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It’s been 14 years since the gateway to Hell opened, and life as I knew it ended. I managed to survive the Wilds, but now I have a chance to build a better world for all Wilders. Unfortunately, it means working with the demons I’ve always considered my enemies. Joining with the demons wouldn’t be a horrible prospect, except it means dealing with Corson. Somehow, the irritating demon gets under my skin until I’m not sure if I want to kiss him or kill him.

All of Cecelia Alao's friends call her Cece. All one of them. But she and Therese are so close that one friend is all Cece needs. Both at school and in their shared Minecraft world, Cece and Therese are inseparable.

Elf born, raised by wolves, and talks to dragons… Who is this girl? She wants to find out, too, as she abandons the safe confines of her home to discover the truth for herself. Blessed with a magic unlike any before, she discovers a world at war ruled over by monstrous dragons, where the land has been slowly dying beyond that of her cozy little wolf den.

Bryan's lifelong passion to create extraordinary photographs has become an inner journey leading him to adventures in exotic places, allowing him to cross paths with fascinating people who teach him significant lessons along the way. If you perceive your photographic design as a lifelong journey, then your image-making will begin to draw you into new and exhilarating directions.

A ground-breaking guidebook on how to thrive in your career, your family life and your personal life, all at the same time. Shifting the Dials is a fresh new approach to all things work, careers, passions and money by Rebecca Anderton-Davies, one of the youngest female MDs in Investment Banking, mother, yogi and prolific side-hustler.

In the city of Prague, freelance treasure hunter Jules has finally located the bangle stolen from his dying mother, an artifact that may unravel a centuries-old secret: the location of an ancient tomb hidden from the world by one of Christ's disciples. But when a reclusive, ruthless billionaire beats him to the artifact, Jules joins forces with an institute of unconventional archaeologists who reveal to him clues penned two thousand years ago. Clues that support the claim his mother's bangle holds properties that science cannot explain.

Scientists now understand the history of our universe better than the history of our own planet, but they continue to uncover startling new riddles - the hole in the universe being just one. In this electrifying book, award-winning physicist Paul Davies walks us through the puzzles and paradoxes that have preoccupied cosmologists from ancient Greece to the present day.

It follows the ever-increasing chaos surrounding a bumbling Santa as he tries to deliver presents to a remote house. After causing all kinds of problems inside the house he is then confronted by two police officers who think he is a burglar as he climes out through a window.

Michael has never seen a whale - at least, not a real one. Everyone knows they disappeared from the waters around the little island of Liberty years ago. But then a mysterious stranger comes to Liberty and offers Michael what he's always dreamed of: his very own boat. All he has to do in return is help the stranger find the whales - and promise to never tell a soul. Michael is about to learn that sometimes dreams come at a price....

The fourth story featuring the madcap ten-year-old, Flossie Teacake. Her older sister's magic fur coat transforms Flossie into Floz, a teenager who can go anywhere and do anything - including buying a lottery ticket and winning a million pounds.

Flossie Teacake, the youngest member of the family, is back! As always she is clad in her magical fur coat which turns our heroine from a timid ten year old into an extremely exciting 18 year old! Nothing stops Flossie and her helter-skelter life which races along at its usual frantic pace. This time she manages to become a dancing teacher at the Grapefruit Dance Studios in Covent Garden...

What was a Buddhist monk doing at the 2014 World Economic Forum in Davos lecturing the world's leaders on mindfulness? Why do many successful corporations have a chief happiness officer? What can the chemical composition of your brain tell a potential employer about you? In the past decade, governments and corporations have become increasingly interested in measuring the way people feel: the Happiness index, Gross National Happiness, well-being and positive psychology have come to dominate the way we live our lives.

‘Oh, if only I could have a room like this!’ said Flossie Teacake, as she gazed at the wonderful things in her sister Bella’s bedroom. A few minutes later, both Flossie and the most wonderful thing in the room had disappeared down the stairs as Flossie’s dreams began to come true...A magical story about a young girl with an extraordinary fur coat, from best-selling author Hunter Davies.

She is Amylia Sylvers. And she is about to show the world that even the most unexpected can burn the brightest.

Pure Verzweiflung treibt Abby dazu, ausgerechnet den Mann zu kontaktieren, den sie eigentlich für immer vergessen wollte. Denn sie weiß, er wird ihr erneut das Herz brechen. Sechs Jahre liegt Abbys erste Begegnung mit Brian zurück, und seitdem lässt er sich aus ihren Gedanken und Träumen nicht mehr vertreiben. Als jedoch ihre Zwillingsschwester Vicky verschwindet, sieht Abby sich gezwungen, Brian um Hilfe anzuflehen.

There's only one book that ever truly got inside the Beatles, and this is it. During 1967 and 1968, Hunter Davies spent 18 months with the Beatles at the peak of their powers as they defined a generation and rewrote popular music. As their only-ever authorised biographer, he had unparalleled access - not just to John, Paul, George, and Ringo, but to friends, family, and colleagues. He collected a wealth of intimate and revealing material that makes this the classic Beatles book - the one all other biographers look to.

Lucas has been in the fight against the evil forces in his town since the beginning, but he is tired of feeling like an outsider. When the start of high school presents Lucas with options beyond D&D and being bullied, he wonders if he can be more than invisible. After connecting with one of the few other Black students at school, Lucas starts to learn more about himself apart from his friend group. And he begins to understand himself as a Black teen in Hawkins, which feels unlike anything—in this world or any other—he’s ever experienced.

Soon after the declaration of war on Japan, a secret military reconnaissance unit was established, based on the British Special Operations Executive (known as SOE) and called the Inter-allied Services Department. The unit was tasked with the role to "obtain and report information of the enemy...weaken the enemy by sabotage and destruction of morale and to lend aid and assistance to local efforts to the same end in enemy occupied territories."

Weite Wiesen, kleine Häuschen und blühende Bäume, so weit das Auge reicht. Maddie freut sich über einen Neustart auf dem Land. Gäbe es da nicht ein kleines Problem... Nach einem Skandal verliert Maddie Porter ihren Job in einer PR-Agentur. Da kommt ihr das Angebot gerade recht, ein luxuriöses Anwesen auf dem Land als exklusiven Urlaubsort zu vermarkten. Und sie verlässt London, um ein neues Leben zu beginnen. Doch als Maddie vor Ort eintrifft, ist sie entsetzt: Das sogenannte Anwesen ist eine Ansammlung alter Cottages, die stark renovierungsbedürftig sind.

Niedliche kleine Häuschen, wilde Wiesen und überall der süße Duft von Blumen in voller Blüte. Es ist Sommer im kleinen Cottage auf dem Hügel, und der erste Gast zieht ein. Isobel ist auf der Suche nach einem Zufluchtsort, aber ihre Vergangenheit scheint sie einzuholen ... Als Tom auf den Dächern der Cottages arbeitet und den traurigen Klang von Isobels Geige im Wind hört, ist er tief berührt. Wer ist diese mysteriöse neue Untermieterin, und warum kommt sie ihm so bekannt vor? Isobel scheint etwas zu bedrücken, und Tom möchte ihr helfen.