One day, the Thing falls from the sky & four strangers stumble across it. Together they decide to work together to take care of the Thing. But before long a media circus builds up around the creature they are protecting & the debate about the Thing spreads far around the world. What is the Thing? Who does it belong to? What does it do? & is it any use for anything at all? This captivating picture book will be many things to many people: a story about thoughtfulness, an adventure in friendship & an intriguing & gentle social commentary on the search for meaning in modern life. Daniel Egneus` unique & engaging artwork beautifully illustrates this enigmatic story & brings the strange Thing to life. With a similar feel to Alexis Deacon`s Beegu & Shaun Tan`s The Lost Thing, this is the perfect bedtime story for children & adults to enjoy together. Praise for The Thing: ” Touching on themes of compassion, kindness & belonging, this quirky tale will undoubtedly instigate crucial questions & topics for further discussion across all age groups”
- Picture Books Blogger Simon Puttock was born in New Zealand &, as a child, wanted to be a vet or an archaeologist. Instead, & after some considerable time & doing other stuff, he became a full-time writer. He has written over 40 books for children & has won several awards, including the 2016 Scottish Children`s Book Award for Mouse`s First Night at Moonlight School. Daniel Egneus was born in Sweden & has had successful collaborations with clients such as Haagen-Dasz, O2 UK, Marie Claire, Time Magazine, Penguin Books & Random House. He was voted best illustrator by the Association of Illustrators in the UK (2005). He has published many books including Little Red Riding Hood (Harper Collins) & Hot Dog cookbook (winner of the Prix Gourmand for Best Illustrated Cookbook in France).
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” When Rachael Weiss left a good job, Thelma the cat & a normal life in Sydney for the romantic dream of being a writer in Prague she intended to stay forever. She lasted just three years, exasperated by the eccentricities of her ancestral city & its mind-boggling bureaucracy & customs. In this surprising & generous memoir full of warmth & unstoppable sociability, Rachael attempts to write her great novel, buy an apartment (any apartment!), dodge unscrupulous employers, & perhaps find love. She gets lost in the woods with a Kyrgyzstani software engineer who wants to eat humans, finds herself leading services at the Spanish synagogue with no real idea of what she is doing & spends long nights drinking beer with a colourful cast of crazy, warm & slightly mad locals & expats. Rich in absurdities & gentle humour, The Thing About Prague...is rife with insight, culture clashes, friendships & above all charm.” ...

From Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the Orange Prize-winning author of “ Half of a Yellow Sun” & “violet Hibiscus”, comes twelve stories in which she turns her eye on the ties that bind men & women, parents & children, Nigeria & the West. In “A Private Experience, ” a medical student hides from a violent riot with a poor Muslim woman whose dignity & faith force her to confront the realities & fears she’s been pushing away. In “ Tomorrow Is Too Far, ” a woman unlocks the devastating secret that surrounds her brother’s death. The young mother at the center of “ Imitation” finds her comfortable life threatened when she learns that her husband back in Lagos has moved his mistress into their home. & the title story depicts the choking loneliness of a Nigerian girl who moves to an America that turns out to be nothing like the country she expected; though falling in love brings her desires nearly within reach, a death in her homeland forces her to re-examine them. Immediate & profound, full of beauty, sorrow & longing, this collection is a superb addition to the already impress canon of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. ...

From the Orange Prize-winning author of ` Half of a Yellow Sun` come twelve dazzling stories that turn a penetrating eye on the ties that bind men & women, parents & children, Nigeria & the West. In `A Private Experience`, a medical student hides from a violent riot with a poor Muslim woman whose dignity & faith force her to confront the realities & fears she`s been pushing away. In ` Tomorrow Is Too Far`, a woman unlocks the devastating secret that surrounds her brother`s death. The young mother at the centre of ` Imitation` finds her comfortable life threatened when she learns that her husband back in Lagos has moved his mistress into their home. & the title story depicts the choking loneliness of a Nigerian girl who moves to an America that turns out to be nothing like the country she expected; though falling in love brings her desires nearly within reach, a death in her homeland forces her to re-examine them. Searing & profound, suffused with beauty, sorrow & longing, this collection is a resounding confirmation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie`s prodigious storytelling powers. ...

From established literary heavyweights to emerging spoken word artists, the writers in this ground-breaking collection blow away the narrow image of the ` Muslim Woman`. Hear from users of Islamic Tinder, a disenchanted Maulana working as a TV chat show host & a plastic surgeon blackmailed by MI6. Follow the career of an actress with Middle-Eastern heritage whose dreams of playing a ghostbuster spiral into repeat castings as a jihadi bride. Among stories of honour killings & ill-fated love in besieged locations, we also find heart-warming connections & powerful challenges to the status quo. From Algiers to Brighton, these stories transcend time & place revealing just how varied the search for belonging can be. ...

The Times Top 10 Bestseller THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER, WITH OVER THREE MILLION COPIES SOLD AROUND THE WORLD` Is it the world that`s busy, or my mind?` The world moves fast, but that doesn`t mean we have to. In this timely guide to mindfulness, Haemin Sunim, a Buddhist monk born in Korea & educated in the United States, offers advice on everything from handling setbacks to dealing with rest & relationships, in a beautiful book combining his teachings with calming full-colour illustrations. Haemin Sunim`s simple messages
- which he first wrote when he responded to requests for advice on social media
- speak directly to the anxieties that have become part of modern life & remind us of the strength & joy that come from slowing down. Hugely popular in Korea, Haemin Sunim is a Zen meditation teacher whose teachings transcend religion, borders & ages. With insight & compassion drawn from a life full of change, the bestselling monk succeeds at encouraging all of us to notice that when you slow down, the world slows down with you.

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The only North American book focusing on top-bar hives & beekeeping. Christy is the owner & founder of Gold Star Honeybees, which offers top-bar hive kits & workshops. Top- bar hives are a `greener, ` more bee-centered way to keep bees. This is chemical free beekeeping, allowing honeybees to return to the natural processes that are thwarted by the use of conventional hive equipment & practices. In September 2011 Christy gave a TEDx Talk. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. (video available). A regular blogger at Mother Earth News. The author has presented at three different Pech Kucha nights, telling the story of bees & why she founded Gold Star Honey bees (Video available), as well as presenting at the Mother Earth News Fair (WA), Green Festival & Common Ground Country Fair (60, 000 attendees). The author is a member of many organizations that would help in the promotion of ths book, including NOFA, The Green business network, North East Treatment-Free Beekeepers, & several other beekeeping associations. There is a lot of attention in the media at the moment in regards to the declining bee population ...

Ellie & her friends have achieved more than they ever thought possible as an unarmed bunch of amateur teenage fighters. But it`s not enough. The war wages on, their families are in captivity & their country is on its knees. Hiding back in Hell, the friends face a big question: what to do next? The gang have another success when they manage to rescue Kevin. He returns to them equipped with a new knowledge of explosives. Suddenly the question of what to do next becomes clear
- launch an attack on the major enemy target of Cobblers` Bay. Can Ellie, Homer, Fi, Robin, Lee & Kevin really stage a major military attack on the enemy? & in their attempt to pull it off, what will they have to sacrifice? They have already lost Corrie & Chris; who else will the group have to lose in their desperation to defend their country? The Third Day, The Frost, draws the reader deeper into the struggle of these ordinary teens attempting to survive in extraordinary times. A tense & moving read that will stay with you forever.
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WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY IAN THOMPSON. The Third Man is Graham Greene`s brilliant recreation of post-war Vienna, a `smashed dreary city` occupied by the four Allied powers. Rollo Martins, a second-rate novelist, arrives penniless to visit his friend & hero, Harry Lime. But Harry has died in suspicious circumstances, & the police are closing in on his associates... The Fallen Idol is the chilling story of a small boy caught up in the games that adults play. Left in the care of the butler & his wife whilst his parents go on a fortnight`s holiday, Philip realises too late the danger of lies & deceit. But the truth is even deadlier. ...

Graham Greene was one of the greatest story-tellers of the twentieth century. This anthology contains the novella The Third Man, on which Carol Reed`s chilling film starring Orson Wells was based, as well as the story The Fallen Idol which Reed also filmed. Greene`s often bleak view of humanity is leavened by the somewhat camp May We Borrow Your Husband? with its hilarious ending, the tragic-comic A Shocking Accident & ten more stories that illustrate the author`s mastery of the short story. They are: Beauty, Chagrin in Three Parts, The Over-night Bag, Mortmain, Cheap in August, The Invisible Japanese Gentlemen, Awful When You Think of It, Doctor Crombie, The Root of All Evil & Two Gentle People. With an Introduction by Professor Richard Greene. ...