A stunning collection of seven brand-new novellas featuring the redoubtable Sherlock Holmes and his chronicler Dr John Watson. Eliminate the impossible... Sherlock Holmes lives on in this extraordinary collection of brand-new novellas. Marvel as the master detective scours London\'s sewers to expose the killer of a mudlark; attends a deadly s ance that may prove a man\'s guilt; visits a dark carnival

Brilliantly funny teenage angst author Louise Rennison\'s fabby third book on the confessions of crazy but lovable Georgia Nicolson. Now repackaged in a gorgeous new paperback and guaranteed to have the nation laughing their knickers

Rigorous nonpartisan research on the effects of economic forces and public policy on entrepreneurship and innovation. Entrepreneurship and innovation are widely recognized as drivers of economic dynamics and long-term prosperity. This series communicates key findings about the implications of entrepreneurial and innovative activity across the economy. In the first paper, Joseph Barberio, Jacob Becraft,

Behind a crumbling facade of normality, secrets begin to stir within the Lux family home in Charlotte Mendelson\'s prize-winning novel Daughters of

Over 15 years after its original publication The Bible in History remains an essential examination of the symbiotic relationship between Scripture and the social and cultural contexts shaping its interpretation. David W. Kling traces the fascinating story of how specific biblical texts-sometimes a single verse, other times a selection of verses or chapters, even books-have at various times emerged

\'A triumph of family story-telling\' - Hugo Hamilton, author of The Pages.A tale of three journeys, the final one a successful pursuit of shadows\' - Myles DunganGrowing up in Waterford, Tom McGrath never noticed the odd gaps in the stories of his parents\' lives before he was born; it was only many years after they died that he uncovered the unspoken truths, which did so much to explain the people

A 156 pages full-colour cookbook containing the classic recipes of dishes prepared daily in households in The Seychelles.Full description of the common recipes of salads and chutneys, soups and sides, main courses and desserts as well as condiments can be found in this stylish book. Each recipe has a photo of the prepared dish. The book also contains pictures depicting the unique flora and fauna of

A prescient tale of political satire set in a near future America by a master of the

Black Morocco: A History of Slavery, Race, and Islam chronicles the experiences, identity, and achievements of enslaved black people in Morocco from the sixteenth century to the beginning of the twentieth century. Chouki El Hamel argues that we cannot rely solely on Islamic ideology as the key to explain social relations and particularly the history of black slavery in the Muslim world, for this viewpoint

Never had there been as close a bonding as the one that existed between the young Lord Jaxom and his extraordinary white dragon, Ruth. Nearly everyone else on Pern thought Ruth was a runt who would never amount to anything, but Jaxom knew his dragon was

Rob Gonsalves--master of magical realism--presents another mesmerizing picture book in his Imagine a... series, that will \"stimulate wonder and imagination\" (Booklist, starred review). Imagine a world where the sky becomes the Earth; where a waterfall freefalls to become dancing women; where you can cut mountains out of curtains, and ships sail into the sky. This amazing world is what Rob Gonsalves

The original manga behind the hit anime and video game series: over 25 million copies sold in Japan A homunculus manages to breach impenetrable Fort Briggs, and the Elric brothers discover a terrible alchemical secret that penetrates every corner of the world as they know it Meanwhile, Major Kimblee and a ruthless General Raven make Major General Olivier Mira Armstrong an offer she can\'t refuse...

Architecture is immersed in an immense cultural experiment called imaging. ​Yet the technical status and nature of that imaging must be reevaluated. What happens to the architectural mind when it stops pretending that electronic images of drawings made by computers are drawings? When it finally admits that imaging is not drawing, but is instead something that has already obliterated drawing? These

Realistic, cheeky and easy-to-read, My Mind Won\'t Shut Up! is a book that challenges meditation myths. It\'s for ordinary, stressed out people with money worries, weird families and haemorrhoids. Written by two sturdy-legged Glaswegians with short attention spans, My Mind Won\'t Shut Up! is aimed at anyone who is curious about meditation but turned off by anything too woo-woo. It is not a spiritual

Taoist meditation practices for increasing and maintaining mental awareness, memory, and clarity - Details techniques to increase the level of chi energy in the brain - Explains how to synchronize the left and right brain by activating the body\'s energetic potentials - Shows that by emptying the mind there is more energy to heal the body Wisdom Chi Kung teaches practitioners how to revitalize the

From the author of the phenomenal bestseller The Keeper of Stories, comes an utterly beautiful and charming novel full of mystery and secrets waiting to be

A collection of absurdist yet plausible short

Now updated with an exciting, practical study guide and a new cover-- one of bestselling author Elizabeth George\' s popular titles, with over 200,000 copies sold.\" Every woman would love to replace a life of survival with a life of meaningful accomplishment,\" says Elizabeth. In A Woman\' s High Calling, she helps readers to eliminate the clutter and chaos of everyday life and focus on the few things