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Wander into stillness. Tuck your thoughts under the stars. Let your breath slow with the rhythm of a prayer. The Unwinding Path is a quiet invitation to resta bedtime book that gently guides children (and the grownups who love them) through soft moments that bring rest and reset. With each turn of the page, little readers are invited to use their fingers to follow a calming path, pausing, noticing, breathing, and settling into sacred stillness.Filled with the authors tender, whimsical illustrations and a lyrical, meditative text, this book becomes more than a story. It becomes a bedtime practice that helps hearts unwind, hands unclench, and the body prepare for sleep.With The Unwinding Path, you will gently introduce children to mindfulness, stillness, and awareness of Gods presence; help children journey toward Gods presence through the rich imagery of the ancient Christian tradition of a labyrinth; and discover author and artist Betony Coonss beautiful illustrations for an inviting and comforting reading experience. If the little ones in your life struggle to calm and quiet themselves for bedtime, The Unwinding Path can help. As children trace the labyrinths path with their fingers, they are invited to slow down and experience Gods presence in the world around them. Night after night, experience a gentle, grace-filled close to the day with The Unwinding Path.

Dark, gritty and addictive... this is Hannah Morrissey at her best Mary Kubica, New York Times bestselling authorTemperatures and violent crimes have risen to all-time highs as a new drug ravages Black Harbor.Sergeant Nikolai Kole discovers a body wrapped in garbage bags and doused in bleach in the back of a clubhouse. Tommy Greenlee, the ex-husband of Koles former lover, Hazel, has been shot several times and left for dead. And the killer left what appears to be a calling card.When Hazel returns to Black Harbor, she is back in the heated atmosphere of Koles orbit. Their love affair can hardly pick up where it left off. They both used each other to their own ends before: would they do it again?As they work together to solve this murder, they will not only unearth Black Harbors deepest, darkest secrets theyll each have to face their own.

Funny, profound, deeply moving and uplifting, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry is the joyous new musical adapted by Rachel Joyce from her multi-million-selling novel, with a ravishing score (The Times) by the chart-topping indie musician, Passenger. Harold Fry was never meant to be a hero. An ordinary man in an ordinary life until a letter from a long-lost friend sends him out the front door and he keeps on walking. From Devons quiet lanes to the windswept streets of Berwick-upon-Tweed, his journey becomes a pilgrimage of love, redemption, and second chances.Strangers turn into companions, kindness appears in unexpected places, and the road reveals more than Harold ever imagined. Back home, his wife Maureen begins her own journey, one that might bring them together again. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry is a moving celebration of the human spirit and a reminder its never too late to start again. Following a sold-out run at the Chichester Festival Theatre, it transfers to the West End in 2026.

Jonah behaved as if the Ninevites were his personal property, but he was wrong. He misunderstood his success, became angry, was frustrated and wished he was dead. Meanwhile, his opportunity to receive mercy was almost gone. He failed to realise that being egoistic could close the doors of mercy against people. Avoid this type of behaviour and mercy will flow into your life freely. Learn the following from this book:The three dimensions of the universality of Gods merciesFive astonishing but undeniable ways God showed mercy in the Book of JonahSeven wisdom snippets to attract mercySeven tough and difficult questions for every Christian believerAnd many more ...

A historical African-Wild West horror story of supernatural vengeance and terrifying occultic magic from the winner of the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement. Two fearsome deities battle each other for the souls of white twins destined to either bring vengeful devastation or salvation to their community in Texas, USA, for a great injustice done to their mother.When Sally-Mae Jenkins is violated and impregnated by the twin scions of a wealthy rancher, shes sent to join the African missionary ship as a widow. Pregnant and terrified, Sally-Mae vows vengeance on all those who abused her and her family.Amara is a young woman with the body and face of an old hag. The village outcast, Amara can eat the diseases ravaging the villagers and cure the most deadly ailments. But her powers drain her youth and her strength and the only help she has is the fearsome entity that claimed her soul, the spirit known as Aja-Mm, the death-giver and physician of the dead.When Sally-Mae arrives in Amaras village, her unborn twins become the focus of both the Python-Goddess, Asata, who wants the twins dead, and Aja-Mm, who wants the twins alive in her service, just like Amara. And suddenly, Sally-Mae finds the boys, with their unearthly and fearsome powers, have become the weapons of her vengeance against the unsuspecting citizens of her home town back in Texas.A gripping tale of supernatural horror, bitter revenge and battling deities, suffused with Onohs trademark thrilling storytelling, wit and dark humor.

The liberal world order that emerged after the Second World War and expanded triumphantly following the Cold War is unravelling. Multilateral cooperation is giving way to multipolar rivalry and conflict. Global norms are eroding. What comes next will define the rest of the century; the search is on for a new global framework a rebalancing of power.In The Triangle of Power, Finnish President Alexander Stubb argues that we are living through a hinge moment in history, akin to 1918, 1945 or 1989. A new international system is taking shape, driven by three major forces: the Global West, the Global East and the Global South. At the centre is the escalating competition between the United States and China, as both try to forge bilateral deals and regional alliances, but it is the Global South that will ultimately determine whether the future tilts toward cooperation or fragmentation.Drawing on decades at the front lines of diplomacy, and blending personal insight with political and academic experience, Stubb delivers a passionate call for values-based realism and dignified foreign policy and warns that unless the West learns to listen, it will lose its place in the world it once led.

In the last jittery years of the eighteenth century, England is hungry for marvels. In rides Doctor Gustavus Katterfelto, a celebrity conjurer who once performed for Kings and now lives by his wits, with his battered stage gear and his black cat Cleo.He is joined by Roger Gossage, a young Moroccan Jew stranded in Britain. When a river accident leaves Katterfelto injured and Roger combing the Severn for lost property, he finds a dented silver horn, cold as a grave coin. When breathed into, it answers with a womans voice - she speaks of far-off cities, strange machines and in riddles, and soon "the Oracle of Clevelode" is the sensation of the Midlands. Crowds pack Duvernets theatre and fields at dusk. Doom-preachers chant her phrases. Rival magicians and zealots circle. But then a shadowy Constable of the Night sets a trap.As hysteria rises, Roger begins to suspect the horn is not a trick at all. In Nottingham a scientific committee is formed to test the oracle. What begins as theatre becomes obsession, and ends in a public trial for "pretending to sorcery", with Roger fighting to save Katterfelto and the voice inside the horn.Told as a breathless true account, The Trial of Katterfelto is a darkly comic historical fever dream about spectacle, belief, and the price of hearing the future.

Medieval Europe. A world of darkness. Of Gothic castles, isolated monasteries, of monks and knights and things that go bump in the night. A world where vampires can roam at will... At least, as long as they obey the rules! For a vampire may not murder another vampire. Not unless they have a really good reason to, anyway.Enter Judge Dee. Ancient. Immortal. Ascetic. His cold intellect draws him wherever a mystery is present, and he will rest at nothing to solve the puzzle. Jonathan, the judges human assistant, on the other hand, mostly just wants cheese. With bread, if possible. And some pickles would be nice. After all, its not easy spending your life in the company of murderous vampires who only see you as a tasty snack...Their adventures take them from the warm Italian valleys to the heights of the French Alps as they come face to fang with fiendishly complicated puzzlesnot the least of which is love! But as they are drawn inexplicably onwards to London, Jonathan wonders what awaits them when they finally arriveand what choices he may have to make once they get there.Praise for The Three Coffin Problem:"Sink your teeth into this! The Three Coffin Problem is a whimsical delight about everyones favorite vampire detective." Silvia Moreno-Garcia, author of Mexican Gothic"Does fresh, funny, mystifying, clever and subliminally scary things with the mediaeval mystery genresimply by adding vampires to the mix. Hugely recommended." Kim Newman, author of Anno Dracula"Judge Dee is my favorite vampire, and its a joy to watch him work in these stories where he reminds us even a monster must have standardsor else. Along with his reluctant but faithful human servant Jonathan, Judge Dee unravels the unique crimes of the undead and delivers justice, or at least the next closest thing. Vampires are rarely ever this smart, and never this funny. Lavie Tidhar has injected new life into the genre, and I thank him for it." Christopher Farnsworth, author of The Presidents Vampire"Lavie Tidhar is killing it. Id say this book is what youd get if Arthur Conan Doyle got drunk on absinthe and made out with Edward Goreybut its Tidhar all the way down, at his funniest and wittiest. The books packed with vampires of all stripesthe backstabbers, the front stabbers, the shocked stab-eeswho are always up for a snack, and the body count is hilariously high. Tidhar had better keep the Judge Dee & Jonathan stories coming or I will hurt somebody." Daryl Gregory, author of Revelator

Alloa never meant to fall for a thief - especially one as dangerously charming as Dix. She caught him once, poised to steal a priceless miniature from a wealthy heiresss bedroom. But she could not forget him even after he had vanished from her life as swiftly as he had stolen her heart - was he merely a thief, or something far worse?When Alloas work takes her to Europe, fate intervenes, and she finds herself face-to-face with Dix once more. But this time, their reunion comes with peril. Dix is entangled in crime, and getting close to him could cost her everything - including her life.As danger closes in and a knife finds her throat, Alloa must confront the truth about the man she thought she could save - will she walk away, or trust the man she never stopped loving? All is revealed in this tale of passion, deception and courage, where love is tested against all the odds.

From the opening of her own yarn shop, to the anticipated proposal from her boyfriend Richard, everything seems to be working out for Tabitha Grey.That is until the sweater curse starts to come into play... a theory that from the moment you make something for your partner, disaster will be around the corner. After finishing her crochet cashmere sweater for Richard, she comes home to find him with another woman. Following a shattering break up, Tabitha impulsively gathers together everything shes ever made him, taking the crochet goods to the local charity shop and out of her life.But it isnt long until the fateful jumper reappears, on a mysterious man emerging from a narrowboat along the canal. Cooper seems to be everywhere in her small town, and while Tabitha tries to distance herself from everything that connected her to Richard, she cant seem to stop running into Cooper.Amidst a growing attraction to the new resident, and the possibility of a second chance with Richard, Tabitha finds herself tangled up in a series of events that threaten to throw her plans overboard.

Arabic erotic literature has a long and rich history, which goes back as far as the ninth century. Far from being the pursuit of prurient pornographers, eroticism and sexuality received considerable attention from scholars.Written by Nasir al-Din al-Tusi (1201 - 1274), one of the leading scientists of the age, The Sultans Sex Potions is part of a relatively small group of works devoted to aphrodisiacs, as well as sexual stimulants, sexual practices and positions. Sober and measured in tone, the work was intended to be a manual, which would allow the patient to dispense with the services of a physician. Written at the request of the ruler, its potions, electuaries, syrups and enemas enjoyed a royal warrant of appointment to arouse the lust for coitus and enhance sexual potency.This bilingual volume includes a critical edition of three manuscripts (Berlin, Cairo and Glasgow) and is accompanied by a translation, as well as an introduction to Arabic erotic literature, a biography of the author and extensive indexes.

Award-winning stories from the world of All the Murmuring Bones and The Briar Book of the Dead, this is a compendium of fantastic tales from the dark gothic heart of the Sourdough universe. Witches, assassins and pirates are brought to life in immersive, sinister and magical prose.Comprised of three collections (Sourdough and Other Stories, The Bitterwood Bible and Other Recountings and The Tallow-Wife and Other Tales) these mosaic narratives form much of the foundational mythology for the novels All the Murmuring Bones, The Path of Thorns, The Briar Book of the Dead The Crimson Road and A Forest, Darkly.Within these pages, coffin-makers work hard to keep the dead buried and their own murderous urges in check; poison girls are schooled in the art of marital assassination; books carry forth stories and forbidden secrets; a young witch wreaks a terrible revenge on an old lover; the Little Sisters of St Florian devote their lives to knowledge good and bad; a dying forest god is reinvigorated; mermaids and seamstresses make dangerous bargains; changelings bring havoc. Saints slumber, hind-girls dance across the countryside, bears show their true colours, and the fate of the upper and lower worlds rests on the whim of a volatile plague maidenExquisite, compelling and rich with unforgettable characters, these stories layer and intertwine in the dexterous hands of a master storyteller. All three collections were shortlisted for the World Fantasy Award with The Bitterwood Bible and Other Recountings winning the award. This is beautiful fairy-tale gothic of the most haunting and dangerous kind.

Absorbing, atmosphericGuardianA romp of a read, a compelling fixScotsmanIn 1950s Dublin, world-weary pathologist Quirke is reckoning with grief. A woman he loved has died, a man he once admired is dying, and his daughter is still finding it hard to accept him as her father. When an old acquaintance approaches him about his wifes apparent suicide, Quirke recognizes trouble. But, as always, trouble is something he cannot resist.Praise for the Quirke Series:A joy to read.Sunday TimesDarkly dangerous [with] flinty humour.Daily TelegraphBeguiling characters and evocative settings . . . Impeccable.The Times

Silent Command Rituals Book 6: The Silent Exchangeby Cassian WardIn the aftermath of desire and confession, silence becomes the most dangerous language of all.Elena has given her truth. Now it is his turn.When a single offering appears where it should not be, it pulls him back into the ritual they have builtone shaped not by commands, but by breath, distance, and the gravity that binds them. The next steps are no longer hers to decide. They belong to him, to the secrets he has buried, and to the past he has never allowed another soul to touch.Inside the chamber, the rules shift:Silence becomes a vow.Proximity becomes confession.Touch becomes the only truth either of them can bear.But the deeper they go, the more the ritual demands.His walls begin to fracture.Her devotion grows dangerous.And what started as a game of controlled surrender becomes a silent exchange of everything they were never meant to reveal.Dark, intimate, and exquisitely slow-burning, The Silent Exchange is the next breathtaking chapter in the Silent Command Rituals serieswhere dominance is quiet, obedience is chosen, and truth is found in the space between two breaths.

If your brain tends to seize up with fear or incomprehension at the mention of AI, this concise and entertaining history is for you SYDNEY MORNING HERALDSince Alan Turing asked Can machines think? artificial intelligence has grown from a pipe dream into a transformative force. The Shortest History of AI traces this journey, from Ada Lovelaces visionary work to Deep Blues shocking defeat of chess world champion Garry Kasparov and the recent barnstorming emergence of ChatGPT.This expert, illuminating book distils AI into six key ideas, equipping readers to understand where we have been - and where we may be heading.

Old rivalries, new friends and a fresh start. Can Lottie rebuild her connection with Patch enough to get them to the championships and one step closer to her dream?"A fantastic story, full of deep family secrets and all the details on horse care and showing that readers will love" Holly WebbIn this second gripping adventure, Lottie works hard to heal her bond with Patch, desperate to learn how to hear him. But ever since the Rhinefields Show when he galloped off, Patch has been detached and afraid...Meanwhile, Lotties friendship with Felix is over and she feels betrayed. But when he texts her out of the blue, she realises how much shes missed him. Could she trust him again? And why does he need her help? As more secrets emerge, Lottie and Felix try to make sense of the photograph he found and the old connection between their two families.With Wild Hill up for sale, theres still so much to overcome. Lottie knows that without Wild Hill, there will be no more time with Patch. And without Patch, there is no dream."It has echoes of all the classic horse stories I loved but with a wonderful modern twist!" Catherine BrutonMore brilliant books by the author: The Horse Who Came Home The Horse Who Danced Sunshine Stables series A Pony Called Secret series The Palomino Pony series

Mary Lennox likes nobody, and nobody likes her. When her parents die in India and shes shipped back to England to live with her reclusive uncle, it seems her loneliness will only deepen. Spoiled and unfriendly, she keeps everyone at a distance. And anyway who would she be friends with? With Mary seemingly the only child in a huge manor house, it appears that nothing will change.That is, until Martha the maid sends her out into the grounds, and she finds a locked garden gate. As winter turns to spring, Mary finds her way into the secret garden; she meets Dickon, the boy with a tame wild pony and a tame fox; and her own cousin Colin, a sickly, bedbound boy who has never walked. Together they will bring the garden back to life, along with Marys heart. And as flowers bloom and the sun and fresh air strengthen Colins limbs, the magic of the secret garden, the magic that Mary unlocked, brings newfound happiness to everyone in the house.A classic of childrens literature, beloved for over a century, this is one of the great stories of the human need for love, and the solace to be found in nature.

In the bookshops and cafes of present-day Paris, ex-psychologist Gabe Figaret is trying to put his shattered life back together. When another doctor, Reynard, asks him to help with a delusional female patient, Gabe is reluctant - until he meets her. At first Gabe thinks the woman, Angelina, is merely terrified of Reynard, but he quickly discovers she is not quite what she seems.When Angelina tells Gabe he must kill her and flee to a place she calls Morgravia, he is horrified. But then Angelina shows him that the cathedral he has dreamt about since childhood is real and exists in Morgravia.Soon, Gabes world will be turned upside down, and he will learn shocking truths about who he is . . . and who he can - or cannot - trust.The Scriveners Tale is an action-packed fantasy adventure filled with twists that will keep you guessing until the last page.

This collection of three uncanny tales highlights the best of a 19th-century German author who is seen by many as the father of modern sci-fi and fantasy. In The Sandman, young Nathanael grows up terrified of a legendary figure who will steal his eyes if hes caught out of bed at night - but its only when Nathanael has grown to adulthood, seemingly settled and happy, that the full, terrifying truth unfolds. A living doll, a series of doppelgangers, and the seeds of madness combine in this classic story of self-destruction.The Cremona Violin also deals with obsession and thwarted desire, this time between an overbearing father and a musically talented daughter who may die of heart failure if she unleashes the full power of her extraordinary voice. Suppressed passion and possessive control prove a fatal mix in this powerful and claustrophobic story. The Golden Pot, meanwhile, is a novella-length tale which Hoffmann believed was his masterpiece. Disturbing, exciting and dream-like, it introduces us to the bumbling Anselmus, whose romantic tribulations are complicated by a witchs curse and the fact that hes in love with a girl who also happens to be a snake.Influential in the worlds of both literature and music during his lifetime, Hoffmanns doppelgangers, unattainable love objects and sinister puppet masters have lived on, becoming key figures in the modern imagination.

Learn Why Justice Matters to God Through the Book of Amos The prophet Amos was a simple shepherd and an unlikely prophet, yet he delivered a powerful message to Israel and its neighborsa declaration of Gods heart for justice. Trusted Bible teacher Vanessa Hawkins invites us to lean in and listen closer to Amos because what was true about Gods justice for ancient Israel is also true for us today.This eight-week study on the book of Amos invites you to explore why justice is so important to God. The Roar of Justice will help you gain a greater understanding of Gods justice and his righteous rule, while simultaneously recognizing his intense love and deep desire for the flourishing of all people.In this Bible study, youll find five days of guided study each week, engaging video teachings from the author, and a framework to help you learn what the Scriptures say and mean and how to respond. Hawkins points you toward the challenge contained in the message of Amos, encouraging you to listen carefully to Scripture, earnestly reflect on the truths that you hear about injustice, and be willing to be transformed by what you discover.In The Roar of Justice, youll discover that justice isnt buried in the pages of Amos; it is a mighty and resounding theme that flows throughout Scripture straight from the heart of God.