This "excellent" popular science book explores just what we—and the things around us—are made of ( Aftenposten, Norway).Some elements get all the attention: glittering gold, radioactive uranium—materials we call "precious" because they are so rare. But what could be more precious than the building blocks of life—from the oxygen in our air to the carbon in all living things?In The Elements We Live By, physicist and award-winning author Anja R...

‘Once again, Goranson channels the epics of the past to take the reader on a journey filled with adventure, danger, and forbidden love … I would highly recommend this book to fans of historical fiction, Viking tales, and mythology!’ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ reader reviewWIFE. DAUGHTER. DREAMER.Anja Freydisdottir has always heard whispers of her mother’s adventures in Vinland. All she longs for is to spread her wings and follow them but she’s trapped by the expectations of...

The first Lotte Meerman mysteryAmsterdam-based Lotte Meerman is a cold case detective recovering from the emotional devastation of her previous investigation. She is angry and mentally scarred - but being a police officer is the only thing she wants to do.A tip-off leads Lotte to an unresolved ten-year-old murder case in which her father was the lead detective. ANd when she discovers irregularities surrounding the original investigation that make him a susp...

A new kind of society is being built in Syria, but it's not one you would expect. Surrounded by deadly bands of ISIS and hostile Turkish forces, the people living in Syria's Rojava cantons are carving out one of the most radically progressive societies on the planet today. Western visitors have been astounded by the success of their project, a communally organised democracy which considers women's equality indispensable and rejects reactionary nationalist ideology whilst being fiercely ant...

In the first chapter of her debut poetry book, Dion Anja explores the turbulence of pandemic through experimenting as well as integrating metaphors and classical elements to mirror the dark side of human nature that is both ever-changing and fixed. Her poems include various themes like anxiety, death, insecurities, and isolation but she also offers a soothing magical realm with fairies and cats.The content of some poems can be sensitive or triggering for some audiences.

The Critter Club meets Animal Planet’s Amanda to the Rescue in this tale of three furry friends living at an animal shelter in this sweet, fun-to-read Aladdin QUIX chapter book that’s perfect for emerging readers!Mitzy is so excited to have a weekend away from Whiskers Down the Lane Animal Shelter! That is, until she leaves her purple ball behind, and her three best buddies, Luna, Gus, and Buttons, make it their mission to reunite Mitzy with her favorite t...

A shelter cat gets a little help from her feline friends in this brand-new QUIX series that’s perfect for fans of the Critter Club series and Animal Planet’s Amanda to the Rescue.Luna is the top cat at Whiskers Down the Lane animal shelter, but lately, her behavior has been less than paw-some. She just isn’t acting like herself. What could be going on? With some encouragement from her fellow pet pals, can Luna figure out how to be her purr-fect self again?...

Buttons tries to impress potential adopters in this third book in the QUIX series that’s perfect for fans of the Critter Club series and Animal Planet’s Amanda to the Rescue.Buttons the kitten has always been a little shy. After a little training from Ted, the shelter manager, Buttons learns a few fun tricks and wonders if they will help him find a loving new home. On adoption day, Buttons is eager to show off his spins, high-paws, and fetching skills. But...

I congratulate the 100 successful new authors who have contributed to Seniors' Stories Volume 11 who embraced the theme, Then and Now inspiring the stories within.Your submissions covered our Australian culture both past and present with your historical tales and current yarns creating a rich patchwork of topics that evoke nostalgia and for our newer Australian readers, to learn how life was in our country since the Wars.The stories have exposed the many s...

Read this title free when you join my mailing list: http://eepurl.com/WtE_TWhen an abandoned warehouse burns down, forensic engineer and arson investigator Dr. Anja Toussaint searches for the fire’s cause. Tragically, a homeless child within has succumbed from carbon monoxide intoxication. Suspecting arson, Anja sets out to find whoever is responsible.Her first step is following the trail of the homeless child’s family into the dangerous, drug-infested tenements. Since she ...

**Selected for Jamie Oliver's Cookbook Club‘I love it. As soon as I opened this, I felt it was Christmas.’ – Diana Henry**Advent celebrates the magical run-up to Christmas with over 100 classic German baking recipes.The Advent season is one of the most special times of the year, when candles twinkle, the Christmas tree is decorated, and the smells of cinnamon, nutmeg and clove fill the kitchen.In the modern classic Adve...

‘Misunderstood – Secrets of a Teen Queen’ is NOT just another teen novel with a story to tell – It’s an alter-reality or a world of its own; a world of teen girlyness, scheming, fun, intrigues, travels, fashion, posh-a-liciousness and high-class society events – It’s all about who you are and who you know. The world of ‘Misunderstood’ draws you in behind the façade of Bel Air’s high-class society and lets you be part of it all… ‘Misunderstood – Secrets of a Teen Queen’ tells the story of E...