Cursed by a Goddess, Bastian is one of four surviving dragon shifters. Breaking the centuries old curse is nothing but a forgotten memory. It’s time for the next claiming and Bastian’s new bride. He’s not going to eat her but he also won’t fall in love.Acasia is chosen for the dragon sacrifice. She’s decided to go out with a bang and a little intoxication to give her bravery. She thinks she’s his meal and wakes up in his dungeon with the bones of the animals that have come before h...

Enthralling children's fiction for everyone who loves Robin Steven's Murder Most Unladylike Mysteries and Frances Hardinge's The Lie Tree.Twelve mysteries.Twelve authors.One challenge: can YOU solve the crimes before the heroes of the stories?These are twelve brand-new short stories from twelve of the best children's crime writers writing today.These creepy, hilarious, brain-boggling, heart-pounding mysteries feature daring, brilliant young detective...

She did everything she was supposed to do.Built a career.Created a stable life.Tried to be a good mother, a good partner, a responsible adult.From the outside, everything looked fine.Maybe even successful.But somewhere along the way, "fine" stopped feeling like enough.THINK TWICE is an honest memoir about longing, loneliness, regret, and the quiet choices that can change a life long before anyone notices.It's about what happen...

The elene of Cynewulf translated into English prose presents a spiritual and heroic narrative centered on the quest for the True Cross, blending devotion with the grandeur of epic tradition. The work explores the transformation of faith from personal conviction into collective revelation, as sacred history becomes intertwined with imperial authority and divine purpose. Through its meditative tone and symbolic imagery, the narrative reflects on suffering, redemption, and the triumph of spir...

Social Values and Identities in the Black Sea Region focuses on the nexus between geopolitical challenges and cultural framework in the Black Sea region. The volume shows how the common inheritance interferes with different religious and political institutional backgrounds, fostering the formation of a particular cultural area. The interdisciplinary approach combines contributions from the domains of sociology, political science, international relations, and security studies and employs qu...

Orchestration in Musical Theatre offersan analyticand criticaloverview of the practice, execution, and effects of orchestration in musical theatre since the time that rock music became significant in the genre.Broadly described as the art of arranging a piece of music for a particular musical ensemble, orchestration is a specific skill that few composers or songwriters possess. This volume helps the reader understand and appreciate the art...

SOUTH AFRICA, 1989. In a deeply divided country on the brink of change, two women from vastly different backgrounds share an unlikely friendship.Sofia Levantis, a Greek-Cypriot immigrant, longs to keep her family close, but when her children want to leave South Africa, the future she’s imagined begins to slip away. Meanwhile, Grace Molepe, Sofia’s housekeeper and trusted friend, pins her hopes on her son’s education and a future where he’ll no longer be treated lik...

The 5th edition of the prestigious AECT Handbook continues previous efforts to reach outside the traditional instructional design and technology community to the learning sciences and computer information systems communities toward developing a conceptualization of the field. However, given the pervasive and increasingly complex role technology now plays in education since the 1st edition of the Handbook in 1996, the editors have reorganized the research chapters in this edition to focus o...

The 4th edition of the Handbook of Research on Educational Communications and Technology expands upon the previous 3 versions, providing a comprehensive update on research pertaining to new and emerging educational technologies. Chapters that are no longer pertinent have been eliminated in this edition, with most chapters being completely rewritten, expanded, and updated Additionally, new chapters pertaining to research methodologies in educational technology have been added due to express...

A warm, funny adventure about sticking up for your friends, and the adventures that can be had along the wayWhen the McIntyre family moves in next door, Eva is intrigued - it is the first interesting thing to happen for ages. But her ever protective Dad - even more protective since Eva's mum died - does not agree. Eva gets to know Jamie McIntyre a bit better, and when he is accused of vandalising the local park, Eva is sure he didn't do it – but she has to prove it…

When Minnie's gran comes to stay, all the way from Nigeria, Minnie knows there will be trouble. And straight away Gran notices she's picked up the wrong suitcase at the airport. But when their house is burgled and the only thing taken is the suitcase, Minnie realises there'll be much more trouble than she bargained for.

Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime in this latest edition of our guide to New Zealand.Discover New Zealand's most popular experiences and best kept secrets from exploring Central Otago's stunning countryside by bike on the Lake Dunstan Trail; to gazing at the star-filled skies of the Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve; and climbing up Paritutu, the lava plug of an ancient volcano in Taranki.