Two long-feuding kingdoms Chubolia, a place where everyone is fat and Thinsylvania, a country where everyone is thinfi nd themselves in the throes of battle when the prime minister of Thinsylvania, looking for someone to marry his prince, kidnaps the Chubolian princess. But Hamilton Fatz, the charmingly romantic Chubolian captain of the guard, and Big Jim McBiggins, a roguish mountain man, are in love with her and vow to bring her home. But fi rst they must cross the Belgies, an intimidati...

Examines global wrongful convictions, revealing systemic failures, coerced confessions, and the human cost of injustice.Justice is the foundation of any civilised society, but what happens when the system designed to protect the innocent in fact condemns them? In this book, Phil Drake exposes cases and consequences of wrongful convictions from around the world and across decades, revealing how coerced confessions, corrupt investigations, and flawed forensic science...

The sixty most bizarre and mystifying British cases that remain unsolved—from the killing of a Playboy Bunny to the Michael Barrymore pool party death.Unsolved Murders of the UK: Cold Cases from 1951 to Present Day delves into the mysterious and haunting cases of individuals who were brutally taken from this world, yet their killers were never brought to justice. From mysterious disappearances to seemingly motiveless killings, as well as other cases that c...

“Wickedly funny and always movingly illuminating, thanks to kick-ass storytelling and a poet's ear.” –Oprah.comThe New York Times bestselling, hilarious tale of Mary Karr’s hardscrabble Texas childhood that Oprah.com calls the best memoir of a generation.The Liars’ Club took the world by storm and raised the art of the memoir to an entirely new level, bringing about a dramatic revival of the form. Karr’s comic childhood in...

"Elise Sax will win your heart." -- Jill Shalvis, New York Times bestselling author“Elise Sax belongs on every bookshelf." -- Melissa Foster, New York Times Bestselling Author"Elise Sax will make you laugh. Her larger-than-life characters jump off the page and make crazy seem like a fun place to hang out."--Christie Craig, New York Times bestselling author of Texas Hold 'Em"Fans of laugh-out-loud romantic suspense will enjoy this author as she joins the ranks of Jan...

Eli Grubbs, small town newspaperman turned conscripted Confederate infantry corporal, leads three fellow soldiers through the woods of Central Virginia in the aftermath of the Battle of North Anna. The men are anxious to re-unite with what’s left of their regiment, but as night falls they turn their efforts to finding shelter instead. A well-hidden fissure carved high into a large rock formation offers the weary soldiers sanctuary and rest, but unbeknownst to them, it also hides a terrible...

Two and a half years after Grace Wilcox's husband died a war hero, the hole in her heart and life remains. She wants to start over with their young son, but a snowstorm thwarts her plans, stranding them in Hood Hamlet. When Grace knocks on a stranger's door in search of help, a handsome firefighter comes to the rescue.Bill Paulson invites the two wayward travelers into his home. A relationship and family aren't on his radar, but something about the widow and her son touches Bill's ...

"When my brother disappeared in 1984, I began to see myself in the third person as if my life were a story being told to someone else."Abigail Schiller lives a seemingly normal childhood in a rural Catholic commuinity in Wisconsin. But that life is shattered when her younger brother, Sam, vanishes at the age of seventeen, fleeing their father's rigid rules of masculinity and the violence their mother denies. Finally, thirty years old and expectin...

ON SALE 50% OFF FOR A LIMTED TIME ONLYTurn bed time into fun family time!The Bed Time Story Book is a wonderfully original collection of 36 stories that will entertain the entire family.You can look forward to bed time and share the joy of reading.“Accompanied by clazzic illustrations, the stories are retold in an exceptionally amusing style and perfect for reading aloud.”Turn your evening goodnight into quality family time with traditional stories, ...

"Elise Sax will win your heart." -- Jill Shalvis, New York Times bestselling author“Elise Sax belongs on every bookshelf." -- Melissa Foster, New York Times Bestselling Author"Elise Sax will make you laugh. Her larger-than-life characters jump off the page and make crazy seem like a fun place to hang out."--Christie Craig, New York Times bestselling author of Texas Hold 'Em"Fans of laugh-out-loud romantic suspense will enjoy this author as she joins the ranks of Jan...

"...the dialogue is snappy and the action never flags. Ron seems to have learned a lot since his arrival in the Borderlands and is a character with whom many teens will identify. Readers may feel at times as though they have fallen into someone else's psychedelic dream, but they will probably enjoy the trip. Fantasy and science-fiction buffs who have read Elsewhere will devour this book and look for more." — School Library Journal

A new edition of the first novel about much-loved character Little Wolf from the author of the MEERKAT MADNESS books and HARRY AND THE BUCKETFUL OF DINOSAURS.All Little Wolf wants to do is stay at home with Mum and Dad and Baby brother Smellybreff. Instead he’s packed off to Cunning College to learn the 9 Rules of Badess and earn his Gold BAD Badge from his wicked Uncle Bigbad. He sets off on his journey, sending letters home as he adventures in the big wide world.A hilario...