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  Foundations of Fiction The -...

  Rudyard Kipling, Arthur Conan...

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  A dog may be man’s best friend.  It is also one of his worst nightmares.  The idea that humans could suddenly present themselves as demonic werewolves can only have come from the deepest, darkest and most diabolical recesses of an author’s mind. 
   
  In this volume we present a roll-call of classic authors including Rudyard Kipling, Saki, Arthur Conan Doyle, Catherine Crowe and many others who short story by short story establish the building blocks of this horrific yet thrilling genre.  Here all manner of characters and narratives weave together to bring a unique yet intricate account of the beginnings of this most troubling of literary genres. 
  1 - Foundations of Fiction - Werewolves - An Introduction 
  2 - Mark of the Beast by Rudyard Kipling 
  3 - A Pastoral Horror by Arthur Conan Doyle 
  4 - Tarnhelm or The Death of My Uncle Robert by Hugh Walpole 
  5 - Gabriel-Ernest by Saki 
  6 - The She-Wolf by Saki 
  7 - The Lame Priest by Susan Morrow writing as S Carleton 
  8 - The Thing in the Forest by Bernard Capes 
  9 - Vampirismus or Aurelia by E T A Hoffman 
  10 - A Story of a Weir-Wolf by Catherine Crowe

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  Under the Orange Blossoms - An...

  Cindy Benezra

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  Cindy doesn't know what's happening to her. An American teenager living in Spain, rocked by nightmares revealing dark secrets. Her childhood is being rewritten at night and everything she thought she knew about herself is wrong. She must rediscover who she is in the light of the revelations. 
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  As a young girl, Cindy endured years of abuse at the hands of her father. As an adult, she seeks freedom from her past while also dealing with her mother's death, divorce, and her son's ongoing health crises. 
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  Despite her father's unthinkable violation, Cindy cares for him as an old man facing his mortality. In his final years, she interviews her dad, chasing his guilty confession before it's too late.

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  Getting Back Up Again - A plan...

  Craig Semple

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  'The core is hope and belief. Find it. Nourish it. Build on it.' 
   
  After nearly twenty-five years as a cop - riding high on the excitement, danger and stress of his work, feeling invincible - Craig Semple realised he could no longer outrun the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. The sudden and devastating collapse of his mental health led to his medical retirement from the police force, the end of his marriage and, eventually, his attempted suicide. But in adversity, it is also possible to find opportunity: Craig's diagnosis of a severe depressive disorder ultimately forced him to seek help, reassess and commit to making his mental health a lifetime priority. 
   
  Having a game plan was key to Craig successfully reclaiming control, finding hope and stepping into a positive future. 
   
  It is still difficult for many people to acknowledge that they are struggling to cope, particularly in jobs with a culture of toughness, where resilience is a given: first responders, the military, miners, construction workers. Craig was one of those people, and this down-to-earth, accessible and honest book distils everything he learned during his own mental health journey. Drawing on his own experiences - along with his skills in leadership, effective communication, emotional intelligence and conflict resolution - Craig provides a path for those finding it difficult to make that first step towards recovery from stress and trauma.  
   
  Written from the perspective of a man who refused to stay down, Getting Back Up Again shines a light on strategies for navigating, surviving and growing through life's challenges.

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  Most Followed TikTokers and...

  Johnny Walker

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  TikTok videos go viral and reach millions of users on a daily basis, but who has the biggest following?In recent years, TikTok has become one of the biggest social media platforms in the world, with over 1 billion users.The video-sharing platform’s popularity has skyrocketed largely due to its tailored ‘for you’ page that’s filled with endless videos accompanied by catchy, viral music.On the app, users can watch anything from short comedy sketches, to trending dance routines, recipes, and social activism.It has established itself as a perfect place for videos to go viral, reaching millions of users, and can make a superstar out of anyone overnight.But who has the most followers on the app? Here’s everything you need to know.

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  Really Granddad?

  Wayne Sherrard

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  A young girl climbs up on her grandfather’s knee, looks up at him with her big eyes and says, “Granddad, tell me another story.” And Granddad is happy to oblige. 
  These are the tales of Wayne Sherrard. Some are homespun, workaday little family stories and some are far more dramatic – from encountering the vengeful side of gophers and discovering the personalities of cows to creating a (short-lived) teen pirate radio station and fighting to get maple tree sap. The settings are fascinating rural locations in the Canadian Maritimes, Ontario, Europe, Alberta, and Canada's Arctic. They succinctly capture memorable moments of life for a boy growing up in an air force family during the fifties and sixties and entering young manhood in the 1970s. 
  Really, Granddad? is a collection of fifty very short, highly entertaining, positive stories for both children and adults. This book chronicles the arc of a mischievous little boy to a young man of ethics, and celebrates the power and beauty of family love across the generations.

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  Six from One Egg

  Sergiy Zhuravlov

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  Laurel, an enterprising loan shark and investor, has a whole metropolis under his control. He manipulates everyone from judges to skinheads. Everything in his life is so calm and predictable, when suddenly his moneylenders are robbed in broad daylight by three men in masks of fairy beasts. The town is immediately surrounded by a red line. Crossing it is an immediate death sentence. Laurel himself leads the investigation of the collectors. He does not allow them to eat, but he allows them to drink alcohol. He divides the collectors according to their traits: Bold, Cynical, Coward, Good, Evil. The Bold is the first to go over the red line. He is buried in the pouring rain.  Laurel then demands that the rest of them gather at the bar for a further showdown.  At the bar, Laurel morally presses Coward. Mocking Good and philosophizing with Cynic.  The pressuring of the collectionists does not end day or night. All this leads to a conflict between Kind and his wife, Nadine.  Laurel arranges a public trial of Evil. Raising the slogan, "End Evil!"  A mob that has been wound up tries to kill Evil right in the courtroom.  Skinheads pile into the bar, where another night of questioning is taking place. They are served by a dark-skinned guy named Jesus. The gang leader decides to crucify Jesus. The good one volunteers to save the guy. He is helped by Cynic, Evil. Jesus is saved. But the death of the collectors is unavoidable. Laurel realizes this and intervenes. Shooting over a dozen skinheads.  Beaten half to death, Evil decides to cross the red line. It seems to everyone that he is gaining his freedom. But then a shot is fired and Evil is killed.  Three exhausted men drag the coffin with Evil, often dropping it.  Once again the gathering in the drinking room and again the unbearable pressure from Laurel and his guards. At one point, Cynic claims that Laurel will never get his money. Cynic informs him that he denies not only the money, but life itself.  Laurel kills Cynic by stabbing him through the heart.  Laurel now puts the coward on trial and publicly burns him at the stake under the gaze of a cheering crowd.  Kind, half-conscious, is taken to the bar, where he is revived by an old Negro. Having come to his senses he realizes that all the preceding is some kind of illusion, but in fact he is Sergei, and he is engaged in bilking money out of debtors at Laurel's. It is he who conceives with the help of his friends to rob Laurel. This is where the true, highly dynamic story of Laurel's robbery begins...

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