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It began with a key. One afternoon in 1956, in the home of the Hitchings family in Battersea, south London, a small silver key appeared on Shirley Hitchings's bed. This seemingly insignificant event heralded the beginning of one of the most terrifying, incredible and mysterious hauntings in British history. The spirit, who quickly became known as 'Donald', began to communicate, initially via tapping sounds, but over time - and with the encouragement of psychical researcher Harold Chibbett, whose case-files appear here - by learning to write.

Step into a world of rogue screen readers, Braille in fantasy worlds, a friend meeting an acquaintance after several years, and more. This #OwnVoices anthology features fiction by blind and visually impaired authors showing readers how they thrive, hurt, get revenge, outsmart bullies, or go on epic adventures. Artificial Divide is an own-voices story collection that captures the many layers of blindness and, for once, puts visually impaired protagonists in the driver’s seat, letting us glimpse their lives. When we think about it, we're not really divided.

Mary Alice struggles to navigate the world of adults around her. Although she lives in a town plagued by the KKK, she doesn’t understand how there can be so much hatred in a person’s heart. Surrounded by racial injustice, Mary Alice tries to make sense of it all and find her spot in a place run by adults who all seem to know more than she does. While working on those mysteries, she also struggles to shed light in a few dark corners of her own personal life. However, as she grows up life seems to get more complicated.

I was more than happy to leave my complicated life behind, because living in the pack, not letting anyone get close but my brothers, and keeping my identity a secret for over five years meant I was safe. That was until I met her—my little Firecracker.

The Elusive Pimpernel is a historical espionage novel. In September 1793 Frenchagent and chief spy-catcher Chauvelin journeys to England as an official representative of the French government tasked with looking after the interests of French citizens, but this is only a cover and his real task is to trick Sir Percy Blakeney into returning to France, where he can be apprehended and put to the guillotine.

Reece Spencer became a monster after a Halloween party gone wrong, but instead of letting it ruin his life, he dedicated his life to monsters. After selling his portion of a successful investment firm, he funded the creation of a college for monsters just outside the monstrous little town of Screaming Woods.

This book will serve as an examination of a diet that has become a trend with celebrities and the main stream public. This book will provide the uneducated with a lot more information regarding the alkaline diet, which should be regarded as a lifestyle. This book will begin with a discussion about the facts surrounding this diet and will then examine how the alkaline diet has the ability to repair the immune system.

Dr. Renee Phillips is convinced that Cleopatra, the last of Egypt's pharaohs, was spirited away from Egypt and sailed to the Americas. She has evidence that her remains may be buried deep in an uncharted area of the Amazon jungle. With tremendous conviction and knowledge, she convinces Sage and Court Southerland to document her exploration into the dangerous unknown. The two explorers pack up Jake and Kinga and fly to the airport closest to the jungle, then set out on a boat to reach Renee's location.

Eva Braun era una giovane donna di Monaco che proveniva da una famiglia borghese come molte altre. L'incontro con Adolf Hitler, l'uomo più potente della Germania nazista, condizionò la sua esistenza e tutte e sue scelte. Eva nutrì per il Fuhrer un amore incondizionato, nonostante lui la tenesse lontana da Berlino e dalla sua vita politica e si rifiutasse di prenderla in moglie o anche solo di mostrarsi pubblicamente insieme a lei.

Evidence continues to increase on the practical and emotional benefits of babywearing, both to parents and their children. Among many other benefits, babywearing can help parents bond with a new baby and facilitate both breastfeeding and the care of the baby's older siblings. Babywearing also has benefits for society at large. Children are more securely emotionally attached, and there is evidence of a link between the reduced incidence of postnatal depression and babywearing.

Inghilterra, 1833. È il giorno delle sue nozze, eppure Lady Olympia Hightower non solo ha bevuto troppo, ma sta anche scappando dalla finestra di Newland House per evitare di diventare la Duchessa di Ashmont, come tanto vorrebbe la sua famiglia. Sulle sue tracce si mette però Hugh Philemon Ancaster, settimo Duca di Ripley e grande amico dello sposo. Nonostante abbia fama di essere un impenitente libertino dal fascino irresistibile, per Hugh l'amicizia è sacra. Per una volta quindi tenta di fare la cosa giusta e riportare indietro la futura sposa.

In these six captivating short stories, meet some members of the Otto Bin Empire - the homeless men and women who gather down by the docks. Tragedy and betrayal, sacrifice and salvation, redemption and hope are all on display in this inspiring collection from master storyteller Judy Nunn.

Toni Windsor is trying to live a quiet life in the green and pleasant county of Staffordshire. She'd love to finally master the rules of croquet, acquire a decent boyfriend and make some commission as an estate agent. All that might have to wait, though, because there are zombies rising from their graves, vampires sneaking out of their coffins and a murder to solve. And it's all made rather more complicated by the fact that she's the one raising all the zombies.

This fascinating work centers around the encounter between a visitor from the nineteenth century, William Guest, and a decentralized and humane socialist future without class segregation and with direct democracy without government al empowerment. Inspired by the work of John Ruskin and Karl Marx; this novel is not only a statement of egalitarian convictions but a great early contribution to the utopian genre! This work could be seen as a kind of utopian counterpart to George Orwell's famous and deeply pessimistic, dystopian novel 1984.

Une semaine à bord d'un yacht luxueux, à sillonner les eaux du Grand Nord avec seulement une poignée de passagers. Pour Laura Blacklock, journaliste pour un magazine de voyage, difficile de rêver d'une meilleure occasion de s'éloigner au plus vite de la capitale anglaise. D'ailleurs, le départ tient toutes ses promesses : le ciel est clair, la mer est calme et les invités très sélects de l'Aurora rivalisent de jovialité. Mais dès le premier soir, le vent tourne. Laura, réveillée en pleine nuit, voit la passagère de la cabine adjacente être passée par-dessus bord. Le problème ?

In this Regency classic by English novelist Jane Austen, two estranged paramours reconnect and give love a second chance.

The poorly monster is barely breathing, when a curious Clover realizes there’s something stuck in its throat. With the kiss of life out of the question (YUCK!), the Lamb Gang hatches an ingenious plan to save the monster before it’s too late. NESSIE—for that is who it is—is saved. HURRAY! The famous Loch Ness monster then teaches her heroic friends about the harm caused to animals by PLASTIC POLLUTION and LITTER in our waters. And so, the Lamb Gang decide there’s only one way forward—by inviting children to clean up our VERY IMPORTANT PLANET and make it like new.

Nikolaj Lenin è stato il leader rivoluzionario più influente dei primi anni del Novecento. Acuto pensatore, spirito libero e uomo di cultura, Lenin capì sin da giovane di avere la vocazione per essere un rivoluzionario di professione. Dopo aver abbracciato gli ideali marxisti, Lenin consacrò la sua intera vita a fare della Russia un paese diverso.

An absolutely fascinating, trailblazing and early work of feminism and social realism! This novel reflects the important sexual and cultural issues of the late nineteenth century. Here, women are portrayed as "odd" and marginal in relation to an ideal. Set in a smoggy London, our heroines range from the idealistic, financially autonomous Mary Barfoot; to the Madden sisters who struggle to get by in low paying jobs.

Dietro un ciuffo di capelli neri e vestiti altrettanto scuri, Vani nasconde un viso da ragazzina e una innata antipatia verso il resto del mondo. Eppure proprio la vita degli altri è il suo pane quotidiano. Perché Vani ha un dono speciale: da piccoli indizi che sembrano insignificanti, coglie l'essenza di una persona, riesce a mettersi nei suoi panni, pensare e reagire come avrebbe fatto lei. Un'empatia profonda, un intuito raffinato, uno spirito di osservazione fuori dal comune, sono le sue caratteristiche.