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The Amoora Trilogy (Anne's Holiday, Return to Amoora and Summer's End) follow Anne's adventures on her holidays in Amoora - from when she first arrives as a 10-year-old, to when she returns as a maturing 15-year-old and then again as a headstrong young woman of 19. Forming a special friendship with...

It's 1849 . . . and Nellie O'Neill is arriving in South Australia on a ship bringing orphan girls from Irish workhouses. Nellie and her best friend, Mary, have left the famine in Ireland far behind, and are full of hopes and dreams for the future. Nellie longs to learn to read, to be part of a family...

FISH AND SEAFOOD FOR LOVE (Aphrodisiac Foods: Eat Your Way to Ecstasy)    The ancient world believed seafood had aphrodisiac characteristics because, the Greek goddess of love, Aphrodite, sprang from the foam of the sea on an oyster shell (hence         Botticelli's much reproduced...

Individualism: The Cultural Logic of Modernity explores ideas of the modern sovereign individual in the western cultural tradition. Divided into two sections, this volume surveys the history of western individualism in both its early and later forms: chiefly from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries,...

We weren’t sure what we wanted to tell you about first. Should we begin with stories from its magnificent tradition, which are filled with accounts of major battles won through the intercession of Our Lady of Czestochowa, and of the generals who dedicated their troops and their battles to Our Lady,...

A hilariously funny laugh till you pee realistic look at Internet Dating experiences. It deals with the real-life struggle of finding a worthwhile relationship in the "grass is always greener" society. When you see those romantic dating ads on TV you have no concept of what could really happen....

Access and interpret manufacturer spec information, find shortcuts for plotting measure and test equations, and learn how to begin your journey towards becoming a live sound professional. Land and perform your first live sound gigs with this guide that gives you just the right amount of information....

Through a richly detailed examination of the practices of spinning yarn from the fleece of llamas and alpacas, Earth, Water, Fleece and Fabric explores the relationship that herders of the present and of the past have maintained with their herd animals in the Andes. Dransart juxtaposes an ethnography...

Aspen Policy Books is a series of annual publications that address the United States' most formidable and pressing national security and foreign policy challenges. This edition is a collection of papers commissioned for the 2018 Aspen Strategy Group Summer Workshop, a bipartisan meeting of national...

Our days are becoming busier, the demands upon us more intense than ever before and we’re surrounded by Time Thieves, pinching our precious hours and minutes.  It’s easy to become overwhelmed, tired and stressed.  But it doesn’t have to be that way.    This...

St. Thomas Aquinas is so outstanding. The Lord has given him the ability to take very complex matters, such as the differences between animal, human and Angel, and break them down into logical, extremely understandable terms. He was particularly enraptured by Angels, as are we. He made a study of...

A brilliant compendium of all the many uses of bicarbonate of soda in the home and for personal care - with practical ways to use it for cooking, cleaning and even health and beauty.

Available for the first time in full color, the up-to-date and authoritative pregnancy guide that has sold 1.5 million copies--by recognizing that "one size fits all" doesn't apply to maternity care Parents love this book because it puts them in control; experts love it because it's...

Bring the healing art of Reiki into your everyday life wherever you are and treat yourself and others in just a few minutes. Whether you are in a busy office, on a long-haul flight or simply trying to relax you can use your hands to restore energy, promote sleep and alleviate pain, stress and worry....