The kingdom of Goredd is populated by humans & by dragons who fold themselves into a human form. Though they live alongside each other the peace between them is uneasy. But when a member of the royal family is murdered & the crime appears to have been committed by a dragon the peace & treaty between both worlds is seriously threatened... Into this comes Seraphina a gifted musician who joins the royal court as the assistant to the court composer. She is soon drawn into the murder investigation & as she uncovers hints of a sinister plot to destroy the peace in Goredd for good finds herself caught desperately in the middle of the tension. For Seraphina hides a secret
- the secret behind her musical gift
- & if she is found out her life is in serious danger...

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In Serendip Peter Kuruvita acclaimed chef from Flying Fish in Sydney takes us on a rich & rewarding journey through the traditional cuisine of Sri Lanka its culture of family & ceremony & the colourful approach to life on this beautiful island nation. Offering Sri Lankan curries of every kind as well as traditional snacks breads sticky sweet treats & recipes for curry powders chutneys sambals & pickles Serendip is a treasury of delicious & flavoursome dishes."" ...

This beautifully illustrated book provides an inspirational & practical introduction to the traditions of Japanese Zen gardens using natural materials such as wood bamboo rocks & pebbles. Emphasizing the value of shape in trees & shrubs with the subtlety of colour through the varied greens of foliage & moss Serene Gardens" is the only book that explains how western plants & materials can be used to achieve the natural minimalist look so beloved by Japanese garden designers. There are instructions & tips for selecting plants & materials which are readily available as well as plant lists & climate zone maps to aid western gardeners. As the wealth of stunning colour photographs from around the world demonstrates Japanese garden design is concerned with a reverence for nature & the overall effect is of tranquility. " Serene Gardens" will help people to create much-needed oases of calm in their own outdoor spaces." ...

In these terrific action photos of wildlife on the African savannah in the Serengeti & the Massai Mara Anup Shah reveals these creatures as never seen before using remote hidden cameras that have been planted across the plains. This is life on the plains in all its dynamism cruelty & vitality the circle of life in action. Readers will find themselves literally face to face with hyenas as they feed on a kill with elephants communing in a watering hold playful lion cubs wildebeests leaping across a ravine inquisitive monkeys who have discovered the camera & gaze directly into the lens & cheetahs peering back under their tails towards the camera. Many of these animals have actually noticed the camera mostly by the sound of it clicking away & their interest is clearly piqued; theyre certainly not accustomed to encounters with a camera on the ground of their home turf. This is primarily a visual journey through the African plains but captions written by the author will impart interesting facts about the animals as well as any activity of interest that may have occurred while the photo was being taken. ...

Serengeti is arguably the most well-known & highly treasured conservation area in the world. In 1972 the United Nations meeting on National Parks & Protected Areas agreed to set up World Heritage Sites now supervised by UNESCO & at that meeting they voted Serengeti top of the list. What makes this site outstanding? What happens in Serengeti biologically? How did it become a protected area? What are the historical events that have shaped its present dynamics? What will happen to it in future? How has it become relevant to human society & conservation? These are the questions that Anthony Sinclair answers. First arriving in Serengeti in 1961 he has worked as a scientist in this ecosystem since 1965 & continues to do so today. In the process he has documented not only the ecological events as the system has changed but also the political economic & social events that have driven these changes. Including personal accounts of the dramatic events brought about by the vicissitudes of political turmoil he tells the story of Serengeti & its surrounding research. Providing the historical background
- both the paleohistory going back 4 million years & the modern history of the region
- he examines the future of conservation considering the ominous threats facing the Serengeti today.

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Serenity: Better Days" follows everyones favorite space cowboys in a thrilling action-packed adventure where Mal & his crew take on a heist that promises a big payoff. But when one of Serenitys crew is taken captive & tortured the gang must put their enduring differences aside & work together to save one of their own even if it means losing the cash prize of a lifetime! Joss Whedon returns to the world of his blockbuster film " Serenity" reuniting with Brett Matthews & Will Conrad his collaborators on the bestselling 2005 series " Those Left Behind"." ...

The third & final volume of Prokofievs Diaries covers the years 1924 to 1933 when he was living in Paris. Intimate accounts of the successes & disappointments of a great creative artist at the heart of the European arts world between the two World Wars jostle with witty & trenchant commentaries on the personalities who made up this world. The Diaries document the complex emotional inner world of a Russian exile uncomfortably aware of the nature of life in Stalins Russia yet increasingly persuaded that his creative gifts would never achieve full maturity separated from the culture people & land of his birthplace. Since even Prokofiev knew that the USSR was hardly the place to commit inner reflections to paper the Diaries come to an end after June 1933 although it would be another three years before he together with his wife & children finally exchanged the free if materially uncertain life of a cosmopolitan Parisian celebrity for Soviet citizenship & the credo of Socialist Realism within which it struggled to straitjacket its artists. Volume Three continues the kaleidoscopic impressions & the stylish language
- Prokofiev was almost as gifted & idiosyncratic a writer as he was a composer
- of its predecessors.

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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be the confidante of a serial killer? Herman Martin had the odd fate of living next to Jeffrey Dahmer in prison. Dahmer killed 17 people but when he moved in next to Martin he became a neighbour not a killer. Step inside the mind & the soul of a man the world called a monster; a killer so famous he received more mail than any other inmate in the history of the world. Those letter writers were seeking what Herman became privy to. They wanted to know anything they could about how the killer machine was built. They wanted to know if he was remorseful & whether he had tried to stop. They wanted to know his worries as a human being. Herman Martin became confidante to all these answers as he crawled to the edge of an open vent that connected their cells. Patricia Lorenz is the spiritual writer who helped him make sense of it all & 15 years later reveal the answers. ...

As the number of serial killers worldwide has risen steadily
- from the emergence of Jack the Ripper in 1888 to Harold Shipman
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These hardened killers opened up to her in a way that they would never do to psychiatrists prosecutors & other authority figures...revealing terrifying chapters of their lives that might otherwise have stayed hidden forever. In this chilling book you will meet Wayne Adam Ford who walked into a California police station in 1998 with a severed woman's breat in his pocket; Bobby Joe Long who assaulted & murdered at least ten women; Gary Ray Bowles killer of six; truck driver Keith Hunter Jespersen who travelled from state leaving a trail of bodies in his wake; & Robin Gecht one of the members of the terrifying Ripper Crew. Redstall has spoken about her experiences on programmes like The Montel Williams Show in documentaries & in the national press. In this her first book she shares every detail & insight bringing the reader up close & very personal with some of the most dangerous & disturbed serial killers that the world has ever seen. ...