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Why is there a chicken in the house? Will it be staying in the house?

Have you ever looked at your dog and thought... "you are so weird!" I wonder if they think the same about us... Join Slush while he studies his humans and questions some of the weird things they do!

Princess Talia has a beautiful white kitten named Snowball. Snowball is the apple of Princess Talia's eye. She tags along to wherever the princess goes. One day, Snowball wakes up while the princess is still sleeping. The cat ventures outside to explore, oblivious to what lies ahead. From having to escape a crocodile and a wolf to finding her way back to the castle, Snowball goes through it all with the help of a mysterious protector. Who could the mysterious protector be? Read on to find out.

Fred is an adventurous little turtle. Based on real events, A Turtle Named Fred: Finding Fred introduces Fred and the lady who lives in the woods. It marks the start of a blossoming friendship between the two.

Santa suddenly has no beard. While the clock ticks closer to Christmas Eve, Mrs. Claus and the elves do everything they can to replace Santa's beard and restore his Christmas spirit. But when an overeager elf tries to take wool from the recklessly ramming James Baa-nd, the search for a beard solution gets out of hand. When Santa Lost His Beard illustrates the importance of teamwork - and how it's never too late to do the right thing.

Step into a world of fun and plush with Tim Tim! This charming tale follows the adventures of a lovable plush monkey named Tim Tim who loves to help children overcome their everyday social challenges. So, when Tim Tim discovers that Billy is struggling with social anxiety on their birthday, he swings into action with the Birthday Party Animals! Join Tim Tim on a heartwarming journey filled with friendship, patience, and self-love as he helps Billy overcome his fears and have fun at their birthday party. With valuable lessons about empathy and understanding, Tim Tim and the Birthday Party Animals is a must-read for parents, educators, and therapists looking for a helpful tool to teach children about social anxiety. So come along and join the party as Tim Tim brings joy and happiness to everyone he meets!

Carter's parents are divorced. This story shows how a family can still be fabulous, even when living apart.

Scotty's Mom is always telling him to "calm down". Scotty is confused. When Scotty meets his kindergarten teacher, things all start to make sense!¿

Iran in the early eighties was a very dangerous place to be.Especially if you were Kurdish, a woman and opposed to the rule of the Mullahs.In this deeply personal memoir, Shemal Samuelson recounts her experiences at the time, recalling the events that led to her having to leave her home, her family and her friends, not knowing if she would ever see them alive again.From the bitter hardships some women endured to ensure their loved ones were not executed without trial, to the emotional toll that took on their families, no stone is left unturned in this brutal portrayal of Ayatollah Khomeini's regime.

Are you considering a career as a medical doctor? Be prepared for a long and arduous journey. It begins with achieving high grades in your classes in high school and college. Admission to medical school is only half the battle. Surviving medical school and residency will surely test your ambition to become a doctor on many levels. It will require patience, stamina, and sheer determination. This book will open your eyes to what you can expect to encounter during medical school and residency training. It will offer suggestions on how to not only endure the ordeal of medical education but to enjoy the process as well.

In this collection of poetry, prose and reflective essays, Nicole Oldham takes you through her journey of lost love, lost family, lost identity and a youth blighted by Cystic Fibrosis.With short, sharp stabs of wisdom, intertwined with longer pieces, she paints her soul on the page and reminds us all that however fleeting love may be, it always feels real and it always hurts.

Jeremy wakes up to a ghost in his coffin. A tunneller had come to wake him up. The last thing he remembered before he died was the face of his gold-digger wife's lover.Jeremy is introduced to the Committee: a group who controls all the dead stuck in limbo, unable to rest without justice. Living death is a monotonous life of waiting.One day, the dead decide that it's time to stop rehashing their deaths. If the police can't solve their deaths, then it is up for them to do so.But, what happens when, after many trips to town, the ghosts become lax. No longer trying to stay corporeal, the townsfolk become horrified. And what if the ghosts are no longer satisfied with crime-solving?Cerff delivers a humorous novel of death, pranks and vengeance.

In The Mistakes Managers Make and How Much it Costs Them, J.D. Strazz shares his experiences in business and the lessons he has learned about managing people. Both through being managed by others and seeing the mistakes they made, and through his own experience of managing a large number of people, Strazz has developed his philosophy of business management. For Strazz management is all about people, emphasising the importance of rewarding hard work fairly, recognising talent and making sure the right people are promoted. He also discusses the value of having an educated workforce, allowing employees to develop their skills and gain a deeper understanding of the business. Strazz shares his strategies for involving the workforce in developing company policies and procedures in a democratic way to ensure fairness and keep attitude and morale high.

The life of an artist is always changing - trying to sustain dreams at the cost of doing jobs that they don't enjoy.Such is the life of Francis who, being English, earns his living through translation jobs in Paris. Like his paintings, Francis keeps experimenting, moving from translation to teaching.Francis' paintings are the result of his observation of the people, the culture and the emotions around him. His relationship with the city takes an interesting turn when he meets Alicia. As their mutual affinity becomes increasingly intimate, Francis finds that she is impacting his creativity in unexpected ways.The story vibrantly depicts the city of Paris, the people, the culture and his friends, who in some way or another keep his creativity flourishing.

In this futuristic apocalyptic tale, war is raging both in real life and in cyberspace. Online communities have formed divisive factions which recruit people jaded by the vagaries of western living. These factions are in violent conflict with each other to garner territory in a society increasingly ruled by corrupt algorithms seeking to control minds with biased information through online feeds. The internet has become a dangerous weapon, a weapon which is gradually taking over the world.The world war forms the backdrop for a remarkable odyssey. The protagonist and her daughters, Rocket, and Ranger, along with other free factioneers, people who have escaped the shackles of competing factions, roam the globe in search of somewhere safe to settle. Along the way, they must pit themselves and their followers against these insidious forces in a desperate bid for emancipation and the return to a simpler life, free from the virtual prison of online control.Please visit the book's website for further information: www.going-places-book.com

Elizabeth Stanley Zolecki describes herself as just a simple country girl from Saratoga, Texas, but she also served thirty years and nine months with Texas Department of Correction.The authors describe the journey from applying to join the Texas Department of Correction and the initial training to arriving at her assigned prison The Mitchell Unit for the first time.Ms Stanley and her new fellow new recruits witness an appalling scene of violence during their first week at the prison. Many of her fellow recruits decide the job is not for them but Ms Stanley decides to stay and take up her posting to the unit's kitchen on the night shift.In this fascinating and often horrifying book she describes working day to day surrounded by some of America's most violent prisoners.

A dark and wonderful selection of poetry from Meg James, that covers the traumatic year of 2020 and the rebirth that followed beyond it. A searing collection that touches upon motherhood, learning to love and love yourself again, and the connections we make that transcend it all. Reminiscent of Sylvia Plath and Phoebe Bridgers, this short collection deserves a place on every poetry fan's bookshelf.

Maverick Black is beautiful chaos.He is fire and night.Maverick burns with the intensity of a wildfire yet hides deep within his own darkness - dangerous and mysterious. As he struggles to come to terms with a deep secret he harbours, Maverick flees - determined to escape his self-built prison and embark on a new journey.Maverick finds himself in a small coastal town, a haven as he slowly tempers his anger and reignites his passion through the kindness of a stranger and the sounds of his guitar.However... something haunts Maverick.His path inevitably collides with Isabelle and passion sparks as Isabelle finds herself inexplicably drawn to Maverick. Her heart and soul connect with him through his music, although, unbeknownst to Isabelle - Maverick conceals his tragic secret.A secret that Maverick knows will ultimately break Isabelle...

Lake Conshe, by Ingrid Lynch, is not a whodunit; it is always obvious who the murderer is. But the book does look at how war and personal tragedy can affect a person...The Stedman/Robbins family owns the cottage on Lake Conshe. Helen Stedman is of noble birth and has funded the foundry her husband Reginald runs, along with his manager Gunnar Thorson. Their son (Stedman Robbins) and Dalt Thorson are the best of friends; Dalt becomes Helen's ward after his parents die from pneumonia.The family moves to Pennsylvania in 1935, and the boys, firm friends by now, go off to school together. Trouble comes for Sted, though, after the boys graduate. He wants to marry his sweetheart, Faye but is told he must go to college or be cut off with no money. Dalt is to stay and look after Helen, whose health is failing. Sted goes to college, and while there Faye is killed in a traffic accident. An awful argument ensues, and then he goes off to war. Dalt again remains behind to look after Helen.Fast forward to the 1980s. Don Axel (head of police) is suspicious of Sted as people who have all visited The Cottage are going missing. He wants to investigate Sted and search the property but is blocked from doing this due to the good standing Sted has in the community and the vast amounts of money he donates.

In this heart-touching play of lyrical words, Hellen Grall reflects on the things that are closest to her heart. From a strained relationship with a mother and a father who left too soon, Hellen also comments on the lack of empathy of the society, the lessons that life might teach us and the many paths that each individual person is meant to take in their own lives. She also leaves her heart bare in a gripping poem for the children she lost as no mother's heart can ever forget them, no matter what the society may say.

Wild Daughters is Maria Souza's first published collection of poetry. Inspired by a love of mythology and appreciation for women writers, Maria Souza's verse encapsulates a balance between female exploration and stylistic innovation. The collection interweaves a sense of liberty and unconformity, encouraging a non-linear reading of its contents.Powered by a spiritual obligation to bestow a message enthused with healing, Maria Souza makes womanhood an open, and boundless space to find comfort in. Wild Daughters invites you to share the collective wisdom of womanhood and pass this baton of knowledge onto the next reader.

Stuart is a little person, and he is a Chartered Accountant and partner at a successful firm. He meets Lorea when she needs a place to stay as she is hiding from an abusive boyfriend. Stuart enjoys her company, but little does he know that there is much more to her than meets the eye.Soon he falls in love with her, and things become more complex. Stuart finds himself involved in an international money laundering and drugs business, with big money at the end of it. His police friend Smiley wants him on the inside to pass information through so the police can bust the drug lords and kingpins.But Stuart is not as straightforward and conservative as he might appear and he begins to change the course of his life, amid the horror and restrictions of the Covid-19 pandemic.