Climbing trees is how Tiana finds peace. Every time she touches the sky she feels strong and free.After moving from Cuba to Montreal to Florida to California, peace is something Tiana needs now more than ever. But with the summer ahead full of camping in La Sierra Nevada while her biologist parents help conduct a wildlife survey, peace seems like more and more of a distant fantasy. It's not until finding Tree Dog nestled at the top of a towering aspen that she rea...

Mountains Are Free by Julia Davis Adams is a compelling historical novel that brings to life a dramatic struggle set against the sweeping backdrop of the European Alps during a time of political unrest and cultural awakening. Rich in atmosphere and emotional depth, the story explores themes of freedom, resistance, and the enduring human desire for self-determination. At the heart of the novel is a community bound by tradition and survival, whose way of life is threatened by external forces...

The ideal first book for prospective adopters.When you decide to adopt a child, you might assume that all the important work begins when the child comes to live with you. In fact the preparation stage before is crucial in ensuring that the adopted child will arrive to a safe and secure family. Preparing for Adoption provides clear advice on how to prepare for you adoptive child and create a strong foundation for a healthy and loving relationship. Julia Davis explains how many diffe...

Connecting with Australian Tort Law is a practical introduction to the principles and application of tort law. It guides students to expand their knowledge of tort law, improve their problem-solving and communication skills and advance their professional development. Now in its third edition, Connecting with Australian Tort Law maintains its clear two-part structure. Part 1 introduces students to the fundamentals of tort law, and provides practical tools needed to succeed academically. Stu...

In an increasingly fast-paced world, talking and listening circles are a helpful tool for yoga teachers and other wellbeing professionals to offer connection, build community, and address specific topics in a safe and professional manner. This practical resource guides the reader through the various stages of talking and listening circles, including the initial intention for setting up a circle, opening the circle, sharing guidelines, introducing topics, and closing the circle.Fill...

Instant National BestsellerFrom the award-winning and bestselling author of The Berry Pickers, an unforgettable novel of family, legacy and secrets, following one woman as she confronts buried truths, lost love and the fragile future she alone must protect“My mother died pushing me into the world. . . . I don’t know if I saw her face or if she saw mine. Only that, by the first crack of thunder, she was gone.”So beg...

All four series of the acclaimed comedy sketch show, written by and starring Kevin Eldon'Bleak but addictive listening' The ListComic phenomenon Kevin Eldon has appeared in almost every hit comedy series in the last 25 years, from Fist of Fun, Brass Eye and This Morning with Richard Not Judy to Jam, Harry & Paul and Inside No. 9. Having starred alongside Stewart Lee, Richard Herring, Chr...

This short read has been designed to help you identify if you are suffering with depression, anxiety, panic attacks or anger and to help sufferers begin their journey to overcome these feelings by getting to the source of any issues and introducing 10 easy Self-Help Techniques that anyone can implement into their daily lives. In life, we carry the experiences of life often burying them deep inside. Unresolved, any issues can have a detrimental impact on all that we say, do, or feel. Cognit...

**FINALIST FOR THE 2026 GILLER PRIZENATIONAL BESTSELLERFrom the award-winning and bestselling author of Five Little Indians comes a powerful family saga following three generations of Cree women and the storytelling tradition that connects them to each other.**Sometimes I feel that I wasn’t born at all, rather sculpted and formed by the storms of my grandmother’s life.When Eliza comes home from her first year at residential school, she is b...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of By Any Other Name comes a riveting novel about the risks we take to protect the ones we love in a world where crisis is always just around the corner.On September 11, 2001, when Molly Fitzgerald was only two months old, her mother went to an appointment at the World Trade Center and never came home. Her father and the stepmother who raised her couldn’t have loved her more, but she still grew up with...

From the author of the beloved international bestseller The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife comes a heart-stirring novel about family, second chances, and the lengths we go for those we love, following a woman fighting to hold onto life and her older brother who's rediscovering reasons to embrace it.**“Smart, authentic, and full of heart.” —Graeme Simsion, New York Times bestselling author The Rosie Project“A delicious treat of a ...

A New York Times bestseller!From belovedbestselling author Lisa See, the story of three Chinese women whose unexpected friendship helps them survive and, despite the odds, thrive, in the turmoil of post–Civil War Los Angeles.In 1870, three Chinese women arrive in the small, dusty, and violent pueblo of Los Angeles. Dove, the bound-footed daughter of an imperial scholar, is entrancing and innocent. These characteristics should bring...