Meet Stevie and her father: they're fidders - tiny people that work alongside humans, helping them out with their problems. But when they team up to help Sandra May, a little girl with some big issues, they'll need all of their powers of persuasion and patience to help her work out the best ways to behave.I'm Stevie Clipper. Me and my dad, we're fidders, and it's our job to help humans.Humans can't see fidders, and we can't let you know we exist. That's the rul...

Butte, Montana, long deserved its reputation as a wide-open town. Mining Cultures shows how the fabled Montana city evolved from a male-dominated mining enclave to a community in which men and women participated on a more equal basis as leisure patterns changed and consumer culture grew. Mary Murphy looks at how women worked and spent their leisure time in a city dominated by the quintessential example of "men's work": mining. Bringing Butte to life, she adds in-depth research on ...

Um olhar inovador sobre o que está por trás do sucesso individual e das equipes.Prefácio de Carol Dweck, autora de Mindset**.**“Leitura essencial para criar uma cultura que promova inovação, integridade, inclusão e capacidade de assumir riscos.” – Angela Duckworth, autora de Garra“Pioneira na pesquisa sobre o mindset dos ambientes de trabalho, Mary Murphy criou um roteiro útil, env...

Does she hail from a matriarchal lineage of madwomen?Or an ancestry of female power and purpose?Norah's life and novelist career are thriving and her once solitary existence is opening to a newfound love; but her enduring desire for a deep connection with her often dismissive mother, Ú la, still feels elusive. After the mysterious disappearance of her grandmother, Norah finds a peculiar box while sorting the contents of her Nana's old barn. This recovery turns Norah's life ...

If you are concerned about the health of our planet then turn your attention to what lies under your feet. Working in the soil below are creatures that play a pivotal role in producing the food we eat and impacting the quality of our food crops. Earthworms were described by Darwin as the most important species on our planet and by Aristotle as ‘the intestines of the earth’. Beginner’s Guide to Earthworm Farming provides all the information you need on these remarkable creatures and how imp...

This is a houseful of eclectic works of fiction, gliding seamlessly over the waves of genre diversity, within these 308 pages, the reader will find one novella, one novelette, seven short stories, four flash fiction stories, and three poems. Be swept into the undulating current of time to become a traveler, a witness, and a companion to lives that have passed and those that are yet to be.Wander back to a simpler, but more secretive, time when Neala meets Imogen and unspoken love un...

Flynn's Big Surprise is a story about Flynn, a happy border collie and queen of the farm, learning to welcome her new baby sister, Ruby, into her family, farm, and her heart. These adventures, trials, and joys of farm life are being told through the eyes of these two dogs. This book is the first of a series of books, The Adventures of Flynn and Ruby. Each of these books are true stories of the farm life, with a bit of humor mixed in.

I’m going out to play,Please, will you come too?Everything is betterWhen I do it with you!Two adorable monkeys laugh, play and look out for each other in this sweet and uplifting picture book. With eye-catching, bright artwork, adorable characters and simple, bouncy text, Friends Forever is suffused with Mary Murphy’s trademark playful humour and heart.

Join two adorable bunnies on a heart‑warming journey that celebrates the simple power of saying ‘thank you’, in this delightful picture book from much-loved creator, Mary Murphy.*Nibble, nibble, nibble. Delicious carrot! **Did someone say . . . carrot? *Here – you can have one.Oh, THANK you!Thank you, thank you,thanks, thanks, thanks!You're welcome,you're welcome,

Bring love and joy to your child’s bedtime by reading them this enchanting picture book about a big and little panda expressing how much they love each other.Take a moment to sit down and read with your little one as this cute pair of pandas compare their love to all the things they see. Dandelion clocks, tabby kittens and building bricks are just some of the fun items in the rhyming couplets that cascade through this beautiful read. This fun and b...

The riveting true account of the 2001 murder of Bonny Lee Bakley, starring Robert Blake—the Hollywood icon accused of killing his wife in cold bloodIn May 2001 Bonny Lee Bakley was shot to death in a car parked on a dark Hollywood side street. Eleven months later Robert Blake—her husband, the father of her child, and the star of the classic film In Cold Blood and the popular 1970s TV detective series Baretta—was arrested for murder, conspiracy, and...

Sounds Irish, Acts Global critically examines both the history of Ireland's popular music industry and the current music scene in the country. By placing recent industry developments in the context of that history, the authors present a new way of examining any nation state's music industry-to understand the industry, the local scene must be studied. This approach highlights the multiple and changing ways by which the local scene prepares artists for both domestic and internationa...