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Discover simple habits and easy-to-implement daily rhythms that will help you find meaning beyond the chaos of family life as you create a home where kids and parents alike practice how to love God and each other. You long for tender moments with your children--but do you ever find yourself too busy to stop, make eye contact, and say something you really mean? Daily habits are powerful ways to shape the heart--but do you find yourself giving in to screen time just to get through the day? You want to parent with purpose--but do you know how to start? Award-winning author and father of four Justin Whitmel Earley understands the tension between how you long to parent and what your daily life actually looks like. In Habits of the Household, Earley gives you the tools you need to create structure--from mealtimes to bedtimes--that free you to parent toddlers, kids, and teens with purpose. Learn how to: Develop a bedtime liturgy to settle your little ones and ground them in God's love Discover a new framework for discipline as discipleship Acquire simple practices for more regular and meaningful family mealtimes Open your eyes to the spirituality of parenting, seeing small moments as big opportunities for spiritual formation Develop a custom age chart for your family to more intentionally plan your shared years under the same roof Each chapter in Habits of the Household ends with practical patterns, prayers, or liturgies that your family can put into practice right away. As you create liberating rhythms around your everyday routines, you will find your family has a greater sense of peace and purpose as your home becomes a place where, above all, you learn how to love.

The BRAND NEW obsessive dark and steamy billionaire romance from USA Today Bestseller Bri Blackwood ¿¿¿¿¿¿For fans of Kylie Kent, Leigh Rivers and Naomi West ¿¿¿¿ In his world, power isn't negotiated-it's taken. Kept. Owned. I learned that too late. Men like him don't see women the way others do. They see leverage. Risk. Weakness. And somehow, I became all three. Years ago, I closed a door he intended to walk through without resistance. Cost him ground he doesn't lose. I told myself it was business. It wasn't. Now his company owns Prescott Vantage, and his condition is simple: I stay. I should walk away. I should know better. But walking away from men like him isn't simple-it's dangerous. He watches me like I'm a problem he's already solved. Like he knows my routines. My tells. The exact moment my control slips. I tell myself I can handle him. That staying is strategy. Survival. But the longer I'm here, the clearer it becomes. I'm not managing him. I'm contained by him. He isn't losing interest. He's closing in. And the worst part? I think I was marked long before I ever realized I was his. Tropes: ¿¿¿¿ Dark romance ¿¿¿¿ Billionaire romance ¿¿¿¿ Enemies to lovers ¿¿¿¿ Obsessive hero ¿¿¿¿ Morally grey ¿¿¿¿ Forced proximity / working together ¿¿¿¿ Strong heroine ¿¿¿¿ Super spicy Marked by Obsession is the first book in a morally grey, dark and obsessive trilogy. It ends in a cliffhanger and the next book in the series will be Bound by Desire. Readers LOVE Bri Blackwood: ¿¿¿¿¿ 'Oh, the angst and suspense in this book though! This is written as well as the romance and spice are!' Reader Review ¿¿¿¿¿ 'Really enjoyed this series. This last book tied up all the loose ends and had the ending I wanted.' Reader Review ¿¿¿¿¿ 'This is a well written story which is emotionally charged, dark, raw, gritty, and intense, with intrigue, vengeance, angst, suspense, drama, twists, and love, which leads to a steamy and perfect conclusion.' Reader Review

Crochet a garden of kawaii happiness with this super-cute collection of forty patterns. Cultivate a colorful world of crochet flowers, plants, and garden creatures that are perfect for gifting, and learn the simple crochet techniques needed for everything coming up roses. As in her first book Kawaii Crochet, Melissa Bradley breaks the patterns down by color with chapters for Pink, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple and White, with favorite plants and flowers in each section. You'll find step-by-step patterns for a variety of flowers, plus potted foliage in the form of cacti, ferns and string of pearls. And making an appearance in each chapter are cute creatures such as worms, ladybugs, snails, caterpillars, beetles and moths, and a few gardening tools too. At the back of the book, you'll find full tutorials with photos and diagrams on how to work the crochet stitches, how to add the faces, and how to make your flowers stand up tall with wire hidden inside the stems. This flowery collection is the perfect addition to any crochet and amigurumi lover's library-with gorgeous photography, easy, tried and tested patterns, and cute doodle illustrations and tips to amuse you while you stitch. Let Kawaii Crochet Garden fill your world with flowers!

Fed up of being a grown up? Get away from it all with the No. 1 bestseller from Marian Keyes 'Magnificently messy lives, brilliantly untangled. Funny, tender and completely absorbing!' GRAHAM NORTON 'SUCH a treat. Like reading the cleverest cream cake of words' CAITLIN MORAN ______ MEET JESSIE, CARA AND NELL. Married to brothers Johnny, Ed and Liam Casey. Three very different women tied to three very different men. Every family occasion is a party - until the day the secrets spill out. PLAYTIME IS OVER. BUT WHERE ARE THE GROWN-UPS? ______ 'Comic, convincing and true. Grown Ups has an almost Austenesque insight into character. Keyes knows how to make serious issues relatable - and get a few grownup laughs, too' GUARDIAN ' Hilarious, alternately heartwarming and heartbreaking. I loved everything about it' DAILY MAIL 'You may have written the best book of your career' CHRIS EVANS, VIRGIN RADIO 'Superb. Warm-hearted, wise and highly entertaining' OBSERVER 'Keyes at her best: capturing everyday voices with humour and empathy with writing that you'll devour in a weekend. Just pure and simple joy' STYLIST 'I loved every word. I will be missing those gorgeous vibrant characters for many weeks to come' LIANE MORIARTY, bestselling author of Big Little Lies 'Messy, tangled complex humans who reminded me that few of us ever really sort our lives out at all' JOJO MOYES, bestselling author of Me Before You 'Her best yet. Charming, funny and poignant, but also profound, heartbreaking' NINA STIBBE, bestselling author of Reasons to be Cheerful Sunday Times bestseller April 2023

"Utterly swoony…an endearing reminder that true love can change the world" -J. Elle, New York Times bestselling author of Wings of Ebony To save a galactic kingdom from revolution, Kindred mind-pairings were created to ensure each and every person would be seen and heard, no matter how rich or poor… Joy Abara knows her place. A commoner from the lowly planet Hali, she lives a simple life-apart from the notoriety that being Kindred to the nobility's most infamous playboy brings. Duke Felix Hamdi has a plan. He will exasperate his noble family to the point that they agree to let him choose his own future and finally meet his Kindred face-to-face. Then the royal family is assassinated, putting Felix next in line for the throne…and accused of the murders. Someone will stop at nothing until he's dead, which means they'll target Joy, too. Meeting in person for the first time as they steal a spacecraft and flee amid chaos might not be ideal…and neither is crash-landing on the strange backward planet called Earth. But hiding might just be the perfect way to discover the true strength of the Kindred bond and expose a scandal-and a love-that may decide the future of a galaxy.

A spirited Victorian beauty with a fondness for fairytales unwittingly falls under the power of a beastly, scandal-plagued nobleman in the first book in USA Today bestselling author Mimi Matthews's new Daughters of Somerset series. Charlotte Beresford has spent far too long under the iron rule of strict governesses and unflinching finishing school teachers. When she's offered a brief window of freedom—an invitation to spend the summer with a recent acquaintance in a remote corner of Yorkshire, far from societal expectations—she jumps at the chance. Never mind that her new friend is odd, their chaperone questionable, and the village rumored to be cursed. Charlotte knows how to look after herself. All she must do is show a friendly face, keep her wits about her, and—above all—avoid the derelict manor house that stands on the edge of the moors... Battle-scarred and bad tempered, Magnus Sterling never intended to return to England, let alone Yorkshire. But now he's inherited the title, it's his responsibility to settle his late father's affairs. It should be simple enough to do without riling up the superstitious locals. Indeed, they don't even need to know that the infamous son of the equally infamous Earl of Eversleigh is back on British soil. Magnus will keep to himself, and to the crumbling manor house, and for once in his miserable life avoid any cloud of scandal. A straightforward enough plan, or so he believes, until he catches sight of the bold, auburn-haired intruder infiltrating the grounds of his estate...

A step-by-step guide to building a million-dollar company and having fun along the way by New York Times bestselling author and business podcaster Noah Kagan. He would know. He's done it seven times over. AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'A lively read that provides a practical step-by-step guide to founding a business.' The Financial Times It's time to leapfrog the only hurdle between you and a million-dollar company. More people than ever want to be their own boss, but venturing forward with your own business can be hugely intimidating. Are you investing effort in ideas that have no basis in customer demand? Are you shying away from even considering starting your own business? Noah Kagan knew this feeling all too well, but has since discovered how to banish the one simple thing holding aspiring entrepreneurs back, to become a 7-figure founder. MILLION DOLLAR WEEKEND offers an into-the-deep-end process for overcoming fear and perfectionism and making the business of your dreams a reality. Step-by-step, Noah shows what it takes to oust fear and build the "ask muscle", and shares practical advice that every entrepreneur needs to master. By demystifying what it takes to start a business, turning risk into realistic action and fear into fun, this is the beginning of your journey to successful entrepreneurship. And the best part? You can kickstart this process in a weekend.

This toolbox full of tips and games accompanies the picture book, Someday I'll Be a Queen, which incorporates all the rules of chess. Teachers, parents, grandparents, and chess coaches learn how to build it up step by step. The message is, have fun! Enjoy the book and the game together. Take your time. Don't go through the book all at once but learn piece to piece after which you rehearse the chess piece. I work with small groups of 6 to 8 children for a maximum of 30 minutes at a time. With the four-year-olds, I explain about the king and after that, we play four different games. During the last game, before they learn to move the rook, I put a car on the chess board. Every toddler knows not to stand in the street when a car approaches. So they have to move their king to safety each time. Actually, they are already lifting check without realizing it. The hardest thing for experienced and trained chess players is to apply the game in such a way that you think at the toddler's level. Make it very simple. Don't overwhelm them with too many rules at once. Tackle it playfully using the language of their environment.

Most of us would not hesitate to presume that the thinking language of Dr. Ambedkar was English. Besides his towering intellect and eminent leadership, his mastery in English was an important force wielding which he was able to win rights for the Depressed Classes (i.e the Unmarriageables). 'Emulating Dr. Ambedkar' is an attempt to celebrate his command over this vocabulary-rich beautiful language which is dominant as ever in the international discourses. In this compilation drawn from Volume 1, 5 and 9 of 'Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Writings and Speeches' (BAWS), even some simple sentences have been accommodated in order to enable the readers to hunt and equip themselves with the writing style of the learned Doctor. We need to consciously seek the alternate words preferred by Babasaheb in the place of mundane substitutes that we routinely use. It is desired that the readers not only imbibe the manner of usage of words so typical of Doctor but also draw lessons from his arguing style and submission of statements. The remarks made by him while submitting his own arguments or while destroying the contention of his opponents are especially noteworthy. These remarks, on many instance, illuminates the structure and the nature of arguments made by him and others. Dr. Ambedkar also had the trait to alarm the audience or readers if his speeches or writings happened to be too long or tiring or straightforward or even harsh. How he had used idioms and phrases is undoubtedly astounding. Some of his own phrases should be rightly construed as a warning or advice to the Unmarriageables. Though there is a separate book series titled 'Mastering Babasaheb: Essential Thoughts of Dr. Ambedkar' that has been made available to the readers, a glimpse of his thoughts are scattered in this compilation too. Collection of words used by the Doctor is presented on the back cover of the book itself and in it there is a miniscule addition of words used by others but quoted in BAWS. This has been included to enable the readers to engage with BAWS effectively. It is earnestly desired that this compilation would inspire the Unmarriageables not only to acquire mastery in English but to also inculcate it as their thinking language. The compilation of 'Emulating Dr. Ambedkar' was done by A.B. Karl Marx Siddharthar. He is the author of 'UNCASTE' otherwise subtitled as 'Understanding Unmarriageability: The Way Forward To Annihilate Caste'.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Half His Age and I'm Glad My Mom Died-a deeply personal and introspective guided journal and goal planning system that asks questions to help you build the life you want from the inside out. "I've succeeded at someone else's idea of a good life. I don't recommend it. To succeed at my own version of a good life, it took honest, sustained introspection. This book is a tool to carry you through a year of it." -Jennette McCurdy Most guided journals and planners fail the reader in one of two ways. They're either too soft, all affirmations and vision boards, beautiful and completely untethered from who you actually are, or too tactical, treating your life like a logistics problem to be optimized while skipping the only question that actually matters: Who are you, really? The Examined Year is a tool to carry you through a year of introspection. It's a guide to understanding what you actually value. A grounded, simple system for setting and accomplishing goals that are genuinely yours. A record of who you're becoming, what you're learning, and what you're ready to leave behind. McCurdy developed the self-discovery strategies in this journal from her own hard-earned experience. She asks readers to measure each of their values against concrete evidence from their own lives, catching performative and unrealistic values before they send readers chasing the wrong goals for another year. Readers will then use their core values to inform their goals, ones that McCurdy feels should be process-based rather than outcome-based, internally motivated rather than externally prescribed, and tethered to who the reader actually is rather than who they think they should be. With monthly and quarterly check-ins that allow flexibility to abandon and revise goals without shame, The Examined Year is a forgiving and empowering tool that recognizes time as an integral part of the self-discovery process. McCurdy's voice throughout is already known and trusted by her readers: sharp, self-aware, funny, and unflinchingly honest. Her prompts don't coddle. They don't congratulate. They ask you to get real with yourself. And they don't make you wait for January 1. Whatever day you're holding this book, that's day one.

Hard-hitting divorce lawyer James J. Sexton shares his insights and wisdom to help you reverse-engineer a healthy, fulfilling romantic relationship with How to Stay in Love. "Who would have guessed that the person who gives the best advice about marriage was the guy responsible for getting you out of yours?" -Judith Newman, The New York Times Book Review With two decades on the front lines of divorce, Sexton has seen what makes formerly happy couples fall out of love and "lose the plot" of the story they were writing together. Now he reveals all of the "what-not-to-dos" for couples who want to build-and consistently work to preserve-a lasting, loving relationship. Sexton tells the unvarnished truth about love and marriage, diving straight into the most common issues that often arise from simple communication problems and relationships that develop by "default" instead of design. Though he deals constantly with the heartbreak of others, he still believes in romance and the transformative power of love. This book is his opportunity to use what he has learned from the mistakes of his clients to help individuals and couples find and preserve lasting connection. Previously published as If You're In My Office, It's Already Too Late.

Lives of the Stoics : In this book, Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman offer a fresh approach to understanding Stoicism through the lives of the people who practiced it - from Cicero to Zeno, Cato to Seneca, Diogenes to Marcus Aurelius. Through short biographies of all the famous, and lesser-known, Stoics, this book will show what it means to live stoically, and reveal the lessons to be learned from their struggles and successes. The Obstacle is the Way: We give up too easily. With a simple change of attitude, what seem like insurmountable obstacles become once-in-a-lifetime opportunities. Ryan Holiday, who dropped out of college at nineteen to serve as an apprentice to bestselling 'modern Machiavelli' Robert Greene and is now a media consultant for billion-dollar brands, draws on the philosophy of the Stoics. Ego is the Enemy: In Ego is the Enemy, Ryan Holiday shows us how and why ego is such a powerful internal opponent to be guarded against at all stages of our careers and lives, and that we can only create our best work when we identify, acknowledge and disarm its dangers. Stillness is the Key: Throughout history, there has been one quality that great leaders, makers, artists and fighters have shared. The Zen Buddhists described it as inner peace, the Stoics called it ataraxia and Ryan Holiday calls it stillness: the ability to be steady, focused and calm in a constantly busy world.

** THE ONLY GUT-HEALTH COOKBOOK YOU NEED FROM THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF FOOD FOR LIFE** **As seen on Channel 4's What Not to Eat** 'A book full of fantastic recipes and ideas.' Yotam Ottolenghi 'Packed with food you will love - and that your microbes will, too' Dr Clare Bailey Mosley 'Flavours and recipes you'll want to eat every day' Melissa Hemsley 'Delicious and astonishingly, life-changingly, simple' Davina McCall 'Tim's principles for eating well are totally transformative' Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall In: 30 plants a week. Out: Calorie counting. In: Fermenting. Out: Ultra-processed foods. But, how? The Food For Life Cookbook takes the ground-breaking guidance in Tim Spector's #1 bestselling guide to the new science of eating well and, in over 100 delicious and achievable recipes created in collaboration with ZOE, the nutrition science company that he co-founded, shows just how simple and enjoyable it can be to adapt to a gut-friendly way of eating. Shaped by Tim's own experience of transforming the way he eats, as well as common requests from readers and ZOE members, chapters include 15-minute meals, ideas for eating well when the fridge looks bare, and generous feasts and sweet treats for special moments with friends. Packed with plant-led inspiration for delicious meals to feed you, your family and your microbiome, as well as tips for increasing plant diversity and science-based explanations for the nutritional benefits of the ingredients and recipes included, The Food For Life Cookbook is a must-have for every gut-loving home and kitchen. Cook for life. Join the food revolution. PRAISE FOR FOOD FOR LIFE: 'A fresh look at food' JAMIE OLIVER 'Fascinating' NIGELLA LAWSON 'No fads, no nonsense, just practical, science-based advice on how to eat well' Daily Mail, Books of the Year Tim Spector, Number 1 Sunday Times bestseller, February 2024

The Incarnate series was conceived of when the Directorate started hitting the limits of what they could accomplish with Biomancy upon mortal flesh. Seeking to transcend the limits of flesh while working with it posed a conundrum that they solved by growing each of the required organs and muscles seperately. This allowed them to grow these individual parts without worrying about the metabolic strain that would place on something as mundane as a body. These organs and muscles are then transplanted onto a frame composed of a specially gown crystalline bone lattice that they have bonded with a metal frame. The autonomous nervous system is allowed to grow from a series of specialised neuron clusters implanted throughout the body. A simplefied clone brain is implanted into the resulting body with reduced cognitive capacity but tremendous loyalty and protective instincts. The end result is one of the most terrifying creations of the Directorate, in many ways the perfect bodyguard, unconcerned with the preservation of self, and only too willing to follow orders, albeit simple ones. Even the directorate paused before considering whether they want to refine the neutral network of this creation, but there are rumors that the Sovereign has commissioned an Incarnate line of offensive berserkers. Contains unpainted miniatures. Assembly required. Game Contents: 3 Cavalry Bases (Plastic) 3 Cavalry Stands (Plastic) 3 Incarnate Sentinel Miniatures (Resin) 1 Command Card

The incarnate series was conceived of when the Directorate startet hitting the limits of what they could accomplish with Biomancy upon mortal flesh. Seeking to transcend the limits of flesh while working with it posed a conundrum that they solved by growing each of the required organs and muscles seperately. This allowed them to grow these individual parts without worrying about the metabolic strain that would place on something as mundane as a body. These organs and muscles are then transported onto a frame composed of a specially gown crystalline bone lattice that they have bonded with a metal frame. The autonomous nervous system is allowed to grow from a series of specialised neuron clusters implanted throughout the body. A simplified clone brain is implanted into the resulting body with reduced cognitive capacity but tremendous loyalty and protective instincts. The end result is one of the most terrifying creations of the Directorate, in many ways the perfect bodyguard, unconcerned with the preservation of self, and only too willing to follow orders, albeit simple ones. Even the decorate paused before considering whether they want to refine the neutral network of this creation, but there are rumors that the Sovereign has commissioned an Incarnate line of offensive berserkers. Contains unpainted miniatures. Assembly required. Game Contents: 3 Cavalry Bases (Plastic) 3 Cavalry Stands (Plastic) 3 Incarnate Sentinels Miniatures (Plastic) 1 Command Card

Extreme Silence from TOMY is the most fun you can have without making a sound. Quick to set up, easy to learn and with endless possibilities and opportunities, it’s the game where crazy challenges have to be carried out in silence. Sounds simple until you have to try and beat the Decibel Detector. This cunning gizmo has a sound-sensitive microphone at one end and a colourful dial on the side. Players take turns to pick up a challenge card and carry out the specified task. Opponents watch the needle on the dial as it picks up every sound, hovering between green, amber and… red! Dip into the danger zone by making too much racket and the alarm will sound. Complete the task in extreme silence and you win the card. First to five cards is the no-noise champion. So, if you think you can open a bag of crisps and munch away in silence, try it. Can you jump off a chair, tear a piece of paper, fill a jar with pasta shapes, or whisper a song loudly enough so others can recognise a tune - all without setting off the Decibel Detector? You can? Then you’re ready for the nerve-jangling ‘Don’t make a sound’ party game. Cleverly designed so you can play at home using all kinds of everyday props, players can customize the game so it’s different every time. Contents include a real microphone with built-in decibel meter and alarm, 50 challenge cards, 10 blank cards to create your own challenges and instructions.

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New York Times Bestseller Through memoir essays and magical practices for spiritual self-care, Grimoire Girl connects us to the enchantment that exists inside us all. Since childhood, Hilarie Burton Morgan has felt the call to record, keep, and catalogue life in all its strange wonder. It was a whimsical habit, with no clear goal. And then, when she became a mother, the importance of all that collecting snapped into focus. In an effort to patchwork together an anthology of traditions, curiosity, and magical thinking that she could pass down, Burton Morgan realized she was crafting a grimoire . In intimate detail, Burton Morgan shares how she's creating an inheritance of mischief and magic that will outlive her. What's more, she shows readers how they too can look at the elements of their lives and collect the pieces into a tangible collection of a lifetime of learning, a true act of female empowerment. Because in its purest form, a grimoire was a guide to keep you alive. Like the grimoires of old, full of life-saving wisdom, these pages include: A record of the people, places, ideas and habits that have kept Burton Morgan alive Whimsical two-color illustrations by Olivia Faust Ideas for practicing Simple Spells, creating an altar, practicing candle magic and poetry spells, making an oracle deck, or channeling your inner kitchen witch with recipes and potions. So begin creating your own inheritance, take a long look inward and decide... What wisdom will be written on the pages of your Grimoire?

#1 New York Times Bestseller ¿ Goodreads Choice Award Winner "A tour de force of suspenseful pacing and empathetic writing." -The New York Times "All hail the queen of dark academia!" -NPR Wealth. Power. Murder. Magic. The Ivy League is going straight to hell in the sequel to the smash New York Times bestseller Ninth House from #1 bestselling author Leigh Bardugo. Find a gateway to the underworld. Steal a soul out of hell. A simple plan, except people who make this particular journey rarely come back. But Galaxy "Alex" Stern is determined to break Darlington out of purgatory-even if it costs her a future at Lethe and at Yale. Forbidden from attempting a rescue, Alex and Dawes can't call on the Ninth House for help, so they assemble a team of dubious allies to save the gentleman of Lethe. Together, they will have to navigate a maze of arcane texts and bizarre artifacts to uncover the societies' most closely guarded secrets, and break every rule doing it. But when faculty members begin to die off, Alex knows these aren't just accidents. Something deadly is at work in New Haven, and if she is going to survive, she'll have to reckon with the monsters of her past and a darkness built into the university's very walls. Thick with history and packed with Bardugo's signature twists, Hell Bent brings to life an intricate world full of magic, violence, and all too real monsters.

The high spice, low stakes USA Today bestselling sapphic romance where two best friends go on a nonrefundable honeymoon together and discover that finding happily ever after can be as simple as asking. "Meryl Wilsner is writing some of the best queer romance today, and My Best Friend's Honeymoon is no exception... I can confidently say that this friends-to-lovers destination romance is their best yet." - Autostraddle Elsie Hoffman has been engaged to her college boyfriend for a year and a half. Ginny Holtz has been in love with Elsie for almost a decade and a half. When Elsie discovers her fiancé already planned their wedding and honeymoon as a surprise and she's expected to be in a white dress in seven days, she swiftly realizes she's let herself become too comfortable with a future she never wanted. She breaks things off, and a week later is on a plane to the Caribbean for her non-refundable honeymoon with her best friend Ginny instead. Ginny thinks it's high time Elsie learned how to speak up for herself. So, they make a deal with her. For the next week, Elsie can have whatever she wants, wherever, however, and whenever she wants it, as long as she asks. They never expected Elsie to want them. What starts as choosing activities and taking selfies soon turns to toe-curling kisses and much, much more. But what happens when the honeymoon is over? Meryl Wilsner's My Best Friend's Honeymoon is about not only learning to ask for what you want, but for the happiness you deserve.

Return to the Kingdom of Íseldur, where enemies become lovers and dark secrets hide around each corner, in the sequel to the Viking-inspired romantic fantasy The Road of Bones. In the aftermath of a harrowing journey, Silla Nordvig’s dreams of a simple life have been shattered. Beaten, betrayed, and reeling from the revelation of her true name, she flees Kopa with Reynir Galtung, the ruthless leader of the Bloodaxe Crew. But when they're forced into hiding together, Silla soon discovers that Rey has been keeping secrets of his own. Stuck in a shield-home with the murderous man she thought she knew, Silla forms a new plan: master the magic flowing through her veins to save her sister. But before she can do that, Silla must face her most formidable opponent yet—her own inner demons. Saga Volsik has nothing to lose. They’ve murdered her family. Stolen her throne. And now they expect her to marry their son, but not if she can dismantle Queen Signe’s plans first. The only problem? The handsome Zagadkian dignitary who knows far too many of her secrets. Silla and Saga will need to find the strength to step into their destiny and stop chaos from sweeping across the land. Meanwhile, dark threads continue to weave themselves through Íseldur as magic long thought dead begins to wake.

Annie Jones is stuck repeating Christmas Eve until she finds everything she's been missing in life in this heartwarming time loop Christmas romance for fans of Miracle on 34th Street, Groundhog Day, and Josie Silver's A Winter in New York. Annie Jones works hard designing windows for iconic New York City department store Lawson's Finest. So when her Christmas window display gets upended by some rambunctious kids on Christmas Eve, the all-too-realistic store Santa gives Annie a little decorating tip on how to start over. With help from friendly security guard Braden Tate, Annie repairs the damage and heads home. But when she wakes the next morning, she's bewildered to find that it isn't Christmas day at all, but Christmas Eve all over again. Trapped in a time loop, Annie doesn't know how she'll ever make it back to the present. Luckily, she has an infinite number of chances to get things right. As little everyday choices bring her closer to Braden and to Christmas day, Annie starts to picture what her new life-one full of friendship, love, and community-could look like. WELCOME TO A UNIQUE, ROMANTIC ADVENT ADVENTURE! Each day's installment is inside a simple pocket that's easy and fun to open, for a delightful read every day leading up to Christmas.

The irresistible new Stephanie Plum mystery from the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Janet Evanovich. AN INSTANT NO. 1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! Stephanie Plum, Trenton's most underappreciated bounty hunter, is on the trail of a stolen cache of dirty diamonds. Stephanie's new assignment seems simple enough. A local jeweller wants her to locate his former security guard, who he is convinced has stolen a fortune in diamonds. Stephanie is also looking for another man arrested for robbing the same jewellery store on the same day. With her boyfriend Morelli away on police business, Stephanie is taking care of Morelli's giant orange dog, who will devour anything, including the upholstery in Stephanie's car. Morelli's absence means the inscrutable, irresistible security expert Ranger is front and centre in Stephanie's life when things go sideways. And he seems determined to stay there. An overnight stakeout with Stephanie's mother and Grandma Mazur reveals three generations of women with nerves of steel and driving skills worthy of the most daring stock-car champions. As the body count rises and witnesses disappear, it's not easy for Stephanie to keep herself clean when everyone else is playing dirty. It's a good thing Stephanie isn't afraid of getting a little dirty, too. Praise for Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum novels 'Plum remains outspoken, brave, and definitely one-of-a-kind... a hilariously madcap, action-packed caper filled with crazy twists and some nail-biting suspense' Booklist 'Romantic and gripping' Good Housekeeping 'A laugh-out-loud page-turner' Heat

Award-Winning Bob Books for Every Stage of Early Reading This workbook has more than 90 pages of fun activities to help children strengthen their early phonics skills! With playful stories, silly illustrations, and a phonics approach based on Science of Reading research, Bob Books keep young readers' confidence high, leading to continued success and a love of reading. Your child will soon join the millions of happy kids who say, "I read the whole book!" The 90+ pages of matching activities, letter mazes, writing practice, and more in this fun workbook can be done alongside the Bob Books Stage 1 phonics learn-to-read boxed sets, or by any child who is just starting to sound out (decode) words. Activities gradually increase in difficulty, beginning with activities using only four letter sounds (m, a, t, s) and progressing until all letters of the alphabet have been introduced. 90+ pages of activities feature matching activities, letter mazes, writing practice, and more! For ages 4 to 6 Decodable text in all activities (three-letter words with short vowels in very simple sentences) makes this workbook perfect for kids who are just beginning to learn to read. Friendly illustrations feature characters that kids love to learn to draw on their own. The black-and-white line drawings make this more than a workbook -it's a colouring book too! Builds fine motor skills. An achievement certificate builds reading confidence and allows kids to show off their hard work! ABOUT BOB BOOKS Bob Books is America's no.1, award-winning, learning-to-read series trusted for over 40 years. Bob Books is a true first reader series, designed to make helping children learn to read simple and straightforward. The clean layout, short words, and simple phonics make learning to read a fun and natural step for a child that knows the alphabet. Companion workbooks extend children's reading journey by allowing them to practice the skills learned in the books. Bob Books is designed to give young children the tools to cross from learning letters to reading words. The award-winning beginning reader book sets start slowly and progress from books with three letter words, to books with more than one sentence per page. By meeting children at the right level, parents are often amazed at how quickly their child is able to sound out words when reading their first Bob Book. Bob Books covers four reading stages... Pre-Readings Skills Recognize shapes, patterns, and other pre-reading skills Stage 1: Starting to Read From learning the alphabet to sounding out your first words Stage 2: Emerging Readers Sentences become longer and sight words are introduced Stage 3: Developing Readers Words and sentences become longer, and new rules are introduced

20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION "It's like having the chef standing on the back of your clogs while you cook . . . This is evergreen." -Gabrielle Hamilton Globally beloved chef Anthony Bourdain's bestselling classic-the hearty, delicious recipes and provocative tricks of the trade from his famed French brasserie where he made his name-with a new foreword from Gabrielle Hamilton. Before stunning the world with his bestselling Kitchen Confidential, and hit TV shows Parts Unknown and No Reservations, Anthony Bourdain spent years serving some of the best French brasserie food in New York. With its no-nonsense, down-to-earth atmosphere, Les Halles matched Bourdain's style perfectly: a restaurant where you can dress down, talk loudly, drink a little too much wine, and have a good time with friends. Now, 20 years after its original publication, Bourdain's Les Halles Cookbook remains an audacious classic, full of his signature humor and charm. Bourdain teaches you everything you need to know to prepare classic French bistro fare. While you're being guided, in simple steps, through recipes like roasted veal short ribs and steak frites, escargots aux noix and foie gras au pruneaux, you'll feel like he's in the kitchen beside you-firing off a few insults when you've scorched the sauce, and then patting you on the back for finally getting the steak tartare right. As practical as it is entertaining, Anthony Bourdain's handsomely repackaged Les Halles Cookbook and new foreword from Gabrielle Hamilton make for a can't-miss treat for cookbook lovers, aspiring chefs, and Bourdain fans everywhere.

OVER 2 MILLION COPIES SOLD * #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER * USA TODAY BESTSELLER * WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER Improve all areas of your health from your sleep, cravings, mood, energy, skin, weight, and even slow down aging, with “simple and accessible science-based hacks” (Michael Mosley, MD, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Fast Diet) to manage your glucose levels while still eating the foods you love. Glucose, or blood sugar, is a tiny molecule in our body that has a huge impact on our health. It enters our bloodstream through the starchy or sweet foods we eat. Ninety percent of us suffer from too much glucose in our system—and most of us don’t know it. The symptoms? Cravings, fatigue, infertility, hormonal issues, acne, wrinkles. And over time, the development of conditions like type 2 diabetes, polycystic ovarian syndrome, cancer, dementia, and heart disease. Drawing on cutting-edge science and her own pioneering research, biochemist Jessie Inchauspé offers ten simple, surprising hacks to help you balance your glucose levels and reverse your symptoms—without going on a diet or giving up the foods you love. For example: -What small change to your breakfast will unlock energy and cut your cravings -How eating foods in the right order will make you lose weight effortlessly -What secret ingredient will allow you to eat dessert and still go into fat-burning mode Both entertaining, informative, and packed with the latest scientific data, this book presents a new way to think about better health. Full of tips that can drastically and immediately improve your life, whatever your dietary preferences, Glucose Revolution is “the best practical guide for managing glucose to maximize health and longevity” (David Sinclair, PhD, New York Times bestselling author).

Do you find Japanese grammar hard to digest and boring? You’re not alone. Did you know that grammar is the number 1 obstacle most new students struggle with, when learning Japanese? Japanese grammar is the complete opposite to English, and the hardest part is trying to adapt. Learning language structures, different tenses and conjugation can be too much to handle. Most Japanese books teach grammar in an over grammary way. They’re full of boring linguistic jargon that you will hardly ever use. You can easily get lost and have to spend time going back to revisit topics – only to be confused even more. The result - you lose your motivation and eventually stop learning. The Secret to Battling Grammar Boredom Learning grammar shouldn’t be a bore – and the best way to stop boredom is from results. Once you notice you’re able to understand and speak more, it boosts your motivation to keep learning. This book is designed to make Japanese grammar easier to digest than baby food. No boring linguistic jargon that you will hardly ever use, or overly complex explanations. Instead a shortcut way to learning grammar that you wish teachers taught you. Teaching you a solid base that doesn’t fly over your head – in a bit size, easy to digest way. Learn how to construct simple sentences of the top of your head, without having the need to translate from English to Japanese. Your motivation will skyrocket as you learn more, from topic to topic, giving you a breakthrough in results. And before you know it you’ll be speaking like a true Japanese! In this book you will discover: Easy to digest, bite size grammar – No overly complex explanations for grammar rules, that only a professor would understand. No linguistic jargon that’s designed to confuse you - Instead practical topics that make Japanese grammar click like never before. Learn in a way you wish teachers taught - Bite size sections that focus on getting you results, instead of getting you bored. Written in English and Japanese characters – Allowing you to get familiar with written Japanese. And much, much more… If you think learning Japanese is too confusing – don’t worry, this book contains easy to follow, step by step sections. So even if you don’t know how to say konnichiwa, you can still learn Japanese painlessly. So if you want to stun natives with your Japanese then click "add to cart".

The Wave is based on a nightmarish true episode in a Californian high school, when a teacher wanted to demonstrate the dangers of propoganda and group-think. It is one of The Originals from Penguin - iconic, outspoken, first. Laurie isn't sure what to make of 'The Wave'. It had begun as a simple history experiment to liven up their World War II studies and had become a craze that was taking over their lives. Laurie's classmates are changing from normal teenagers into chanting, saluting fanatics. 'The Wave' is sweeping through the school - and it is out of control. Laurie's friends scoff at her warnings but she knows she must make them see what they have become before it's too late. The Originals are the pioneers of fiction for young adults. From political awakening, war and unrequited love to addiction, teenage pregnancy and nuclear holocaust, The Originals confront big issues and articulate difficult truths. The collection includes: The Outsiders - S.E. Hinton, I Capture the Castle - Dodie Smith, Postcards from No Man's Land - Aidan Chambers, After the First Death - Robert Cormier, Dear Nobody - Berlie Doherty, The Endless Steppe - Esther Hautzig, Buddy - Nigel Hinton, Across the Barricades - Joan Lingard, The Twelfth Day of July - Joan Lingard, No Turning Back - Beverley Naidoo, Z for Zachariah - Richard C. O'Brien, The Wave - Morton Rhue, The Red Pony - John Steinbeck, The Pearl - John Steinbeck, Stone Cold - Robert Swindells.

THIS IS A PAPERBACK EDITION FOR THE EXPORT MARKET. OVER 2 MILLION COPIES SOLD * #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER * USA TODAY BESTSELLER * WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER Improve all areas of your health from your sleep, cravings, mood, energy, skin, weight, and even slow down aging, with "simple and accessible science-based hacks" (Michael Mosley, MD, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Fast Diet) to manage your glucose levels while still eating the foods you love. Glucose, or blood sugar, is a tiny molecule in our body that has a huge impact on our health. It enters our bloodstream through the starchy or sweet foods we eat. Ninety percent of us suffer from too much glucose in our system-and most of us don't know it. The symptoms? Cravings, fatigue, infertility, hormonal issues, acne, wrinkles. And over time, the development of conditions like type 2 diabetes, polycystic ovarian syndrome, cancer, dementia, and heart disease. Drawing on cutting-edge science and her own pioneering research, biochemist Jessie Inchauspé offers ten simple, surprising hacks to help you balance your glucose levels and reverse your symptoms-without going on a diet or giving up the foods you love. For example: -What small change to your breakfast will unlock energy and cut your cravings -How eating foods in the right order will make you lose weight effortlessly -What secret ingredient will allow you to eat dessert and still go into fat-burning mode Both entertaining, informative, and packed with the latest scientific data, this book presents a new way to think about better health. Full of tips that can drastically and immediately improve your life, whatever your dietary preferences, Glucose Revolution is "the best practical guide for managing glucose to maximize health and longevity" (David Sinclair, PhD, New York Times bestselling author).

Make a happy home with Nadiya's collection of over 100 mouth-watering recipes WITH ALL THE RECIPES FROM NADIYA'S BBC 2 COOKERY SERIES 'This collection of speedy, oven-ready recipes is full of good ideas. It is a friendly hand on the shoulder for anyone too tired to cook' Sunday Times ___________ Feeding a family and juggling the stresses of home life can be really tricky, so Nadiya has crafted over 100 recipes that will teach you how to be time-smart in the kitchen. Featuring recipes that are both quick and easy to make, as well as those that have shortcuts to creating second - and even third - delicious meals without any additional preparation, Nadiya will share with you all her tips and hacks for making meal prep as simple as possible. You'll be able to make all the delicious recipes from Nadiya's BBC2 show including: · RASPBERRY CHEESECAKE CROISSANTS · ONE TRAY PEANUT CHICKEN with gnocci and broccoli · ZINGY MARMALADE HADDOCK with sundried tomatoes easy roast potatoes · BLENDER BEETROOT PASTA with feta, dill and lemon juice · BAKED BEAN FALAFEL BURGERS with siracha sauce and coleslaw · BANANA TARTE TARTIN with simple no-churn ice cream Each recipe also includes how long it will take to prepare and cook, making planning easy. Spin leftovers into completely new meals, learn the most effective way to use your freezer and discover just how easy it can be to batch cook without needing to have the same meal every night. Covering breakfast, lunch, dinner, desserts and basics - with recipes that will give you leftovers to have as snacks in between - Nadiya shows you how she manages to always have home-cooked food at hand for her family. Nadiya will show you how you can always make time to cook and eat delicious food. Praise for Nadiya Hussain: 'A national treasure' Independent 'She's baked her way into our hearts and hasn't stopped since' Prima 'The best kind of cookbook . . . you can read it like a novel' Times 'Ideal dishes to serve at family get-togethers' Daily Mail