From the acclaimed composer and biographer Jan Swafford comes the definitive biography of one of the most lauded musical geniuses in history, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.At the earliest ages it was apparent that Wolfgang Mozart’s singular imagination was at work in every direction. He hated to be bored and hated to be idle, and through his life he responded to these threats with a repertoire of antidotes mental and physical. Whether in his rabidly obscene mode or not, Mozart was always...

Prince Noah has been searching all his life…for the one who was there with him in his solitude, the one who brought a ray of light to his darkest days. Now, with the quiet call of a name, he’s found the truth. The hardworking saint beside him— kind-hearted, steadfast, and just a bit eccentric—is more than she had seemed all this time. With the veil of mysteries lifted and the past revealed, how will the pair face each other going forward?“I’m Ichika. And you are?” The voices on either side...

Farewell the Trumpets: An Imperial Retreat traces the momentous decline and fall of the greatest of empires - from Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee to the death of Winston Churchill in 1965. With characteristic balance, this masterpiece of narrative history describes the long retreat and final dissolution of the British Empire.The Pax Britannica Trilogy includes Heaven's Command: An Imperial Progress and Pax Britannica: The Climax of an Empire. T...

Seventy-five years after the publication of Orwell's satirical fable, it's story time again! So, welcome to the Free World where everyone will live happily ever after… right?SYNOPSISA team of future scientists is determined to find out what caused a previous mass extinction of species when they discover evidence of mysterious creatures that may provide an answer to what caused the event. The ancient finds include several scriptures, among them a story called 'Animal Farm' w...

As the kingdom’s second saint, Ichika has her hands full—with her day-to-day duties, her relationships with two princes, and her elder sister, who has grown far more distant than she remembers. So of course, the king couldn’t have picked a better time to send them all on a diplomatic visit to the neighboring country! As Ichika scrambles to study up on magic before the trip, she encounters a young girl named Levie who offers to teach her. But there seems to be more to this mysterious child ...

Europe has been widely acclaimed as among the finest achievements of 'one of our greatest living writers' ( The Times). A personal appreciation, fuelled by five decades of journeying, this is Jan Morris at her best - at once magisterial and particular, whimsical and profound. It is a matchless portrait of a continent.

With contributions by: William Boyd, Candice Carty-Williams, Imtiaz Dharker, Roddy Doyle, Pico Iyer, Robert Macfarlane, Andy Miller, Jackie Morris, Jan Morris, Sisonke Msimang, Dina Nayeri, Chigozie Obioma, Michael Ondaatje, David Pilling, Max Porter, Philip Pullman, Alice Pung, Jancis Robinson, S.F.Said, Madeleine Thien, Salley Vickers, John Wood and Markus Zusak***'This story, like so many stories, begins with a gift. The gift, like so many gifts, was a book...'*...

Farmer Ben's family farm is in trouble, but luckily, he has some great friends in the Berenstain Bear cubs. Sister, Brother, and their friends decide to hold a Halloween Festival to raise money for Farmer Ben, so Farmer Ben doesn't have to sell his farm to a Theme Park developer. Unfortunately, the cubs don't plan on some unexpected visitors showing up—ghosts! Ben's spooky ancestors come back to the farm to join in on the festivities . . . but will their presence frighten the festival gues...

Watch out, Bear County—a there's a robot on the loose! When Professor Actual Factual invents a walking, talking bear replica robot, everyone is excited. That is, until they realize the robot has a mind of its own.This chapter book story is the perfect next step for Berenstain Bears fans!

Beat your writers block, and kick start creativity with over 1000 Sci-Fi writings prompts!Sometimes all we need is a spark. The story idea that ignites our imagination and inspires our next epic adventure.This book will help you write more, engage your inner creativity and exercise the mental muscles crucial to storytelling.These story starters can be used for any creative work, from novel to plays to short stories to epic saga. With 10 subgenre spe...

Jan Eliot's funny and irreverent Stone Soup follows the saga of an extended, blended family, starring two working-mom sisters living just across the fence from each other. Val and Joan share life with their opinionated mother, a middle-school diva and 10-year-old tomboy, a reclusive teenage boy, a wild preschooler and his new baby sister...and of course Wally, the ultimate nice guy who steps into his stepdad shoes with grace amid the chaos. Working-parent hassles, pre-school tantr...

The epic story of one man’s fight for his love, his God and his CountryThe Road to Jerusalem – Book 1 in the Crusades Trilogy.Arn Magnusson, born into an aristocratic Swedish family, is raised in an old monastery because of an old promise made by his mother. From the start he shows the natural skill and aptitude of a born fighter, yet despite his strength he is innocent in the ways of the world. He is sent from the sheltered walls of the convent to experience something of r...