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Potent and timely lessons on healing and connection―both individually and collectively―through the wisdom and magic of honeybees. We’ve heard the refrain to save the bees, but what if the bees can save us too? Beloved equity educators, authors, and beekeepers Michelle Cassandra Johnson and...

A New York Times bestseller! A group of children investigate the threat that prompted large-scale evacuations in this “solid and engrossing” (Booklist) companion novel to the New York Times bestselling Alone told in multiple POVs. After an imminent yet unnamed danger forces people across...

What do you do when your life has fallen apart? Fifteen hundred years ago, a Roman nobleman named Boethius asked this question as he was sitting in a prison cell waiting to die, accused—probably unjustly—of treason. Boethius had been a rich and powerful man with all a person could want in life, but now he had lost everything. Shaken, he wondered how such terrible misfortune could have happened to him and why life was so unfair.

Originally published as The Singing Bone, this captivating book was later unveiled under a new guise, The Adventures of Dr. Thorndyke. It holds a unique place in literary history as it presents the first use of the inverted detective formula, seen in the gripping story, The Case of Oskar Brodski, first published in Pearsons Magazine in 1912. This is not the only example of this intriguing formula in the book, making it a must-read for detective story enthusiasts.

This is the story of Abu Ghraib that you haven't heard, told by the soldier sent by the Army to restore order and ensure that the abuses that took place there never happen again. In April 2004, the world was shocked by the brutal pictures of beatings, dog attacks, sex acts, and the torture of...

Three women linked by their blood, their dreams...and their sins. From Leningrad in the '70s to America and London in the present day, Kimberley Freeman's new novel follows the lives of two sisters, Lena and Natalia, and their cousin, Sofi, as they move away from Russia and all they have known. Despite promising to always take care of each other, a pact to meet every winter is shattered as their lives change and long-held resentments begin to surface. Can that resentment turn to hatred? To murder?

Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. They can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere. Human beings are, in the main, social animals, they like to gather, to herd together, to share experiences. But some do not. Either through choice or exclusion their way forward is difficult. In this volume our authors and their characters share their stories.

Journey alongside Inspector French of Scotland Yard as he tirelessly pursues leads in a gripping murder-heist case. From the gritty streets of Hatton Garden to the corners of the British Isles and beyond, Frenchs relentless pursuit of justice will take listeners on a thrilling adventure across the continent. Will he finally catch the culprit? Dive into this enthralling narrative and find out.

Welcome to the thrilling world of Inspector Joseph French! In this gripping tale by Freeman Wills Crofts, a railway engineer turned detective faces a baffling case. When a man's lifeless body is discovered near Cheyne, the clock begins ticking. Inspector French, known for his keen eye and methodical approach, races against time to piece together the clues. Crofts expertly weaves in his knowledge of railways, making each detail crucial to solving the mystery. With over 30 works to his name, Crofts is celebrated alongside the likes of Raymond Chandler and Agatha Christie. This fifth installment ...

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Journey into the captivating world of detective John Thorndyke as he skillfully unravels mysteries in this anthology of Freemans intriguing crime narratives. - Summary by A. K. Morton

The first short story - "The Tomb of Sara" - was written by English navy officer, and writer, Frederick George Loring. It was one of the very first stories from the last century featuring a lady vampire. The feminine element represents the connection with "Luella Miller" by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman. The inhabitant of a haunted house sucks life out of everyone who gets interested in her - and the atmosphere gets denser throughout the story.

It's not fiction. It's plaque busting, pulp drilling, vet dentistry realness. A podcast sinking it's teeth into the world of veterinary dentistry. Hosted by EVDC Diplomates Alix Freeman, Andrew Perry and Annabel McFadzean. This show brings clinical insight, gritty case talk, reviews of publications all with a dash of dark humour, straight from the dental suite.

🎙️ Welcome to the Project J & K Podcast!Hey everyone! We're Jordan and Kelvin — just two people navigating everyday life and sharing the stories that keep us entertained. Jordan is a university student balancing classes, campus life, and everything in between, while Kelvin works hard on the frontlines as a healthcare worker. Between the two of us, we've got plenty of perspectives, opinions, and reactions to bring to the table!On this channel, we read and react to the most viral, relatable, and outrageous Reddit stories on the internet — from relationship drama to workplace chaos and ...

Excerpt which contains the opinions and biographical accounts from the author: "A short time ago, idling through a collection of early-day photographs, I came across two that vividly recalled the closing scenes in that bloody frontier drama in which the Apache was the chief actor. For many years the relentless foe of the pioneer, wary, tireless, cowardly and treacherous, he was the very incarnation of fiendishness, if possible, more pronounced in the squaw than in the man. Never meeting you in the open, always in ambush, concealed behind the big granite boulder, the point of a hill or a clump ...

Born into a tenant farming family in North Carolina in 1946, Mary Louise, Mary Ann, Mary Alice, and Mary Catherine were medical miracles. Annie Mae Fultz, a Black-Cherokee woman who lost her ability to hear and speak in childhood, became the mother of America's first surviving set of identical quadruplets. They were instant celebrities. Their White doctor named them after his own family members. He sold the rights to use the sisters for marketing purposes to the highest-bidding formula company. The girls lived in poverty, while Pet Milk's profits skyrocketed....

For John Freeman - literary critic, essayist, editor, poet and 'one of the preeminent book people of our time' (Dave Eggers) - it is a rare moment when words are not enough. But in the wake of the election of 2016, words felt useless, even indulgent. Action was the only reasonable response. He took to the streets in protest and the sense of community and collective conviction felt right. But the assaults continued - on citizens' rights and long-held compacts, on the core principles of our culture and civilisation and on our language itself.

Part one of this day game master class deals with "cold approach". This is where you learn the skills to directly approach and talk to any girl you are attracted to. You will develop the inner belief to overcome approach anxiety and make a powerfully positive impact with any woman you desire. No matter where she is, who she is with, or what she is doing.

Introducing Dr. John Thorndyke and his friend Mr. Jervis. Together the sleuths solve through scientific means murders and mysteries, using logic and material evidence and Dr. Thorndyke's indispensable little green case.

In this series we explore the many facets of love through literary talents that span both time and country. There are times when love is not a revelation and a calling from one soul to another but a carefully navigated path, or maybe a badly chosen path that decimates happiness. Which way will our literary leviathans take us? Inevitably it will be more than one.