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Do you want to write more but feel frustrated at your lack of time? Are you doing "busy" work instead of moving toward your creative goals? Is your to-do list overwhelming? It’s time to stop, reassess and take control. This book will help you discover the path to becoming a productive writer.

Rosella has raised her three sisters since her father was imprisoned for the murder of their mother. They’ve survived years in the small village despite looming taxes and bad harvests. With another tax hike coming she can’t afford to pay, Rosella reluctantly arranges to sell her mother’s ring to protect her sisters from financially driven marriages. What she didn’t bargain for was her sisters following her or finding a castle. When her sisters start pilfering items to steal so Rosella doesn’t have to sell the ring, the master of the cursed castle interrupts them.

NASA’s scientists thought he’d be the PERFECT chimp to send into space. Little did Chump know that he had been selected for a deadly-dangerous mission. If a chimp could orbit Earth, then chances were a human could too. With Chump the chimp at the controls of a spacecraft, what could possibly go wrong? As it turned out, EVERYTHING.

Matylda wie, czym jest nieodwzajemniona miłość, wie też, czym jest romans, który zdawał się miłością, wie, czym jest utrata dziecka i wiążący się z nią wszechogarniający ból. Pomimo doświadczeń, którymi obdarował ją los, potrafi wstać, otrzepać kolana i biec naprzód, ciągle wierząc, że najlepsze dopiero przed nią. To nie jest kolejna książka o bieganiu. To powieść o tym, że życie jest "królewskim dystansem", w trakcie którego wszystko może się zdarzyć. Każdy z nas jest w stanie dotrzeć do upragnionej mety, po przekroczeniu której wszystko może być tylko dobre.

When a beautiful piece of music stirs mega-tycoon Maximilian West, he remembers the women who have loved him and shaped his life. So begins a dazzling tale, taking us from the streets of London to the suites of New York, from the rise of Nazi Germany to the fall of the Berlin Wall. Strong, powerful, enigmatic, aloof, and adoring - many women made Maximilian the man with everything, but there is only one woman who can make him feel truly alive.

Taya Raveen has been assigned a journalism project that's guaranteed to sky-rocket her career, a chance to see inside the infamous Blackfoot Werewolf Reservation. More a prison than a sanctuary, the reservation spans 1000 acres and is home to over 50 captive werewolves. No civilian has ever been allowed inside of the reservation, but Taya will get to glimpse it from an outsider's perspective, reporting her findings to the entire world.

Do you have a book idea you’ve wanted to write for a while but were confused on where to start? With How to Write Your First Book, you will know how to come up with ideas, how to write first drafts, and how to grab your reader’s attention.

Ellie Gardiner has landed her dream job restoring art at the mysterious estate of Pemberley. Once a majestic home in the Derbyshire peaks, the long-abandoned property is in desperate need of help with a crumbling east wing, overgrown gardens, and a house full of possessions belonging to the once wealthy Darcy family. The most bizarre bit, however, is an enormous mirror in the once great ballroom. How does an almost 250-year-old mirror have not one speck of dust nor any sign of age? And why does it not show her reflection?

A new mystery has rolled onto Penfurzy island, and the Rebel Bicycle Club are ready to investigate! Nessa, Demelza and Captain Honkers set-off to explore a travelling fun-fair when things begin to get strange. With new friends and a new legend to uncover, the best friends do what they do best: SAVE THE DAY FROM A FATE WORSE THAN HOMEWORK.

Welcome to the sleepy island of Penfurzy, where nothing exciting ever really happens. OR DOES IT? Adventure awaits Demelza and her new best friend in the whole world, Nessa, as they explore the island and uncover the mysteries of the Penfurzy Knights. With a honking pet goose sidekick, quirky islanders and a legendary treasure to find, it's up to Nessa and Demelza to ride their bikes, solve the puzzles before them, and face down danger with frisbees, water-balloons, feathers....and a toilet plunger.

Play is the language of children. It is how they communicate. By rediscovering the joy of play as an adult, you can access a whole new way to understand and respond to your child’s needs. Created with busy parents in mind, psychotherapist and parenting expert Joanna Fortune has devised a simple but effective method to build quality playful time together at home, structured around 15-minute games that can be easily incorporated into your existing daily routine.

Fergus is a teenager, damaged by his past. When he discovers that the one person he had come to love has also betrayed him, he sets out to find her in the west country village of Middlehempston. He teams up with an escaped killer dog, and this unlikely doomed pair become a force to contend with.

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KIEDY ROZPADA SIĘ ŚWIAT, KOBIETA MUSI ZNALEŹĆ W SOBIE SIŁĘ, BY POSKŁADAĆ GO NA NOWO... Rok 1863. Wiktoria Łempicka – pani na Zielnej – wbrew swojej woli musi pożegnać bezpieczny świat, który od wielu lat budowała z mężem. Kiedy ukochany Ksawery, kierując się poczuciem patriotyzmu, rusza do powstania, młoda dziedziczka usiłuje radzić sobie z tęsknotą, strachem i wyzwaniami, które stawia przed nią nowe, pełne zagrożeń życie. Czy uda jej się podołać trudom odmienionej rzeczywistości, zwłaszcza w obliczu coraz gorszych wiadomości?

Schwarzwald, 1966: Georg Vogel genießt sein ruhiges Leben am idyllischen Liliensee, wo er nicht nur einen Campingplatz betreibt, sondern auch Erlebnisausflüge für Touristen anbietet. Als bei einem dieser Ausflüge die selbstbewusste Marlies mit von der Partie ist und sich leichtfertig in Gefahr begibt, geraten sie und Georg gehörig aneinander. Doch es kommt, wie es kommen muss. Ein weiterer vermeintlich entspannter Ausflug entwickelt sich schon bald zu einem echten Abenteuer, das die beiden in vielerlei Hinsicht an ihre Grenzen bringt.

Dramatisations of some of Green’s unique novels A wonderful full-cast collection featuring some of Henry Green's most notable novels, including Loving, Doting, and Party Going. Loving is set in an Irish country house during WWII and explores the interactions between servants, particularly...

Maria, Kuba, Elżbieta, Dorota, Olga, Jaśmina, Ala, Jacek. Co ich łączy? Z pozoru nic. A jednak ich życiowe ścieżki się przecinają. I pozostawiają trwały ślad. Marysia decyduje się na desperacki krok. Ma już dosyć swojego małżeństwa i życia w ogóle. Oparcie znajduje w córce, ale uważa, że jest dla niej tylko zbędnym obciążeniem. Kobieta trafia do szpitala i choć bardzo nie chciała nikogo zranić, okazuje się, że jej decyzja miała wpływ na wiele osób. Dotknęła nie tylko najbliższych, ale także dawno niewidzianą siostrę i sąsiadki, a także byłego partnera Marii.

When Tony Hardstaff breaks the bank playing ‘Snap!’ at the St Petersburg Casino, he is swept up in a maelstrom of romance and adventure. Seduced by the sultry Natassia Fillipovna Karamazov – a woman with curves so perfect they could make a geometry professor spontaneously combust – Tony is caught in flagrante by the Russian mafia, and flees for his life.

Il y a des vies qui sont si étonnantes qu'on n'aurait pu les inventer. C'est le cas de celle de Julian Gruda, alias Jules Kryda, alias Roger Binet. Comment, à quatorze ans, un garçon peut-il déjà avoir emprunté autant d'identités? Avoir vécu avec autant de familles différentes sans se faire démasquer? Avoir servi d'agent secret de la Résistance? Comment peut-il avoir grandi à l'orphelinat même s'il a deux mères, au moins?

Artificial intelligence is already embedded in much of our daily lives, and it's increasingly moving into realms that impact authors and the publishing industry. We need to embrace the opportunities and engage in conversations around possible threats in order to reinvent our industry for a very different future. In this book, I discuss current technological and societal trends and consider the opportunities for authors and the publishing industry over the next decade. We can use these technologies to surf the wave of change and invent the decade ahead - together.