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Eugene Evans, a seemingly autistic child, holds many secrets in his young mind. His mother, Sara, is instructed by his doctor to take him to a facility that can help him better than modern medicine can. An orphaned little girl who is also presumed to be autistic, Carrie-Anne, warms up to Eugene very quickly and becomes part of the family. She has some interesting secrets of her own. Sheer, an evil man who wants nothing less than world domination, is intent on forcing the powerful teens to work with him. He will stop at nothing to force them to come to him.

Brian Armstrong was killed in action when his Phantom fighter was downed during a mission over North Vietnam's Haiphong Harbor in 1969 when his son, Scott, was two years of age. Or was he? Scott is contacted decades later by a man claiming to have been imprisoned with his father long after the end of the Vietnam War and that Brian Armstrong was killed not in 1969, but in an escape attempt in 1987. Scott embarks on a journey to learn the truth about his father. Did the United States knowingly leave men behind in Southeast Asia after the end of US involvement in the war?

Historically, competition has powered progress under capitalism. Companies with productive new products rise to the top, but sooner or later, competitors come along with better innovations and disrupt the threat of monopoly. Dominant firms like Walmart, Amazon, and Google argue that this process of “creative destruction” prevents them from becoming too powerful or entrenched. But the threat of competition has sharply decreased over the past twenty years, and today’s corporate giants have come to power by using proprietary information technologies to create a tilted playing field.

When Edie's dad, head of London Underground's Lost Property Office, is invited to Paris's Bureau of Found Things, Edie and her friends jump at the chance to join him. But to her horror, Edie discovers that the Flits who live in Paris are in danger. A collector is capturing them to create decorative scenes and putting them up for sale! Can Edie and her friends rescue the glasshouse flits before it's too late?

These are the chronicles of the Old and New Testament - from Genesis to the Crucifixion - recounted exclusively through the eyes of a teen in a way that is fresh and highly original.

One of the nation’s top art critics shows how six great artists made old age a time of triumph by producing some of the greatest work of their long careers—and, in some cases, changing the course of art history. Ordinarily, we think of young artists as the bomb throwers. Monet and Renoir...

Life is going well for Sophie. She’s getting by at school, has some pretty awesome friends and their band have made it through to the semifinals of the Battle of the Bands competition. But when Sophie wakes up completely deaf one morning, the life she once knew seems like a distant memory. With lessons replaced by endless hospital appointments, and conversations now an exercise in lip-reading, Sophie grows quieter and quieter. Until she discovers the vibrations of sound through an old set of drums and wonders whether life onstage is actually still within reach.

William Sanderson has enjoyed a prosperous career in Hollywood as a highly successful character actor whom everyone seems to recognize - but they aren't always certain from what. But as you will learn in his memoir, Sanderson is far more than merely the sum of his characters. His tumultuous, rags-to-riches story is instructive in demonstrating the power of perseverance and fortitude in overcoming one's struggles with self-doubt and self-sabotage and - thanks to the love of a good woman - ultimately carving out a positive, contented life.

Warwickshire, 1875 Emerald Pritchard has lived a privileged life with her parents and her younger sister, Abigail, in the stately Astley House on the outskirts of Nuneaton. But all that suddenly changes when her father disappears leaving the family in debt. They are forced to throw themselves on the mercy of Emerald's uncle who begrudgingly allows them to live in a small cottage within the grounds of his farm.

A riveting story of how dueling ambitions and the power of prodigy made America the cultural center of the world—and Picasso the most famous artist alive—in the shadow of World War II “[Eakin] has mastered this material. . . . The book soars.”—The New York Times Book Review (Editors’...

Poppy loves Christmas and always goes all out to make this magical time of the year extra special for her boyfriend, George. But George is strangely not in the spirit this year. As Poppy wrestles him into her Christmas jumper built for two for a holiday snapshot, she finds out why. He’s leaving her. And she only has 12 more days until he moves out.

All 13 episodes of the classic role-reversal comedy starring Leslie Phillips and Jill Bennett. It's not easy being chauffeur to your ex-wife. Especially when she's wealthy and you're broke.... Leslie Duggan was once a high-flying property tycoon - but then came the 1980s property crash, which wiped out his business and left him broke. Down on his luck and desperate to earn a living, he takes a job chauffeuring his wealthy ex-wife, Caroline, who owns a successful mail order company and is very much on the up.

Elinor’s bedroom looks ordinary. But it’s not. When Elinor goes to sleep, her bedroom can fly. Elinor never knows where she’ll wake up. A tropical island, in a theatre show, helping pirates, on the moon.... But her bedroom will always bring her safely home.

It’s a world of happiness and friendship, but also violence and poverty. Now that Dolly runs the Daydream Gin Palace on Gin Barrel Lane, she can finally control her own destiny, but sometimes fate still plays its hand. Keen to expand her empire, Dolly and Jack take on a new pub, but they are in for a shock when a foul smell in one of the bedrooms turns out to come from a body hidden in the wall. As the police hunt for their suspect, rumours abound, spread by the local urchins - happy to be used as runners for a little bit of food and a coin or two.

His chiseled jaw and silver gaze haunts both my nightmares and my dreams, though I’ve only ever gotten a glimpse of either. There’s a treaty between us and them; mere mortals and the ones who terrify but keep us safe. The contract demands that every year there’s an offering, and this year I’ll walk across that stage presenting myself.

The untold story of how America’s beloved first president, George Washington, borrowed, leveraged, and coerced his way into masterminding the key land purchase of the American era, which lead to the creation the nation’s capital city.

I had it all. The luxury apartment, hot dates, and the big office to go with long nights at the office. Life was perfect. But after a one-night stand, two little lines on a pregnancy test, and three lost legal cases later... Well, overnight I went from career lawyer to single mom. It’s okay, I can do it. I’m ready to face this alone until.... Along comes Nathaniel Chadwick. Billionaire adrenaline junky. Everyone’s favorite playboy...and my sister’s brother-in-law.

A place written out of history. A world off the edge of the map. In this fantasy adventure trilogy, Sienna and the Mapwalker team must defend Earthside from the invasion of the Borderlanders and face their darkest challenge against the Shadow.

Dreaming with Trillium takes you on a journey into the world of the plants. Through introducing concepts of active imagination, shamanic practices, and how to connect and dream with Plant Spirits (and what that means), this short book provides insight, encouragement, and practical application for you to discover or strengthen your relationship with the plant world in general and Trillium in particular.

Dreaming with Oak takes you on a journey into the world of the trees and plants. Through introducing concepts of active imagination, shamanic practices, and how to connect and dream with plant and tree spirits (and what that means), this short book provides insight, encouragement, and practical application for you to discover or strengthen your relationship with the plant and tree world in general, and oak in particular. Dreaming with Oak also shares some of the spiritual characteristics, healing properties, and folklore associated with oak.