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A Chinese book from 850 C.E., called Classified Essentials of the Mysterious Tao of the True Origin of Things, warns the reader that if sulphur, realgar and saltpetre are heated with honey, they produce smoke and flames. Thus begins the history of artificially made fire and, eventually, fireworks.

From the New York Times bestselling author of 99 Days and How to Love comes a stunning new contemporary novel—all about boy bands, girl bands, best friends, and first love—perfect for fans of Sarah Dessen and Morgan Matson. It was always meant to be Olivia. She’s the talented one, the one...

A pitch-perfect K-pop rom com! Fame and friendship can get complicated, especially when there are more than platonic feelings at play. Seventeen-year-old Lulu Li has her last summer before college all planned out. But her plans go awry when she learns that Kite Xu, her old next-door neighbor and...

'I started to write short pieces when I was living in a room too small to write a novel in.' So says Angela Carter of this collection, written during a period living in Toyko. These exotic, sensuous stories represent Carter's first major achievement in the short story form. Lush imaginary forests, a murderous puppet show and an expressionistic vision of Japan: each one instantly conjures an atmosphere, dark and luminous in turn, and from the recognisably daring imagination of one of the great 20th-century stylists.

The six-part series on fireworks explores the fascinating world of pyrotechnics from multiple perspectives. Starting with the history of fireworks, it traces their origins in ancient China and their global spread. The series then delves into the science behind fireworks, explaining the chemistry and physics that create their spectacular displays. Viewers will learn about different types of fireworks, from aerial to ground-based, and see how various cultures celebrate with fireworks worldwide. The artistry of designing and executing fireworks shows is examined, along with interviews with ...

Have you ever wondered how fireworks work? This article gives you information about how these spectacular shows are created.

Learn what makes lightning flash across the sky, and the different ways lightning is created in thunderstorms.

It’s spring time at Unicorn School and time for a super fun scavenger hunt AND enjoy an incredible firework festival! Two incredible stories full of adventure and fun combined in one super magical audio edition.

After years of juggling teaching with volunteering, Polly is finally ready for a change. When she lands her dream job at Meadowfield Nature Reserve – with the promise of a promotion in three months’ time – she trades in the stress of the classroom for the beautiful autumn days of the Cotswolds countryside. Pennycress Inn is the perfect base for her fresh start: charming, cosy and filled with friendly faces. But everything changes when Zac, her attractive but infuriating ex-colleague, arrives.

Skye Copeland is on paid leave from her broadcasting job after accidentally drawing a pecker on the traffic map. Like it's her fault the traffic pattern that day created a perfect schlong? Skye isn't laughing. She needs this job. And that's the only reason she's agreed to chase down a story in her least favorite place - that hell on earth known as Vermont. Skye can sneak into the town that once tried to break her, get the story and get back into the good graces of her producer. Easy peasy. Except things go sideways even as she sets foot over the county line.

From one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century, Aldous Huxley, comes his great novella, set in Rome, about a writer’s affair with a mysterious young fan—now back in print for the first time in the U.S. in more than seventy years and also featuring two other acclaimed short works...

Καλωσορίσατε σε ένα επεισόδιο αφιερωμένο στη μαγεία της διακόσμησης εκδηλώσεων. Εδώ συζητάμε πώς τα μπαλονια έχουν εξελιχθεί από απλά παιδικά αξεσουάρ σε βασικό στοιχείο επαγγελματικών event και πολυτελών εορτασμών. Οι καλεσμένοι μας, επαγγελματίες στον χώρο των εκδηλώσεων, μοιράζονται εμπειρίες για το πώς η σωστή διάταξη, τα ...

Part romance and part suspense novel, Fireworks and Fertility follows Julia Holland as she struggles to oversee a tumultuous national merger of the nation’s best fertility clinics and resolve a series of strange incidents that lead her to discover her true identity. Complex and enthralling, author Macye Lavinder Maher vividly captures the high-stakes emotional world of reproductive medicine and the nuances of the heart.

Simeon Runciman is a firework maker who used to be a dark magician—a difficult man with a dangerous past. His son, Casimir, has always known part of the truth about him. When Simeon's enemy, the sinister magician, Circastes, reappears in their lives intent on revenge, Casimir is caught in a web of murder, deceit and magic. Forced to fight for his own survival, Casimir must also confront the harsh truth of who his father is and what he has done, as well as the real nature of the magic that he wields.

A young woman trapped in a deeply dysfunctional family in the seedy wilds of 1990s South Florida has to make a choice—save her family, or save herself—in this “riveting” (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution) novel from the acclaimed author of Lay the Favorite. “Marvelous . . . a...

Becca und Nils sind beste Freunde – die jedes Jahr an Silvester miteinander im Bett landen. Zum zehnten Jubiläum ihres jährlichen One-Night-Stands kratzt Erzieherin Becca ihr gesamtes Erspartes zusammen, um Nils in einem romantischen Alpenchalet endlich ihre Liebe zu gestehen. Doch alles kommt anders: Erst trifft Becca dort ausgerechnet Raphael, den unausstehlichen Onkel eines ihrer Kita-Kinder. Und dann reist Nils auch noch mit seiner Verlobten an, die er nie zuvor erwähnt hat. Um die Situation irgendwie aufzulösen, bittet Becca ausgerechnet Raphael, ihren Fake-Boyfriend zu spielen.

Σε αυτό το επεισόδιο μιλάμε για το πώς οι μικρές λεπτομέρειες μπορούν να μετατρέψουν μια απλή εκδήλωση σε μια αξέχαστη εμπειρία. Τα μπαλονια (https://ifaistosfireworks.gr/mpalonia/) δεν είναι απλώς διακοσμητικά· είναι σύμβολα χαράς, γιορτής και δημιουργικότητας. Από παιδικά πάρτι μέχρι γάμους και εταιρικές εκδηλώσεις, η σωστή επιλογή ...

Did you know that during a pyrotechnic display, a single firework travels 481 feet per second and can take out a small village? Did you know it can also singe the ball hair off of any man standing within a mile radius of said-pyrotechnic display (and singed ball hair smells a lot like a s--t-filled baby diaper that's been lit on fire), and it can make a vintage wedding dress go up in flames like a barn full of dry hay?

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Mae West, owner of Happy Trails Campground located in the Daniel Boone National Forest, is no stranger to the twists and turns of life in Normal, but she never expected her community's knitting circle to unravel into chaos. When local knitting enthusiast is found murdered with her own knitting needles during the town's lively Fourth of July celebration, the community is spun into a whirlwind of suspicion and secrets.