A handsome movie star in her kitchen, and a corpse in the swimming pool. Just your typical Monday morning....Maggie McJasper is starting over in a little California beach town. She has a bead shop, a nice circle of friends, and a handsome movie star who keeps flirting with her. Life would be pretty great if she could just stop stumbling over dead bodies.Do you like dogs, crafts, quirky friends, a slow-building romance between grown-ups who genuinely like ea...

"A fabulous reference book, every image in lovely color . . . with sketches of the birds and maps showing territory. It's fascinating to leaf through." ― Minneapolis Star TribuneThe Book of Eggs introduces readers to eggs from six hundred bird species—some endangered or extinct—from around the world and housed mostly at Chicago's Field Museum of Natural History. Organized by habitat and taxonomy, the entries include newly commissi...

BROODING BILLIONAIRE, IMPOVERISHED PRINCESSBillionaire Alex Matthews has set his sights on ‘ice’ Princess Serina of Montevel – and, before long, she can feel her heart begin to thaw! But this mysterious Prince Charming may have won her under false pretences…BEAUTY AND THE BILLIONAIREBillionaire Hunter Osland’s steamy one-night stand has just become his employee. Sinclair may be keen to stay professional, but the chemistry is undeniable… and Hunter’s determined to se...

Heart-warming bedtime story in two languages (English and Malayalam) for children from 2 years. Accompanied by an online audiobook and video in English (British as well as American)Tim can't fall asleep. His little wolf is missing! Perhaps he forgot him outside? Tim heads out all alone into the night – and unexpectedly encounters some friends…► With printable coloring pages! A download link in the book gives you free access to the pictures from the story to c...

A self-proclaimed 'myth buster by trade', over her long-ranging career as a journalist and political activist Barbara Ehrenreich has delved with devastating wit and insight into the social and political fabric of America.Had I Known gathers together Ehrenreich's most significant articles and excerpts from the last four decades - some of which became the starting point for her bestselling books - from her award-winning article 'Welcome to Cancerland', published shortly afte...

Wishes in branches tied with string. Someone's hopes. Another's dreams.Welcome to Linden Falls, Vermont, the picturesque small town that everyone dreams of living in. Within the charming streets of a community of people who care about one another, lies the heart of the town--the infamous Wishing Tree on the downtown square. The stately Linden tree is beautiful and made even more so by the shimmer of ribbons that flutter from the sprawling branches.Tourists ...

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Nancy Braley is the Chicago Gazette's food editor with a taste for hot chefs and talent for replicating their "secret" recipes. But when she finally gets up the nerve to ask out a hot local café owner, Doug Johnston, she's crushed when he says she's not the "marriage material" he's looking for. Doug is perplexed by his attraction to Nancy whose take-no-prisoners personality reminds him way too much of his cheating ex. To keep Nancy and his conflicted feelings at bay, he throws out the only...

‘Captures both Barbara and her writing so miraculously’ JILLY COOPERPicked as a Book to Look Forward to in 2021 by the Guardian, The Times and the ObserverA Radio 4 Book of the Week, April 2021Barbara Pym became beloved as one of the wittiest novelists of the late twentieth century, revealing the inner workings of domestic life so brilliantly that her friend Philip Larkin announced her the era’s own Jane A...

Challenging teenage dogs!All dogs (and humans) have to go through the teenage phase to reach the stability of adulthood. Some dogs breeze through this stage with barely a glitch, but most of us will have a challenging time. It is normal to sometimes feel despondent or disappointed because we thought we did everything right when they were puppies and now nothing seems to be working. The challenges of the teenage phase are real and can put our relationship with our dog at risk. It do...

"The secret to success is doing the best that you can do. Forget about whether you might win or lose. By working hard and practicing the skills that you need to perform, the results will take care of themselves. Being successful is about doing your best."—Barbara Ann CochranBarbara Cochran was a member of the US Ski Team for most of her life. She took the gold in 1978, and has dedicated her life to teaching and training athletes. This book is a compilation of ""the first fam...

This collection of enlightening and stimulating articles, written by some of the most important figures in school librarianship, demonstrates how teacher-librarians, classroom teachers, and administrators can work together to create a 21st century school library media program. With topics that emphasize student success, leadership, partnerships, curriculum design, collaborative planning and teaching, literacy, 21st century skills, emerging technologies, and so much more, this compendium br...