This is a story about a young girl whose life changed drastically when her kingdom was overrun by a ruthless king who wanted to conquer and enslave all the kingdoms and then the world. She found herself joining forces with a mythical creature that supposedly no longer existed. They became linked together in more ways than anyone thought was humanly possible in order for each to survive and try to restore peace to the land.

Most memory care literature assumes you have access to an unlimited trust fund and private-duty nurses. This manual is written for the crowded trenches of real life. It beautifully combines evidence-based neurological insights (including the cognitive benefits of the mind and mediterranean diets, sleep architecture, and exercise) with accessible, low-cost problem-solving.Above all, it highlights therapeutic humor as your ultimate sanity-saving clinical tool. Embrac...

What do we see when we look at a battlefield? How do we come to understand environments as battlefields in the first place? What happens to our perception of war when we focus on the physical spaces of conflict? Warscapes is the first collection to pursue answers to such questions by considering the relationship between war, environment, and media along three lines: imagined geographies of control that prefigure environments as spaces of war; representations of resistance to occup...

A new, impassioned, ultracontemporary collection from “one of our most acute poetic chroniclers” (The New York Times).Precisely Now unspools against the backdrop of a transmogrified Lower Manhattan, one built back after 9/11, yet where buildings on Wall Street remain pockmarked from anarchist bombings of the 1920s. Out on the very tip of the island, where “moods are painted blue on the blue East River,” on the streets where Federico García Lorca w...

Rus' and Mongol Rule presents the fullest examination in English to date of the economic and social history of Rus' from the thirteenth to the fifteenth centuries and the impact of Mongol rule. Lawrence N. Langer shows how the Mongols were a double-edged sword, encouraging trade while imposing a harsh tribute in silver, furs, and people. Among the topics examined are the Black Death, the demographic crisis and shortage of labor, taxation and admin...

Michayla's life is forever transformed when she steps into the Realm of Magic—a world where belief in herself becomes her greatest power. Guided by extraordinary creatures, she embarks on a daring quest to rescue Thunder and Lightning from peril.What begins as a journey of wonder quickly turns into a test of courage, discovery, and disbelief. Mystical, breathtaking, and utterly enchanting… this is a voyage that will ignite the imagination and leave readers spellbound.

A groundbreaking examination of how the Affordable Care Act built public trust, withstood opposition, and redefined civic engagement. Can a bold new social program cultivate a supportive constituency, even as it is buffeted by political turbulence? In Against All Odds, Lawrence Jacobs, Ling Zhu, and Suzanne Mettler track the improbable journey of the Affordable Care Act, from its launch and fraught implementation, through years of fiery resistance to today, when i...

On the eve of her 44th birthday, Nat's "menopause" unleashes more than just a hot flash.Blinding neon magic surges in her veins, awakening a power she never knew existed.She may have even burnt a house down…Fortunately it was her ex-husband's — and he kind of deserved it.So it turns out she's a … neon warrior witch. WTF? That was never on her bingo card.And then things get even weirder.It turns out that no-one in her life is who they are pret...

On the eve of her 44th birthday, Nat's "menopause" unleashes more than just a hot flash.Blinding neon magic surges in her veins, awakening a power she never knew existed.She may have even burnt a house down…Fortunately it was her ex-husband's — and he kind of deserved it.So it turns out she's a … neon warrior witch. WTF? That was never on her bingo card.And then things get even weirder.It turns out that no-one in her life is who they are pret...

Madame Volare, apothecarist and witch extraordinaire invites you to be her apprentice and learn about the world's most magical trees.For centuries, our ancestors looked to trees not just for shelter but for healing and pure magic. From towering bamboo to sturdy oaks, this is a beautifully illustrated and fascinating exploration of more than fifty of the world's most magical trees, their uses, folklore and history.Respect and marvel at the pure magic of the natural world and...

Fifty essential works, one sweeping introduction to the world's greatest storytellers. This first volume gathers Jane Austen's social wit, Charles Dickens's unforgettable characters, Fyodor Dostoevsky's psychological depth, Victor Hugo's romantic grandeur, Herman Melville's seafaring epic, and Edgar Allan Poe's dark imagination alongside giants from Cervantes to Tolstoy, the Bronte sisters to Shakespeare. Spanning centuries and continents, from the Spanish Golden Age to Gothic romance, Vic...

Step beyond the ordinary and enter a world of ghosts, strange encounters, hidden secrets, and unexplained phenomena. The Book of Shadows Vol. 1 is a collection of classic and atmospheric stories by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, Robert W. Chambers, H. G. Wells, Beatrix Potter, Edith Nesbit, Barry Pain, E. F. Benson, D. H. Lawrence, and Thomas Burke. Bringing together a diverse group of writers, this anthology explores the darker and stranger side of classic literature. Within its pages are stor...