Anne Simon is a world-renowned biologist and expert on plant viruses. She has also been scientific advisor to the X-Files since the series began. In this fascinating book she explores the extraordinary realities that lie behind the strange discoveries made in each episode by agents Mulder and Scully, weird and threatening life forms, mutations and alien creatures. Despite the achievements of modern science and technology, she points out, it is estimated that less than 1 per cent of our fel...

"Crow" Hollander left behind a past full of thorns...or so she thought.After getting out of jail, she was assured that the opportunity for a new life lay before her. But each night, in her tiny apartment, the longed-for freedom feels more like house arrest in which she only finds loneliness and closed doors. Nobody wants to hire an ex-con.And everything becomes much more confusing when her signature black rose appears next to a corpse.She immediately b...

Lost in a time that's not her own,In a world surrounded by magic.Frightened and unsure who to trust.When Ana ventures into a forest to photograph a meteor shower and accidentally crosses a time portal, she finds herself in Camelot in an era before King Arthur.However, nothing is as it seems. She must forget what little she knows about the Arthurian legends and choose her alliances wisely if she wants to stay alive.Amid the palace intrigue...

Dark Academia Meets a Forbidden Crush.Seventeen-year-old Tawny Matthews is a poor student who receives a scholarship to attend Ivoree Gates, an elite private school attended only by the children of the wealthiest in the nation.While at the boarding school, Tawny meets and gradually falls for Professor McCurdy, her handsome, enigmatic English teacher.Tawny also runs afoul of Dylan, the hot, arrogant, most popular rich boy in the high school and also the most feared, ...

Katherine of Alexandria was a major object of devotion within medieval Europe, ranking second only to the Virgin Mary in the canon of female saints. Yet despite her undoubted importance, relatively little is known about the significance and function of her cult within the German-speaking territories that stood at the heart of Europe. Anne Simon's study adds a welcome new interdisciplinary perspective to the study of Saint Katherine and the wider ecclesiastical landscape of a medieval Europ...

Lonely Planet's Korea is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the country has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Marvel at the volcanic landscape of Jeju-do, wonder at the exquisite Changdeokgung palace, and get dirty at the Boryeong Mud Festival; all with your trusted travel companion.Inside Lonely Planet's Korea Travel Guide:...

Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the ultimate short trip to Seoul - and discover twice the city in half the time!Discover Seoul's most popular experiences, must-see attractions, and unexpected surprises - neighbourhood by neighbourhood - with our handy-sized Pocket travel guide. From exploring Noryangjin Fish Market at midnight to catch the seafood auctions, to touring Chang...

This book focuses on how to address persistent linguistically structured inequalities in education, primarily in relation to South African schools, but also in conversation with Australian work and with resonances for other multilingual contexts around the world. The book as a whole lays bare the tension between the commitment to multilingualism enshrined in the South African Constitution and language-in-education policy, and the realities of the dominance of English and the virtual absenc...

From the author of Bears comes two dark comedies that expose what we’re capable of when pushed to our breaking point and give in to the temptation of taking matters into our own hands.Set in the aftermath of the disaster that nearly destroyed Fort McMurray in 2016, After the Fire centres around two couples whose lives have been deeply affected by the ruin. Sisters Laura and Carmell have been channelling their devastation into their daughters’ hockey team, as their...

When Marina Turner turned forty, she thought her life couldn't get any worse: freshly divorced, broke, and hopeless... until she inherits a rusty food truck from her eccentric grandmother.What she didn't expect was that the inheritance included a raccoon with a British accent—sometimes far too sarcastic—and a strange obsession with an enchanted tea he claims he bought in Jamaica.At times, Marina wonders if she's losing her mind. After all, stepping into a kit...

At the start of 1839, the small, south Louisiana town of New Iberia appears poised for prosperity. Acadian, French, English, and American immigrants have joined Spanish settlers in the area. Steamboats move up and down the Bayou Teche, carrying the products of the fertile land to market in New Orleans. Across the bayou, Hortense Duperier enjoys a privileged life in a grand brick house with her husband, Fréderick, and their three children. Suddenly, Fréderick’s untimely death and financial ...

In the 1950s the French pharmacologist Prof. Masquelier discovered a substance with strong protective and healing properties: OPCs (oligomeric proanthocyanidins), the long searched vitamin P, a potent cofactor of vitamin C and above all the strongest known antioxidant. In her comprehensive book German bestselling author Anne Simons, who met Prof. Masquelier personally and therefore has first-hand information, describes the discovery and application of OPCs - one of the most potent substanc...