A beautifully illustrated celebration of one of Britain’s most beloved birds: the charming, comical yet mysterious puffin – the perfect gift for nature lovers.The puffin’s bright orange bill and striking black-and-white plumage have made it one of our most iconic seabirds. It has charmed nature lovers and inspired countless fables and stories, as well as becoming an emblem for children's literature.Follow the lifecycle of the puffin through...

A broad, rigorous introduction to algorithms for validating safety-critical systems.Validation is a critical component of the development process for decision-making systems used in high-stakes settings, from autonomous vehicles and aviation to finance and healthcare. As these systems and their operating environments increase in complexity, understanding the full spectrum of possible behaviors becomes more difficult and requires a rigorous validation process. This ...

This sweeping, lyrical history of transportation encourages young readers to wonder at human ingenuity while wandering through time and discovering some of the coolest vehicles we invented along the way.Since the beginning we’ve been on the roam. Searching for food, adventure, and home…Set off on a journey through history and see how many ways humans have dreamed up to travel. First, there was walking, camel-riding, and canoes. Then, the invention ...

The epic finale of the Unmaking trilogy!The road to hell is paved with good intentions.Barely escaping one nightmare with their lives, Alma and the few who remain march tirelessly toward another—Oleth’s domain. Their final destination looms, buried under the ruins of a haunted city where the lost and wicked are said to gather in worship.But can Alma and her people succeed where countless others have failed? So many have perished in ...

A gulp-it-down-in-one-sitting novel, The Winter Guest, from Sunday Times bestselling author, Sarah Moss, is an enthralling story about how the past will always come to find you in the end.'Deliciously twisty. Destined to be one of those Christmas Eve classics' - Rachel Joyce, author of The Homemade God'Pure pleasure from start to finish' - Katherine Rundell, author of The Golden MoleTell me the worst thing you’...

A gulp-it-down-in-one-sitting novel, The Winter Guest, from Sunday Times bestselling author, Sarah Moss, is an enthralling story about how the past will always come to find you in the end.'Deliciously twisty. Destined to be one of those Christmas Eve classics' - Rachel Joyce, author of The Homemade God'Pure pleasure from start to finish' - Katherine Rundell, author of The Golden MoleTell me the worst thing you’...

A Debutiful “Most Anticipated Debut Book of 2026”In upstate New York in 2001, nine-year-old twins Sabina and Camilla spend the summer weathering the moods of their erratic mother while finding themselves pulled toward diverging interests: Sabina into the mystery of their absent French father and Camilla into burgeoning popularity. But their lives are shaken up by the arrival of an Arab French family across the street. Thri...

There are those who love Calliope du Sang for who she is, and those who will do anything to gain access to the magic in her blood, including abduction, emotional manipulation, and murder.In this installment of The Witches of Salt Spring Island Urban Fantasy Series, our favourite witch finally has everything she needs in order to unravel one man’s curse, revive a dead woman’s bones, and decide the shape of her future.

WHOSE SIDE IS GOD ON-FOR REAL? IS HE AN "R" OR A "D"?IS HE A BAPTIST OR A PENTECOSTAL? PRO-RICH OR PRO-POOR?"AAAAAAAAA" (THAT WAS A LOUD BUZZER SOUND)!THOSE ARE ALL THE WRONG QUESTIONS.Author: Let me tell you a story about Joshua.Bailey and S'More: Your son, Joshua?Author: No, Joshua in the Old Testament.Bailey: Will this take long? We were playing "Leaps and Bounds."S'More: Listen to Mr. Jim, Bailey. He tells good stories.

In the gripping second installment of The Unmaking Trilogy, Alma and her companions must journey through the nightmarish Deadlands to find the source of the apocalypse and end its corruption before it destroys them all.To free themselves, they’ll have to leave everything behind.With the source of the apocalypse uncovered, Alma and the others now face a daunting objective: venture into the terrifying Deadlands, locate the origins of The Unma...

The Whumpy Printing Press presents: Cosmic ConsequencesSpace. Awe-inspiring. Empty. Deadly. This anthology brings together over two dozen stories that explore whump in space. From equipment malfunctions to hostile aliens, outer space is a dangerous place.So grab your helmet and prepare for launch.Included authors: Leanne Albillar, Kailey Alessi, Yasmeen Amro, John M. Campbell, Mill Cohen, Loralei Deasy, Sarina Dorie, Dr. Suvajeet Duttagupta, Booker G. A. Fe...

Step into enchanted forests, ancient groves, and wildflower meadows to uncover the magical power of plants that have guided us through the depths of human experience.Wicked Roots delves into the sacred relationship between humans and the natural world, exploring plant magic, folklore, and myth from around the globe. From rituals of death and rebirth to dreams and mystical encounters, this book reveals the hidden wisdom of trees, flowers, and fungi that hav...