Goth Girl meets Ghostbusters in this read-in-one-sitting mystery adventure with the perfect spine-tingling balance of fun & scares! Evangeline Clement spends her days learning the ways of magic from her witch grandmother. When they are called to a creepy old mansion to solve an unusual case, Evangeline encounters an enemy unlike any of the terrifying monsters she has faced before. & a secret about her own family that will shake her to the tips of her silver-toed boots. Beware! This is a story to read with the lights on. ...

A chilling, haunting ghost story that delves into the dark past of the 16th century Essex witch trials. Sadie Asquith has been fascinated by the dark past of Essex`s witch hunts for as long as she can remember. & for good reason: between 1560 & 1680, over 500 women were tried for witchcraft in the county of Essex. But as she researches a book on the subject, Sadie experiences strange, ghostly visions. She hears noises at night, a sobbing sound that follows her, & black moths appear from nowhere. It`s as if, by digging up the truth about the witch hunts, she has opened an unearthly connection to the women treated so cruelly & killed centuries before. & something else in the modern world is after her too: Sadie is sure she`s being followed, her flat is burgled & she finds clues that reveal her own past isn`t all that she believed. Can she find peace for the witches of Essex`s history & can she find a safe path for herself? For fans of Christopher Ransom & Susan Hill. So scary you`ll sleep with the lights on... ...

It`s 1577. When her mother is burned at the stake for witchcraft, Alyce flees to London. But it isn`t just witchfinders she has to worry about. Powerful political forces are also on her trail, dragging her into the feud between Queen Elizabeth I & Mary, Queen of Scots. As Alyce struggles to understand her own powers, she is drawn into a web of secrets, lies & dark magic that will change the fate of England.. . ...

` Things have to come to an end, see. That`s how it works when you turn the world into stories. You should never have done that. You shouldn`t treat people like they was characters, like they was things. But if you do, then you`ve got to know where the story ends.` It seemed an easy job... After all, how difficult could it be to make sure that a servant girl doesn`t marry a prince? Quite hard, actually, even for the witches Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg & Magrat Garlick. That`s the problem with real life
- it tends to get in the way of a good story, & a good story is hard to resist. Servant girls have to marry the prince. That`s what life is all about. You can`t fight a Happy Ending, especially when it comes with glass slippers & a Fairy Godmother who has made Destiny an offer it can`t refuse. At least
- up until now...

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September 1613. In Belvoir Castle, the heir of one of England`s great noble families falls suddenly & dangerously ill. His body is `tormented` with violent convulsions. Within a few short weeks he will suffer an excruciating death. Soon the whole family will be stricken with the same terrifying symptoms. The second son, the last male of the line, will not survive. It is said witches are to blame. & so the Earl of Rutland`s sons will not be the last to die. Witches traces the dramatic events which unfolded at one of England`s oldest & most spectacular castles four hundred years ago. The case is among those which constitute the European witch craze of the 15th-18th centuries, when suspected witches were burned, hanged, or tortured by the thous&. Like those other cases, it is a tale of superstition, the darkest limits of the human imagination &, ultimately, injustice
- a reminder of how paranoia & hysteria can create an environment in which nonconformism spells death. But as Tracy Borman reveals here, it is not quite typical. The most powerful & Machiavellian figure of the Jacobean court had a vested interest in events at Belvoir. He would mastermind a conspiracy that has remained hidden for centuries.
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The joys, the risks & the motivations of mountain climbing are at the heart of Malcolm Slesser's remarkable book. This autobiographical account spans 64 years of mountain exploration in every continent, during which both attituded & technology have undergone vast changes. It is a story of the joy of discovery shared with friends in high places. Mountain climbing, like life itself, is not without risk. Unlike most sports, climbing is the solution to a very personal equation. The decision to go on or return lies with the climber & is influenced by his or her awareness of the risk. In that awareness lies safety & the ability to navigate the cliffs above & the chasms at your feet. Good judgement comes from experience. & experience comes from poor judgement. Most survive to a reasonable age; some brilliant climbers like Herman Buhl & Dougal Haston have perished through a momentary lapse of judgement. Too many die young, failing to apprecfiate that safety lies in the awareness of danger. The motivation for mountain climbing is not risk. It is the joy of exploration of the vertical, whether it be a virgin summit, lonely precipice or simply a new line or familiar rock face. ...

???????????! OR, WELCOME TO WORKING IN JAPAN! Why, in Japan, can`t you blow your nose in public? Why can`t you drink from a bottle of water? Why, when referring to yourself in conversation, should you point to your nose, not your heart? The second edition of With Respect to the Japanese answers all these questions & many more. Cutting to the heart of the cultural difference in decision-making, rhetoric, management styles & behaviour in the workplace, it examines the critical elements of Japanese-Western communication & offers constructive guidelines for establishing effective relationships both in & out of the office. ...

This is a history of a stateless people, the Carpatho-Rusyns, & their historic homel&, Carpathian Rus`, located in the heart of central Europe. A little over 100, 000 Carpatho-Rusyns are registered in official censuses but their population is estimated at around 1, 000, 000, the greater part in Ukraine & Slovakia. The majority of the diaspora-nearly 600, 000-lives in the US. At the present, when it is fashionable to speak of nationalities as ”imagined communities” created by intellectuals or elites who may live in the historic homel&, Carpatho-Rusyns provide an ideal example of a people made-or some would say still being made-before our very eyes. The book traces the evolution of Carpathian Rus` from earliest prehistoric times to the present, & the complex manner in which a distinct Carpatho-Rusyn people, since the mid-nineteenth century, came into being, disappeared, & then re-appeared in the wake of the revolutions of 1989 & the collapse of communist rule in central & eastern Europe. To help guide the reader further there are 34 detailed maps plus an annotated discussion of relevant books, chapters, & journal articles. ...

From the award-winning author of The Bookseller of Kabul comes a fascinating insight into the lives of ordinary Serbs under Milosevic & the dramati c events leading up to his fall. Asne Seierstad`s first book, which some consider to be her best, follows fourteen Serbs whose lives were transformed over the course of sixteen months. With characteristic perception & honesty, Seierstad offers an intimate portrait of these individuals, & a vivid study of the civil war & its aftermath. First published in 2000, With Their Backs to the World was updated extensively by the author in 2004. ...

Otter pup Miki finds a special friend, Amak, to share her adventures with. When danger comes, the otters hold tight to each other`s paws. But will it be enough to keep them safe?A breathtaking story of friendship & belonging, with gorgeous illustrations from Jane Chapman (Love Enough for Two, I`m Not Sleepy!, Squish Squash Squeeze!). ...