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THE MOOD SWING is a whimsical and heartwarming tale that takes young listeners on a magical journey through the emotional ups and downs of grief. The story follows a young boy, named Peter, as he navigates the challenging emotions tied to loss after the death of his father. A magical swing, tethered to a Moon Tree, propels Peter into fantastical adventure that mirror his emotions.

When Gina Bianchi returns to the beautiful Italian resort of Portofino to attend her father’s funeral, she is beset by vivid memories of World War 2, when she joined the Resistance, alongside her identical twin sister, Adele. In her childhood bedroom, Gina reads Adele’s diary, left behind during the war. As Gina learns the shocking truth about her sister, she’s compelled to face the harsh realities of her own past.

You see the world for what it is, and you know we are in trouble. Ills beyond the reach of bankers and cops, soldiers and presidents, and even kings threaten the fabric of our lives. What we need is a hero. Alex Cides straps on his tool belt one morning, only to find his wife is gone, his daughters fear him, he's lost his job, and a mysterious curse has thrown him out of balance with the universe. Ten impossible tasks in LA's mythical underbelly stand between setting things right or losing everything. Literally.

The secret behind easy and successful potty training is within your grasp. Are you worried that you might be doing it wrong? Or wondering if there’s a better, more effective way to potty train your child? Have you gone over hundreds of articles and ended up getting more confused than ever? Do you want to know what works, or better yet, what doesn’t in potty training? This audiobook is the answer you’re looking for. Whether you have a newborn and just want to get ahead, or you have a toddler and want to get down to business, this audiobook is for you.

I am going to die, Polly thought. The crowd clamored for a speech. Polly raised her hands, and the crowd fell silent. From the foot of the gallows, she asked the spectators why she, a poor woman, should hang for theft while the abbess of Covent Garden could commit murder on the souls of innocent country girls over and over again and yet go free - and then she condemned them to hell.

Twenty-five-year-old Bea is a hopeless romantic with a hopeless love life – until now. New beau Dan ticks all the boxes: he’s good-looking, kind and thoughtful. The complete opposite of Bea’s ex, who once threw her out in the middle of the night when she was ill so she didn’t disrupt his sleep. So when her friends point out that she and Dan don’t have fireworks, Bea ignores them. Dan is the whole package. And yet Bea can’t stop comparing him to her best friend Henry... Because Dan doesn’t get Bea’s jokes. Or like books. Or make her laugh until she can’t breathe.

Harboring secrets and a pain so deep she isn't sure it will ever go away, the only thing Danita wants is to die in peace. But with one drunken decision, the one person she never wanted to face is back in her life demanding answers she's not sure she'll ever be ready to give him.

Eddie and best friend Flo are spending the Easter holidays on the Romney Marshes with Aunt Budge and all his animals—Butch the dog, Bunty the hamster and pirate goldfish Dan and Jake. When the terrible Rancid Twins arrive in town, set on uncovering the secret mystery of the smugglers’ treasure, Eddie and Flo are drawn into a thrilling new adventure. Eddie must use his ability to speak to animals to enlist the help of two elegant alpaca, a friendly sheep called Doris and a famous film-star rabbit to save the day and reveal a treasure of epic proportions.

Having a chronic illness can make being employed tricky. Commutes to and from work can be stressful and exhausting. Time off sick or to attend medical appointments can sometimes be difficult for employers to understand. Employers’ and colleagues’ lack of understanding can make day-to-day working difficult. There is another way: You build a business that works for you and enables you to live a happier life. The Chronic Entrepreneur will show you how running and setting up your own business is possible, even with a chronic condition.

Discover your confidence and ability to talk in a way that will make people listen, with expert advice from a professional voice artist. This book will help you feel and sound confident speaking to an audience...even when your legs are shaking, Whether it's answering a question in front of the class, speaking in front of a big audience, talking via phone or on screen, it can be uncomfortable (for most adults, too!) This book will give you the tips to tricks to regulate those nerves, make yourself heard, and own the room.

We all come to a point in life where we would like to make a change in our lives and be just better. Maybe for you that's about shedding extra fat. Maybe it's about becoming healthier. Or, possibly, it's about lessening your impact on the environment. Come with me on this journey and I will show you what I've learned to enable you to do all these things, without the need to count calories or restrict your foods according to some complicated list of rules.

A clock is a creation with a specific purpose and that is to allow us an ability to know the time of day. Some clocks may beep, some you must look and read, while others sound a beautiful chime. If a clock is made well, it will last longer than the clock maker. This clock survived a German bomb during World War Two while the house around it was destroyed. A young girl took her possession and made a new life working in the London War Office and her determination to make a home became a love story for the ages.

Expressions is a collection of messages that will stimulate thought and action to positively impact your relationships. It can: create hours of conversation; encourage self-reflection; give motivational messages; and much more!

Even though Angel isn't out of the woods, she and Ryker hold on to their hope while making plans for the future. Complications arise for those closest to them, however. As Vanessa's wedding approaches, Angel's sister Felicia is nowhere to be found, Sterling makes a decision about his own relationship, and Veronica's husband is on the run. Some relationships are healed while others are broken, and when a happy occasion turns into a funeral, nothing will ever be the same.

Workstyle is the freedom to choose when and where you work. It is only now, after centuries of formal and inflexible working hours, that such an opportunity is on the horizon. It is an opportunity that will have far reaching and profoundly positive implications, levelling the playing field and helping to create true inclusivity and accessibility in our society. This inspiring audiobook will explain the history of work, where the 9-5 came from, and why the time is right for change. You'll learn how workstyle differs from flexible, hybrid or remote working, and why it matters.

In this tale, two young children find an edible cottage in the woods. But is the homeowner the sweet old lady she initially appears to be?

Unbeknownst to anyone, somewhat-unhappy and never-quite-fitting-in 10-year-old Eddie Albert can speak to animals, including his pet dog Butch, his hamster and his two goldfish (who claim they were once pirates). But when Eddie is sent to stay with his eccentric aunt in Amsterdam, he discovers that she too has this gift.... So begins a breathless cosmopolitan comic crime adventure, as Eddie, Aunt Budge, his new friend Flo and a whole gang of amazing animals take on the most dastardly villain Amsterdam has ever seen, in a desperate race against time to save one of their own.

Four more of David Walliams’ side-splitting stories on one spectacular audiobook!

When Florence met Rowena, they knew for sure that they would always be friends. Wayward parents, boring teachers, teenage crushes, first heartbreaks – anything and everything could be faced as long as Florence had Rowena by her side. But then she didn’t. And life had to be redrawn and reconsidered. Being a grown-up has its perks, but as Rowena faces the biggest challenge of her life, and Florence wonders if it’s time to stop running away from hers, there’s a wise soul who knows the one thing that can help them both.

In this adventure Scary Bones, Sasha and Ben are captured by Captain Cross Bones and those baddest of bad pirates, Pillage and Plunder. The pirates are after old Captain Grow Bag’s treasure which is buried on Brownsea Island. Can our brave heroes, helped by the Red String and the island’s Red Squirrels, keep the treasures of Brownsea Island safe for us all to enjoy for ever?