Before the spinning jenny and the steam locomotive, British life followed the sun and the season. Within two generations, the country had rearranged itself around the factory bell and the railway timetable. This book examines how technological innovation did not simply increase production—it fundamentally altered how people lived, worked, and understood time itself.

What if your anxiety wasn’t simply a problem to fix—but an invitation to understand yourself more deeply?The Wisdom of Anxiety offers a reflective journey into the nature of anxiety, blending psychology, philosophy, and lived experience to reframe how we view one of life’s most misunderstood emotions. Rather than resisting or suppressing it, this book guides you toward meeting anxiety with openness, curiosity, and compassion.Inside, you’ll explore:Multiple therapeut...

Every woman deserves the freedom to explore, connect, and thrive—without fear holding her back. Unshakable Boundaries is your modern survival and empowerment toolkit, built for today’s fast-moving world. Packed with practical strategies, real-world scenarios, and cutting-edge safety techniques, this guide arms you with the confidence to navigate any situation—whether you’re walking home late at night, meeting someone new, or traveling solo.More than just defense tactics, this book ...

Professor Pear Drop has purchased a second sweet shop, but will it prove as prosperous as the first? This new confectionery emporium boasts sweets from around the globe! Will the Professor’s tried-and-true system for altering candy forms work its magic on these new foreign treats? Or could his tinkering backfire this time?The Professor faces more than a few teething problems out of the gate! Luckily, he can count on his trusty helpers Ben, Lanky, and Trev to see him through. Perhap...

Old King Frederick lived in a country called Philiphia with his three children: Rosella, Snowflake, and Mary. He wanted to leave his crown in the right hands. Whoever out of his three daughters brings him the greatest treasure first will become the queen. Princess Rosella was the witch of the family. She loved: magic wands, pointy hats, cloaks, cauldrons, broomsticks, diamond mobile mirrors, and flying books. Snowflake loved: winter dresses, winter, ice-skating, snow fairies, polar bears, ...

Lovely Jan,With her radio, knee-high socks, and curls.In some ways she was different to other lovely girls.She had two wonky eyes that made things hard to see.If you held up two fingers, Jan most likely saw three!But Jan didn’t mind,Not one little bit,It made her ears better at listening to trumpets...

This book explores the ways in which the origins of time, of the gods, and processes associated with time were conceptualised in antiquity, examining a variety of ancient sources from across the ancient world and addressing issues surrounding the sources themselves.Time is a key framework through which we understand the world around us. Shared structures to measure the passage of time reveal certain cultural and societal values, while time’s less concrete forms are evident across a...

After an evil witch steals their aunt in a deal gone wrong, Nell and her sisters must embark on a fantastical journey to take the beldam down in this first book in a middle grade trilogy for fans of Coraline and the Sinister Summer series.Although triplets Nell, Annet, and Hannah were born only minutes apart, Nell is the eldest, which means it’s her job to protect the others. But she doesn’t know how to defeat an enemy like the typhoid draining her sisters of life. Desperate, Nell ...

This book provides the most recent security, privacy, technical and legal challenges in the IoT environments. This book offers a wide range of theoretical and technical solutions to address these challenges. Topics covered in this book include; IoT, privacy, ethics and security, the use of machine learning algorithms in classifying malicious websites, investigation of cases involving cryptocurrency, the challenges police and law enforcement face in policing cyberspace, the use of the IoT i...

On September 11, 2001, AT&T's traffic was 40 percent greater than its previous busiest day. Wireless calls were made from the besieged airplanes and buildings, with the human voice having a calming influence. E-mail was used to overcome distance and time zones. And storytelling played an important role both in conveying information and in coping with the disaster. Building on such events and lessons, Crisis Communications features an international cast of top contributors exploring emergen...

'A modern-day The Help' - Emerald Street'It's a book to read and then read again.' The Book Bag'I loved The Maid's Room with its exquisite writing, married with a shocking and powerful story line that had me gripped and moved until the uplifting conclusion.' Katie Marsh, author of A Life Without You and This Beautiful Life

Two women. Two children. But whose is whose?'An emotionally charged and thought-provoking read that any parent will relate to' Woman's WeeklyWhen two strangers, Tess and Annie, undergo IVF at an American clinic, their embryos are mixed up and each woman gives birth to the wrong child.The women only discover the devastating error three years later. Tess wants to swap the children back; Annie doesn't. As the pair wrangle, nei...