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Imogen should be nice to her little sister Marie. She should be nice to her mum’s boyfriend, too. And she certainly shouldn’t follow a strange silver moth through a door in a tree. But then...who does what they’re told. Followed by Marie, Imogen finds herself falling into a magical kingdom where the two sisters are swept up in a thrilling race against time - helped by the spoiled prince of the kingdom, a dancing bear, a very grumpy hunter...and even the stars above them.

Connect directly with your loved ones in the spirit world. Receive their help and guidance to assist you in very practical ways on a daily basis and prove their continued existence. This is designed to give you peace of mind, but more importantly to redirect your life with the aid of spirit in order to work towards greater success and happiness.

Human efforts to move crops from one place to another have been a key driving force in history. Crops have been on the move for millennia, from wildlands into fields, from wetlands to dry zones, from one imperial colony to another. This book is a bold but approachable attempt to redefine historical inquiry based on the “cropscape”: the assemblage of people, places, creatures, technologies, and other elements that form around a crop.

Black Country Music tells the story of how Black musicians have changed the country music landscape and brought light to Black creativity and innovation. After a century of racist whitewashing, country music is finally reckoning with its relationship to Black people. In this timely work—the first book on Black country music by a Black writer—Francesca Royster uncovers the Black performers and fans, including herself, who are exploring the pleasures and possibilities of the genre.

Four fabulous new stories: Horrid Henry builds himself a time machine and tricks Perfect Peter, Perfect Peter strikes back, Henry eats snails at Restaurant Le Posh, and is dragged out on a horrendous hike.

¿Cuándo fue la última vez que te miraste al espejo y te sentiste satisfecha con lo que viste? ¿Estás cansada de luchar contra la balanza y buscas una solución efectiva y duradera para perder peso? 🤔🍃 Si se hace estas preguntas, este libro es la respuesta que estaba buscando. Diseñado especialmente para mujeres como tú, que buscan recuperar su esencia y sentirse bien consigo mismas, este libro es más que una guía: es un viaje transformador hacia el bienestar y la autoconfianza. 💪💖 Abordando los retos a los que te enfrentas en tu día a día, desde el ajetreo de la vida ...

Fierce and ambitious, Aina Solís as sharp as her blade and as mysterious as the blood magic she protects. After the murder of her parents, Aina takes a job as an assassin to survive and finds a new family in those like her: the unwanted and forgotten. Her boss is brutal and cold, with a questionable sense of morality, but he provides a place for people with nowhere else to go. And makes sure they stay there.

What would you do? What if you found a winning lottery ticket and could locate the owner? Imagine encountering your future self. Would you want to? Would you do something illegal to save a loved one? Eight short stories crafted to provoke deep thought, inspire new perspectives, and challenge your conscience. Start now. “The author’s crisp, vivid writing quickly brings characters and situations alive with endings that often caught my breath. Although many of these stories had me begging for more of an ending, I realized that the “ending” is intended to be the discussion had with ...

Thora Grieve finds herself destitute and an outcast after the sudden death of her husband, but a glimmer of hope arrives when a family friend offers her the chance to study botany under a famed professor. Once at the university, Thora becomes entranced by a mysterious young woman, Olea, who emerges each night to tend to the plants in the private garden below her window.

[Contains explicit content] As an American living in London, host Rob Delaney ( Catastrophe) has had to answer a lot of questions about the USA. Are Americans really lacking in culture? What's up with all the guns? Why is everything so big? On this episode of Sounds Like America, Rob and his fellow globe-trotting comedians share experiences from traveling abroad, with a focus on how Americans are perceived from overseas.

Jenny and Mark have been together since they were at school. Now they are getting a divorce - largely, it would appear, because it is easier than answering difficult questions. (For example, why has it taken them 15 years to get married?) Only Jenny and Mark are determined that their carefully planned separation will lead to the world's first truly amicable divorce. But Jenny and Mark's friends and family are not so happy about their plans for a 'perfect divorce'. They find their loyalties divided.

London vet Charlotte Walker has taken up a fellowship on the tiny remote island of Tuga de Oro to study the endangered gold coin tortoises in the jungle interior. She can claim the best of reasons for this year in paradise - what better motivation than to save a species? - but the reality is more complex. For Charlotte has a secret that connects her to the island, and has finally determined to solve the mystery that has dominated her life. But she will have little time for any of her declared or covert investigations.

Centering us in Rome, but transporting us seamlessly into worlds as varied and exotic as they are emotionally real, these stories paint landscapes that are populated - vividly, hauntingly - by animals: from squawking, violent seagulls, to magical snakes, to a tiny dog on the side of a deserted road, to starlings circling the evening sky in exhilarating formation.

"Christmas Around the World: A Journey of Festive Traditions" Embark on a Magical Global Adventure This holiday season, traverse the globe without leaving the comfort of your home with "Christmas Around the World: A Journey of Festive Traditions." This beautifully illustrated book takes you on an enchanting journey through the diverse and heartwarming ways Christmas is celebrated across continents. Why You'll Love This Book: Cultural Richness: Discover the unique holiday customs from the snowy peaks of Switzerland to the tropical beaches of Hawaii, the serene beauty of Mount Fuji in Japan, ...

🎄 Embark on a Magical Global Adventure 🌍 This holiday season, traverse the globe without leaving the comfort of your home with "Christmas Around the World: A Journey of Festive Traditions." This beautifully illustrated book takes you on an enchanting journey through the diverse and heartwarming ways Christmas is celebrated across continents. Why You'll Love This Book: Cultural Richness: Discover the unique holiday customs from the snowy peaks of Switzerland to the tropical beaches of Hawaii, the serene beauty of Mount Fuji in Japan, and the dynamic festivities in Dubai. Stunning ...

Number one for fiendish fun! Horrid Henry takes to the skies in Up, Up and Away! Contains four brand-new stories, featuring Horrid Henry wreaking havoc on an airplane, being forced to write an essay about the Tudors, sabotaging the school play and sneaking onto a forbidden roller coaster.

Cat lives in her high school. She never leaves, and for a long time her school has provided her with everything she needs. But now things are changing. The hallways contract and expand along with the school’s breathing, and the showers in the bathroom run a bloody red. Cat’s best friend is slowly turning into cardboard, and instead of a face, Cat has a cat mask made of her own hardened flesh.

Masterfully crafted ‘Your Life As a Movie: Scripting and Producing Your Dreams Into Reality’ equips anyone with all they need to rekindle their lost imagination, create a movie trailer of their perfect life and act it out with gusto. Francesca Banting’s powerful analogy, inspired by the philosophy of Bob Proctor, provides a fun and different approach to existing Law of Attraction books that call “cut” before the main feature has a chance to actually play. Imagination is the only away to attract life’s dreams, and seeing life as a movie is the perfect way to call “action”. ...

The third installment of Francesca Scanacapra's gripping and emotional Paradiso saga.

August 21, 2013: A chemical weapons attack on the suburbs of Damascus reminds the world of the existence of the Syrian war. Hundreds of journalists from every corner of the world rush to the frontier only to leave disappointed when Obama decides not to bomb. They leave behind 200,000 estimated victims, and more than half of a population of 22 million people dispersed or refugeed in nearby countries: the worst humanitarian crisis since WWII according to the UN.