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    • Food & Drink
      April 2019

      Baking for Beginners

      by Valerie Yip

      Are you worried about falling to bake a cake on your own? The author of this book, Valerie Yap also started as a novice and learned step by step to become the experienced baker she is today. Valerie searched for no-fail recipes and techniques to create simple formulas for the best cakes to share with readers. The book contains a variety of cake recipes that are best suited for home baking, including bitter cakes, cupcakes, chiffon cakes, sponge cakes, cheesecakes, cookies, and a variety of frosting recipes to impart simple cake decoration methods. Each recipe is simple and uncomplicated, allowing you to quickly understand each production step. Even for a beginner, you will able to get started easily.

    • Children's & YA

      Sky Private Eye and the Case of the Runaway Biscuit

      A Fairytale Mystery starring the Gingerbread Boy

      by Jane Clarke, illustrated by Loretta Shauer

      A lively fairytale series of favourite classics, with a detective twist! The Little Old Lady and the Little Old Man are bereft - the Gingerbread Boy has run away to train for the Fairytale Olympics. Is he fast enough to outrun hungry Foxy Loxy? Quick call Sky Private Eye- rescues are her speciality! She will follow the clues and solve the mystery in no time at all. Each book in the series includes a cupcake recipe.

    • Sky Private Eye and the Case of the Sparkly Slipper

      A Fairytale Mystery starring Cinderella

      by Jane Clarke, illustrated by Loretta Schauer

      A lively fairytale series of favourite classics, with a detective twist! The Prince is stunned - just as the clock struck midnight, the winner of the best costume competition at his fancy dress ball vanished into thin air. All she left behind was a sparkly slipper. Quick call Sky Private Eye- rescues are her speciality! She will follow the clues and solve this mystery in no time at all. Each book in the series includes a cupcake recipe.

    • Children's & YA

      Sky Private Eye and the Case of the Missing Grandma

      A Fairytale Mystery starring Little Red Riding Hood

      by Jane Clarke, illustrated by Loretta Schauer

      A lively fairytale series of favourite classics, with a detective twist! Little Red Riding hood is worried - Grany has gone missing! The Big Bad Wolf has left telltale hairs at Granny's house...Has he gobbled her up, or did he follow her on her beachside holiday, waiting to fattten her up nicely? Quick call Sky Private Eye- rescues are her speciality! She will follow the clues and solve this mystery in no time at all. Each book in the series includes a cupcake recipe.

    • Romance
      July 2011

      Chocolicious

      by Geraldine Solon

      A week after Blair Nightingale's husband, Larry, dies, she learns she's about to lose everything she owns due to a foolish mistake Larry made. In an instant, Blair's life is transformed from rich, Silicon Valley trophy wife to poor, widowed single mom. Her only goal now is to provide for her daughter. As Blair begins to pick up the pieces, George--Larry's best friend and the man she truly resents--seems to always be around. When Blair is overwhelmed by all the challenges she faces, she seeks comfort in baking rich, filled, three-layered chocolate cupcakes that her grandmother once taught her, and soon Blair's life is changed forever

    • Mystery
      2014

      Murder Is Elementary

      A Susan Wiles Schoolhouse Mystery

      by Diane Weiner

      Susan Wiles is blissfully retired from her teaching position at Westbrook Elementary School. What a joy to be able to attend the holiday concert without worrying about how her student chorus will perform. But, wait a minute. Where’s the principal, Vicki Rogers? The concert can’t begin before she greets the parents and guests. Susan offers to go check the main office, only to find the missing administrator lying dead on the office floor. My goodness! Nothing like this ever happened when Susan had worked here. Of course, now that she’s retired she has time to help the local police (one of whom is her daughter Lynette) investigate the mysterious crime. Did the principal die of natural causes? The bruises on her face don’t seem severe enough to be fatal. But what about that cupcake sitting on her desk. Could she have been poisoned? Susan has just found the perfect retirement activity––much to her daughter’s chagrin. And when the dead woman’s teenage daughter and one of Susan’s former top students, begs for Susan’s help––how can she say no? Little does Susan realize that this crime will take her far from the schoolhouse doors, as she investigates a mystery that extends back into one family’s painful past.

    • November 2012

      Santa Viking

      by Sandra Hill

      A fun, romantic romp yule love! Meet a sexy tenth-century Viking hero and a modern day hero with a Viking heritage who both have the knack for making women melt . . . with holiday cheer. Merry Christmas from the Norse Pole. Boltor's Bride Bolthor the Skald has been there for his fellow warriors, both in battle and as a friend. Always the bridesmaid, never the bride, so to speak. This gentle giant, now scarred and retired from the fray, has never found a woman who loves him despite his rough appearance—and his poetry, which is woefully bad. Enter the sexy, Saxon widow Katherine of Wickshire Manor, a woman in need of a strong man to take care of her, her four children, not to mention about two hundred chickens, in the style none of her first three husbands could manage. When Viking meets Saxon, the sparks do fly. A VIKING FOR CHRISTMAS Bodyguard Erik Thorsson, a fiftieth generation Viking, meets Jessica Jones, dressed as a cute Santa Claus, when she stages a righteous attempt to rob the local Piggly Jiggly. All Jessica wants is a refund for a Burping Bear toy, which the store refuses to honor. Fortunately, or unfortunately, Jessica takes hostage another Santa in the store, Erik himself, after accidentally shooting the Little Debbie cupcake display. For the first time in five years, since his beloved wife died, Erik finds himself head over Santa boot heels in love, but how to convince Jessica that he's not her Christmas curse, but instead a Christmas miracle. Sandra Hill is the bestselling author of more than thirty romantic humor novels. Whether they be historicals, contemporaries, time travels, or Christmas novellas, whether they be Vikings, Cajuns, Navy SEALs or sexy Santas, the common element in all her books is humor. Visit her at www.sandrahill.com.

    • Food & Drink

      Twisted Cakes

      Deliciously evil designs for every occasion

      by Debbie Goard

      20 deliciously evil, wonderfully decorative cakes to bake, designed for Halloween and beyond. Designs range from an iced gravestone to a Day of the Dead skull and a twisted bridal cake. As well as larger cakes, there are stabbed cupcakes and eyeball mini cakes. Cake decorating with a twist!

    • Fantasy

      Eros

      by Helen Harper

      William Shakespeare once wrote that, “Cupid is a knavish lad, thus to make poor females mad.” The trouble is that Cupid himself would probably agree… As probably the last person in the world who’d appreciate hearts, flowers and romance, Coop is convinced that true love doesn’t exist – which is rather unfortunate considering he’s also known as Cupid, the God of Love. He’d rather spend his days drinking, womanising and generally having as much fun as he possible can. As far as he’s concerned, shooting people with bolts of pure love is a waste of his time…but then his path crosses with that of shy and retiring Skye Sawyer and nothing will ever be quite the same again. A sexy romance fantasy, Eros is a seductive re-telling of the classic Greek myth, Cupid and Psyche.

    • Children's & YA

      Sugar shoes

      by Adela Režná

      The Sugar shoes tells a story about the love for sweets and the consequences of overeating candy. The book shows that we can control the sugar cravings, and if the sweets are made of healthy and local ingredients, they will be that much tastier. An intriguing storyline that shows children in a non-violent way that goodies don’t have to be eaten all at once, you can save something for tomorrow, too. Foreign Rights: books@owlagency.org

    • Educational material
      October 2020

      English with Fun - Letters and Sounds Pupil's Book 1

      by Fahed Al Hussaini

      English with Fun is a course for children between 3-5 years old and learning English for the first time. The course develops the handwriting skills, letter and sound recognition, letter formation as well as simple sentence formation. It offers children opportunities to learn a wide range of lexical items and essential Sight Words. The course also includes a wide range of highly motivating activities that are based on fun, games, interaction and 21st Century Skills. Key features: Build confidence in recognizing letters and sounds Help children to recognize print in the environment Develop fundamental spelling and punctuation Empower children with lots of lexical items and essential Sight Words Develop language starting from “Letter Level” to “Word Level” and ending with “Simple Sentence Level” Link learning to real life outside the classroom Develop thinking skills as well as personal and social development through a variety of engaging activities Fun images and stories associated to letters and sounds

    • Preserving & freezing
      July 2019

      Bakery and Confectionery Products

      Processing,Quality Assessment,Packging and Storage Techniques

      by Lakshmi Jagarlamudi

      The first few chapters introduces the reader to the crop, its origin and distribution, varieties cultivated throughout the country and their characteristics. Later the trade of banana, both international and domestic, is explained along with the ways the fruit is consumed in different parts of the world. A exclusively deals with the nutritive and therapeutic values of banana followed by the post harvest aspects at length in seven chapters with all the latest scientific developments. The last three s explain about the processing and value addition including the waste/by-products utilization. The readers will find it comprehensive with all the information relevant to post harvest aspects of bananas and plantains.

    • Granny's Tales

      by Manana Sanadze

      Granny’s Tales follows the delightful adventures of Tomatino, Pearino, Orangino, Pumpkino, and Oniono as they face life’s challenges and learn valuable lessons along the way. From Tomatino’s journey with traffic signs to Pearino’s rise as a musician, each story offers a heartwarming exploration of personal growth and moral values. Readers will also love Orangino’s lessons on sharing, Pumpkino’s summer with his grandmother, and how Oniono and his friends heroically save dolphins.

    • Children's & YA
      November 2020

      Maths With Fun

      by Fahed Al Hussaini

      Math with Fun is a course for children between 3 and 5 years old. This comprehensive research-based course helps children develop and master the basic mathematical skills as well as the legibility of numbers handwriting skill. Math with Fun is a course for children between 3 and 5 years old. This comprehensive research-based course helps children develop and master the basic mathematical skills as well as the legibility of numbers handwriting skill. The content is fully understandable, engaging, meaningful and relevant to the children’s life. It covers the following areas: Numbers, counting and cardinality Basic algebraic operations and thinking Data and measurement Geometry Problem solving and critical thinking

    • Horror & ghost stories, chillers (Children's/YA)

      Petronella & The Trogot

      by Cheryl Bentley

      Petronella moves to Charis Cottage hidden in the thick dark woods at the bottom of a track on the outskirts of Fort Willow. Everything is perfect. Except for one thing. Since she moved an enormous black tree has appeared in her back garden in the shape of a giant with a big black circle on the ground under it. Petronella finds out it is a deep pit and is terrified to go near its ridge. But one night...How is the tree linked to:- The creepy night-time visits by the Hooded Horseman?- The boy ghost, Percy, Petronella finds in her bed one night?- The invasion of ghosts of the ancient Strincas population all over Fort Willow?Reviews"Kids will like this. Girls will like it for romance and boys will like it for the scare factor.""Full of ghosts and ghoulies, this is an imaginative tale."

    • Teaching, Language & Reference

      Balloon English

      a SCORM-compliant language course

      by James Bean, Gillian Flaherty

      Balloon English is a set of interactive lessons enriched with attractive digital assets and exercises: animations, games and personalised feedback. These digital supplementary ELT materials are for grades 1-6 mainstream education and are in line with the Communicative Approach to Language Teaching. There are 312 lessons containing 2,300+ interactive screens with 5,000+ activities, animations, games and songs. Balloon English is supplied with AI-aided Grammar and Vocabulary tools that follow the students' progress and provide language content on the basis of their results. Our AI technology supports teachers and students giving essential feedback concerning areas which need revision or focus. Balloon English is filled with a wide range of fiction and non-fiction graded texts that cover a range of interesting but familiar topics. This approach allows students to gradually develop their reading and listening skills and not be overwhelmed by the text. Following the presentation, practice, production approach, comprehension of the texts is developed through a range of simple and clear exercises supported by a feedback and reward system that motivates and attracts students to language learning. Balloon English provides a truly interactive and digital experience that engages students. Method 1. ProductBalloon English 2. MaterialsBased on a series of ELT course books published by ILTS ltd, a UK publisher, and written by Gillian Flaherty and James Bean. 3. LanguageAmerican English 4. Age group and levelPrimary Education, Grades 1-6, CEFR A15. Methodologya) Communicative Language Teaching where the focus is on meaning and texts appropriate to the context. Balloon English is a perfect tool for building students’ communication skills. It is filled with a wide range of fiction and non-fiction graded texts that cover many interesting and familiar topics. This approach allows students to gradually develop their reading and listening skills and to not be overwhelmed by the text. The series follows the acclaimed presentation-practice-production method of teaching, and comprehension of the texts is developed through a range of simple and clear exercises supported by a feedback and reward system that motivates and attracts students to language learning. b) The Presentation, Practice and Production approach is used so that the language is presented in the form of videos, slideshows, meaningful illustrations with texts, and followed by controlled practice activities, and finally used in pairs or groups more freely, in the production stage. The practice activities relate to the main topic of the lesson and enable students to build their confidence and carry out the learning tasks successfully. At the end of each lesson students have an opportunity to use the English that they have learnt and to develop fluency. Students are encouraged to work in pairs or groups, and even walk around the classroom as part of the learning process. Each Talk and play activity is accompanied by a game which on the one hand grabs students’ attention, and on the other hand encourages pair-work or group-work, and leads to the spontaneous use of learnt language. Each game is closely related to the context of the lesson. Gamification is more likely to be successful these days because students are more willing to be active participants in its implementation. They enjoy playing computer games and immediately understand and appreciate their mechanics and rules. Educational games help teachers to manage, motivate, and engage their students. c) Personalized learning is essential in communicative language teaching. Balloon English provides a rich source of material which can be personalized by the students in the more creative parts of the lesson (Talk and play), where learners are encouraged to practice what they have learnt in pairs or small groups, and in a uniquely personal way. Personalization is strongly supported by artificial intelligence (AI) which has been built into the Balloon English tools. The Grammar tool provides suggestions for individual learning paths based on the students’ results. The Vocabulary tool is a perfect drill for playing with new words and where the learning path is built on the fly. The results of each screen determine if the students receive a more easy or more difficult set of activities within a given topic. Student performance data can be easily tracked and assessed. This data provides the teacher with a range of flexible course options best suited to the learners’ needs, either for remedial teaching or for a particular focus on the relevant areas of language knowledge and skills. d) Balloon English can easily be used in a blended learning environment. It is the perfect tool to combine technology and classroom-based learning. With blended learning, Balloon English supports students’ autonomy and helps them to work independently on areas that interest them, as well as on areas that they find difficult. It also provides the possibility of undertaking additional practice. The automatic marking function gives instant feedback and encourages students to repeat exercises as needed. Students are also given hints when they face problems with activity solving and they are rewarded for correct answers which can be very motivating.

    • October 2020

      Markov's Prize

      by Mark Barber

      Markov's Prize is an isolated planet within the Determinate, cut off since the 6th Age. Its human population have thrived and advanced over the centuries but now, recently rediscovered, they find themselves simultaneously invaded by the aggressive and bloodthirsty Ghar Empire and the expansionist PanHuman Concord. The Ghar are looking to plunder the planet for resources and slaves while the Concord desire to assimilate the planet into their collective whole, believing it to be the best course of action for the Concord and the planet's people.Strike Commander Ryen Tahl is a soldier in the PanHuman Concord, responsible for a Company of some sixty troopers who are at the forefront of the invasion. Previously a famous martial arts champion with a deadly reputation, he has softened and matured over the years and now prioritizes the safety of his men and women above all else.Tahl's Company is not Special Forces; there is no secret mission and no universe changing event they will be involved in. They are ordinary people embroiled in the daily operations of a front line war against a vicious adversary and the stoic defenders of Markov's Prize.

    • Fiction
      September 2020

      Broadwater

      by Jac Shreeves-Lee

      A collection of edgy urban stories centered on Broadwater Farm. Welcome to Broadwater Farm. Where post-war dreams of concrete utopia ended in riots, violence and sub-standard housing. With evocative language and raw storytelling, Tottenham-born Jac Shreeves-Lee gives voice to the people of Broadwater, one of the most talked-about housing estates in Britain. In a collection of fourteen short stories, she compassionately portrays its shared sense of community. A community with a rich cultural heritage, comprising over forty nationalities, generations old.

    • Romance
      July 2014

      Mothers, Fathers & Lovers

      by Ruby Soames

      Ever wonder what it's like to date an actor who hits the big time? Intrigue, jealousy, resentment and that’s just your closest friends. When Sarah Tyler’s boyfriend shoots from penniless waiter to Hollywood star, she sinks from city lawyer to homeless, lovesick dog walker.

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