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Imagine trying to find the words you've been trying to say, but nothing seems to come. Those memories you once shared with your first love, your first heartbreak and trying to reinvent yourself. A new beginning. Everything came with time. If it's meant to be, it will be. Everyone heals from pain and we build scars.

Toby and Oliver just wanted to play and they thought sorting out rubbish would ruin their day but when Toby was asked to put the rubbish out by his mum, he was not prepared for recycling to be so much fun. By the end of the day the rubbish was done and a new set of adventures was still to come.

This historical drama, part true, part fiction, is based on the mysterious lives of the author's maternal grandparents', Walter and Winifred, spanning most of the twentieth century.Encompassing the Boer Wars, the end of the Victorian era and the Titanic tragedy, the characters not only travel onwards through these times but also to the colonial outposts of the British Empire.As the first book of a trilogy, Whispers Through Time introduces the personalities, dreams and motivations of Winifred and her family. The mysteries that surrounded her life in the past intrigue her real-life grand-daughter, Heady, who tries to unravel them in the present day.Why did young Winifred leave London alone on a ship to travel to Australia? Why especially in June 1912, just months after the Titanic tragedy? Where did her brother, Oscar, disappear to without a trace? And what happened to her beautiful younger sister, Francesca, after her tragic love affair?Time is an ever-present theme that waxes and wanes like a tide throughout lives. There are the what-if moments, the only if moments and the sad reality that past and present generations can never meet, forever separated by time.

I remember going home to an empty house to try to digest my doctor's news, "e;You have vascular dementia."e; I thought to myself, I'm only 55 and I'm already a widow, the worst thing that could ever happen to me. But during my career working in Dementia Care, my co-workers and I had always felt that getting any type of dementia diagnosis would be the worst news a person could receive. Having witnessed the progression in so many people, I knew being a widow was nothing compared to what I was going to have to face. I soon discovered those past experiences would, in fact, help me forge through the coming losses.The diagnosis itself was not the worst of it, finding no help or resources was. I had to try to figure out 'what's next' on my own. I got my affairs in order, and came to terms with the fact that my career and the life I had known both were gone. I gave up my home, my car, my ability to drive, my hopes, and my dreams. Yet a stubborn streak remained in me. I decided, 'I'm not done yet,' and made it my new motto. Then I set out to find help, to find my new self. My search led me to Dementia Alliance International. At DAI, I found hope and purpose; this was life-changing and life-saving. I stepped onto a path of a whole new understanding of dementia, advocating, speaking engagements, and learning that life can be beautiful, even with dementia.

Mary Carter's life has been full of turmoil, constantly fighting against bad odds. Finally, she has a chance to do good, forget her troubles and help her sister, Brannagh, out of an abusive relationship. A trip to Dublin, the city in which she grew up, plays out how Mary never expected it would. A court case some months later uncovers more about her close-knit family that she never knew. The revelation forces Mary to question all that she thought to be true.

Heart over Time encapsulates the sense of intrigue, of appointed times and of personal election that permeates the writer's work throughout. Marie Barrett's poetry and prose has a 'Jacob's ladder' type feel to it, the journey of life winding and rewinding itself with new revelations revealed in old themes. From her first book, The Witnesses, which was written under instructions from the words in a dream: 'Write about your experiences in London and call the book The Witnesses.' a follow-up to Over the Boundaries, in which a wide spectrum of emotions are confronted. In Heart over Time, eschatological concerns are particularly to the fore, stemming most poignantly from the recent death of her husband. The internal rhythms of the speech of her soul find a companion in nature and in the silent workings of the seasons and the universe and have a hypnotising effect that draws the reader in its wake to a state of shared metaphysical being.

In London, 1989, the metropolitan police are dealing with the biggest drug crime. Drug problem is rising in the capital and it is up to them to stop these lowlife dealers from smuggling drugs in their city.PC detective Barry Dermative is the expert when it comes to drugs criminals, however, although he works for the police, Barry does not obey the law. He takes his job seriously and has his mind on only one man; Maverick Loki, more commonly known as Loki.Barry failed to catch Loki before and has hungered ever since like a wolf. But when he finally succeeds in the arrest, the tables totally turn for him and his life gets turned upside down.After spending time behind bars, Barry feels hopeless and just full of regret. The only chance for him now is redemption as he gets requested from his close friend, Michelle, to go and help her son, Lucas; to stop him from following his own footsteps. Barry needs to stop Lucas from getting his life messed up by the drug gang, just like they ruined his!

At 14 years old, William has had enough of life in general. He lives with his grandparents after his parents and sisters were killed in a car crash quite recently. His favourite sport, football, hasn't been going well for him either, he plays in goal for his local team, but he seems unable to even catch a cold these days! During one dismal game, William is handed a note by one of the few spectators. When a woman called Esmerelda enters his life - things change after she tells him she is a being of magic and space travel. William also has two thugs chasing him: Scrag and Scar-face, bullies from his school, who are working for the weird old man called Dionysus, who wants what William has dug up. Before William knows what is happening, he finds himself on a spaceship as the capsule he dug up has now entered his body. The crew of the spaceship are escaping from Dionysus, who is from a race called the Sandriones. He somehow finds William, Esmerelda and his new friends. How will he escape and can he rid himself of the capsule? Why has Esmerelda been keeping an eye on him and why can't he be left alone?

-Know and believe in what you are doing or selling.-You serve the needs of others.-Sales is serving the unserved.-Sales is selling whatever is lacking.-In selling, different is good.-It requires a lot of faith, self-confidence, willingness and preparation in accordance with the competitive products you are about to present.-See things objectively.-Be open-minded and always have the facts.-Your products or services should make a difference over the competitor's.-Be disciplined and detailed, put the customer first, meet the customer on their turf.-Be inspiring and exceptional in your product knowledge.-Travel as necessary to perform the sales target.-Sales is truly a matter of numbers.

The world that you live in works in mysterious ways, but what if you were told that your world was just one of many? In an alternate dimension, a young girl with extraordinary abilities is destined for greatness. Alice Evelynn is on a journey of a lifetime to stop the apocalypse from destroying the world as we know it. On the way, she will meet friends, allies and, of course, dastardly enemies. The only problem that Alice has is that she has no idea whatsoever that any of this is going to happen. So, like her, you shall be given a warning before you read this book.The things that happen in Alice's life are not for the light-hearted. It is blood, guts and gore galore full of murders. Beheadings, rotting corpses and some of the most colourful language that you may ever read. So, as you read the book in your hands, don't say that we didn't warn you.

This is the story of a young woman's dilemma in World War II. How can she and those she loves survive the problems they face?Our story opens as Hetty prepares for Will's return from a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp. She has learnt that Will has been tortured and disfigured in the camp and it was only the thought of her and his daughter, Mary, conceived on their wedding night, which kept him alive.However, two years earlier, Hetty thought that her hasty marriage to Will had ended when she got the telegram "e;Missing, presumed dead!"e; Now he was coming home. How can she tell him about her new baby, Dorothy?Staying with Will's parents in Somerset, a young asthmatic teacher, David, is kind to Hetty and her young child, Mary, and they fall in love. But then there is the problem of what happened when they went blackberrying.How on earth can these damaged people find a new way to live?What will the outcome be?

You can open the book and read the first poem you see. Or, you can read it like a novel and discover a love story.

Brothers, Charlie and Freddie White, along with their friends--The Rainbow Gang--find a very unusual ancient looking chest in their dad's garden shed. The chest magically speaks to them and sends them underground to a world inhabited by elves. The elf world is being disturbed by a clumsy young giant from a world below the elf world. The ensuing, sometimes humorous, adventure brings them into contact with lots of unusual creatures and sees The Rainbow Gang set off on a mission to rescue the young giant, whose actions have disrupted the water tables underground. During their adventure, the gang encounters giant hedgehogs, giant moles and large talking fish. Charlie and his friends come into contact with another gang--The Girls--who help them in their adventure and both gangs strike up a lasting friendship.

Have you forgotten who you really are? Where did you bury all your excitement for life, for joy, for simply being yourself, no matter what?The 'baby' of ten children in a small town in 1950s Northern Ireland, Lulu watched, listened and absorbed the dreams and struggles of her family, where life was tough, and they didn't have much, and love was never really spoken but came as hot dinner and clothes to wear. A dominant, powerful daddy and a tired, gentle mammy, with alcohol both their provider and the unwelcome thief of family life. Step inside her memories, through the eyes of that little girl.Let yourself laugh and cry at the innocent spark that is Lulu, and discover the depth of feeling and meaning each little child absorbs from everything and everyone around them, and how this makes us who we are.Lulu entices you into RE-membering the little child inside you, to let your own memories bubble up into the light. Let Lulu lead you back to knowing the divine spark of life that you really are, and allow yourself to play again.You are love, and you are meant to shine. WE all were born to be this. As you polish up your heart, you can be more YOU, and release all the freedom, joy, creation, excitement and thrill of being alive.

The year is 1967 and Martinup, situated in rural Western Australia, is largely unaffected by the sixties revolution that is sweeping the rest of the world. High school is the focus of attention for Brian MacArthur and his friend, Trevor Stewart.It is so different from primary school. They make their own entertainment in the bush.Their science teacher, Paul Newton, is on his first teaching post, straight from Perth, missing his girlfriend and sharing a dreadful flat with an outrageous person who works as a primary school teacher. Life is unbearable and conflict inevitable.Brian has reluctantly accepted the position of altar boy in the local Catholic church. The priest hides a dark secret involving church funds.The Vietnam War rages on, threatening Brian's older brother, Roger, with conscription should he fail in his exams at university.Brian and Trevor launch a hot air balloon which starts a bush fire and causes the deaths of hundreds.Well, no. But it could have.

'Operation Clinker' was the operational name given to this true account told from the perspective of the principal undercover agent, an inspector in Royal Hong Kong Police Narcotics Bureau, in what transpired to be a record attempt to export heroin from Hong Kong to Australia in 1988.The author was recruited to form part of the crew for a voyage from Hong Kong to Australia. Covert surveillance observed the loading of a heavy bag aboard and the yacht set sail. Out of sight of any land-based observers, the undercover agents 'mutinied' and overpowered the targets to take control and search the yacht, seizing 43.5kg of pure heroin.The arrested targets turned Queen's evidence in exchange for a potential reduction in sentence upon conviction. Flown to Sydney with a consignment of 'fake' heroin, they delivered to the distribution syndicate. Australian Federal Police surveillance were able to monitor the handover and identify personalities involved.International joint police raids took place in Hong Kong and Sydney, leading to the arrest of the entire syndicate from triad supply to shipping crew and distribution.

Katie Brown is a troubled girl from Edinburgh. She suffers horrific abuse from her evil father. She decides one day to leave home for a better life in London but things don't go smoothly for her and she spirals downwards into a life of stripping and drug abuse. After meeting a rich and handsome photographer, Katie feels her life is starting to look brighter but the charming man has other plans for her that involve his psychopathic friend, the Wallpaper Man. She is introduced to the dark world of high society and has her eyes opened to the sick and twisted activities of the elite!

Ivanhoe Mill is from a long ago period, it has characters of mixed interest, each section of the book has love, tragedy, plots of cruelty and devious problems that affect many of the community.The Manor House, Cawston Hall, is the hub that controls the everyday life of the surrounding villages. The lord of the Manor is devious and cruel in his manipulation which is his quest to satisfy his selfishness.There is a wide range of domestic and social activity that I hope gives you a great deal of interest to compliment the characters in the book. The writing and some of the flavour of the slang, I hope fits my interpretation that brings to life my portrayal of the people in the book.

Dave suffers from OCF - Obsessive Compulsive Fatalism.Every day he is compelled to follow his online horoscope, and to actively seek out and participate in their prophesies.One fated day, the signs are so compelling they embolden him to take a high stakes horse racing gamble.The consequence of his wager will lead Dave into situations way beyond his control and comfort zone, and his path will be crossed by an intriguing hotchpotch of larger-than-life characters.This eccentric bunch of strangers include a Benny Hill loving vicar, a transvestite, a hippy, a diamond thief, a sausage roll addicted Bank manager, an underworld female mechanic, an 'ungry man, some piranha fish, a chimpanzee and many others.Pluto's in Uranus! is the story of a 'tryer' whose lucky omens will come back to taunt him.KUSHTI BOK!

Three Titles will captivate and entertain you. It will also make you feel.'Written from Heaven' will take you to a country church where you will find Wren trapped within its walls, forced to face all truths about her life before she can be truly free, in every sense of the word.'Sanctuary' will introduce you to Dr Pascale Miner, a retired psychiatrist, who has moved her life miles away from the familiar, alone. But will she stay in her loneliness very long?'The Stories Live On' is a must read for the stories to live on. Carolyn has experienced the pain of rejection and has survived the truth.

Heralded by Publisher's Weekly as "e;a writer to watch"e; with a "e;magnificent sense of character and ear for dialogue"e;, Todd London returns with If You See Him, Let Me Know, a stunning novel set at the crossroads of two generations--one marked by what it witnessed, the other by what it missed. It's August 1974, the eve of Nixon's resignation. Jerry Rosen is facing prison for a messy, white-collar crime. Before sentencing, he has to tell his son Philip, a teenager at a theatre camp in the Midwest. To the suburban kids at Friedkin camp, history is a game of dress-up. Tragic world events get retold as stage musicals--World War II as South Pacific, the Holocaust as Fiddler on the Roof. Anne Frank is a role to play--Philip's friend Kathy Klein plays it to the hilt. For Jerry, who served as an army medic in Germany, and for the camp's compassionate matriarch Lila Sahlins, the past can't be sung away. Jerry's confession unearths secrets that will change the course of Philip's life and trigger a pair of haunting disappearances. "e;This is a killer coming-of-age story: gripping and compassionate. I haven't stopped thinking about it."e; - Lisa Kron, Fun Home, the musical "e;...An engrossing journey, culminating in a denouement that is surprising, gratifying, and eminently moving."e; - Kia Corthron, The Castle Cross the Magnet Carter "e;Todd London is a master conjurer of the lost--of lost youth, lost promise, lost Chicago, lost America."e; - Adam Langer, Crossing California "e;A novel that harrows the heart."e; - Octavio Solis, Retablos

This book sets out to inspire and educate children, who, for one reason or another, have difficult starts in life either by fate or disability. Each chapter provides a human lesson and human qualities through adventure, including: empathy, bravery, honour, friendship and resilience in the face of adversity. Based on an island in South East Queensland, Australia, four children, who attend the same island state school, are all miserable at home and school until Parlow, the pelican, comes knocking on Tommy's window one night to offer him a better life. Tommy thinks he is dreaming as do his friends--Maria, Dino and Jake--who all have an out of body experience and are taken to an enchanted underwater sea world beneath Mangrove Sands, where they meet talking animals who have their own language and become the children's tutors, mentors and friends. Through an enchanting underwater sea world of magic, adventure and humour, Mangrove Sands aims to provide hope and inspiration to children around the globe facing adversity.

New York's Secret Society of 31 Platinum Grills takes a turn for the worse after Providence, the top lady DJ, is kidnapped by the jealous twins in the Secret Society. The once superb and exclusive secret society for amateur DJs has now been tainted with death, jealousy and kidnapping. Providence, better known as Lady Lucina, becomes the newest member to the Secret Society of 31 Platinum Grills for amateur DJs. She is excited after receiving a phone call from the founder, DJ Calm, who has just notified her that she is the first female to ever get voted into the secret society. Little does she know that some of the society members are jealous and unenthused by DJ Calm's decision to vote a female into the organisation, especially since Providence has just received a ten-thousand cheque during her first performance.

No good story ever started with: "e;I checked into my five-star hotel and ordered a pina colada."e; Mine starts with: "e;So, I'm dancing around the witch doctor's coffin in a small village on the Thai/Myanmar border."e;Grab your passport and come with me on a crazy adventure to Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, Nepal and many more countries.You will experience the joy, heartbreak, triumph, exhaustion, calamity, love and exhilaration of volunteering in underdeveloped countries. The feeling of accomplishment is priceless.You will climb volcanoes, teach incredible kids, bathe elephants, dance in conga lines, fly kites, crash on motorbikes, drink too much, visit medicine men, feed hungry kids, survive earthquakes, visit stunning temples, help families in poverty and see the most beautiful sunsets on the planet! I have been robbed, crashed from paragliding, been hacked innumerable times, lost my backpack, had all my clothes stolen, had endless illnesses and much more. If that is the price of helping out the underprivileged kids, then I'm all in! If I can inspire people to "e;go, volunteer, make a difference"e;, then we all win!

The world thinks that pop superstar Kiara Anderson has it all, but she spends her nights drinking away memories of her childhood and life as a teen runaway. The Jacobs family are desperate to see the girl next door again and discover why she ran away, especially their son, Shane, who blames himself for her disappearance. When Kiara's manager forces her into a reveal-all TV interview, she knows the family she loved more than her own will finally discover the truth. Can she overcome her demons or will the shadows of the past rob her of fame, fortune, and a chance to finally fall in love?

Dancing with Chaos is a memoir. It is an eclectic tale that centres around themes of mental illness and medicine, travel and the struggles of a single mother. The main character is raised in poverty and uncertainty by a single mother who suffers from schizophrenia. Later, as a vulnerable teenager, searching for love and acceptance, she finds nothing but heartache. Then, as a young adult, she begins to discover that the world is actually a fascinating and sometimes wonderful place. Heartaches resurface as the genetics of mental illness unfold.

Planet Capo is situated on the other side of the black hole. There was a war and after a chemical fallout, the humans were left with an altered DNA. They must get to Planet Earth because they believe that by combining their altered DNA with that of the Earthlings, it would revert to the way it had been. On the night before the official launch to Planet Earth, Martex Renver and his friends go on board the spacecraft for a tour. After a mishap Martex becomes the new Commander, and his friends the new crew and they are on their way to Planet Earth to find a cure for their altered DNA. Martex must first destroy a meteor as big as a bus that is about to collide with them. When they land on Earth, they discover a problem. They are much smaller in size than the Earthlings. Martex meets the American President's daughter, Angela Andrews. They fall in love, but their size difference makes it impossible to have a normal relationship. Can Martex get back to his planet in time with the cure to save his father from an early death?

This is a fictional plot, set in scenes, of a vivid World War I espionage drama.