An epic adventure is set in motion...When talented young artist Nathaniel Hancock receives a new drawing pen for Christmas, he promises his great-grandfather that he'll prepare him a Masterpiece for the following year. But Nathaniel is unaware for the Pen is magical - and as he finishes his Masterpiece it comes to life before his very eyes.Upon entering the drawing he discovers that he has added new territory to the enchanted land that lies beyond: the Inkworld, a pen-and-i...

The adventure continues...Nathaniel Hancock and his cousin Tommy are off on another thrilling adventure in the magical Inkworld. With the help of their great-grandfather's mysterious book, The Masterpiece, and a band of powerful Elves, the boys must track down the missing portals that connect their world to the Inkworld. But these hidden passages could be anywhere—and finding them is only the beginning.As they search, a shadowy force from a dark side of the Inkworld rises to...

For ten thousand years, the Veyna have been silent. Now, they speak again.As King Dorukov turns his gaze westward, the Kingdom of Verdane begins to fracture beneath the weight of old alliances and gathering war. Loyalties strain, ancient hatreds stir, and the cost of ambition grows ever steeper.Far to the north, among the elves of the Sílnárán, a prophecy long feared has come to pass. An heir is born beneath omens of fire and light — a child the gods themselves have marked....

An epic adventure is set in motion...When talented young artist Nathaniel Hancock receives a new drawing pen for Christmas, he promises his great-grandfather that he'll prepare him a Masterpiece for the following year. But Nathaniel is unaware for the Pen is magical - and as he finishes his Masterpiece it comes to life before his very eyes.Upon entering the drawing he discovers that he has added new territory to the enchanted land that lies beyond: the Inkworld, a pen-and-i...

Today, popular imagination peoples the Middle Ages with damsels in distress and knights riding to their rescue. Of such knights, King Arthur and his companions are the most celebrated. It is certainly true that this is the time when the Arthurian story took shape and Arthurian literature flourished, and that most medieval historians included him in their histories of Britain, though some did so with a considerable degree of scepticism. But how widely was this literature known in its own da...

Adirondack Blue is a compilation of poems Christopher Dean has written over the years. These poems have been inspired by his own experiences, spirituality, family and friends. The poems are a way for him to express his thoughts and emotions in a constructive way. Dean has always believed that the arts are important and this book is his way to help encourage others to become involved in the arts however they are able.

Using France as a case study, contributors from around the world explore the factors that create violent extremists, including criminogenic needs, violence-supportive cognition, religious beliefs, identity uncertainty or fusion, the quest for significance, and social and political influences. They present a multidisciplinary and evidenced-based analysis of how and why violent extremism has reappeared as a contemporary issue and provide theoretical and practical approaches to responding to ...

An anthropologist and an anatomist have combined their skills in this book to provide students and research workers with the essentials of anatomy and the means to apply these to investigations into hominid form and function. Using basic principles and relevant bones, conclusions can be reached regarding the probable musculature, stance, brain size, age, weight, and sex of a particular fossil specimen. The sort of deductions which are possible are illustrated by reference back to contempor...

The gold was only the beginning. The myth is a lie. This is the truth.In the quiet, storm-lashed wake of the events of Treasure Island, a weary young Jim Hawkins returns home to the familiar confines of the Admiral Benbow Inn. But the ghosts of his treacherous voyage refuse to stay buried. Waiting for him in the flickering shadows of the taproom is a mysterious, sea-worn stranger-a man who knew the high seas, who knew Long John Silver's lies, and who knew ...

"More than mere trivia . . . Written with wit and humor, the entries are fun to read and easy to understand, demanding no scientific background." — School Library JournalHow much do you know about . . .Obesity * Sleep * Meteors * Aliens * Bees * Sperm banks * Sex in space * Duct tape * Germs * Airport security * Death * Ancient weapons * Rats * The Internet * Birth * Weather * Milk * Mosquitoes * Your body * Space disastersDiscove...

Exit Wounds is a thrilling anthology of crime stories written by masters of the genre, including Dean Koontz, Val McDermid, Lee Child, Jeffery Deaver, Elly Griffiths, Dennis Lehane, Joe R. Lansdale, and others.After an introduction by the editors, Paul B. Kane and Marie O’Regan, this collection includes the following stories:“The Bully” by Jeffery Deaver“Dead Weight” by Fiona Cummins“Like a Glass Jaw” by Mark Billingham“On The Anatomization of an Unknown Man

Youth and Rock in the Soviet Bloc explores the rise of youth as consumers of popular culture and the globalization of popular music in Russia and Eastern Europe. This collection of essays challenges assumptions that Communist leaders and Western-influenced youth cultures were inimically hostile to one another. While initially banning Western cultural trends like jazz and rock-and-roll, Communist leaders accommodated elements of rock and pop music to develop their own socialist popular musi...