A much-loved mother, teacher and friend steps on a plane for an overseas adventure and is never seen again.When Marion Barter disappeared in 1997, police initially dismissed it as the actions of a divorced mother abandoning her family. In this book, the creators of the addictive global hit podcast The Lady Vanishes detail the winding investigation into Marion's disappearance, from tentative early police efforts to her daughter's 27-year search for answers....

**THE NATIONAL BESTSELLERAn extraordinary spiritual memoir about the will to survive, one breath at a time, with a foreword by the Dalai Lama**While traveling in Laos on a winding mountain road, the bus that award-winning photojournalist Alison Wright was riding in collided with a logging truck. As she waited fourteen hours for proper medical care-in excruciating pain, certain she was moments from death, she drew upon years of meditation practice and concentrated on every b...

"Emmi Chae has always existed concurrently with her past selves."Emmi keeps her paradox in perfect balance—soothe her angry inner teenager—distract the anxious self of her tween years—give her inner child time to play.But a vision of Emmi on her deathbed changes everything she thought she knew about protecting her system and Emmi will have to decide what parts of herself to destroy to escape the death she fears most.Multiplicitii is a suspe...

Lorne Atwater's magic is rotting him from the inside out. In the modern witch city of Veil, where magic blooms like flowers in the shadow of a sentient forest, Lorne's deadly nightshade makes him an outsider.Curse Crafters are already despised, but Lorne's blighted magic is growing unstable. If anyone learns how dangerous he is, Lorne will lose more than his magic; he'll lose his life. So, Lorne cuts all ties and hides under a mask of perfection as...

Sleep is something all new parents want, both for themselves and their newborn babies. Now, with The Sensational Baby Sleep Plan baby care consultant Alison Scott-Wright takes the stress and tension out of those early weeks and offers the ultimate plan that will ensure your baby sleeps soundly during the day, and for a full 12 hours during the night from around 8-10 weeks, without the need for night feeds!The Sensational Baby Sleep Plan gives parents:* Rea...

Simple Natural Eco Beauty describes how you can use just 10 natural and easily bought ingredients to make over 140 environmentally friendly skin and hair products at home. These quick and easy to create recipes, many of which use only two or three ingredients, will provide you with a range of sustainable beauty products whilst being kind to the environment and your pocket. As healthy and safe alternatives to commercial beauty products, the ideas in this book will also contribute to minimal...

Encounter with God is Scripture Union's daily Bible reading guide designed to lead you to a deeper understanding about what God is saying to you and to his world today. You'll find its thorough and energetic investigation of the whole Bible inspiring and stimulating. And you'll discover that its biblical exposition is complemented by pastoral warmth from a strong field of writers and contributors. As well as daily content, feature articles provide insights into Christian spirituality, tack...

Encounter with God is Scripture Union's daily Bible reading guide designed to lead you to a deeper understanding about what God is saying to you and to his world today. You'll find its thorough and energetic investigation of the whole Bible inspiring and stimulating. And you'll discover that its biblical exposition is complemented by pastoral warmth from a strong field of writers and contributors. As well as daily content, feature articles provide insights into Christian spirituality, tack...

While sheep production has an important place in many farming systems across the world, sheep products face an increasingly competitive market. In addition to traditional concerns about product quality, consumers are also increasingly motivated by issues such as livestock welfare, greenhouse gas emissions and the sustainability of production to maintain or enhance natural capital.Advances in sheep production provides a comprehensive review of these challenges and the speci...

An Introduction to Forensic Linguistics: Language in Evidence has established itself as the essential textbook written by leading authorities in this expanding field. The second edition of this bestselling textbook begins with a new introduction and continues in two parts.Part One deals with the language of the legal process, and begins with a substantial new chapter exploring key theoretical and methodological approaches. In four updated chapters it goes on to cover the language o...

An extraordinary spiritual memoir about the will to survive … one breath at a timeAlison Wright covered humanitarian issues with her camera until her own life was nearly cut short during a horrific bus accident with a logging truck on a remote jungle road in Laos. Suffering from excruciating life-threatening injuries, she drew upon her years of meditation practice, concentrating upon each breath, believing it to be her last.Wright’s memoir, Learning to ...

*** WITH A FOREWORD BY MILLIE MACKINTOSH ***From the author of the hugely successful The Sensational Baby Sleep Plan.A follow-up guide, helping parents to handle sleep issues in toddlers and children aged over twelve months.With clear and realistic advice on how to:*Implement the fail-safe reassurance sleep-training technique*Establish healthy bedtime associations*Understand your toddler's development