Gothic, intoxicating, feminist, darkly provoking and deeply romantic - this is the breathtakingly imagined untold story of the brides of Dracula, by bestselling author Kiran Millwood Hargrave in her much-anticipated YA

Close reading is the most essential skill that literature students continue to develop across the full length of their studies. This book is the ideal guide to the practice, providing a methodology that can be used for poetry, novels, drama, and beyond. Using classic works of literature, such as Hamlet and The Great Gatsby as case studies, David Greenham presents a unique, contextual approach to close

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The bestselling Vanderbeeker family finds love and hope in hard times as they face the challenge of a serious illness with the support of their Harlem community. The Vanderbeekers are looking forward to the wedding of two of their favorite people! But when one of the siblings receives a dire diagnosis, instead of preparing for a celebration, the family is suddenly spending their time at the hospital.

Find a fresh collection of tried-and-true blocks designed with a new spin! The classic Churn Dash, Ohio Star, Jacob\'s Ladder and Pinwheel blocks are on display with new looks and eye-catching patterns. Enjoy your favorites in new ways, or feel inspired to make your own refreshed

Kate Jane Neal, the author and illustrator of Words and Your Heart and Wonderful You, takes on the two most powerful words we have: Yes and No. We all have the power to say two little words with big meaning . . . YES and NO! You can say YES to trying new things and making new friends.And sometimes, saying YES can be tricky and lead you wishing you hadn\'t said it! You can also say NO to things that

365 WAYS TO SAVE THE PLANET is packed with daily nuggets of wisdom, carefully selected to inspire you to take the action our very existence desperately needs. It will equip you with the skills and knowledge to take action to save the planet - complete with action items and challenges to try, surprising facts about the climate crisis, templates to write to political representatives or companies, scientific

In the early days of motion pictures - before superstars, before studio conglomerates, before even the advent of sound - there was a woman named Pearl White

Get ready for the Women\'s EURO with fun facts for every young football fan Fancy footwork, terrific teams, spectacular stadiums! It\'s time to learn everything about

Human rights is an empowering framework for understanding and addressing justice issues at local, domestic, and international levels. This book combines U.S.-based case studies with examples from other regions of the world to explore important human rights themes--the equality, universality, and interdependence of human rights, the idea of international crimes, strategies of human rights change, and

Use this comprehensive guide to study for the Oracle WebLogic Server 12c Administration I Exam 1Z0-133. This book is a unique introductory resource to the WebLogic Server certification for new Oracle Fusion Middleware administrators and a valuable resource for veteran WebLogic Server administrators seeking to update their skills for the 12c certification topics. It is common sense that passing a certification

At the height of the Algerian war, Jean-Paul Sartre embarked on a fundamental reappraisal of his philosophical and political thought. The result was the Critique of Dialectical Reason, an intellectual masterpiece of the twentieth century, now republished with a major original introduction by Fredric Jameson. In it, Sartre set out the basic categories for the renovated theory of history that he believed

Assignment 1: Find party responsible for murders by space virus. Assignment 2: Investigate \'accidental\' deaths on orbital solar shield. Assignment 3: Apprehend criminal possessing short term time machine. Science fiction meets crime in this new anthology exploring one of the genre\'s most popular themes: mystery and detection. Pitching detectives against time paradoxes, alien intruders, AI gone bad

A hostile army is rapidly approaching the little Baltic village. Karl and his mother are in fear of their lives. Karl barricades the door to the cottage but his mother reads the Bible. In the end God uses a snowdrift to protect them from the enemy. So how does He do that?Find out by reading the rest of the story and there are lots of other stories in this book too. Read about the snowdrift, a little

The complete, authoritative edition of Anne Frank\'s writings, including her diary in both the \'A\' and \'B\' versions now in continuous form, her further writings and important contextual essays Anne Frank: The Collected Works brings together for the first time Anne\'s world-famous diary, in both the version edited for publication by her father and the more revealing original, together with her letters,

Person-Centred Counselling in a Nutshell is a short, accessible guide to one of the most popular approaches to counseling. Using examples drawn from practice, Roger Casemore outlines, in a clear, jargon-free style, the main philosophical and theoretical principles of the person-centred approach, using the six core therapeutic conditions which need to be developed as a way of being in the counselor.This

The third extraordinary adventure of twelve-year-old, Charlie Small; a fact and fun-filled diary telling of his capture by the evil Puppet Master who wants to change him into a helpless puppet for

From award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes comes a powerful novel set fifteen years after the 9/11 attacks in a classroom of students who cannot remember the event but live through the aftermath of its cultural shift. When her fifth-grade teacher hints that a series of lessons about home and community will culminate with one big answer about two tall towers once visible outside their classroom

Having a great idea or design is not enough to make your software project succeed. If you want stakeholders to buy into your design and teams to collaborate and contribute to the vision, you also need to communicate effectively. In this practical book, author Jacqui Read shows you how to successfully present your architecture and get stakeholders to jump on board. Misunderstanding and lack of buy-in