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Maggie Sparks does NOT fit in! Especially not with Arthur's new friends, who all love SCIENCE. Maggie tries everything she can think of to be like them - even reading BORING science books. But nothing works! Then things go from bad to worse when an angry astronaut upsets Arthur. Thankfully, Maggie is a super powerful, super smart, super talented WITCH. She plans to use her powers to fix things, fit in and make Arthur's dreams of exploring SPACE come true. All she needs is a little magic ...

Maggie Sparks does NOT like swimming! So when Mum decides to sign her up for swimming lessons, Maggie is not happy. Thankfully, Maggie is a super powerful, super smart, super talented witch. She is determined to use her powers to get into the elite Sharks swimming group and help her best friend, Arthur, along the way.

Maggie Sparks does NOT want a baby brother! Especially not one who is noisy, smelly and gets ALL the attention. The good thing is, Maggie's a witch. A super powerful, super smart, super talented witch... who sometimes gets her spells wrong. But that won't stop her finding a way to win back her mum and dad from the evil monster baby. Especially when she's got Bat, her pet chameleon, to help.

On a culinary tour of the British Isles, a retired detective and a failed police dog intend to taste the smoked fish that made the town famous …… but when the first person they meet turns up dead a few hours later in an apparent suicide neither one of them believes, both man and dog must accept they’ve stumbled into another mystery. All too soon, they wish they hadn’t poked their noses in because what they have uncovered could be truly sinister.

Visiting a small Lancashire town to learn their culinary secrets, a retired detective and his former police dog dream of delicious dishes …… what they get is the dead body of a famous TV chef. Instantly plunged into a mystery that threatens to test their limits, Rex and Albert must stay one step ahead of the killer. However, it seems that everyone around them had a motive for wanting the TV chef to meet an untimely end. With no end of suspects, who can they turn to for help? Everyone around them could be the killer and it quickly becomes clear that someone does not want this mystery solved.

Melton Mowbray is world famous for its pork pies, but beneath the façade lies an undercurrent of lies and deceit, and Albert Smith just saw something that made him curious. The operation hiding in plain sight is worth a lot of money. The kind of money people will kill to protect and now they need to make him vanish. Quietly. Permanently. Good luck with that. Albert spent decades taking down criminals and his mind is as sharp as it ever was. Get ready for pandemonium.

After the drama in Biggleswade, our crime-busting duo head to York for the annual Yorkshire pudding competition and a well-earned rest …… well fat chance of that because they interrupt a robbery before they can even get to the venue. When Albert realises he’s stumbled across something much bigger than a random mugging, he decides, for once, to leave the crime-solving to the locals.

When retired cop, Albert, arrives in Stilton for a festival, he has cheese on his mind, but that’s not what he gets …… arriving the morning after the factory and warehouse have been raided, all the stilton is gone, and the security guard, Dave, who bravely fought to stop the thieves, needs someone’s help to save the day. With sidekick Rex Harrison, the failed police dog, at his side, our aging but sprightly hero will put his ear to the ground and his mind to work as he unravels the clues to this mystery.

Baking. It can get a guy killed. In the small Bedfordshire town of Biggleswade, retired detective Albert, and former police dog, Rex, are enjoying a peaceful break from the murder and mayhem of the last week. Until the waitress serving him is arrested for murder …… and he discovers she killed the café’s owner three days ago. But Albert saw her eyes when the police came for her – she is innocent! With evidence stacked against her, no alibi, and both motive and opportunity, she will carry the blame unless someone can prove otherwise.

When 17-year-old Sawyer leaves for college, he does the unthinkable: smuggles in his tiny, tan Chihuahua, Robbie. The rules are clear—no pets. But Robbie has a fatal heart condition, and time is running out. Desperate to help the one creature who’s always been there for him, Sawyer sets out on a journey of love, loss, and impossible choices.

Zoe & GlicoEine kurze, gnadenlose LitRPG • Geschichte aus der Welt von Steve Wilds „Klassenlos“. Als die Welt stirbt, bleibt nur der Kampf. Zwei junge Frauen, wie sie unterschiedlicher nicht sein könnten, stellen sich dem Ende – und entdecken, dass der wahre Feind nicht immer tot ist. Zoe war Söldnerin – abgebrüht, pragmatisch und bewaffnet. Glico war das Gegenteil – chaotisch, bunt und Gewalt kennt sie höchstens aus Videospielen. Als die Toten aufstehen, bleibt ihnen nur eine Hoffnung: das Lager eines alten Freundes zu erreichen, der sich jahrelang auf genau diesen Tag vorbereitet hat.

Against the wishes of Hitler, German forces under Erich von Manstein were forced to retreat following the failure of the Kursk offensive of July 1943. The race to the natural defensive line was on, with the Soviets launching one of their largest offensives of the war – with over 2 million men on the move. Robert Forczyk describes the dramatic four-month campaign that saw the Red Army not only succeed in crossing the Dnepr at multiple points, but also liberate Kiev, capital of the Ukraine.

One town. One nightmare per night. Welcome to Haunted Hollow, where each night a new nightmare unfolds. Forests that nobody escapes alive, trains passing behind lonely houses that carry mysterious passengers, cryptic GPS devices that guide drivers to the darkest of destinations.

What if the music playing during your healing journey could mean the difference between breakthrough and breakdown? In psychedelic ceremony, participants enter profoundly vulnerable states of consciousness. During these hours-long journeys, music becomes far more than background—it actively shapes the inner landscape, guiding people through trauma, revelation, and release… or trapping them in emotional loops they can’t escape.

As the final month of fighting in Europe in 1945 dawned the Allies embarked upon a series of mopping up operations, destroying the last centres of German resistance as the essentially defeated Wehrmacht fought on in increasingly desperate conditions, driven on by the explicit no surrender order issued by Hitler. Yet at the same time, the Allied alliance was already on shaky ground, as German resistance was crushed the Allies began to eye each other nervously across a battle-torn Europe, with the politically driven military decisions to have a huge impact on the future of the continent.

Poverty is not inevitable. In fact, we have already made historic progress in reducing it—both globally and in the United States. In Poverty Abolitionists, economist, pastor, and activist David Beckmann shows that with collective will, effective strategy, and renewed moral vision, we can virtually eliminate poverty in our generation. Drawing on decades of leadership at the World Bank and as president of Bread for the World, Beckmann distills five essential insights and ten strategies to reinvigorate the fight against hunger and deprivation.

The ocean comprises the largest object on our planet. Retelling human history from an oceanic rather than terrestrial point of view unsettles our relationship with the natural environment. Our engagement with the world's oceans can be destructive, as with today's deluge of plastic trash and acidification, but the mismatch between small bodies and vast seas also emphasizes the frailty and resilience of human experience.

Written by longtime financial advisor Mark Schlipman and corporate executive Steve Short, this book breaks down personal finance in a way that's easy to follow and act on—without jargon, overwhelm, or product sales. It's ideal for recent graduates, young professionals starting their careers, and anyone ready to build lasting financial confidence.

Christian universalism has been hotly debated in recent years—but many people may not realize just how much diversity there is under that umbrella term. In Christ Saves All, the various contributors explore differing ways of holding to the idea that God, as revealed in Jesus, has set out to save everyone...

Die Dezimierung neigt sich dem Ende–doch die Gefahr ist noch lange nicht gebannt. Eine Horde verstrahlter Zombies stürzt auf die Stadt zu, und die Überlebenden müssen alles riskieren, um nicht unterzugehen. Mitten im Chaos begegnet Sam einem ungewöhnlichen Verbündeten, der sein Schicksal auf unerwartete Weise verändern wird. In einer Welt voller Verrat, Gewalt und gnadenloser Kämpfe gilt nur eines: Wer überlebt, bestimmt das Spiel.