Al, the third son of an impoverished lord, is obsessed with magic. Working as an adventurer to fund his books and tools, he stumbles on the hidden grave of an ancient sage named Tempest. The ancient knowledge granted him by this lucky find, coupled with his own burning passion for experimentation, allows him to put his own flair on existing spells, turning them into powerful versions of themselves! Before long, he's recognized as the greatest mage in the kingdom. But what happens when dang...

For readers of true crime and books such as See What You Made Me Do, a shocking and movingly told portrait of the murder of suburban mum Tara Costigan and an examination of why domestic violence affects us allTara Costigan was the woman next door. A hard worker. Quick to laugh and easy to like. She was happy, confident, strong. A woman who always looked after herself and her kids. Close with her family and her friends, she was much loved. Then, in 2013, sh...

*** Coffee Break Cozies – Delicious Cozy Mysteries You Can Devour in One Sitting!***Welcome to Cider Island – a town where anyone who’s anyone knows something about someone. It’s just that kind of place. And things get a whole lot stickier for the residents when a businessman visiting the island ends up smothered at the local sugar bush.With maple syrup season in full swing, Ida Noe’s fudge shop is busier than a centipede at a toe counting contest ...

He was top of the world, with numbers bettered only by Don Bradman – then captain Steve Smith led his Australian team into a cheating scandal that stunned cricket. Media exploded and million-dollar contracts were torn up. Australia’s prime minister expressed the public anger and disappointment: ‘Our cricketers are role models, and cricket is synonymous with fair play.’But there was more to the story than the actions of a few young men. A tangle of personality, politics and culture ...

In a deeply personal follow-up to his #1 bestseller This is the Fire: What I Say to My Friends about Racism, a modern media iconoclast faces a test of faith—and reveals how such tribulations can make us stronger, as individuals and as a nation.Renowned journalist Don Lemon always had a complicated relationship with God. He cherished the Southern Black church he was raised in, but struggled with the fundamentalist rejection of his right to exist as a gay ma...

In this "vital book for these times" (Kirkus Reviews), Don Lemon brings his vast audience and experience as a reporter and a Black man to today's most urgent question: How can we end racism in America in our lifetimes?The host of CNN Tonight with Don Lemon is more popular than ever. As America’s only Black prime-time anchor, Lemon and his daily monologues on racism and antiracism, on the failures of the Trump administration and of so many of our leaders, a...

The Sturgeon General is an anthology of comedic writing, compiling short works of fiction and non-fiction and other miscellany for the hilarious good of all. Each issue features the work of a single comedy writer.This edition is a collection of non-fiction articles from writer Geoff Lemon. It includes his article from 2011 'You Shut Your Goddamn Carbon Taxin Mouth' – an hilarious rant against the nay-sayers of the proposed carbon tax, whic...

In this "vital book for these times" (Kirkus Reviews), Don Lemon brings his vast audience and experience as a reporter and a Black man to today's most urgent question: How can we end racism in America in our lifetimes?The host of CNN Tonight with Don Lemon is more popular than ever. As America’s only Black prime-time anchor, Lemon and his daily monologues on racism and antiracism, on the failures of the Trump administration and of so many of our leaders, a...

Abbi Drucker is done with the workday. She just needs to show face at the company social hour for a few more minutes, then she can sneak home and kick off her heels. But the party gets an unexpected show when across the street from Abbi and her coworkers, a couple walks into their hotel room and starts stripping.Abbi's doing a little more than gawking, she's desperately turned on. And based on the glances between them, so is her coworker Colin Montrose.

Having penned his memoir, bestselling author and TV favourite Keith Lemon has turned his attention to children's books...Yes, you read that correctly.May we introduce Beaver and Elephant - an unlikely pairing but the best of friends! This second book, containing three more short stories, brings Keith's distinctive style to the page and follows the adventures of the bossy Beaver and the bumbling but loveable Elephant - whether they are dressing up at Halloween, splashing aro...

Recommended Year Group: 8+Show Length: 80 minsSophia feels stifled by boarding school life, has a poor body image and struggles to control her mood. Matt is consumed with anxiety about his impending exams. Tash is haunted by memories of a traumatic childhood. In the long summer after GCSEs these three very different teenagers strike up an unlikely friendship at a music festival. They’ve been to different schools, had different friendshi...

Bill Lemon is a veteran shooter who has mastered the art of creating evocative nude and glamour images in an endless array of locations and scenarios, achieving striking, evocative portraits every time. In his newest book, Bill teaches readers how to re-create some of his favorite portrait looks outdoors, where the stakes are high, the light is every changing, and environmental unknowns lurk at every corner. Presenting 60 main images, Bill provides readers with a bottom-up look at the stra...