Prince Gar now has the magic for Weather Working & is able to keep his enemies at bay while Asher has become the most powerful Olken in the history of Lur. Peace & prosperity seem assured for the two of them. But Morg the evil sorcerer mage remains trapped inside a shattered body. He knows his time is running out & that desperate measures are called for. Unwittingly Gar & Asher become caught up in a dangerous deception which threatens to tear apart the kingdom & destroy the fragile balance between Olken & Doranen. & no one not even Dathne & her secret Circle is prepared for the consequences when the Innocent Mage is revealed at last.. . ...

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She wanted to swim far out where no woman had swum before. Kate Chopin was one of the most individual & adventurous of nineteenth-century american writers whose fiction explored new & often startling territory. When her most famous story The Awakening was first published in 1899 it stunned readers with its frank portrayal of the inner word of Edna Pontellier & its daring criticisms of the limits of marriage & motherhood. The subtle beauty of her writing was contrasted with her unwomanly & sordid subject-matter: Ednas rejection of her domestic role & her passionate quest for spiritual sexual & artistic freedom. From her first stories Chopin was interested in independent characters who challenged convention. This selection freshly edited form the first printing of each text enables readers to follow her unfolding career as she experimented with a broad range of writing from tales for children to decadent fin-de siecle sketches. The Awakening is set alongside thirty-two short stories illustrating the spectrum of the fiction from her first published stories to her 1898 secret masterpiece The Storm. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxfords commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more. ...

When a man dies from what appears to be a random snake bite in a quiet country village the hospital seeks the expertise of wildlife vet Clara Benning. But the postmortem reveals this was no freak accident. Clara finds herself drawn into the hunt for a brutally inventive killer putting herself in grave danger as she unravels links to a barbaric ancient ritual an abandoned house & a 50-year-old unspeakable tragedy. For someone the truth must remain buried in the past even if they have to kill to keep it there. ...

The Pontellier family are spending a hot lazy holiday on the Gulf of Mexico. No-one expects that Edna Pontellier should be preoccupied with anything more than her husband & children. When an illicit summer romance awakens new ideas & longings in Edna she can barely understand herself & cannot hope for aid or acceptance in the stifling attitudes of Louisiana society. This is Kate Chopins compelling candid portrait of a woman attempting to break free caused an outcry when first published in 1899. ...

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One momentous evening events are set in motion that will decide the fate of our world & the Hyddenworld -- a land lying alongside our own concealed from human eyes. As earth tremors ravage the Hyddenworld a child of two worlds is born a lost gem is found & the Hyddenworlds sleeping Emperor finally wakes. & he requires a powerful gem to sustain his stricken body & time-worn spirit. These events signal the end of a normal life for Jack & his daughter. Judith must find her path as a woman of two worlds as her unwelcome destiny calls her to unite four powerful gems so keeping the earth from darkness with their light. If she fails both human & hydden worlds will face extinction. & to triumph she must embrace the help of friends -- & the love of her greatest friend of all. Series praise: The last fifty pages of this book gave me my happiest reading experience in recent years Fantasy Book Review.co.uk A real gem of a novel.. . Its colourful its incredibly creative & this new series is one that will soon become a firm favourite Falcata Times blog This is a return to the traditional; an intimate delicate & delightfully written novel Total Scifi Online.com ...

The Awakening & Selected Stories" is Kate Chopins groundbreaking depiction of a woman who dares to defy the expectations of society in the pursuit of her desire edited with an introduction by Sandra M. Gilbert in " Penguin Classics". When " The Awakening" was first published in 1899 charges of sordidness & immorality seemed to consign it into obscurity & irreparably damage its authors reputation. But a century after her death it is widely regarded as Kate Chopins great achievement. Through careful subtle changes of style Chopin shows the transformation of Edna Pontellier a young wife & mother who
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- refuses to be caged by married & domestic life & claims for herself moral & erotic freedom. In her introduction Sandra M. Gilbert considers the issues explored in the novel & the stories collected here (including " Emancipation" " At the cadian Ball" & " Desirees baby") from their growth out of the feminist literary tradition of the nineteenth century to their place among other concerns of fin de siecle writers in America & Europe to their impact on contemporary feminist writing. Katherine OFlaherty (1850-1904) known by her married name Kate Chopin was an American author of short stories & novels. Her works appeared in literary magazines & popular American periodicals of the day including " Vogue & The Atlantic". In 1899 her second novel " The Awakening" was published to much outrage & harsh criticism based upon moral rather than literary standards. If you enjoyed " The Awakening & Selected Stories" you might enjoy Jean Rhyss " Good Morning Midnight" also available in " Penguin Classics"."

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In a culture that idealizes youthful looks & encourages elaborate makeovers or even surgery to achieve them the idea of natural beauty is often all but ignored. But true beauty is within reach for women of any age without submitting to needles or knives. The secret is nurturing beauty from the inside as well as on the surface caring for both body & soul in a way that will naturally result in the smooth skin & radiant glow of good health whether one is eighteen or eighty. A-list celebrities professional makeup artists & Hollywood stylists have long embraced Dr. Hauschkas botanical products attracted by their extraordinary results & the companys thirty-five-year commitment to purity therapy & luxury. Now the same extraordinary results are available to the rest of us through a rejuvenating prescription for healing. In Awakening Beauty" Susan West Kurz president of Dr. Hauschka Inc. USA & a long-time devotee of the companys products offers readers a transformative programme grounded in Dr. Hauschkas key principles of natural ingredients & working with the bodys rhythms. Her suggestions when followed naturally restore healthy radiant skin & a sense of peace & well-being & can even result in weight loss. " Awakening Beauty" outlines a series of achievable lifestyle changes that can dramatically improve appearance in a single month. First & foremost Kurz describes how using organically grown & mindfully harvested products can have a positive impact on the body & skin. While simple dietary changes begin to repair & renew the body the complementary use of meditation massage & exercise enhances good health inside & out. Kurzs holistic approach is founded on an understanding of the bodys own natural rhythms using them to direct the way each of us receives & responds to subtle cravings for nutrition & care. By recognizing exactly how skin behaves & how it responds to other parts of the body we can use specific practices to improve the way we care for our skin & improve our overall health. " Awakening Beauty"

Includes:: detailed advice on the most effective ways to wash tone & moisturize skin using home-made products as well as tips on how to critically assess skin care claims & break unhealthy habits. Meal plans meditation techniques advice on addressing specific skin conditions & an extensive collection of recipes complete this remarkable story. In just thirty days you can transform your skin & bring forth a natural glowing beauty that is truly your own."

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' The story of a disease that plunged its victims into a prison of viscous time & the drug that catapulted them out of it' Guardian Hailed as a medical classic & the subject of a major feature film as well as radio & stage plays & various TV documentaries Awakenings is the extraordinary account of a group of twenty patients. Rendered catatonic by the sleeping-sickness epidemic that swept the world just after the First World War all twenty had spent forty years in hospital: motionless & speechless; aware of the world around them but exhibiting no interest in it -- until Dr Sacks administered the then-new drug L-DOPA which caused them temporarily to awake from their decades-long slumber. 'A brilliant & humane book' Observer ' Not only a collection of astonishing case histories Awakenings is also a memoir a moral essay & a romance. It is a work of genius' Washington Post ' It makes you aware of what a knife edge we live on' Doris Lessing ...