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By blending historical details with “amusing anecdotes that put flesh and blood on dry literary bones,” best-selling kids author Kathleen Krull “knows exactly how to captivate her audience” ( Publishers Weekly). In this playful look at hair, Krull draws upon centuries of hairy history—including the fake beards of Egyptian queens, the hair-filled medicine of the Incas, and the diverse wigs of Queen Elizabeth I—to show just how hair-brained people can be.

When New York University sophomore Megan Gunther finds personal threats posted to a Web site specializing in campus gossip, she's taken aback by their menacing tone. Someone knows her daily routine down to the minute and is watching her - but thanks to the anonymity provided by the Internet, the police tell her there's nothing they can do. Her friends are sure it's someone's idea of a joke, but when Megan is murdered in a vicious attack, NYPD Detective Ellie Hatcher is convinced that the online threats are more than just empty words.

American medieval history professor Dotsy Lamb and her best friend, Lettie Osgood, are working an archaeological dig in the Scottish Highlands on the grounds of Dunlaggan Castle when murder strikes. The victim is genial, well-liked graduate student Froggy Quale, the on-site pollen and spore expert. His roommate, the dig's media man, is the prime suspect, but Dotsy, quite fond of both boys, is convinced otherwise.

I came here for her. Hardly sleeping, hardly human, I walked into the Lion's Den. Once I entered, I knew I would never leave alive. But I had to do it; I had to end her for her betrayal. But as she lies in front of me, the truth daggers through me. I would cross the threshold between life and death just to touch her again.

Eleven writers largely unknown outside Cuba depict a world that veers from a hyper-real Havana in decay, against a backdrop of oblivious drug-toting German tourists, to a fantasy land (or is it?) where vigilant Cubans bar the door to zombies masquerading as health inspectors. Sex and knife-fights, stutterers and addicts, losers and lost literary classics: welcome to a raw and genuine island universe closed to casual visitors.

In We’ve Got This, 25 parents who identify as deaf, disabled or chronically ill discuss the highs and lows of their parenting journeys and reveal that the greatest obstacles lie in other people’s attitudes. The result is a moving, revelatory and empowering anthology.

A children's story of love for a mother and/or father. This narrative fills listeners with joy and sentiment. This is an audiobook that can be listened to by children at bedtime, bathtime, or on the go.

Thrust into a bloodthirsty alien society obsessed with high-tech gladiatorial combat, Red fights for her life. Taken from her home, she faces execution in the arena. After surviving the opening games, she must also learn to adapt to the world of Ashari, the society that has given her one last chance, and prove herself to her peers. A Brotherhood of hardened gladiators, battle ready and ruthless. But nothing is permanent in the Brotherhood; allegiances and affections shift daily. Dangerous powers are at play, and time is running out for Red to decide whom to trust.

Our Entwined Hearts: True Love introduces Anna and her fairy-tale romance in a world deeply entwined with BDSM and a touch of adventure. The story begins with Anna, who is an consensually owned slave of Mistress Muriel, making her way about the grand Festival of Coeur L' Amore which celebrates all things kinky, in a realm of open love, where people know no shame in who they love nor in exploring their own sexuality.

Cricut for Beginners is the guide you need to get started creating unique, dynamic, breathtaking crafts for any and every occasion. Crafts for decoration and crafts for practical use are all part of this comprehensive guide, so whatever you’re looking to learn, we’ve got you covered!

The third eye is the gate that opens to the space of consciousness and inner worlds. It is also the main organ through which the body of energy can be awakened and governed. In practice, the third eye acts as a switch which activates higher states of consciousness and experiences spiritual vision.

Sydney Fox is from Sea Isle, NJ and ready to begin a new career after graduating college. Jax Jones is from Elgin, TX and an NBA draft prospect. The two meet and the passion and chemistry is undeniable. They are a match made in heaven but if they pursue a relationship, can it endure the pressures of the NBA?

Trouble finds its way from Boston to the door of the Green Lady Inn in Salem, Massachusetts. Jake buys an antique box not knowing there are stolen diamonds hidden inside. A woman and her child are running from an abusive husband. Lucinda puts in her two cents' worth from the spirit world, and it's up to Megan to figure out her strange messages.

Goodness always comes back at you. Lord Krishna was known for his wittiness and his kindness at the same time. Once, Lord Krishna and the Pandava Prince Arjuna were taking a stroll around the city of Dwarka....

Into the Valley opens on the day in July 1967 when B decides to pass her first counterfeit cheque and flee San Francisco. B is caught between generations - unmarried at 30, she doesn't understand the new counterculture youths but never fit into her mother's world either. The only relief comes in handling the illicit cheques and endless driving in the valley. As she travels the bare, anonymous landscape, meeting an array of other characters, B's flight becomes that of a woman unravelling.

Simple science text gives a close-up account of the fascinating world of the dung beetle. When an animal lightens its load, dung beetles race to the scene. They battle over, devour, hoard, and lay their eggs in the precious poop. Dung is food, drink, and fuel for new life - as crucial to these beetles as the beetles are to many habitats, including our own.

Prince Alexius will do anything to help his four-year-old daughter learn to speak – which is why the intensely reserved royal finds himself opening up to bubbly speech therapist Dottie. She’s a breath of fresh air in the palace, and motherless Zoe blossoms in her care – as does the reluctant attraction Alex feels towards his new employee!

He'd certainly never set eyes on - much less gone to bed with - Tula Barrons. Yet businessman Simon Bradley agreed to let Tula and her infant cousin - a child she claimed was his - stay in his mansion until he had proof of the little boy's paternity. But Simon discovers that their pasts aren't completely unconnected. He could seduce Tula get revenge for his family... but if he succeeded, he could lose all he'd come to care for.

Gabi Turner and powerful Greek CEO Andreas Simonides are thrown together on the beautiful Greek island of Milos to care for their baby twin nephews. Waiting for his brother to arrive, Andreas is soon changing nappies and singing nursery rhymes, and he thinks he and Gabi make a good team. But what will keep them together when the twins are reunited with their father?

Ravenous depicts the wide range of difficulties in growing up in America by exploring the journeys of three young women and two young men. Phoebe, the size-16 dreamer, finally gets a boyfriend and readers witness her euphoria and her fear during a particularly fragile time of life. Samantha, the anorexic perfectionist, faces difficult challenges with both her boyfriend and her father, and continues to struggle with an inability to eat more than lettuce and apples.