To catch an enemy with nothing to lose, MI5 Intelligence Officer Liz Carlyle must venture into dangerous waters.When pirates attack a cargo ship off the Somalian coast and one of them is found to be a British-born Pakistani, alarm bells start ringing at London's Thames House. MI5 Intelligence Officer Liz Carlyle is brought in to establish how and why a young British Muslim could go missing from his well-to-do family in Birmingham and end up onboard a pirate skiff i...

A millennium ago an ancient evil ruled the world. An evil almost forgotten over the centuries. Now that evil has returned intent on once again enslaving the people of Tirmar.For some, immortal tyrants and monstrous creatures are just stories from folklore. But that’s about to change for Flyn and his lifelong friend Kel. Stranded in a land they never knew existed, Kel is captured when they stumble upon a band of orcs. Now Flyn must put aside thoughts of home and ris...

This picture book for young children is about the beauty of every heart and celebrating your own uniqueness.The Ocean’s Heartbeat is a joyous, read-aloud picture book about the uniqueness of every creature's heart for children aged 3-5.Packed with fascinating scientific knowledge, including extra pages about the unique hearts of more amazing creatures, this engaging book shows the incredible diversity of life on Earth and encourages everyone to lov...

Where science meets spirit, supporting the journey from surviving to thriving.Roots to Thrive is a community-based nonprofit devoted to helping resilience take root—blending research-informed practices with time-tested perennial teachings.Available in print, eBook, and audiobook formats, this resource meets a wide range of learning styles and accessibility needs.Inside, you’ll find practical tools, step-by-step practices, and reflective prompts desi...

Develop resilience and thrive as a care professional! Root Strength: A Health and Care Professionals' Guide to Minimizing Stress and Maximizing Thriving discusses principles of self-care that can help you prevent emotional fatigue and job burnout in highly stressful workplaces. An evidence-based approach examines how the care professional can develop self-compassion, mindfulness, relationships with co-workers, and perceived satisfaction with one's career. Written by noted educator and rese...

How did the Victorians read novels? Nicholas Dames answers that deceptively simple question by revealing a now-forgotten range of nineteenth-century theories of the novel, a range based in a study of human physiology during the act of reading, He demonstrates the ways in which the Victorians thought they read, and uncovers surprising responses to the question of what might have transpired in the minds and bodies of readers of Victorian fiction. His detailed studies of novel critics who wer...

Contessa Carlotta di Ponti, stunningly beautiful and filthy rich, has finally escaped her abusive marriage and is looking to find true love in St. Tropez.The party season kicks off with a spectacular bash at billionaire Harry Silver's palatial mansion, but tragedy soon strikes. Could seemingly innocuous events - a bad oyster, a fatal wasp sting, a faulty funicular - mean something more sinister for the bejewelled citizens of St. Tropez?It is up to glamorous detective Gabrie...

The Arab Spring has swept through the Middle East and Liz Carlyle and her compatriots in the Thames House's counter-espionage division are racing to investigate arms deals in Yemen. There's a UN embargo forbidding any member country from supplying arms to either side in the uprisings, but Andy Bokus, head of the CIA's London Station, has evidence that the weapons being smuggled into Yemen are not only being sold to both sides, but are coming from a connection in the UK-a highly embarrassin...

Witty, clever and beautiful, Joan Collins possesses a singular star quality that has come to define what it means to be a living legend. As an actress, author and producer she has built a career that places her in the unrivalled ranks of an international icon.In The World According to Joan she shares her life experience with her trademark humour and wisdom. From manners to men via fashion and family, to ageing and marriage, she takes on subjects close to every woman's hear...

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QURAN ALONE: A Holy Book Unexplored invites readers to explore Islam through a direct engagement with the Qur'an and to reflect on its teachings without placing human interpretations above divine revelation.The book examines the idea that the Qur'an provides complete and sufficient guidance for believers and explores the relationship between the Qur'an and later religious sources, particularly Hadith. It encourages readers to think critically, reflect personally, a...

ONE BALL EACH is a darkly, comic novel inside the television sitcom business. At forty Mike Lynch is considered over-the-hill in comedy circles. To add to his woes, his trophy wife is cheating on him with someone who can help her career more. Mike has fallen into a black pit called Hollywood and his fight to escape takes us behind the scenes on a network sitcom, into the executive offices of studios and networks where we meet the bizarre and demented people who make the decisions that beco...