If you are human being, you are born with the capacity to love. Nearly every single person on this planet wants to connect on this level. Being in love is one of the most cherished emotions on earth. We are hardwired to seek it.I know it's cliché to say, but many countries have been invaded, wars fought and companies taken over for the love of a special woman. The book Think and Grow Rich list having the wrong wife as one of the keys to failure in business!On the flip side,...

A New York Times Bestseller!A "raucous trip through the odd corners of our alphabet." —The New York TimesLet's get real—the English language is bizarre. A might be for apple, but it's also for aisle and aeons. Why does the word "gnat" start with a G but the word "knot" doesn't start with an N? It doesn't always make sense, but don't let these rule-breaking silent letters defeat you!This whimsical, funky book from R...

A new, hilarious picture book for kids from the #1 New York Times bestselling authors of P IS FOR PTERODACTYL!What makes this picture book for kids be THE WORST read aloud book ever? Try reading these sentences aloud:The mummy prepared farro for dinner.The mummy prepared pharaoh for dinner.Sounds the same, right? But they're totally different! Kids will laugh at the irreverent, super silly humor and witty illustrat...

Your teacher training or professional development course will now probably include Masters level assessment and credits as teaching ′becomes an M-level profession′ and a greater emphasis is placed on helping teachers develop deeper understandings about aspects of learning and teaching through a higher level of critical reflection.This book will guide you through the various different aspects of doing M-level work at either primary or secondary stage, and help you to develop a deepe...

Introduction by Richard CarpenterThe definitive biography of one of the most enduring and endeared recording artists in history—the Carpenters—is told for the first time from the perspective of Richard Carpenter, through more than 100 hours of exclusive interviews and some 200 photographs from Richard's personal archive, many never published.After becoming multimillion-selling, Grammy-winning superstars with their 1970 breakthrough hit "(Th...

John the Carpenter has been happy to leave the investigation of death behind. For six years now he's been content to work with wood. His life looks prosperous, but times are growing desperate. Then the coroner summons him to look at the mysterious death of an anchoress, a religious woman who lived in confined solitude. She's been murdered. Her father is an important local landowner, a man of influence with the crown. He's distraught, and the money he offers John to find th...

1361: Orphaned by the Black Death, all John possesses are the tools that belonged to his father, a carpenter, and an uncanny ability to work wood. His travels bring him to Chesterfield, where he finds work erecting the spire of the new church. But no sooner does he begin than the master carpenter is murdered and John himself becomes a suspect. To prove his innocence John must help the coroner in his search for the killer, a quest that brings him up against some powerful en...

1364: The plague has returned and fear fills the air as the pestilence claims its first victims in Chesterfield. When the local priest vanishes, John the Carpenter believes the man is simply scared – until he discovers a body left in an empty house. Charged with finding the murderer by the coroner, John must dig deep into the past to discover who in the present has enough hatred to kill. But as the roll of the dead grows longer, can he keep his family safe from malign forc...

'Chris Nickson works his usual magic, populating late medieval Chesterfield with characters that are clearly of their time and yet jump off the page, vibrant and familiar. The icing on the cake (or the jeweled cover on the exquisite psalter) – a fiendishly clever puzzle. Highly recommended!' - Candace Robb, author of the bestselling Owen Archer mysteries1361: John the Carpenter, married and soon to become a father, has plenty of work to ke...

It should have been a bit of a break for Mark Renfrew, attending an archaeological conference with Jack Faulkner, his lover. No ghosts, no drama beyond the academic. But it didn't work out that way. The modern Five Star hotel held a dark secret, and Mark knew he had to uncover it before more people were hurt.

Perfect for fans of The Bridge Kingdom, From Blood and Ash and The Witcher, BLOOD & STEEL is an epic romantic fantasy with enemies-to-lovers, slow-burn spice, found family, and a sprawling world of magic and monsters.With her death foretold, Althea Zoltaire only has three years to become what she’s always dreamed of being: a warrior legend.Women are forbidden to wield blades, so she has trained in secret her entire life. Now racing against the clo...

This anthology collects all 24 original stories from the third year of Diabolical Plots, an online magazine of science fiction and fantasy. Lovecraftian food bloggers, doors that bring back the dead, fantastical roommates apartment hunting in Brooklyn, oversea octopus explorers, sisterly love and rivalry in space, living breathing sweaters. The stories vary from humorous to tragic to thoughtful, from contemporary authors both new and established.The stories in this anthology are: