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Set against the restless backdrop of 1967, *Never Date an Actor* is a coming-of-age story about ambition, desire, and the cost of choosing yourself in a world determined to define you.Susie Harper is a nineteen-year-old working-class girl from a small town that expects its women to marry young, stay quiet, and never ask for more. But Susie wants words-stories, ink-stained fingers, and a life shaped by her own voice. When she defies her family and enrols at Riverside University, she steps into a world alive with protest, creativity, and possibility.There, she finds herself caught between two intoxicating forces: the promise of becoming a writer and her growing attraction to Daniel Hartman, a charismatic theatre student whose charm is as dangerous as it is magnetic. As Susie navigates friendships, creative failure, artistic awakening, and first love, she must confront a truth shes been warned about since childhood-some passions uplift you, and others consume you.Rich with period detail and emotional honesty, *Never Date an Actor* explores female ambition, artistic identity, and the delicate line between loving someone and losing yourself. It is a story about finding your voice-and learning when to protect it.

Virginia Mendozas first memories are of drought. She grew up in La Mancha, Spain, the driest region in Europe. Her parents, grandparents, and almost every word, tool, and tradition of her homeland conveyed one conviction: without water, there is no life; without water, there is no civilization.In The Search for Water, Mendoza weaves this personal reflection together with a dazzling scientific and anthropological enquiry into the ways the search for water has shaped the story of humanity. From flows of migration, agriculture and pagan rain gods to contemporary struggles with drought and climate change, Mendoza writes a gripping and inventive history of humankind as driven and united by one force: thirst.

A New York Times Book Review Editors PickA riotously sharp novel about self-righteousness, control, and the unexpected afterlife of a dogRose Cutler prides herself on her principlesveganism, feminism, eco-consciousness, and general moral superiority. She runs a yogurt business she quietly despises and lives alone, comfortably distanced from the mess of human relationships. But, when her brother and sister-in-law let her watch her six-year-old nephew Nathan, things go spectacularly wrong. After Roses dog kills a corgi at the park, Nathan begins to bark, overeat, and claim that the dead dog has possessed his body. Rose assumes this is trauma. Nathan insists its metaphysical fact. As Rose embarks on a misguided quest to free Nathan from his canine passenger, what begins as an attempt at childcare devolves into a surreal, anarchic spiral of suburban chaos. Brimming with unhinged charm and moral ambiguity, The Hitch is a biting satire of the stories we tell ourselves to stay saneand the havoc we wreak when those stories fall apart.

A must for fans of Claire Keegan and Colin Walsh Cailean SteedA complex psychological thriller... Beautifully written. Unflinching. Staggeringly good Gill PerdueBold and claustrophobic... unpicks those darkest of family secrets with heartbreaking honesty Anna BaileyJanuary 2023. Caras great-aunt Audrey has died, and her husband Tony needs her presence at the funeral. It will be a stretch for Cara, whose every day is an emotional challenge, a challenge which is getting harder as her daughters tenth birthday approaches. But with her family beside her, shes prepared to tryJune 2000. Ten-year-old Cara and her sister Charlotte are sent to live with their great aunt and uncle, part of a famous acting family, when their mother is hospitalised. The Wolfes see the world as a drama they are starring in, and while her sister seems instantly at home Cara feels very much the outsider. And for all the staginess of Chaplin House, there is real tragedy brewing

Dark, gritty and addictive... this is Hannah Morrissey at her best Mary Kubica, New York Times bestselling authorTemperatures and violent crimes have risen to all-time highs as a new drug ravages Black Harbor.Sergeant Nikolai Kole discovers a body wrapped in garbage bags and doused in bleach in the back of a clubhouse. Tommy Greenlee, the ex-husband of Koles former lover, Hazel, has been shot several times and left for dead. And the killer left what appears to be a calling card.When Hazel returns to Black Harbor, she is back in the heated atmosphere of Koles orbit. Their love affair can hardly pick up where it left off. They both used each other to their own ends before: would they do it again?As they work together to solve this murder, they will not only unearth Black Harbors deepest, darkest secrets theyll each have to face their own.

I feel you have captured the essence of my Great Aunt Helen. Howard Ostby, descendant of Titanic survivor Helen OstbyThe early 1900s were a mans world, and the Titanic was no exception. Even today, the stories we know about that fateful night mostly revolve around men and their actions, despite there having been nearly 500 women and girls on board.From the stewardess who survived three different maritime disasters to the mother whose young children were kidnapped and taken aboard the Titanic, and from the Carpathia passenger whose reports on the Titanic started a journalism career to the woman who went down with the ship but who no one remembered seeing, Melinda E. Ratchford tells the stories of women whose lives were inextricably linked to the sinking, revealing the world as it was for women in 1912.Titanic Womens Stories is an investigation into the lives of these women before, during and after the tragedy that irrevocably changed both their world and ours.

A twisty tale full of surprises with a nail-biting finale. I didnt want it to end Sarah Ward, author of The Death LessonLeonie is on a jury deciding the fate of a nurse accused of murder. But just as deliberations begin, Britain comes under attack and the courthouse is locked down.Ordered to stay put for their own safety, the jurors soon realise the real danger lies inside the building. The accused has escaped his cell and hes playing twisted games with the group.Because he knows something about Leonie. She isnt on the jury by chance, and her reasons for being there are more personal than anyone suspects. As trust fractures, how far will Leonie go to tip the scales of justice in her favour?READERS CANT GET ENOUGH OF THIS HEART-POUNDING LOCKED ROOM THRILLER:So tense, so eerie. . . I was terrified. Easily one of the best books Ill read this year NetGalley ReaderA high-stakes psychological game where trust evaporates and paranoia takes over NetGalley ReaderThe pacing is sharp, the twists well-timed and the moral ambiguity gives the story real bite NetGalley ReaderGrabs you from the first page and refuses to let go NetGalley Reader

Many of us are drawn to a life in the arts but daunted by how to balance that ambition with the very real need to pay rent and put food on the table. It is impossible to become an accomplished painter, composer, or novelist without spending time experimenting, making false starts, absorbing criticism, reading, talking, and moping about the house. All this time must be purchased, one way or another. Is the history of art and ideas just a history of rich kids?The answer, of course, is no. William Carlos Williams was a family doctor. Franz Kafka was an insurance man, as were Charles Ives and Wallace Stevens. Grace Hartigan temped. James Joyce mooched off his brother; Christopher Isherwood ingratiated himself with a wealthy uncle. Virginia Woolf and Louisa May Alcott were determined to make their writing pay no matter what. And their material circumstances had an impact on all of their creative outputs.From family money to jobs to colorful schemes, Mason Currey, author of the acclaimed Daily Rituals, explores both the well-worn and unlikely paths forward for the up-and-coming artist. Making Art and Making a Living is an entertaining and thought-provoking examination of the collision of creative ambitions with real-world necessities and of the messy, glorious, torturous compromises that gifted individuals have patched together when facing the eternal dilemma of an artistic life.

A stunning contemporary real-life story from the brilliant author of Ella on the Outside, with beautiful illustrations by Miguel Bustos.Hatties life is already complicated enough. Shes about to start secondary school, her best friend is going off with someone else and her dad seems to have completely forgotten his promise to let her have a room of her own.So when her mums goddaughter, Seren, arrives and gets special treatment, Hattie feels pushed out.Could it be that Hatties family actually prefer Seren?Other excellent books by Cath Howe:Ella on the OutsideNot my FaultHow to Be MeThe InsidersMy Life on Fire

An outstanding, highly original and unputdownable read. Following on from I AM WOLF and I AM RAVEN, this is a bold, thought-provoking adventure perfect for fans of MORTAL ENGINES and THE LAST WILD.Riekas world is on fire.Shes lived her whole life aboard Constructs, giant mechanical creatures that battle each other for territory. Now a new enemy has swept across the land DRAGON. And even with all the survivors united against it, Dragon is winning.Technically brilliant, Rieka believes that she alone can turn the war. But the path she sets out on is dangerous, both for her and her friends. And all the while, there is a truth about herself she must faceIf she doesnt, she could destroy everything shes trying to save.Also written by the award-winning Alastair Chisholm:- I Am Wolf - Shortlisted, Peters Childrens Book of the Year award 2025- I Am Raven- Orion Lost- The Consequence GirlPraise for I AM WOLF:"Jam-packed with action and suspense, and wildly inventive." - The Times"I loved every page of this gripping, dystopian thriller. Wonderful characters, thrilling action and a unique new world. Now I wish I had my own animal construct!" - Kieran Larwood, author of Podkin One Ear"I wolfed this down... Great MG sci-fi." - Darren Simpson, author of Scavengers

The first book in a laugh-out-loud new series of hilarious, action-packed spy adventures from number one bestselling, multi-award-winning author, David Solomons. If you like James Bond with a dash of Johnny English, this is for you...When Adam and his friends accidentally reveal the secret location of ex-MI6 quartermaster, Professor Goodspeed, they dont expect supervillains to turn up on their doorstep, looking for his most dangerous invention. Drawn into a dastardly plot, the friends must rescue the Professor and take on evil Dr Toe and all his henchmen to boot.Its going to take buckets of bravery, a truckload of gadgets - including a flying bike, a robot-shark shield and, the deadliest of weapons, a glitter glue grenade - along with A LOT of luck to defeat the bad guys and stop them taking over the world.At least the summer holidays wont be boring...A fast-paced, funny adventure series, packed with illustrations.Look out for: SPYGLASS: Coldfinger

Accanto al corpo della moglie appena morta, un uomo cammina nella stanza e parla. Si e gettata dalla finestra poche ore prima. Ora, come sospinto da una necessita che non gli da tregua, tenta di ricostruire cio che e accaduto: il loro incontro, il matrimonio infelice, i silenzi, le incrinature quasi impercettibili che hanno finito per separare due vite sotto lo stesso tetto.Il suo e un monologo febbrile, spezzato, che prende la forma di un romanzo psicologico breve e di una serrata indagine della coscienza. Nella trama dei ricordi affiorano lentamente la gelosia e ossessione, il senso di colpa, le sottili dinamiche di una relazione tossica. E mentre la voce insiste, si corregge, si contraddice, limmagine della giovane donna la mite si trasforma: non piu figura docile e remissiva, ma presenza opaca, attraversata da un orgoglio silenzioso e da una sofferenza mai condivisa.Pubblicato nel 1876 nel Diario di uno scrittore, La mite di Dostoevskij e un classico russo di straordinaria intensita, una storia di amore tragico che, attraverso una prosa tesa e introspettiva, scava nella distanza irriducibile tra due esseri umani e nella difficolta, forse impossibile, di conoscersi davvero.

Autora homenageada da 24ª FlipRosáceas são rosas desabrochadas dentro de vitrais circulares coloridos, usadas para adornar catedrais góticas. Quarto livro de Orides Fontela, publicado em 1986, Rosáce

Su, garantiert nicht glutenfrei dafur todlich gut.Zusammen mit der Dogge ihrer Schwiegermutter ist Kati Blum zur Fastenzeit neuerdings sportlich unterwegs. Dass sie ausgerechnet am Bayreuther Hundestrand uber eine Leiche stolpert, ist fur die Hobbydetektivin eine willkommene Abwechslung.Das Opfer: ein Konditor, dessen beruhmtes Tortchen-Rezept mit ihm verschwunden ist. Wahrend Kripo-Hauptkommissar Lars Winkelmann eine Spur ins Drogenmilieu verfolgt, glaubt Kati, dass Liebe das Tatmotiv gewesen sein muss. Um der Wahrheit naher zu kommen, schleicht sie sich mit ihrer Freundin Nina als Model bei der anstehenden Hochzeitsmesse ein und jagt wenig spater im Brautkleid quer durch die Stadt.Lars hat genug von ihren eigenmachtigen Methoden. Doch zwischen Zuckerguss, Spitzenstoff und einem mysteriosen Mann im Anzug stot Kati auf immer mehr Ungereimtheiten. Fest steht: Hinter der suen Fassade verbergen sich Geheimnisse, fur die jemand bereit ist, alles zu tun ..."Glitzer, Tod und Tortchen" ist Band 11 der Serie Kati Blum ermittelt von Erfolgsautorin Birgit Gruber. Dieser Roman ist in sich abgeschlossen. Alle Teile konnen unabhangig voneinander gelesen werden.

Oliver Cromwell (1599 1658) was an English military and political leader and later Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland. Born into the middle gentry, Cromwell was relatively obscure for the first 40 years of his life. After undergoing a religious conversion in the 1630s, he became an independent puritan, taking a generally tolerant view towards the many Protestant sects of his period.An intensely religious mana self-styled Puritan Moseshe fervently believed that God was guiding his victories. He was elected Member of Parliament for Huntingdon in 1628 and for Cambridge in the Short (1640) and Long (164049) Parliaments. He entered the English Civil War on the side of the "Roundheads" or Parliamentarians. Nicknamed "Old Ironsides", he was quickly promoted from leading a single cavalry troop to become one of the principal commanders of the New Model Army, playing an important role in the defeat of the royalist forces.Cromwell was one of the signatories of King Charles Is death warrant in 1649, and, as a member of the Rump Parliament (164953), he dominated the short-lived Commonwealth of England.

No Castelo dos Animais, uma fazenda isolada do mundo dos homens, o presidente Silvio governa com casco de ferro. Cercado por uma milícia de cães ferozes, o touro ditador impõe trabalhos exaustivos e

Tyler Donohue vive para o hóquei. Goleiro universitário promissor, ele carrega o peso das expectativas da família, da equipe e do futuro profissional que todos projetam para ele. Distrações não fazem

The Odyssey begins ten years after the end of the ten-year Trojan War (that is the subject of the Iliad), and Odysseus has still not returned home from the war. Odysseus son Telemachus is about 20 years old and is sharing his absent fathers house on the island of Ithaca with his mother Penelope and a crowd of 108 boisterous young men, "the Suitors", whose aim is to persuade Penelope to marry one of them, all the while enjoying the hospitality of Odysseus household and eating up his wealth.Odysseus protectress, the goddess Athena, discusses his fate with Zeus, king of the gods, at a moment when Odysseus enemy, the god of the sea Poseidon, is absent from Mount Olympus. Then, disguised as a Taphian chieftain named Mentes, she visits Telemachus to urge him to search for news of his father. He offers her hospitality; they observe the Suitors dining rowdily while the bard Phemius performs a narrative poem for them. Penelope objects to Phemius theme, the "Return from Troy".

PERHAPS no other stories have ever been told so often or listened to with so much pleasure as the classic tales of ancient Greece. For many ages they have been a source of delight to young people and old, to the ignorant and the learned, to all who love to hear about and contemplate things mysterious, beautiful, and grand.They have become so incorporated into our language and thought, and so interwoven with our literature, that we could not do away with them now if we would. They are a portion of our heritage from the distant past, and they form perhaps as important a part of our intellectual life as they did of that of the people among whom they originated.That many of these tales should be read by children at an early age no intelligent person will deny. Sufficient reason for this is to be found in the real pleasure that every child derives from their pe-rusal: and in the preparation of this volume no other reason has been considered. I have here attempted to tell a few stories of Jupiter and his mighty company and of some of the old Greek he-roes, simply as stories, nothing more.

We sailed from Peru, (where we had continued for the space of one whole year) for China and Japan, by the South Sea; taking with us victuals for twelve months; and had good winds from the east, though soft and weak, for five months space, and more. But the wind came about, and settled in the west for many days, so as we could make little or no way, and were sometime in purpose to turn back. But then again there arose strong and great winds from the south, with a point east, which carried us up (for all that we could do) towards the north; by which time our victuals failed us, though we had made good spare of them.During which time, there made forth to us a small boat, with about eight persons in it; whereof one of them had in his hand a tipstaff of a yellow cane, tipped at both ends with blue, who came aboard our ship, without any show of distrust at all. And when he saw one of our number, present himself somewhat before the rest, he drew forth a little scroll of parchment (somewhat yellower than our parchment, and shining like the leaves of writing tables, but otherwise soft and flexible,) and delivered it to our foremost man. In which scroll were written in ancient Hebrew.I