Starlet the Star is back! This time she meets a star called Snowfall and his silent friend, Flaky. Snowfall loves to throw snowballs but doesn't do it at the best times! Can Starlet help Snowfall with his talent? How will Santa respond when he sees Snowfall? Will Flaky ever speak?
In the tense atmosphere of the Cold War, John Fisher, a laid-back Australian, lands a job with a shipping line in Rotterdam, blissfully unaware of the concealed financial and political schemes harboured by some of his new friends and colleagues. He soon finds himself entangled in an international scandal involving influential entities, facing relentless pressure from various quarters. Navigating the challenges of dealing with intoxicated ship captains, irritable harbour masters, and antagonistic customs officers in Rotterdam and Antwerp seems trivial compared to the daunting task of untangling an accounting debacle for his London headquarters. This ordeal culminates in his role as a witness in a fraud trial in Southampton. Amidst this turmoil, a silver lining emerges as he meets and falls for Nina. However, the stakes escalate dramatically with a murder, thrusting Fisher into a maelstrom of political intrigue
This story is set in Animal World - a topsy-turvy world where all the characters are animals. It is an exciting tale of adventure set in the northern city of Dogchester, where the city police force is led by Detective Chief Superintendent Nellie Trump, a lady elephant. DCS Trump is in charge of a tough, grizzled Detective Inspector, a cat named Tom Grouse, who is pictured on the front cover of this book. DI Tom joins with a friend, Dame Alice Gobble de-Gook, a turkey, in an exciting adventure - a quest to find the priceless fabulous gold statuette of Felix the Great, stolen by a gang of criminal monkeys, led by a huge, fat orang-utan who calls himself 'King' Brian, a ruthless leader who lives in a secret hideaway - a great palace - hidden in the Wild, Wet and Windy Woods . . .
If you want to know how to read and preach the Bible with simplicity, clarity and boldness, this book is for you. God's design for Christianity is for people to be saved (i.e., being forgiven of their sins) and to grow in the knowledge of the Bible. The more you know the Bible, the better you live. The Apostle Paul recorded that it is God, "who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth". (1 Timothy 2:4) Dr. Tim Cantrell, in his endorsement of the book wrote, "Patrick has provided us a useful tool for digging into God's Word, growing as a Christian, and strengthening churches. May God use this resource far and wide."
In the shadow of the Dark Ages, the North East coast of Britain trembles under the threat of relentless Viking raids. Villages are pillaged, families torn apart, and the dread of Norsemen keeps every heart captive. Erik, once a Viking himself, deserted his brethren, repelled by the very cruelty he was once part of. Having forged a peaceful existence as a blacksmith, Erik treasures his newfound life and the family that now defines him. But the spectre of his past haunts him, for his old comrades seek vengeance for his perceived betrayal, threatening all he cherishes. Driven by desperation and love, Erik employs his skills to create a masterpiece-a magnificent sword birthed from fire and determination. With an ethereal amber stone embedded in its hilt, gifted by his loving wife, this sword is no ordinary weapon. It pulses with a profound promise: to shield and defend. Imbued with mystic energy, it vows protection not just for Erik's kin but for generations of his clan to come. Yet, the sword's true destiny awaits the arrival of its destined Keeper. Only then will its full power be unleashed, and the legacy of protection truly begin. Dive into The Genesis of the Sword, a tale of valour, love, and a weapon that transcends time.
Join 'The Isted Kids' on their magical travel teleporting adventures around the world! Where do you think they will go next? This is an exciting travel adventure series of books aimed at children 5-8 years old. The two characters Rocco and Fleur are real-life brother and sister. Fleur is the bossy teenager and Rocco is the tech genius of the house. They didn't believe in the magic their mum told them about until it happened to them - do you believe in magic? Join the Isted Kids as they teleport around the globe. Written by their mummy @naomikisted who is an interior designer and broadcaster, she believes in the power of the mind and the magic of manifestation that anything is possible if you just believe!
When Angus's grandmother passes away, she leaves her entire three-million-dollar inheritance to her three grandchildren, deliberately excluding her greedy sons. She asks her lawyer, the captivating Scarlett, to execute her will and safeguard the grandchildren's futures. But Scarlett harbours a secret: she alone knows the location of the inheritance money. As she desperately seeks true love after a failed relationship, she finds herself strangely drawn to Vincent, an alluring tarot card reader who seems to understand her like no one else. But is Vincent real or too good to be true? Meanwhile, Angus fights to secure what he sees as his rightful share of inheritance from his own late father. But his mother has other plans for the money. In the wake of his grandmother's death, long-buried family secrets come to light and the race for the inheritance takes unexpected twists and turns. Told through a lens of magic, intrigue and mystery, A Grand Inheritance is a page-turning family saga exploring the bitter legacy of inheritance. At its emotional core, one woman's search for self and love. Will Scarlett embrace true love at last or be consumed by family greed?
"ORIGINAL TALENT MYSTIFIES AND ENRAGES ONE BIG PILE OF TRASHEDIES"Award-winning Actress and Writer Laura La Sottile certifies that the alchemy of life's tragic stages often take form of Comedies known as Trashedies.Trashedies is a woman's journey in five funny feminist flash auto-fiction stories mixed with humor, irreverence, worldliness, and poetry. With a re-occurring intersectional seat at a bar called The Fumetti Cafe in the Texas desert. Each story is a new land, a growing perspective, and a clear understanding that you are responsible for your own empowerment.An incremental acceptance that you bought the ticket to your own shit show. Regardless of the state of cultural issues of the times, no time to whine for it waits for no one.
In the kingdom of animals, a young lion rules though still reliant on guidance from wise counsellors. When a lost cow named Shanzebeh wanders into the territory, the lion welcomes him warmly despite the scheming of jealous advisors. A clever fox named Demneh perceives Shanzebeh as a threat to his standing and plots to turn the lion against the innocent cow by exploiting the king's weaknesses. Though the two strike up an unlikely friendship, Demneh's lies corrupt the bond between ruler and subject. After being deceived into believing Shanzebeh intends to betray him with violence, the lion tragically attacks and gravely harms his devoted friend. In the aftermath, melancholic regret consumes the king as Shanzebeh clings to life. An intricate tale unfolds from here as truth battles falsehood for the lion's trust. With deception disguising itself in familiar coats, can sincerity prevail to re-establish understanding necessary for leadership? Dive into the timeless fable beautifully visualized through accompanying illustrations masterfully enriching this profound story about integrity, perception, loyalty and forgiveness.
Exhausted from the day's trials, Nath collapses into sleep in his New York apartment, only to awaken in the extraordinary world of Plesia. This planet, hailed as the most splendid in the cosmos, is home to 740 eternally youthful inhabitants who, though appearing to be mere eight-year-olds, have thrived on Plesia for millennia. Governed by a benevolent king from a neighboring realm, Plesia is a utopia where every need is seamlessly met.Amidst this perfection, Nath discovers his heritage as a royal prince of Plesia and that his arrival is serendipitously timed. The peaceful planet faces a grave threat, and it is Nath whom the king and the Plesians need. As Nath joins forces with the king and a valiant group of Plesian allies, he must confront perils and navigate the pernicious disease known as Peur et Haine. His journey is one of courage, friendship, and destiny as he rises to defend the idyllic world that is now his home.
Can you always trust Kindness? The ghost writer of her autobiography thought so. The government that made her Lady Kindness and its minister thought so too. Kindness definitely believed it, but fact checking left some big questions unanswered. Whatever Kindness believed, it does matter that you are who you say you are.
This sweeping historical romance follows Mallory Irving, a talented musician who becomes entangled in a forbidden affair that spans centuries and clashes between cultures. When Mallory and Harriet cross paths in modern day Toronto, their connection defies logic and time itself. Harriet finds herself drawn into Mallory's mystical world as his concert tour heads for the Middle East, the setting of Mallory's intricate past life at the height of the Crusades. There, Harriet witnesses the reincarnation of Mallory's epic love with an alluring Arab peasant girl named Yasmina, which ended in tragedy centuries ago. As violence rocks Mallory's concert and tragedy strikes once more, Harriet must uncover the truth of Mallory's tortured soul and their shared destiny before history repeats itself. Their journey through time reveals a poignant truth: love transcends the ages, and the echoes of history reverberate in the depths of the human heart. This novel is a mesmerising blend of historical richness and emotional depth, a story that captures the enduring essence of human connection across the sands of time.
Starting school can be a daunting experience for any young child. This book covers A Day in the School Life of one little boy and his journey from start to home time. It shows that rather than something to be feared it is something to look forward to with busy days chock full of fun, creativity, learning, friendship, and play.
A crayfish party is being held on a private island in the Finnish archipelago in honor of Ray Dunhew, who is an important customer of the party's host and who is visiting Finland for the first time. Copious amounts of schnapps will be consumed and the host and his wife have solicited the help of Sophie, the attractive eighteen-year-old daughter of very good friends of theirs, to make sure the schnapps glass of each and every guest is topped up. All goes well until most of the crayfish have been consumed and Sophie is walking round the table filling up the glasses for the last time. As she stands beside Dunhew, filling up his glass, she freezes. She gives him a long hard look and then continues round the table filling up everyone else's glass. She then goes back into the kitchen and, with tears in her eyes, reports that Dunhew had just molested her. The morning before Dunhew is due to fly back to England, he goes missing.
Sobba is the second Pocco we meet in this sequel to Bogga. We were first introduced to these fantastical hidden creatures when Billy met Bogga. This time, Sienna meets a new Pocco in a dark and dusty part of her house. Lucky she did, as she will soon realise how much she may need them... Join Sienna in braving the dark with the help of her new friend Sobba.
Alice Soh, a young Chinese kindergarten teacher with dreams of someday finding marital happiness, shares her life with her English boyfriend, Dave. He is a former computer programmer whose life now spirals through a haze of alcohol and drugs. Their lives take a drastic turn when Dave is caught with a significant amount of marijuana, intended for the patrons of Duxton Road bars. The Singapore High Court sentences him to death for drug trafficking, leaving him with no apparent escape from the hangman's noose in Changi Gaol. There is no chance of reprieve, no hope of intervention from his home country. As Dave awaits his fate, Alice wonders if there might be a miraculous escape. She believes she might have discovered a way, or rather someone who can reveal the path. However, this potential salvation comes at a personal cost. Can a condemned man truly walk through the walls of his prison? Alice is prepared to pay the price to find out.
Baby Alfred loves his food, But too much of anything isn't good! Chocolate mice may be his treat, But is there something magical in that sweet? Alfred is a baby whose tummy grows at an alarming rate, but Mum and Dad just keep feeding him. Read the story and laugh at this funny tale, full of silly nonsense and overflowing with bottles of milk and food! Be on the lookout in the near future for Katherine the Great, Alfred's baby sister, coming soon!
This collection of poetry and 'psychoetry' explores themes of anti-authoritarianism, haunted love, and mental health through an intense, passionate personal lens. With hints of philosophy and touches of sarcasm, the writing style varies dramatically between different poetic voices - echoes of the differing 'alters' within the author's trauma-induced dissociative identity disorder system. You'll discover poems penned in radically distinct styles, evoking the complex emotional landscape of living with C-PTSD, ADHD, chronic pain, and childhood trauma. The works dive deep into sexuality, love, spirituality, psychosis, neurodivergence, domestic violence and anarchic political perspectives. Raw, simple yet profound words excavate the darkest corners of a fragmented self, having unflinching conversations between selves, crying out for self-help and trauma recovery.
Some people evidently found the humdrum pace of peacetime lacking in stimulation to satisfy their restless natures. Wartime had stretched their energies to such an exciting degree that anything that came with the peace was proving an anticlimax. They solved the deficiencies in their lives by turning against the way of life in their own country, while advocating an alternative they imagined could exist and consorting with others to promote their interests. Such was the making of a cocktail of intrigue, betrayal, double-dealing, unusual relationships, murder, recidivism, and sexual adventurism mixed with loyalty, resolution of purpose, risk-taking, recantation, resourcefulness, and love that this novel explores. The unbelievable lengths adopted by people for the promotion of their evil, or at least unbecoming purposes, had to be met by ingenious measures to frustrate or to take advantage of them in an ongoing dialogue of counteraction. Through it all, one valiant woman who struggled to hold her own amid the chaotic events concerned, succeeded in reaching something to her satisfaction, but it could have seemed a pyrrhic victory to those dispossessed.
This book is designed to fully prepare and equip the student with the necessary learning tools in the English language required for his/her secondary education journey. Special emphasis is placed on vocabulary, grammar, memory, tenses, and punctuation with a view of moulding and shaping students with the perfect understanding of the Queen's language from the British perspective. In this regard each topic in this interesting book is purposefully laid out for the student to read carefully before answering questions at the end; knowing the meanings of certain selected words, filling in missing words and being tested on summarisation of topic. In short, this book is the ultimate medium in testing a student's comprehensive capabilities going forward.
Embark on a riveting journey of ambition and valour that takes a young sailor from the humblest beginnings in the Merchant Navy to the apex of the marine world. This tale of ascent is punctuated by thrilling perils at sea: accidents, collisions, blazes, and even the perils of war. As the first North Sea Oil makes landfall in Orkney, our protagonist steers mammoth oil tankers through some of the planet's most treacherous waters, skilfully averting near-catastrophes and environmental hazards with expertise. His career crescendos as he assumes the mantle of authority over one of the U.K.'s most multifaceted Harbour Authorities, overseeing port operations, towage, ferries, and the burgeoning oil sector. A highlight of his tenure includes securing the prestigious BP contract to tranship the first North Atlantic Crude Oil into the Flotta Oil Terminal, a testament to his professional acumen. This narrative is a testament to the power of resolve, proving that with unwavering dedication, the path to extraordinary achievement is always navigable.
The Mama Sutras is a practical, spiritual, psychological and emotional toolbox for modern mothering. Threaded with ancient wisdom and magnified within a contemporary context, the words within these pages are a doorway into the unspoken challenges and complimentary bliss faced by modern mothers. It dares to bring to the surface the deepest fears we carry and gently addresses them with a bold yet forgiving voice. This is the handbook for opening your heart, growing your soul and healing your mind. As modern mamas, we can gain a lot of insight from ancient traditions and theories. The Mama Sutras serves as a present-day contemplation and translation of these. This book is for you if you've ever felt that mothering is like battling an inner demon (or two) or you feel exhausted from the endless giving and the aspects of motherhood which live alone in your mind and need a friend to hold hands with. Within these pages are a retreat, a non-judgemental place to turn, the wisdom you wish you had and a place to ground and regather when everything around is spinning. Come and catch your breath within these pages.
From the moment she wakes, Willow Lou inhabits a world all her own. Peer through her eyes on an enchanted escapade involving a magical jungle, fairy friends, and a jungle queen. Come bounding and scrambling along, heedless of warnings, as this ordinary girl with extraordinary imagination creates elaborate quests. Though a mother's wisdom goes often unheeded, a mother's love remains to heal. Join Willow Lou as she plunges fearlessly into jungles of her mind's making, chasing dreams just out of reach.
Meet Ramone, a stoic and ruggedly handsome man searching for his destiny. Though sparing with words, Ramone's magnetic presence and insatiable thirst for life's vibrancy hints at deeper complexities within. His visionary sight is fixed on the horizon, compelled by a mysterious force to continue seeking something unknown before anyone else discovers it first. The encounters upon Ramone's ominous journey are unspeakably chilling, enough to make one's eyes widen and heart stand still. Venture if you dare through the next page into his world, but be warned - this is not a trip for the faint of heart. Darkness lies ahead for those who join the brooding Ramone on his relentless quest towards an obscure fate. With each step, the foreboding grows.
Hidden under a cosy blanket of thick green trees, You can hear laughter so honest it will make you freeze. The sound comes from a magical place called Kids Village. It's so special, you can't capture it in an image. A place this wonderful must be protected, So a new lion cub has recently been selected. Today is his first day, but it's not going as planned. Without his mane, will others understand?
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