Theo and her young, irresponsible mother seem trapped in their miserable, poverty-stricken life. Theo dreams of belonging to a “real” family, and her dream seems to come true when she is mysteriously adopted by the large, warm Kaldor family.But as time passes, the magic of Theo’s new life begins to fade, and soon she finds herself back with her mother. Were the Kaldors real or just a dream? And who is the shadowy figure who haunts Theo’s thoughts?

An explosive new novel about the friendship and courage of a group of young boys living through the Second World War, from award-winning author Jenny Pearson.There's a war going on out there, and I'm missing it.When war comes to London in 1939, Ronnie Smith is scared and excited: scared of the bombs that fall at night, but excited to race his friends to collect the best bits of shrapnel every morning.But for Ronnie, the battle...

There’s a simple way of thinking, acting and doing that, once learned, will make sure you get the very best out of everything.This book challenges you to get curious about how you interpret and handle every situation. It liberates you from the beliefs that have been holding you back and gives you powerfully simple ways to switch your thinking and change your actions so that you can get the very best from whatever life sends your way. With the new, revised edition o...

By: Jonathan Person, Pub. 1873, Reprinted 2025, 330 pages, Index, E-BOOK, ISBN #978-1-63914-987-2. This book is a collection of over 1,500 genealogies of the first settlers of the town of Schenectady which is located on the confluences of the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers Even though the Schenectady was not officially created until 1798, settlers started arriving here in this area around 1661. These early pioneers were primarily of Dutch descent, with others from Ireland, England, Scotland and ...

Michael Heppellis the UK’s number one motivational trainer. His programmes on Brilliance have been attended by thousands of individuals and used by hundreds of companies across the UK and overseas as a way to motivate individuals to be all they can be. His current clients include major blue chip companies, high street retailers and Government bodies, plus individuals. Michael Heppell is also thebestselling author of Flip It; How to Be Brilliant; Brilliant Life...

THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER A heartbreaking read of loss and hope from Laura PearsonThe list he left had just one item on it. Or, at least, it did at first…Mabel Beaumont’s husband Arthur loved lists. He’d leave them for her everywhere. ‘Remember: eggs, butter, sugar’. ‘I love you: today, tomorrow, always’.But now Arthur is gone. He died: softly, gently, not making a fuss. But he’s still left her a list. This one has just one item o...

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A magical item is driving people to kill themselves, and Nicole is hired to investigate. Can she disable it before it kills her and her best friend? Find out now by grabbing your copy of The Deep Ones!

'A bible for the working mother' OPRAH WINFREY'It may change your life' OBSERVER'I can't think of a woman who wouldn't want this book' INDIA KNIGHTThe twentieth anniversary edition of Allison Pearson's first novel that became a global sensation, now with a new introduction from the author.Meet Kate Reddy, hedge-fund manager, wife and mother of two. Always time-poor, Kate must monitor ...

A Church Times Book of the Year 2024'Essential reading' John Bradshaw, author of In Defence of Dogs'Fascinating' Telegraph'Funny, irreverent and enthusiastic, [Pearson] parades his love for all things canine' The Times'Thought-provoking and often surprising' Country Life**The Week magazine 'Book of the Wee...

The Unravelling is the story of how Canada made a covenant with its people — and how, over four decades of deliberate political choices dressed as economic necessities, that covenant was broken. Glen Pearson, who grew up in post-war Canada and watched the entire arc unfold in real time, tells this story with the moral seriousness it deserves: tracing the extraordinary post-war achievement of the Canadian middle class, the political forces that built it, and the ideological revolu...

Fed up of doing the same old things day in, day out? Tired of working hard for average results? Have the feeling that you could do more, be more?How to Be Brilliant has been helping people to be brilliant for ten years. This international bestseller shows you how to make the critical steps from average to good and from good to brilliant – at work and in life. It’ll help you work out what’s happening right now and get clear about how it could be so much bet...