PRE-ORDER NOW! A FESTIVE MYSTERY FROM THE HIGHLY ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF THE DOGWALKERS' DETECTIVE AGENCY'Brilliant - I inhaled it...this is my dream book' CLAUDIA WINKLEMAN'This sweet, big-hearted novel is like The Thursday Murder Club With Dogs' MARIAN KEYES'A delight for lovers of cosy crime, and a must for all lovers of a good mystery involving dogs!****' P...

PAWS FOR THOUGHT…THERE’S MURDER AFOOT IN FRAMSTONECosy crime, wagging tails and one mystery too deadly to ignore.'Brilliant - I inhaled it...this is my dream book' CLAUDIA WINKLEMAN'This sweet, big-hearted novel is like The Thursday Murder Club With Dogs' MARIAN KEYES'A delight for lovers of cosy crime, and a must for all lovers of a good my...

A collection of essays providing insights into new directions in rhetorical historyKathleen J. Turner’s 1998 multicontributor volume Doing Rhetorical History: Concepts and Cases quickly became a foundational text in the field, and the studies in the book have served as an important roadmap for scholars undertaking such scholarship. In the decades since its publication, developments in rhetorical-historical research, engaged scholarship, and academ...

This edited volume fills a void in the literature concerning the purpose, practice, and pedagogy associated with performing rhetorical criticism. Literature regarding these issues—predominantly purpose—exists primarily as scattered journal articles and as sections within chapters of textbooks on rhetorical criticism. This book brings together 15 established rhetorical critics, each of whom offers well thought out and argued opinion pieces that stress the more personal nature of criticism. ...

In an era increasingly marked by polarized and unproductive political debates, this volume makes the case for a renewed emphasis on teaching speech and debate, both in and outside of the classroom.Speech and debate education leads students to better understand their First Amendment rights and the power of speaking. It teaches them to work together collaboratively to solve problems, and it encourages critical thinking, reasoned and fact-based argumentation, and respect for differing...

Is it a love triangle if time travel is involved?Jeff Blue made important decisions every day—what clothes to wear, what to eat for breakfast, and what book to teach his high school English class. What he never expected was needing to make a choice between repairing his failing marriage in 1981 or start anew with J0—an unexpected and flawless copy of his wife in 2095.114 years in the future is nothing like he imagined and waking up there comes with its own ...

This is the story of three unlikely friends: Froggie, a lonely frog; Birdie, a baby bird kicked out of its nest, and a bear called Bungler who has problems doing things right. Birdie, just two days old faces dangers from a fox and a pack of nasty rats. Bungler Bear tells how he failed at things and left home as a young cub. Then as grown bear, he returned home to face Kangaroo King in a boxing match, hoping that if he won his father and all the other bears would be proud him. Once more, Bu...

Island life can be deadly.For Ollie Arias, owning an island in Micronesia is beyond his wildest dreams. Moving his best friends from college to share his dream…priceless. A little urban exploration of the abandoned military lab unearths strange, dark secrets. And awakens a slumbering beast that has gone decades without food. Ollie and his pals have unwittingly unleashed a deadly infection above, and a prehistoric killing machine below. The storm of the century is h...

A FESTIVE MYSTERY FROM THE HIGHLY ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF THE DOGWALKERS' DETECTIVE AGENCYHaving achieved local fame due to their crime-cracking exploits, Charlie Boardman and his fellow dogwalkers are delighted to receive invitations for a festive stay at a new dog-friendly boutique hotel on the outskirts of seaside town, Framstone.A chance to enjoy some luxury and pampering, not to mention spending Christmas together, is gratefully accepted. That is, until on...

The Oval Portrait is a short horror story written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1842. Our protagonist takes refuge in an abandoned castle and discovers a room with a series of paintings accompanied by a small book describing them. His attention is attracted by an oval portrait depicting a young woman of rare beauty.

The Oval Portrait is a short horror story written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1842. Our protagonist takes refuge in an abandoned castle and discovers a room with a series of paintings accompanied by a small book describing them. His attention is attracted by an oval portrait depicting a young woman of rare beauty.

**Brought to you by Penguin.A DELIGHTFULLY TWISTY NEW MURDER MYSTERY, PERFECT FOR COSY CRIME FANS AND DOG LOVERS EVERYWHERE**They've got a lot of leads...but can they collar a killer?When Charlie Boardman and his beloved Staffy, Ruby, stumble across a corpse in the woods, the sleepy coastal town of Framstone is rocked by the discovery that the local pub landlord has been murdered.Charlie and his fellow dogwalkers take it upon themselves to t...