In Derry Maine four young boys once stood together & did a brave thing. Something that changed them in ways they hardly underst&. A quarter of a century later the boys are men who have gone their separate ways. Though they still get together once a year to go hunting in the north woods of Maine. But this time is different. This time a man comes stumbling into their camp lost disoriented & muttering about lights in the sky. Before long these old friends will be plunged into the most remarkable events of their lives as they struggle with a terrible creature from another world. Their only chance of survival is locked in their shared past
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The last time the dream came Sam was seven years old; & that was the night her parents were to die. Twenty-five years later Sams nightmares are starting to come true once more. Now a successful TV commercials producer juggling her roles of career woman wife & mother she attempts to shut them out. But soon Sam is faced with the reality of dreams in which her life & that of her family are threatened. In desperation she consults the experts: a psychiatrist; a clairvoyant.. .but to no avail. Sam is being inexorably drawn into a vortex of terror from which there is no escape... ...

The ultimate guide to understanding your dreams. This accessible & comprehensive guide has been a bestseller for almost twenty years. Do you want to know the secrets of your dreams? You remember them talk about them worry about them but how much do you actually know about them? Dreams are an important part of your life & now this handy dictionary can help lead you through the maze of your psyche. Organized from A-Z this accessible guide will let you know whether you are due a run of luck or whether it would be better to just stay in bed! Distinguish the four types of prophetic dreams. * Discover the meaning of recurring dreams. * Identify dreams that heal & dreams that warn of danger. * Look up the meaning of your dreams in the comprehensive A-Z guide. ...

Anastasia Romanov thought she would never feel more alone than when the gunfire started & her family began to fall around her. Surely the bullets would come for her next. But they didn't. Instead two gnarled old hands reached for her. When she wakes up she discovers that she is in the ancient hut of the witch Baba Yaga & that some things are worse than being dead. The vivid dreams startle her but not until a handsome stranger offers to explain them does she realize her life is going to change forever. She is the only one who can save Anastasia. But Anastasia is having her own dreams. ...

The artists journal is a great place to start a library of personal marks doodles & ideas. The reader is introduced to basics such as choosing a journal & then immediately guided into techniques such as colour mixing drawing & a variety of surface designs. The reader is encouraged to experiment & play in the journal to try out new directions for creating works of art. The art journal becomes the starting point for bigger projects. In addition to step-by-step techniques for working in a variety of media each chapter features one or more jumping-off points to show the reader how to move out of the journal & onto an actual project. In the final chapter Melanie steps out three journal spreads to show how many techniques learned previously are layered & worked together. By using the art journal in this way the reader learns confidence in developing their ideas into tangible works of art. ...

Five years ago the talented Cambridge poet Lydia Brooks apparently committed suicide. Now Victoria Mc Clellan is writing a biography about the renowned Lydia. However as she digs deeply into the background of the deceased poet Vic begins to question whether Lydia actually killed herself or was murdered. She turns to her estranged former spouse Scotland Yard Superintendent Duncan Kincaid for help. ...

In second century AD Claudia leaves Rome for the far northern province of Britain where her new husband Publius is commander of a frontier garrison. But for their love she is isolated in a strange l&. In the late twentieth century Miranda Tattersall
- the iconic model Rags
- becomes the third wife of her great love Lord Frederick Stratton so beginning a love affair with the Strattons great house Ladycross near Northumbrias great Wall. When her husband dies Rags must decide between honouring the past & embracing the future. Roberta Govan long divorced after a brief & disastrous marriage finally buys a place her own away from all past attachments & associations. Or so she thinks. Claudia Rags Bobby: their stories are linked by a wild & beautiful place; the events that brought them to it & the powerful loves that made it home.

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Its AD 3580 & the Intersolar Commonwealth has spread throughout the galaxy. Its citizens are privileged & protected by a powerful navy. Yet at the centre of this galaxy is the Void a sealed universe created by aliens billions of years ago. & the Void is far from inert. Its expansion has gradually been consuming nearby star systems -- now its trying to make contact. The Void chooses Inigo as its conduit & he channels dreams of a simpler life within its bounds. Disaffected humanity hungers for this vision adopting him as their prophet. But Inigo disappears & his followers instigate a pilgrimage to take them into the Void itself. An act that could trigger its expansion & thereby damage our galaxy beyond repair. Meanwhile within the Void a junior constable called Edeard begins his journey to greatness. He takes on his corrupt city giving his people hope. He also becomes the focus of Inigos dream -- & thereby humanitys greatest hero. Mind-expanding ideas deft plotting & a convincing depiction of political intrigue Guardian ...

What is dreaming & what causes it? Why are dreams so strange & why are they so hard to remember? Replacing dream mystique with modern dream science J. Allan Hobson provides a new & increasingly complete picture of how dreaming is created by the brain. Focusing on dreaming to explain the mechanisms of sleep this book explores how the new science of dreaming is affecting theories in psychoanalysis & how it is helping our understanding of the causes of mental illness. J. Allan Hobson investigates his own dreams to illustrate & explain some of the fascinating discoveries of modern sleep science while challenging some of the traditionally accepted theories about the meaning of dreams. He reveals how dreaming maintains & develops the mind why we go crazy in our dreams in order to avoid doing so when we are awake & why sleep is not just good for health but essential for life. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas & enthusiasm to make interesting & challenging topics highly readable. ...

Journalist David K. Randall never gave sleep much thought. That is until he began sleepwalking & a midnight crash into a wall sent him on an investigation into the strange science of sleep. In Dreamland Randall explores the research investigating those dark hours that make up nearly a third of our lives. Taking readers from military battlefields to childrens bedrooms Dreamland shows that sleep isnt as simple as it seems. Among other questions he looks at whether women sleep differently to men & if you happen to kill someone while you are sleepwalking whether it counts as murder. This book is a tour of the often odd sometimes disturbing & always fascinating things that go on in the peculiar world of sleep. ...