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An Unconventional Lady
One woman works to expose a scientific fraud while also finding love in the latest sweet Regency romance by Sarah Ladd. Perfect for fans of Julie Klassen, An Unconventional Lady delivers what Publishers Weekly calls Ladd's "pitch-perfect blend of suspense and sweetness" (The Cloverton Charade). She faces the worst ultimatum possible for a woman--marry a man she detests or lose the future she's always imagined. Charming and headstrong, Ella Wilde always knew she was different than other women. Thanks to her unorthodox upbringing as the daughter of Keatley Hall School for Young Men's headmaster, Ella has long dreamed of opening a school for girls that would meet the needs of inquisitive, brilliant, unconventional young women just like her--girls who longed for the education exclusively reserved for boys. But there's just one catch: Unless she marries before her father dies, Keatley Hall will pass into the hands of a distant cousin. In that case, Ella will be left destitute, and at this point her only option appears to be an undesirable marriage. Ella's family had long been proponents of phrenology, the belief that an individual's personality and dispositions were predetermined by the shape of their head. Shortly before her death, however, Ella's mother's views on phrenology changed, and she endeavored to expose phrenology as nothing more than a fraudulent parlor trick. Consequently, she earned the wrath of phrenologist community, who called her "unstable," "bizarre," even "dangerous"--and branded her daughter the same. Now, renowned phrenologist Thomas Bauer is about to arrive at Keatley Hall to speak at the Natural Philosophers' Society gathering, and Ella embraces the opportunity to clear her mother's name--and her own--once and for all. And her partner in crime? None other than her childhood friend Gabriel Rowe, who's grown into an ambitious, handsome London solicitor. Gabriel has his own scores to settle, and when he learns that Thomas Bauer is visiting Keatley Hall, he jumps at the chance to prove himself and right past wrongs. As he is drawn deeper into the unusual happenings, it's clear that he and Ella must work together if they want to unmask the truth. Over time, Gabriel's attraction to Ella's beauty and wit becomes impossible to ignore, and as the lines between professionalism and passion blur, they both must decide what they're willing to risk for happiness.
Fire, Water, Shelter
Thrive in the wild with this info-packed and approachable guide to dozens of essential bushcraft skills for surviving and enjoying the great outdoors. In Fire, Water, Shelter, host of Canada TV’s Marshall Bushcraft, outdoor enthusiast Ryan Marshall delivers the fundamentals of traditional bushcraft with clear, concise instructions and full-color photography. It’s the perfect guide for anyone interested in building a solid foundation of outdoor skills, whether you’re looking to spend a weekend in the backcountry or surviving a natural disaster.The art of bushcraft is not just about existing in an outdoor environment but interacting with it in a meaningful way. It’s returning to the basic skills that have kept humans alive for millennia—building fire, constructing a protective shelter, sourcing water, making and using tools, utilizing natural materials, surviving temperature extremes, and more.Learn: Which natural materials are great for fire buildingFire-starting tools for an easy sparkHow to start a fire in the rainWater filtration and sterilization methodsObtaining water from natureThe best lightweight cooking toolsWhat foods to pack for a tripBushcraft tools to put on your pack listTips for dressing and sleeping comfortablyHelpful natural materials and how to find and use themRopes, knots, and hitchesTen camp projects provide additional skills through illustrated step-by-step instructionsCompact and adventure-ready, Fire, Water, Shelter is your guide to flourishing in the great outdoors.
The Three Lives of Cate Kay
Friend. Lover. Imposter. Who is Cate Kay?
Cate Kay is the most famous author on the planet. But it's just a name. Somehow, the woman behind the books has remained completely anonymous.
Anne Marie Callahan is the name nobody knows. Annie knows there's no one left to connect the dots between the novelist and the girl who ran away all those years ago.
If you asked, she'd say her name was Cass Ford. That's what her barista shouts each morning. And it's how she introduces herself to the woman she'll eventually call the love of her life.
Three names, three lives. Cate Kay is finally ready to tell you who she really is.
And when the truth is out, will everyone's favourite novelist hold on to her place in our hearts or are some betrayals impossible to forgive?
Cynics
'A love that cannot be throttled by the rubber tube of an enema bulb is immortal.'Bookish and idealistic Vladimir is tormented with love for Olga; he brings her flowers when other men bring her flour and millet. Olga eventually agrees to marry him, as her building’s central heating will be out of service all winter and at least with two in the bed they’ll be warmer. When she decides she’d like to serve the revolution, he introduces her to his brother Sergei, a Bolshevik who manages the waterways.Thus begins an excruciating love triangle, measured in ration coupons and black market goods. Described by the poet Joseph Brodsky as 'one of the most innovative novels in Russian literature', Marienhof’s Cynics is a pitch-black comedy set during the wild and savage years of War Communism and the New Economic Policy. Cinematic in its style and collagist in its aesthetic, it establishes Marienhof as a true formal radical.It is a bawdy, savage, lavishly emotional portrayal of working for the revolution (and trying to ignore it).
Into the Wreck
How do you mourn someone you never really knew?
Three siblings - Anna, Gemma and Matthew - will have to work that out quickly. Monday is the day of their gentle, but distant, father's funeral, and for the first time in a long while they are under one roof with their mother, imperious Yvonne, awaiting the arrival of their aunt Amy, an award-winning poet.
Yet, as the funeral looms, their everyday concerns refuse to diminish: will newly sex-obsessed Gemma work out what she wants from life, beyond her mother's expectations? Can Anna maintain the fine balance between desire and nonchalance with her not-quite-exclusive boyfriend back in London? Will Amy's past explode the relationships of the present? And, crucially, will Yvonne pull off her grand, post-funeral family dinner, the solution to what she fears may be an unsolvable problem?
Told from five perspectives, into the wreck worries at the knotty complexities of one family's bonds, written with Susannah Dickey's trademark empathy and wit.
She Didnt See It Coming
Bryden and Sam have it all - thriving careers, a smart apartment in a luxury condo, supportive friends and a cherished daughter.
The perfect life for the perfect couple.
Then Sam receives a call at his office. Bryden - working from home that day - has failed to collect their daughter from daycare.
Arriving home with their little girl, he finds his wife's car in the underground garage. Upstairs in their apartment her laptop is open on the table, her phone nearby, her keys in their usual place in the hall.
Except Bryden is nowhere to be seen. It's as if she just walked out.
How can she have disappeared from her own home? And did she even leave the building at all?
With every minute that passes - and as questions swirl around their community - Bryden and Sam's past seems a little less perfect, their luxury condo less safe, their friends, neighbours and relatives no longer quite so reliable ...
How the World Works
Discover the essential guide to Chomsky and his brilliant ideas on the global state of affairs.
An extraordinary collection of Chomsky's speeches and his interviews with David Barsamian, edited by Arthur Naiman. With exceptional clarity and power of argument, Noam Chomsky lays bare as no one else can the realities of contemporary geopolitics.
Including classic essays such as:
* What Uncle Sam Really Wants
* The Prosperous Few and the Restless Many
* Secrets, Lies and Democracy
* The Common Good
Chasing the Fire - Silver Pines Ranch 5
He's the moth to her flame. Can they risk getting burned?
The owner of a popular boutique, Olivia Sutton is the darling of Laurel Creek. While Olivia may be as sweet as the baked treats she loves to create, beneath her good girl exterior, she harbours a secret desire: a man who can take control.
Enter Asher Reed, the town's fire chief. Asher keeps everything in his life controlled. . . except when it comes to Olivia, the copper-haired beauty who has captured his attention in ways he can't ignore.
When a moment of weakness leads to two pink lines, Olivia and Asher agree to spend more time together, determined to be friends.
But when Olivia realises the smouldering firefighter might be the key to the future she's always dreamed of, will their spark ignite-or be extinguished by the weight of his secrets?
Gifted & Talented
Where there’s a will, there’s a war.
Thayer Wren is dead. As the brilliant CEO of Wrenfare Magitech, he leaves an incredible legacy. But which of his three children could inherit the Wrenfare throne?
Meredith, head of her own profitable company, has recently (apparently) cured mental illness. If only her journalist ex-boyfriend wasn’t set on exposing what she really is: a total fraud.
Arthur, the second-youngest congressman ever, wants to do everything right. Except his wife might be leaving him, and he’s losing his re-election campaign. Heading Wrenfare could relaunch his sinking ship.
And Eilidh was a world-famous ballerina until a life-altering injury. But gaining control of the company might finally validate her worth.
All three are telepathically and electrokinetically gifted. But in the pipeline from gifted kid to clinically depressed adult, nobody wins. As they gather to read their father’s final words, who will come out on top?
Bluey: Pass the Parcel
Lucky's Dad is outraged that modern Pass the Parcel has a present in every layer and changes the rules back to only having one prize in the middle. As a result, Bingo is forever losing at birthday parties.
But what will Bingo decide when it’s her turn to choose the rules?
This picture book is the perfect birthday gift, especially for pass the parcel! How will you play?
Lucky’s Dad’s rules, HOORAY!
Journey Through the Waterfall
Dragon Girls meets Love Puppies in this new chapter book series starring a group of friends who protect animals with magical gemstones! A little sparkle goes a long way! Lily the Water Gem helps her family take care of otters who splash around near the lake. When one of the baby otters is injured, Lily rushes to help. It soon becomes clear that the otter needs a special medicine made from flowers that grow beyond a powerful waterfall.
The Gem who goes on the mission to collect the flowers must be brave, strong, and fast - because time is running out. Lily volunteers to make the journey. She’ll do anything to save one of her beloved otters!
Which Way To The Future
Planet Earth, in case you do not know it, is a small, green little world, out on the end of a remote and rarely visited Milky Way.
All Magic was supposed to have disappeared from this particular planet many centuries earlier.
But in an ordinary, slightly damp part of the planet there are five human children with extraordinary Magical Gifts that the universe has never seen before. Only two of them don't know it yet.
What will Mabel and Izzabird's Gifts be? And how will they navigate Bounty Hunters, a witch and three perilous tasks to reach the end of their story? After all, there's nothing like an adventure to find out whether you are a Hero or not . . .
WARNING: Contains Dangerous Space Travel and Very Illegal Magic
Star Wars: The Mandalorian: Grogu: The Ultimate Sticker Collection
This complete collection contains stickers of all of your favourite characters from Star Wars: The Mandalorian, including Grogu, Din Djarin, and Bo-Katan Kryze. Learn more about incredible vehicles such as the Mandalorian’s N-1 starfighter, and fascinating locations like the terrifying mines of Mandalore. Fans can even create their own amazing sticker scenes!
Discover gorgeous stickers and engaging facts about the hit Star Wars series:
• Over 1,000 stickers: Keep young Star Wars fans busy for hours with a wealth of stickers featuring characters, creatures, vehicles and more from Star Wars: The Mandalorian
• Officially licensed Star Wars sticker book: Created in close collaboration with Lucasfilm and featuring fan-favourite characters
• The perfect Star Wars gift for kids: Children learning to read will love discovering new facts about the epic series from age-appropriate text boxes featured throughout, alongside the massive collection of stickers
Entertaining sticker activities and fascinating facts make this book perfect for young Star Wars fans – and a great way to get them interested in reading as they enjoy some screen-free, sticker-filled fun!
Intimate Audrey
'I came to realise my mother was a lioness. She was soft and strong at the same time and had the gentlest of hearts.' - Sean Hepburn Ferrer
The deeply personal, official biography of Audrey Hepburn, full of untold stories exclusive photos and cherish memories from her son Sean Hepburn Ferrer, one of the people who knew her best.
Audrey Hepburn was many things. She was a child survivor of the Second World War. She was a symbol of timeless style. She played a runaway princess, an eccentric socialite and a nun struggling with her faith. But perhaps her greatest contribution to the world was as a selfless humanitarian in the final years of her life.
For Sean Hepburn Ferrer, Audrey was also his mother. In INTIMATE AUDREY, he candidly recounts how the shy 'girl from across the landing' became the star we remember and love today. Featuring never-before-seen photographs and excerpts from her personal letters, this book is an intimate portrait of Audrey: as an icon, as a mother and as an altruist who drew on her own experience of hunger and suffering to advocate fiercely for children in war-torn countries.
Audrey shines in this moving portrait of a mother by her son; a visionary woman who continues to defy all expectations decades after her death.
I Am Not Jessica Chen
Jenna Chen has spent her life in the shadow of her flawless cousin. Jessica Chen is so smart she gets the top score on every test. Jessica Chen is so beautiful people stop in the hallway to stare at her. Jessica Chen is so perfect she got into Harvard.
And Jenna Chen will only ever be a disappointment.
So when Jenna makes a desperate wish to become her cousin, the last thing she expects is for it to come true-literally. All of a sudden she gets to live the life she's always dreamed of . . . but being the model student at cutthroat Havenwood Private Academy isn't quite what she'd imagined. Worse, people seem to be forgetting that someone named Jenna Chen ever existed. But isn't it worth trading it all away-her artistic talent, her childhood home, even the hope of golden boy Aaron Cai loving her back-to be Jessica Chen?
Slider Sound Books: Splash!
Each time you move one of the sliders in this book, you'll see an ocean animal and hear the noise it makes. But there's more! When you move the same slider back in the opposite direction, you'll see and hear a different animal.
From snorting whales to playful dolphins, discover the world beneath the waves in this exciting journey through the sea.
Twenty Years Together
TWO MEN. TWENTY YEARS. ONE PROPOSAL. Danny and Luis have been a couple for decades. Piece by piece, they’ve built a life together. They’ve created a home. The only thing they didn't have was a marriage. When they met, it was illegal. But the law finally changes, and Danny decides to propose - on a Scottish hilltop, to the love of his life. Luis loves Danny, but does he love marriag? nd, as the past begins to catch up to them both, everything they have worked for begins to fall apart. Can their love survive the ultimate test? And is a yes still worth fighting for after twenty years togethe? ender, romantic, and beautifully written, Twenty Years Together is a love story for the ages, by the multi-million copy bestselling author of Child 44. PRAISE FOR TOM ROB SMITH:‘Tob Rob Smith has delivered a classic love story…funny, gorgeous, and quietly revolutionary’ SYDNEY ARTS GUIDE‘Simply told, profoundly felt … [an] exquisite love story … tender, funny, humane’ THE SUNDAY POST‘A powerful read’ HEAT
How to Build a Chocolate Bridge
An interactive, hands-on exploration of science and the world around us, in a fantastically fun book for children aged 7+.Can you make a skyscraper out of pasta? How about a rocket from meringue? As an engineer and a BIG fan of chocolate, Roma herself has often wondered whether a bridge could be made out of chocolate. This might sound impossible (and delicious), but you don''t know until you try...With seven interactive building projects, kids will find out what is possible, while learning about the science behind awe-inspiring inventions. They will also get to meet some of the world''s most innovative scientists, who dare to experiment with wacky materials to create something great.Written by bestselling author and award-winning engineer Roma Agrawal, this book encourages kids to put some unexpected materials to the test. It''s the perfect way to get kids excited about science - whilst having a WHOLE load of fun!
Astronomy For Beginners
Have you ever wondered what stars are made of, or how they blaze into life? What about how a black hole works, or whether there's alien life somewhere in the univers? hese are the kinds of incredible questions that astronomers spend their days trying to answer. This book won't only give you basic answers, it really digs in to explain some seriously cool and mysterious ideas, from gravity to the origin of the universe to the problem of warping through spacetime. Find out what Astronomers and Cosmologists have discovered so far, how on Earth they figured it all out, and the head-scratching problems they're still puzzling over in this thrilling introduction. Chapters in this book include:- Space rocks- How light works- Studying stars- Black holes- Gravity- Is anybody out ther? xploring complex ideas in easy-to-digest chunks, with expert input from astronomer Dr. Sheila Kanani MBE, Astronomy for Beginners is perfect for space-obsessed children aged 10 and above. Discover more from Usborne's award-winning For Beginners series
