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A beautiful memoir from John Cook, one of Tasmania's last kerosene lighthouse keepers. A story about madness and wilderness, shining a light onto the vicissitudes of love and nature. I loved the life of the island, because I knew my body was more alive than it was on the mainland. People asked how we stood the isolation and boredom, but in some ways, it was more stimulating to have your senses turned up. In Tasmania, John Cook is known as 'The Keeper of the Flame'.

An elderly farmer learns the horrifying truth beyond the phrase “True love never dies”. Something sinister lurks behind the distant eyes of a mother’s traumatized son. And a gravedigger slowly descends into madness, as he grows obsessed with the corpse of a little girl.... Scare Street’s latest collection shines a flickering candle on the terrifying forces of darkness that haunt our dreams. Death, madness, obsession.... The darker side of the human psyche is revealed with each bone-chilling chapter of these 14 macabre tales.

Shay Remby and her band of renegade activists have got the corrupt Singular Corporation on the run. Their exposé is finally working. Or is it? Even as revelations about the human experimental subjects break in the news, Singular's employees are slithering out of sight. And then their CEO is killed in a plane crash.... Was it a freak accident? Or a cover-up?

Shay Remby and her gang of renegades have struck a blow to the Singular Corporation. When they rescued Shay’s brother, Odin, from a secret Singular lab, they also liberated a girl. Singular has been experimenting on her, trying to implant a US senator’s memories into her brain - with partial success. Fenfang is now a girl who literally knows too much. Can the knowledge brought by ex-captives Odin and Fenfang help Shay and her friends expose the crimes of this corrupt corporation? Singular has already killed one of Shay’s band to protect their secrets.

A sinister force threatens a teenage horror fan, and only a team of B movie monsters can come to his rescue. Fear stalks a group of punks when a scarecrow proves that birds aren’t the only things it can terrorize. And all hell breaks loose when a man discovers that his next-door neighbor possesses the power to reanimate the dead... Celebrate the music of the night with Scare Street’s latest collection of diabolical horror. Thirteen tales of paranormal horror haunt this new volume. More than enough to keep you listening on long after the sun goes down.

Delicious Thai recipes, including their famous spicy curry! Thai cuisine is full of delicious rice, spicy, and meat recipes. Discover the mysterious flavors of Southeast Asia with this new cookbook, full of secrets of the orient and amazing Thai recipes!

Shay Remby arrives in Hollywood with $58 and a handmade knife, searching for her brother, Odin. Odin’s a brilliant hacker but a bit of a loose cannon. He and a group of radical animal-rights activists hit a Singular Corp. research lab in Eugene, Oregon. The raid was a disaster, but Odin escaped with a set of highly encrypted flash drives and a post-surgical dog. When Shay gets a frantic 3 a.m. phone call from Odin - talking about evidence of unspeakable experiments, and a ruthless corporation, and how he must hide - she’s concerned.

Based on the format of the American TV show Saturday Night Live, this home-grown comedy production was an enormous success and bought recognition and fame to a great many performers, many of whom are now household names.

On Hetty's 60th birthday, she knew the last thing she wanted to do was settle down to life as a tranquil OAP. So instead she became a private detective. Here are the stories of her first cases tackled with her husband and her teenage assistant.

The best guide to the GAPS diet. When our gut is killing us, we need to understand what is related to it. Personality disorders and anxiety influence a person's digestion. Nutrition matters, and to detoxify and get involved in eating clean, you need to know what you're doing. Just see it this way: What would you give to feel better and to stop the diseases from a leaky gut, arthritis, or eczema?

For 20 years, Merge Records has remained true to their belief that you can sign bands because you love their music and respect what they're trying to do. As giant corporate labels struggle for survival, Merge has garnered a secure and growing fan base while releasing some of the best music of our time. Our Noise is the history of the much loved label as seen by those who were there. It features interviews with and profiles of now releases some of indie rock's biggest names.

Are you having some issues and you are thinking the thyroid diet might be a good option for you? Well, things aren't as simple as they seem. It would be better to get all the knowledge you can about this topic, instead of diving in without knowing what you're doing.

Grilling, barbecuing, and heating that big meat. Are you looking forward to it yet? First, this audiobook starts out by describing the way to be a real barbecuer. It's not just about tossing a few hotdogs or hamburgers on the grill, which you may have seen your friends do at times. It's an art with sophisticated skills and refined flavors you can add to the delicious juicy meats you decide to add to your meal. And there is lots more! Next time you are going to grill, you are going to do it right!

The Malaysian cuisine is full of delicious rice, spicy, and meat recipes. Discover the mysterious flavors of Southeast Asia with this new cookbook, full of secrets of the orient and amazing Malaysian recipes!

The Filipino cuisine is full of delicious rice, spicy, and meat recipes. Discover the mysterious, secret flavors of Southeast Asia with this brand new cookbook, and master the cooking of the orient by making these delicious Filipino recipes!

Delicious Vietnamese recipes, including spring rolls! The Vietnamese cuisine is full of delicious rice, spicy, and meat recipes. Discover the mysterious flavors of Southeast Asia with this new cookbook, full of secrets of the orient and amazing Vietnamese recipes!

The Indonesian kitchen is known for its many variations of rice (nasi), satay sticks, some spicy sauce (sambal), and a lot of other delicious meals I have eaten personally when I lived in the Netherlands and Indonesian people or restaurants provided me with their delicacies. Discover the secrets of the Southeast Asian cooking style from Indonesia!

Sorting out a village shattered by a series of poison pen letters is just up Hetty Wainthropp's street, as is a runaway couple, a blackmailing medium and finding out the betrayer at a refuge for battered wives.

With all the complicated or over-simplified diets on the rise, and the increase of diseases related to obesity and nutritional deficits, it can be healthy to go back to the basics: Clean eating, which means that you skip the trans-fats and other processed foods and stay clean, relying on vegetables, whole grains, fruits, and other natural foods.