A riotous #1 British bestseller about life and love in the glitzy world of television They are four rich and famous rivals, four experts in the game of power, four fierce competitors and lovers vying for control of an empire. . . . Cameron Cook: Beautiful, sleek, and ambitious, she is an American network executive who'd do anything to succeed-no matter what the cost. Tony Baddingham: A vain and unscrupulous business tycoon, he makes Cameron th...
Yorktown explores the rich history of one of the northernmost towns in Westchester County. With vivid images, the book follows Yorktown from its early establishment as part of the Van Cortlandt Manor, through its key role in the American Revolution, to its development as a thriving residential and business community. Nestled in the Hudson Valley, Yorktown retains its pristine natural surroundings, including Teatown Lake Reservation. It has bee...
A little boy not ready to go to bed revs up his little red car and drives into a magical land filled with larger-than-life toys, but the toys are too tired to play. Full-color illustrations.
When Bobby Quinn got a beagle puppy for his eighth birthday, his whole life changed. Lucy helped him forget his shyness and make new friends. But now Lucy's taken off after a fat orange cat, and no one in the neighborhood has seen her anywhere. What will Bobby do if his best friend is gone for good?In this sequel to Absolutely Lucy, Ilene Cooper continues the irresistible story of a boy and his beagle.
Bobby Quinn is shy. In fact, he's so shy, he has trouble making friends. But that changes when he gets a squirmy little puppy for his birthday. Unlike Bobby, Lucy isn't shy at all. And to his surprise, she keeps dragging him into all sorts of adventures-and friendships, too! In this heart warming story of a boy and beagle's friendship, Ilene Cooper begins the series that has charmed young readers and dog lovers alike.
Young Langston Hughes was a dreamer. He dreamed about heroes like Booker T. Washington, who was black just like him. When he heard the clackety-clack of train wheels, he dreamed about the places it had been. But most of all, he dreamed about having a happy home. And so, one day, he began turning those dreams into beautiful prose. As he did, he discovered where his home really was-in the words and rhythms of his poetry that reached people all o...
Your daughter-in-law just sweetly told you to mind your own business. Your youngest son moved into his own apartment last week. And now your aged father needs a place to live! Is your family a dream come true or one of your worst nightmares? Twenty-four years after Darien Cooper told how to be the wife of a happy husband, she now tells how to be the happy mom of an empty nest. She discovered three things that will make your relationships with ...
Published in cooperation with the Denver Museum of Natural History, this book begins with a contemporary story about a Sioux boy who finds an injured eagle, nurses it back to health, and releases it into the wild only to discover one day that it has been shot and wounded by a careless hunter. The story, artfully illustrated with watercolors, examines the importance of eagles in Sioux culture, both in ancient times and today.
Encapsulating years of experience integrating critical theological thinking with the preaching task, Claiming Theology in the Pulpit will be a welcomed resource to both preachers and students. Through the use of a theological profile, Burton Cooper and John McClure help preachers become more aware of not only the broad theological traditions of the church but of their own particular theological appropriations. Part One lays out the eight categ...
Secret Nature of the Channel Shore explores this world of the animals, birds and marine life of the Channel shore making the book a vivid and enthralling record of the natural history of one of the most diverse of wildlife habitats.
Man's environment is pervaded by ionizing radiation of predominantly natural origin but now with an important contribution from anthropogenic activities. Exposure to ionizing radiation can have serious health implications, which is why it is of concern to us. This book brings together under one cover, the fundamentals of radiological protection, the techniques used for measuring radioactivity and radionuclides and the methods for modelling the...
Juliet Carpenter thought of the coven as family, but when she falls for a man who betrays them all, she’s left alone and desperately searching for a reason why. Caleb Leigh has spent the past year in hiding, unable to escape his demons. When Juliet finds him again, her need for vengeance clashes with the hunger still burning between them.It’s a fight born from the embers of a half-forgotten attraction and the wounds of a past too raw to ignore...
Contains over forty short stories. Drawn from a range of sources, including folk tales, urban myths, and narrative jokes, as well as original stories, the stories are useful for use in the classroom as well as for sleepovers and just for dipping into. It includes stories of ghosts of all kinds - some funny, some scary, and some shocking.
Botschaften der Engel zu allen großen LebensthemenDie internationale Bestsellerautorin befragt die himmlische Welt zu Themen, die jeden Menschen berühren. Und die Engel antworten - voller Güte, Verständnis und Humor. Ob bei Fragen zu Partnerschaft, Gesundheit, Beruf oder spirituellem Wachstum: Für jedes irdische Problem gibt es eine Lösung der Geistigen Welt. Mit zahlreichen praktischen Übungen, Meditationen und Gebeten kann jeder die Liebe de...
2012 bis 2032: die Welt im Umbruch
Das Jahr 2012 markiert das Ende einer kosmischen Ära von 260.000 irdischen Jahren. Neue spirituelle Energien erreichen unseren Planeten. Das Weltwissen aus allen Zeiten und Zivilisationen wird jedem zugänglich. Der Aufstieg aller Universen beginnt. Doch was bedeutet das konkret? Was erwartet Menschheit und Erde nach 2012?
Die weltberühmte spirituelle Lehrerin Diana Cooper gibt die Antwort. Verständlich und d...
Das Geheimnis der Magie liegt in den Liedern der Erde
Das heilige Buch von Eador lässt keine Zweifel aufkommen: Wer die Lieder der Erde hören kann, soll brennen! Bereits seit tausend Jahren befolgen die Ritter der Kirche dieses Gebot und verfolgen jeden, den sie der Magie verdächtigen. Dabei machen sie auch vor ihren eigenen Reihen nicht halt: Als der Novize Gair zum ersten Mal die ebenso schöne wie schreckliche Melodie vernimmt, ist ihm klar,...
The Marbled Swarm is Dennis Cooper’s most haunting work to date. In secret passageways, hidden rooms, and the troubled mind of our narrator, a mystery perpetually takes shape—and the most compelling clue to its final nature is “the marbled swarm” itself, a complex amalgam of language passed down from father to son.Cooper ensnares the reader in a world of appearances, where the trappings of high art, old money, and haute cuisine obscure an unsp...
When the world went straight to hell, humanity needed a scapegoat to judge, to blame . . . to burn.As an independent witch living off the grid, Jessie Leigh has spent her life running, trying to blend in among the faceless drudges in the rebuilt city. She thought she was finally safe, but now she's been found in a New Seattle strip club—by a hard-eyed man on a mission to destroy her kind.A soldier of the Holy Order, Silas Smith believes in the...
