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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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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 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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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
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 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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In The Conman’s Puppets, mother and daughter Jennifer and Elle are thrust into a fierce and emotionally charged battle when they discover that their grandmother’s will has been deceitfully altered by the powerful and influential Blackwell family.
Determined to protect their family’s legacy and honour their grandmother’s memory, they embark on a journey that uncovers not just the depths of the Blackwells’ greed and manipulation but also the shocking extent of their control over the justice system. The Blackwells, with their vast wealth and deep-rooted connections, have corrupted judges and officials, making it nearly impossible for Jennifer and Elle to fight back through legal means.
As they struggle against a system rigged in favour of their enemies, they must navigate a treacherous world of lies, betrayal, and judicial corruption. This gripping true story reveals the dark reality of power, influence, and the lengths a family will go to protect their home and heritage.
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The true story of two young men who discovered, in 1980s England, that it was possible to beat the fruit machines that had been a staple of their lives, and British culture, for generations. What began as a game became an obsession played for very high stakes.
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Who Profaned the Georgetti Mansion?
Two children—one, Daniel, burdened with paralyzing emotional wounds, and the other, Aaron Antonio, bound by physical limitations—forge an unbreakable bond during their stay at the Georgetti Mansion, the most luxurious edifice in 1923 Puerto Rico.
Designed by the Czechoslovakian architect Antonin Nechodoma and guided by the visionary stained-glass artist Levana Fleischmann, they embark on an ambitious quest to create the most magnificent house ever built in Puerto Rico. Fleischmann’s esoteric knowledge of the world we cannot see and Nechodoma’s mastery of medieval architecture infuse the structure with the healing power of light and art—laying the foundation for future constructions across the island.
Within these walls, Daniel and Aaron Antonio begin their liberating process toward physical and emotional liberation. Their salvation lies in the Vitruvian Pool, a mystical artifact crafted by Aaron Antonio’s grandfather before the Nazi occupation of Germany.
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In Silenced No More: Unveiling the Taboo of Childhood Sexual Abuse and Rebuilding Trust, author Susie Barber explores the urgent need to address childhood sexual abuse. Approximately 90 million children alive today have experienced sexual violence. This book reveals the painful truth about children’s silence and how deeply it affects their lives.
This must stop. Children cannot feel safe when adults are still violently abusing them behind closed doors. Withholding this information makes you guilty.
We must look after our little children so their lives can be safe and hopeful.
Susie Barber understands that it takes moments to break trust and a lifetime to rebuild it, if it can be rebuilt.
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Tempus Cross, a Somerset town unable to shake free from its past, where folklore, gossip and hearsay allow fables and legends to thrive.
In January 1944, beneath the imposing shadow of the ancient Monte Cassino monastery in southern Italy, British soldier Bertie Harris accepts the hand of friendship from German conscript Kurt Zeigler. Detached from their units, the two men form an unlikely bond, both fearing the charge of desertion if caught wandering the Italian countryside. As night falls, they fill the passing hours by opening up about their pre-war lives, sharing revelations, laughter, regrets and melancholy. In his broad West Country accent, Bertie entrances young Kurt with far-fetched yarns from his beloved hometown: Tempus Cross. In return, Kurt confesses his yearning for the girl he fell in love with and then left behind in German-occupied Guernsey.
Tragically, only one of these opposing soldiers will survive their unusual encounter.
As peace returns to Europe, the story moves to Tempus Cross, the inhabitants embracing post-war normality, whatever ‘normal’ is. Here, a mixture of outlandish characters walk us through the decades towards the 21st century, their lives intertwined and threaded together by the events that will shape the future of the town.
Watching it all unfold was a young woman, Jean Renouf. Having brought shame upon her family back in her Channel Island home, the disgraced lover of a German soldier flees persecution, seeking to immerse herself into the closed community of… Tempus Cross.
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