives, allowing us to brush hands with them millennia later. We find a lullaby to soothe a baby, instructions for exorcising a ghost, countless receipts for beer, and the adorable, messy writing of preschoolers. We meet an enslaved person negotiating their freedom, an astronomer tracing the movement of the planets, a princess who may have created the world s first museum, and a working mother struggling with the juggle in 1900 BCE.Together, these fragments illuminate not just the history of Mesopotamia, but the story of how history was made.

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Land Between the Rivers - Bartle Bull

Elegant, erudite, ambitious, inventive - a remarkable blend of research, imagination and first-hand experience. Rory Stewart A sweeping and superbly written epic Wall Street Journal A work of great ambition... an account that is informed, filled with insights and a cracking read too. Peter FrankopanIraq is where civilisation was born, where East and West have mixed and clashed since long before Alexander, and it was here by the waters of Babylon where Judaism was born and the Sunni-Shia schism took its bloody shape. Inspired by extensive reporting from the region and a decade delving deep into its history, Land Between the Rivers chronicles Iraq s uniquely central role on the global stage throughout the past five millennia.We begin the story with ancient Sumer and Gilgamesh building the walls of Uruk ( Iraq ) to make a great name for himself at the edge of historical time. We end it in 1958, as the last royal family of Iraq is slaughtered on the steps of a small palace in Baghdad, the most effervescent, free and promising capital in the Middle East.Bartle Bull s remarkable, sweeping achievement reminds us that the region defined by the land between the rivershas, throughout history, played host to the contest pitting humanism against the machinations of power and fate. Conceptual originality and laudable ambition... Inspired by firsthand experience of the region. New York Times A sweeping and superbly written epic... He is a more compassionate, and much better informed, heir to Gertrude Bell... Throughout his account, Mr. Bull highlights the human, and humanist, threads in the political tapestry. Wall Street Journal Dazzling erudition and narrative flair come together in this superb history of Iraq... essential reading Justin Marozzi, author of Islamic Empires Panoptic, fearless and beautifully written Christopher de Bellaigue, author of The Lion House and The Islamic Enlightenment

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Between Two Kingdoms - Suleika Jaouadová

We all face moments that bring us to our knees: heartbreak, trauma, illness. When things don t go to plan this is the book to reach for - an inspirational memoir about what we can learn about life from a brush with death. At just twenty-two, on the cusp of adult life, Suleika Jaouad was diagnosed with leukemia and given a 35 per cent chance of survival.For the next five years, her world comprised four white walls, a hospital bed, fluorescent lights, tubes and wires. She became patient 5624. At twenty-seven, and celebrating her first year of remission, Suleika realized that, having survived, she now had no idea how to live.And so she set out to meet some of the many strangers who had written to her about their experiences of life, death, healing and recovery in response to her Emmy-Award winning New York Times column, Life Interrupted . Between Two Kingdoms is the result. Drawing on Suleika s TED Talk What almost dying taught me about living with over 4 million views, it illuminates universal questions about how we live, mourn, heal and grow up, and what it means to begin again.

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Between Two Waters - Pam Brunton

An insider critique of the food business by award-winning chef Pam Brunton, interrogating sustainability in food culture and documenting the early days of her Green Michelin Star restaurant InverWhen world-class chef Pam first opened Inver, her restaurant on the shores of Loch Fyne, she set out to discover what makes modern Scottish food - or if it even existed. This book traces Pam s journey to answer that question and in doing so reveals what we can all gather from our culinary heritage. Part memoir, part manifesto on the future of feeding the world and a feminist critique of the food business, it documents the difficult early days of her now multiple award-winning restaurant, reflecting on how the immersive experience of destination restaurants can both help and hinder our understanding of wider land and food culture.From the soil to the kitchen, Between Two Waters interrogates the influences on what we eat: capitalism, colonialism and gender, as well as our own personal and cultural histories. Yet it also captures with real heart all that the dinner table has to offer us: sustenance, both physical and imaginative, challenges and adventure and, most importantly, communion with others.More than anything, it is a blisteringly original work from one of the world s most innovative thinkers about food, sustainability and landscape.

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Rivers of London: Here Be Dragons - Ben Aaronovitch, James Swallow, Cartmel Andrew

Some say a dangerous monster is at large above the streets of London. A monster red in tooth and claw, with wings, and fire for breath. And its name… Wyvern!CSI meets Harry Potter in this graphic novel from Ben Aaronovitch - writer of the bestselling Rivers of London supernatural police procedural crime novel series, Andrew Cartmel author of the Vinyl Detective and New York Times best-selling author, James Swallow creator of the Marc Dane series, and writer of five best-selling Warhammer 40,000 novels.After a rash of strange UFO sightings above the capital, a Met Police helicopter night patrol is attacked by what can only be described as a dragon!Wizard in training Peter Grant and his mentor, Thomas Nightingale, the MetÂ’s only sanctioned wizard, takes to the skies to investigate.As the mystery deepens, Peter and Thomas find themselves caught between two groups of hunters – one human, one fae – and he uncovers the legacy of events that extend all the way back to the late ‘60s and one of LondonÂ’s most famous residents – a certain “Experienced” rock star – who made a pact with the Demimonde that was never fulfilled.To save the skies of the city, Peter will have to face the enraged beast – but can he end things peacefully... Or will he be forced to destroy the last wyvern?Collecting together the critically acclaimed original four-issue mini-series.With exclusive bonus material, included a script to art comparison, covers gallery and a collection of the backup articles from the four comics.The continuing comic-book adaptation of Ben AaronovitchÂ’s hugely successful and award-winning 10-book novel series first published in 2011.An all-new original adventure starring the Peter Grant the wizard-in-training hero of the first Rivers of London Novel, ‘Rivers of LondonÂ’, also known as Midnight Riot in the US.

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Death Between The Rivers - Ewan Wallace

DI Lily Bankhurst, a single parent with health problems and psychological scarring from a previous serial murder case, is asked to investigate two brutal murders in Aberdeen. The cases quickly run cold, and she comes under increasing pressure from her uncompromising DCI, Amanda Farrell, on secondment from The Met. A further murder, in a different part of the city and with a different MO, seems entirely unrelated, but Bankhurst feels they might be connected. Against the wishes of senior colleagues, she begins to peel back the layers of the murders. At times she wishes she hadnâ ™tâ ¦

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Between Two Worlds - Arthur Machen

Selected and introduced by Stephen Carver Of living creators of cosmic fear raised to its most artistic pitch, few if any can hope to equal the versatile Arthur Machen.⠙ ⠓ H.P. Lovecraft.There upon the floor was a dark and putrid mass, seething with corruption and hideous rottenness, neither liquid nor solid, but melting and changing before our eyes, and bubbling with unctuous oily bubbles like boiling pitch. And out of the midst of it shone two burning points like eyes⠦A mysterious beauty leaves a trail of suicides in her wake; an innocent child is indoctrinated into witchcraft and depravity; the bowmen of Agincourt come to the aid of the British Expeditionary Force; animals inexplicably start killing people; and a fragment of Paradise randomly manifests in a London suburb⠦ Welcome to the weird world of Arthur Machen, a writer that H.P. Lovecraft hailed as a ⠘Master of Horror.⠙ Machen fervently believed in a mystical and eternal reality hidden beyond the veil of ordinary existence, that could be glimpsed by those who knew how to look. Sometimes the revelation would be beautiful, sometimes terrible. Using the mediums of horror and weird fantasy, Machen set out to unlock these visions of ⠘Sorcery and sanctity.⠙This collection comprises the majority of Machen⠙s short horror fiction, including his Decadent masterpiece The Great God Pan, his tales of the malevolent ⠘Little People⠙ still living beneath the mountains and valleys of his native Wales, and the chilling novella The Terror.Full contents:Strange Story of a Red Jar The AutophoneA Double ReturnThe Lost ClubThe Great God PanThe Inmost LightThe Shining PyramidNovel of the Black SealNovel of the Iron MaidNovel of the White PowderThe Red Hand The White PeopleThe BowmenThe Soldiers⠙ Rest The Monstrance The Great Return Out of the Earth The Terror The Happy Children Ornaments in Jade: -The Rose Garden -The Turanians -The Idealist -Witchcraft -The Ceremony -Psychology -Torture -Midsummer -Nature -The Holy Things Opening the Door The Bright Boy The Children of the Pool The Exalted Omega Out of the Picture Change The Cosy Room N The Dover Road Ritual Appendix: Introduction to The Bowmen

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Between Two Worlds - Olivier Norek

**A Times 19 Best Books of 2024****A Financial Times Best Summer Book of 2024**** A Times 10 Best Crime and Mystery Books of 2024 so far** A police procedural unlike anything else in contemporary crime fiction Sunday Times The greatest exponent of the policier at work today Mark Sanderson, The TimesAdam Sirkis needs to flee Syria. A captain in Assad s military police, he s about to be exposed as a covert member of the Free Syrian Army, and he knows exactly what fate awaits him.His first move is to send his wife and daughter to Libya, where they can find a boat heading for Europe. Adam himself winds up in France in the Calais Jungle, the infamous camp for migrants seeking passage to the fabled Youké.Bastien Miller, a police lieutenant freshly transferred to the Calais police force, arrives at about the same time. His wife is drowning in grief for her late father and their teenage daughter may never forgive them for the move.When Adam risks his life to protect a young migrant, the two officers make a deal - information on Adam s family in exchange for intel from the Jungle. Then a body is found in the camp, and the deal becomes an alliance, uniting them in a common cause to do one good deed in a world where vice is a virtue.Reader Reviews***** This is an exceptional book, the best one I ve read in 2024 so far and I ve read a lot of excellent books this year by some very big name authors Translated from the French by Nick Caistor

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The Real and the Romantic: English Art Between Two World Wars â

The Real and the RomanticThe devastation of World War I left the art world decentered and directionless. This book is about its recovery. Spalding explores how exciting new ideas coexisted with a desire for continuity and a renewed interest in the past. We see the challenge to English artists represented by Paul Cézanne and Pablo Picasso, and the role played by museums and galleries in this period. Women artists, writers, and curators contributed to the emergence of a new avant-garde. The English landscape was revisited in modern terms.The 1930s marked a high point in the history of modernism in Britain, but the mood darkened with the prospect of a return to war. The former advance toward abstraction and internationalism was replaced by a renewed concern with history, place, memory, and a sense of belonging. Native traditions were revived in modern terms but in ways that also let in the past. Surrealism further disturbed the ascetic purity of high modernism and fed into the British love of the strange.Throughout these years, the pursuit of “the real” was set against, and sometimes merged with, an inclination towards the “romantic,” as English artists sought to respond to their subjects and their times.

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Between Frost and Fury - Chani Lynn Feener

Delaney might have done her job a little TOO well...and now her life has once again been turned upside down by aliens, this time by a deadly (and devastatingly handsome) alien prince in this explosive second installment of Chani Lynn Feener s The Xenith Trilogy. Delaney has been kidnapped by aliens. Again. After only a month back on Earth with her hot new alien boyfriend Ruckus, the deadly and devastatingly handsome prince Trystan has dragged her right back to his planet. While some girls may dream of winning a prince’s heart, Delaney just wishes this one would leave her alone. Instead, she finds herself at the center of both a tense political battle between two alien kingdoms and Trystan’s romantic attentions, both of which are absolutely ruining the life she’s built on Earth. Not to mention the fact that she’s about to be crowned queen of a planet she’s barely even visited. Just another day in the life of an ordinary human girl. Readers won’t want to miss Between Frost and Fury, the compelling, fast-paced sequel to Chani Lynn Feener’s Amid Stars and Darkness.Praise for Amid Stars and Darkness: Give to fans of Melissa Landers’s Alienated and Ally Condie’s Matched. —School Library Journal Makes for fun, fluffy reading. —Booklist A thoughtful, sexy adventure with winning characters just begging for a bedtime read. —VOYA

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Tina Turner by Peter Lindbergh - Peter Lindbergh, Erwin Bach

With her music and boundless passion for life, Tina Turner enchanted millions of fans around the world and inspired the stars of tomorrow. Peter Lindbergh was a lifelong friend of the Queen of Rock n Roll and shot intimate portraits of her over many years. Tina Turner by Peter Lindbergh With her music and boundless passion for life, Tina Turner enchanted millions of fans around the world and inspired the stars of tomorrow. Peter Lindbergh was a lifelong friend of the Queen of Rock n Roll and shot intimate portraits of her over many years. Lindbergh’s photographs do more than just document her iconic status; they reveal the powerful, joyful, and at times introverted woman behind the public persona. Through his lens, Peter Lindbergh captured Tina Turner’s radiant energy with an incredible sensitivity and his impeccable understanding of dramatic composition. His work shows Tina in all her complexity, blending her fierce spirit with quieter, more reflective moments.Across numerous settings—from the stage to the beach, from the streets to the iconic Eiffel Tower, with the city of Paris sprawling beneath her—Peter portrayed Tina throughout the years, always capturing the real Tina. His photos depict her singing, dancing, and simply being herself, effortlessly showcasing the depth of her character. Each image tells a story, a testament to her vitality and complexity, both on stage and in life. In each of these portraits, Tina is immediately recognizable. The book, which includes a personal foreword by Tina Turner’s husband Erwin Bach, is a heartfelt tribute to the friendship and deep connection between two artists who shaped the cultural landscape of the 20th century. It’s more than a collection of photographs; it’s a celebration of a shared journey of creativity, trust, and mutual respect. “We were partners in crime,” remembers Tina. “He was willing to try anything—and so was I! Together, we made magic!” The magic they made together lives on in Peter Lindbergh’s photographs. This book—a collection of images created during their long professional collaboration and enduring friendship—tells their special story. The photographer Peter Lindbergh was one of the world s most important fashion and portrait photographers. He made his mark in the halls of photographic history when he shot the iconic Vogue cover that first brought together a group of young women who would become the ’90s supermodels. His work has been presented in solo exhibitions at Hamburger Bahnhof, the Berlin Museum for Contemporary Art, Bunkamura Museum of Art in Tokyo, the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow, and Kunstpalast in Düsseldorf.

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Save the Day! (Tiny Geniuses #4)

Toy versions of legendary figures from history come to life in this series -- it s My Weird School meets Magic Tree House!When Jake gets paired with school bully, Aiden, on a school project, he s crushed. The next few weeks are going to be no fun at all.Until two new Tiny Geniuses show up, that is! British monarch Queen Elizabeth I and civil rights activist Cesar Chavez have appeared to help save the day!

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Journey to the Heart - Melody Beattie

In the spirit of her bestselling The Language of Letting Go, America’s beloved inspirational writer Melody Beattie guides us on a sacred journey as we learn to expand our creativity, embrace our powers, and open our hearts.Writing with the same warmth, honesty, and compassion that has attracted such a loyal following, Beattie now charts a new path toward spiritual growth and renewal. In 365 insightful and delightfully warm daily reflections, Journey to the Heart will comfort and inspire us all as we begin to discover our true purpose in the world and learn to connect even more deeply with ourselves, the creative force, and the magic and mystery in the world around and within us.“Melody Beattie gives you the tools to discover the magnificence and splendor of your being.”—Deepak Chopra, author of Jesus and Buddha

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Codependent No More - Melody Beattie

Have you lost sight of yourself while addressing the needs of others?Is someone else s problem your problem?Fully revised and updated, with a new chapter on trauma and anxiety, this modern classic â “ that has already sold over 7 million copies across the globe â “ will help you heal and grow.If, like so many others, you ve lost sight of your own life in the drama of tending to a loved one s self-destructive behaviour, you may be codependent â “ and you may find yourself in this book.A cultural phenomenon that has helped heal millions of readers, this modern classic holds the key to understanding codependency and unlocking its hold on your life. Melody Beattie s compassionate and insightful look into codependency â “ the concept of losing oneself in the name of helping another â “ has helped to guide millions of readers towards the understanding that they are powerless to change anyone but themselves and that caring for the self is where healing begins.With personal reflections, exercises, and instructive stories drawn from Beattie s own life and the lives of those she s counselled, Codependent No More will help you break old patterns and maintain healthy boundaries, and offers a clear and achievable path to healing, hope, freedom and happiness.This revised edition includes an all-new chapter on trauma and anxiety â “ subjects Beattie has long felt need to be addressed within the context of codependency â “ making it even more relevant today than it was when it first entered the international conversation over thirty-five years ago.

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Great Rivers - Geordie Torr

This eye-catching hardback guide introduces the great rivers of the world and how they have shaped our society, brought to life with spectacular, full-colour photography. From the majestic waters of the Nile to the mighty Yellow and Yangtze rivers to the immense Amazon river, the great rivers of the world have captured the human imagination and impacted our history. In this fascinating guide, Geordie Torr explores the natural forces that have created these rivers, their impacts on the environment, and the myriad ways they have affected societies and cultures.In this volume, you will:• Explore the natural features of a river from their source in the mountains down to the estuaries where they reach the sea.• See how rivers like the Tigris and Euphrates rivers gave birth to the first civilizations.• Learn how rivers like the Rhine and the Mississippi have facilitated trade along their lengths.• Discover the importance of rivers to our well-being, through their impacts on agriculture, drought, migration and much, much more.ABOUT THE SERIES: Arcturus Visual Reference Library brings together wonderfully illustrated reference guides on scientific and historical topics, made bold and fascinating through full-colour maps, timelines, photographs, feature boxes and other visual elements.

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Seven Rivers - Vanessa Taylor

Rivers are the great natural arteries that run through our lives. We have navigated them, dammed them and worshipped at them. From the ancient ecosystems of Egypt to the sinking cities of Shanghai and London, what we do with our rivers tells us about who has power and what we value. Now, when a passion for wild swimming is flourishing but the Amazon is on fire and some of our major river systems are dying, it has never been clearer that rivers are intertwined with humanity at our best and our worst. Seven Rivers is story of the Nile, Danube, Niger, Mississippi, Ganges, Yangtze and the Thames. It is a story of imperial frontiers, alluvial gold, kidnappings, slavery, anticolonialism and creation myths. It is about those who ve lived and died on these rivers and their endless capacity for invention: their lotus pools and hanging gardens, their gigantic canal systems and elaborate fishing rituals, their absolute powers and their sly rebellions. At its heart are the empire-builders of the Chinese dynasties, Romans and Hindus and their river gods, the Habsburgs and Ottomans, Mughal emperors, the people of the Niger from Mali s golden age to today, struggles of life and death on the Mississippi, and the dethroning of the British on the rivers of their unruly imperial subjects. This is the story of us, in seven rivers.

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Konec spoluzávislosti - Melody Beattie

Stal se problém někoho jiného – zejména problém s jeho závislostí na alkoholu, drogách či hazardních hrách – vaším problémem? Stala se péče o takového jedince ústředním bodem vašeho života, takže se zapomínáte starat sami o sebe? Pak jste možná spoluzávislí – tedy stali jste se součástí systému, kde přebíráte zodpovědnost za chování někoho jiného, takže ho paradoxně v jeho chování podporujete. Kniha Konec spoluzávislosti (v češtině vyšla poprvé pod názvem Přestaňte být závislí), jež obsahuje kazuistiky z autorčiny praxe, její vlastní zkušenosti se závislostí, diagnostická vodítka i náměty na seberozvojová cvičení, pomohla proslavit jeden do té doby opomíjený jev, který je přitom klíčový pro pochopení jakéhokoli problémového chování. Dnes již klasické publikace se od doby prvního vydání ve světě prodalo více než pět milionů výtisků. Melody Beattie je americká autorka svépomocných knih na téma spoluzávislosti. Její práce se mimo jiné staly základem dvanáctistupňového programu pro spoluzávislé blízké závislých jedinců.

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Rivers of Power - Laurence C. Smith

As fascinating as it is beautifully written JARED DIAMOND, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Guns, Germs and SteelRivers, more than any road, technology or political event, have shaped the course of civilization. Rivers have opened frontiers, defined borders, supported trade, generated energy and fed billions. Most of our greatest cities stand on river banks or deltas, and our quest for mastery has spurred staggering advances in engineering, science and law. Rivers and their topographic divides have shaped the territories of nations and the migration of peoples, and yet - as their resources become ever more precious - can foster cooperation even among enemy states. And though they become increasingly domesticated, they remain a formidable global force: these vast arterial powers promote life but are capable of destroying everything in their path.From ancient Egypt to our growing contemporary metropolises, Rivers of Power reveals why rivers matter so profoundly to human civilization, and how they continue to be indispensable to our societies and wellbeing. Takes readers on a tour of the world s great rivers - past, present and future. The result is fascinating, eye-opening, sometimes alarming, and ultimately inspiring Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sixth Extinction A tour de force ... From Herodotus musing on the Nile to the dam makers of modern China, this is their story Fred Pearce, author of When the Rivers Run Dry Instructive and entertaining The Times

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Great Rivers of the World - Volker Mehnert

Spend hours navigating the world s great rivers in this vibrant, fact-filled book for kids that blends geography, history, and culture.Where in the Rhein does the Nibelung Treasure lie? What river helps mark the prime meridian? Why do people make pilgrimages to the Indian city of Benares? Why is the Mekong called the Nine Dragon river in Vietnam? How does the Mississippi divide and unite the United States? These and hundreds of other facts are explored in this wonderfully illustrated atlas of the world s great rivers.Each spread in this book, which includes a goregeous gatefold page, offers a colorful map packed with drawings, figures, and facts. Cities that border the rivers are highlighted, as are distinct flora and fauna, significant natural and human-made features, and fascinating historical details. A biography of each river describes where it flows, and its importance to the communities it passes through. Special attention is given to the ecological health of the rivers--those that are thriving and those in danger of losing their valuable habitats. Along the way, young readers will come to understand the enormous impact that rivers have on our lives, while learning valuable information in a way that will spark their curiosity and imagination.

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Rivers - Nigel Holmes, Dr Paul Raven

Throughout British history rivers have been of profound economic, social and cultural importance â “ yet as we see with increasing frequency they have the potential to wreak great destruction. This book describes the natural and not-so-natural changes that have affected British rivers since the last ice age and looks at the many plants and animals that live along, above and within them. Detailed case studies of the Meon, Dee and Endrick illustrate the incredibly varied nature of our river ecosystems, and the natural and human factors that make each one different. Written by two widely respected river ecologists, the book looks not only at rivers as they were and are but also at how they can be managed and cared for. Full of interesting facts and stunning images, Rivers is essential reading for anyone professionally involved in rivers and for the naturalist, conservationist and layman alike. It is the one book you need to understand this singularly important and often contentious feature of the British landscape.

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Rivers of London: Stray Cat Blues - Ben Aaronovitch, Cartmel Andrew, Jose Maria Beroy

A cat-woman, a notorious London gangster, and a brothel specialising in chimeras. Or just another Wednesday as itÂ’s known in the world of Rivers of London. Stray Cat Blues is the latest adventure in the critically acclaimed series. CSI meets Harry Potter in this supernatural police procedural crime series based on characters and the books written by Ben Aaronovitch. This new series is scripted by regular co-writer Andrew Cartmel author of the Vinyl Detective.Old frenemies become allies in the latest Rivers of London adventure when a mysterious cat-woman comes to The Folly looking for help to free her sisters from a notorious chimera brothel run by London gangster Monty and his sinister magically endowed mother, Mrs. Napier. Now, Romeo, together with Abigail, Kitty Butchart aka Hoodette, Reynard Fossman, and Gina Penlaw must rescue the three imprisoned women before the Faceless Man can get his hands on them…Collecting together the critically acclaimed original four-issue mini-series.With exclusive bonus material, included a script to art comparison, covers gallery and a collection of the backup articles from the four comics.The continuing comic-book adaptation of Ben AaronovitchÂ’s hugely successful and award-winning 10-book novel series first published in 2011.An all-new original adventure starring the Peter Grant the wizard-in-training hero of the first Rivers of London Novel, ‘Rivers of LondonÂ’, also known as Midnight Riot in the US.

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Echo in the Darkness - Francine Rivers

Book 2 in the 3-book historical Christian fiction series by the New York Times bestselling author of Redeeming Love and A Voice in the Wind.From Francine Rivers comes the ⠜compelling⠝ and ⠜emotionally charged⠝ (Booklist, starred review) sequel to the story of Hadassah, a courageous Christian slave girl with unrelenting faith, and Marcus, the Roman aristocrat who claims her heart.Believed dead, Hadassah finds employment helping a doctor in the poor section of first-century Rome and discovers an ability to heal others through the power of her faith. When Julia falls ill, Hadassah is forced to confront a difficult decision: should she return to the Valerian household, risking exposure and death, to help her former tormentor in the Christian tradition?Continuing to search for meaning and faith, Marcus turns away from the opulence of Rome, led by a whispering voice from the past into a journey that could set him free from the darkness of his soul.Book 2 in the Mark of the Lion series, the classic biblical fiction trilogyCombines historical drama with spiritual depthFeatures a glossary of terms to help readers understand Ancient RomeIncludes discussion questions suitable for individual use or group discussions.⠜Francine unlocks the longing in each one of us to connect to God in a deeper, life-changing way. No one reading her books will ever be the same again.⠝⠔Debbie Macomber⠜As we ⠘watch⠙ Hadassah and Atretes struggle through first-century trials, we learn how to handle similar situations in the twenty-first century. The ⠘costumes⠙ may vary, but our Lord does not change.⠝⠔Angela Hunt⠜Francine redefined Christian fiction⠔honest, unflinching, powerful, life-changing⠔demonstrating why storytelling is the most effective way to communicate God⠙s truth. Every Christian novelist writing today owes a debt of gratitude to Francine Rivers for lighting the way.⠝⠔Liz Curtis Higgs⠜Francine Rivers writes from her heart to touch the hearts of her readers. Her books are essential reading for all who love Christian fiction.⠝⠔Bodie Thoene⠜Francine Rivers puts readers right into the history of the moment.⠝⠔Romantic Times

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As Sure as the Dawn - Francine Rivers

Book 3 in the 3-book historical Christian fiction series by the New York Times bestselling author of Redeeming Love and A Voice in the Wind.The thrilling conclusion to the Mark of the Lion series.With Hadassah confined to the cells below the arena, facing death once again, and his sister Julia dying of a strange new illness and longing for a forgiveness beyond her reach, Marcus goes in search of God. Meanwhile, Atretes, the Germanic warrior and former gladiator, vows to move heaven and earth to find his son⠔the baby he thought was dead and whose life Hadassah saved⠔and take him back to Germania. Only one thing stands in his way: Rizpah, a Christian widow who has cared for the baby since his birth. Atretes did not count on Rizpah⠙s fiery resistance to having ⠜her son⠝ taken away, nor is he prepared for the woman⠙s strength and beauty. From their first meeting, the two are caught in a stormy battle of wills.The captivating finale to the classic biblical fiction trilogyIncludes a glossary of historical termsFeatures discussion questions, character reviews, and Scripture references for book clubs⠜Once more, Rivers transcends the genre.⠝⠔Booklist, starred review⠜Francine unlocks the longing in each one of us to connect to God in a deeper, life-changing way. No one reading her books will ever be the same again.⠝⠔Debbie Macomber⠜As we ⠘watch⠙ Hadassah and Atretes struggle through first-century trials, we learn how to handle similar situations in the twenty-first century. The ⠘costumes⠙ may vary, but our Lord does not change.⠝⠔Angela Hunt⠜Francine redefined Christian fiction⠔honest, unflinching, powerful, life-changing⠔demonstrating why storytelling is the most effective way to communicate God⠙s truth. Every Christian novelist writing today owes a debt of gratitude to Francine Rivers for lighting the way.⠝⠔Liz Curtis Higgs⠜Francine Rivers writes from her heart to touch the hearts of her readers. Her books are essential reading for all who love Christian fiction.⠝⠔Bodie Thoene⠜Francine Rivers puts readers right into the history of the moment.⠝⠔Romantic Times

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There are Rivers in the Sky - Elif Shafaková

This is the story of one lost poem, two great rivers, and three remarkable lives - all connected by a single drop of water.In the ruins of Nineveh, that ancient city of Mesopotamia, there lies hidden in the sand fragments of a long-forgotten poem, the Epic of Gilgamesh.In Victorian London, an extraordinary child is born at the edge of the dirt-black Thames. Arthur s only chance of escaping poverty is his brilliant memory. When his gift earns him a spot as an apprentice at a printing press, Arthur s world opens up far beyond the slums, with one book soon sending him across the seas: Nineveh and Its Remains.In 2014 Turkey, Narin, a Yazidi girl living by the River Tigris, waits to be baptised with water brought from the holy sit of Lalish in Iraq.The ceremony is cruelly interrupted, and soon Narin and her grandmother must journey across war-torn lands in the hope of reaching the sacred valley of their people.In 2018 London, broken-hearted Zaleekhah, a hydrologist, moves to a houseboat on the Thames to escape the wreckage of her marriage. Zaleekhah foresees a life drained of all love and meaning - until an unexpected connection to her homeland changes everything.A dazzling feat of storytelling from one of the greatest writers of our time, Elif Shafak s There are Rivers in the Sky is a rich, sweeping novel that spans centuries, continents and cultures, entwined by rivers, rains, and waterdrops: Water remembers. It is humans who forget.

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Exploring the Thames Rivers and Streams - Richard Mayon-White, Wendy Yorke

A guide to exploring and enjoying the river Thames and its tributaries through the 50 best riverside walks.The River Thames is a beautifully rich and diverse 215-mile stretch of water that so many of us enjoy walking along â “ for half an hour, half a day, or days on end courtesy of the wonderful Thames Path. Explore further and you discover the Thames tributaries â “ the rivers and streams that flow into the Thames from miles in all directions. This natural network has an enormous catchment area, right across Southern England into the Thames Estuary. From a small source stream in Gloucestershire, across varied and historic countryside, through London and into the wide estuary entering the North Sea, the Thames and its tributaries are a plentiful area for exploration and enjoyment.Exploring the Thames Rivers and Streams helps you do just that. The book presents the 33 primary rivers that flow from the Thames and within these chapters describes 50 wonderful walks that best explore the beauty these tributaries have to offer. The walks vary between 4 and 12 miles long and explore a variety of chalk streams, wet woodlands, lakes, reedbeds, flood meadows and canals, where you can pause, observe the wildlife, read about the interesting and historical places featured, or enjoy the waterside with a wild swim, picnic or paddle. Each chapter also features beautiful photography and informative maps.

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A Voice in the Wind - Francine Rivers

Book 1 in the 3-book historical Christian fiction series by the New York Times bestselling author of Redeeming Love and The Masterpiece. The first book in the beloved Mark of the Lion series, A Voice in the Wind brings readers back to the first century Roman empire and introduces them to a character they will never forget⠕Hadassah. While wealthy Roman citizens indulge their every whim, Jews and barbarians are bought and sold as slaves and gladiators in the bloodthirsty arena. Amid the depravity around her, a young Jewish slave girl becomes a light in the darkness. Even as she⠙s torn by her love for a handsome aristocrat, Hadassah clings to her faith in the living God for deliverance from the forces of a decadent empire.A Voice in the Wind is perfect for fans of:Christian romanceBiblical and historical fictionThemes of grace, love, and standing firm in your faithIncludes discussion questions suitable for individual use or group discussions ⠜Francine unlocks the longing in each one of us to connect to God in a deeper, life-changing way. No one reading her books will ever be the same again.⠝ ⠕Debbie Macomber ⠜As we ⠘watch⠙ Hadassah and Atretes struggle through first-century trials, we learn how to handle similar situations in the twenty-first century. The ⠘costumes⠙ may vary, but our Lord does not change.⠝ ⠕Angela Hunt ⠜Francine redefined Christian fiction⠕honest, unflinching, powerful, life-changing⠕demonstrating why storytelling is the most effective way to communicate God⠙s truth. Every Christian novelist writing today owes a debt of gratitude to Francine Rivers for lighting the way.⠝ ⠕Liz Curtis Higgs ⠜Francine Rivers writes from her heart to touch the hearts of her readers. Her books are essential reading for all who love Christian fiction.⠝ ⠕Bodie Thoene ⠜Francine Rivers puts readers right into the history of the moment.⠝ ⠕Romantic Times

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Map Your Planet: Rivers and Coasts - Amy Chapman

Explore Earth s amazing rivers and coasts through maps!Find out everything you need to know about rivers and coasts and follow these features on real-life maps. Learn about the path of a river, from its source to its mouth, and how the power of water shapes the coastline. Discover the many ways in which humans use water and how rivers and coasts are connected to the water cycle.Explore geography through maps with the Map Your Planet series. See key geography topics in action, as case studies are brought to life with large, detailed maps. Discover the importance of mapping and how maps are created and kept up-to-date.

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Life Between the Tides - Adam Nicolson

LONGLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 2022â ˜A remarkable and powerful book, the rarest of things â ¦ Nicolson is unique as a writer â ¦ I loved itâ ™ EDMUND DE WAALFew places are as familiar as the shore â “ and few as full of mystery and surprise.How do sandhoppers inherit an inbuilt compass from their parents? How do crabs understand the tides? How can the death of one winkle guarantee the lives of its companions? What does a prawn know?In Life Between the Tides, Adam Nicolson explores the natural wonders of the shoreline, from the extraordinary biology of its curious animals to the flow of our human history. This is an invitation to the water, where marvellous things wait an inch below the surface.Previously published as The Sea is Not Made of Water

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Rivers of London - Ben Aaronovitch

Book 1 in the Rivers of London series, from Sunday Times Number One bestselling author Ben Aaronovitch.My name is Peter Grant, and I used to be a probationary constable in that mighty army for justice known to all right-thinking people as the Metropolitan Police Service, and to everyone else as the Filth. My story really begins when I tried to take a witness statement from a man who was already dead...Probationary Constable Peter Grant dreams of being a detective in London s Metropolitan Police. After taking a statement from an eyewitness who happens to be a ghost, Peter comes to the attention of Detective Chief Inspector Thomas Nightingale, who investigates crimes involving magic and other manifestations of the uncanny.Suddenly, as a wave of brutal and bizarre murders engulfs the city, Peter is plunged into a world where gods and goddesses mingle with mortals and a long-dead evil is making a comeback on a rising tide of magic.Praise for the Rivers of London novels: Ben Aaronovitch has created a wonderful world full of mystery, magic and fantastic characters. I love being there more than the real London NICK FROST As brilliant and funny as ever THE SUN Charming, witty, exciting THE INDEPENDENT An incredibly fast-moving magical joyride for grown-ups THE TIMESDiscover why this incredible series has sold over two million copies around the world. If you re a fan of Terry Pratchett or Douglas Adams - don t panic - you will love Ben Aaronovitch s imaginative, irreverent and all-round irresistible novels.

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Other Rivers - Peter Hessler

Memorable... One of [China s] most astute and sensitive foreign observers Financial Times Compassionate... full of warmth GuardianMore than twenty years after teaching English to China s first boom generation at a small college in Sichuan Province, Peter Hessler returned to teach the next generation. At the same time, Hessler s twin daughters became the only Westerners in a student body of about two thousand in their local primary school. Through reconnecting with his previous students now in their forties - members of China s Reform generation - and teaching his current undergraduates, Hessler is able to tell an intimately unique story about China s incredible transformation over the past quarter-century.In the late 1990s, almost all of Hessler s students were the first of their families to enrol in higher education, sons and daughters of subsistence farmers who could offer little guidance as their children entered a brand-new world. By 2019, when Hessler arrived at Sichuan University, he found a very different China and a new kind of student - an only child whose schooling was the object of intense focus from a much more ambitious and sophisticated cohort of parents. Hessler s new students have a sense of irony about the regime but mostly navigate its restrictions with equanimity, and embrace the astonishing new opportunities China s boom affords. But the pressures of this system of extreme meritocracy at scale can be gruesome, even for much younger children, including his own daughters, who give him a first-hand view of raising a child in China.In Peter Hessler s hands, China s education system is the perfect vehicle for examining what s happened to the country, where it s going, and what we can learn from it. At a time when relations between the UK and China fracture, Other Rivers is a tremendous, indeed an essential gift, a work of enormous human empathy that rejects cheap stereotypes and shows us China from the inside out and the bottom up, using as a measuring stick this most universally relatable set of experiences. As both a window onto China and a distant mirror onto our own education system, Other Rivers is a classic, a book of tremendous value and compelling human interest.

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Other Rivers - Peter Hessler

Memorable... One of [China s] most astute and sensitive foreign observers Financial Times Compassionate... full of warmth GuardianMore than twenty years after teaching English to China s first boom generation at a small college in Sichuan Province, Peter Hessler returned to teach the next generation. At the same time, Hessler s twin daughters became the only Westerners in a student body of about two thousand in their local primary school. Through reconnecting with his previous students now in their forties - members of China s Reform generation - and teaching his current undergraduates, Hessler is able to tell an intimately unique story about China s incredible transformation over the past quarter-century.In the late 1990s, almost all of Hessler s students were the first of their families to enrol in higher education, sons and daughters of subsistence farmers who could offer little guidance as their children entered a brand-new world. By 2019, when Hessler arrived at Sichuan University, he found a very different China and a new kind of student - an only child whose schooling was the object of intense focus from a much more ambitious and sophisticated cohort of parents. Hessler s new students have a sense of irony about the regime but mostly navigate its restrictions with equanimity, and embrace the astonishing new opportunities China s boom affords. But the pressures of this system of extreme meritocracy at scale can be gruesome, even for much younger children, including his own daughters, who give him a first-hand view of raising a child in China.In Peter Hessler s hands, China s education system is the perfect vehicle for examining what s happened to the country, where it s going, and what we can learn from it. At a time when relations between the UK and China fracture, Other Rivers is a tremendous, indeed an essential gift, a work of enormous human empathy that rejects cheap stereotypes and shows us China from the inside out and the bottom up, using as a measuring stick this most universally relatable set of experiences. As both a window onto China and a distant mirror onto our own education system, Other Rivers is a classic, a book of tremendous value and compelling human interest.

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My Rivers - Faruk Sehic

My Rivers is a poetic event in four cycles: The Loire, The Spree, The Drina and the Beyond the Rivers. The collection brings together twenty-five poems which utilize different poetic forms, although the style is never overly strict in form, as Šehić always wants this work to be as clear and understandable as possible. Often hard-hitting and even brutal at times, these works rest on the themes of post-war reality and the culture of remembrance in a wider context, along with the tragedy of the Bosnian war seen through larger conflicts and the greater tragedies of the two world wars. The book seeks catharsis, to the extent to which it is possible in a post-conflict society like Bosnia, along with finding solace in the universal themes of intimacy, love, freedom.

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Rivers - Simon Chapman

From source to sea, go on a breath-taking adventure along a river and explore some of the greatest waterways of the world, with fold-out pages.Rivers flow across every continent on our planet, shaping the land and bringing life. Towns, cities and entire civilisations have grown up on their banks, from the Ancient Mesopotamians 5,000 years ago. Turn the pages to follow the incredible journey of a river from its source in high up in the mountains, along its gorges, through its valleys, down its waterfalls and into the sea. Explore the river #39;s geography, discover the unique wildlife it supports, see how the waterways have shaped our world - and how we have shaped them.Featuring fold-out pages of six great rivers from around the world: Amazon (South America), Nile (Africa), Mississippi (North America), Rhine (Europe), Ganges (Asia) and Murray (Australia).Written by self-confessed explorer and children #39;s author Simon Chapman, expertly checked by river ecologist François Edwards and beautifully illustrated by Qu Lan.

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Sharks in the Rivers - Ada Limon

Published in 2010, Ada Limon s debut collection Sharks in the Rivers announced the arrival of a beloved poet - now the 24th US Poet Laureate, National Book Award winner, Time Magazine woman of the year 2024. An extraordinary collection - at once urbane and earthy - Sharks in the Rivers navigates the thoroughfares and tributaries of human nature.

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Made of Rivers [Revised

Now revised and expanded with new poems, this raw and poignant collection takes readers on a journey through the winding currents of self-discovery, transformation, and healing, culminating in a glistening sea of love and redemption.the love that is meant for youwill always find you -the riveralways findst h e s e a.â ” i n e v i t a b l eEmory Hall s debut poetry collection, Made of Rivers, intricately maps the anatomy of a river, surging with themes of loss, grief, and the sacred currents of transformation and motherhood. Brimming with magic and profound depth, Made of Rivers will wash anew all those who come to it, revealing hidden corners of the self yearning to be discovered. It explores the feminine and draws upon Emoryâ ™s own wellspring of life experiences, hardships, triumphs, and revelations. Her work sheds light on vital themes of healing and self-care, offers solace to those navigating profound loss, and strikes a chord with mothers, both seasoned and new, who find their own journey mirrored in the pages of her poetry.

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Where the Rivers Flow North - Howard Frank Mosher, Peter Orner

A new edition of a classic short-story collection.  The stories of Where the Rivers Flow North are â œsuperior work, rich in texture and character,⠝ says the Wall Street Journal, and â œthe novella is brilliantly done.⠝ That novella, the title story of the collection, was also made into a feature film starring Rip Torn and Michael J. Fox. These six stories, available again in this new edition, continue Howard Frank Mosherâ ™s career-long exploration of Kingdom County, Vermont. â œWithin the borders of his fictional kingdom,⠝ the Providence Journal has noted, â œMosher has created mountains and rivers, timber forests and crossroads villages, history and language. And he has peopled the landscape with some of the truest, most memorable characters in contemporary literature.⠝ This new edition features a new introduction by novelist Peter Orner. Â

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Rivers of London Volume 7 - Ben Aaronovitch, Cartmel Andrew

The bestselling cops and wizards series from chart-topping author (and comics writer) Ben Aaronovitch continues, with its most revelatory volume yet! Uncover the secret World War II history of Peter Grant s mentor, the mysterious Nightingale!October, 1957. A serial killer terrorising the women of Cumbria has moved to the streets of London, with Constable Angus Strallen hot on his heels. But this murderer has special abilities, and Strallen soon realises he needs the help of an old friend from the front lines who can match this madman s power - London s own wizarding police officer, Thomas Nightingale. As the pair move in closer, it quickly becomes clear that murder is not this man s only intent.Tying directly into the continuity of the Rivers of London novels and revealing secrets about Nightingale s past that readers have long-hoped to find out!Collects Rivers of London: Action at a Distance #1-4.

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Rivers Of London: Deadly Ever After - Ben Aaronovitch, Cartmel Andrew, Celeste Bronfman

CSI meets Harry Potter in this graphic novel from Ben Aaronovitch - writer of the bestselling Rivers of London supernatural police procedural crime novel series, Andrew Cartmel author of The Vinyl Detective and Celeste Bronfman.Ben Aaronovitch’s ‘Rivers of London’ Set For Adaptation By See-Saw, Pure Fiction TelevisionIllustrations from a mysterious book of fairy tales drawn in the late 1800s are coming to life in the 21st Century and causing havoc. The illustrations were originally painted by a Victorian artist called Jeter Day who disappeared one night in an enchanted forest when he was spirited away by tree nymphs never to be seen again…Now, with the enchantment accidentally broken by Olympia and Chelsea, daughters of the river goddess Mama Thames, Jeter, twisted by his time spent with the nymphs, has returned to our world bitter and resentful. It is a world he neither recognises nor likes. All he wants is his life returned to him and woe betide any man who stands in his way.With Peter and Nightingale busy on another case, it falls to sisters Olympia and Chelsea with the help of the Foxes to stop Jeter and save the day.

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Bridge to Haven - Francine Rivers

A New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestseller!In this riveting saga of temptation, grace, and unconditional love, the New York Times bestselling author of Redeeming Love and The Masterpiece delivers big-canvas storytelling at its very best.To those who matter in 1950s Hollywood, Lena Scott is the hottest rising star to hit the silver screen since Marilyn Monroe. Few know her real name is Abra. Even fewer know the price she⠙s paid to finally feel like she⠙s somebody.To Pastor Ezekiel Freeman, Abra will always be the little girl who stole his heart the night he found her, a wailing newborn abandoned under a bridge on the outskirts of Haven. Zeke and his son, Joshua⠕Abra⠙s closest friend⠕watch her grow into an exotic beauty. But Zeke knows the circumstances surrounding her birth have etched scars deep in her heart, scars that leave her vulnerable to a fast-talking charmer who lures her to Tinseltown.Hollywood feels like a million miles from Haven, and naive Abra quickly learns what⠙s expected of an ambitious girl with stars in her eyes. But fame comes at a devastating price. She has burned every bridge to get exactly what she thought she wanted. Now all she wants is a way back home.This riveting and emotional tale is perfect for fans of:Historical fiction and Christian romanceGlamorous, vintage Hollywood settingsFaith-filled stories about broken characters on the road to redemption⠜One of the edgiest Christian romances I have had the pleasure of reading in a long while. Francine Rivers has woven a deeply moving story with an adept hand that knows just how to layer humanity, in all its beautiful and ugly truth, into almost every individual who steps onto the page.⠝⠕USA Today⠙s Happy Ever After Blog⠜This is another compelling and moving story by one of the genre⠙s most honored and talented writers.⠝⠕Library Journal, starred review⠜Rivers returns with a page-turning recasting of the story of the prodigal son, here a prodigal daughter. . . . This story arc will be particularly resonant for Christian readers, but Rivers has the writing ability to reel in others who enjoy a well-told tale of redemption.⠝⠕Publishers Weekly

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Rivers of London Volume 5: Cry Fox - Ben Aaronovitch, Cartmel Andrew

CSI meets Harry Potter in this fantastic new graphic novel from Ben Aaronovitch, writer of the bestselling Rivers of London supernatural police procedural crime novel series!Ben Aaronovitch’s ‘Rivers of London’ Set For Adaptation By See-Saw, Pure Fiction TelevisionVengeful Russian mobsters are looking to hire members of London s own more-then-natural underworld to bring bloody retribution down on the witch Varvara. However, the ex-Soviet sorcerer is under the protective wing of London s own wizarding cop, Peter Grant (now a proper detective and everything), and to get the attention of Grant and his colleagues, the daughter of a prominent Russian oligarch is kidnapped by parties unknown but possibly fox-like. What makes it worse is that Peter is going to have to leave his beloved London and *gasp* go out into the countryside! And when there s trees and fields and wildlife involved, things never end well...

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Rivers of London Vol. 1: Body Work Deluxe Writers

CSI meets Harry Potter in this fantastic SPECIAL EDITION graphic novel from Ben Aaronovitch, writer of the bestselling Rivers of London supernatural police procedural crime novel series! This Deluxe Writers Edition presents the full script of the graphic novel along with the unlettered, full-color artwork, allowing the reader to read the original script and see the artwork side-by-side.Ben Aaronovitch’s ‘Rivers of London’ Set For Adaptation By See-Saw, Pure Fiction TelevisionGrant is part of a very special London police unit. Full-time cop and part time wizard he works on rather unusual crimes - those that involve magic and the general weirdness that permeates London s dark underbelly.His latest case begins with a perfectly innocent car on a homicidal killing spree - without a driver. But, before you know it, there s a Bosnian refugee, the Most Haunted Car in England, a bunch of teenagers loaded on Ketamine and seemingly-harmless wooden bench with the darkest of pasts...

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Two Times Murder - Adam Oyebanji

Meet Black British expat Greg Abimbola - a seemingly mild-mannered Russian language teacher with terrifying secrets - in this stunning mystery set in Pittsburgh, the City of Bridges: Agatha Christie meets John le Carré.Greg Abimbola is many things. He s Black, British and fluent in Russian. He s a snappy dresser, a reasonable teacher, and an unenthusiastic sports fan. But most of all, he s exceptional at keeping secrets. Like, who he really is, and the things he s done.Determined to keep his head down after helping solve a murder in the school basement, Greg fears a trap when Sergeant Rachel Lev of the Pittsburgh police corners him in his apartment. Because his refusal to take credit isn t modesty, it s a survival tactic.But Rachel is here on another matter entirely. She needs his help. She s lead detective on the homicide of an unidentified man fished from the Allegheny River. With clues scant, and surrounded by colleagues who d love to see her side-lined, Greg is her final roll of the dice.Greg has no choice. He knows more than he s saying about Rachel s mysterious corpse. To add to his troubles, a school trustee plunges to his demise after a heated board meeting. Both deaths come with potentially lethal consequences. If he doesn t find answers, and soon, Greg Abimbola might be the third man on the autopsy table.With its razor sharp themes of identity, diversity and culture wars, Two Times Murder is not just a pitch-perfect spy mystery, but also an incisive examination of contemporary America, written by a Black author who s lived on both sides of the pond.

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What Abigail Did That Summer: A Rivers of London Novella (1473224357)

Kniha - 208 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná The brand new novella in the much-loved and #1 bestselling Rivers of London series! Ghost hunter, fox whisperer, troublemaker. It is the summer of 2013 and Abigail Kamara has been left to her own devices. This might, by those who know her, be considered a mistake. While her cousin, police constable and apprentice wizard Peter Grant, is off in the sticks, chasing unicorns, Abigail is chasing her own mystery. Teenagers around Hampstead Heath have been going missing but before the police can get fully engaged, the teens return home - unharmed but vague about where they've been. Aided only by her new friend Simon, her knowledge that magic is real, and a posse of talking foxes that think they're spies, Abigail must venture into the wilds of Hampstead to discover who is luring the teenagers and more importantly - why?

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Columbia RAPID RIVERS CARGO SHORT Pánské kraťasy, černá, velikost

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Columbia RAPID RIVERS CARGO SHORT Pánské kraťasy, černá, velikost

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Columbia RAPID RIVERS CARGO SHORT Pánské kraťasy, černá, velikost

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