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It's a mystery every month from popular A to Z Mysteries author Ron Roy! With the younger siblings of the A to Z Mysteries kids! March is for Madness... In the third book of the Calendar Mysteries - an early chapter book mystery series - it's St. Patrick's Day in Green Lawn. Bradley, Brian...

As a lifelong eater, Blount always got along easily with food - he didn't have to think, he just ate. But food doesn't exist in a vacuum; there's the global climate and the global economy to consider, not to mention Blount's chronic sinusitis, which constricts his sense of smell and, consequently, his taste buds. So while he's always frowned on eating with an ulterior motive, times have changed. Save Room for Pie grapples with these and other food-related questions in Blount's signature style.

This Very Short Introduction explores the considerable variations of neoliberalism around the world, and discusses the origins, evolution, and core ideas of neoliberalism. This new edition brings the story of neoliberalism up to date, and asks whether new versions of neoliberalism might succeed in drowning out the rising tide of national populism and its nostalgic longing for a return to territorial sovereignty and national greatness.

Coming home from the war in Iraq, US Army private Roy Scranton thought he'd left the world of strife behind. Then he watched as new calamities struck America, heralding a threat far more dangerous than ISIS or al-Qaeda: Hurricane Katrina, Superstorm Sandy, megadrought - the shock and awe of global warming. Our world is changing. Rising seas, spiking temperatures, and extreme weather imperil global infrastructure, crops, and water supplies. Conflict, famine, plagues, and riots menace from every quarter.

When You Were a Shark is a collection of educational and entertaining stories designed for parents to read to/with children aged five to infinity! In each story, your child will have a great time being the main character who changes into and lives the life of a sea creature for a day. Although the main aim of this book is to entertain young readers with fantastical adventures in which they are the star, kids will also … … learn amazing facts about the workings and wonders of the natural world … learn about the behaviour, habits and lives of these amazing creatures … discover a new ...

There's something dangerous on the prowl at the San Diego Zoo in this latest addition to the beloved A to Z Mysteries Super Editions! Can you SPOT the mystery? Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are visiting the San Diego Zoo. When a rare amur leopard goes missing, everyone is a suspect! Can these expert...

Ride with Roy Rogers (the King of the Cowboys) and Dale Evans (the Queen of the West) in 16 tales of sagebrush adventure set in the modern west! For company, you'll have "the wisest trail scout of them all" Jonah Wilde (Forrest Lewis), his friendly nemesis the town sheriff (Herb Butterfield), and those music makers The Whippoorwills. From cattle rustlers to counterfeiters, the black hats always lose when this gang saddles up!

The first spirit Sanjoy Roy encountered was one that haunted his ancestral house in Calcutta; he was five then. A few years later, the otherworldly made its presence felt again in his parents' sprawling bungalow in Lutyens' Delhi. Over the decades that followed, he and his family and friends...

Each year, the storyteller, Hassan, gathers listeners to the city square to share their recollections of a young, foreign couple who mysteriously disappeared years earlier. As various witnesses describe their encounters with the couple, Hassan hopes to light upon the details that will explain what happened to them, and to absolve his own brother, who is in prison for their disappearance. but is this annual storytelling ritual a genuine attempt to uncover the truth, or is it intended instead to weave and ambiguous mythology around a crime?

“Like an antique revolver, Horniman’s murderous comedy is precision tooled, elegant, and must be handled with care” – Patrick Kincaid, author of The Continuity Girl To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the release of Ealing Studio’s sublime comedy classic Kind Hearts and Coronets, D’Ascoyne Press are republishing the novel that originally inspired the film. Israel Rank: The Autobiography of a Criminal is a 1907 darkly comic novel written by Roy Horniman, telling the tale of the eponymous anti-hero’s campaign to cut back his family tree and inherit the aristocratic status of ...

Solve Animal Mysteries from A to Z! Join Abbi and her friends on the hunt for proof of a cougar in the woods! Inspired by Ron Roy's A to Z Mysteries series, this bright and modern animal adventure story is perfect for budding young chapter book readers. No one has seen cougars in Maine for more...

Thar she blows! Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are on an Alaskan whale watching adventure. On their first day, they see a mother orca and her calf. But the next day, the baby orca is missing! The calf needs its mother’s milk. Can the kids solve this whale of a mystery? The alphabet is over, but...

In the four years since he traveled through time to save the world, Quinn Black has settled happily into life as a new space race billionaire, despite the fact he’s no longer able to travel or loop time. But before long, things start to go horribly wrong. The system he created to save the planet mysteriously begins to malfunction. His team receives a cryptic message, and he’s hurled back into the past once again...but with a twist. Now, instead of trying to go back in time, he’s desperate to travel in the other direction and get back to the future.

Japan is a land of complexity, contrast and contradictions. The world's third-largest economy, it is a powerhouse of innovation and a pioneer in technology, fashion and pop culture. But it also has a rich, ancient heritage and a deep reverence for custom, ritual and tradition. This illuminating two-part radio collection traverses the different aspects of this fascinating country, from its famous historical figures to its diverse cultural landscape.

Master the Art of Building a Happy Classroom What if the real secret to better learning, better behaviour, and better academic performance is not more pressure—but more happiness in the classroom? Today’s students are overwhelmed by stress, competition, and constant comparison. Teachers are exhausted from trying to balance discipline, syllabus, emotional needs, and rising expectations. In the middle of all this, one truth often gets lost: A happy classroom is the strongest foundation for meaningful learning. Master the Art of Building a Happy Classroom is a practical, inspiring, and ...

In 1940, native West Texan Roy H. Elrod joined the Marine Corps. By the time his unit, the 8th Marine Regiment, went into the fight at Guadalcanal, he was commanding a platoon of 37 mm gunners. They endured Japanese attacks, malarial tropical weather, and starvation rations. His combat leadership earned him a Silver Star and a battlefield promotion. Based on more than 50 hours of interviews, this book is a view of the war from the perspective of a young Marine infantry officer, a job that had an extremely low survival potential.

It's a mystery every month from popular A to Z Mysteries author Ron Roy! With the younger siblings of the A to Z Mysteries kids! December is for Dog... In the twelfth book of the Calendar Mysteries- an early chapter book mystery series - Bradley, Brian, Nate, and Lucy find a lost puppy on...

A masterly, posthumous work by the New York Times bestselling author of Churchill and Gladstone A protean figure and a man of massive achievement, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the only man to be elected to the presidency more than twice. In a ranking of chief executives, no more than three of...

Throughout our lives, we get asked so many different questions related to career, family, relationships, and health. The one thing we want the most, which we are rarely asked about is the idea of feeling good. What does feeling good mean? You will learn some valuable information that will essentially improve every aspect of your being and help you start feeling good, like you are supposed to.

A mere mile from the blood-drenched front lines, Russian refugee and nurse Charlotte Braninov encounters English Lieutenant Robert Fitzgerald, who helps her save the life of another soldier. Robert's calm, courtly manner lingers in Charlotte's mind, a comforting memory amid the deluge of suffering that surrounds her when she returns to the hospital.