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Waking up in Warsaw
This heartwarming, funny and entertaining story of living as a foreign family in Warsaw highlights some of the charming traditions and emerging struggles of Poland from January 1994 into the new millennium.A recently freed nation beckoned this young English family, keen for adventure. The book follows their challenges as they integrate, first into the freshly arriving international expat community and gradually into local village life. They share the journey of the Polish people who are navigating a whirlwind pace of change, as society in the capital city of Warsaw emerges from the shadow of the iron curtain.Centuries-old traditions run alongside new lifestyles, making every day for this enterprising family an experience full of unexpected delights and equally unexpected obstacles. For the villagers, old-style farming with a single cow and a horse-drawn cart runs alongside the new disciplines of marketing and advertising, bringing faster, smarter cars that are delivered with seats already installed and mobile phones that put households, who could never get a landline, suddenly in touch with the rest of the world.The landscape and art of this nation form the backdrop to the story, which includes how these expats found themselves owning part of a rare private lake, participants in a new wave art installation and honoured guests at a village wedding in the heart of Chopin country.
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Adesua's Safari Adventure
Join Adesua on a fun-filled safari adventure! Adesua and her animal friends, Muna the Monkey, and Zoba the Zebra, explore the jungle and discover amazing animals like elephants, giraffes, and lions! Along the way Adesua teaches kids interesting facts about the animals and engages them with simple math challenges. With vibrant illustrations and a playful storyline, Adesua's Safari Adventure is the perfect book for young readers to learn about the wonders of the animal kingdom through an exciting jungle journey.Lena Marie (also known as Leasia Williams) is passionate about sparking curiosity and adventure in children. Through engaging storytelling and captivating adventures, she aims to inspire young readers to explore the world around them and develop a love for nature. With Adesua's Safari Adventure, Lena invites children to join Adesua on thrilling journeys that introduce them to the wonders of the animal kingdom and the beauty of discovery.
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Defiance – Cold Fiery Trepidation
Last call,
dinner bells, slow dance, an evening shimmer, she sets sail, long tall flute glass, crystal hands hold champagne bubbles; timber walls louden to shake and rock power and full potential, lives ride and sail the tumultuous wave that calls to bellow his name, he is still and walls will hear his voice through fire and fury; he has spoken, Mujer Military Naval ship off the coast of Cuba en route, when fiery fury erupts in burn.
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Soulful Brands: Why the Future of Business Is Human
Soulful Brands is a transformative invitation for leaders, entrepreneurs, and professionals who aspire to build authentic brands in a world where true differentiation lies in human connection.
In this book, Maria Brasil unveils the secrets behind brands that successfully align authenticity, strategy, and impact. Blending theory, practice, and real-life stories, she offers valuable insights for business owners and professionals looking to turn their brands into strategic assets.
Through the innovative Brand Anatomy framework, the book explores the essential pillars of authentic brands. In a practical and inspiring way, Maria bridges theory and reality, demonstrating how businesses—both big and small—can align purpose, values, and results to transform not only companies but also communities and markets.
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A Map of Madness
Lawrence Raider resides in a world dimly lit by the constant glow of sleepless nights; he has wandered for years as an unwilling insomniac, caught in a cycle of deranged visions and haunted awakenings. Now, as unsettling events unfold around him, the fragile borders between dream and reality begin to disintegrate as he finds himself adrift—a solitary soul teetering on the brink of a nightmare from which there may be no escape.
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Smiling Through Tears
Smiling Through Tears is a tale of two friends who are facing difficult situations. Reverend Alasdair Sommersby is losing his fight with cancer. Frances Campbell lives with the threat of violence.
The setting of Smiling Through Tears is what drives this novel. Such a tale of domestic abuse, violence and suffering seems out of place amidst the beauty of the Yorkshire Dales, tea-room gentility, the febrile atmosphere of the race course, and garden fête geniality, but that, of course, is the point.
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AfterGate
Two alien black obsidian pyramids sat on a ringworld deep in unknown space in the centre of a human city. With a large obsidian circle between them.
Five hundred years ago, it was a gate that connected Mars and Earth, but it has since fallen silent.
On the eve of Princess Alina’s wedding, she will find that the ringworld is home to more than just humanity.
Will she be able to uncover the secrets hidden within the ringworld’s wall that holds the key to saving humanity and maybe even a way to reactivate the ancient gates?
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Elizabeth Murphy
The Irish Potato Famine of the mid-19th century brought devastation to thousands of families. John and Kathleen Murphy fled to England – to tragedy, their lives cut short by an outbreak of flu. Their 6-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, falls ill herself and is cared for by a family friend. Unaware that her parents have died, she is eventually taken in by a wealthy doctor in London who raises her with his own daughter, Isabella.
Elizabeth’s long-lost next of kin in Ireland welcome her back over the years and she spends many happy holidays there. As she becomes a young lady, well educated and introduced into society and the sensitive issues of class, she finds love – but heartbreak is to come…
Elizabeth Murphy is a heartwarming, moving and engaging tale – a joy to read.
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Vilderne
Reine, a young Vilderne girl, lives in the realm of O Arithria. She belongs to a race of shapeshifters, and her wealthy clan provides her with a sheltered life. Unfortunately, she and her brothers are unable to transform into their hybrid forms—a unique blend of wild dog and wolf. The magic that once coursed through their family has waned over the years, diluted by marriages that strayed from the pure bloodline.
Her life begins to unravel as she faces an obsessive blood seeker named Whexlar and his morbid followers. Reine and her brothers decide to seek the aid of the mysterious and magical Sylphs, who are the guardians of the realm. Together with a Vilderne boy called Draken, who has laid claim to her heart, they travel to the walled city of Ambria.
There she reunites with Jens, a warrior Sylph, who is being manipulated by the possessive queen, Malvernia. Her feelings are conflicted as she finds herself falling for both males.
Reine will face challenges that will push her to breaking point in the darkest of times and ultimately determine the fate of all who dwell in the realm.
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The Rainbow Rug
Angela, a divorcee, is severely depressed, isolating herself, not eating, and sunk in melancholy after the tragic death of her twenty-five-year-old only son. Trying to keep him alive, she writes long letters to him and, by reading the emails on his computer, becomes convinced that somewhere she has a grandson, conceived through donor insemination. When she spots a young boy, the image of her son, she schemes to take what is her own and pour out her love on him.
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Public–Private Partnerships Financing Globally
This book is an important contribution to understanding how Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) are redefining infrastructural development worldwide, emphasising strategies and case studies relevant to Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and United Kingdom Overseas Territories (UKOTs), such as the Cayman Islands. The author brilliantly weaves in the transformative potential of AI, offering a roadmap for harnessing innovation for sustainable development.Drawing on insights from global initiatives, policy frameworks, and industry innovations, this book aims to serve as a guide for policymakers, practitioners, and scholars seeking to navigate the evolving landscape of infrastructure financing.Dr the Hon. Linford A. Pierson, OBE, JP, PhD, is a distinguished Caymanian with experience in public finance, governance, and infrastructure development. He holds several postgraduate degrees. He is a qualified accountant and a certified PPP professional.
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Innocence of Mind
This collection of stories centres on the evolution and state of modern society and explores the influences that science and education have on the psychology of youth.
It is my hope that by sharing my life experiences, I might inspire new, different, and interesting ways to be…
…when have you last thought about how you think? Or, when was the last time you were wondering where your dreams come from? And then, have you ever wondered if thinking and/or dreaming have any real significance at all?
According to the stories in this book, “thinking and dreaming” are the foundations of being yourself, being creative, and nurturing a healthy mind/body spirit. Also, the stories within offer new ways to expand the imagination, to see different possibilities, and to go beyond the obvious. Indeed, these stories hope to inspire higher levels of being who you actually are, or better yet, who you might want to be.
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