Australia lost the war. Now Tess must face spirits from the past, the new boy in town - and The Wall.Life couldn't get much worse for sixteen-year-old Tess Jones. Her parents are dead. Her best friend hates her. She's stuck living with her horrible Aunty Jo. She's starving. And to top it off, there's a strange new guy in town who brings bad news.But Tess's problems didn't start today. They started more than eighty years ago when Australia was split in two. The Axis control ...

Originally curated by Harvard President Charles W. Eliot as a complete liberal education in fifty volumes, the Harvard Classics gathers philosophy, science, literature, and history into a single indispensable library. Plato's dialogues and Marcus Aurelius's meditations sit alongside Dante's Divine Comedy, Francis Bacon's essays, Charles Darwin's scientific writing, and Benjamin Franklin's autobiography, tracing the foundations of Western thought from ancient Greece to the modern age. Homer...

Your roadmap to success as an early-career professionalBeing a professional at the start of your career often feels limiting and discouraging. With a job market that is growing more crowded and competitive, hirers are increasingly (and unnecessarily) casting time and experience as the “golden ticket” to career advancement, rather than investing in passion and potential. When organizations fall into the pattern of prioritizing experience, they amplify the bias our s...

This book has given us topics that are relevant to believers to help them grow in their faith. Those who have not professed faith in Jesus as Lord and Savior are encouraged to do so as well. What if Adam had asked God what He meant when He told him that if he ate of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, there be negative consequences for people born in the future? Would they be born eternally separated from God? Does "surely die" mean that people would die physically and spiritually?...

The muse is not ordinary and neither is the poetry. Placing the everyday Scottish urban life in a cinematic context and where they meet is a sweet spot indeed.Ian has come back to his hometown, he has changed and so has the town. These intersections inform the narrative, supported by gorgeous images and backstories that still leave plenty for the reader's imagination.You don't have to know the Vale of Leven to appreciate these works, since the themes are universal and the s...

Meet Jack. He’s an attorney during working hours, but before and after? Jack is a very fun boy. He’s into some light bondage and, oh yeah, a threesome. Debra’s never done anything like that before, but when Jack brings an old buddy of his, all wrapped up in a bow tie and nothing else, to their bed, she’s more than willing to accept this gift.Oh, and Jack isn’t all about work and no play during office hours. After all, that would make Jack a dull boy, and he’s defi...

“I love Sophie’s message, helping families navigate today’s food system” – Joe Wicks“What a contribution Sophie has made to our lives” - Darina Allen“A brilliant guide to eating more real, and less ultra-processed foods. Sophie’s work is so important” – The Happy Pear–––––––––Spend less, choose better, and make lasting changes with family-friendly recipes from the No.1 Irish best...

Does Princess Pony want . . . Fancy food? NAY. A sparkling gown? NAY. A big parade? NAY NAY NAY. A hilarious picture book about a child's desire for quality play time with her dad over any royal horsey delights by creators Jordan Morris and Charlie Mylie.In a kingdom of horses,in a land far away,Princess Pony's coronationis a grand, special day!Now King High Horse's planscan get carried away,so he might be surprised

by Morris M. Faierstein

A late-night mayday call drives a grieving man to embark on an unexpected journey along the wild Alaskan coast, unraveling a decades-old mystery of stolen gold, missing women, and murder in this atmospheric and propulsive debut novel, perfect for fans of William Kent Krueger and Peter Heller.After the loss of his wife, Marconi Franco is content drifting alone on his boat through the isolated waters of Southeast Alaska with no real destination in mind. But when a my...

Leap into the remarkable life of Maria Tallchief—America’s first prima ballerina and a proud member of the Osage Nation—with this collectible Little Golden Book biography with gorgeous illustrations.Maria Tallchief started dancing as a young girl growing up on the Osage Reservation and went on to become the world's first Native American prima ballerina. Her roles in Swan Lake and the Nutcracker have inspired generations of dancers. This uplifting ...

One of the best ways to learn about personality is to start with one central concept and explore its relationships with many other concepts and processes that are applicable to the study of personality. Originally published in 1979, Extraversion and Introversion: An Interactional Perspective does precisely that, using the vehicle of extraversion–introversion to explore the psychology of personality. The result is exposure to such diverse topics as clinical disorders, reasons for s...