A nation in peril. A secret that changes everything. The clock is ticking...Lily Tso thought she knew who she was—until the day she discovers her past is a lie. Her parents, long presumed dead, are alive. But before she can process the truth, she's thrown into a race against time to stop a devastating bioterror attack.With the fate of millions hanging in the balance, Lily must trust the unlikely allies at her side—an FBI agent with everything to lose and a daring tycoon wil...

Meet Bessie Lee! The Teeny Houdini chapter book series from author Katrina Moore and illustrator Zoe Si begins with a simply magical story. The adventures of Teeny Houdini come in short, easy-to-read chapters full of hilarious illustrations—a favorite series for building confident readers!Bessie Lee might be the teeniest in her first-grade class, but with the tap-tap-tap of her wand, some glitter, and a little magic . . . she’s going to dazzle the crowds t...

Little Bessie Lee is on a mission to save the pandas! The adventures of Teeny Houdini come in short, easy-to-read chapters full of hilarious illustrations—a favorite series for building confident readers!When Bessie and her class take a field trip to the zoo, they get to meet someone very special: Xiao Qi Ji, a baby panda! But when Bessie learns that pandas are in danger, she has to do something to save them.Everyone in her class is working on a plan to hel...

A fresh start, a queer social liberal dream, and a planet that wants to kill you.Carving out a life on Mars is no easy feat. With Earth in the throes of a devastating pandemic, autistic scientist Devon and her fellow colonists are faced with the momentous task of establishing a new society – one that learns from the past and prioritises sustainability over short-term gain.Noble aspirations are easier said than done, though – especially when the entire plane...

While visiting the Museum of Palaeontology, little lamb Relu asks himself why the big and powerful dinosaurs disappeared, while the lambs survived. In order to give him an answer, his father, Mr. Berbecanu, tell him an old, ancient story, from Noah’s times, a story about a smart and cute lamb named Phineas.

Meditații inspiratoare pentru fiecare zi din anul 2018. Textul fiecărei meditații este scris pornind de la experiența personală a autorului cu Dumnezeu.

This title was first published in 2002. Providing the first comprehensive systematic assessment of the social accounting matrix (SAM) in twenty developing countries, Solomon Cohen introduces key research in the area and looks at its practical applications. Divided into two parts, the first part of each chapter: -Deals with the construction and structural analysis of the SAM -Examines refinements of the SAM as a self-contained model of the economy; study of SAM multipliers of growth and dis...

Written and read by the Hairy BikersThe Hairy Bikers are known for their many best-selling cookbooks, including the HAIRY DIETERS, HAIRY BIKERS' PERFECT PIES, GREAT CURRIES and MUMS KNOW BEST, and now they are here to tell you how it all started.Si King and Dave Myers, aka The Hairy Bikers, have lived life to the fullest. They had fantastically rich northern childhoods, laced with food and fun, but of course, with some tragedy too. But we also get to know the early Bikers -...

Tsugumi is a delinquent who hates all alphas for how they treat omegas like him, so when some alphas from an elite school attack another omega, Tsugumi beats ’em to a pulp! Megumi, the son of the elite school’s chairman, takes it upon himself to avenge his pummeled friends, but when the time comes, all he finds is a fired-up Tsugumi reeking of pheromones and insisting he can control his heat through sheer willpower! Faced with a different kind of battle, Megumi goes from attacker to savior...

Laudato Si 'is Pope Francis' second encyclical which focuses on the theme of the environment. In fact, the Holy Father in his encyclical urges all men and women of good will, the rulers and all the powerful on earth to reflect deeply on the theme of the environment and the care of our planet. This is our common home, we must take care of it and love it - the Holy Father tells us - because its end is also ours.

Neurodiverse, culturally diverse, gender-bendy, socio-politico-economic, drunken-arguments-in-the-pub science fiction. Not bang-bang-pew-pew science fiction.Other stories will take you to Mars. This one will take you inside the boardroom, the pub, and the bedroom with the people planning the mission.Gurdeep is an engineer and a soldier. Georgie’s a food scientist. One is pragmatic with a tough outer shell; the other's an optimist, a person of ideas and comp...

Omega Tsugumi has only just transferred to Kokonoe, the all-alpha academy, and he’s already dropped a bomb by declaring to the school that he and Megumi will be mates. Megumi, on the other hand, is more focused on Tsugumi’s safety. Despite it all, they’re able to settle in to enjoy their remaining high school years together. Or so they thought! A new teacher arrives who seems dead set on splitting them up, and a group of alphas attack Tsugumi’s class as a prank! Unaware that it’s Megumi’s ...