“This nameless princess is a fabulously different kind of hero. I rooted for her triumph with every page turn." —Deborah Halverson, award-winning author, editorIt's like The King's Speech, but for kids.When it's save-the-kingdom time, a nameless princess has to use her whole toolbox. . .Can she finally use the one tool that's never worked. . .her quiet voice?Organizing a pa...

*"Life is never dull in the Seven Kingdoms . . . " --*Jen McConnel, School Library JournalArgh! Twelve-year-old Crown Prince Nero is lost again. How will he ever lead the Blackfly Kingdom? His fairy godfather gave him a magnetic personality to make him charming.Only now he’s a trouble-magnet--for compasses, maps and magical creatures. Worse, his royal mom has kidnapped St. Nicholas. Nero's got to map out a rescue right away!

From propellers to turbofans, this illustrated history of engines will be "of interest to modelers and aviation historians alike" ( AMPS Indianapolis).The first efforts of man to fly were limited by his ability to generate sufficient power to lift a heavier-than-air machine off the ground. Propulsion and thrust have therefore been the most fundamental elements in the development of aircraft engines.From the simple propellers of the f...

In the heart of Africa, where ancient secrets lie hidden, a young woman named Holly embarks on a perilous quest to find the legendary Queen Sheba's Ring. Guided by a mysterious map and the enigmatic words of a dying explorer, she ventures into uncharted territory, facing treacherous landscapes, hostile tribes, and the relentless pursuit of a ruthless adversary. As Holly delves deeper into the African wilderness, she uncovers a web of intrigue and betrayal, and the true nature of the ring's...

Explores the emphasis that contemporary novels, films and television series place on the present, arguing that hope emerges from the potentiality of the here and now, rather than the future, and as intimately entangled with negotiations of structures of belonging.Taking its cue from an understanding of hope as connoting an organizing temporality, one which is often presumed to be projecting into a future, Hope and Kinship in Contemporary Fiction challenges...

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The last rite was never meant to be found.Ten years ago, the love of Daniel's life disappeared. Then Daniel learns that not only did she commit suicide, but she left behind a daughter he never knew he had. Taking his estranged daughter home, Daniel gets detoured to the small logging town of Shellington Heights, a town that is no longer on any map with a population that is no longer human.Daniel and his daughter find themselves pawns in a supernatural war, with the apocalyps...

"Life in the Seven Kingdoms is never dull . . ." --Jen McConnel, SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNALFor ages 9 to 12. Read in any order.Do you have to bend the rules . . . to keep your friends?Eleven-year-old Prince Vlad has prepared all his life for his destiny as a Seven Kingdoms judge. When the king decides it's time for real-life practice, Vlad is thrilled to be appointed judge for the Mage...

When having coffee with your family, you are offered energized water. On Twitter you discuss with vaccination opponents. The WhatsApp kitagroup discusses zodiac signs, the pharmacy sells you globules, the neighbor proselytizes for her guru, and the news is once again about demonstrations by right-wing extremists.Everywhere you encounter conspiracy myths, superstition, esotericism, pseudoscience and Co. and you want to respond to them - while remaining as factual as possible, clarif...

Winter tourism has seen increased levels of investment in recent times, in an effort to reduce economic risk, address environmental concerns and adapt to the effects of global warming. New ski destinations are developing and merging with traditional ones to increase spatial distribution, while many established leading resorts are adapting their management models. Climate change adaptation processes are supported by the reduction of CO2 emissions and energy consumption in ski resorts. Curre...

This book offers new approaches and insights into the ongoing and topical discussions on the concepts and definitions of the global south. Instead of adding to the debates about how to properly define the "global south" as such, it aims at emphasising concrete experiences and accounts of (post-)colonial dislocation and disidentification as both a starting point and linchpin for the subsequent exploration. It brings into conversation theories and interrogations of the "global south" with sp...

Around 400 BCE, inhabitants of the Southern Andes took up a sedentary lifestyle that included the practice of agriculture. Settlements were generally solitary or clustered structures with walled agricultural fields and animal corrals, and the first small villages appeared in some regions. Surprisingly, people were also producing and circulating exotic goods: polychrome ceramics, copper and gold ornaments, bronze bracelets and bells. To investigate the apparent contradiction between a lack ...