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It's Your Life: Reflections on Contemporary Living & Relationships


Vinita Dawra Nangia - 2012
    With instances from real life and the author's own experiences and inspirational wisdom, 'It's Your Life' is a collection of some of the most popular write-ups from Vinita Dawra Nangia's weekly Sunday column, '0-zone' in Times Life, the Sunday supplement of The Times of India. At the core of the writings is the belief that though deeply connected, we are all self-sufficient beings, responsible for our own life and happiness. Take charge of your life and live it as you wish to!

Ian Rankin Collection


Ian Rankin
    

Froggy Dearest (Kiss me, my love!)


Scott Gordon - 2014
    Soft spoken and ever courteous, you've never met a creature quite so charming. But tread carefully, for this frog has quite a secret to share!Approximately 40 pages in all. Originally this picture book was intended for children 3 to 6, but as I wrote it, I realized that it's really meant for all children AND their parents. (Read it together. You'll get a big laugh at the end!)Descriptions of my other popular children's books are included after the main feature (an additional 5 pages).

The Wizard Comes to Town


Mercer Mayer - 1973
    Alabasium, Wizard Extraordinaire, rents a room in Mrs. Beggs's boarding house. After the Wizard conjures up a few floating chairs and some inclement weather in the parlor, Mrs. Beggs retaliates with a little witchcraft of her own. Full color.

Rancho Diablo Western Series Omnibus


Mel Odom - 2020
    Now Sam is putting down roots with his wife and daughter, and no amount of evil can stand in the way.Secure in their out-of-the-way stronghold, the proprietors of the criminal enterprises never planned on a man like Sam Blaylock—a man who would face the Devil himself to balance the scales. Sam never backed down from a bad situation.Rancho Diablo Western Series: Omnibus includes – Shooter's Cross, Hell On Wheels, The Hold Up, The Matamoros Bull, The Armadillo's Hole Saloon and Shooter York.

A Wrinkle in Time Literature Guide


Madeleine L'Engle - 1997
    "I just got caught in a downdraft and blown off course. Let me sit down for a moment, and then I'll be on my way. Speaking of way, by the way, there is such a thing as a tesseract."A tesseract (in case the reader doesn't know) is a wrinkle in time. To tell more would rob the reader of the enjoyment of Miss L'Engle's unusual book.

Phase One: The Incredible Hulk


Alexander C. Irvine - 2015
    But after a devastating lab accident, he became The Incredible Hulk. Join the action as this Super Hero fights against Abomination in his complete origin story as told in The Incredible Hulk. Re-live all of The Avengers' individual stories before they reassemble in Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron. © 2014 MARVEL

Protecting His Cowgirl


Mary Winter - 2018
    Sure she can’t afford the financial hit, but she’d deal. Until her best friend convinces her to hire the Brotherhood Protectors to get to the bottom of the thefts. She just hopes whoever they send doesn’t find out about what she does when she isn’t waitressing, or the terrible events she’s tried so hard to forget. Some secrets need to remain hidden because some wounds may never heal. Greer “Bull” Gorsch has wanted the sexy redheaded waitress at the café, so he takes the assignment to find out who is behind the cattle thefts at Shelby’s ranch. He doesn’t count on a fearful young boy to bring up memories he thought long buried or the reason why the young man is on her property. Suddenly he’s dealing with more than an ordinary cattle theft and in spite of his best intentions, he’s falling in love with his assignment

Peppa Pig: George and the Noisy Baby


Mandy Archer - 2015
    They are very excited to see their new cousin Baby Alexander. Soon everyone is fast asleep, except for Baby Alexander. The noisy baby wakes George up and he has to help Daddy Pig find a way to get Alexander back to sleep.Based on the hit pre-school animation, Peppa Pig, shown daily on Five's Milkshake and Nick Jnr.

The Abominable Snowman: A Short Story from Dragons at Crumbling Castle


Terry Pratchett - 2014
    When famous explorer Amos Tence* shows up at his front door, life gets considerably more exciting. Before long, he's speeding off in a taxi to the mountains of Chilistan in search of the hairiest, most mysterious monster ever known - an ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN! A fantastically funny short story from the collection Dragons at Crumbling Castle. [*Yes, that Amos Tence - the same man who punted from Brighton to Bombay in the bath. It's true.]

Freedom: Flora


A.K. Michaels - 2017
     Where vampires are real, rich, powerful—and hungry. I never thought I’d become a Blood Courtesan but to find love was beyond my wildest dreams. Maxwell Steele has given me everything but can I face the tormentors of my past: a pack of wolves? A terrified call from Scotland has us on a journey to confront those that made my life a living hell. What I didn’t expect to find was they still have a hold over me and I still have a fight on my hands to gain what I’ve always craved: my freedom. My name is Flora and this is my story.

Hideaway / The Vision


Dean Koontz - 1994
    Two complete unabridged novels in one volume: HIDEAWAY, tells of an accident victim being miraculously resuscitated, and THE VISION is the story of a clairvoyant who can foresee murders but cannot prevent them taking place.

Of Lions and Unicorns


Michael Morpurgo - 2013
    A collection of short stories and excerpts from Michael Morpurgo's most famous children's novels.

My Thanksgiving Faux Paw


Renee George - 2019
    Granted, everyone she knows (and has birthed) is on the furry side, but so what? Weird is wonderful, especially in this wacky little place she calls home. But when a young man shows up on her doorstep claiming to be her long lost brother, his presence provokes a psychic walk down memory lane, challenging Sunny's ideas about herself and her future. Throw in exploding turkeys, time-traveling visions, and a twenty-year-old mystery… and you have a Thanksgiving that’s gonna be downright Peculiar. Peculiar Mysteries series from USA Today bestselling author Renee George are laugh-out-loud, grip the edge of your seat, and swoon as you fall in love tales of mystery, humor, and romance that take place in the small (fictional, not the actual) Ozark shifter town of Peculiar, Missouri.

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret / Blubber / Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself


Judy Blume - 1998
    The second story is an autobiographical novel while in the third novel, Jill realizes that it isn't nice to bully other children.