"…Two seconds later, we’re all running toward the elevator; the kids to fight over the button and the parents to break it up. Inside my mind I reminded myself, “And this is why we never go anywhere!” I got there just as Levi pressed the sacred circle with the down arrow that magically turns yellow, undoubtedly releasing a fair amount of dopamine inside the pleasure center of his brain…"Family conflict, marriage differences, parenting exhaustion, traumatic events, and some humorous ...

Elias's shadow turns sinister, acting with a chilling will of its own, committing unspeakable acts that only he can witness. As the body count rises and the authorities close in, Elias is forced to confront his shadow.

"An amazing book." – Dan Lepard"The rich and fascinating story of bread." – Lily Vanilli"A brilliant, timely and important book full of compassion." – Olia Hercules"A fascinating exploration of our universal love of bread. David traces the past, present, and future of bread through his personal lens as a third generation baker." – Edd KimberDiscove...

When a shooting star takes a tumble and lands right in Maya's polka-dot teacup, it loses its glow and its way home. Maya, a small girl with big curiosity, sets off on a moonlit adventure to help her new friend. Through the whispering garden and up the steepest hill in town, Maya discovers that sometimes, the best way to reach the sky is by looking inside your own heart.

Every house has its secrets. This one has a rule.Ten-year-old Leo isn't afraid of the dark, but the house on Blackwood Lane makes him think twice. It's an old, tired place where the floorboards whisper and the windows watch him like sleepy eyes. His Great Aunt Martha only has one rule:Never go down the basement stairs after sunset. And whatever you do, do not count the steps.

Pip is the fastest, bounciest leaper in the Whispering Woods. But when a "Super-Panda-Pop" goes wrong and a prized jar of Sun-Honey shatters, Pip tells a tiny lie to stay out of trouble. Suddenly, his light-as-a-feather Adventure Bag feels a lot heavier. With every new excuse, a heavy stone appears inside, pinning Pip to the ground while his friends soar high above. Can Pip find the courage to speak the truth before the weight of his secrets stops him from leaping forever?

This Element's contribution explores the historiography of madness in the Modern era, including landmark publications in the overlapping fields of the history of psychiatry and the history of lunatic asylums. As this examination of almost 200 academic works will demonstrate, the field is vast and highly contested, with researchers sometimes disagreeing about the basic terms of analysis. Nevertheless, from Foucault to Fanon, from Goffman to Gilman, these debates about social and medical res...

Natural toxins are commonly used to subdue or incapacitate potential prey organisms but may also act as a defence against predators or parasites. Additionally, these compounds may act to give their producers an advantage when competing for food and other natural resources. Competing organisms may also deploy their own counteractive chemical measures in a form of biological warfare.Because of their enormous range of bioactive properties, many natural toxins have been isolated and re...

This book is the first of its kind to bridge the gap between corpus linguistics and forensic linguistics, illustrating the value of applying corpus linguistic data, tools, and methods in the analysis of language in the law, evidence, crime, and justice.The volume begins by taking stock of the use of corpus linguistics in the field of forensic and legal linguistics over its roughly thirty-year history as a foundation for critically reflecting on the current state-of play within the ...

A model railway layout is greatly enhanced by a good back scene. If a modeller is prepared to go to great lengths to achieve realism in the locomotives, rolling stock and buildings, this should be carried through to the scenics. This book is a comprehensive guide for both railway and diorama modellers to create convincing back scenes. It covers choosing the right materials; rural and urban back scenes; traditional painted back scenes; producing back scenes with camera and/or computer; the ...

Have you ever felt like a quiet forest trail existing in a world of noisy highways? You're not alone. In Introverts Hate Small Talk, David M. Wright unpacks the introverted experience with depth, humor, and unapologetic honesty. This book is not just a guide—it’s a celebration of the quiet strengths that introverts bring to relationships, workplaces, and society.Discover the science behind introversion, explore how cultural norms shape personality dynamics, and gain practical tips ...

Matt, a white quarterback from Montreal, Quebec, flies to France (without his parents’ permission) to play football and escape family pressure. Freeman, a black football player from San Antonio, Texas, is in Paris on a school trip when he hears about a team playing American football in a rough, low-income suburb called Villeneuve-La-Grande. Matt and Free join the Diables Rouges and make friends with the other players, who come from many different ethnic groups. Racial tension erupts into r...