"How-de-do," whispered Linus as politely as he could, trying hard not to stare.Swaying dangerously now under the weight of his two colleagues, the First Minister Gobbledygook winked at him. "Top of the mornin' to you, young sir; bet you've never seen the likes of us, have ye, now?"Linus shook his head silently, never taking his eyes of the whiskered individual closest to his face. That walking stick looked quite capable of poking a human eye out! "What, if I may ask, are yo...

LINUS (Wynter Security 6) is the sixth book in the NEW contemporary romance series by Amazon #1 and International Bestselling author, Carole Mortimer.Linus Wynter has always been the nerd of the Wynter family, which is why he is the company's online security expert.He's first puzzled, and then furious, when several of his recent 'projects' end up sabotaged. By an online presence represented by a crow. A crow with a raucous laugh.Whoever this Crow person is they're o...

Caught! Trying to escape from repressive China, Mei only wanted to re-join her lover and newborn baby. In desperation Bartooth returned to China to try to find her, but no one has heard from them for 20 years. Now Johnny, their son, resolves to go to China to search for his long-vanished parents. AWARD WINNER: New Apple Summer e-book awards: Runner-up in Historical fiction category In 1999 in Santa Cruz, California, 19-year-old Johnny Bartooth is unexpectedly visited by Heron, an ageing hi...

In a world where pirate crews sail the treacherous seas, Ryu and his fearless band of outcasts stand against the brutal forces that seek to control the islands. With the ruthless Executioners tightening their grip, the crew must gather their courage and fight back, navigating a deadly world of betrayal, monsters, and hidden allies. Led by the mysterious Kaito, they race against time to uncover secrets buried deep within the shadows of their enemies. But every move brings them closer to dan...

When it comes to fairness, every kid knows that a parent can't break a candy bar perfectly in half, for sharing. We grown-ups also know what it's like not being treated fairly, and we know that much unfairness springs from such things as greed, or hatred, or anger, or prejudice, or misunderstanding, or even from the ways of Nature. But using these "big words" to explain unfairness to children will probably not work. And so, in this book, author Linus Mundy, offers words and examples that c...

Jack and Jill fell down the hill--let's send Trump tumbling after! A new era needs new tales.Wee Willie Winkie? No. "Mean Meddling Mitch."Little Jack Horner? No. "Little Don Junior."Winkin, Blinkin, and Nod? No. "Kamala, Nancy, and Joe."

The authors have developed the ethical imagination inviting a sense of “otherness” towards the vulnerable self, rebounding care for the other as a way to understand our everyday neurotic (normal) tendency of small vices as the propensity and possibility for responsibility towards the other. The authors, inviting the reader into troublesome feelings such as laziness and anger, bring a Levinasian horizon into focus, so that even in the midst of laziness, there remains the small goodness to s...

In a world where islands float high in the sky and adventure awaits at every turn, a group of unlikely heroes embarks on a journey that will test their courage, friendship, and resolve.Join Ryu, a young fighter with untapped potential, as he leads his crew—determined Kaida, inventive Franky, steadfast Zeno, and compassionate Luna—on an epic quest to thwart the nefarious Executioners, a shadowy organization bent on seizing power. After a fierce battle leaves their world shaken, the ...

FEATURING: IAN BOGOST - LEIGH ALEXANDER - ZOE QUINN - ANITA SARKEESIAN & KATHERINE CROSS - IAN SHANAHAN - ANNA ANTHROPY - EVAN NARCISSE - HUSSEIN IBRAHIM - CARA ELLISON & BRENDAN KEOGH - DAN GOLDING - DAVID JOHNSTON - WILLIAM KNOBLAUCH - MERRITT KOPAS - OLA WIKANDERThe State of Play is a call to consider the high stakes of video game culture and how our digital and real lives collide. Here, video games are not hobbies or pure recreation; they are ...

"Russian Rag " ragtime (based on Sergei Rachmaninoff's Prelude in C♯ minor) by George Linus Cobb, arranged for Brass Quintet/Ensemble (intermediate level) by Francesco Leone. ***Set of Parts (10)***: Bb Trumpets 1-2, Horn in F, Trombone, Tuba. Included alternative parts for Eb Horn, Bb Tenor (instead Horn), Trombone T.C., Eb and Bb Tuba T.C. Visit www.glissato.it for audio demo.

The Magical Cloud CalamityBy: Patricia MackoThe age-old practice of cloud watching is a form of entertainment that is passed down from generation to generation. Who doesn’t remember a day in their childhood, laying on the grass and looking up at the fluffy white clouds in the sky as they take the shape of animals, people, and interesting objects? This book is the result of doing just that with the author’s grandchildren. The Magical Cloud Calamity turns this activity into an...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. To escape debt and summonses, Lord Exford is sent abroad in 1788 with Winstanley, a prudish clergyman, and Higgins, a truculent artist.Shipwrecked on the island of Negropont—modern Euboea—then ruled by a Turkish pasha, they encounter Amelia, a botanist, feminist, and intrepid explorer, and her camel, Rousseau.Amid pirates, renegades, minstrels, djinn, and star-crossed lovers, the travellers are drawn into a world of political intrigu...