The suburbs - where curtains twitch, barbeques smoke and lawns are mowed. Appearance is everything. How far will people go to protect their image? Go into debt, extend their credit or stretch the truth a little? How about concealing a crime?All Charlie needed was a cleaner for his bungalow. A chance meeting would appear to have solved his problem. However one can never tell what may happen behind the double glazing?

While visiting their grandmother on a mysterious island, siblings Gage and Sandra are thrust into a dangerous adventure. Armed with only an ancient map, a book, and their wits, they must race against the clock to decipher the island's mysteries and save a loved one before it's too late. But the key to unlocking the secrets of Kinson Island lies with an old sea captain who harbors his enigmatic past. As they delve deeper into the island's labyrinth of riddles and puzzles, Gage and Sandra so...

A story of the Holocaust and the Greatest Generation. 1933. America is in economic depression and moving toward isolationism. Germany descends beneath the clouds of Nazism, militarism and prejudicial hate. Enter the early years of the four main protagonists. Mo and Max Gordon, absolute bookend twins from a hardscrabble, blue-collar neighborhood in Springfield Illinois. TR Royce, only son of America's most influential Senator, and close friend and ally of President Roosevelt. Aaron Gittleso...

This guide doesn't stop at diapering and safe sleep tips. It addresses concerns that are often overlooked, such as balancing work and parenting, supporting your partner emotionally and physically postpartum, and managing your mental health amidst the upheaval. Ever wondered how you'll bond with your newborn, or how you can create a secure and nurturing environment? You’re covered. Inside, you’ll discover: •A clear understanding of the different stages of pregnancy and how to support your p...

By staging human-animal encounters, Romantic literature and art repeatedly questioned how "human" animals could be and how "animal" humans in fact are. Romantic-era authors and artists often depicted perplexing animal intrusions upon humans. Sometimes the intruders were mystifying or terrifying, like Coleridge’s albatross or Poe’s raven; sometimes they were mundane, as in “The Swallow” by Smith or “To a Mouse” by Burns—regardless, encounters with animal-others occasioned Romantic musings. ...

From the days of the American Revolution until now, manufacturing has been the backbone of the American economy. It is what made our country a great power, and it is the traditional path to the middle class. But in recent decades, manufacturing has come under fire. US politicians and economists have pushed damaging free-trade policies on an uncomprehending public, while adversarial countries such as China have taken advantage of that foolishness. Manufacturing is the goose that lays our go...

This instalment in the Nineteenth-Century Literature in Transition series concerns a decade that was as technologically transitional as it was eventful on a global scale. It collects work from a group of internationally renowned scholars across disciplinary boundaries in order to engage with the wide array of cultural developments that defined the 1830s. Often overlooked as a boundary between the Romantic and Victorian periods, this decade was, the book proposes, the central pivot of the n...

In "Familiar Letters on Chemistry, and Its Relation to Commerce, Physiology, and Agriculture," Freiherr von Justus Liebig presents an engaging and accessible exploration of chemistry's essential role in practical life. Written in a series of letters, Liebig employs a conversational literary style that invites readers'—both laypersons and scholars'—to understand complex scientific principles through relatable real-world applications. The book situates chemistry within the broader contexts o...

'History is moving pretty quickly these days, and the heroes and villains keep on changing parts' Ian FlemingIan Fleming's 007 returns in an original, authorised Bond thriller with a new introduction from Sunday Times bestselling author M J ArlidgeBond has been assigned to investigate one Dr. Anton Murik, a brilliant nuclear physicist who is thought to have been meeting with a terrorist known as Franco. Together they plan to hijack six nucl...

Sixteen James Bond stories from master-storyteller John Gardner.Bundle comprises of: BROKENCLAW; COLD; DEATH IS FOREVER; FOR SPECIAL SERVICES; GOLDENEYE; ICEBREAKER; LICENCE RENEWED; LICENCE TO KILL; THE MAN FROM BARBAROSSA; NEVER SEND FLOWERS; NO DEALS, MR BOND; NOBODY LIVES FOREVER; ROLE OF HONOUR; SCORPIUS; SEAFIRE; WIN, LOSE OR DIE.

The dory has seen duty as a fishing boat, lumberman's batteau, lifeboat, recreational rowing boat, and racing sailboat. The most comprehensive book about dories ever published, this is at once a history of the dory, a practical handbook on dory building, and a compendium of 23 dory designs with full construction details. The author, a longtime contributor to National Fisherman, and the illustrator, Sam Manning, are perhaps the foremost experts on the subject. A steady stream of letters and...

This classic collection of essays, first published in 1968, has had an enduring impact on academic and public debates about criminal responsibility and criminal punishment. Forty years on, its arguments are as powerful as ever. H.L.A. Hart offers an alternative to retributive thinking about criminal punishment that nevertheless preserves the central distinction between guilt and innocence. He also provides an account of criminal responsibility that links the distinction between guilt and i...