How the forgotten case of murder while sleepwalking changed historyAfter creeping out of bed on a frigid January night in 1832, teenage farmhand Abraham Prescott took up an ax and thrashed his sleeping employers to the brink of death. He later explained that he’d attacked Sally and Chauncey Cochran in his sleep. The Cochrans eventually recovered but—to the astonishment of their neighbors—kept Prescott on, somehow accepting his strange story.This decision wo...

Colloquial Hungarian: The Complete Course for Beginners has been carefully developed by an experienced teacher to provide a step-by-step course to Hungarian as it is written and spoken today.Combining a clear, practical and accessible style with a methodical and thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Hungarian in a broad range of situations. No prior knowledge of the language is ...

Private investigator Dan Sharp investigates the disappearance of three closeted gay men.When a serial killer stalks downtown Toronto, private investigator Dan Sharp finds an unexpected link between the missing men that even the police are reluctant to investigate. A meeting with the chief of police confirms his suspicions, but does nothing to resolve the problem. Obsessed with uncovering the truth, Dan enlists a small group of friends to delve into illicit goings-o...

A case brings PI Dan Sharp to the northern Ontario wilderness, where he has to face his own dark past.When a four-year-old autistic boy disappears on a camping trip, his mother is reluctant to involve the police. Instead, she calls in private investigator Dan Sharp after a ransom demand arrives.On investigating, Dan learns there are plenty of people who might be responsible for the kidnapping. Among them are an ex-husband who wrongly believed the boy was hi...

Private investigator Dan Sharp searches the seamy underbelly of the city for a brutal killer.Following an anonymous tip, missing persons investigator Dan Sharp makes a grisly find in a burned-out slaughterhouse in Toronto’s west end. Someone is targeting known sex offenders whose names and identities were released on the Internet. When an iconic rock star contacts Dan to keep from becoming the next victim, things take a curious turn. Dan’s search for a killer takes...

All six novels of the Dan Sharp mystery series, winner of the Lambda Award for best gay mystery.Collected into a single volume, the Lambda Award–winning Dan Sharp series by Jeffrey Round follows a gay father and missing persons investigator as he weaves from upper-class enclaves to the seedy underbelly of Toronto and Southern Ontario.Includes:Lake on the Mountain – #1Dan Sharp, a gay missing persons investigator, accep...

Many people remember General Tom Thumb as the shortest man in the world. He was more than that. He was an intelligent child, a fabulous entertainer, and a loving husband. He was also a man who knew how to take a difficult situation and make the best of it.Find out more about this man who became one of the most celebrated showmen of his time in this short 15-minute children's biography.Ages 10 and up.Reading Level: 5.7LearningIsland.com believes in the value o...

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2019 Moonbeam Silver MedalMany thousands of years ago, when a sheet of ice up to a mile thick began to let go of the land, the Atlantic Ocean flooded great valleys that had been scooped out by glaciers, and the salty waves of an inland sea lapped the green hills of Vermont. Into this arm of the sea swam Charlotte. Her milky, smooth, muscled body sliced slowly through the water like scissors through silk. Like a chirping canary, her voice echoed across dark wate...

It is not power or strength that makes a great dragon, but the heart it chooses to bond with.The Weyr of the Evenstar was meant to be a place of honor—a home for those chosen to ride dragons. For Kanastya, it's a battlefield.Bullied for her differences and weakened by an illness, every day is a fight for survival. Yet among the dragons, she finds solace and belonging.But as threats beyond the weyr grow and dragons prepare for war, Kanastya must disc...

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There are many beautiful, kind princesses in the fairy tale world. They have magic that can freeze the castle! Some hair long enough to weave from castles!It's a story that spans joys and sorrows, time and spaceIt's a story of a fragile fairy tale in a fantasy world.It's a story of going around the world and documenting everything.It's a story of going from chasing a fairy tale to being a fairy tale.