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The Friendly Giant Called Zak and His Friend Rory the Misnamed Monster
A giant of the oceans (Zak) and a so-called monster (Rory) meet and become friends. They agree to travel the world’s oceans and seas together. During their travels, they meet many creatures that are friends of Zak and who become friends with Rory as well. There are, however, some creatures that wish to attack Rory when Zak is not around. And so, the adventures begin.
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The Frost King
A hero and a heroine, a witch and a sorcerer; everything is straightforward, or is it? Fairy tale, adventure story, fantasy and saga, old and new, it all intertwines in this epic tale where nothing is exactly as it seems and where the ending has enough answers to leave you satisfied and enough questions to leave you wondering.
A mountain that fills the horizon, a dream that becomes a nightmare, a woman in search of her forgotten past and a king looking for his future; these separate but related parts are all brought together when a stranger appears in their midst, asking for help. As the story unfolds, the landscape and its inhabitants come to life with the tale moving slowly towards its inevitable climax.
Monstrous creatures, deeds of valour (and dare-devilry), action, drama, humour and romance, this is a story where you can enjoy all of them. So, delve into A Dragora Tale and relish your time in the company of The Frost King!
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The Future Knowledge Compendium
Thriving in the 21st Century
Humans have a unique capability to both understand their situation in the world and to envision and act to realise their aspirations in the emerging world. And most of us would welcome knowing how we can become ever more skilful at both understanding, and shaping the future of, our emerging world, so that we can thrive in it. The 21st century is very different from the 20th century. Globalisation, the greatest economic prosperity uplifting machine humanity has ever invented, and mass education, are combining to sweep humanity into an emerging interdependent global village. It is creating a global educated middle class that will number 5 billion in 2030.
In this emerging world, a world where our future prosperity will be increasingly based on metaphysical wealth, on what we know, 20th century nation-first, competitive, win/lose, mindsets and agendas can no longer work. These now yesteryear mindsets will instead undermine our best endeavours, including making our future ever more climate and pandemic safe.
Humanity is now beginning to learn that it now has no option but to adopt planet-first, collaborative, win/win values and mindsets, if it wishes to shape our emerging global village so that it can become liveable for all: ever more prosperous, harmonious, inclusive, sustainable, healthy, and secure. Meeting these challenges successfully will require that humanity innovates for itself a new future knowledge curriculum so that it can economically thrive in a sustainable and humane manner.
Peter Ellyard has asked the question: what would be the contents of such a curriculum? In The Future Knowledge Compendium: A Curriculum for Thriving in the 21st Century, he has sought to answer this question.
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The Garden Gnomes
Introduce your little ones to the magic of wildlife gardening in the company of the garden gnomes Graham, Dando and Spottiswode.
Meet the real garden gnomes whose job it is to tend the garden. They find their way to my garden which is straggly and wild. They help to make it just right to attract insects, birds and animals who come to live there. Find the gnomes’ secrets in their garden shed. Make your own garden perfect for wildlife!
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The Gate
Morwenna is a teenage girl who loves horse riding. One day she is out with her horse Sorrel, when suddenly she loses control of the horse and is thrown to the ground. Lying there, injured, she is found by strangers who offer to look after her. But what are their intentions and what danger may lie ahead? In this unknown terrain she chooses to trust these strangers for her own safety. However, she cannot help but begin to question herself and the identities of these strangers. She is worried about what is happening around her: there is a battle being fought! Will she ever enjoy her life, see her family again and be able to meet her friends? Will she have a future? Will anyone ever believe her story? During this journey Morwenna discovers her own strengths and weaknesses, as in the midst of her fears and these strange events she learns to keep a positive heart.
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The Gay Bible
This book is a guide to queer terminology. It contains correct terminology and slurs. It’s a what to say and what not to say. The world of gay and queer terms can be difficult to navigate when it seems new terms are appearing every other day. No one is saying you must agree with them, but we are saying you’ve got to respect a human for what they wish to be called. So, strap in and strap on for the ride of your life.
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The Gene Genie
Do you ever escape emotional scars handed down by your parents?
Can you change the path of destiny?
It’s 1978. The winter of discontent brings Britain to its knees, the world’s first test tube baby is born...and the Sex Pistols play their last gig together. In a downbeat London suburb, teenager Emily Enderbie gives birth to twins, Annie and Bea. Separated at birth in shocking circumstances, the girls face very different futures. Raising vital questions about family, identity, pain and loss, the book explores the way the past stalks the present and the enduring heartache passed from one generation to the next.
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The Ghost of Glencoe
The story of the Massacre of Glencoe in 1692 is still widely told around the Highlands of Scotland. The Campbell Dragoons came, asking for shelter from the Glencoe MacDonalds. They were fed and housed for two weeks before they arose one night and butchered their hosts in their beds.
Anna takes her two small sons to a cottage in Glencoe for the summer. She meets Calum, who is dealing with a crazed ex-girlfriend, Helena, but there is something more sinister lurking around Anna’s cottage. Her six-year-old son is talking to ghosts and Anna is having violent dreams, reliving the night of the massacre as Kirstin MacDonald, who died horribly from frostbite, screaming for her missing son, two weeks after the massacre.
With the help of an eccentric local historian and his sidekick, they try to save Anna’s son from Kirstin’s ghost, but things are not what they seem.
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The Gibraltar Conspiracy
The Gibraltar Conspiracy is the story of life around one of the most unusual land borders in Europe. This work of fiction is based upon a real environment with a few real people. Gibraltar – The Rock – which visually dominates this part of Southern Europe, is the dramatic setting for a story of intrigue, rivalry, international diplomacy, and corruption on a massive level. The influence of powerful governments and people, the self-serving politicians and officials, continues through the book, as does the dedication and loyalty of the leading characters in this fictional but reality-reflective story. The writer has spent many years in the area, enjoying the culture, the wonderful food and wine, and the friendship and hospitality of the people of Gibraltar, La Linea, San Roque, and Torreguadiaro. Truly a melting pot of international cultures and traditions.
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The Gift
Sixteen-year-old Anne faces radical change in her life after a supernatural encounter. When an unusual person makes an unexpected visit, Anne finds she is linked to a decision that was made three hundred years earlier, and her peaceful and predictable life is shaken. She must respond to a complicated request that challenges her own sense of morality and integrity. Anne seeks out help from a local seer and healer who reveals secrets about her birth and her destiny. But will this guidance be enough to help Anne see through the deceptions and traps that have been set for her by nefarious forces?
Behind the pastoral loveliness of the Vermont hills, Anne experiences an invisible world, populated by both good and evil presences who vie for her very soul. A special gift has been given to Anne, but her use of this gift can bring either joy to others or be a curse to all.
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The Gift
The Gift is a beautiful children’s book filled with wonder and excitement. A story to captivate the heart of any child and fuel their imagination. Join Esther on her surreal but exciting adventure, as she discovers a very special gift and learns the true meaning of hope, friendship and kindness in a world that can often be so bleak.
The Gift is filled with beautifully illustrated colour pictures and is the first in a series of Lizzie Jayne‘s books.£9.99 -
The Gift
When little Serena's birthday wish is bashed, will she learn to appreciate the beauty within?
£8.99
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