Every family has a table in its memory that is set with food nobody can quite replicate, and for most of us that table belonged to a grandmother whose cooking was a form of love that asked for nothing in return. The mashed potatoes arrived heaped and buttered, the meatloaf carried a glaze nobody could name, and the pie was always warm, as if the oven somehow knew you were coming. Her recipes were written in a kitchen where someone was home all day, and that kitchen no longer exists for mos...

This childrens book is entertaining as well as educational. Any young child will love meeting Annie Elf. This little elf loves children so much that she wants to write them letters, but first, she will need to learn how to write letters. Read to see how this little orphan elfs dreams come true and how Annie Elf becomes the happiest little elf in the world.

This book is about a couples forty-year journey through ministry. They encounter challenges in their personal lives as they move from one place to another. Their main goal is to bloom where they are appointed! They do this by helping other people face the challenges and setbacks in life as well as rejoicing with them over the victories in life. Life never stays the same, and it requires knowing how to move on after suffering a setback or winning a victory. This, then, is their story.

Background on Tommy Tommy had just had his eighth birthday party. Hardly any of his friends had come. For several weeks, Tommy had been acting strange and some of his friends were not playing with him anymore. He was quiet and didnt talk much He always. Seemed &.that something on his mind usually he dust sat under the big tree on the playground and stared off into space. The Monsters In the neither world of darkness, a monster waited. He waited for night. He had found a child who was afrai...

In "The Whistling Monsters" by Bruce Wallis, embark on a mesmerizing auditory journey that blends the mystical with the mysterious. As the sun sets over the quaint town of Eldridge, an otherworldly phenomenon unfolds – a haunting melody carried by the chilling whistling monsters. Unravel the enigmatic connection between these spectral creatures and the town's inhabitants, as Wallis weaves a tapestry of suspense and wonder. With a voice that resonates like an eerie melody itself, the author...

The Black Cat (1895-1922) was a monthly literary magazine, publishing original short stories, often about uncanny or fantastical topics. Many writers were largely unknown, but some famous authors also wrote original material for this magazine. This is the tenth issue of volume 2 with the following five short stories: For Dear Old Yale, by James Langston: a game of cards will decide the fate of these six men The Casket of Pandora, by Margaret Dodge: a young woman is tempted to choose betwee...

Evening Proposal is a collection of eight stories about the grim and often faceless nature of urban life. Faintly reminiscent of Franz Kafka, the stories range from a man who discovers that his job performance has no significance while taking refuge in taking care of an abandoned rabbit to a man who finally expresses his love to discover that his expression frightened him more than his fear in anticipating the event. Evening Proposal reissues the warning that the orderlin...

Azaleah's big sister, Nia, has been cast as Willa Wonka in the school musical, and the entire Lane family is looking forward to the show. Azaleah has even helped plan a surprise dinner party for Nia at Avec Amour, Mama's restaurant. But then the real drama starts. At the first rehearsal, all sorts of things go wrong: missing batteries, sets falling over, props misplaced . . . It's so many things, in fact, that Azaleah suspects "foul play." And when the special effects on Nia's costume don'...

Originally published in 1992. In an increasingly competitive climate, well-trained, experienced management is vital for establishing the long term future of industry. In response to this need, the number of management training courses have been growing in recent years. However, there is a group of highly skilled professionals who are not always recognized for their management potential. Engineers, often viewed as nothing more than technicians, are a valuable but neglected human resource. T...

It’s a big week for Azaleah Lane. The principal, Ms. Li, is choosing a third grader to be the STEM lab monitor, and Azaleah’s name is the one picked! But the week doesn’t go quite as planned. First Azaleah gets paired up with a bossy classmate for a group project. Then the STEM lab guinea pig goes missing—on Azaleah’s watch! Can she use her scientific thinking and detective skills to get to the bottom of things before it’s too late? Or will Azaleah Lane go down as the worst STEM lab monito...

Mama and Daddy are heading out of town, which means Azaleah and her sisters get to spend the weekend at Auntie Sam's. The girls can't wait for their special weekend! Azaleah even decides to bake cookies to surprise her parents when they return. After all, as Mama says, "Cooking for someone is like giving them a gift." But the cookies are a disaster! Azaleah is stumped. She's sure she did everything right. Can Azaleah get to the bottom of the cookie catastrophe before Mama and Daddy get bac...

In the enigmatic realm of the Chinese Studio, where shadows dance and whispers echo, a tapestry of extraordinary tales unfolds. Prepare to be captivated by Volume 2 of Strange Stories, a literary masterpiece by Songling Pu. From the haunting tale of a fox spirit seeking revenge to the whimsical adventures of a scholar who encounters a talking tree, these stories delve into the depths of human nature, the supernatural, and the enigmatic world that lies just beyond our grasp. With each page,...