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Laura Vanderkam is one of the world s leading experts in time management and productivity . . . her insights in Off the Clock can change your life - Dorie Clark, author of Stand Out Laura Vanderkam delivers a compelling and evidence-based argument that busyness is overrated in our current culture. Living a full life, at work and at home, is about doing the right things well, and confidently missing out on everything else - Cal Newport, bestselling author of Deep Work I loved it . . . Vanderkam expertly weaves together interviews with experts, anecdotes about her own personal life, philosophical musings, and scientific research - Shana Lebowitz, Business Insider UKLearn to savour life s best moments - no matter how busy you are - through mindset shifts that alter your perception of time.Laura Vanderkam, the acclaimed author of What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast, isn t like other time-management gurus. She s not trying to shave off 30 seconds here or there; she s interested in the emotional and psychological side of the 168 hours everyone has each week. Her message is that we all have more time than we think we do, and can feel less stressed while getting more done. With the right habits, you can live efficiently and effectively, and yet still see time as abundant. For instance, Vanderkam teaches: - How to clear your calendar of activities that are boring, stressful or simply not the best use of your time- Why tackling your top priorities during the hours when you have the most energy will change your perception of what it means to be productive- How to linger in great experiences while they re happening, and why good memories seem to make time expandPacked with insights from busy yet relaxed professionals, including time makeovers of people who are learning to use these tools, Off the Clock can inspire the rest of us to creative lives that are not only productive, but enjoyable in the moment.

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Kick back and relax into full-time retired life with animals that already know how to live the good life in this funny, utterly adorable and giftable retirement book. Inside you ll find hard-working (and hardly working) pups and kittens to inspire, admire - and just plain make you laugh - paired with quotes and sayings all about making the most of the best years of your life. Shake off those sad goodbyes with this beautiful, hardcover collection of dogs and cats on permanent vacation - the perfect gift for the new retiree in your life!

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The most positive take on work and family I ve read in a long time New York TimesDo you struggle to balance the demands of a successful career with quality time with family and friends, your hobbies, and even a decent night s sleep? In I Know How She Does It, time management expert and bestselling author of What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast Laura Vanderkam reveals the surprising strategies you can use to spend more time on the things you enjoy. By following her advice, you will be able to work less, sleep more, enjoy date nights, go to the gym and socialise.Based on hour-by-hour time logs from 1,001 days in the lives of real women, Vanderkam proves that you don t have to give up on the things you really want. I Know How She Does It offers specific strategies proven to help you build a life that works, one hour at a time.

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An artful nonfiction ode to the beauty and magic of second chances. In early twentieth-century Paris, a new train station—the Gare d’Orsay—was a marvel to everyone who saw it. With stunning architecture and the first trains to be powered by electricity, the station welcomed the world. At the heart of the station was a brilliant clock that hung high above the crowds. The clock was essential in keeping the station humming. It was as beautiful as it was important. Until it was not. Paris expanded and soon outgrew the station. The crowds moved elsewhere, and the clock was abandoned. But memories are strong, and a love of beauty remains. In this poignant account of the transformation of a Paris train station into the world-class Musée d’Orsay (Orsay Museum), Pam Fong invites readers to experience the decades-long journey of a resilient clock, and to discover a lasting truth—there is always time for second chances.

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An exhilarating and searing memoir about life as a professional female footballer - and a beautiful examination of the joy and pain of serious athleticsâ ˜Riveting ... A paean to the beautiful gameâ ™ Los Angeles Times â ˜It contained so much of what I love and find endlessly interesting about football ... A very lovely thinker and writerâ ™ Rebecca Watsonâ ˜A compelling debutâ ™ Times Literary SupplementIn The Striker and the Clock, Georgia Cloepfil tells the story of her life in football: the triumph, the exhilaration, the deep bonds between teammates, and also the years of self-denial, exile and dedication, in which players try in vain to outpace a clock that ticks down toward an indeterminate ending.What emerges is a profound meditation on what it is to have a body, and what it is to have the compulsion to push it to do the near impossible; and a love letter to the motivations, joys, pains and desires of a beautiful game.

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THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ⠢ A BARACK OBAMA SUMMER PICKA rollicking, revelatory look at the tumult of the early 1990s and the rise of a new, more berserk America that birthed the Donald Trump Era⠘When the Clock Broke is leagues more insightful on the subject of Trump⠙s ascent than most writing that purports to address the issue directly⠙ Washington Post⠘A fascinating, provocative challenge to our age ⠓ passionate, unexpected, illuminating⠙ Rory StewartWith the Soviet Union extinct, Saddam Hussein defeated and US power at its zenith, the early 1990s promised a ⠘kinder, gentler America⠙. It didn⠙t work out that way. Instead, it was a period of punishing economic hardship, rising anger and domestic strife, setting the tone for the polarization and resurgent extremism we know today.In this original and often hilarious book, John Ganz narrates the fall of the Reagan order and the rise of a new kind of paranoid politics: how a group of con men and conspiracists declared a culture war on liberal elites, rejected ⠘globalism⠙ and called for a ⠘populist basedpresidency⠙. Trumpism was struggling to be born.A rollicking exposé of the end of the post-World War II order, this book shows the advent of a new, more berserk America.⠘Terrific . . . When the Clock Broke is one of those rarest of books: unflaggingly entertaining while never losing sight of its moral core⠙ New York TimesOne of the Washington Post⠙s 10 Best Books of 2024One of the New York Times⠙ 100 Notable Books of 2024Longlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Award 2024

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An exhilarating and searing memoir about life as a professional female footballer - and a beautiful examination of the joy and pain of serious athleticsâ ˜Will appeal to readers ready and willing to embrace the deep affinities among the craft and discipline of sportâ ™ TLSIn The Striker and the Clock, Georgia Cloepfil tells the story of her life in football: the triumph, the exhilaration, the deep bonds between teammates, and also the years of self-denial, exile and dedication, in which players try in vain to outpace a clock that ticks down toward an indeterminate ending.Threading between floodlit pitches, sparse dorm rooms, and doctorâ ™s offices, Cloepfil outlines an obsessive pursuit: one that sees her begin each day by touching the ball a thousand times, running sprints alone on empty fields and practicing near-constant visualization and revisualization of triumph and despair.What emerges is a profound meditation on what it is to have a body, and what it is to have the compulsion to push it to do the near impossible; and a love letter to the motivations, joys, pains and desires of a beautiful game. Georgia Cloepfil has written a nimble, breathtaking book about the beautiful game, and about her beautiful, brutal life playing it Louisa Thomas, sports writer for the New Yorker With the deft and determined movements of a seasoned player, Georgia Cloepfil writes about what it means to endure and what it means to leave a sport behind Leanne Shapton

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The Map and the Clock is a celebration of the most scintillating poems ever composed on our islands.Curated by Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy, and by Gillian Clarke, National Poet of Wales, this anthology gathers fourteen centuries of extraordinary verse â “ beginning with the first writings from the old languages of England and Ireland, Scotland and Wales, and culminating in some of our most recent poets, speaking in our present-day tongues. Many of our founding myths and legends are told here â “ King Arthur and Gawain, Beowulf and Mad Sweeney, the Mabinogion â “ as are the nursery-tales and songs we still sing today. Through these pages we witness the tragedy of European wars and world conflict; we court romance and friendship; we explore nationhood and belonging, identity and belief; and we are welcomed to a celebration of the cultural diversity of the poetries of our twenty-first century.The Map and the Clock is a stunning and essential treasury of the poems that have moulded our languages, examined our worlds, and shaped our islands through time.

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This isnâ ™t an ordinary murder. The dead man was the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the murder was in the House of Commons. The clock is Big Ben, above the Houses of Parliament. The Chancellor of the Exchequer is ready to present his non populist budget. Arriving a little late, he makes his preliminary speech, sipping from a glass of claret-and-seltzer as he talks. But it is a speech he is never to finish â “ for Edgar Reardon suddenly topples to the floor, dead. Battling to keep any scandal to a minimum, Inspector Ripple and Amos Petrie uncover a conspiracy that goes to the very heart of government â “ and a murder so ingenious as to shock even an investigator of his experience with its audacity. Below the Clock returns to classic Golden Age writing with an ingenious whodunit set at the heart of the political establishment.

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YOU LL BE HOOKED BY THE FIRST PAGE, AND SHOCKED BY THE LAST . . . THE TWISTY NEW THRILLER FROM THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF FRIEND REQUEST Laura Marshall is queen of the irresistible premise ERIN KELLY, author of HE SAID/SHE SAIDDon t miss Laura Marshall s addictive new thriller, MY HUSBAND S KILLER. Pre-order now!*****Eleven murders. Twenty-five years ago. Are some truths better left buried?On 15th June 1994, Travis Green - husband, father, upstanding citizen - walked through the streets of Hartstead and killed eleven of his neighbours. The final victim was four-year-old Cassie Colman s father.As the twenty-five year anniversary approaches, Cassie would rather forget the past - even as her mother struggles to remember it at all. Then something hidden in her mother s possessions suggests those eleven murders were not what everyone believes.Once Cassie suspects she s been lied to about the most important event of her life, she can t stop digging up the past.But someone will do anything to keep it buried . . .____________ Compulsively readable. Laura Marshall s best yet CHRIS WHITAKER, author of WE BEGIN AT THE END I was genuinely unable to put it down KAREN HAMILTON, author of THE PERFECT GIRLFRIEND A tense, twisty one-sitting read TAMMY COHEN, author of THE WEDDING PARTY Fascinating SUNDAY TIMES A poignant and unsettling page-turner SUN A brilliant, twisty thriller you ll want to race through FABULOUS MAGAZINE The perfect compulsive summer read FIONA CUMMINS, author of WHEN I WAS TEN Sensitive, intelligent and hugely entertaining CAZ FREAR, author of SWEET LITTLE LIES Clever, pacey and compelling. A cracking thriller EMMA CURTIS, author of INVITE ME IN Utterly gripping WOMAN S OWN Grabs hold of the reader and digs in its nails NIKKI SMITH, author of ALL IN HER HEAD The twist at the end is delicious AMANDA REYNOLDS, author of CLOSE TO ME A twisting tale that stuns you RACHEL EDWARDS, author of DARLING Gripping, tense and addictive OLIVIA KIERNAN, author of THE MURDER BOX

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ACHING AND POIGNANT AVA REID BITTERSWEET, HOPEFUL ALLISON SAFT STUNNING, HEARTBREAKING MEG SHAFFERSOMETIMES LOVE IS A RISK WORTH TAKING If you were eighty, and you d spent your whole life not letting yourself love him, and he was eighty, and he d never been turned to stone ­­- how much would you regret it? The island of Stenland is cursed: women, chosen at random, awaken with three black slashes on their forehead. The first person they meet eyes with turns to stone. This is how Tess Eriksson s mother killed Soren Fell s parents. It was an accident, but that has never made it any easier to forgive. Since then, all Tess has wanted is to leave Stenland. All Soren has wanted is to stay. The only thing they want more . . . is each other. But how can you love one person more than everything else combined? And how do you take the risk on love, if it could mean destroying the person you hold most dear?READERS LOVE LAURA BROOKE ROBSON Laura Brooke Robson is a gifted writer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ So many passages are beautiful and perfectly captured ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A delicious read that was hard to put down ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Laura Brooke Robson is a talent to watch ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Poetic, beautiful, funny, heart-wrenching ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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#39;An astute and persuasive page-turner #39; OBSERVER #39;Powerful’ SUNDAY TIMES #39;I challenge any man to read this and still deny there #39;s a problem #39; NEW STATESMAN _____________________________________________________ Too often, we blame women. For walking home alone at night. For not demanding a seat at the table. For not overcoming the odds that are stacked against them. This distracts us from the real problem: the failings and biases of a society that was not built for women. In this explosive book, feminist writer and activist Laura Bates exposes the systemic prejudice at the heart of five of our key institutions.EducationPoliticsMediaPolicingCriminal justice Combining stories with shocking evidence, Fix the System, Not the Women is a blazing examination of sexual injustice and a rallying cry for reform. ________________________________________________ #39;A blistering manifesto for change #39; Dr PRAGYA AGARWAL #39;I am in awe of Laura Bates . . . her writing is nothing short of perfect #39; SOFIE HAGEN, author of Happy Fat‘Finish the book furious – before rallying for the next fight’ GRAZIA Latest Must-Reads

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Laura is a masterful writer, her deliciously gothic stories so skilfully woven that you can t get them out of your head even if you wanted to Stacey Halls, author of The Familiars The Corset is a contender for my Book of the Year. Beautifully written, intricately plotted, a masterpiece Sarah HilaryIs prisoner Ruth Butterham mad or a murderer? Victim or villain?Dorothea Truelove is young, wealthy and beautiful. Ruth Butterham is young, poor and awaiting trial for murder.When Dorotheaâ ™s charitable work leads her to Oakgate Prison, she finds herself drawn to Ruth, a teenage seamstress â “ and self-confessed murderess â “ who nurses a dark and uncanny secret. A secret that is leading her straight to the gallows. As Ruth reveals her disturbing past to Dorothea, the fates of these two women entwine, and with every revelation, a new layer of doubt is cast... Can Ruth be trusted? Is she mad, or a murderer?*Laura Purcell s HOUSE OF SPLINTERS is available to preorder now*

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Go behind the scenes with the Calgary Flames at the NHL draft A singular, transcendent talent can change the fortunes of a hockey team instantly. Each year, NHL teams approach the draft with this knowledge, hoping that luck will be on their side and that their extensive scouting and analysis will pay off.In On the Clock: Calgary Flames, Ryan Pike explores the fascinating, rollercoaster history of the Flames at the draft, including tales of legends like Al MacInnis and Gary Suter, plus newer faces like Andrew Mangiapane. Readers will go behind the scenes with top decision-makers as they evaluate, deliberate, and ultimately make the picks they hope will tip the fate of their franchise toward success.From seemingly surefire first-rounders to surprising late selections and the ones that got away, this is a must-read for Calgary faithful and hockey fans eager for a glimpse at how teams are built.

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Rewinding twelve hours, the events of the afternoon and evening unfold, revealing a multitude of clues and motives from a closed cast of suspects until the narrative reaches 4am again â “ then races on to its riveting conclusion at 4pm as the reader is led twice round the clock.

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A gastronomic exploration of Mirazur, the “best restaurant in the world,” and the creative vision of chef Mauro Colagreco. Step into the magical and delicious world of chef Mauro Colagreco’s Mirazur, the three-Michelin–starred restaurant situated along the French Riviera at the foot of the mountains and overlooking the sea. Colagreco’s much-lauded cuisine takes its inspiration from the natural world and the terroir surrounding Mirazur; his personal garden, which brims with aromatic herbs and fragrant citrus trees just across from the restaurant; his Italian Argentinian heritage; and his background training with leading French chefs Bernard Louiseau, Alain Passard, Alain Ducasse, and Guy Martin. More than just a cookbook, Mauro and Laura Colagreco’s Mirazur: Under the Sign of the Moon unearths the chef’s unique vision and earth-honoring philosophy for food. The sustainable gastronomy translates into four menus, each following the lunar calendar. Food lovers will discover recipes of gastronomic excellence around four components (roots, leafs, flowers, and fruits) and journey through the gardens and orchards that have helped Mirazur grow to become the best restaurant in the world. Among the recipes included are: Turnip and Shellfish Tartlet; Carrot, Kumquat, and Pork Belly Terrine; Menton Onion, Caramote Shrimp, and Red Shiso; Celery Root and Squid Tagliatelle; Lamb Millefeuille; Radicchio Ravioli and Wild Boar Consommé; Petit Pois and Elderflower Ragout; Osmanthus, Langoustine, and Green Apple, Baby Fava Bean Tartlett and Pistachio, Mallard and Quince Terrine; Chia, Citron, and Venison Tartare; Raspberries and Verbena.With Color Photography by Matteo Carassale

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#39;The Burning lights a fire in you - one that makes you want to fight for change and ignite sparks in others so the fire spreads and spreads. #39; - HOLLY BOURNE A rumour is like a fire. You might think you’ve extinguished it but one creeping, red tendril, one single wisp of smoke is enough to let it leap back into life again. Especially if someone is watching, waiting to fan the flames ... New school. Tick. New town. Tick. New surname. Tick. Social media profiles? Erased. There’s nothing to trace Anna back to her old life. Nothing to link her to the ‘incident’. At least that’s what she thinks … until the whispers start up again. As time begins to run out on her secrets, Anna finds herself irresistibly drawn to the tale of Maggie, a local girl accused of witchcraft centuries earlier. A girl whose story has terrifying parallels to Anna’s own… The compelling YA debut from Laura Bates, founder of the Everyday Sexism Project and bestselling author of Girl Up. PRAISE FOR THE BURNING: #39;This is a book teen girls NEED to read #39; - Holly Bourne #39;Bold, brutal hugely important #39; - Abi Elphinstone #39;Defiant and inspiring #39; – Katherine Webber #39;Brilliant #39; – Stylist #39;Essential reading for fans of Holly Bourne and Louise O #39;Neill #39; - The Observer PRAISE FOR GIRL UP: ‘A bracing love letter to today #39;s teenage girls’ – Sunday Times #39;Essential reading for young women and girls’ – Morning Star Online #39;This no-nonsense guide to being a girl in 2016 is one all teen girls should read’ – Red magazine #39;If you have a daughter or a niece or a younger sister or a goddaughter, buy it for them now #39; --The Pool PRAISE FOR EVERYDAY SEXISM: ‘This is an important book’ –Independent ‘A potent reminder of how far feminism has come and how far it has to go’ - Kirkus Reviews #39;A game-changing book, a must-read for every woman #39; –Cosmopolitan #39;Funny and clever #39; - Telegraph

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YOU LL BE HOOKED BY THE FIRST PAGE, AND SHOCKED BY THE LAST . . . THE TWISTY NEW THRILLER FROM THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF FRIEND REQUESTThey thought the killer had no motive. But these murders are not what they seem . . .On 15th June 1994, Travis Green - husband, father, upstanding citizen - walked through the streets of Hartstead and killed eleven of his neighbours. The last victim was little Cassie Colman s father.As the twenty-five-year anniversary approaches, Cassie tries to forget the past - even as her mother struggles to remember it at all. Then something hidden in her mother s possessions suggests the murders were not what everyone believes.Cassie can t stop herself from digging up the past. But someone will do anything to keep it buried . . .PRAISE FOR THE ANNIVERSARY: A poignant and unsettling page-turner SUN A book to keep you guessing and pull at your heartstrings ERIN KELLY, author of HE SAID/SHE SAID Fascinating SUNDAY TIMES Compulsively readable. Laura Marshall s best yet CHRIS WHITAKER, author of WE BEGIN AT THE END I was genuinely unable to put it down KAREN HAMILTON, author of THE PERFECT GIRLFRIEND A tense, twisty one-sitting read TAMMY COHEN, author of THE WEDDING PARTY A brilliant, twisty thriller you ll want to race through FABULOUS MAGAZINE The perfect compulsive summer read FIONA CUMMINS, author of WHEN I WAS TEN Clever, pacey and compelling. A cracking thriller EMMA CURTIS, author of INVITE ME IN Utterly gripping WOMAN S OWN

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Classic tales by Laura Ingalls Wilder about life on the frontier and Americaâ ™s best-loved pioneer family.The sun-kissed prairie stretches out around the Ingalls family, smiling its welcome after their long, hard journey across America. But looks can be deceiving and they soon find that they must share the land with wild bears and Indians. Will there be enough land for all of them?The timeless stories that inspired a TV series can now be read by a new generation of children. Readers who loved Anne of Green Gables, Little Women, and Heidi will be swept up by this timeless rural coming of age saga. Perfect escapism for readers aged 8+. Beautifully illustrated by Garth Williams.Have you collected all the Little House books?Little House in the Big WoodsLittle House on the PrairieOn the Banks of Plum CreekBy the Shores of Silver LakeThe Long WinterLittle Town on the PrairieThese Happy Golden YearsLaura Ingalls Wilder was born in Wisconsin in 1867. She recorded her adventurous nomadic childhood with her pioneer family in a collection of books that have become beloved classics of American literature. The Little House on the Prairie television series ran for 9 seasons from 1974-1983.

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Learn how to DIVINE THE FUTURE and BUILD YOUR PERSONAL POWER using RUNES, the powerful Norse symbols. An EASY, accessible guide for BEGINNERS which also offers a variety of ways to TAKE YOUR KNOWLEDGE TO THE NEXT LEVEL.Runes were the writing alphabet of the Norse people, but they are not just static letters: they are dynamic energies which can help you make sense of your past, present, and future. In A Guide to Reading the Runes, Laura Daligan reveals how to work with these symbols to uncover a world of ancient knowledge. Learn about the runes’ connection to Norse mythology and what runes meant to the Norse people. Explore each rune in depth to find out its meaning and correspondences, and discover the art of divination using runes—how to read and interpret them for yourself and others. Finally, take your learning further—from healing rituals to anointing yourself with runic symbols, as well as making your own set of runes and seeking out runic associations in nature.

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Laura Nsafou and Amélie-Anne Calmo’s picture book Fadya and the Song of the River is a vibrantly colorful illustrated tale celebrating creativity and serving your community. Between the deserts of Mali and the rivers of Mauritania is a song known only to Africa itself. It is a song that can be heard every day, as long as the wind isn’t blowing too hard. It is the song of the Luminaries, a group of women with powerful magic, all dressed in long golden dresses. Fadya is the youngest of the Luminaries, and on her journey she will encounter and help two fishermen who have inadvertently awakened the wrath of the goddess of the river.

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From the critically acclaimed short fiction writer Laura Newman, whose first collection of stories, PW effused “with candor and wry wit, and memorable details, these stories shimmer,” come three, thematically-liked, quirky yet resonant novellas that together form an unusual and original view of western American life.In The Darling of the Black Rock Desert, Julia loves Howi, but never intends to marry him until she realizes she’s pregnant with few options; it is, after all, 1960. Life becomes more complicated and yet richer when their darling daughter, Nia, is born with a physical disability. Despite her infirmity, Nia manages to have a fairly normal, happy childhood, beloved by her best friend Wynona and their male sidekicks until tragedy strikes and family life comes undone.It’s 1986 in City of Angels when Henri and Simone Bouchard meet in the iconic Los Angeles Central Library. Simone is a college art student, and Lenny is a Viet Nam vet trying to survive extreme PTSD. They strike up an unlikely acquaintance that is interrupted when the great Los Angeles Library fire of 1986 happens, a substantial portion of the books—and their tenuous connection—going up in flames. Will they find one another again?It s 2006 in The Saints of Death ValleyT, a nun in a San Francisco convent adopts a baby left on the doorstep and in order to raise her must leave the faith. Named Grace, the baby grows up; however, after committing what she fears to be an unforgivable sin, Grace takes her bag of holy cards and hits the road, winding up at the Burning Man Festival and then in Death Valley where she is taken in by a family of pastry chefs and landscapers and tries to reinvent herself in a secular world.Newman’s trio of novellas about desert misfits are by turns probing, incandescent, and like her shorter fiction, riotously funny and are certain to broaden her readership.

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The third book in this magical series from best-selling author and illustrator, Laura Ellen Anderson!Rainbow Grey may be only ten years old but the future of the whole world depends on her! Itâ ™s up to Ray to defeat Tornadia Twist â “ the greatest villain that ever lived . . .Ray has to figure out what her ultimate magical gift is anduse this power to stop Tornadia before she destroys the Weatherlands and Earth. With epic adventures, magic galore and everything at stake, the battle for the skies is ON!

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The second book in a magical new series from best-selling author and illustrator, Laura Ellen Anderson!Ray is getting used to life as Rainbow Grey ⠓ she now has ALL the magical weather powers at her fingertips, although she hasn⠙t quite mastered them yet!When all of the cloud creatures start disappearing ⠓ including Ray⠙s own beloved cloud cat, Nim ⠓ Ray and her friends have a mystery to solve. Ray is sure that a dark magic is behind the disappearances. Can she work out what is going on before cloud magic is lost forever and Earth is destroyed by the ultimate storm . . .?

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For many centuries, a falling weight has been used as an energy source to drive mechanical clocks. It is a versatile and constant force that has been used to power clocks, from the great cathedral clocks of the world to precision timekeepers, astronomical regulators, the longcase clock and many designs of wall clock. This comprehensive and detailed book describes the function of the parts of a weight-driven clock, before accompanying you on the journey to making your own. There are many components that need to be made and skills to be mastered to make a weight-driven clock movement. This book will enable you make all the parts required, including the plates and pillars, and show you how to cut the wheels and pinions. From there, you will make the barrel assembly, pallet and hour wheel bridges, pallet, pallet arbor and the crutch. Finally, the pendulum and the pulley are made before the clock movement is ready to be assembled and operated. With over 400 photographs, showing every stage of the build, and over 100 technical drawings, covering the construction of the movement, this book is a practical step-by-step guide to making your own weight-driven clock movement.

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A fizzingly entertaining and enlightening book Daily Telegraph Mesmerising Geographical Magazine A fascinating delve into uncharted, forgotten lost places. But it s not just a trivia-tastic anthology of remote destinations but a nifty piece of psycho-geography, explaining our human need for these cartographical conundrums. WanderlustIn a world of Google Earth, in which it is easy to believe that every discovery has been made and every adventure already had, Off the Map is a stunning testament to how mysterious our planet still is.From forgotten enclaves to floating islands, from hidden villages to New York gutter spaces, Off the Map charts the hidden corners of our planet. And while these are not necessarily places you would choose to visit on holiday - Hobyo, the pirate capital of Somalia, or Zheleznogorsk, a secret military town in Russia - they each carry a story about the strangeness of place and our need for a geography that understands our hunger for the fantastic and the unexpected.But it also shows us that topophilia, the love of place, is a fundamental part of what it is to be human. Whether you are an urban explorer or an armchair traveller, Off the Map will inspire and enchant. You ll never look at a map in quite the same way again.

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Laugh yourself silly with the InvestiGators! Crime-fighting alligators Mango and Brash are back in Off the Hook â “ the third full colour comic book adventure by John Patrick Green, perfect for fans of Bunny vs Monkey. Fast, fabulous, and fantastically funny â “ Jamie Smart, creator of Bunny vs Monkey.After escaping from the InvestiGators, villains Crackerdile and Hookline and Slinker are back and badder than ever! Rob a bank? Check. Find a secret lair? Check. Kidnap a giant chicken? Check.Luckily, Mango and Brash are hot on their tail with their hiâ “tech Very Exciting Spy Technology (V.E.S.T.s). Do the InvestiGators have what it takes to catch the crooks or will the vile villains slither away from justice?The InvestiGators series is a hit with readers of all ages and covers positive themes like: Fun teamwork Never giving upPesky problemâ “solvingCollect all the books in the hilarious series of graphic novels for kids: InvestiGators, Take the Plunge, Ants in our P.A.N.T.S and tons more. Don t miss Agents of S.U.I.T., the spin off series featuring Mango and Brash s colourful coworkers.

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A captivating debut following a cross-country road trip that will make you believe in the goodness of people, Off the Books sheds light on the power in humanity during the most troubled of times.Recent Dartmouth dropout Mei, in search of a new direction in life, drives a limo to make ends meet. Her grandfather convinces her to allow her customers to pay under the table, and before she knows it, she is working as a routine chauffeur for sex workers. Mei does her best to mind her own business, but her knack for discretion soon leads her on a life changing trip from San Francisco to Syracuse with a new client.Handsome and reserved, Henry piques MeiÂ’s interest. Toting an enormous black suitcase with him everywhere he goes, heÂ’s more concerned with taking frequent breaks than making good time on the road. When Mei discovers Henry s secret, she does away with her usual close-lipped demeanor and decides she has no choice but to confront him. What Henry reveals rocks her to her core and shifts this once casual, transactional road trip to one of moral stakes and dangerous consequences.An original take on the great American road trip, Off the Books is a beautifully crafted coming of age story that showcases the resilience of the human spirit and the power of doing the right thing. The spirit of FrazierÂ’s characters will stay with readers long after they have arrived at their destination.

Objev podobné jako Off the Books - Soma Mei Sheng Frazier

Laugh yourself silly with the InvestiGators! Crime-fighting alligators Mango and Brash are back in Off the Hook â “ the third full colour comic book adventure by John Patrick Green, perfect for fans of Bunny vs Monkey. Fast, fabulous, and fantastically funny â “ Jamie Smart, creator of Bunny vs Monkey.After escaping from the InvestiGators, villains Crackerdile and Hookline and Slinker are back and badder than ever! Rob a bank? Check. Find a secret lair? Check. Kidnap a giant chicken? Check.Luckily, Mango and Brash are hot on their tail with their hiâ “tech Very Exciting Spy Technology (V.E.S.T.s). Do the InvestiGators have what it takes to catch the crooks or will the vile villains slither away from justice?The InvestiGators series is a hit with readers of all ages and covers positive themes like: Fun teamwork Never giving upPesky problemâ “solvingCollect all the books in the hilarious series of graphic novels for kids: InvestiGators, Take the Plunge, Ants in our P.A.N.T.S and tons more. Don t miss Agents of S.U.I.T., the spin off series featuring Mango and Brash s colourful coworkers.

Objev podobné jako InvestiGators: Off the Hook - John Patrick Green

A captivating debut following a cross-country road trip that will make you believe in the goodness of people, Off the Books sheds light on the power in humanity during the most troubled of times.Recent Dartmouth dropout Mei, in search of a new direction in life, drives a limo to make ends meet. Her grandfather convinces her to allow her customers to pay under the table, and before she knows it, she is working as a routine chauffeur for sex workers. Mei does her best to mind her own business, but her knack for discretion soon leads her on a life-changing trip from San Francisco to Syracuse with a new client.Handsome and reserved, Henry piques Meiâ ™s interest. Toting an enormous black suitcase with him everywhere he goes, heâ ™s more concerned with taking frequent breaks than making good time on the road. When Mei discovers Henry s secret, she has no choice but to confront him. What Henry reveals rocks her to her core and shifts this once casual, transactional road trip to one of moral stakes and dangerous consequences. An original take on the great American road trip, Off the Books is a beautifully crafted coming-of-age story that showcases the resilience of the human spirit and the power of doing the right thing. The spirit of Frazierâ ™s characters will stay with readers long after they have arrived at their destination.

Objev podobné jako Off the Books - Soma Mei Sheng Frazier

Laura Griffin is one of those skilled writers who hook me with the first sentence ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ reader reviewIf you love Karen Rose, Melinda Leigh and Lisa Gardner, you ll be gripped by Laura Griffin!With her signature breathless pacing and suspenseful twists and turns, Laura Griffin never fails to put me on the edge of my seat (USA TODAY). I love smart, sophisticated, fast-moving romantic thrillers and Laura Griffin writes them brilliantly JAYNE ANN KRENTZ A pulse-pounding romantic thriller Publishers Weekly............................................................... Her heart jackhammered and she knew this was it. Fight or flight time. When a woman is found brutally murdered on Austin s lakeside hike-and-bike trail, investigative reporter Bailey Rhoads turns up on the scene demanding access and answers of lead detective, Jacob Merritt. But this case is unlike any Jacob has ever seen, and nothing adds up. Bailey has a hunch that the victim wasn t who she claimed to be and believes this mugging-turned-murder could have been a targeted hit. When she digs deeper, the trail leads her to a high-tech fortress on the outskirts of Austin, where researchers are pushing the boundaries of a cutting-edge technology that could be deadly in the wrong hands. As a ruthless hitman s mission becomes clear, Bailey and Jacob join together in a desperate search to locate the next target before the clock ticks down in this lethal game of hide-and-seek................................................................Raves for Laura Griffin: Desperate Girls is a nail-biting read from the very first page to the final, shocking twist. I could not put this book down MELINDA LEIGH Griffin pulls out all the stops in a phenomenal twist ending that will leave readers stunned Publishers Weekly An absolutely must read . . . Full of suspenseful mysterious happenings with a little romance thrown in, this book hits all the right notes ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ reader review Everything a reader of romantic suspense could want. Another excellent novel from Laura Griffin ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ reader review What a fast-paced, well-written romantic suspense! . . . I cannot say enough about how good this story was and hope that fans of creepy good romantic suspense will enjoy it as much as I did ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ reader review An exciting, intriguing, suspenseful thriller . . . Last Seen Alone was another edge of your seat adventure ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ reader review A highly suspenseful read with a gripping edge . . . an unputdownable storyline. Laura Griffin is one of my favorite storytellers and her latest work is phenomenal ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ reader review

Objev podobné jako Hidden - Laura Griffin

My First Clock Book is a fun introduction to telling time for kids aged three and over. This fantastic novelty board book from Priddy Books even includes a clock with hands that move!Set around a school day, each page has a different time for children to learn about. The clock is set in a die-cut within the cover and folds out so the child can match the time on every page, reinforcing the concept. With fun illustrations and simple questions to answer, kids will learn all about time and how it relates to their own day.

Objev podobné jako Priddy Learning: My First Clock Book - Roger Priddy, Priddy Books

Wow, this is an absolutely brilliant and hot crime read. I loved the characters and how real it all feels ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ reader reviewIf you love Karen Rose, Melinda Leigh and Lisa Gardner, you ll be gripped by Laura Griffin!With her signature breathless pacing and suspenseful twists and turns, Laura Griffin never fails to put me on the edge of my seat (USA TODAY). I love smart, sophisticated, fast-moving romantic thrillers and Laura Griffin writes them brilliantly JAYNE ANN KRENTZ A pulse-pounding romantic thriller Publishers Weekly.............................................................................................A missing victim. A merciless killer.Up-and-coming attorney Leigh Larson fights for victims of sexual extortion, harassment, and online abuse. She s laser-focused on her career and not afraid to go after the sleaziest targets to get payback for her clients. Austin homicide detective Brandon Reynolds is no stranger to midnight callouts, but his investigation of an abandoned car on a desolate road reveals an unusual crime scene. A pool of blood in the nearby woods suggests a brutal homicide. But where is the victim? The vehicle is registered to twenty-six-year-old Vanessa Adams, yet all Brandon finds inside is a smear of blood and a business card for Leigh Larson, attorney-at-law. Vanessa had hired Leigh just before her disappearance, but Leigh has no leads on who could have wanted her dead. Faced with bewildering evidence and shocking twists, Leigh and Brandon must work against the clock to chase down a ruthless criminal who is out for vengeance..............................................................................................Raves for Laura Griffin: Desperate Girls is a nail-biting read from the very first page to the final, shocking twist. I could not put this book down MELINDA LEIGH Griffin pulls out all the stops in a phenomenal twist ending that will leave readers stunned Publishers Weekly An absolutely must read . . . Full of suspenseful mysterious happenings with a little romance thrown in, this book hits all the right notes ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ reader review Everything a reader of romantic suspense could want. Another excellent novel from Laura Griffin ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ reader review What a fast-paced, well-written romantic suspense! . . . I cannot say enough about how good this story was and hope that fans of creepy good romantic suspense will enjoy it as much as I did ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ reader review An exciting, intriguing, suspenseful thriller . . . Last Seen Alone was another edge of your seat adventure ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ reader review A highly suspenseful read with a gripping edge . . . an unputdownable storyline. Laura Griffin is one of my favorite storytellers and her latest work is phenomenal ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ reader review

Objev podobné jako Last Seen Alone - Laura Griffin

The entire history of Planet Earth as you ve never seen it before, ideal for readers 8+.Our planet has been spinning in the blackness of Space for 4.5 billion years. People have only been around for a tiny part of it. But what happened before we arrived on the scene? Before animals, dinosaurs and even trees? Imagine if we could discover Earth s history in one day...Starting the clock from the formation of the Earth, discover each significant moment in time on the clock, counting down to midnight. Earth Clock covers the most interesting and high-impact moments of our planet s geological history with stunning, detailed illustrations, while charting the evolution of life on Earth, from ancient single-celled organisms to the species we know today, until modern humans appear â “ at just four seconds to midnight. What will tomorrow bring?

Objev podobné jako Earth Clock - Tom Jackson

The first Angel Dare novel, MONEY SHOT, earned universal acclaim: finalist for the Edgar, Anthony and Barry Awards, won the Crimespree Award and chosen by fans as their favorite Hard Case Crime title of all time. AngelÂ’s story continued in CHOKE HOLD and – after almost 15 years – it comes to a blazing conclusion in THE GET OFF.WILL THE CHANCE FOR A NEW LIFE BE ANGELÂ’S LAST SHOT?Tagged as a cop killer when a mission of vengeance goes wrong, Angel Dare finds herself on the run, with an unexpected burden: sheÂ’s pregnant. Her desperate flight takes Angel across the American west, where cattle barons lock horns with rodeo bullfighters and life can end suddenly and brutally. A renegade couple living off the grid near the border might offer a chance of escape – but can Angel reach them in time…?

Objev podobné jako The Get Off - Faust Christa

Niki Lauda was one of the greatest stars in motor racing - a superb driver on the track and a much-loved personality off it. From his famous rivalry with James Hunt in 1976, as depicted in the film Rush, to working with Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes, his career helped define modern Formula One.Six weeks after the 1976 crash at the notorious Nurburgring that left him burned and receiving the last rites while obituaries were written, Niki Lauda stepped back into his Ferrari at Monza to defend his first World Champion title. Jackie Stewart called it the most courageous thing I have ever witnessed in sport . Lauda and Hunt were playing cat-and-mouse for the championship. At the final race of the season in Japan, the weather was appalling and conditions treacherous. Lauda had a narrow lead and an agonising decision to make - high-speed drama at its best.Following his extraordinary recovery from the accident, Lauda won the title in 1977 and again, following a return from retirement, in 1984 with McLaren. When he eventually hung up his helmet for good, he started his own airline and had to deal with the horrendous aftermath when one of his aircraft crashed, killing all 223 on board. He later returned to the sport in various management roles and successfully persuaded Lewis Hamilton to join Mercedes.Maurice Hamilton first came across Lauda in 1971 and in this definitive biography tells his remarkable story. Based on interviews with friends, family, rival drivers and colleagues, it is a superb tribute to a brave, supremely talented and much-missed star of Formula One.

Objev podobné jako Niki Lauda - Maurice Hamilton

One woman s trash is another woman sâ ”lost Chagall masterpiece?!?Expat Zoe Barlow has settled well into her artistâ ™s life among the Lost Generation in 1920s Paris. When a too-tipsy guest at her weekly poker game breaks Zoeâ ™s favorite clock, sheâ ™s off to a Montparnasse flea market to bargain with the vendor Laurette for a replacement. What Zoe didnâ ™t bargain for was the lost Chagall painting thatâ ™s been used like a rag to wrap her purchases! Eager to learn whether Laurette has more Chagalls lying about like trash, Zoe sets off to track her down at her storage shed. With no Laurette in sight, Zoe snoops around and indeed finds several additional Chagallsâ ”and then she finds Laurette herself, dead beneath a scrap heap, her beautiful face bashed in.With Paris hosting the 1924 Summer Olympics, the police are far too busy with tourist-related crimes to devote much time to the clock sellerâ ™s murder. After returning the paintings to a grateful Marc Chagall, Zoe begins her own investigation. Did the stolen paintings play any part in the brutal killing? Or was it a crime of passion? Zoe soon discovers that there were many people who had reason to resent the lovely Laurette. But who hated the girl enough to stop her clock permanently? When Zoe discovers a second murder victim, the pressure is on to find the killer before timeâ ”and luckâ ”run out.

Objev podobné jako Clock Struck Murder - Betty Webb

Utterly captivating. This beautiful novel casts a whispery spell of dark enchantments, secrets, and myth. --Evie Woods, bestselling author of The Mysterious Bakery on Rue de ParisA broken woman. A mysterious job ad. A chance to heal in French castle gardens--but strange things are growing behind the ancient stone walls. This debut adult novel is an enchanting, modern-day take on The Secret Garden, sprinkled with magic. Perfect for fans of Sarah Addison Allen.Help Wanted: In search of a gardener for the ancient walled Jardins du Paradis in the South of France. Unique and rustic lodging provided. Off the grid in all ways. One must grow flowers from one s merde . . .Exhausted by fruitless attempts to make a family, Eloise takes the chance of a lifetime to answer an ad in a French gardening magazine. To fly away from her life in the States and tend to both her shattered heart and the flowers of Paradise. And best of all for her . . .Absolutely no children allowed on the premises.Within the high garden walls, Eloise starts to learn the strange rules of the elusive estate owner. Living and working in isolation with her three companions, she finds her heart opening again to friendship--and realizes she s drawn to the handyman, Raphael. The flowers whisper to her, enchanting, delighting, healing. But why are the workers forbidden from going out during dusk? Who is the Goddess of the Garden ? Is her mind playing tricks on her, or does she see a woodsprite flitting through the trees? The giggles and glimpses of a little girl haunt her and make her question: What is real in Paradise and what is illusion?Eloise tries to rationalize her uneasy feelings and the darkness she uncovers beneath the garden s lush beauty, but as she digs deeper into the mysteries of her sanctuary, she begins to suspect there s a child on the grounds--who may be in danger. When Paradise becomes a deadly prison, she must risk everything to protect her newfound family and claim her second chance at happiness. The Alchemy of Flowers captivates the senses as well as the imagination in a magical tale of healing and forgiveness. Resau has written with great heart an eerie yet deeply touching story that keeps the pages turning until the very end. --Melissa Payne, bestselling author of In the Beautiful Dark and The Wild Road Home

Objev podobné jako The Alchemy of Flowers - Laura Resau

In Paris, six women have vanished, to be found a week later, mutilated with their skulls split open. Evidence suggests that the murderer is a woman and that she is preparing to strike again. Trying to escape from her boring life, Hortense Daniel meets the mysterious Prince Rénine. When Prince Rénine s lover disappears, he fears that she is about to become the latest victim. All seems helpless and a rescue seems impossible before the axe falls. But Rénine is actualy Arsène Lupin, the world s greatest criminal mastermind, and he will stop at nothing to catch the killer.

Objev podobné jako Arsene Lupin 11: The Eight Strokes of the Clock - Maurice Leblanc

In Athens, crowds flock to witness the most shocking trial of the ancient world. The royal family is mired in scandal. Phaedra, young bride of King Theseus, has accused her stepson, Hippolytus of rape.He s a prince, a talented horseman, a promising noble with his whole life ahead of him. She s a young and neglected wife, the youngest in a long line of Cretan women with less than savoury reputations.The men of Athens must determine the truth. Who is guilty, and who is innocent?But the women know truth is a slippery thing. After all, this is the age of heroes and the age of monsters. There are two sides to every story, and theirs has gone unheard.Until now.

Objev podobné jako The Heroines - Laura Shepperson

In Athens, crowds flock to witness the most shocking trial of the ancient world. The royal family is mired in scandal. Phaedra, young bride of King Theseus, has accused her stepson, Hippolytus of rape.He s a prince, a talented horseman, a promising noble with his whole life ahead of him. She s a young and neglected wife, the youngest in a long line of Cretan women with less than savoury reputations. The men of Athens must determine the truth.Who is guilty, and who is innocent?But the women know truth is a slippery thing. After all, this is the age of heroes and the age of monsters. There are two sides to every story, and theirs has gone unheard.Until now.

Objev podobné jako The Heroines - Laura Shepperson

In Athens, crowds flock to witness the most shocking trial of the ancient world. The royal family is mired in scandal. Phaedra, young bride of King Theseus, has accused her stepson, Hippolytus of rape.He s a prince, a talented horseman, a promising noble with his whole life ahead of him. She s a young and neglected wife, the youngest in a long line of Cretan women with less than savoury reputations.The men of Athens must determine the truth. Who is guilty, and who is innocent?But the women know truth is a slippery thing. After all, this is the age of heroes and the age of monsters. There are two sides to every story, and theirs has gone unheard.Until now.

Objev podobné jako The Heroines - Laura Shepperson

Britain: from railway pioneers to the fiascos of HS2‘High Speed 2’ was to be the crown jewel of British rail Bringing the antiquated and unreliable north-west line up to date, it would connect central London with Manchester and Leeds via Birmingham, reducing travel time and combatting the North–South divide. It was, however, not to be. Dogged by mismanagement, overspending and incompetence, HS2 has collapsed, reduced to a much smaller line connecting Birmingham with the outskirts of London – Euston, the central London terminus, still seemingly unreachable. All of this has cost taxpayers around sixty-six billion pounds. In a forensic examination of how the project imploded, Sally Gimson meets with the politicians, engineers and ordinary people affected by the failure of HS2. From those whose business and houses were compulsorily bought to make room for the line to the scattering of ghost towns which punctuate the now cancelled Northern branch, Off the Rails offers a thorough and scathing account of how a vital project was overcome by government mismanagement.

Objev podobné jako Off The Rails - Sally Gimson

An ingenious novel of suspense about sisterhood, innocence, murderous games, and how far weâ ™ll go to protect the ones we love. In a tight-knit town in the 1980s, a child-killer is on the loose. And Topazâ ™s parents are on edge. At ten years old, Topaz is so vulnerable. But she has nothing to worry about. Her eldest sister, Ruby, has made sure of that. Swearing Topaz to secrecy, Ruby reveals she has trapped the monster in their root cellar. Bound and bloodied in the cold space is kindly Brother Johnson from the church. Pleading with Topaz to cut him loose, he says her reckless sister is a liar. Brother Johnson is right about that: Ruby does lie. She also likes to scare people. Still, even Ruby wouldnâ ™t lie about this. Would she? The gameâ ”and the secretâ ”is in her hands. But Topaz just wants to do the right thing. Let Brother Johnson die in the cold space? Or try to set him freeâ ”and then see what happens next?

Objev podobné jako Who Is the Liar - Laura Lee Bahr

A USA TODAY bestseller The Hating Game meets Alex, Approximately in this “incredibly engaging, funny, and sweet” (School Library Journal, starred review) teen rom-com about two rival journalism students competing for the same position on their university newspaper.Wyn is going to beat Three even if it kills her—or, preferably, him. Being freshmen staffers on the university newspaper puts them at the bottom of the pecking order—until a rare reporter spot opens up. Wyn and Three are both determined to get the position, starting a game of sabotage that pushes them to do their worst, from stealing each other’s ideas to playing twisted mind games. No road is too low when it comes to winning. As Wyn’s search for the perfect story leads her to an anonymous, campus-wide dating app, she hits it off with a mystery man she thinks might be the cute RA from her dorm. But Wyn is all too familiar with being rejected because of her weight, and she’s hesitant to reveal her identity, even as she grows closer with someone who might be the guy of her dreams. When Three breaks a story that’s closer to home than he or Wyn expects, the two must put aside their differences to expose the truth—and face their real feelings for each other, which threaten everything Wyn has built with her anonymous match.

Objev podobné jako Love, Off the Record - Samantha Markum

England and Wales might feel familiar to many, but there are countless hidden idylls and remote wildernesses to discover amongst the soaring passes, spectacular coastlines and boundless moorlands. For many, Martin s slow road routes will have opened up the country s most well known highways and byways, but there is so much more to England and Wales than these, at times overcrowded, hotspots. This book is the next, natural step in Martin s wanderings around England and Wales. If Take The Slow Road whetted the appetite for a Great British adventure, this book will be the main course, filling you up with inspiring writing and beautiful imagery from the most remote and wild corners of England and Wales. It will take you to the very edges of the map, on a series of personal journeys to uncover parts of these countries that the masses never reach but wish they could. In discovering these secret and beautiful places this fabulous book shows the reader that, with a little imagination, and some effort, they too can get off the beaten track in their own country.

Objev podobné jako Off the Beaten Track: England and Wales - Martin Dorey

The Age of Aquarius meets the Dawning of Divorce in an evocative novel of the 1970s. There s plenty of depth to Bloom s characters, who are smart, funny and relatable in today s modern world. The Courier-MailIt s 1977, and bohemian Libby - stay-at-home mother, genius entertainer and gifted cook - is lonely. When she meets Carol, recently emigrated from London with her controlling husband, and Anna, who loves her career but not her marriage, the three women form an unexpected bond.Their husbands aren t happy about it, and neither are their daughters.Set against a backdrop of inner-city grunge and 70s glamour, far-out parties and ABBA songs, The Women and the Girls is a funny, questioning and moving novel about love, friendship, work, family, and freedom. The sustenance we gain from equal relationships is the heart and soul of this work. - Living Arts Canberra Majestic... Overwhelmingly poignant, simply wonderful - this book should be on your reading pile. - South Australian Book Review This is a different world to the present, if one that still seems within reach...But the 70s, as now, were transitional times. As we adjust to a pandemic-riddled world where some rules we thought were fixed are now negotiable, we are all facing similar challenges. Newtown Review of Books

Objev podobné jako The Women and the Girls - Laura Bloom

On an Island full of secretsThe truth lies in the darkA gripping and atmospheric debut crime thriller set on an isolated Scottish island⠦A mysterious deathOn a small island off the coast of Scotland, an isolated community is grieving. Eighteen-year-old Alan Ferguson was found at the foot of the lighthouse ⠓ an apparent suicide.Two detectives trapped on an islandDIs Georgina Lennox and Richard Stewart are sent to investigate. But a raging storm keeps them trapped on the island for four days. And the locals don⠙t take kindly to mainlanders.A village full of suspectsAs George and Ritchie question the island⠙s inhabitants, they discover a village filled with superstition and shrouded in secrets.But someone wants those secrets to stay buried. At any cost.*Readers love THE WOLF TREE*⠘More twisted than you could imagine. Couldn t put it down.⠙ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Reader Review⠘A page turner, intriguing and fascinating.⠙ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Reader Review⠘Kept me guessing until the end.⠙ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Reader Review⠘Right at the very end was a shocker I hadn t seen coming.⠙ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Reader Review

Objev podobné jako The Wolf Tree - Laura McCluskey

From the well-loved Aesop s fable. The sun and the wind live in the sky. One day, the wind wants to play a game. Can he take a coat off the girl below? The wind blows and blows, but it s no good. Then the sun says, Can I try? With fun activities after the story, and online audio in both British English and American English.

Objev podobné jako The Sun and the Wind - Laura Cowan

FROM THE CREATORS OF THE HAUNTING SEASON AND THE WINTER SPIRITS COMES A BRAND NEW COLLECTION OF GHOSTLY TALESFeaturing new and original stories from:Michelle PaverStacey HallsBridget CollinsImogen Hermes GowarKiran Millwood HargraveAndrew Michael HurleyJess KiddNatasha PulleyElizabeth MacnealSusan Stokes-ChapmanLaura Shepherd-RobinsonStuart TurtonCatriona Ward_________There is something peculiar about the hour after midnight.It is the time when darkness reigns.And strange things roam the earth.In this dazzling collection of original haunted tales, thirteen bestselling and much-loved authors bring the old superstition of the witching hour to new and vivid life.Transporting you from the smog of London to the freezing mists of Svalbard, from an Irish town riddled with rumour to a sinister English boarding school, these thirteen stories will serve as your spinetingling companion to the long hours of winter.So curl up, light a candle, and wait for the clock to strike . . .

Objev podobné jako The Witching Hour - Jess Kiddová, Andrew Michael Hurley, Stuart Turton, Natasha Pulley, Bridget Collins, Elizabeth Macneal, Laura Shepherd-Robinsonová