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A flamboyantly fun tropical tale of love, fame, friendship from the creators of the international bestseller The Lion Inside. Goldy wants one thing, and one thing only - to be a STAR. On the sunny island this gecko calls home, it's always THE GOLDY SHOW, morning 'til night. But when you're...

A funny rhyming story about two greedy squirrels. Cyril and Bruce both have their sights on a very special prize: The Very Last Nut of the Season. As the nut bounces crazily though the forest, the squirrels race after it. Between trees, over boulders, down the river and - ARGH! - right to the...

Shakespeare: The Illustrated Edition is an exquisitely illustrated, updated edition of Bill Bryson’s bestselling biography of William Shakespeare that takes the reader on an enthralling tour through Elizabethan England and the eccentricities of Shakespearean scholarship. With more than 100...

Aziz Z. Huq shows how the rule of law can still be used as an important tool for framing and evaluating the goals and functions of a legal system. He traces the idea's historical origins from ancient Greece to the constitutional theorist Albert Venn Dicey to the economist and political philosopher Friedrich Hayek. And he explores how that value is coming under pressure from terrorist threats, macroeconomic crisis, pandemics, autocratic populism, and climate change.

How does the Jesus of the New Testament compare to the Jesus we think we know so well? Join bestselling author Philip Yancey as he conducts an enlightening biblical and historical investigation into the real Jesus. From the manger in Bethlehem to the cross in Jerusalem, Philip Yancey presents a...

2 editions. 2 narrators. 365 days of Bible-based prayers. Choose from one of two narrators, Bill Russell or Nan Gurley, to guide you through daily devotional prayers of peace, joy, and hope. When your days feel overwhelming and life has you anxious and stressed, you can find peace and hope in...

The media guru and bestselling author of Pitch Perfect helps professionals break away from canned communications and find their true—and most effective—voice no matter the workplace. The business world has adopted the wrong definition of successful communication. For many years, being “on...

Find answers to your heart's questions about the Holy Spirit, understand His power, and embrace His work in your life today. In The Spirit Code, trusted Bible teacher O. S. Hawkins introduces us to the Holy Spirit: God in us, with us, and for us! Find renewed spiritual transformation as you...

A funny rhyming story about a reluctant Koala who finds change just a little bit worrisome. In a wonderful place, at the breaking of dawn, where the breezes were soft and the sunshine was warm, a place where the creatures ran wild and played free . . . a koala called Kevin clung to a tree. Kevin...

Rudyard Kipling hat mit seinem 1894 veröffentlichten Meisterwerk eines der populärsten Jugendbücher geschaffen, das auch heute so aktuell und beliebt ist wie seit eh und je. Die Geschichte spielt im indischen Dschungel, mit Mogli in der Hauptrolle, der von seinen Eltern getrennt wird und in einem Wolfsrudel aufwächst.

As all profit from the sale of this book will be donated to St. Jude Children's Hospital, you might think that would be the primary reason for encouraging you to buy the book. It was not! The book was written, and priced at the lowest permitted price, to awaken us to a far more detrimental...

"Throughout, short sentences give pause, descriptions invite, and all make listeners appreciate and miss the genius of the late Mantel." - AudioFile THE FINAL BOOK FROM ONE OF OUR GREATEST WRITERS In addition to her celebrated career as a novelist, Hilary Mantel contributed for years to...

When life feels less than fulfilling, lacking in purpose, and short on peace, there is hope! Embark on this 90-day journey with Dr. Charles Stanley and you will discover life lessons rooted in timeless biblical wisdom that will transform your life. Each devotion addresses real-world issues like...

Impoverished young aristocrat Eugene de Rastignac is determined to climb the social ladder and impress himself on Parisian high society. While staying at the Maison Vauquer, a boarding house in Paris's rue Neuve-Sainte-Genevieve, he encounters Jean-Joachim Goriot, a retired vermicelli maker who has spent his entire fortune supporting his two daughters. The boarders strike up a friendship and Goriot learns of Rastignac's feelings for his daughter Delphine. He begins to see Rastignac as the ideal son-in-law, and the perfect substitute for Delphine's domineering husband. But Rastignac has other opportunities too....

Bill Bryson's hilarious memoir of growing up in middle America in the Fifties, complete, unabridged and read by the author. Born in 1951 in the middle of the United States, Des Moines, Iowa, Bill Bryson is perfectly positioned to mine his memories of a totally all-American childhood for 24 carat memoir gold.

A selection of episodes of the iconic radio show about the Australian flying doctor service Listen now to this delight from the archives. A timeless and exciting drama series giving a fictional insight into the work of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia. Adapted from the TV series, The...

Three semi-autobiographical plays by Victor Pemberton telling the story of one family across the 20th century Novelist and playwright Victor Pemberton was best known for scripting Doctor Who and working on Jim Henson’s Fraggle Rock. His many plays for BBC Radio included The Slide, Kill the...

Three days in the Deepwend with no gear, no map, and no idea what world I'd walked into. I lived on hollow-country instinct and creek water until a Warden patrol dragged me to the academy and put my hand on the Assay, the stone that reads every soul alive and stamps it with a rank.It printed...

Your teenager is about to make a $100,000 decision based on a job market that no longer exists.They are choosing a college major or career path right as Artificial Intelligence is fundamentally rewriting the global economy. As a parent, the pressure to guide them is overwhelming. But what if you...

How does an effeminate boy–raised in Cowboyland with cattle and guns, hunting and trucks, sports and church, jocks and jerks, cruelty and small-mindedness–get from the Black Hills of South Dakota to the thrills and heartbreak of the white-hot lights of Broadway and the West End? The answer...