Arriving in New Zealand in 1866 to seek his fortune in the goldfields, Walter Moody finds himself drawn into a series of unsolved crimes and complex mysteries

This classic collection of fun, amusing and heartwarming stories is a must read for anybody who loves dogs. Sixteen short anecdotes full of courage, humor, danger and most of all love, proving there is only one animal that can be called 'man's best friend'. Written by Elizabeth Paschal O'Connor a Texan socialite living in Victorian, married to Irish politician and newspaper magnate T. P. O'Connor. A heart-warming book but also a delightful insight...

Since its 1670 founding, Charleston has experienced the devastation of wars, economic hardships and natural disasters. And yet, Charlestonians and their city have prevailed through it all. It is in this current generational surge that the Holy City has experienced meteoric success and taken its place on the world stage. This thematic weave of essays drawn from interviews explores those essential personalities who have lifted Charleston to its new...

What is the secret to success and happiness? You can leave negativity behind: Drawing on the life-changing experiences of fellow artists, industry insiders, and those in front of and behind the camera in the entertainment industry, author Cyrus Webb has provided a compendium of encouragement for all to benefit from. Power Your Life with the Positive is filled with stories of amazing life turnarounds and proves the importance of optimism in an often-negative...

In the fourth book of Agent Lincoln Cain, this time he is sent to Melbourne, which has suddenly found itself at the mercy of a mysterious terrorist called the Luminary. Clues are left on the Dark Nemesis website as to the location of a reward for any would be criminal clever enough to solve them. Once found, a bomb is triggered to explode soon after, sending the city into total panic. Now in a race against every criminal in Melbourne, can Lincoln...

An intimate look into the inner lives of our most prominent cultural figures pulled from the celebrated Proust Questionnaire page in Vanity Fair magazine. The probing set of questions originated as a 19th-century parlor game popularized by contemporaries of Marcel Proust, the French essayist and novelist, who believed that an individual's answers reveal his true nature. Illustrated by Risko, Vanity Fair's Proust Questionnaire Edited by Graydon Carter...

Four Seasons. Two Books. One Story. ETLT Season 1: The grandfather of your god, Enki, was Anunnaki Ea. Are you with me? The mother fee-suckers are after gold. A great generator of space wars. Hop on that ship! Take the conflict to the Originals; creators of the gods and mankind. Do battle on moons Earth and Mars, crash a spy ship onto Jupiter! With genetic engineering and surgery, the gods of moon Heaven have modified what nature did for you, and...

"Birnam Wood is on the move . . . A landslide has closed the Korowai Pass on New Zealand's South Island, cutting off the town of Thorndike and leaving a sizable farm abandoned. The disaster presents an opportunity for Birnam Wood, an undeclared, unregulated, sometimes-criminal, sometimes-philanthropic guerrilla gardening collective that plants crops wherever no one will notice. For years, the group has struggled to break even. To occupy the...

The phenomenal growth of gaming has inspired plenty of hand-wringing since its inception--from the press, politicians, parents, and everyone else concerned with its effect on our brains, bodies, and hearts. But what if games could be good, not only for individuals but for the world? In Power Play, Asi Burak and Laura Parker explore how video games are now pioneering innovative social change around the world. As the former executive director and now...