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Mummy is a Killer
by Nikkia Roberson'Why did you leave me? Why did you get messed up with all of those drugs? Why did you kill my brother and sister? Didn’t you love us enough?'Nikkia Roberson has been asking these questions for most of her life. But how else do you cope when your mentally ill mother has killed your little brother and sister by scalding them with boiling water?This is a harrowing true story of how one little girl endured the most tragic of childhoods. But it’s also the ultimate tale of forgiveness. Follow Nikkia on her heartbreaking journey, as she attempts to find answers and rekindle a relationship with her mother behind the gates of a secure psychiatric hospital.Deeply moving, Mummy is a Killer proves that love really is the strongest emotion of all.
The Mum-Minder
by Jacqueline WilsonI'm Sadie and I'm nearly nine. Mum's a childminder, but she doesn't have to mind me. I can mind myself, easy-peasy. Lucky for Mum, because now she's got the flu, so I've got to mind her - and help with all the babies!
Mum Knows Best
by Jo Hanks Mark HanksHow to you save a curdled custard?How do you keep mice out of the home?How do you stop moths eating your woollens?How do you get chewing gum out of a five-year-old's hair?Or get rid of his veruccas?And cure hiccoughs in a trice?The answers to all these every day dilemmas, and many, many more, are at hand in this nifty little encyclopaedia of essential things every mum needs to know.
A Multitude of Sins
by Kit MasonClandestine indiscretions are enacted in a Dutch hotel in the 1930s.This is a collection of short-stories from a fresh and talented new writer. Kit Mason explores settings and periods that haven't previously been covered in Black Lace fiction, and her exquisite attention to detail makes for an unusual and highly arousing collection. Discover a thrilling network of forbidden lusts: from the female Japanese pearl-divers who tangle erotically with tentacle creatures of the deep to an Eastern European puppeteer sexually manipulates everyone around her. Kit Mason brings a wonderfully imaginative dimension to her writing and this collection of erotic stories will dazzle and delight.
Multiplying Love: A Vision of United Methodist Life Together
by Paul W. ChilcoteA Vision of United Methodist Life Together.Our world needs love during these desperate days of radical polarization and division. Our United Methodist churches yearn to embrace love more completely because God first loved us. Our “faith” (including doctrine) is important; Christian “hope” (including renewal) is important; “love” of God and neighbor is more important. Multiplying Love underscores what matters most and stands in contrast to divisive misreadings of essential Methodist teachings. Chilcote helps us embrace anew the Wesleyan vision of love of Jesus as central to what we believe and how we live.When I finished Multiplying Love, I found myself jumping up and down shouting, “Yes, yes, yes! Gosh, do we need this!” We are at a remaking moment in the church. Dr. Chilcote beautifully articulates the deeper theological vision that beckons and sustains us. Multiplying Love helped me more thoroughly embrace the kind of loving people we are hoping to become. That’s what it’s all about to me, and this book nails it!—Rev. Christy Allen Holden, co-creator of The Channel UMC, a new hybrid community of faith (@christyallenholden)Every United Methodist pastor would do well to invite their church council to read Paul Chilcote’s brief and powerful Multiplying Love. It recalls the power of the Wesleyan approach to the gospel and makes a compelling case for the future of The United Methodist Church. I loved this book!—Rev. Adam Hamilton, Kansas pastor and author of Wrestling with Doubt, Finding Faith
Multiplicity of Time Scales in Complex Systems: Challenges for Sciences and Communication II (Mathematics Online First Collections)
by Bernhelm Booß-Bavnbek Jens Hesselbjerg Christensen Katherine Richardson Oriol Vallès CodinaNote to the interested reader to have a look at the companion to this volume Challenges for Sciences and Communication I | ISBN: 978-3-031-28048-1.This highly interdisciplinary volume brings together a carefully curated set of case studies examining complex systems with multiple time scales (MTS) across a variety of fields: materials science, epidemiology, cell physiology, mathematics, climatology, energy transition planning, ecology, economics, sociology, history, and cultural studies. The book addresses the vast diversity of interacting processes underlying the behaviour of different complex systems, highlighting the multiplicity of characteristic time scales that are a common feature of many and showcases a rich variety of methodologies across disciplinary boundaries. Self-organizing, out-of-equilibrium, ever-evolving systems are ubiquitous in the natural and social world. Examples include the climate, ecosystems, living cells, epidemics, the human brain, and many socio-economic systems across history. Their dynamical behaviour poses great challenges in the pressing context of the climate crisis, since they may involve nonlinearities, feedback loops, and the emergence of spatial-temporal patterns, portrayed by resilience or instability, plasticity or rigidity; bifurcations, thresholds and tipping points; burst-in excitation or slow relaxation, and worlds of other asymptotic behaviour, hysteresis, and resistance to change. Chapters can be read individually by the reader with special interest in such behaviours of particular complex systems or in specific disciplinary perspectives. Read together, however, the case studies, opinion pieces, and meta-studies on MTS systems presented and analysed here combine to give the reader insights that are more than the sum of the book’s individual chapters, as surprising similarities become apparent in seemingly disparate and unconnected systems. MTS systems call into question naïve perceptionsof time and complexity, moving beyond conventional ways of description, analysis, understanding, modelling, numerical prediction, and prescription of the world around us. This edited collection presents new ways of forecasting, introduces new means of control, and – perhaps as the most demanding task – it singles out a sustainable description of an MTS system under observation, offering a more nuanced interpretation of the floods of quantitative data and images made available by high- and low-frequency measurement tools in our unprecedented era of information flows.
Multiple-Valued Computing in Quantum Molecular Biology: Arithmetic and Combinational Circuits
by Hafiz Md. BabuThis book focuses on the design methodologies of various quantum circuits, DNA circuits, DNA-quantum circuits and quantum-DNA circuits. It considers the merits and challenges of multivalued logic circuits in quantum, DNA, quantum-DNA and DNA-quantum computing. Multiple-Valued Computing in Quantum Molecular Biology: Arithmetic and Combinational Circuits is Volume 1 of a two-volume set. From fundamentals to advanced levels, this book discusses different multiple-valued logic DNA-quantum and quantum-DNA circuits. The text consists of four parts. Part I introduces multiple-valued quantum computing and DNA computing. It contains the basic understanding of multiple-valued quantum computing, multiple-valued DNA computing, multiple-valued quantum-DNA computing and multiple-valued DNA-quantum computing. Part II examines heat calculation, speed calculation, heat transfer, data conversion and data management in multi-valued quantum, DNA, quantum-DNA and DNA-quantum computing. Part III discusses multiple-valued logic operations in quantum and DNA computing such as ternary AND, NAND, OR, NOR, XOR, XNOR and multiple-valued arithmetic operations such as adder, multiplier, divider and more. Quantum-DNA and DNA-quantum multiple-valued arithmetic operations are also explained in this section. Part IV explains multiple-valued quantum and DNA combinational circuits such as multiple-valued DNA-quantum and quantum-DNA multiplexer, demultiplexer, encoder and decoder. This book will be of great help to researchers and students in quantum computing, DNA computing, quantum-DNA computing and DNA-quantum computing researchers.
Multiple-Valued Computing in Quantum Molecular Biology: Sequential Circuits, Memory Devices, Programmable Logic Devices, and Nanoprocessors
by Hafiz Md. BabuThis book mainly focuses on the design methodologies of various quantum circuits, DNA circuits, DNA-quantum circuits, and quantum-DNA circuits. In this text, the author has compiled various design aspects of multiple-valued logic DNA-quantum and quantum-DNA sequential circuits, memory devices, programmable logic devices, and nanoprocessors. Multiple-Valued Computing in Quantum Molecular Biology: Sequential Circuits, Memory Devices, Programmable Logic Devices, and Nanoprocessors is Volume 2 of a two-volume set, and consists of four parts. This book presents various design aspects of multiple-valued logic DNA-quantum and quantum-DNA sequential circuits, memory devices, programmable logic devices, and nanoprocessors. Part I discusses multiple-valued quantum and DNA sequential circuits such as D flip-flop, SR latch, SR flip-flop, JK flip-flop, T flip-flop, shift register, ripple counter, and synchronous counter, which are described, respectively, with the applications and working procedures. After that, multiple-valued quantum-DNA and DNA-quantum sequential circuits such as D flip-flop, SR flip-flop, JK flip-flop, T flip-flop, shift register, ripple counter and synchronous counter circuits are explained with working procedures and architecture. Part II discusses the architecture and design procedure of memory devices such as random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), and cache memory, which are sequentially described in multiple-valued quantum, DNA, quantum-DNA, and DNA-quantum computing. In Part III, the author examines the architectures and working principles of programmable logic devices such as programmable logic array (PLA), programmable array logic (PAL), field programmable gate array (FPGA), and complex programmable logic device (CPLD) in multiple-valued quantum, DNA, quantum-DNA, and DNA-quantum computing. Multiple-valued quantum, DNA, quantum-DNA, and DNA-quantum nanoprocessors are designed with algorithms in Part IV. Furthermore, the basic components of ternary nanoprocessors such as T-RAM, ternary instruction register, ternary incrementor circuit, ternary decoder, ternary multiplexer, ternary accumulator in quantum, DNA, quantum-DNA, and DNA-quantum computing are also explained in detail. This book will be of great help to researchers and students in quantum computing, DNA computing, quantum-DNA computing, and DNA-quantum computing.
Multiple Sclerosis
by Jan de VriesMultiple Sclerosis is recognised as a growing problem. In some Scandinavian countries, Holland, Britain and North America, the number of sufferers is rising by the day. In the UK alone, it is estimated that between 50,000 and 60,000 people suffer from this debilitating disease; in the USA figures of 350,000 are quoted. What are the causes of the problem? And what can be done about it? Could it be possible to prevent MS? When we look at the countries where there is no occurrence of MS whatsoever; the immediate answer is YES. Jan de Vries has studied and treated Multiple Sclerosis for over 45 years. He has learned that every MS patient is different and that their problems must be treated individually. He emphasises the importance of diet and environment sufferers must build up their immune system. Even the smallest interference with that delicate mechanism, the human body, can trigger off problems out of all proportion to the cause. For example, silver mercury amalgam fillings in teeth can affect your health. This book draws attention to a variety of factors and explains how they can be dealt with to improve the quality of life for all MS sufferers. It is a relevant and important alternative approach to the problem.
Multimodal Methods in Anthropology
by Samuel Gerald Collins Matthew S. DuringtonMultimodal Methods in Anthropology develops several goals simultaneously. First, it is an introduction to the ways that multimodality might work for students and practitioners of anthropology, using multiple examples from the authors’ research and from the field. Second, the book carefully examines the ethics of a multimodal project, including the ways in which multimodality challenges and reproduces “digital divides.” Finally, the book is a theoretical introduction that repositions the history of anthropology along axes of multimodality and reframes many of the essential questions in anthropology alongside collaboration and access. Each chapter introduces new methods and techniques, frames the ethical considerations, and contextualizes the method in the work of other anthropologists. Multimodal Methods in Anthropology takes both students and practitioners through historical and contemporary sites of multimodality and introduces the methodological and theoretical challenges of multimodal anthropology in a digital world. Like multimodality itself, readers will come away with new ideas and new perspectives on established ideas, together with the tools to make them part of their practice. It is an ideal text for a variety of methods-based courses in anthropology and qualitative research at both the undergraduate and the graduate level.
Multimodal Management of Canine Osteoarthritis (Manson Ser.)
by Steven M. FoxMultimodal Management of Canine Osteoarthritis, Second Edition takes an evidence-based approach to the canine patient with osteoarthritis, pursuing the objective of the best available medicine by a variety of means: multiple drugs, agents, adjuncts and delivery methods. Appreciating that surgical intervention may initially be required, particularly for stabilizing a joint, the major focus in this work is the conservative management of osteoarthritis. A clear and visual approach is taken with the overlapping of two three-pointed triangles of management: medical and non-medical. The completely updated new edition offers a major new chapter on Regenerative Medicine in collaboration with Drs Sherman Canapp and Brittany Jean Carr. It is recommended for any small animal veterinary practitioner, as well as researchers and students of the RCVS CertAVP.
Multimodal Literacies Across Digital Learning Contexts (Routledge Studies in Multimodality)
by Maria Grazia Sindoni and Ilaria MoschiniThis collection critically considers the question of how learning and teaching should be conceived, understood, and approached in light of the changing nature of learning scenarios and new pedagogies in this current age of multimodal digital texts, practices, and communities.The book takes the concept of digital artifacts as being composed of multiple meaning-making semiotic resources, such as visuals, music, and design, as its point of departure to explore how diverse communities interact with these tools and develop and explore their understanding of digital practices in learning contexts. The first section of the volume examines different case studies in which involved participants learn to grapple with the introduction of digital tools for learning in children’s early years of schooling. The second section extends the focus to secondary and higher education settings as digital learning tools grow more complex as do students, parents, and teachers’ interactions with them and the subsequent need for new pedagogies to rethink these multimodal artifacts. A final section reflects on the implications of new multimodal tools, technologies, and pedagogies for teachers, such as on teacher training and community building among educators.In its in-depth look at multimodal approaches to learning as meaning-making in a digital world, this book will be of interest to students and scholars in multimodality, English language teaching, digital communication, and education.
Multimedia in the College Classroom: Improve Learning and Connect with Students in Online and Hybrid Courses
by Heidi Skurat Harris Michael GreerThis practical guide to multimedia in online college instruction provides easy-to-follow instructions for designing multimedia assignments that maximize student learning while reducing cognitive load.This book presents the learning process as a complex, multidimensional experience that includes texts as well as auditory and visual elements. Each chapter includes research-based activities to develop instructors’ multimedia skills. The book leverages cutting edge cognitive research to improve accessibility and design, while also providing practical asynchronous and synchronous activities that engage learners.Multimedia in the College Classroom is the ideal resource for any higher education instructor, administrator, or leader who wishes to learn about, reflect on, and implement research-based learning strategies through the targeted use of multimedia.
Multiliteracy and Language Arts for Multicultural Classrooms
by Howard Leslie Smith Kalpana Mukunda IyengarAs schools receive increasing numbers of children from diverse backgrounds, teachers are challenged to offer meaningful instruction to scaffold their reading and writing development. The chapters in this volume feature asset-based approaches to literacy instruction. Readers will discover chapters informed by critical frameworks: The Community Cultural Wealth model (Yosso, 2005), the findings from the Funds of Knowledge (Moll, et al., 1992), and the contributions of Multicultural Children's Literature (Iwai, 2019) for culturally efficacious instruction and cultural preservation (Iyengar & Smith, 2016). Irrespective of content area, all educators contribute to the literacy development of all students. However, not all teachers are equally skilled in appropriate (i.e., asset-based) instructional delivery for linguistically and culturally diverse classrooms. Literacy instruction that embraces multiple perspectives should not be limited to the Language Arts curriculum. Culturally efficacious literacy practices (Flores, et al., 2018) benefit all students in all subject areas. Whether a mainstream, multilingual, bilingual, Dual Language, or ESL classroom, opportunities for literacy explorations from divergent perspectives can be embedded throughout the curriculum if the teacher actively embraces diversity.
Multilingual Dramaturgies: Towards New European Theatre (New Dramaturgies)
by Kasia LechMultilingual Dramaturgies provides a study of dramaturgical practices in contemporary multilingual theatre in Europe. Featuring interviews with international theatremakers, the book gives an insight into diverse approaches towards multilingual theatre and its dramaturgy that reflect cultural, political, and economic landscapes of contemporary Europe, its inhabitants, and its theatres. First-hand accounts are contextualized to reveal a complex set of negotiations involved in the creative and political tasks of staging multilingualism and engaging the audience, as well as in practical issues like funding and developing working models. Using interviews with practitioners from a diverse range of theatrical backgrounds and career levels, and with various models of financial support, Multilingual Dramaturgies also offers an insight into different attitudes towards multilingualism in European theatres. The book illuminates not only the potential for multilingual dramaturgies, but also the practical and creative difficulties involved in making them. By bringing the voices of artists together and providing a critical commentary, the book reveals multilingual dramaturgies as webbed practices of differences that also offer new ways of understanding and performing identity in a European context. Multilingual Dramaturgies sheds light on an exciting theatre practice, argues for its central role in Europe and highlights potential directions for its further development.
Multilevel Modeling Using Mplus (Chapman & Hall/CRC Statistics in the Social and Behavioral Sciences)
by Holmes Finch Jocelyn BolinThis book is designed primarily for upper level undergraduate and graduate level students taking a course in multilevel modelling and/or statistical modelling with a large multilevel modelling component. The focus is on presenting the theory and practice of major multilevel modelling techniques in a variety of contexts, using Mplus as the software tool, and demonstrating the various functions available for these analyses in Mplus, which is widely used by researchers in various fields, including most of the social sciences. In particular, Mplus offers users a wide array of tools for latent variable modelling, including for multilevel data.
Multifunctional Hydrogels: From Basic Concepts to Advanced Applications
by José García-Torres Carlos Alemán Ram K. GuptaHydrogels are important polymer-based materials with innate fascinating properties and applications: they are three-dimensional, hydrophilic, polymeric networks that can absorb large amounts of water or aqueous fluids and are biocompatible, mechanically flexible, and soft. The incorporation of functionalities to develop smart and bioactive platforms has led to a myriad of applications. This book offers a comprehensive overview of multifunctional hydrogels, covering fundamentals, properties, and advanced applications in a progressive way. While each chapter can be read stand-alone, together they clearly describe the fundamental concepts of design, synthesis, and fabrication, as well as properties and performances of smart multifunctional hydrogels and their advanced applications in the biomedical, environmental, and robotics fields.This book:• Introduces readers to different hydrogel materials and the polymer types used to fabricate them.• Discusses conducting polymer hydrogels, nanocomposite hydrogels, and self-healing hydrogels.• Covers synthesis methodologies and fabrication techniques commonly used to confer certain structures and/or architectures.• Shows how hydrogels can be modified to incorporate new functionalities able to respond to physical and/or chemical changes.• Examines applications including bioelectronics, sensors and biosensors, tissue engineering, drug delivery, antipathogen applications, cancer theranostics, environmental applications, and soft robotics, with chapters showcasing the main advances achieved up to date in every field.Multifunctional Hydrogels: From Basic Concepts to Advanced Applications serves as a valuable resource for academic and industry researchers from interdisciplinary fields including materials science, chemistry, chemical engineering, bioengineering, physics, and pharmaceutical engineering.
Multidimensional Stationary Time Series: Dimension Reduction and Prediction
by Marianna Bolla Tamás SzabadosThis book gives a brief survey of the theory of multidimensional (multivariate), weakly stationary time series, with emphasis on dimension reduction and prediction. Understanding the covered material requires a certain mathematical maturity, a degree of knowledge in probability theory, linear algebra, and also in real, complex and functional analysis. For this, the cited literature and the Appendix contain all necessary material. The main tools of the book include harmonic analysis, some abstract algebra, and state space methods: linear time-invariant filters, factorization of rational spectral densities, and methods that reduce the rank of the spectral density matrix. Serves to find analogies between classical results (Cramer, Wold, Kolmogorov, Wiener, Kálmán, Rozanov) and up-to-date methods for dimension reduction in multidimensional time series Provides a unified treatment for time and frequency domain inferences by using machinery of complex and harmonic analysis, spectral and Smith--McMillan decompositions. Establishes analogies between the time and frequency domain notions and calculations Discusses the Wold's decomposition and the Kolmogorov's classification together, by distinguishing between different types of singularities. Understanding the remote past helps us to characterize the ideal situation where there is a regular part at present. Examples and constructions are also given Establishes a common outline structure for the state space models, prediction, and innovation algorithms with unified notions and principles, which is applicable to real-life high frequency time series It is an ideal companion for graduate students studying the theory of multivariate time series and researchers working in this field.
The Multi-Disciplinary Instructional Designer: Integrating Specialized Skills into Design Toolkits
by Chris Gamrat Megan KohlerThe Multi-Disciplinary Instructional Designer explores how the instructional design and development process can be energized and deepened through principles gleaned from other fields of academic study. Despite their shared academic preparation and theoretical foundations, many instructional designers come to the profession also bearing formative knowledge from a diverse range of other subject areas, career tracks, creative practices, or intellectual pursuits. Their training, however, typically does not prepare them to leverage these specializations into the creation of more effective educational experiences and materials. This first-of-its-kind book guides instructional designers to apply key concepts, strategies, and lessons learned from a variety of disciplines – spanning the social sciences, arts and humanities, and STEM – to their practice. Chapters replete with example scenarios, reflection activities, and field-tested strategies provide an expansive yet actionable reframing of the profession’s potential. By seeking inspiration across disciplines and from the world at large, instructional designers will emerge with robust and revitalized toolkits, ready to enrich their approach to teaching and learning.
Multi-Agent Systems: Simulation and Applications (Computational Analysis, Synthesis, and Design of Dynamic Systems #Vol. 1)
by Adelinde M. Uhrmacher and Danny WeynsMethodological Guidelines for Modeling and Developing MAS-Based SimulationsThe intersection of agents, modeling, simulation, and application domains has been the subject of active research for over two decades. Although agents and simulation have been used effectively in a variety of application domains, much of the supporting research remains scattered in the literature, too often leaving scientists to develop multi-agent system (MAS) models and simulations from scratch. Multi-Agent Systems: Simulation and Applications provides an overdue review of the wide ranging facets of MAS simulation, including methodological and application-oriented guidelines. This comprehensive resource reviews two decades of research in the intersection of MAS, simulation, and different application domains. It provides scientists and developers with disciplined engineering approaches to modeling and developing MAS-based simulations. After providing an overview of the field’s history and its basic principles, as well as cataloging the various simulation engines for MAS, the book devotes three sections to current and emerging approaches and applications.Simulation for MAS — explains simulation support for agent decision making, the use of simulation for the design of self-organizing systems, the role of software architecture in simulating MAS, and the use of simulation for studying learning and stigmergic interaction.MAS for Simulation — discusses an agent-based framework for symbiotic simulation, the use of country databases and expert systems for agent-based modeling of social systems, crowd-behavior modeling, agent-based modeling and simulation of adult stem cells, and agents for traffic simulation. Tools — presents a number of representative platforms and tools for MAS and simulation, including Jason, James II, SeSAm, and RoboCup Rescue.Complete with over 200 figures and formulas, this reference book provides the necessary overview of experiences with MAS simulation and the tools needed to exploit simulation in MAS for future research in a vast array of applications including home security, computational systems biology, and traffic management.
MuleSoft for Salesforce Developers: A practitioner's guide to deploying MuleSoft APIs and integrations for Salesforce enterprise solutions
by Arul Christhuraj Alphonse Alexandra Martinez Akshata SawantDesign, secure, test, and deploy APIs with MuleSoft, and integrate it with Salesforce to maximize productivityKey FeaturesBuild, implement, transform, secure, test, and deploy APIs using Anypoint Studio and Anypoint PlatformIntegrate MuleSoft with Salesforce and other end systems to build an application networkEnhance your Salesforce and MuleSoft skills and employability with interview and certification tips and tricksBook DescriptionMuleSoft for Salesforce Developers will help you build state-of-the-art enterprise solutions with flexible and scalable integration capabilities using MuleSoft's Anypoint Platform and Anypoint Studio. If you're a Salesforce developer looking to get started with this useful tool, look no further. This book will get you up to speed in no time, leveling up your integration developer skills. This essential guide will first introduce you to the fundamentals of MuleSoft and API-led connectivity, before walking you through the API life cycle and the Anypoint Studio IDE. Once you have the IDE set up, you'll be ready to create Mule applications. You'll look at the core components of MuleSoft and Anypoint Platform, and before long you'll know how to build, transform, secure, test, and deploy applications using the wide range of components available to you. Finally, you'll learn about using connectors to integrate MuleSoft with Salesforce and to fulfill a number of use cases, which will be covered in depth, along with interview and certification tips. By the end of this book, you will be confident building MuleSoft integrations at an enterprise scale and be able to gain the fundamental MuleSoft certification – MCD.What you will learnUnderstand how to use MuleSoft to achieve API-led connectivityDesign and create documentation for your APIDevelop Mule applications and run them in Anypoint StudioMonitor your applications from Anypoint PlatformTransform your data using DataWeaveUse the CI/CD and Mule Maven pluginsRun tests using MUnit and generate a code coverage reportUse best practices to maintain coding standardsWho this book is forThis book is for Salesforce developers who want to get started with MuleSoft. Salesforce architects will also find the concepts covered in the book useful in designing Salesforce solutions. Prior knowledge of any programming language and some basic integration concepts will be helpful, alongside basic familiarity with Salesforce development and experience with at least one Salesforce API – including the SOAP API, REST API, Bulk API, or Streaming API.
Mulberry Lane: a beautifully written and engrossing saga about empathy and understanding from bestselling author Elvi Rhodes
by Elvi RhodesFans of Rosamunde Pilcher, Maeve Binchy and Erica James will love this compelling story examining how people react differently to change from multi-million copy seller Elvi Rhodes. Guaranteed to have you hooked from page one...READERS ARE LOVING MULBERRY LANE!'A page turner' -- ***** Reader review'A very easy and enjoyable read' -- ***** Reader review'Excellent' -- ***** Reader review*********************************************************************NEW NEIGHBOURS PUT THE CAT AMONG THE PIGEONS...The inhabitants of quiet, tree-lined Mulberry Lane take a keen interest in the comings and goings of their neighbours. When number fifteen comes onto the market they are naturally intrigued to see a good-looking man being shown the property, and they hope to find a pleasant, quiet family moving in.But they are to be sadly disappointed - the house is to be a hostel for young offenders. Feelings run high. Opinions are divided - some fearing that they will be murdered in their beds, others wanting to welcome these youths into their community.However friendly the newcomers may be, there are others in Mulberry Lane who are determined to scupper the scheme at all costs...
Mulan and the Palace of Secrets (Graphic Novel)
by RH DisneyDisney Princess Mulan must save the Emperor&’s life once again from an invisible enemy in this original graphic novel. Perfect for kids ages 8 to 12!The war with the Huns is over, but a new invisible enemy poses a threat to the Emperor&’s life. Mulan is the only one he trusts to discover and defeat this new danger, but she feels discouraged by all the rules and expectations of court life. Can Mulan rise to the Emperor&’s challenge and save China once again?This hardcover graphic novel contains exciting full-color comic panels as well as pages taken from the Disney princess&’s very own journals during her adventures!Check out these other Disney Princess graphic novels:Ariel and the Curse of the Sea WitchesTiana and the Magic of Harlem
Mulan: Before the Sword
by Grace LinFamily is important to Hua Mulan―even if her parents don’t understand why she would rather ride her horse, Black Wind, than weave, or how her notorious clumsiness can be so different from the graceful demeanor of her younger sister, Xiu. But despite their differences, Mulan has a deep love for her family, especially Xiu. So when her sister is bitten by a poisonous spider, Mulan does everything she can to help, including seeking out a renowned healer. However, it quickly becomes apparent that there is more to both the mysterious spider bite and the healer than meets the eye. <P><P>On a quest with the Jade Rabbit of legend, Mulan visits extraordinary places, meets Immortals, and faces incredible obstacles while searching for an antidote for her sister. And the danger only rises when Mulan learns of a prophecy foretelling that a member of the Hua family will one day save the Emperor . . . and of the powerful enemies who will stop at nothing to prevent it from coming to pass.
Mukt Zale Manvi Ashru: मुक्त झाले मानवी अश्रू
by Rahul Shindeया संग्रहातील कथा लेखकाच्या जशा बाहेरच्या अभ्यासातून, माणसांना भेटण्यातून आल्या आहेत, तशीच त्याला आंतरिक अवस्थेची आणि अनुभवांची जोड आहे. काही अवस्था, वेदना, दुःख आयुष्याचा नेमका अर्थही सांगू पाहतात, खोलवर जाऊन काहीतरी शोधायला प्रवृत्त करतात, त्यातून या कथांचा जन्म झाला आहे. काही कथांना स्पर्धेत पारितोषिकांची थाप मिळाली आहे. कोंडलेल्या वेदनांना मोकळं करण्याची वाट नसली की त्या तीव्र वेदना शरीर-मन पोखरून टाकतात. यातील कथा कोंडलेल्या वेदनांना आणि अश्रूंना मुक्त करणाऱ्या आहेत. वेदनेच्या वादळात ज्यांना आंतरिक अवस्थेचा शोध लागला, अशा ट्रान्सजेंडर, एकल पालक, विधवा, LGBT आणि इतर व्यक्तींच्या कथा समृद्ध करणाऱ्या आहेत. मानवी जीवनाचे, वेदनेच्या पलीकडे काय अस्तित्व आहे, याचा लेखकाने शोध घेतला आहे, याची प्रचिती प्रत्येक कथा वाचताना येते.