A Washington Post Best Book of 2021The #1 New York Times bestselling investigative story of how three successive presidents and their military commanders deceived the public year after year about America’s longest war, foreshadowing the Taliban’s recapture of Afghanistan, by Washington Post reporter and three-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Craig Whitlock.Unlike the wars in Vietnam and Iraq, the US invasion of Afghan...

Hi, fellow music lover! Congratulations on starting your music-making journey. I won't waste your time with a long introduction, but let me say a few words just to get us off on the right foot.Ear training is one of the most rewarding skills you can develop, and it’s one that you can work on every day. Which makes total sense: music is an aural experience, after all. Ear training helps you turn the music you hear into music you make on your piano. This works for your own musical id...

Hi, fellow music lover! Congratulations on starting your music-making journey. I won't waste your time with a long introduction, but let me say a few words just to get us off on the right foot.Ear training is one of the most rewarding skills you can develop, and it’s one that you can work on every day. Which makes total sense: music is an aural experience, after all. Ear training helps you turn the music you hear into music you make on your guitar. This works for your own musical i...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This comprehensive guide takes you on a 12-week journey to transform your physique and unlock your full potential.You'll start by mastering the foundational movements of kettlebell training, including the swing, goblet squat, and deadlift. From there, you'll progress to more advanced exercises and complexes, designed to build strength and power in your upper body, lower body, and core.In kettlebe...

Hi, fellow music lover! Congratulations on starting your music-making journey. I won't waste your time with a long introduction, but let me say a few words just to get us off on the right foot.Ear training is one of the most rewarding skills you can develop, and it’s one that you can work on every day. Which makes total sense: music is an aural experience, after all. Ear training helps you turn the music you hear into music you make on your guitar. This works for your own musical i...

In December 1944, the Ardennes Forest on the German-Belgium border was considered a "quiet" zone where new American divisions, fresh from the States, came to get acclimated to "life at the front." No one in Allied headquarters knew that the Ardennes had been personally selected by Hitler to be the soft point through which over 250,000 men and hundreds of Panzers would plunge in the Third Reich's last-gasp attempt to split the Americans and British armies and perhaps win a negotiated peace ...

Hi, fellow music lover! Congratulations on starting your music-making journey. I won't waste your time with a long introduction, but let me say a few words just to get us off on the right foot.Ear training is one of the most rewarding skills you can develop, and it’s one that you can work on every day. Which makes total sense: music is an aural experience, after all. Ear training helps you turn the music you hear into music you make on your guitar. This works for your own musical i...

Lorna Doone, a hallmark of Victorian literature, deftly intertwines romance and adventure against the backdrop of the rugged Exmoor landscape. R. D. Blackmore's narrative is rich with vivid descriptions and colloquial dialect, immersing readers in the 17th-century life of the West Country. The novel explores themes of social class, love, and loyalty through the poignant yet tumultuous relationship between John Ridd, a farmer's son, and the titular Lorna, a noble lady beset by intrigue and ...

‘It really is one of the best books around.’‘Hooked! I’ve re-read these books again and again!’Can a teenage time traveller be the saviour Victorian London needs and save himself? Step back in time to the heyday of the Crystal Palace, the world’s first theme park.Joe’s world is turned upside down when he discovers a shattered compass among the brambles where the Crystal Palace once stood and time travels to 1888.With help f...

In 'Espionage & Mystery Novels,' William Le Queux masterfully navigates the intricate world of espionage with his characteristic flair for suspense and intricate plotting. The book weaves together a series of captivating stories that explore the shadowy underbelly of international intrigue and deception prevalent in the early 20th century. With a keen eye for detail and a narrative style that oscillates between thrilling action and psychological depth, Le Queux captures the zeitgeist of a ...

Victorian London buzzes with excitement as the Crystal Palace unveils the world’s first aeronautical exhibition.But when a fatal balloon crash sparks a thrilling mystery, it’s a race against time for young H. G. Wells and his friends to uncover the truth.Join them on a journey of courage, friendship and discovery as international aeronauts compete for supremacy of the skies and daring daredevils like Leona Dare rise into the heavens hanging beneath her ball...

Subtle scars disappearing up a shirt sleeve, unexplained bruises, burn marks. As many as one out of every four young people engage in non-suicidal self-injury, defined as the deliberate destruction of body tissue without suicidal intent. Parents who uncover this alarming behavior are gripped by uncertainty and flooded with questions--why is my child doing this? Is this a suicide attempt? What did I do wrong? What can I do to stop it? And yet basic educational resources for parents with sel...