The cult classic kids book in all its resplendent absurdity and subversivenessSam's love of donuts takes him to the Big City where he makes friends with Mr. Bikferd, a world class collector of donuts. But when Mr. Bikferd falls in love with Pretzel Annie, the prophecy of an old woman comes true: "Who needs donuts when you've got love?" Mr. Bikferd bequeaths his donut collection to Sam, who uses it to save the old woman from drowning in a basement flooded with coffe...

Author Mark Alan Elliott didn’t intend to write Life with Death, or even a book at all. But then life—more specifically, death—spoke up and demanded it.Thinking about the deaths of his parents, dear friends, and beloved Great Dane—even contemplating his own eventual passing—Elliott realized he had a lot of questions. How can spirituality help someone through such loss, or does throwing God in there just make it more of a boondoggle? Around sadness and grief, can there also...

Thirty years after Kirsty Cotton escaped from the clutches of the Hell Priest, Pinhead, and lived to fight another day, her life has never been the same.Every few years she fashions a new name, a new identity, and a new home for herself; She is a woman who is running from her past at all costs, which is why it comes as such a surprise when she receives a mysterious letter in the mail, addressed to the woman she's been running from over half her life. Answering the letter's query, s...

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For more than five decades, Alan Mark has been a voice for conservation in New Zealand. From his call in the 1960s for the establishment of tussock-grassland reserves in the South Island high country to his involvement in the 2011–13 campaign to save the Denniston Plateau from mining, he has been a passionate and effective advocate for the preservation of areas of ecological importance. Alan's conservation activities have paralleled – and are informed by – a distinguished academic career a...

When Jack's father is arrested by the evil Sheriff of Nottingham, Jack must seek help from the notorious Robin Hood. Bring the legend of Robin Hood alive with this beautiful picture book. This is a highly illustrated ebook that can only be read on the Kindle Fire or other tablet.

Anna Sewell's classic tale of one horse's journey from the rolling hills of the English countryside to the dark, cobbled streets of London retold through simple read-aloud text and beautiful watercolour illustrations. This is a highly illustrated ebook that can only be read on the Kindle Fire or other tablet.

GOD HAS RETURNED. GOD HELP US ALL.20 For 20! Celebrate 20 years of BOOM! Studios with the entire Harvey Award-nominated saga from visionary horror author Clive Barker, collected here for the very first time.Julian Demond, captain of industry, has left behind everything to begin a walkabout -- he believes he's on a mission from God. While in the wasteland, he comes across a figure unlike any other, who calls himself Wick...and claims to be G...

"You 2.0" is a practical "How To" guide with specific tactical steps and exercises to change your life results by changing your thinking, so you get what you need, want and desire out of life.As Mark Rosche points out, too many people are simply not satisfied with their lives today. They're over worked, underpaid, not appreciated, anxiety-ridden and depressed. But most importantly, they don't know what steps to take or how to change their lives.This book describes how we ar...

The inspiring story of an Iraqi librarian's courageous fight to save books from the Basra Central Library before it was destroyed in the war.It is 2003 and Alia Muhammad Baker, the chief librarian of the Central Library in Basra, Iraq, has grown worried given the increased likelihood of war in her country. Determined to preserve the irreplacable records of the culture and history of the land on which she lives from the destruction of the war, Alia undertakes a courageous and extreme...

Take your e-learning, research, and collaboration experience to the next levelKey FeaturesA practical, step-by-step approach with examples, screenshots, and helpful adviceExplore how Sakai CLE is used by many millions of students in the real world through case studiesCreate instructional materials and design students' activitiesBook DescriptionSakai is a Collaboration and Learning environment that provides the means to manage...

Long ages after the god-like Others unleashed the Genetic Wars that annihilated the Old Earth, war is once again threatening to consume the planet, shattering an uneasy peace between the remnant races of that primordial conflict. Kiel, First Commander of the reptilian Eligor Empire’s Imperial Intelligence Service is obsessed with seeking out help from the primitive human Protectorate in order to determine why the once-benign insect-like Ikonians are suddenly and inexplicably on the rampage...