If they fail, their world will end…Banished from her kingdom by the evil Queen Morag, Princess Gwyneth, a young sorceress, is forced to undertake an urgent and perilous quest to recover a powerful ring from the bottomless Well of Souls, deep inside the dreaded Spider Forest.But first Gwyneth must rescue Starbright, a unicorn, imprisoned inside The Crystal Mountain. Because only Starbright's horn can neutralize the poisoned water in the Well of Souls.On a journey fra...

When war photographer Jo returns from her latest assignment in Afghanistan and moves into the Brighton flat she's just inherited, she hopes to restore equilibrium to her chaotic life. But images and events of her recent past and the reading of her great-grandmother Elizabeth's diary haunt her night and day, forcing Jo to come to terms with demons she thought she could leave behind.

Why does Edward Long's History of Jamaica matter? Written in 1774, Long's History, that most 'civilised' of documents, attempted to define White and Black as essentially different and unequal. Long deployed natural history and social theory, carefully mapping the island, and drawing on poetry and engravings, in his efforts to establish a clear and fixed racialized hierarchy. His White family sat at the heart of Jamaican planter society and the West India trade in sugar, which provided the ...

Lu Feng, a naïve young man from the countryside, arrives in Jiangcheng with nothing but a worn bag and a simple life behind him. Lost in the chaos of the city and overwhelmed by its temptations, he is suddenly pulled into the spotlight when a breathtaking, powerful woman steps out of a luxury car. She is Su Wan'er—an elite entrepreneur admired by the entire city. To everyone's disbelief, Lu Feng greets her as family. In that single moment at the railway station, his humble origins collide ...

Thomas Babington Macaulay's History of England was a phenomenal Victorian best-seller which shaped much more than the literary culture of the times: it defined a nation's sense of self, charting the rise of the British Isles to its triumph as a homogenous nation, a safeguard of the freedom of belief and expression, and a central world power. In this book Catherine Hall explores the emotional, intellectual, a...

Shared by the VikingsShe came to his shores as a captive healer, her Saxon blood a liability and her skills a necessity. He claimed her as spoils of war, yet she would become far more than either man anticipated.Bjorn Ironside demands absolute obedience. Erik Stormborn wants her mind, body, soul and womb.Together, they will own her completely.

This book is your ultimate DMAIC resource. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, facts, quotes and much more.In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about DMAIC's whole picture right away. Get countless DMAIC facts right at your fingertips with this essential resource.The DMAIC Handbook is the single and largest DMAIC reference book. This compendium of information is the authoritative source for all...

What are the relations between feminism and history, feminist politics and historical practice? What are the connections between gender and class? What part have racial identities and ethnic difference played in the construction of Englishness?Through a series of provocative and richly detailed essays, Catherine Hall explores these questions. She argues that feminism has opened up vital new questions for history and transformed familiar historical narratives. Class can no longer be...

Thomas Babington Macaulay's History of England was a phenomenal Victorian best-seller which shaped much more than the literary culture of the times: it defined a nation's sense of self, charting the rise of the British Isles to its triumph as a homogenous nation, a safeguard of the freedom of belief and expression, and a central world power. In this book Catherine Hall explores the emotional, intellectual, a...

This book re-examines the relationship between Britain and colonial slavery in a crucial period in the birth of modern Britain. Drawing on a comprehensive analysis of British slave-owners and mortgagees who received compensation from the state for the end of slavery, and tracing their trajectories in British life, the volume explores the commercial, political, cultural, social, intellectual, physical and imperial legacies of slave-ownership. It transcends conventional divisions in history-...

In the suspenseful supernatural thriller "The Haunted Ascent," Emily Forsyth is drawn back to the treacherous slopes of Mount Arden, the scene of her sister Sarah's mysterious disappearance years earlier. Living a quiet life in her coastal town, Emily's world is upended by the arrival of a cryptic letter, written in a hand eerily similar to Sarah's, urging her to return to the mountain.Compelled by guilt, longing, and the unresolved questions about her sister's fate, Emily sets out...

Slavery and the slavery business have cast a long shadow over British history. In 1833, abolition was heralded as evidence of Britain’s claim to be the modern global power. Yet much is still unknown about the significance of the slavery business and emancipation in the formation of modern imperial Britain. This book engages with current work exploring the importance of slavery and slave-ownership in the re-making of the British imperial world after abolition in 1833.The contributor...