Find out how selfish Lion gets his comeuppance, go to a Frog wedding in the Sky Kingdom, discover the days when the earth's creatures were all mixed up and much more in these brilliantly crafted tales which reflect the very best and the very worst of human behaviours.Rich in the folklore of the many different countries of Africa, Ghanaian author, K. P. Kojo brings each story to life with humour and poetry, making them perfect for sharing and reading aloud to children of all ages.The book includes endnotes with a glossary, additional information as well as ideas for activities that children can do to explore the stories further. Views: 18
A love worth fighting for Once a dedicated Coast Guard rescue swimmer, Nathan Malone lost more than his confidence the day he couldn't save his fiancée. He lost his faith in love. Nathan's come home to Cassabaw Station and put his life on hold. That changes, though, when Sean Jacobs and her five-year-old daughter move in next door. Sean is unpacked and unsettled, and the fear in her eyes tells Nathan she's running from something. Yet despite his better judgment, Nathan can't ignore the tug at his heart. He'd do anything to protect Sean and her adorable daughter, because Nathan's not letting love slip through his fingers again... Views: 18
The thrilling account of how a band of Malian librarians and archivists risked their lives to save priceless ancient manuscripts from destruction in al Qaeda–occupied Timbuktu, interwoven with the historical race to "discover" the much-mythologized city. To Westerners, the name "Timbuktu" long conjured up a tantalizing paradise, an African El Dorado where even the slaves were rumored to wear gold. Beginning in the late eighteenth century, a series of explorers gripped by the fever for "discovery" tried repeatedly to reach the fabled city. But expedition after expedition went disastrously awry, succumbing to enslavement, attack, and disease, the natural hazards of the territory exacerbated by centuries of Christian-Muslim conflict and resistance to the European "Scramble for Africa." Timbuktu was rich—really rich—in another way too. An ancient center of learning, it was home to some tens of thousands—according to some, hundreds of... Views: 18
When a Highlander Loses His Heart: Entangled Hearts, Book Four Views: 18
For Clay Blackall, a lifelong resident of Providence, Rhode Island, the place has become an obsession. Here live the only people who can explain what happened to his brother, Eli, whose suicide haunts this heartbreaking, hilarious novel-in-fragments. A former movie star impersonates himself; an ex-con looks after a summer home perched atop a rock in the bay; a broken-hearted Salutatorian airs thirteen years' worth of dirty laundry at his school's commencement; an adjunct struggles to make room for her homeless and self-absorbed mother while revisiting a salacious high school love affair; a recent widower, with the help of a clever teen, schemes to rid his condo's pond of Canada geese. Clay compiles their stories, invasively providing context in the form of footnotes that lead always, somehow, back to Eli. Behind Clay's task — which seems insane, definitely doomed, and, as the pages turn, increasingly suspect — burns his desire to understand his brother's death and... Views: 18
Reissued for the twentieth anniversary of Diana's death, this sensational and controversial bestseller is an explosive account of her life, from the man who was by her side throughout its most turbulent period. In 1981 Lady Diana Spencer was seen by many as a lifeline for the outdated Windsor line. But Diana didn't follow the script. Instead she brought a revolution. Patrick Jephson was Diana's closest aide and adviser during her years of greatest public fame and deepest personal crisis. He witnessed the disintegration of her marriage to Prince Charles and the negotiation of the royal divorce. Rooted in unique first-hand experience, Shadows of a Princess is an authoritative, balanced account of one of the world's most famous and tragic women. Views: 18
Perfect for fans of Fifty Shades, The Man I Love is part three in the sensational new trilogy from one of the hottest new authors of erotic fiction, Loretta Steel. This book can be read as part of the trilogy or as a standalone. Ezra didn't plan on falling in love with Blake, but now she can't imagine being without him so when after just two weeks of marriage he grows distant, she assumes that having a ring on her finger meant so much more to her than it ever did to him. Blake has a secret. A secret that could tear them apart, or bring them closer. Will their marriage succeed or will Blake have to find a way to make it work, for better or worse? Views: 18
