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Celebrate the Season with Three Timeless Tales Inspired by Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, and Beatrix Potter. When Emma Grace Langley retreats to her grandmother's antique shop in the snowy Cotswolds after heartbreak and job loss, she hopes to find clarity. Instead, she finds a collection of heirlooms-a portrait, a rare book, and a charming figurine-that unlock stories from the past. As each tale unfolds, Emma is drawn into the lives of three remarkable women whose lives were touched by England's greatest storytellers. In A Portrait of Faith, devoted daughter Violet Walford longs for a life beyond duty to her family. When she is asked to paint a portrait of lively Regency-era author Jane Austen, their unexpected friendship inspires Violet to pursue life and love with new courage. In A Victorian Christmas Tale, Clara Reynolds struggles against physical challenges and family expectations while falling in love with John, a writer with ties to Charles Dickens. Their work at the London Foundling Hospital brings healing, hope, and a Christmas transformation that would make Scrooge proud. And in A Tale of the Season, Edwardian heiress Arabella Graham escapes to the Lake District and meets a charming country veterinarian-as well as artist and children's author Beatrix Potter. With gentle wisdom and the peace of a country Christmas, Arabella discovers the joy of finding her own path. Blending romance, inspiration, and literary nostalgia, A Very English Christmas is the perfect holiday escape for fans of historical fiction and classic English authors.

AN IMMORTAL FOUND DEADAN ANCIENT LEGACY AT RISKIn the hallowed city of Tours, the death of a sixteen-year-old dressed as an 'Immortal Knight’ appears to be a tragic overdose. Juge d’instruction Matthieu Lombard is called in to investigate.When, weeks later, a provocative author is found brutally murdered, Lombard suspects the two deaths are connected by a sinister, coercive force. As he digs deeper, the case begins to challenge his loyalties and unearth disturbing echoes from his own past. What started as apparent roleplay turns into something far darker — and far deadlier.The third book in the gripping crime series from the The Times-bestselling author.

In this coloring book colorists will find, well... 40 images of stuff that's horny. There are unicorns, some horned animals, a few horned instruments, and several more horny items. What were you expecting; something else? Hmm, it's tough to imagine what yo

Police sirens ring louder while blood drips from my hands. I must hide, but it's Christmas Eve, and all houses shine with colorful lights.All but one.Too late do I realize the house is not empty. A woman lives here alone, hidden in the dark and playing a game. I don't kill innocents. It's my only rule.The woman doesn't scream or try to call the police. Her big, green eyes take me in with curiosity, and not even the blood on my gloves makes her flinch. She sees me at my worst-and she doesn't run."I've always wanted to meet a murderer," she says. "Want some eggnog?"This is a spicy Christmas novella involving a serial killer, a shut-in gamer, and toe-curling romance. Careful, it's hot!

From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Shatter Me series comes a powerful, heartrending contemporary novel about fear, first love, and the devastating impact of prejudice.It's 2002, a year after 9/11. It's an extremely turbulent time politically, but especially so for someone like Shirin, a sixteen-year-old Muslim girl who's tired of being stereotyped.Shirin is never surprised by how horrible people can be. She's tired of the rude stares, the degrading comments-even the physical violence-she endures as a result of her race, her religion, and the hijab she wears every day. So she's built up protective walls and refuses to let anyone close enough to hurt her. Instead, she drowns her frustrations in music and spends her afternoons break-dancing with her brother.But then she meets Ocean James. He's the first person in forever who really seems to want to get to know Shirin. It terrifies her-they seem to come from two irreconcilable worlds-and Shirin has had her guard up for so long that she's not sure she'll ever be able to let it down.

Country music’s golden boy Colton Wheeler felt the most perfect harmony when he was with Gretchen Winthrop. But for her, it was a love him and leave him situation. A year later, Colton is struggling to push his music forward in a new direction. If it weren’t about to be the most magical time of year and the support of the Bromance Book Club, he’d be wallowing in self-pity. It’s hard for immigration attorney Gretchen not to feel a little Scrooge-ish about the excess of Christmas when her clients are scrambling to afford their rent. So when her estranged, wealthy family reaches out with an offer that will allow her to better serve the community, she’s unable to say no. She just needs to convince Colton to be the new face of her family’s whiskey brand. No big deal… Colton agrees to consider Gretchen’s offer in exchange for three dates before Christmas. With the help of the Bromance Book Club, Colton throws himself into the task of proving to her there’s a spark between them. But Gretchen and Colton will both need to overcome the ghosts of Christmas past to build a future together.

**This paperback now includes printed edges and the bonus material that has never been printed before!**He's a grumpy, single-dad lumberjack, and this Christmas I want to be the ginger in his bread...Hudson Jolly is, ironically, the biggest Scrooge in Merryville, but I'm not intimidated. He warns me to stay away from him. However, I'm convinced he's playing reindeer games.When I learn he's searching for a nanny, I offer to help. Out of desperation, he hires me. That's his first mistake.The attraction is undeniable and after too much spiked eggnog, lines are quickly crossed. I jingle his bells, and Hudson becomes my ho ho ho, but-because there's always a but with broody men like him-only for the season.Now I'm wishing for a holiday miracle because the Grinch stole my heart or did I steal his?A Very Merry Nanny is a small-town single-dad holiday romance with rom-com vibes. If you're searching for a grumpy/sunshine romance set in a Southern small town, then this book is for you! Each book in the Very Merry series can be read as a standalone. Each ends with a sweet as gingerbread happily ever after.

Delight in New York City at Christmas time in this highly treasurable lift-the-flap picture book. Join Kit and Olivia for a day out in New York as they journey through the city, taking in some of its most famous sites. This atmospheric picture book celebrates the joy of sharing traditions with loved ones at Christmas time.With festive flaps to open on each page and a pair of mischievous mice to spot in each illustration, this is a charming festive book that families will return to each year.

Selected for Malala's Book Club"Imogen Crimp's enjoyable debut novel... is an all-too-real reminder of what it is to be a woman in your 20s..." - The New York Times"Tender, devastating, witty. And deeply true. Sweetbitter meets Normal People."-Meg Mason, author of Sorrow and BlissA bitingly honest, darkly funny debut about ambition, sex, power, and love, Imogen Crimp's A Very Nice Girl cracks open the timeless questions of what it is to be young, what it is to want to be wanted, and what it is to find your calling but lose your way to it.Anna doesn't fit in. Not with her wealthy classmates at the selective London Conservatory where she unexpectedly wins a place after university, not with the family she left behind, and definitely not with Max, a man she meets in the bar where she sings for cash. He's everything she's not-rich, tailored to precision, impossible to read-and before long Anna is hooked, desperate to hold his attention, and determined to ignore the warning signs that this might be a toxic relationship.As Anna shuttles from grueling rehearsals to brutal auditions, she finds herself torn between two conflicting desires: the drive to nurture her fledgling singing career, which requires her undivided attention, and the longing for human connection. When the stakes increase, and the roles she's playing-both on stage and off-begin to feel all-consuming, Anna must reckon with the fact that, in carefully performing what's expected of her as a woman, she risks losing sight of herself completely.Both exceedingly contemporary and classic, A Very Nice Girl reminds us that even once we have taken possession of our destinies we still have the power to set all we hold dear on fire.

SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE, THE AMERICAN, STARRING GEORGE CLOONEY AND DIRECTED BY ANTON CORBIJNThe locals in the Italian village where he lives call him Signor Farfalla--Mr. Butterfly--for he appears to be a discreet gentleman who p

THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA Times, Spectator and Waterstones Book of the Year"Shocking and moving" Guardian"Top marks for its searing frankness, framed in wistfully beautiful prose’ The TimesAt eight years of age, Charles Spencer was sent away to one of England"s most England"s most exclusive boarding schools. Here he reveals the strange secrets of the school, and the culture of cruelty and abuse he experienced in his five years there as pupil.Spencer reflects on the misery, hopelessness and abandonment he felt aged eight, viscerally describing the intense pain of homesickness and the vicious brutality of a boys" school in the 1970s. All these years later, Spencer"s bafflement at the teachers" motivations to inflict such cruelty on young children in palpable. As is his fury that, even if somehow he had spoken up, he"d never have been believed.Charles Spencer"s book "A Very Private School" was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 11-03-2024.

An indispensable guide to understanding the Israel–Palestine conflict, and how we might yet still find a way out of it. "Ilan Pappe is the most original, radical and hard-hitting of Israel’s "new historians"." Avi Shlaim, author of Three Worlds The devastation of 7 October 2023 and the horrors that followed astounded the world. But the Israel–Palestine conflict didn’t start on 7 October. It didn’t start in 1967 either, when Israel occupied the West Bank, or in 1948 when the state of Israel was declared. It started in 1882, when the first Zionist settlers arrived in what was then Ottoman Palestine. Ilan Pappe untangles the history of two peoples, now sharing one land. Going back to the founding fathers of Zionism, Pappe expertly takes us through the twists and turns of international policy towards Israel–Palestine, Palestinian resistance to occupation, and the changes taking place in Israel itself.

My neighbor believes in Christmas magic. That's because someone takes out her trash, does her dishes and laundry, clears snow from her driveway, and puts up Christmas decorations in her house.She has no idea it's me, her stalker neighbor, who watches her every move. Seeing only the good around her, she fails to notice I also steal her panties and curtains. She doesn't know I'm in her bedroom every night.What I do is for her protection as much as for my pleasure. Emma loves to help, often bringing sick or lost animals into her home. She takes on way too much, sometimes forgetting to care for her own needs. I make sure she has food on her table, gas in her tank, and a safe, salted driveway.It works out perfectly until she decides to make me her next pet project. I can't risk being discovered, and even though I want nothing more than to be with her, it's impossible. War trauma has left me unable to speak unless I wear a mask.I know for a fact someone as innocent as her will never accept my creepy ways. Nothing, not even the magic of Christmas, will bring us together.Even though I secretly wish it would.This is a spicy Christmas novella involving stalking, masks, and toe-curling romance. If you find OTT protective ex-military stalkers hot, this book is for you!

The thrilling third entry in the high fantasy saga that started with BookTok sensation A Broken Blade'It seems fate has dealt me the same hand again. I know how to play it.'A new king is on the throne and the rebellion lies in ruins. Keera spends her days drinking and her nights avoiding the strange dreams that have haunted her since she returned from the capital.Keera's family in Myrelinth won't let her go without a fight. With new intelligence about the magical seals left behind by Keera's ancient kin, the Light Fae, she rallies to face her demons and unleash the formidable powers she inherited from her people. But a shocking truth is hiding in plain sight, one with the power to unravel the entire rebellion . . . The pivotal third instalment in the Halfling Saga will upend everything Keera thought she knew about her enemies . . . and her allies.The third entry in the Halfling Saga, the epic tale of a deadly assassin with a mysterious past, set in a lush fantasy world of Mortals, Elves, Halflings, and Fae, A Vicious Game is perfect for readers who enjoyed the A Court of Thorns and Roses series and other romantic fantasy books, especially those seeking LGBTQ+ romance or BIPOC representation.

Celebrate yuletide the Victorian way by coloring in festive depictions of the Christmas season.Many ideas about what Christmas is today can be traced to the reign of Queen Victoria and her own ideas of the holiday. As the British Empire grew, Christmas became a blend of different cultures around Western Europe and North America, creating the "typical,” nostalgic Christmas that we now recognize, such as:Decorative indoor Christmas treesEvergreen decorations, such as holly and fir garlandsFront doors festooned with wreaths made of holly, ivy, pine cones, and ribbons Christmas cards The image of Father Christmas (Santa Claus)Giving presents and charity on Christmas EveCelebrating with Christmas crackers and enormous feastsYou can encounter some of these traditions, and many more, in the nostalgic pages of A Victorian Christmas Coloring Book, with more than 120 designs to choose from and meditative back-of-page patterns to color in. Take time for yourself out of your bustling holiday activities and relax while you color in the images however you like. Or share them with your family and start a new holiday tradition of your own! This is a time for celebration and enjoyment. Happy Christmas!Chartwell Coloring Books is the ultimate coloring book series, encompassing designs of every kind. From intriguing abstract patterns to beautiful pictures from the natural, technological, and fantasy worlds, each of these coloring books will soothe the mind and inspire the inner creative in anyone. With so many variations of complex, beautiful designs in each book, you’ll have plenty of pages to bring to life. Whether young or old, creative or not, this series has something for you.

A collection of stories and essays from Cixin Liu, New York Times bestselling author of The Three-Body Problem Trilogy A collection of stories and essays from Cixin Liu, New York Times bestselling author of The Three-Body Problem Trilogy

Blindness and betrayal are Elizabeth Taylor's great subjects, and in A View of the Harbour she turns her unsparing gaze on the emotional and sexual politics of a seedy seaside town that's been left behind by modernity. Tory, recently divorced, de

Draws on a high-resolution digital scan of Jacopo de’ Barbari’s woodcut View of Venice printed in the year 1500 to outline the ways it depicts the social, cultural, economic, and political realities of everyday Venetian life. This book highlights the reality and myths of a topographically unique, mystical city and its place in the world.

The devil you know is never the one you should trust.Special Agent Patrick Collins is dispatched to Chicago, chasing a lead on the Morrígan's staff for the joint task force. Needing a cover for his presence in the Windy City, Patrick is ordered to investigate a politician running for mayor. In the lead up to election day, not everything is what it seems in a city where playing to win means appeasing the gods first and the electorate second.But Chicago brings its own set of problems outside the case: a stand-offish local god pack, a missing immortal, and Patrick's twin sister. Fighting Hannah and the Dominion Sect provides Patrick with a sinister reminder that some blood ties can never be cut.Left behind in New York City, Jonothon de Vere finds himself targeted by hunters who will go through anyone to kill him-including the packs under his protection. With a bounty on his head, Jono is forced to make a choice that Patrick would never approve of. Doing so risks breaking the trust he's built with the man he loves, but not acting will give the rival New York City god pack leverage Jono can't afford to give up.When Patrick and Jono reunite in Chicago, Patrick must confront the fraying of a relationship he's come to rely on for his own sanity. But fixing their personal problems will have to wait-because Niflheim is clawing at the shores of Lake Michigan and the dead are hungry.

Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization, and helped make us who we are.

Back in print in new trade paperback editions, the third of five volumes collecting the complete stories of renowned "weird fiction" author Clark Ashton Smith. "None strikes the note of cosmic horror as well as Clark Ashton Smith. In sheer daemo

Commemorate a bygone age and immerse yourself in the elegance of the Victorian era with this treasure trove of Christmas ephemera—with 500+ stickers and 50+ activity pages, making it Christmas every day!With A Vintage Victorian Christmas Sticker, Color & Activity Book, you can celebrate the Christmas season with all things Victorian. The wondrous nineteenth century brought us many everyday luxuries that we still enjoy today, including electricity, telephones, photography, movies, and flush toilets. Many more inventions, such as pasteurization, sewing machines, underground trains, bicycles, and X-rays also came into being.But the Victorian era also ushered in many of the favorite Christmas traditions we still hold dear. From the first indoor Christmas trees and the look of Father Christmas to giving presents and sending Christmas cards, the time of Queen Victoria’s reign was one of festivities and a growing leisure class.Now you, too, can get into the Christmas spirit and partake in these modern-day leisurely pastimes with this activity book’s:Exquisitely ornate holiday-themed stickers from the past. Use them to decorate envelopes, gift wrap, letters, scrapbooks, photo albums, or the whimsical Victorian Christmas crafts you can create from this book. On the backs of the sticker pages are merry quotations from notable Victorians and popular Christmas carols of the time.Christmas cards and easy-to-assemble envelopes. The first Christmas card was sent in 1843 with designs we’d find quite curious today. Create your own by filling in your name and message, coloring in the designs, and adding stickers.Enchanting coloring pages, featuring line-drawn images of Christmas trees, angels, Father Christmas, and snowy scenes. Each full-page design has a meditative pattern on the back that you can color in any way you like, regardless of your artistic abilities. You can even adorn your finished works of art with the stickers.Words games and activities, such as mazes, connect-the-dots, trivia, matching, shadow puppets, and more!Period-specific pastimes, like parlor games and making holiday items such as Christmas crackers, gilded walnuts, pomanders, figgy pudding, and so much more.With beautiful foil accents on the cover, so many pages to look at, so many things to do, and so much Christmas joy to be had in these pages, A Vintage Victorian Christmas Sticker, Color & Activity Book is the perfect book to have on hand when a free moment strikes during the busy holiday season—or whenever the mood is right. Whether you’re a sticker lover, scrapbooker, crafter, colorer, puzzler, or general enthusiast of the holiday season, you’re sure to find something unique in this nostalgic treasure trove of Christmas!

Commemorate a bygone age and immerse yourself in the elegance of the Victorian era with this treasure trove of Christmas ephemera—with 200+ stickers and 50+ activity pages, making it Christmas every day!With A Vintage Victorian Christmas Sticker, Color & Activity Book, you can celebrate the Christmas season with all things Victorian. The wondrous nineteenth century brought us many everyday luxuries that we still enjoy today, including electricity, telephones, photography, movies, and flush toilets. Many more inventions, such as pasteurization, sewing machines, underground trains, bicycles, and X-rays also came into being.The Victorian era also ushered in many of the favorite Christmas traditions we still hold dear. From the first indoor Christmas trees and the look of Father Christmas to giving presents and sending Christmas cards, the time of Queen Victoria’s reign was one of festivities and a growing leisure class.Now you, too, can get into the Christmas spirit and partake in these modern-day leisurely pastimes with this activity book’s:Exquisitely ornate holiday-themed stickers from the past. Use them to decorate envelopes, gift wrap, letters, scrapbooks, photo albums, or the whimsical Victorian Christmas crafts you can create from this book. On the backs of the sticker pages are merry quotations from notable Victorians and popular Christmas carols of the time.Christmas cards and easy-to-assemble envelopes. The first Christmas card was sent in 1843 with designs we’d find quite curious today. Create your own by filling in your name and message, coloring in the designs, and adding stickers.Enchanting coloring pages, featuring line-drawn images of Christmas trees, angels, Father Christmas, and snowy scenes. Each full-page design has a meditative pattern on the back that you can color in any way you like, regardless of your artistic abilities. You can even adorn your finished works of art with the stickers.Word games and activities, such as mazes, connect-the-dots, trivia, matching, shadow puppets, and more!Period-specific pastimes, like parlor games and making holiday items such as Christmas crackers, gilded walnuts, pomanders, figgy pudding, and so much more.With so many pages to look at, so many things to do, and so much Christmas joy to be had in these pages, A Vintage Victorian Christmas Sticker, Color & Activity Book is the perfect book to have on hand when a free moment strikes during the busy holiday season—or whenever the mood is right. Whether you’re a sticker lover, scrapbooker, crafter, colorer, puzzler, or general enthusiast of the holiday season, you’re sure to find something unique in this nostalgic treasure trove of Christmas!

"[A] fiendish, gorgeously written descent into hell. . .This is the noir novel for our times." —The New York Times This epic crime novel tells a story of Los Angeles power brokers and those at the edge—and a single shattering incident that threatens to bring it all crashing down. Los Angeles, right now. America with its back up against the wall. This Frankenstein's monster of crimes and lurid dreams sewn together into something like a city. A city ready to explode: A Hollywood pedophile is arrested, and is ready to tear down the city to get his freedom. A young woman goes missing—and men in black rubber gloves who look like cops clean out her apartment in the middle of the night. And the serial killer known as the LA Ripper is on the loose, leaving tragic/graphic/brutal crime scenes in his wake. Three people trying to keep their heads above the dirty water will find themselves coming together to unite these strands into one enormous, unspeakable crime ... Jake Deal is a gonzo live-streaming nightcrawler, beaming the city's chaos straight to his audience of blood-hungry subscribers, giving them the view from the top of the mushroom cloud—until a job he can't refuse drags him back into his old life of Hollywood glamour, drugs, sex and sleaze. Armed with cameras and hidden mics, he'll infiltrate private clubs, gather high-class dirt—and stumble onto a conspiracy woven into the center of LA's most powerful men, who call themselves "The Kids in the Candy Store.” Doug Gibson is a street lawyer, who fights for his clients against the army of cops, prosecutors and judges—he is the knife they bring to the gunfight. But when he's hired by a Hollywood pedophile ready to sell out his friends for a chance for freedom, he'll take on a fight bigger than he could have imagined. And when his client "commits suicide” in prison, Gibson will have to stop being a weapon—and become a warrior. Kara Delgado works for an underground private concierge company—a make-a-wish foundation for the terminally rich. She scores drugs, makes connections, and plans multi-million dollar sex parties.She has learned the secret truth of this world: there are no rules, only prices. Her best friend Phoebe has gone missing, and Kara's the only person who knows that Phoebe's place was wiped clean of evidence by men in black rubber gloves. But when she begins to unravel the mystery of what happened to Phoebe, and its connection to the killer known as the LA Ripper, it will drag her into the dark heart of the city. As Jake, Doug and Kara all investigate these crimes, they'll encounter ketamine-addled sitcom stars, bloody riots, homeless gangsters, a killer cop on death row, secret vaults in Beverly Hills, tech-bro orgies, medical cannibals, true crime junkies, private security wet-work teams, reality shows, street takeovers, car chases, coyotes, a sadistic Tarzan, and a three day, fifty million dollar wedding, before everything is revealed and they must each make their choice about how to fight back in this violent world before the bloody, blazing conclusion.

Learn the treble self notes on the Violin with these fun note naming and fingering worksheets from veteran violin teacher #ViolinJudy! Learn the real letter names of each note, then decode the fingerings. Start with easy options of A or B then progress to each string and finger. Graduate with notes that spell words! Flashcards and treble clef flip book included! You'll be be a note and fingering reading expert in first position by the end of the book and can celebrate with the included certificate of completion!Perfect companion workbook to any beginning method book. Be sure to check out more fun books for learning violin by searching for author #violinjudy!

A Vision of Fire is the explosive first novel from iconic X-Files star Gillian Anderson and New York Times bestselling author Jeff Rovin: "Fans of Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child will find a lot to like" (Publishers Weekly).

A behind-the-scenes look at the miniature world of the hedgerow – with never-seen-before stories, sketches and archive content, perfect for fans young and old!Immerse yourself in the world of the hedgerow in this collection of unpublished artwork, photos and never-see-before content from the creator of the beloved Brambly Hedge stories.Spanning the seasons and all of Jill Barklem"s hedgerow stories, discover all the research and intricate detail which underpinned her creative process, learn how these mice live and work in harmony with their environment, and watch the world of the hedgerow take shape through behind-the-scenes drawings from Jill’s own sketchbooks.

In this slapstick tale that begs to be read aloud, all Bear wants is to eat his breakfast in peace, but the mouse--who keeps popping up in the most unexpected places--just won't go away! Illustrations.

A Visual Guide to Classical Art Theory is great for both traditional and non-traditional media. Each page, theory and diagram represents a different tool for the artist to use. Through their use, the artist will find an infinite number of solutions. Artists also may use the book to create a trompe-loeil effect in graffiti art or the illusion of volume and depth on the computer. A Visual Guide to Art Theory is presented in a unique, non-verbal format that clearly illustrates the effect of perspective on color, light and shade.

Building upon previous efforts by numerous individuals to document & quantify the representative insignias chosen by submarine-hosting countries over the past 120 years, A Visual History & Reference for Submarine Insignia of the World is, by far, the most comprehensive and historically accurate material available on this subject. Utilizing a vast network of international museums, navies, experts, collectors, and friends, the authors have assembled a compelling reference guide that not only tells the interesting, and sometimes humorous, stories of how each country's badge came to be, but also provides a level of visual insignia details never seen before. Providing new insights and eye-opening information that includes debunking a few old myths, this will quickly become the go-to submarine insignia reference guide on bookshelves around the world.

Language: English, Binding: Hardback, Number of pages: 96, Publishers: Rosen Young Adult, Author: Nicholas Faulkner, ISBN-13: 9781499465785, Date of issue: 2016

Former cabinet secretary, organizer, congresswoman, and New Mexico 2026 gubernatorial frontrunner Deb Haaland shares her story, offering a powerful and personal look at what it means to be "the first."Nothing about Deb Haaland's upbringing or family history set her up for a life of firsts: the first Native American woman elected to chair a state political party in the United States, one of the first two Native American women elected to Congress, the first Native American to serve in a presidential cabinet. A thirty-fifth-generation New Mexican and member of the Pueblo of Laguna, Haaland has lived a remarkable life shaped by poverty, alcoholism, and single parenthood. After a late but meteoric rise in politics, she stepped down from her cabinet position as secretary of the interior in January 2025 to run for governor of New Mexico in the 2026 election.In A Voice Like Mine-titled after Haaland's congressional campaign slogan, "Congress has never heard a voice like mine"-she shares the personal history that inspired her courage to organize, run for office, and be a leader. She tells the stories that have defined her life in politics and beyond, from working in her grandfather's cornfield to fighting for change in the halls of Washington, DC. Throughout her journey, Haaland has drawn on her heritage in her activism and service, leading with humility, purpose, and a commitment to "leave the ladder down" for those who follow.

Elle a vingt ans et veut devenir actrice. Après avoir grandi en France, elle retourne en Russie chez son grand-père, pour entrer à l’École du Théâtre National de Moscou. Mais à l’École comme dans sa famille, quelque chose résiste.Pendant qu’on répète Les Trois Sœurs de Tchekhov, la réélection de Vladimir Poutine déclenche des manifestations. Le soir, le grand-père commente les informations. Sa petite-fille l’interroge sur le passé. En guise de réponse, il pose parfois sous ses yeux une photo, un vêtement, une pièce de monnaie qui a appartenu à l’arrière-arrière-grand-père. Voilà, c’est à toi. Des objets qui vont se transformer en éléments d’enquête.Quels secrets cachent les photos de l’album vert ? Pourquoi ne faut-il pas parler près de la porte d’entrée ? Pour découvrir ce qu’on ne lui dit pas, la narratrice devra apprendre à écouter les silences et à poser des questions, à voix haute.Dans ce roman extraordinaire, voyage au bout de la mémoire, Polina Panassenko plonge dans l’héritage d’un pays, mettant au jour des vies brisées par le Goulag et la peur qui se transmet d’une génération à l’autre. Un pays dans lequel subsiste, malgré tout, l’espoir de liberté et de justice.Polina Panassenko est autrice, traductrice et comédienne. Son premier roman, Tenir sa langue (Éditions de l’Olivier, 2022) a reçu le Prix Femina des lycéens.

À vous ! Méthode de français est une méthode communicative qui s'adresse à des apprenants grands adolescents et adultes.Elle vise à l'acquisition de l'ensemble des compétences du niveau A1 du CECR dans un parcours de 90 heures d'activités d'enseignement, complété par trois cents exercices d'application et d'évaluation.Composée d'un livre de l'apprenant et d'une application numérique, elle favorise l'implication des apprenants grâce à des contenus actuels, attractifs et interactifs.Sa présentation claire et homogène, avec une progression par étapes, lui confère une prise en main intuitive par l'enseignant et sécurisante pour un apprenant débutant complet.Chaque étape comprend une courte vidéo. L'ensemble constitue une web-série pleine d'humour de quinze épisodes (dans la lignée de «Un gars, une fille») qui met en scène un couple dans son quotidien.

Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 496, Publishers: Zando, Author: RODRIGUEZ,JACLYN, ISBN-13: 9781638934769, Date of issue: 2026

A princess’s forced marriage to a dangerously seductive prince becomes a life-and-death alliance in an exhilarating adventure by Sariah Wilson, the USA Today bestselling author of A Tribute of Fire.Lia is always prepared for battle, but being blackmailed into marriage by Prince Alexandros is a challenge too far. She has no choice. He’s holding her sister hostage to force her hand. But with this union built on betrayal and rage comes a contract. By the goddess’s law, the marriage must not be consummated. A relief to Lia. She’d rather commit regicide than fall into bed with a man she loathes.There is one other saving grace. Marriage gives Lia access to the palace and a chance to uncover the truth about the treasured eye of the goddess—and the magic it holds. But something inexplicable and impossible to ignore soon binds Lia and the prince. By night they walk in each other’s dreams, and by day they share each other’s pain.As longing and trust grow between Lia and Alexandros and inhibited desires are set free, outside forces rise against them, posing an ever-present danger. Not only to the throne but to their very lives.

Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 432, Publishers: Bloomsbury Publishing, Author: Brigid Kemmerer, ISBN-13: 9781547608775, Date of issue: 2022

Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 224, Publishers: Creative Media Partners, LLC, ISBN-13: 9781022987081, Date of issue: 2025

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'Hilarious and charming. The most loveable duo.’ Dav Pilkey, bestselling author of DOGMAN and CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS Dive into the hilarious tenth book of this blockbuster graphic novel series!

Language: English, Binding: Hardback, Number of pages: 96, Publishers: Tundra Book Group, Author: CLANTON BEN, ISBN-13: 9781774884539, Date of issue: 2025

Language: English, Binding: Hardback, Publishers: TUNDRA BOOKS INC, Author: CLANTON BEN, ISBN-13: 9780735271364, Date of issue: 2021

* Winner of the 2024 National Outdoor Book Award in Outdoor Literature * Winner of the 2025 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction * Named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, Air Mail, Smithsonian Magazine, and Financial Times "A triumph. Fedarko doesn't describe awe; he induces it." -The New York Times Book Review * "Passionate...memorable...life-affirming." -The Wall Street Journal This New York Times bestseller from the author of The Emerald Mile is a rollicking and poignant account of an epic 750-mile odyssey, on foot, through the heart of the Grand Canyon.Two friends, zero preparation, one dream. A few years after quitting his job to pursue an ill-advised dream of becoming a whitewater guide on the Colorado River, Kevin Fedarko was approached by his best friend, National Geographic photographer Pete McBride, with a vision as bold as it was harebrained. Together, they would embark on an end-to-end traverse of the Grand Canyon-a journey that, McBride promised, would be "a walk in the park." Against his better judgment, Fedarko agreed, unaware that the small cluster of experts who had actually completed the crossing billed it as "the toughest hike in the world." The ensuing ordeal, which lasted more than a year, revealed a place that was deeper, richer, and far more complex than anything the two men had imagined-and came within a hair's breadth of killing them both. They struggled to make their way through the all-but impenetrable reaches of the canyon's truest wilderness, a vertical labyrinth of thousand-foot cliffs and crumbling ledges where water is measured out by the teaspoon and every step is fraught with peril-and where, even today, there is still no trail spanning the length of the country's best-known and most iconic landmark. Along the way, veteran long-distance hikers ushered them into secret pockets of enchantment, invisible to the millions of tourists gathered on the rim, that only a handful of humans have ever seen. Members of the canyon's eleven Native American tribes brought them face-to-face with layers of history that forced them to reconsider myths at the very center of our national parks-and exposed them to the threats of commercial tourism. Even Fedarko's dying father, who had first pointed him toward the chasm more than forty years earlier but had never set foot there himself, opened him to a new way of seeing the landscape. And always, there was the great gorge itself: austere and unforgiving, yet suffused with magic, drenched in wonder, and redeemed by its own transcendent beauty. A singular portrait of a sublime place, A Walk in the Park is a deeply moving plea for the preservation of America's greatest natural treasure.

Back in America after twenty years in Britain, Bill Bryson decided to reacquaint himself with his native country by walking the 2,100-mile Appalachian Trail, which stretches from Georgia to Maine. The AT offers an astonishing land-scape of silent forests and sparkling lakes -- and to a writer with the comic genius of Bill Bryson, it also provides endless opportunities to witness the majestic silliness of his fellow human beings.For a start there's the gloriously out-of-shape Stephen Katz, a buddy from Iowa along for the walk. Despite Katz's overwhelming desire to find cozy restaurants, he and Bryson eventually settle into their stride, and while on the trail they meet a bizarre assortment of hilarious characters. But A Walk in the Woods is more than just a laugh-out-loud hike. Bryson's acute eye is a wise witness to this beautiful but fragile trail, and as he tells its fascinating history, he makes a moving plea for the conservation of America's last great wilderness. An adventure, a comedy, and a celebration, A Walk in the Woods is destined to become a modern classic of travel literature.

This stunning gift book, with hand-cut paper art and lyrical text by an award-winning poet, leads you deep into the forest . . . and out again into the light. Listen: the forest is calling. Take a quiet walk through the woods, where shadows fal

Can you resist the depths of the human heart? It is 1958 and seventeen-year-old Landon is revelling in his youth: dating girls and even claiming to have been in love. He is a world apart from shy, reclusive Jamie Sullivan, a Baptist's daughter who carries a bible with her school books, cares for her widowed father and volunteers at the orphanage. But fate will intervene. Forced to partner up at the school dance, Landon and Jamie embark on a journey of earth-shattering love and agonising loss far beyond their years.In the months that follow, Landon discovers the true depths of the human heart, and takes a decision that is so stunning it will lead him irrevocably down the road to manhood ...

The bestselling author of Message in a Bottle and The Notebook returns with a deeply moving tale of first love and transformational powers.

From bestselling author Annalee Newitz, A Wall Is Also a Road is a thought-provoking science fiction adventure about the meaning of life and love, seen through the many eyes of an alien grad student studying a familiar backwater planet. Perfect for fans of Becky Chambers, Ryka Aoki, and Martha Wells.Gardenpath is a graduate student in biology who desperately wants to pass their exams with the highest honor possible: a prize given to scholars who discover something truly novel in the universe. Gardenpath also happens to be an amoeba-a slime mold, to be exact-from an ancient civilization that dwells in a vast network of towers between the stars. Seeking their prize, Gardenpath heads to a remote, dangerous planet that other researchers have dismissed as dead and uninteresting. There, they are surprised to discover a complicated ecosystem unlike anything they've ever encountered-including some peculiar, multicellular animals who seem to have language and culture.To learn more about these animals, Gardenpath changes their shape to resemble one of them. And that's how they meet a creature named Murtis, who lives in a city she calls Pompeii and works in a brothel known to locals as "the lupanar." Unfazed by a visitor who says she's from the stars, Murtis takes Gardenpath into her care, introducing her to the seaside tourist town full of immigrants and shopkeepers who are just trying to get by.A Wall Is Also a Road is a story about what happens when the alien becomes familiar-and beloved. Gardenpath expected to finish their research, present their discovery, and take their place among the decorated scholars of the floating cities. But when they look at their wild new friend Murtis's sensor bulb, attached to a bizarre electro-chemical control system, they begin to realize there's more to life than academic achievement. They're not sure what it is, but they're going to use science to find out.

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Reacher is back in a masterpiece of suspense from #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author Child. As the tension rises, the twists come fast and furious, keeping readers guessing and gasping until the explosive finale. Now available in a tall Premium Edition.