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It's a tale that doesn't seem like it would be a winner; an improbable proposition of a ten-mile reef of gold in the middle of the continent, a cabal of scheming investors, a farrago of poor planning and preposterous publicity, the fiasco of the prematurely celebrated triumph of technology over unforgiving terrain, a dead prospector - and no gold. The Central Australian Gold Exploration Company had it all, and Lasseter's Last Ride was in the stores before the final chapter of the real-life debacle had closed. It was a runaway success.Angus and Robertson sold three million copies of Ion Idriess' sixty-some books before he died in 1979. But in 1931, as he was working on what would be Lasseter's Last Ride, he was looking for an angle. In filling the gaps between the few facts with detailed descriptions of lands and people he had never seen, he found it - and promoted it - in Magic and Mystery. Idriess' fictional account of the last months of the life of Harold Bell Lasseter gave birth to a legend that has repeated in dozens of books, films, poems, podcasts, websites and exhibitions, is memorialised in the names of a highway and a casino, and has spawned searches and scams that continue nearly a century later. Idriess was probably surprised at its success and chose not to tamper with a winning formula when inconvenient material soon emerged. To do that he had to control the evidence and continued to insist on his narrative's unimpeachable adherence to fact. Reef Madness exposes how Idriess confected his first successful book and why the story of a failed prospector became a quintessentially Australian myth.

Eastern slowness and Western fast pace of life, wisdom and impetuosity, adherence to traditions and at the same time modern innovations - we can find all of these seemingly not compatible things in one country and even in one city. Today we will visit the place that can be called the Future That Has Already Come. We will visit Dubai. Dubai impresses with its rapid growth, energy, and a quest for large volume and scale. The city changes its appearance literally every year. Just 50 years ago there was a little port town favoured by pirates on the site of Dubai that has grown into the largest modern metropolis with the highest skyscrapers, road junctions and international companies offices.The photos within this book show readers some of the most iconic areas within Dubai to visit but do not offer full descriptions. Readers can use this visual guide to highlight the places they would like to visit. Enjoy and safe travels!

This guide on Essentiall Piercing is a resource for professionals and newcomers alike. Inside you will find a helpful guide that dives into the fundamentals necessary to be an efficient piercer, The knowledge in these pages come from the experience gathered after a 15-year career. If you are looking for information on the tools required, techniques to ensure the best piercings, and everything in between, this is definitely the book for you.

Gordon Korman meets The Great Outdoors in this funny and moving debut about a boy who goes on a disastrous family vacation (sweltering heat! bear chases!) that ends with a terrible surprise: his dad's new girlfriend.There are zero reasons for Theo Ripley to look forward to his family vacation. Not only are he, sister Laura, and nature-obsessed Dad going to Big Bend, the least popular National Park, but once there, the family will be camping. And Theo is an indoor animal. It doesn't help that this will be the first vacation they're taking since Mom passed away. Once there, the family contends with 110 degree days, wild bears, and an annoying amateur ornithologist and his awful teenage vlogger son. Then, Theo's dad hits him with a whopper of a surprise: the whole trip is just a trick to introduce his secret new girlfriend. Theo tries to squash down the pain in his chest. But when it becomes clear that this is an auditioning-to-be-his-stepmom girlfriend, Theo must find a way to face his grief and talk to his dad before his family is forever changed.

Meet LONG JOHN McRON, SHIP'S COOK . . . and the most unusual babysitter you've ever seen. Long John has a whole crew of wild pirates in tow, and?for one boy and his sister?he's about to transform a perfectly ordinary evening into a riotous adventure beneath a pirate moon. It's time to make some PIRATE STEW. Marvelously silly and gloriously entertaining, this tale of pirates, flying ships, doughnut feasts and some rather magical stew is perfect for all pirates, both young and old.With a deliciously rhyming text from master storyteller Neil Gaiman and spellbinding illustrations by the supremely talented Chris Riddell, this is the picture book of the year! Pirate Stew! Pirate Stew!Pirate Stew for me and you!Pirate Stew, Pirate StewEat it and you won't be blueYou can be a pirate too!

Gabriel Allon, uno de los mejores espías del mundo de la ficción, regresa en esta emocionante novela de amistad y feen un mundo peligroso y lleno de incertidumbres.Las vacaciones en Venecia de Gabriel Allon se ven interrumpidas por la repentina muerte del papa Pablo VII. Su leal secretario, el arzobispo Luigi Donati, convoca a Gabriel a Roma para confiarle sus sospechas de que el Santo Padre no ha sufrido un infarto, sino que ha sido asesinado. ¿Sus razones? La desaparición del guardia de las estancias pontificias, y una carta del papa... dirigida a Gabriel.«Mientras investigaba en los archivos secretos del Vaticano, encontré un libro más que sorprendente...». Un Testamento suprimido que cuestiona el Nuevo Testamento. La Orden de Santa Elena, una oscura sociedad católica, está dispuesta a todo para evitar que Gabriel se haga con él al tiempo que conspiran para hacerse con el trono de San Pedro. Gabriel emprende una desesperada investigación para desenmascarar la Orden y poner fin a dos mil años de odio mortal.La Orden cautivará a los lectores con su ritmo y elegancia, dejándolos sin respiración con su inesperado final. La última prueba de que Daniel Silva es el mejor escritor de suspense internacional de su generación.DANIEL SILVA es el autor bestseller del New York Times de El espía inglés, La viuda negra, Casa de los espías, y La otra mujer. Sus libros, que han sido publicados en más de treinta países, se encuentran entre los más vendidos de todo el mundo. Daniel Silva es miembro del Holocaust Memorial Council de los Estados Unidos y vive en Florida con su esposa, Jamie Gangel, y sus dos hijos, Lily y Nicholas.

El mensaje de Cautivante es este: tu corazón importa más que cualquier cosa en toda la creación. Los deseos que tenías de niña y los anhelos que todavía sientes como mujer te comunican la vida para la que Dios te creó. Él ofrece venir ahora como el Héroe de tu historia, a rescatar tu corazón y liberarte para que vivas como una mujer completamente viva y femenina, una mujer realmente cautivante.

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Linda Lael Miller comes the heartwarming story of a single dad flirting with forever...Now that Becca ?Bex? Stuart's two best friends have married the men of their dreams, she's thrilled for them...and a little envious, if she's being honest. If her own first love hadn't died serving the country years ago, everything would have been so different. Maybe she'd even have a family of her own by now. But when her sweet nephew, Josh, moves in with her for a while, Bex's life is turned upside down...and there's only one person she can rely on.Single dad Tate Calder came to Mustang Creek with his two sons in tow, looking for a fresh start. Love was the last thing on his mind...until he and Bex are constantly thrown together. Bex is unlike any woman he's ever known before and his sons adore her. But the last time Tate risked his heart, he crashed and burned. Could this season be different?The Brides of Bliss CountyBook 1: The Marriage PactBook 2: The Marriage CharmBook 3: The Marriage Season

Perfect for fans of the New York Times bestseller Hugs and Kisses for The Grouchy Ladybug and 1, 2, 3 with the 10 Little Rubber Ducks!From the World of Eric Carle comes a brand-new book starring The Grouchy Ladybug, a favorite character for over 40 years.Spring Sings for The Grouchy Ladybug celebrates the new life that blossoms during spring. The animals are playing outside, the flowers are blooming, and everyone is joyous?even The Grouchy Ladybug! Eric Carle's signature bright collage illustrations feature leaping frogs, buzzing bees, friendly turtles, singing birds, dancing butterflies, and more springtime scenes that make this is a great gift for Easter!

Cara has never been one of those girls: confident, self-possessed, and always ready with the perfect thing to say. A girl at the very top of the popularity tower. One of the Populazzi.Now, junior year could change everything. Cara's moving to a new school, and her best friend urges her to seize the moment?with the help of the Ladder. Its rungs are relationships, and if Cara transforms into the perfect girlfriend for guys ever-higher on the tower, she'll reach the ultimate goal: Supreme Populazzi. The Ladder seems like a lighthearted social experiment, a straight climb up, but it quickly becomes gnarled and twisted. And when everything goes wrong, only the most audacious act Cara can think of has a chance of setting things even a little bit right.

As both a global learning company and award-winning publishing house, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt sought to weave together its educational and literary expertise to inspire young writers across the United States and celebrate their work. HMH launched the first-ever Spark a Story writing competition for high school students, and received submissions from teens across the country. In the spirit of HMH's Best American series, the Spark a Story collection includes twenty short stories from this competition, as selected by HMH editors. The anthology offers a diverse set of pieces from some of today's promising teen writers, many of whom aspire to continue exploring the role writing will play in their lives.

Destined delivers all the romance and action that fans expect as it brings Aprilynne Pikes Wings series to a deeply satisfying conclusion.Laurel used to think she was an ordinary girl from Crescent City, California. She never would have believed she was truly a faerie from a realm called Avalon.Now Laurel must risk her life to save Avalon from destruction by Yukia rare and powerful Winter faerieand troll-hunter Klea. But Laurel wont have to fight alone; David and Tamani, two boys she loves in different ways, will be by her side, along with her best friend, Chelsea.Readers of the Need and Graceling series will want to follow Laurels story from its beginning in Wings to its heart-stopping end in Destined.

The sweeping, dramatic finale of Swati Teerdhala's South India-inspired fantasy trilogy rounds out the epic, romantic tale of an assassin and a soldier fighting to save their country and their people. Perfect for fans of Sabaa Tahir and Victoria Aveyard. A queen at last. An empty palace. A kingdom to save. Esha is reeling from Kunal's betrayal, but she has a kingdom to rule from behind a thin smokescreen?pretending to be Princess Reha while she sends her most trusted soldiers to collect Reha and Kunal by any means necessary. Traitors, after all, must be punished. But the Yavar are attacking from every front?tracking down Kunal and Reha in the remote mountains, kidnapping Harun?in search of legendary artifacts that will give them the power to break the precarious janma bond and release the destructive magic back into the lands. Now that the race is on to find the missing artifacts, Esha must put aside her rage and work with Kunal again?but can she find the strength to forgive him, or will the Viper have her revenge at any cost?