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The Topsy Turvy Farm
Miss Jackson on the farm is not having a good day. She woke up in the morning and found that the world had gone topsy-turvy! Everything seems upside down and back to front; all the animals are doing the opposite of what they should be! The goats are swimming in the pond, the chickens are flying in the sky, the donkey is driving the tractor, and the horse is trying to lay an egg! Miss Jackson is feeling all out of sorts and has given in to the topsy-turvy madness!
The baker, the milkman and the greengrocer are not very happy at all – the farm is all out of sorts, so they have run out of fresh eggs, milk, and vegetables to sell!
Now disaster has struck, will Miss Jackson ever be able to fix the topsy turvy farm?
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Where It All Began: My Story So Far and More, With a Twist
In this emotional and raw collection of poems, J. D. Wilson shares her life story, navigating the challenges of blindness, disability, and single parenthood. Through her powerful words, she explores the depths of pain, loss, and resilience, offering a glimpse into the strength of the human spirit through creative verse.
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Cinema 46
Cinema 46 is a collection of short stories with different themes, all of interest to current readers, as they address universal issues. Paul Costa Gavin, the author of this book, has a Brazilian and North American cultural background, but the different focuses of his stories cannot be restricted to a single country or community. PC Gavin does not exempt any religion, political party, ideology, or philosophical prejudice from his critical approaches, which are personal, and never express other people’s ideas. In addition to harshly criticizing the decadence of current culture, Paul Costa Gavin addresses in depth the problem of the meaning of human life, and this appears in all the stories in this book. The relationship between feeling and thought, the deep analysis of what it means to be human, and the always relevant question of the destiny of humanity permeate this entire book of short stories entitled Cinema 46.
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Wine Vibes
Hey Gen Z— This is your ultimate wine guide. Wine Vibes is your backstage pass to a world where wine meets flavor, culture, history, and conscious living. From decoding labels to uncovering hidden gems around the globe, this book is your flavor roadmap—no pretentious jargon, just real talk and bold sips.
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Poems For Cecilia / Poemas Para Cecilia
Dr. Byron Marshall Hyde was a family doctor in Ottawa, a researcher and world-renowned specialist of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) originally and falsely called Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. In 1988, he founded the Nightingale Research Foundation to explore and understand ME and fibromyalgia-type illnesses. Dr. Hyde intertwined qualities of compassion, kindness, loyalty and sensitivity. He always took the necessary time with his patients to find out exactly what they were suffering from. He had a very generous sense of welcome and an astounding memory for people and events with surprising accuracy and detail, which made him a great scientist, doctor and a prolific and unique author of short stories and poetry.
Byron Hyde was a true Renaissance man, with wide interests beyond medicine: visual arts, short stories, poetry, horticulture. Dr. Hyde’s medical books are signed as Byron Hyde, his stories and poetry as Byron Stratford Davis. He passed away on November 17, 2024, at the age of 88, survived by his beloved wife Lone, his children Christophe, Christian, Dominique, Martin, and his grandchildren, Alessandra, Augustin, Cléo, Felix, Isabelle, Lucas, Noé, Octave, Sébastien and Zéphyr.
The posthumous release of Poems for Cecilia pays homage to the marvellous writing and important medical research of Dr. Hyde.
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Repair
An academic dissects a defining period of self-repair. Through raw reflections on events, thoughts, and their echoes, she navigates a quest for self-improvement and renewal.
Repair immerses readers in the labyrinth of one woman’s past, present, and future—centred on her complex psychological reckoning with equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI). Far from liberating, EDI becomes a source of exhaustion for her and those she strives to support.
This work gives voice to the silenced—an homage to choices made in shadows.
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How To Cook A Gremlin
Have you ever wondered how to cook a gremlin? Well, step into the kitchen with Mommy Gremlin to find out!
Along the way, Mommy Gremlin will make you gasp and giggle as she tries to cook different recipes. In the end, Mommy Gremlin learns that the key ingredient for every meal is love.
You may not leave with a full belly, but you will leave with a full heart. Like any good meal, this story can be enjoyed alone or with others.
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Nature’s Resilience
Nature’s Resilience is about how resilience manifests itself in the natural world, and how such biological resilience may help us understand our own human resilience.
The ways that biological organisms survive and thrive within a changing world can tell us a lot about ourselves, our behaviours and our approach to problem-solving. We may not be able to learn directly from the pine tree, the bear or the octopus, but they can reveal activities, behaviours, even chemicals or genes, that can benefit our world. What is more, animals and plants have been at the resiliency game for much longer than people and many have thrived through tumultuous, evolutionary times.
The biological world can provide examples of how nature has solved challenges, and we should be humble enough to take note and reflect. The solutions can indeed have relevance for our complex and sophisticated range of human activities such as healthcare and wellbeing, including the sources of valuable drugs that can alleviate human ailments; physical security and national deterrence; crisis management and business continuity; organisational agility and corporate networking.
By focusing on ten profiles of specific plants and animals, this book provides a unique window on our understanding of resilience in a broader context and by so doing provides pointers as to how we might improve and save ourselves from worsening the imbalance between the natural world and the human one.
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The Sting of the Birch, a Whisper from God
Have you ever questioned what lies beyond the veil? Agnes, a hardened leader in a fanatical religious order, did. But her afterlife isn’t the pearly gates she envisioned. Instead, she faces a celestial judge – a radiant being shockingly familiar in its kindness. Here, Agnes confronts the true cost of her actions, the weight of a life built on cruelty disguised as piety.
Is redemption possible for those who have strayed so far? This captivating tale explores the delicate balance between love and hate, the power of choice that shapes our very souls. In a world where forgiveness is the ultimate act of rebellion, Agnes embarks on a journey that transcends earthly rewards. Prepare to be surprised by the celestial twist on judgment and the profound message that true liberation comes not from grand gestures, but from the quiet act of letting go.
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Good Grief
There are no universal rules or guidelines to help us deal with the death of those we love, just as there are no guarantees that we will live a long and fruitful life ourselves. Death comes when it will, and those of us left behind cope as best we can. Allan Drummond describes himself as a mess when Jude, his wife of forty-three years, died. Tired of rattling around in an empty house, Allan decided to set out on a long drive through parts of Australia, meeting people, yarning with them, discovering that many of them had experienced their own share of grieving. He watched others shed tears, and continued to do the same.
Not everyone can set out on adventure like Allan’s, but reading this account of his physical and mental journey, will surely provide the rest of us with a good dose of optimism and a sense of gratitude for lives lived and those which we are still living.
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The Mystery of Hilary Manor
The Mystery of Hilary Manor
When a school group visits Hilary Manor for a week-long adventure trip, culminating in a Halloween party, things quickly turn into a nightmare. The children and their leaders find themselves caught in what feels like a real-life game of Cluedo.
Why does the caretaker seem so obsessed with the manor, and why is he acting so strangely? Is there more to this game than meets the eye?
Follow the group on their thrilling adventure to uncover the secrets of a house with a dark past.
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Leo Richter: Sport Student
Leo Richter was just a working-class boy from Regensburg with a talent for gymnastics when he was selected to participate in the Berlin Olympics. He had no idea just how much his life would change after accepting to represent Germany as both an Olympian and an Aryan.
There was one thing Leo knew, his future would be amazing, after all, he lived in the New German Reich, the greatest country on the planet. His fatherland was a modern forward-thinking nation, rich in culture, with a strong devoted folk, unlike most other countries in the world.
So, what if his friends were all joining the SS, or that one of his brothers had become a Fascist nutjob, or that Leo had to suppress his sexuality out of fear of persecution?
Unimportant, they were just the price of living in a modern Utopia…
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