This is a book of death and retribution, fast pace with plenty of twists and turns and full of ghosts from the beginning all the way to the end, but ask yourself this, are they all good ghosts or very bad ones. Kevin West is superficially timid, an introvert. Not good looking. He is thin, slight bodied, almost bald, and wears goldfish bowl glasses.His wife Madge is a complete contrast. She is six foot and grossly obese. She is so domineering that in the end Kevin believes he has no...

Paddy may be the smallest gnome made out of stone in the world, he may only be 3 inches tall, but he once helped to save a trapped fairy's life. To say thank you, the grateful fairy cast a spell over the garden gnomes, the magic then allowed the gnomes to do magical things.Paddy soon learned that if he concentrated very hard, he could not only talk, he was also able to climb down from his plinth, and walk around.With his new found skills, Paddy began to explore, where he wo...

Wesley Roberts was a happy family man with a loving wife and two wonderful children. But that was before a drunk driver killed his family and a slick lawyer robbed him of justice, leaving Wesley with grief, despair, and coals of smoldering anger. As time passed, smoldering coals became burning flames of revenge. One evening, with nothing to live for and nothing to lose, Wesley caught the slick lawyer alone and strangled him to death with his bare hands. On his way to strangle the drunk dri...

When upperclassman Trey Collins welcomes Nigel to Longwood High School, he senses something eerie about the odd young student.Chilling visions begin to haunt Trey's nights that point to the strange newcomer and dark times ahead.Two dodgy men in sloppy suits arrive in the small midwest town and ask questions about Nigel. Before long, the boy is missing.Trey and his closest friends soon find themselves on a dangerous road in pursuit of Nigel and answers they may not want...

Synopsis:Pickle is a young Cockapoo and is super lovable. But as you will see he does tend to get into trouble, as well as performing many tricks he absolutely adores his family.The story begins with a simple game of fetch the ball with Clemmie and Bea in their back garden and ends up in a strange colourful world. This imagery land is full of hidden dangers, obstacles; blue snakes, yellow sheep and talking trees.Foreword:Sit...

“Brian Overland makes programming simple. . . . To my amazement, his books explain complicated code clearly enough for anyone to understand.”—Art Sedighi, PhDTapping into the full power of Python doesn’t have to be difficult. Supercharged Python is written for people who’ve learned the fundamentals of the language but want to take their skills to the next level.After a quick review of Python, the book cove...

Learn the stories behind this luxurious—and haunted—ocean liner . . .For thirty-one years, the RMS Queen Mary sailed the North Atlantic. It helped defeat Hitler and was the ship of choice for the world's rich and famous. Now in retirement in the Port of Long Beach, the "Stateliest Ship Afloat" plays host to tourists, travelers—and more than six hundred spirits that roam her halls and passageways.These choice decks remain the floating home of a few ...

Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) is arguably the most effective psychotherapy model for children and adolescents with emotional disorders (e.g., anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorders, trauma and stress-related disorders, etc.). Emotional disorders in youth frequently overlap or co-occur, and yet many of the existing, effective therapies available for children and adolescents with emotional disorders target just one or a smaller subset of these problems. The Unified Protoc...

How can education become a transformative experience for all learners and teachers? The contributors to this volume contend that the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) can provide a strong foundation for the role of education in promoting social justice. The collection features contributions by an array of educators and scholars, highlighting the various ways that learners and teachers can prepare for and engage with social justice concerns. The essays offer reflections on the val...

Known face Meric Douglas and his family rule the streets of London with an iron fist. But after ripping off another crew's drugs, events take a very violent turn, so much so that Meric hands over the reins to his son Dominic. Dom soon brings the Douglas empire into the 21st century, making hiding their ill-gotten millions easier. Dom accidentally meets a young woman named Emma while talking to his friend Bernie from Bernie's scrap yard. He instantly takes a liking to her, so much so that a...

This beautifully illustrated book is based on the old adage that every picture tells a story. Philomena the Farting Fairy joins forces with Paddy the Naughty Gnome. Between them, using the rhyming word, imagination, and laughter make this a fun book to read.This book also inspires the child to look at the whole picture and not just chosen sections simply because in most of the pictures, the child has to search for either Paddy or Philomena.

In the oldest forest in the land, lived the oldest oak tree, and in that ancient tree lived Philomena the good fairy. Philomena and her sister Helena were woodland fairies and had lived for many lifetimes in the depths of the old Forest, both of them knew how to communicate with the trees, woodland animals, pixies and elves.Helena was the naughty fairy. Using her magic wand, she was always getting into trouble with someone. She made people fall over, burst out laughing or do other ...