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Immerse yourself in the mysterious world of House to Let, a captivating short story first published in 1858 in the Christmas edition of Charles Dickens magazine, Household Words. This unique narrative, a collective effort of various contributors each penning a chapter, was skillfully edited by Dickens himself. The tale follows an elderly woman, Sophonisba, who becomes intrigued by signs of life in a seemingly abandoned, run-down house across the street. Aided by her lovestruck admirer, Jabez Jarber, and loyal servant, Trottle, she sets out on a fascinating journey to uncover the secrets hidden...

Dying, Elspeth Abney looks back into many various aspects of her life, including living with her family and working on a sheep and cattle station, Seymour Homestead, for a couple by the name of Brian and Augustina Clarence, after which she moves into a secluded, isolated hut to live with her son. Elspeth immerses herself in the natural beauty of the Australian outback and is always accompanied by a Swallowtail butterfly. The Wind Queen is a beautifying pictorial display of nature, highlighting the magnificence of living in the scrub of outback Australia.

Day by day the sentient planet of Petaybee is learning to recognize and understand the meaning of outside stimuli, to respond to those stimuli, to communicate its own needs and desires...even to use human speech. But few outsiders truly care for the feelings and intelligence of what they perceive to be a giant hunk of rock or a mere oddity—and the Petaybeans have their hands full trying to protect their beloved planet from the sudden influx of visitors. Some of Petaybee's staunchest champions are kidnapped and held for ransom, and the Petaybeans are faced with an impossible decision.

Slavers and planet pirates have wreaked havoc in the galaxy for far too long, and now the fate of the galaxy is placed in the hands of the Generation Warriors. But before they can set about executing their plan, Sassinak is ordered to FedCentral to testify against slavers; her great-great-great-grandmother, Lunzie, discovers the true nature of a new friend; Fordeliton investigates the connection between the super-rich and the planet pirates; Dupaynil is exiled to Seti space; and Aygar is out to prove he has brains and brawn.

On icy Petaybee, the planet itself seems to be orchestrating its own evolution, but the planet is also rich in resources, and a ruthless company is poised to take advantage. Yana, an ex-company soldier with strong ties to the planet, tries to intervene. She and her friends must find a way to prove that Petaybee is more valuable to the company alive than dead.

Strange things are happening on the icy planet of Petaybee. Unauthorized, genetically engineered species have been spotted, and the locals may be deliberately hiding something—perhaps even plotting rebellion. As a combat veteran and a medical retiree, Yana is the ideal person to get close to the natives. She is quickly adopted by the people of Petaybee, who feed her a home remedy that soothes her ragged lungs. Her strength and health return, and she becomes determined to protect her new home and her people from a greedy and increasingly ruthless corporation.

Unflinchingly honest and darkly funny, this memoir will resonate with anyone facing the complicated reality of aging and illness in the United States. Elizabeth and her mother Judy have always had a complicated relationship. Now, they face a confounding illness treated in a labyrinthine health care system at a complicated stage of life. Nothing is as it first seems in this riveting account of an unconventional mother-daughter journey, a journey that from the start poses questions about love, life, family, aging, health care, sex, and death.

By the age of 10, Lone Crow carried many scars as a result of the beatings he’d endured at the hands of Father Silas. In an effort to save his adopted sister from another "disciplining", he was compelled to commit an unthinkable act, an act so heinous he had to run away from the small town and into the unforgiving woods alone. Faith was born into the church and was the daughter of Father Silas. Many years later, with Faith forced to accompany her husband on a missionary trip to spread the word to the natives, they were fated to meet again.

Ghost Hawk was the pride of his village, their most fearsome Warrior. Although not much for speaking himself, he had a gift for languages - a gift which he considered both a curse and a blessing. He cared deeply for the Native traditions, including keeping the bloodline pure. He never backed down from any battle including the ones with the intruding white men. He witnessed attack after attack on the Native villages and the merciless killing of the ones he loved. And yet, a beautiful white woman, alone and passed out in the woods, called on his sense of integrity.

Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about trans people but were too afraid to ask (and everything you’ve wanted to say to cis people but didn’t have the patience). Each week a trans woman sits down with her cisgender friend and has awkward conversations so you don’t have to.

Welcome to Conversations with Anne Elizabeth, the podcast inspired by my book, I’m a Registered Dietitian...Now What? where I have the absolute joy to sit back, relax and have a conversation about nutrition with a variety of people who share their personal story of passion and purpose, especially registered dietitians. I remind you to be great, always, find the joy in each day and to start a conversation that truly matters.

This collection includes four book-centered mystery novellas from four masters of the craft: The Scroll, Reconciliation Day, The Compendium of Srem, and The Mysterious Disappearance of the Reluctant Book Fairy.

Two Feathers was a young Native learning the ways of the Choctaw. However, he was not like the other men in his village who lived off of the land, farming and raising livestock. He enjoyed spilling the blood of the invaders and was absent, fighting, more than he was home. Still, he had fallen for the little white girl who couldn’t farm, couldn’t make baskets, and was generally a failure at native life. Returning from a battle, he discovered the white men had taken Bliss, the woman with whom he expected to share his life. Gone were his desires to do anything other than locate her.

Life is hard for the young Cheyenne warrior fighting off the invasion of the white man. Disillusioned with the killing, Shadow Wolf decides to covertly hit them where it matters most; he becomes the proficient thief who causes entire wagon trains to give up and turn around. When their ammo and weapons disappear in the dark of night, they lose confidence and decide to head back east. However, when a French trapper brings his younger sister into Shadow Wolf’s world, life gets tougher still.

The times are changing faster than Running Elk can keep up with. Every day when the Comanche wakes up, there are fewer buffalo and more white settlers invading the plains where he and his people make their home. Angered as he is by the relentless assault on the land he loves, Running Elk doesn’t think about the differences between his people and the settlers when he spots Alexandria Standish picking flowers one day. The woman’s beauty bowls him over, and Running Elk knows he won’t be able to avoid seeking her out, again and again, no matter the consequences.

As a child, Clementine Monroe had an imaginary friend. Year after year, whenever she visited her grandparents' cabin in South Dakota, she and Wihanbla would meet and spend time learning about each other's worlds - hers in the 21st century, his on the cusp of the infamous battles that would eventually lead to the internment of his people on reservations. Now grown, Clementine and her friend continue to meet, though her family has decided that she should have long ago done away with her "imaginary" friend. Clementine knows better.

When an elderly widower takes up lodgings in London, she develops an interest in the mysterious house to let across the way. What follows is a collection of stories and poetry of the house's previous occupants that gradually builds up the history of the house before the mystery is revealed.

Whether you are sending an email, twittering, or just wondering if it’s appropriate to answer your phone, here are the answers to all your communication questions. Covering phones, the Internet, television, and much, much more, this accessible and lively handbook provides up-to-date information on all your modern electronic needs. Written by the founders of the National League of Junior Cotillions, this book provides the listener with access to information sought after by hundreds of people.

Annie takes us to the legendary UFO club in Tottenham Court Road to hear Pink Floyd and Jimi Hendrix, and other legendary venues such as Les Cousins and Bunjies to hear the best of the British Folk and Blues performers. In the process of exploring the counterculture night life, Annie discovers her voice, and sings in several obscure bands, but she is also on a journey of discovery to find herself in this coming of age story that takes her to Israel and Scotland, and meeting many eccentric and interesting people

This concise, 75-minute book gets right down to the basics about the law of attraction without all the fill found in most books on the topic: such as examples of people who used these natural principles to become rich and famous, or stories about the author's successes using these methods. All of us have created our present reality with these natural laws of attraction, and in this book the author suggests ways to improve what we already have.