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From an irresponsible baron whose body is discovered beneath a silver birch tree, to a classic detective duo solving a historic case as the lights go out across Europe, and an exclusive Tony Hill and Carol Jordan story, the characters McDermid conjures are enigmatic and dangerous. These evocative, atmospheric tales will shock and delight.

1960. Las melodías de Julia Lerner suenan en los escenarios más importantes del mundo. Considerada la mejor pianista de la Unión Soviética, la joven tiene un don muy peculiar: es capaz de esconder códigos complejos entre las notas musicales de sus composiciones.

Princess Giselle is excited to be leading her first royal delegation—until everything goes wrong before they even reach their destination. With her rank and authority stripped away and her people scattered, she’s left with nothing but a gaggle of geese. Giselle is determined to prove herself a true princess—in action as well as in name. But to do so she must uncover a conspiracy that threatens far more than her own future. With her life in danger and only a talking horse and an irritable goose boy at her side, she needs assistance.

What is animal welfare? This concise and accessible guide is for anyone who is interested in animals and who has wondered how we can assess their welfare scientifically. It defines animal welfare as "health and animals having what they want", a definition that can be easily understood by scientists and non-scientists alike, expresses in simple words what underlies many existing definitions, and shows what evidence we need to collect to improve animal welfare in practice. Above all, it puts the animal's own point of view at the heart of an assessment of its welfare.

A wonderful selection of 22 fantastical summer stories by one of the world's best-loved children's authors, Enid Blyton. School's out! So go on a picnic in the woods, visit the seaside or take a trip on a magic aeroplane in this enchanting collection of stories perfect for summer holidays...

We don't often think about the act of knowing, but if we do, the question of what we know and how we know it becomes murky indeed. Longing to Know is a book about knowing: knowing how we know things, knowing how we know people, and knowing how we know God. This book is for those who are considering Christianity for the first time, as well as Christians who are struggling with issues related to truth, certainty, and doubt. As such, it is a wonderful resource for evangelists, pastors, and counselors.

Elizabeth Masters has put her scandalous and painful past behind her. She's taken a position as companion to the tragic Lady Vale and her primary duty is to dissuade the woman from believing that everyone from the butcher's delivery boy to the ostler at an inn is her missing son. But a late-night visit to an alleged mystic in the city of Bath results in near-tragedy as Elizabeth is nearly abducted by ruffians waiting for them outside. They are rescued by a handsome and mysterious stranger who calls himself Benedict, the very name of Lady Vale's lost son.

An intimate portrait of the lives and writings of the Brontë sisters, drawn from the objects they possessed. In this unique and lovingly detailed biography of a literary family that has enthralled readers for nearly two centuries, Victorian literature scholar Deborah Lutz illuminates the complex and fascinating lives of the Brontës through the things they wore, stitched, wrote on, and inscribed.

You love your children and want to pass your faith on to them, but in the busy activity of daily life, it's not as easy as it sounds. This helpful, hopeful family resource is exactly what you need to strengthen your faith as a family. It includes ninety days of biblically grounded devotions, prayers, and action steps. Organized into three sections, this devotional helps parents answer three important questions: What do I want my child to know? What do I want my child to be? What do I want my child to do?

¿Qué pasaría si una rama secreta del gobierno probara la efectividad de una máquina del tiempo trayendo al presente a individuos de diferentes períodos históricos? A partir de esta premisa tremendamente atractiva, Kaliane Bradley alumbra Un puente sobre el tiempo, una primera novela que combina el thriller de espionaje, una historia de amor y las exploraciones polares con la reflexión sobre las perniciosas dinámicas del poder y el legado colonial. Ingeniosa y fresca, esta historia se ha convertido en un fenómeno internacional que ha cautivado tanto a la crítica como a los lectores.

Brought to you by Penguin. A MOTHER’S TRUE STORY OF LOVE, LOSS, THE POWER OF FORGIVENESS & THE FIGHT TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN’S FUTURES IN THE DIGITAL AGE. On 11 February 2023, 16-year-old Brianna Ghey left home to meet her friend in a park local to her home in Warrington, Cheshire. Her...

Surrendering Certainty addresses a key misconception about God's voice: that it will tell what will happen tomorrow. We've mistaken God's voice in our lives for a means of obtaining knowledge instead of embracing its power to give us peace for today. Since the fall in the garden of Eden, humanity has carried the same deception that misled Eve. We think more information will give us more freedom. But if we look at Jesus's teachings, we that his direction was never intended to give us a roadmap.

Twenty-nine-year-old workaholic Libby Dewitt lives by the motto "if you fail to plan, you plan to fail." She's finally about to start her dream life with her fiance, Richard Tomy. Together, they're the perfect power couple - right down to the fact that he's agreed to use their honeymoon to help further her career in mergers and acquisitions. But 10 minutes before the wedding, her dreams dissolve via text message. Libby escapes to Paradise Bay alone. She's got two goals for her trip: devise a plan to get Richard back and convince resort owner Harrison Banks to sell his property.

In 1938, English spy Harry Taverner and Jewish photographer Anna Cantrell spend the night dancing at Berlin's most elegant hotel. Anna is married to another man, the Nazi shadow is rising over Europe and neither expects to ever meet again. But once peace is declared, they reunite in the ruins of Berlin, where Anna is searching for her missing children. With the blockade tightening and the Soviets set on conquest, Harry and Anna walk a treacherous line between love and duty, integrity and survival, loyalty and betrayal.

Thousands are now conversational in Korean—become our next success story! This seven-book audiobook collection helps you enjoy K-pop, K-dramas, and Korean culture without the language barrier. Go from absolute beginner to confident speaker with practical phrases, real-life vocabulary, and cultural context.

Un cuerpo decapitado aparece en el centro de Madrid. La escena del crimen se inspira en el Infierno de Dante. En su piel, una inscripción en clave. Una inspectora con cicatrices. Una serie de asesinatos rituales. Y una cuenta atrás escrita en sangre. La inspectora Minerva Cadalso, acompañada por Claudio Addante, un joven seminarista experto en símbolos religiosos, se adentra en una red de crímenes de trasfondo religioso.

In the summer of 1937, change is in the air at Hope House orphanage in Delgany, Virginia. Caretaker Lauren Greenwood has held the home together through storms of loss and hardship, but when an unexpected telegram arrives, the future begins to shift once more.

Alicia Carstairs had it all—or so she thought. Financially secure, well brought up, engaged to a prominent young man. So why was she on a train headed west in the hopes of securing a position as a governess? Aaron Higgins thought he was happy until all his friends, his brother, and now Little Beaver, too, were married and having children. He wrote to Mrs. Gantley, asking for a bride. Miss Carstairs ends up in Clover Springs, offending everyone—most of all, Aaron.

Ist der Mörder noch ganz sauber? Der zweite Fall für Pamela Schlonski! Ermittlungsalarm in der Biobäckerei Schnarrenbeck am Rande des Ruhrgebiets! Im Brotofen liegt ein riesiger Weckmann. Darin eingebacken - eine Leiche. Gut, dass Pamela Schlonski sofort zur Stelle ist, um Bäckereibesitzer Onkel Horst und Tante Christa beizustehen. Denn Hauptkommissar Lennard Vogt nimmt die beiden gleich ins Visier. Doch Pamela wäre nicht die gründlichste Reinigungskraft und scharfsinnigste Hobbyermittlerin des ganzen Ruhrpotts, hätte sie nicht schon eine andere Spur.

With her secrets uncovered and her power-mad brother bent on her execution, Princess Oria has no sanctuary left. Her bid to make herself and her new barbarian husband rulers of walled Bára has failed. She and Lonen have no choice but to flee through the leagues of brutal desert between her home and his—certain death for a sorceress, and only a bit slower than the blade.