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Informative as well as fun, this compelling book explores every aspect of magic through the ages and across many cultures. It traces the history of magic ritual from spells and potions to alchemy and shamanism, as well as investigating other mysteries of the paranormal. No other book offers the same in-depth, analytical approach to the supernatural. While it's a fun book, it takes its subject seriously - taking an historical, fully comprehensive approach to the supernatural world across all cultures.

With profiles of over 80 goddesses, heroines, and legendary women featured, this is a must-have introduction to the key female figures from cultures all over the world. More than 30 beloved stories are retold by award-winning author Jean Menzies. Find out how Japanese goddess of the dawn Ame-no-Uzume saved the day by dancing; how ancient Greek witch Medea helped to defeat a dragon; and how legendary Celtic warrior Scáthach trained the hero Cú Chulainn to fight. In addition, the reference section is packed with extra information, including a pronunciation guide.

Riley Oh wasn't born into her family. Instead, as she recently discovered, she tumbled down to the earth many years ago as the last fallen star. Riley Oh also wasn't born to be a witch. Like, at all—even her status as a divine celestial being comes with zilch in the magical powers department. And Riley Oh definitely wasn't born to be a leader. But now the entire magical community thinks she and her soul-twin, Dahl, are meant to lead the world into the Age of the Final Eclipse (or whatever it is that the Haetae keeps saying they're "destined" to do).

For many of us, the great scientific discoveries of the modern age—the Big Bang, evolution, quantum physics, relativity—point to an existence that is bleak, devoid of meaning, pointless. But in The Sacred Depths of Nature, eminent biologist Ursula Goodenough shows us that the scientific world view need not be a source of despair. Indeed, it can be a wellspring of solace and hope. This volume reconciles the modern scientific understanding of reality with our timeless spiritual yearnings for reverence and continuity.

Do you feel like breaking down as soon as you get home after a long day at school? Are you always worried about what others might think about you? Do you long to find ways to overcome intrusive thoughts so you can "just be a kid?" With the hacks and tools within this guide, you'll become an even better version of yourself.

Young women growing up in De Smet live by two rules: don’t go out in a snowstorm and don’t give your heart to Cap Garland. Young Mariah Patterson only managed to obey one. Orphaned and having devoted her youth to scrapping out a life with her brother Charles, Mariah finds herself with no option but to marry the devoted—but dull—Merrill Gowan. Throwing caution to the wind, she seizes an opportunity to lay her feelings at Cap’s feet, even though she knows Cap sees the world through the torch he carries for Laura Ingalls. 

Teaching is tough. And teachers, like the rest of the population, aren't perfect. Yet good teaching happens, and great teachers continue to inspire and educate generations of students. See Me After Class helps those great teachers of the future to survive the classroom long enough to become great. Fueled by hundreds of hilarious—and sometimes shocking—tales from the teachers who lived them, Elden provides tips and strategies that deal head-on with the challenges that aren't covered in new-teacher training.

New science has revealed low-level, smoldering inflammation, simmering quietly and undetected, behind everything from heart disease and cancer to mysterious autoimmune conditions. Hidden inflammation even weakens our immunity and increases the likelihood that our immune system will mount an overwhelming, inappropriate attack against infections. In this story of scientific discovery by a doctor at the forefront of this field, A Silent Fire brings together the science of immunology, nutrition and the microbiome to explain what we know of this elusive phenomenon. 

Jeanne Villepreux-Power was never expected to be a scientist. Born in 1794 in a French village more than 100 miles from the ocean, she pursued an improbable path that brought her to the island of Sicily. There, she took up natural history and solved the two-thousand-year-old mystery of how the argonaut octopus gets its shell. In an era when most research focused on dead specimens, Jeanne was determined to experiment on living animals. And to keep sea creatures alive for her studies, she had to invent a contraption to hold them: the aquarium. 

On the surface, Delilah Reddick’s life looks perfect. Her husband is a pillar of the community, and with her as his quietly supportive wife, they appear to be the picture of success and happiness. But there are deep cracks in the foundation, dark secrets Delilah has never shared with anyone. Delilah knows what her husband is capable of when the evil inside him finds its way to the surface. In her quest to save her son, Delilah sets off a chain of events that could rock the community and reveal the darkest secret of them all.

No matter how difficult life seems, you will find more joy when you choose gratitude. Boost your happiness and deepen your walk with God by becoming aware of all you have to appreciate. 365 Devotions for a Thankful Heart is a daily devotional that will inspire you to slow down, recognize God’s gifts, and be grateful for all His blessings.

Inflammation is the body’s ancestral response to its greatest threats: injury and foreign microbes. But as the threats we face have evolved, new science reveals simmering inflammation underneath the surface of everything from heart disease and cancer to mysterious autoimmune conditions. In A Silent Fire, gastroenterologist Shilpa Ravella takes us on a lyrical quest across time, around the world, and into the body to reveal hidden inflammation at the root of modern disease―and how we can control it.

A obstinada e rebelde Petrina Lyndon decide fugir da escola que odeia. Ao saltar o muro e escapar pelos campos, ela cruza o caminho de um belo Conde com quem ela reclama do "horrível e insensível" guardião que a obrigou a frequentar essa escola. Mas, para sua surpresa, esse Conde desconhecido é na verdade o seu guardião, o Conde de Staverton! Apesar de não ser o velho presunçoso que ela pensava, o belo e frio Conde não dá ouvidos aos seus lamentos e a impede de ir à Londres.

The Incredible Events in Women's Cell Number 3 is the debut novel by Kira Yarmysh that follows a young woman, Anya, who is arrested at a Moscow anti-corruption rally, and, under false charges, sentenced to a ten-day stretch at a special detention center.

Lady Evelin era rica, bonita e apaixonada. Noiva do nobre Robert Broadmoor, ela logo iria se casar e teria tudo o que sempre sonhou. Que desilusão quando descobre que seu noivo quer se unir a ela não por amor, mas por dinheiro! Evelin resolve fugir para se esconder dos mexericos e cicatrizar sua desilusão. Decidida a não revelar sua identidade, a jovem se apresenta como a simples Sra. Winters e começa a trabalhar na mansão do duque de Castleforde.

Sallie McBride está acostumada com as riquezas e a opulência da alta sociedade. Sua vida sofre uma reviravolta quando ela recebe um convite inesperado: ser a encarregada de um orfanato rural. Na companhia somente de um médico ríspido, um velho político e dezenas de crianças, ela sofre com o peso das responsabilidades desse novo cargo... Será que ela conseguirá suportar as alfinetadas de seu novo inimigo e se comprometer com esse trabalho?

Após o falecimento de seu pai, Ilita Darrington-Coombe se muda da belíssima Capri para a Inglaterra. Órfã e solitária, ela vive sob o controle de uma tia amarga que a exila no Castelo de Lyss, onde deve trabalhar sem revelar sua verdadeira identidade. Mas essa tarefa se torna cada vez mais difícil, pois sua beleza e excelente educação cativaram o interesse do Marquês! Quando os dois trocam um intenso beijo de amor, Ilita se sente desamparada: ela deve deixar o castelo, pois não pode continuar a esconder sua identidade... Seria possível contar esse segredo sem arruinar o seu grande amor?

Nesta história, o Duque de Darlington, tinha que se dar por vencido! Sempre era considerado, um Vencedor, pois estava acostumado a ganhar, sempre em todos os duelos e a ser assediado, pelas mais belas e sofisticadas mulheres de Londres. Mas, quando Felícia, entrou na sua vida, ele acabou por sucumbir, numa verdadeira armadilha. Acabou por se apaixonar por uma linda e jovem recém-saída de um Convento, ao qual ele salvara uns anos antes, quando ela era, ainda uma inocente menina! Mas agora transformada numa bonita e bela jovem mulher, apaixonara-se por ela profundamente.

College student Tooru Naruse falls in love with his upperclassmen Izumi Wataya, and she accepts his confession on the condition that he cannot fall in love with her. Their fake relationship begins, but Tooru soon discovers that Izumi cannot forget her love from high school. Hoping to learn who that person was, he seeks out her best friend, Maori Hino.

Todd elevates genre short fiction beyond entertainment. Whether it's the titular story of a haunted mug driving the new office hire mad, or a worrisome look at the near future where the guilty simply hire someone to do their prison time, these stories will challenge as much as engage.