“You’ll call this sentimental–perhaps–but then a dog somehow represents the private side of life, the play side,” Virginia Woolf confessed to a friend. And it is this private, playful side, the richness and power of the bond between five great women writers and their dogs, that Maureen Adams celebrates in this deeply engaging book.In Shaggy Muses, we visit Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Flush, the golden Cocker Spaniel who danced the poet away from death, back to life and human lov...

In Shaggy Muses, we visit Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Flush, the golden Cocker Spaniel who danced the poet away from death, back to life and human love. We roam the wild Yorkshire moors with Emily Brontë, whose fierce Mastiff mix, Keeper, provided a safe and loving outlet for the writer’s equally fierce spirit. We enter the creative sanctum of Emily Dickinson, which she shared only with Carlo, the gentle, giant Newfoundland who soothed her emotional terrors. We mingle with Edith Wharton...

Community & Place Award Winner for the Digitally Lit: Atlantic Canadian Youth Read 2025 Youth Choice Book Awards.What if creativity could be your most powerful medicine?In this inspiring and deeply practical book, physician, scientist, and artist Dr. John Graham-Pole invites readers to rediscover the healing power of imagination, play, and artmaking in times of illness and transition. Drawing on four decades of experience in pediatric oncology, pal...

WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER • A FINANCIAL TIMES, FORTUNE, AND NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • “The riveting, definitive account of WeWork, one of the wildest business stories of our time.”—Matt Levine, Money Stuff columnist, Bloomberg OpinionThe definitive story of the rise and fall of WeWork (also depicted in the upcoming Apple TV+ series WeCrashed, starring Jared Leto and Anne Hathaway), by the real-life journali...

A royal invitation to…the Crown CollectionIncluding the titles:Duty to the CrownPromised to the CrownReunited with the CrownProtecting the CrownTrading the CrownFalling for the Crown

Immerse yourself in The Irresistible Italians and The Crown collectionsIncluding the titles:Irresistible Italians: A Dangerous DealIrresistible Italians: Securing a PrinceIrresistible Italians: A Scandalous PropositionIrresistible Italians: A Price To PayIrresistible Italians: One Perfect MomentIrresistible Italians: A Holiday ProposalDuty to the CrownPromised to the CrownReunited with the Crown...

La novia de su hermanoMillie AdamsSe había quedado embarazada... ¡del hermano equivocado!Cuando Alex Kamaras llevó a Morgan, su novia, a casa de su familia para que la conocieran, Constantine, su hermano mayor, creyó al instante que Morgan, que no era más que una camarera, solo estaba con él por su dinero. Pero lo que más lo irritó fue lo atraído que se sentía por ella.Constantine, un hombre apuesto pero frío como el hielo, era la ú...

There has been, and continues to be, an explosion of interest in developing new small science centers that is changing the world of museums. This handbook is designed to be a one-stop source for future and current centers, and anyone interested in the important roles these institutions play in their communities. With articles-all written by leaders in field-covering everything from administration, staffing, finance, marketing, exhibit design, and beyond, this comprehensive resource will be...

WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER • A FINANCIAL TIMES, FORTUNE, AND NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • “The riveting, definitive account of WeWork, one of the wildest business stories of our time.”—Matt Levine, Money Stuff columnist, Bloomberg OpinionThe definitive story of the rise and fall of WeWork (also depicted in the upcoming Apple TV+ series WeCrashed, starring Jared Leto and Anne Hathaway), by the real-life journali...

Perfect for tween readers who enjoy mysteries and puzzles and books like Chasing Vermeer, this page-turning debut novel is filled with adventure, intrigue, and heart.After their father, a video-game inventor, strikes it rich, the Smithfork kids find they hate their new life. They move from their cozy Brooklyn neighborhood to a swanky apartment on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue. They have no friends, a nanny who takes the place of their parents, and a school year...

This collection offers a comprehensive review of the origins, scale and breadth of the privatisation and marketisation revolution across the criminal justice system.Leading academics and researchers assess the consequences of market-driven criminal justice in a wide range of contexts, from prison and probation to policing, migrant detention, rehabilitation and community programmes. Using economic, sociological and criminological perspectives, illuminated by accessible case studies,...

Five BBC Radio adaptations of the works of William Makepeace Thackeray - plus bonus featuresBest known today for his comic masterpiece, Vanity Fair, W. M. Thackeray was regarded in his time as the only rival to his contemporary, Charles Dickens. This collection includes a selection of his finest satirical fiction, as well as two fascinating programmes exploring his life and writings.Vanity Fair - Set against the backdrop o...