If I let my balloon go, how high will it fly?Find out in this fun and imaginative rhyming picture book. With gorgeous watercolor illustrations and a fun, sing-song rhythm, your children are sure to love this journey of a little red balloon. Recommended for children aged 2 - 5

Oakley is a Dalmatian who doesn’t have any spots. Convinced by his friend Rover that he has lost them, he sets off to find his spots, only to find out that Dalmatians aren’t born with spots and that they all develop at different times.A vividly illustrated picture book, this story is perfect for showing children how everyone develops at different rates.

This book bridges the gap between theoretical research and practical applications in the field of smart building energy management. With a structure that offers a blend of theoretical concepts, practical implementations, and case studies, the book is designed to serve as a comprehensive resource for researchers, practitioners, and students. It navigates through control strategies, meta-heuristic approaches, intelligent controller designs, and the balancing of energy efficiency with occupan...

Down in the garden beyond the apple trees,is a fading blue hive, full of busy bees...Join the bees down in the garden on a day of fun, danger and adventure in this beautifully illustrated picture book.With a whimsical story and crisp, original illustrations, this is a story your children will want to read again and again.

Roommates Deanna and Ashley turn to each other to pass the time after the weather has them snowed in. After performing some delicious and decadent acts with one another, they decide to infiltrate hot cop Jack’s poker game. Deanna is beyond excited when Jack, the star in all of her fantasies, finally allows her to get a taste of him. And the girls soon learn the only thing better than one alpha cop to play with are three alpha cops to play with! Discover how poker tables have better uses th...

What if you could use AI to quietly build income streams in the background… even while you're at your day job, with zero coding and no tech overwhelm?If you're tired of trading hours for money, watching AI change everything from the sidelines, and wondering "how do I actually use this to earn more?"—this book shows you, step by step.Most people either ignore AI or chase hypey "get rich quick" schemes that burn out fast. They jump f...

Alex Carter wakes up to a world that doesn't behave like it should.What begins as fragmented anomalies—glitches in memory, patterns in conversations, systems reacting before decisions are made—quickly escalates into something far more structured and far more dangerous. This is not coincidence. This is design.When Alex starts pulling at the edges of reality, he uncovers traces of something buried beneath everyday life: an invisible architecture of control, observation, and i...

They survived the crash. That was the easy part.When Zac and three other survivors stagger out of a burning aircraft onto an isolated island, rescue feels like the only thing that matters. But the beach is empty. The jungle is watching. And the island begins revealing signs that they were never the first to be trapped there.Footprints appear where no one should be. Warnings are left behind by someone who knew the island's rules. Paths seem to shift. Silence...

The title "You Can't Buy Eternity!" suggests a narrative that revolves around the desire for eternal life or immortality. The protagonists of the story may find themselves confronted with the opportunity to achieve immortality through technological means, mystical artifacts, or otherworldly entities.As the plot unfolds, readers may be drawn into a world of intrigue and danger as the characters grapple with the ethical, moral, and existential implications of their quest for eternal life. Th...

There is something about the number 3.The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two.Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these mo

"Atlantic Narratives: Modern Short Stories" features a selection of short stories from various authors that were previously published in The Atlantic Monthly magazine. The anthology showcases a range of narrative styles and themes, reflecting the diversity of modern short fiction during that time.As an editor, Charles Swain Thomas curated the collection, selecting stories that he believed exemplified the evolving form of the short story and represented the literary trends of the period. Th...

Edmund Gill Swain was born in Stockport, England on the 19th February 1861.Swain graduated from Emmanuel College, Cambridge and from 1892 to 1905, he served as the chaplain of King's College, Cambridge. There, he became a close colleague and friend of the legendary ghost story master M R James. Swain became one of the select inner circle that gathered in James’s rooms each Christmas Eve to hear James read his newest supernatural tales aloud.Inspired by these gatherings, Swa...