"A sweeping tale that offers lessons from the not-so-distant past." -Kirkus Reviews"Doll masterfully reveals what lies just below the surface of every human soul." -Judge Paul Bernal, official historian of the City of San Jose"Cinematic in its scope, St. James Park is a movie waiting to be made." -Joe Talbot, director of The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019)In a time when department stores rul...

Can dolls really become haunted? Can demons take possession of people’s playthings? According to many paranormal investigators, exorcists, and demonologists, the answer is yes. Not only are such phenomena possible, they happen often, with dolls among the most frequent targets of spirit attachment. Sometimes those spirits are benign or merely mischievous. But many are outright evil and dangerous.This newly revised and expanded edition of Demonic Dolls examines some...

Young Ismail's world centres around his mother.Naïve and fragile as a paper doll, she is an unlikely presence in her husband's imposing house, with its hidden rooms and infamous dungeon. Yet despite her youthful nature, she is not without her own enigmas. Most of all, she fears that her intellectual, radical son will exchange her for a superior mother when he becomes a famous writer.From the winner of the first ever Man Booker International Prize, this is a...

A young sleuth and his professor friend fight voodoo, black magic, and a hungry zombie horde . . .The drum is small, no bigger than a plastic cup, and decorated with sun-bleached bones. It is a token from the island of St. Ives, whose voodoo cults are infamous around the world, and it is one of the most dangerous objects Johnny Dixon has ever held. When he raps the little drum, the wind howls, and an explosion rocks the house. There are more surprises to come. An i...

The strange and wonderful place of Twin Peaks captivated audiences for more than two decades before its long-awaited return to television in 2017. David Lynch and Mark Frost created a land that embodies the politics of American culture. With its focus on small-town America and life outside urban centers, rural and suburban values play a big part in the overall Twin Peaks narrative. More than just a soapy murder investigation or a mysterious puzzle to be solved, Twin Peaks and Twin Peaks: T...

Shortlisted for the T. S. ELIOT and the JHALAK PRIZE FOR POETRY'Extraordinarily inventive, witty, moving and profound.' Bernardine Evaristo'If you read one novel this year, let it be Top Doll. This is innovative, exquisitely crafted storytelling at its finest.' Malika BookerWhen reclusive billionaire Huguette Clark dies age 104, she leaves behind a suite of New York apartme...

Designed for and used by a Cub Scout group in New Zealand for Cubs, leaders and Adult helpers for delivery of a fun activity making peg dolls with a little learning thrown in. We have done this activity twice now and it has been a hit both times. As always, when you do a creative activity with cubs the variations that occur from the basic templates are amazing.

UPDATED AND EXPANDED EDITION!Can dolls really become haunted? Can demons take possession of people's playthings? According to a large number of paranormal investigators, exorcists, and demonologists, the answer is a resounding yes. Not only are such phenomena possible, they happen fairly often, with dolls being one of the most frequent targets of spirit attachment. Sometimes those spirits are benign, or at the most mischievous. But many are outright evil a...

A masterful horror tale by the author of The Sound of His HornThe Doll Maker tells the tale of Clare Lydgate, a young woman studying at boarding school for her Oxford scholarship examinations. In the evenings, she escapes the school grounds by climbing over the wall of Brackenbine Hall. It is here that she encounters the charismatic and mysterious Niall Sterne, the "Doll Maker." This is a subtle, intelligent, and compelling tale of horror.

Merriam Press World War 2 History No. 22. First eBook Edition, 2015. The first history of this highly unusual but fascinating and very collectible area of militaria, by a premier collector/historian of these items. Much detailed provides background, coverage of the cloth maps and charts of Great Britain, Germany, the U.S., plus U.S. handkerchief charts, rubber life raft charts, production techniques, and blood chits. The appendix provides data in tabular form of known U.S. fabric maps, cha...

There were two unexpected mourners at Councillor Bob Ball's funeral; his Russian wife and daughter. Even more surprising because no one knew that Bob Ball was married. Whilst the guests gathered afterwards for drinks at the Council offices someone beat the Council Archivist to death in his office in the second basement. No one knew much about Gordon Nicholson, his work or his life. DI Steve Winwood and his Sergeant Archie Tibble and acting Detective Constable Emma Porter set about intervie...

Is your memory something that sometimes fails you?Would you like to sharpen it and be better at remembering crucial detailsThis bundle can help you do that!We've all been there, at a party when someone comes up to you and starts speaking to you like they know you. You can't remember what their name is and it's infuriating. It's also embarrassing and while social occasions can be awkward it's worse if it happens in business.Thankfully you can improve your mem...