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Coming from the wonders of the sea is a beautiful story about the world's largest mammal and her endeavor to teach her baby how to survive as a blue whale. It was also written to help children understand the circle of life and how special people always remain a part of us even after they are gone. Blue Whale's Journey is an ocean book, bedtime story, science book, and Earth Day resource all rolled into one!

From her childhood in Norway to the seasons she spent working as a guide on Svalbard, the Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, Arnesen courted the cold, and her memoir reflects the knowledge and passion for Arctic and Antarctic exploration that grew with her adventures in the wintry reaches of Norway and beyond. Tracing her path from the heroic stories of explorers like Fridtjof Nansen and Ernest Shackleton to her own crossing of the Greenland Ice Cap in 1992, Arnesen credits the inspiring feats of those who preceded her.

Reaper - regretful, apologetic, and determined. Jade - rejected, angry, and betrayed. He regrets letting her go. She refused to be somewhere she’s not wanted. So she left, had Reaper’s child in secret, and raised her on her own. She never wants her daughter to feel the rejection she felt all those years ago. Reaper must learn how to be a father. Jade must learn how to forgive. Is this a love that can be saved? Can they come together as a family? Or will Reaper lose everything because he chose the wrong woman all those years ago?

The small town of Thistleberry, Montana, has been graced with its very own Father Christmas. Gabe Deardon has spent years trying to make up for the past, but when his boys and their families come together for the holidays, he discovers that it'll take more than making a few toys for children to repair his long-estranged relationships.

The conservation of natural resources, like that of any other asset, involves trade-offs. Yet, in a world faced with the harsh realities of climate change, crafting the right environmental policies is an increasingly urgent task. In Conservation, Charles Perrings and Ann Kinzig bring together new research in economics and biodiversity to investigate conservation decisions and the theory behind them.

WWII is over, the boys are coming home, and Kate and her sisters are ready to pursue the plans they put on hold. Will their dreams come true?

Throughout her distinguished career, Ann Granger has penned an array of hugely entertaining and gripping short stories. From a nosy neighbour who trusts no one to a jealous nephew protecting his inheritance, and from a ghostly apparition on a cruise ship to an Oxford undergraduate who cannot escape his past, Ann's short stories transport listeners from the Highlands of Scotland to the rugged coast of Cornwall and from the Victorian era to the present day.

Alexander (better known as “Sasha”) and Ann Shulgin’s PiHKAL: A Chemical Love Story has become a foundational work in the genre and was the first book to fully impart the how-to chemistry, and convey the effects, of many of the entheogenic drugs that are currently being studied and used to heal trauma and deal with death.

Her Codename is Hammett. She assassinates targets for a secret government agency. But sometimes work becomes personal. His name is Tequila. He's a leg breaker for the mob, currently retired. But sometimes retirement doesn't stick. They say that no one knows what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object. They also say that bad attracts bad.

It’s 1927, and 18-year-old Mary Engle is hired to work as a secretary at a remote but scenic institution for mentally disabled women called the Nettleton State Village for Feebleminded Women of Childbearing Age. Soon after she’s hired, Mary learns that a girl from her childhood orphanage is one of the inmates. Mary remembers Lillian as a beautiful free spirit with a sometimes-tempestuous side. Could she be mentally disabled? When Lillian begs Mary to help her escape, Mary is faced with a terrible choice.

When head cheerleader Sloane Ford and football quarterback Logan Fox were crowned their high school's prom king and queen, Sloane thought they were destined to be lifelong loves. But bad-boy Logan shattered beautiful Sloane's heart. Sloane was crushed when Logan broke up with her and left her behind to accept an out-of-state scholarship to play college football.

Mai in Cornwall. Die junge Gärtnerin Mags Blake und ihr frischgebackener Ehemann Sam haben sich in Rosehaven ein altes Cottage gekauft. Sie machen sich voller Energie daran, es zu renovieren und den Garten zu gestalten. Eines Tages entwurzelt ein Sturm die Weide hinter dem Haus und legt eine Blechkiste mit rätselhaftem Inhalt frei, die offenbar vor vielen Jahren dort vergraben wurde. Ehe Mags den Mann befragen kann, der mehr über die Vergangenheit ihres Cottages weiß, wird er ermordet in seinem Fischerboot gefunden.

Seit fast 50 Jahren bewahrt die irische Krankenschwester Katie ein Geheimnis auf, gut versteckt im hintersten Winkel ihres Kleiderschranks: eine Kiste mit Armbändern. Sie stammen von Babys, die in den 70er-Jahren gegen den Willen ihrer Mütter zur Adoption freigegeben wurden. Katie sieht die Zeit gekommen, Mütter und Kinder endlich wieder zu vereinen. Denn hinter jedem Armband verbirgt sich eine Geschichte voller Herzschmerz und Hoffnung, und jedes Kind hat ein Recht auf die Wahrheit. Aber ist Katie auch bereit, sich ihrer eigenen Vergangenheit zu stellen?

The past should remain in the past, but it has a nasty habit of shoving its way to the surface. No matter what Aven does a life stolen from her keeps roaring back, bringing with it nothing but torment and heartache. She refuses, however, to let the past define who she is now, and even celebrates a joyous occasion to finally bring happiness to her chaotic life. But the merriment is short-lived when the Ancients, along with the Guardians, try to dictate the course of her new-found freedom.

Follow gregarious Sue Ann as she dives into the Pete 2020 campaign, first at the state level with Minnesota for Pete, and then as she travels to interview grassroots volunteers-all people she's met on Twitter-for her podcast, Twitter Travels for Pete. Along the way, she attends rallies and town hall events where she catches moments with the extraordinary candidate himself. She joins the scores of committed volunteers as they phone-bank and door-knock for Pete, following the course of the campaign to its untimely close.

When her 30-year marriage ended, 50-year-old Winnie Wilde took back her maiden name and set out to rediscover the woman she'd left behind. She never expected her journey to begin in the arms of Ben Church, a young contractor nearly half her age with the right tools to unleash Winnie’s potential.

An inspirational story about transformation, healing, and spirituality. By sharing her own journey and paranormal experiences through life, Dr. Valentin inspires the reader to find their Divine Feminine, intuitive powers and soul’s purpose. “I knew I was dying. The first thing I noticed was that I was still alive. I was still there, just outside my body!” This was the reaction of Dr. Valentin as she came close to death in the ER in 1992. She then developed a serious blood disorder and walked a fine line between life and death for several years.

Collin didn't think vampires were real - until he met Talon. Talon's fangs are razor sharp, and his touch feels like destiny. He makes Collin's knees go weak and his brain go soft. When Talon bites him, Collin forgets everything - even that Talon's coven wants him dead. Him and his adopted siblings. It's something about those birth marks they share, something about a prophecy.

The Nazis have taken control of Austria, and wealthy widower Leopold Lang faces a difficult decision: Join the ranks of the foreign power that has taken over his homeland or flee with his children to safety. Leopold makes his choice — but too late. His family is ripped apart, never to be reunited. But decades later, fate brings together the descendants of this broken dynasty in the place where it all began—Falcon Point.

A group of old university friends leave the bright lights of London, travelling to Shetland to celebrate the marriage of one of their friends to a local. But late on the night of the wedding party, one of them, Eleanor, disappears–apparently into thin air. Detectives Jimmy Perez and Willow Reeves are dispatched to investigate. Before she went missing, Eleanor claimed to have seen the ghost of a local child who drowned in the 1920s. Jimmy and Willow are convinced that there is more to Eleanor’s disappearance than they first thought.