A robust sheep’s milk cheese studded with whole peppercorns. A sharp, clothbound Cheddar that pairs perfectly with a nutty brown ale and a dollop of mango chutney. A tangy, nettle-wrapped cheese made in celebration of the cows returning to pasture in early spring. A light and cakey goat cheese with notes of pine nuts and Meyer lemons. These are just a few of the hundreds of delicious cheeses with origins up and down the West Coast that Sasha Davies chronicles in her detailed exploration of...

A practical call to action against oppressionAcross the globe, millions of people have participated in protests and marches, donated to political groups, or lobbied their representatives with the aim of creating lasting social change, overturning repressive laws, or limiting environmental destruction. Yet very little seems to improve for those affected by rapacious governments. Replace the State brings new hope for social justice movements by looking to pr...

Sovereignty is a term used by stateless people seeking decolonization as well as by dominant social groups struggling to reassert their socially privileged positions. All sorts of political actors, it seems, are interested in sovereignty. It is less clear, however, just what the term means, and whether calls for sovereignty promote a politically progressive or conservative agenda. Examining how sovereignty functions allows us to better understand the dangers, promise, and limitations of re...

In the past decade the Asia-Pacific region has become a focus of international politics and military strategies. Due to China’s rising economic and military strength, North Korea’s nuclear tests and missile launches, tense international disputes over small island groups in the seas around Asia, and the United States pivoting a majority of its military forces to the region, the islands of the western Pacific have increasingly become the center of global attention. While the Pacific is a cur...

An indispensable primer on menopause that reads like advice from a close friend, co-written by a medical doctor and expert in women’s health.It’s one of the most important, least discussed events that happens for half the population. It’s a physiological and psychosocial event, a cultural construct, and a deeply personal experience all woven together in a jumbled knot. It’s menopause. But why is there so much mystery surrounding the topic? This accessible and to-th...

Discover the Raw Truth of Teenage Life in PoetryThe tears, the lies, the dramas... Welcome to the Teenage Years. Get ready to embark on an unforgettable journey through adolescence with The Flaws in Our Teen. This captivating poetry collection speaks directly to the heart of what it means to be a teenager.Why You’ll Love This CollectionThis isn’t your typical poetry book filled with tired metaphors and clichéd phrases. Instead, this...

Ryan Floyd rules the Black Hills with an iron grip, his ranch a fortress against the unforgiving frontier. He demands obedience, but he meets his match in Nia, the sharp-tongued driver who refuses to bow to his authority. Their clash over contracts and territory is immediate, sparking a tension that runs hotter than the summer sun.When a brutal winter storm traps them together in the close quarters of the bunkhouse loft, the walls close in and their verbal sparring turns into a suf...

The Teenage Years are Uniquely Different, yet Uniquely Similar in so Many Ways.The challenges and triumphs may be unique to your time, but we can all relate to these common teenage issues:Anxiety and depressionPuppy love and infatuationSerious mental stressJoys and fond memoriesAlcohol and drugsAnxiety and depressionOvercoming our individual challengesBullying and cyberbullyingFriendshipsAcceptance and rejectionSuccess and failuresSex and intimacyGangsPovertyTeen pregnancyThe Flaws in Our ...

Dad is fixing Kim's bike, but a cog bounces away. Will Kim be able to get it back? (Letter-sounds featured: m d g o c k)The Cog is part of the Rocket Phonics teaching and learning programme from Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics ensures that every child achieves phonics success. This fully-decodable Target Practice reading book provides focused practice of a small group of letter-sounds. The book also includes useful notes and activities to support reading in ...

‘A whirlwind out-of-this-galaxy adventure!’ Sarah J. Maas, bestselling author of A Court of Thorns and Roses and Throne of Glass.There is darkness sweeping across the stars.Most know Androma Racella as the Bloody Baroness: a powerful mercenary whose reign of terror stretches across the Mirabel Galaxy. To those aboard her fearsome glass starship the Marauder, she’s just Andi, their captain and protector.When a routi...

“As the truths behind the faerie legends were revealed, I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough.”—Kendare Blake, author of New York Times bestselling novel Three Dark Crowns“Absorbing. Poetic. Lexa Hillyer draws the walls between dreams and reality with shimmering grace and phrases of such beauty I had to read many of them twice.” **—**Jodi Lynn Anderson, author of Tiger...

The first in a new fantasy duology, The Glass Spare is a gorgeously told tale of love, loss, and deadly power from Lauren DeStefano, the bestselling author of the Chemical Garden series. Perfect for fans of Shannon Hale and Renee Ahdieh.Wilhelmina Heidle, the fourth child and only daughter of the king of the world’s wealthiest nation, has grown up in the shadows. Kept hidden from the world in order to serve as a spy for her father—whose obsession with buil...