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Alfie the Alligator, curious and full of energy, embarks on an exciting adventure beyond his familiar swamp home. Eager to explore the wider world, he encounters new landscapes, from sparkling rivers to dense, mysterious forests, meeting a variety of animal friends along the way. Each encounter teaches Alfie valuable lessons about courage, kindness, and the joy of discovery. Through playful challenges, unexpected surprises, and moments of gentle reflection, Alfie learns that adventure is not just about the places he visits, but about the friends he makes, the experiences he embraces, and the confidence he gains in stepping bravely into the unknown.

In the fourth instalment of the K-Twelve Legacy Series, the Office of Special Projects is under new management - Colonel James Scott. It is now the noughties, and Scott has brought the OSP into the modern era. As tough as nails, uncompromising. When a former operative dies suddenly whilst researching a book and then his son disappears without trace, Scott assigns rookie operative Fiona Dexter to investigate. When she is almost killed, Scott must rethink and brings out the big guns. Jacob Fallon, great-grandson of the legendary Jonathan Fallon, explodes literally on to the page as the modern K-12.Fallon is sent to Scotland to investigate the death of an analyst whos body is washed up on the shores of the River Clyde. Files suddenly get delivered to the OSP headquarters that point to an attack by a far right group called The Wolf Pack, whose origins hark back to the end of the Second World War, who plan to bomb a climate change conference.Join us as Fallon and Dexter follow the clues as they race to stop the wolf pack and learn of an even more sinister plot.

WHO IS MY DADDY?(Mothers terrible secret)This is a story about a young boy growing up without knowing who his father was to guide or advise him on the pitfalls of life.This account covers from a very young age through to an age when he is about to enter the adult world on his own.All the author had during this period, knowing a person I called Daddy was my mothers "Common-Law Husband" known as a "Partner" in todays vernacular, which was a life of brutality, incessant beatings and physical and mental abuse.Who was my Daddy? Over the years I have got nearer to the truth, although my mother and her FAMILY had kept a deep dark secret to the end.You, the reader, must make up your own mind about what follows. Everything that is written is how I recall what happened to me during my short stay on this wonderful planet.Life still goes on now, way into my retirement years, and listening to friends and veterans talking about their accounts of their early life experiences has encouraged me to put mine on record.

Antony Johnson serves up a festive whodunnit thats clever, funny and wonderfully easy to inhale in one sitting. Perfect for anyone who wants their Christmas crime with extra wag Jo MiddletonMore than one mystery, more than one secret, and definitely more than one dog - this funny, exciting, charming rollercoaster of a book has it all David QuantickIts almost Christmas, and actress and amateur sleuth Gwinny Tuffel is still pondering what to buy DCI Birch (retired) and whether she could adopt a new furry friend. But sorting through her late fathers papers leads her into his mysterious past, pointing to an enigmatic liaison now living in a Somerset commune populated by a group of retired spies.When Gwinny and Birch are unexpectedly snowed in at the remote farmhouse, they find that any skeletons in her fathers closet have been joined by a body in the attic. Surrounded by people for whom keeping secrets is second nature, along with an energetic Cocker Spaniel, Gwinny and Birch are embroiled in a murder case once again. Will they uncover the culprit and escape in time for Christmas?Readers love The Dog Sitter Detectives Christmas Tail:My three favourite things dogs, books and Christmas.Readers who love Agatha Christies charm or Richard Osmans humor will find something familiar yet refreshingly light here.Such a fun read!I gulped this tale down-its that good.Charming and cozy

A leading travel journalists depicts and predicts the good, the bad, and the ugly about the future of travel and how we can transcend the complications of climate change, AI, and touristification in this latest addition to the FUTURES Series.In the future, tourists will strap on a VR headset that serves up information about the storefronts and cathedrals they pass, letting them "see Paris" without actually laying eyes on it. Instant-translation earbuds will mean well never have to learn the words Donde esta la biblioteca? and who needs a library or bookstore when Spanish-English dictionaries and guidebooks are obsolete?Meanwhile, thanks to AI, travelers will have an unprecedented fount of information at their disposal but how much of it can be trusted? And is it really "saving time" if AI bots are sending everyone to stand in line at already-overrun tourist spots?In the coming years, more cities and countries will take drastic measures to combat not only a flood of tourist but of a growing worldwide workforce of "location-independent professionals," enacting congestion pricing and car-free zones, and grounding budget airlines such as Ryanair (or "Ruinair," as climate activists have dubbed it) in favor of zero-emission, hydrogen-fueled train networks.In The Future of Travel, award-winning food and travel writer Daniel Maurer himself a veteran globetrotter will predict epic tugs-of-war between the travelers and the locals and what happens when technology allows entire new classes of travelers to move as far as they can, as much as they can.

Paying for a peerage - an illegal practice - feels like a very modern form of corruption, one that both the Labour and Conservative parties have been happy to indulge in at times during the early twenty-first century. Except, of course, it was happening almost a century ago.Meet Maundy Gregory, actor, journalist, publishing proprietor, conman, embezzler, MI5 spy - and the man you went to see if you had the money to pay for a peerage in the post-First World War years.Cutting a dash across high society of the 1920s - he was in attendance at the wedding of the future George VI - the immaculately oiled and overdressed Gregory would happily pockets thousands for playing Mr Fixit for wannabe knights and lords, and swell the coffers of Lloyd Georges Liberal Party to millions of pounds.Business was brisk, and business was brazen. Visitors to his lavish office on Parliament Street, with a direct line to Number 10, would be wined and dined and, after paying up, leave satisfied that they would be next on the list for a knighthood or barony. Nothing could be guaranteed, of course, and it was a strictly no refunds business.But Gregory was also suspected of being something else, to add to his impressive list of accomplishments: a murderer. As the political winds changed, the debts mounted up and the walls closed in around him, he somehow managed to inherit his mistresss not inconsiderable savings when she scribbled a new will on the back of a menu and was suddenly taken ill ...In The Man Who Sold Honours, Stephen Bates lifts the lid on the truth about this long-forgotten character who remains the only person ever to be successfully prosecuted under the sale of honours act of 1925. A powerful preview of the scandals to come in Britain in recent years, this is the story of the original honours tout - a riches-to-rags tale of greed, corruption and murder in the interwar years.

A cultura coreana — literatura, cinema, séries e música pop — vem instigando o mundo a conhecer melhor a Coreia do Sul. E não há maneira mais envolvente de se aprofundar na essência de um povo do que

When two teenagers are found brutally murdered on the island of Lidingo, dressed in white tunics and wearing crowns of candles, former French police officer Maia Rehn joins local Commissioner Aleksander Storm to unravel a mystery with a shockingly dark heart. The highly anticipated sequel to the international bestselling gothic mystery, Yule Island.`A horrific, baffling crime startles a small Swedish community. This is perfect Scandi Noir, dripping with atmosphere. The writing shines, and the story is impossible to resist. Gustawsson is a master Shari Lapena`A gripping mystery simmering with social outrage this is what crime fiction should be Alexandra Sokoloff`Johana Gustawsson is an extraordinarily talented storyteller, with a beautiful, eloquent writing style. Scars of Silence unfolds at a breathless pace, and the climax is devastating Kate Rhodes___________Twenty-three years ago, a young woman was murdered on the Swedish island of Lidingo. The island has kept its silence. Until nowAs autumn deepens into darkness in Lidingo, on the Stockholm archipelago, the island is plunged into chaos: in the space of a week, two teenaged boys are murdered. Their bodies are left deep in the forest, dressed in white tunics with crowns of candles on their heads, like offerings to Saint Lucia.Maia Rehn has fled Paris for Lidingo after a family tragedy. But when the murders shake the island community, the former police commissioner is drawn into the heart of the investigation, joining Commissioner Aleksander Storm to unravel a mystery as chilling as the Nordic winter.As they dig deeper, it becomes clear that a wind of vengeance is blowing through the archipelago, unearthing secrets that are as scandalous as they are inhuman.But what if the victims werent who they seemed? What if those long silenced have finally found a way to strike back?How far would they go to make their tormentors pay?And you how far would you go?_______`Haunting, human and wholly unputdownable unforgettable characters caught in the web of a chilling mystery, set against the stark, mesmerising backdrop of Sweden. Few writers balance heart and horror so masterfully this is Scandi Noir at its finest Thomas Enger`A shockingly cold slice of Scandi noir that combines the darkness of folk horror with a sharp-eyed exploration of consent Sarah Hilary`Relevant and timely, Scars of Silence is compulsive whodunnit, with a strong and important message, tackling issues of great relevance in todays world. Once I started reading, I couldnt stop utterly addictive Sam Holland`Magnificent! So chilling and atmospheric I was utterly gripped. Johana Gustawsson gets better and better with every book Lisa Hall`A page-turner full of twists and turns, told with devastating tenderness; I felt bereft when it ended. Scars of Silence is a masterclass in Nordic Noir Heidi Amsinck`Scars of Silence is incredible powerful, timely, superb with layers of emotion even in the darkness. Such a talent! Louise Swanson`Gustawssons writing is so vivid, its electrifying Peter James

A imunidade é a chave para a longevidade e a prevenção do câncer. A incidência de câncer, doenças autoimunes e virais crônicas cresce constantemente, causando sofrimento e incerteza a pacientes e fam

No mundo atual, educar filhos exige muito mais do que amor e boa vontade: pede preparo, ciência, presença e escolhas conscientes. Este livro reúne um time multidisciplinar de psicólogos, médicos, ped

A diplomatic scandal. An escape over the rooftops. Charges of treason. Just a normal night out for Regency Londons most elegant spies Mélanie and Malcolm Rannoch. For aristocratic former spies Mélanie and Malcolm Rannoch, an attempt to steal incriminating documents is a normal evening out in Mayfair. The Napoleonic Wars taught the Rannochs to be prepared for the unexpected. But it seems theyve acquired a lethal new enemy who not only snagged the papers ahead of them, but has been amassing information to blackmail them and their dearest friends. Suddenly their mission turns far more dangerous. Theyre no longer just working to avert a diplomatic scandal. They are trying to protect those closest to them from arrest and imprisonment. Melanie and Malcolm hatch a dangerous plot to outwit their enemy on a royal night at the opera, with the king in attendance. But in candlelit salons its difficult to tell allies from enemies. And if they fail, it is the Rannochs themselves who could be facing charges of treason...

Paris, 1945. Frederick Rowlands arrives in a city riven by the political turmoil following the Liberation at the behest of MI5 agent, Iris Barnes. A young woman calling herself Clara Metzner has just been released from Ravensbr ck concentration camp - and Rowlands, who last met her in Berlin in 1933, has been given the task of confirming whether she is who she says she is. This is far from easy, not only because of Rowlands blindness, but because Claras experiences have changed her almost out of recognition. But her evidence may be vital in assisting Iris to track down suspected collaborators in the upper echelons of French society.Then Clara - or the girl who is claiming to be her - is found dead, in circumstances that point to murder. Thrown into the unfamiliar world of Parisian high society, Rowlands must track down the killer, and prevent further deaths - including his own.

Conflict does more than destroy physical spaces. It extinguishes lives, erases histories and disrupts the collective memory of entire communities. In Gaza, where genocide has wrought catastrophic loss, the destruction of heritage adds another dimension of devastation. Yet amid the rubble, acts of archiving, art-making and storytelling persist.Archiving Gaza in the Present brings together voices from Palestine and beyond to document the cultural erasure and to explore how creative and archival practices resist it. Contributions from curators, architects, artists, journalists, lawyers and scholars capture Gazas once-vibrant cultural life historic buildings, art centres, universities and museums that existed before October 2023 now turned to rubble.Featuring rich visual material from fragmented WhatsApp testimonies to forensic documentation and including artworks, maps and photographs, Archiving Gaza in the Present is both a living archive and a call to action. It is a vital resource for understanding Gazas cultural survival amid destruction.In partnership with the Arab British Centre.Contributors include Selma Dabbagh, Salman Abu Sitta, Shareef Sarhan, Hazem Harb, Malak Mattar, Marc-Andre Haldimann, Nadia Yaqub, Omar Al-Qattan, Kegham Djeghalian, Caitlin Procter, Atef Alshaer, Shatha Safi, Yara Sharif and Nasser Golzar.

A prophetic, darkly comic lost classic about down-and-outs in a fractured Berlin by the author of the Sunday Times bestselling rediscovery The PassengerA writer of great insight and talentFTBerlin, 1920s: a beacon of culture and hedonism, but a political mess. The streets are crowded with war veterans, beggars, prostitutes and madmen, desperately chasing any means to secure a few marks or a roof over their heads. Come nighttime, a rag-tag group descends on the Jolly Huntsman pub to dance and drown their cares in all the schnapps they can afford. But in this society on the brink, pleasure all too easily erupts into violence.A bleakly comic story of struggle and discontent on the fringes of the metropolis, Berlin Shuffleis a blistering portrait of a divided society that would give way to fascism. Written when he was just twenty-two years old, Boschwitzs first novel displays his extraordinary talent for capturing Germanys self-destruction, which would tragically engulf him only five years later.

Charlie Matthewss love story begins in a pebble-dashed house in suburban Bolton, at a time when most little boys want to grow up to be Michael Jackson, and girls want to be Princess Diana. Remembering the Green Cross Code and getting out of football are the most important things in his life, until... On his ninth birthday, Auntie Jan gives him a gift that will last a lifetime: a seven-inch single called Lucky Star. He discovers Madonna and falls in love.Casting the pop icon in the role of his spirit guide, Charlie draws on Madonnas audacity and ambition to help him find the courage to overcome his own obstacles and become a success in life. His obsession sees him through some tough times, but in order to be truly happy, hell need to find his own inner strength...

Neste livro, Rosana Rios reúne dez contos pertencentes a mitologias de povos dos cinco continentes, protagonizados por mulheres. São deusas, mães, rainhas e guerreiras, todas movidas por sentimentos

How did the UK transition from being the worlds workshop to having the dependent, service-driven economy of today, prone to severe negative shocks and daunting economic challenges?In an urgent reality check that will embarrass politicians from all parties, hugely experienced economists Vicky Pryce and Andy Ross track the forces that have shaped the UK economy since the Industrial Revolution. Drawing on extensive front-line policy experience, they tackle complex issues such as the reaction to globalisation and the legacy of deindustrialisation; the responses to Brexit, Covid and the war in Ukraine; the impacts of climate change, inequality and immigration; and whether the lack of investment and low growth of recent years were, in fact, inevitable.Rather than placating populist sentiments with false promises, politicians must now be honest with the public about the difficult road ahead. After all, there will be no sudden economic reset. Advocating pragmatic solutions over political dogma, Mismanaged Decline proves that good economics heeds no ideology.At a time of rising geopolitical uncertainty, this balanced, non-partisan account offers a blueprint for a stronger, fairer and more resilient economy.

Onde os Caminhos Pausam é um relato sensível e sincero sobre um encontro que parecia improvável ― e, por isso mesmo, inesquecível.Um homem e uma mulher, em momentos distintos de suas vidas, cruzam tr

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Em Estarei sempre com voce Todd Parr celebra o poder do apoio e da presença em todas as fases da infancia. Com frases curtas e ilustraçes vibrantes, o livro mostra que, independentemente das circunstancias, sempre havera alguem disposto a apoiar, ouvir e celebrar cada conquista sua. Uma obra acolhedora que fortalece vinculos e incentiva o desenvolvimento emocional saudavel desde cedo.