Lauren and Twilight are very busy using magic to help Lauren's school friends sort out their problems. But one day Twilight falls sick with a mysterious illness. Lauren is desperately worried but the vet can find nothing wrong. Soon Lauren realises that it must be something to do with Twilight in hi[...]
Lauren's pony, Twilight, turns into a beautiful unicorn when she says the magic words. Caring for your pet is really important to Lauren, especially if your pet turns out to be as special and as magical as Twilight, but her little brother Max disagrees. He has grown tired of looking after Buddy, his[...]
No.12 in the highly popular "My Secret Unicorn" series, featuring Lauren and her magical pony, Twilight. Lauren and Twilight are delighted to learn that Currant, the new foal at Orchard Stables, is also a unicorn, and that Lauren's friend Grace is his special unicorn friend. Now they can all have fu[...]
This is the fifth book in the new Penguin Maigret series: Georges Simenon's gripping tale of small town suspicion and revenge, in Linda Asher's timeless translation. There was an exaggerated humility about her. Her cowed eyes, her way of gliding noiselessly about without bumping into things, of quiv[...]
This is a new translation of Georges Simenon's sensational tale of deceit and back-stabbing in an isolated community, book six in the new Penguin Maigret series. 'She came forward, the outlines of her figure blurred in the half-light. She came forward like a film star, or rather like the ideal woman[...]
This is a new translation of Georges Simenon's gripping tale of lost identity. This is book sixteen in the new Penguin Maigret series. A man picked up for wandering in obvious distress among the cars and buses on the Grands Boulevards. Questioned in French, he remains mute ...A madman? In Maigret's [...]
American teenager Nori Tanaka has never thought much about her Japanese heritage, but when she travels to Japan for a summer academic program to escape from her parents' impending divorce, she discovers a new way of looking at both herself and the world.[...]
A fun, sexy, murder-mysteryromance for all teen sleuths Aphra Behn Connolly has the type of life most teenage girls envy. She lives on a remote tropical island and spends most of her time eavesdropping on the rich and famous. The problem is that her family's resort allows few opportunities for her [...]
It was only a few weeks ago that Aphra Connolly's life changed completely. She had been living a quiet existence on her father's secluded island resort, until Seth Mulo turned up and stole her heart ...and provided information that led her to find her mom in Seattle. But the reunion isn't quite what[...]
Aphra Connolly is being chased by some very dangerous people. She knows her survival depends upon staying far away from love interest Seth, and listening to her mom's lectures on the finer points of anonymity and survival. But how is a girl supposed to live under the radar and not think about her bo[...]
All three of the hit Death by Bikini Mysteries now available in one fabulously priced volume
Aphra Connolly was living a quiet, teenaged life. But that was before devastatingly handsome Seth Mulo turned up at her family's island resort. And that was before a girl-the strings of her bikini top [...]
A lyrical study of friendship, love, and loss chronicles the evolving relationship between Veronika, a young New Zealand writer struggling with a recent tragedy and trying to finish her novel, and Astrid, an older, reclusive neighbor who offers comfort in the form of companionship and home-cooked me[...]
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Does changing a toddler 's diapers count as a fulfilling job? Is the glass ceiling that keeps women from advancing in their careers actually located in the home? In "Get to Work," a book that instantly ignited a firestorm of debate, Hirshman coge[...]
"Under the Sea-Wind" presents a naturalist's picture of ocean life. This book is her breathtaking canvas of the fierce, competitive struggle for life takes place along the shore, in the open sea, and along the sea bottom.[...]
How to heal animals and improve their behavior from one of today's most respected trainers
When distinguished animal trainer Linda Tellington-Jones decided to combine traditional veterinary medicine with therapeutic bodywork, she created a revolutionary method of animal healing the average pers[...]
A haunting novel of loss, love, and human connection from the author of "Astrid & Veronika"
Linda Olsson's first novel, "Astrid & Veronika," introduced readers to her gorgeous prose, and her extraordinary understanding of human relationships. With her second novel, she once again charts that te[...]
From the beloved author of "Astrid & Veronika," a moving tale of friendship and redemption Fans of "Astrid & Veronika" and Chris Cleave's "Little Bee" will be thrilled to read Linda Olsson's third novel. Here is Olsson doing what she does best: illuminating the terrain of friendship and examining th[...]
Ten-year-old Zoe Elias has perfect piano dreams. She can practically feel the keys under her flying fingers; she can hear the audience's applause. All she needs is a baby grand so she can start her lessons, and then she'll be well on her way to Carnegie Hall.But when Dad ventures to the music store [...]
Ten-year-old Zoe Elias has perfect piano dreams. She can practically feel the keys under her flying fingers; she can hear the audience's applause. All she needs is a baby grand so she can start her lessons, and then she'll be well on her way to Carnegie Hall.But when Dad ventures to the music store [...]
A firsthand account of a mulatto woman's desperate flight from the sexual abuse of her Southern master[...]
"Christianity: A Very Short Introduction offers an overview of the world's largest religion. The Author provides information to enable the reader to gain an understanding of Christians and their beliefs" --Provided by publisher.[...]
Men and women have always bargained for sex. In Hard Bargains, philosopher-lawyer Linda Hirshman and legal historian Jane Larson provide the first complete analysis ofpower in heterosexual relationships, combining an eye-opening legal history of sexual regulation with thought-provoking predictions o[...]
In the heated debates over identity politics, few theorists have looked carefully at the conceptualizations of identity assumed by all sides. "Visible Identities" fills this gap. Drawing on both philosophical sources, as well as theories and empirical studies in the social sciences, Martin Alcoff ma[...]
Still the most popular book of Hemingway's to teach, The Sun Also Rises captures the quintessential romance of the expatriate Americans and Britains in Paris after World War I. As the international vacationers move from Paris to Pamplona for the bullfight festival, the characters wend their various[...]