It's 1864 . . .and Poppy is on the road again, heading to the town of Wahgunyah. On the way she meets a stranger who seems to know something about her past, and her special letter with the red tiger seal. But the more time she spends with this boy, the more difficult he becomes. Should Poppy trust him?Join Poppy again on her adventure in the third of four exciting stories about a Gold Rush girl who dreams of a better life. Views: 32
In 1915, Albert Einstein unveiled his masterwork – a theory, in his words, 'of incomparable beauty': the General Theory of Relativity. It is sometimes overshadowed – wrongly, argues John Gribbin – by his work of 1905, the Special Theory of Relativity and E = mc2. Just over 100 years later, the first direct detection of gravitational radiation is seen as the ultimate proof of the General Theory's accuracy. The General Theory describes the evolution of the Universe, black holes, the behaviour of orbiting neutron stars, and why clocks run slower on Earth than in space. It even suggests the possibility of time travel. In this 'beautifully written and highly accessible account of the genesis of a great theory' (Physics World), Gribbin vividly illustrates what an incomparable scientist Albert Einstein really was. Views: 32
A 2009 Sydney Taylor Award Notable Books for Teens winner Bronze Medal winner for the Young Adult Fiction category of ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year Awards"Sometimes trees can look healthy on the outside, but actually be dying inside. These trees fall unexpectedly during a storm."For high school senior Parker Rabinowitz, anything less than success is a failure. A dropped extracurricular, a C on a calc quiz, a non-Jewish shiksa girlfriend—one misstep, and his meticulously constructed life splinters and collapses. The countdown to HYP (Harvard, Yale, Princeton) has begun, and he will stay focused.That's why he has to keep it a secret. The pocketful of breath mints. The weird smell in the bathroom.He can't tell his achievement-obsessed father. He can't tell his hired college consultant. And he certainly can't tell Julianne, the "vision of hotness" he so desperately wants to love.Only Parker's little sister Danielle seems to... Views: 32
On a windswept corner of Manhattan, just a stone's throw from the weathered facade of the legendary Chelsea Hotel, there's a small two-flight walkdown bar called The Land At The End Of The Working Day. Stop in and rest awhile... you'll meet the most fascinating people. And meet one-off visitors. Folks like Bernard Boyce Bennington, who carries a torch for a woman who loved him and left him (with a bizzarely magical memento) Views: 32
Best Eaten Cold and Other Stories showcases a group of highly regarded, award-winning crime writers who all share a special passion for crime, which is reflected in this superb new volume. Funny and sad, atmospheric and dark, ingenious and frightening, each of the thirteen stories in this collection will thrill lovers of crime fiction. Views: 32
Review"This entertaining anthology will summon memories of your favorite car chase movie, with the good guys trying to catch the bad, using any mode of transportation available. Fast-paced and exciting, it has a little something for every taste."--RT Book Reviews Magazine Product DescriptionThe hottest thing about a man in uniform is imagining him out of it... They may enforce the rules, but when men in uniform are off duty and under the covers, they're experts at breaking them. In this searingly sexy anthology, popular authors Maya Banks, Sylvia Day, and Karin Tabke present men in uniform-unzipped... Views: 32
The Gods have abandoned Ai Ling.Her mysterious power haunts her day and night, and she leaves home—with just the moon as her guide—overwhelmed by her memories and visions and an unbearable sense of dread. For Ai Ling knows that Chen Yong is vulnerable to corrupt enchantments from the under-world. How can she do nothing when she has the skill and power to fight at his side? A dream has told her where he is, the name of the ship he is traveling on, his destination. So she steals off and stows away on board.The ocean voyage brings with it brutal danger, haunting revelations, and new friendships, but also the premonition of a very real and terrifying threat. Zhong Ye—the powerful sorcerer whom Ai Ling believed she had vanquished in the Palace of Fragrant Dreams—is trapped in Hell, neither alive nor dead. Can he reach from beyond the grave to reunite with Silver Phoenix and destroy Chen Yong? And destroy whatever chance Ai Ling has at happiness, at... Views: 32
X-Files meets the X-MenSince the murder of his parents, Lucas Fowler has been avoiding death more than living life. But when a mind-controlling rogue forces him to kill people, an underground society wants him dead, and the police want him behind bars, Lucas has no choice but to plunge into a deadly world he never knew existed.Lucas discovers that he's a Scion. He has superhuman speed, strength, and the ability to enter an alternate dimension called the Blight. He wants to use his abilities for good but a rogue Scion is making him kill other Scions in a twisted experiment to gain entry into the afterlife.Without allies or even an instruction manual, Lucas fights back. To survive, he'll have to find and stop the rogue before the other Scions hunt Lucas down and end him. Views: 32
After a tragic accident, Dig Buckley inherits control of the family brewing business. But when the Indian hop supplier mysteriously shuts down deliveries and threatens his family, he realises there���s a hidden and dangerous side to the brewery. He needs to track the supplier down, embarking on a challenging journey across the Indian countryside as he unravels a treacherous family history. Views: 32
