Wrong place, wrong time… right stranger?Julia Temple, the inexperienced, newly elected lieutenant governor of Tennessee, attends a private theater performance at a friend’s request. Partway through, chaos explodes as two busloads of dangerous convicts escape and terrorize the town. Somehow they have weapons and explosives, but do they know such a high-profile hostage is there for the taking? Is there a hidden hand behind their rampage?Julia needs help. But her security deta...

New Yorker staff writer A.J. Liebling recalls his Parisian apprenticeship in the fine art of eating in this charming memoir, Between Meals: An Appetite for Paris."There would come a time when, if I had compared my life to a cake, the sojourns in Paris would have presented the chocolate filling. The intervening layers were plain sponge."In his nostalgic review of his Rabelaisian initiation into life's finer pleasures, Liebling celebr...

The classic novel of courage and rivalry—a fighter pilot whose dream of becoming an ace is tested by combat, his fellow airmen, and his own faltering confidence during the Korean WarCaptain Cleve Connell has already made a name for himself among pilots when he arrives in Korea during the war there to fly the newly operational F–86 fighters against the Soviet MIGs. His goal, like that of every fighter pilot, is to chalk up enough kills to become an ace.But t...

A page-turning cosy historical murder mystery from Michelle SalterA murder shocks the small town of Walden. And it’s only the beginning…Hampshire, 1921. Local reporter Iris Woodmore is determined to save her beloved Waldenmere Lake from destruction.After a bloody and expensive war, the British Army can no longer afford to keep the lake – and a deadly battle for ownership begins.Sir Henry Ballard of London and South Western...

Take a deep dive into the manipulative, messy world of con artists, embezzlers, fraudsters, swindlers, and grifters in this collection of true crime stories about scams and cons.From mystifying cons to shocking scams, Scams and Cons: A True Crime Collection features case file facts, fascinating details, and true testimonies of the world's most famous scammers and con artists. This book includes the most salacious cases as well as lesser-known ones, with e...

The Revelation of Restoration invites readers on a profound journey through Scripture's most powerful themes: the fall, the promise of renewal, and the ultimate fulfillment of God's plan for creation. This work explores the depths of divine purpose, examining who God is, his motivations, and his redemptive mission for his image bearers. By uncovering the powerful symbols woven throughout Scripture, this book provides a fresh understanding of God's relationship with humanity and the endurin...

Remarkable Road Trips collects over 50 of the most spectacular, dangerous, and thoroughly memorable road trips from around the worldEntries range from the shortest – the Guoilang Tunnel hewn into the side of a cliff face in China, to the longest, the Dempster Highway in desolate stretches of Arctic Canada. Some can be driven in a day or less, others may take four or five; the variety of landscapes and terrain and even latitudes is huge. For the adrenaline rush, the...

100 Speeches that Roused the World tells the stories behind the most inspiring, rousing and memorable speeches, from ancient Greece to the present day. A concise introduction and analysis of each speech is accompanied by key illustrations and photographs. 100 Speeches presents the power of the spoken word at its finest, from stirring calls to arms to impassioned pleas for peace.Speeches include: Sojourner Truth, "Ain't I a woman" (1851), Abraham Lincoln's Gettysbu...

Kay's lunch is made up of foods all shaped like circles. Olive loves to dip her lettuce wrap in hummus. Ethan enjoys a cupcake baked by his dad. Read all about the different foods that Mr. Banter's students brought for lunch.

Tristan Griffin is a household name and the author of a universally popular detective series. For the past few years he has lived in self-exile in a remote jungle lodge nestled in the Mayan hills of Southern Belize, with his partner Hedda. The novel begins as he attempts suicide and Hedda disappears. Altamont Stanbury, an old Kriol police constable posted to the local backwater of San Antonio, rushes to the scene with his daughter Philomena, the village nurse. Philomena saves Tristan but h...

Roaming free along the barrier islands of coastal North Carolina live wild horses known as Outer Banks ponies. They can be seen grazing on marsh grass along the shore by residents of Beaufort who are proud and protective toward their neighbors across Taylors Creek.Summer visitors come to watch and photograph these ponies which have captured the hearts and imagination of horse lovers of all ages.In Fifteenth Summer, people along the waterfront and on upstairs porches watch a...

Many children and young people in our schools are in need of someone to talk to. They have problems at home, difficulties with school work, or find that, for whatever reason, they just don’t ‘fit in’. A sympathetic listener who can offer some support can make all the difference. There isn’t a school in the land that wouldn’t benefit from a well-run peer listening scheme – here is the ‘how to do it’ guidance that will help busy practitioners to put in place something that really works.