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Affiche du document Dangerous Places — Dangerous Places
Ceridwen Rees
1h43min30
SF et fantasy
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138 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h43min.
Susie Jones, a nineteen-year-old modern languages student takes herself off on an Inter-Rail trip around Europe. Alone, but only briefly; on a hot August day in Amsterdam, Susie meets a group of individuals. Falling under the spell of Richard Winters, a charismatic and influential member of the group, Susie is enticed away, to live with the group in Amsterdam. Susie becomes hopelessly and unwittingly involved in the group's secret life of political protests and anarchy. As the group travel perilously through Europe, Susie senses danger every step of the way and when confronted with a life-changing event, is faced with an impossible decision. The group is thrown into turmoil and Susie fears that she will never see Richard again. Resolved to achieve the seemingly impossible, Susie is besieged with heartbreak and recurring nightmares and fears that she will never see her dreams come true.

Dangerous Places
Ceridwen Rees
1h43min30
SF et fantasy
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138 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h43min.
Susie Jones, a nineteen-year-old modern languages student takes herself off on an Inter-Rail trip around Europe. Alone, but only briefly; on a hot August day in Amsterdam, Susie meets a group of individuals. Falling under the spell of Richard Winters, a charismatic and influential member of the group, Susie is enticed away, to live with the group in Amsterdam. Susie becomes hopelessly and unwittingly involved in the group's secret life of political protests and anarchy. As the group travel perilously through Europe, Susie senses danger every step of the way and when confronted with a life-changing event, is faced with an impossible decision. The group is thrown into turmoil and Susie fears that she will never see Richard again. Resolved to achieve the seemingly impossible, Susie is besieged with heartbreak and recurring nightmares and fears that she will never see her dreams come true.

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Affiche du document Black Pike — Black Pike
John Riddington
36min00
SF et fantasy
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48 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 36min.
When Nicolas' dad is offered a job in a brand-new place, he and his brother Mathew tentatively move away from everything they have ever known. Their new home is surrounded by greenery and Black Pike nearby. Nicolas is immediately drawn to the looming mountain and feels its pull. The very next day, he and his brother begin their first journey up it. Although they are unsuccessful in reaching the top, they persevere. As they settle into their new home and school, they meet James, a young farmer who, along with the boys, makes an important discovery atop the mountain that is being threatened. Join Nicolas and Matthew as they embark on a life-changing venture that shapes them for the rest of their lives.Riddington's Black Pike is a story based in the purest of landscapes. Riddington has created characters with the best of intentions and their genuine love and appreciation for nature is truly heart-warming.

Black Pike
John Riddington
36min00
SF et fantasy
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48 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 36min.
When Nicolas' dad is offered a job in a brand-new place, he and his brother Mathew tentatively move away from everything they have ever known. Their new home is surrounded by greenery and Black Pike nearby. Nicolas is immediately drawn to the looming mountain and feels its pull. The very next day, he and his brother begin their first journey up it. Although they are unsuccessful in reaching the top, they persevere. As they settle into their new home and school, they meet James, a young farmer who, along with the boys, makes an important discovery atop the mountain that is being threatened. Join Nicolas and Matthew as they embark on a life-changing venture that shapes them for the rest of their lives.Riddington's Black Pike is a story based in the purest of landscapes. Riddington has created characters with the best of intentions and their genuine love and appreciation for nature is truly heart-warming.

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Affiche du document Voices in the Sea — Voices in the Sea
T. Kinsella John
48min45
SF et fantasy
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65 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 49min.
Chulyin, shaman of the North, is on the wind of time. He flies high above man and watches with interest as the prospect of nuclear war begins. Chulyin chooses Eleanor, a scientist at an Oceanographic Institute in the United Kingdom to help him avert international disaster. Eleanor is working with a team of other scientists, all of whom are attempting to translate the language of the killer whale. The shaman makes sure that Eleanor's dreams take her on journeys across the threshold of man's dominions and into the shaman's world.

Voices in the Sea
T. Kinsella John
48min45
SF et fantasy
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65 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 49min.
Chulyin, shaman of the North, is on the wind of time. He flies high above man and watches with interest as the prospect of nuclear war begins. Chulyin chooses Eleanor, a scientist at an Oceanographic Institute in the United Kingdom to help him avert international disaster. Eleanor is working with a team of other scientists, all of whom are attempting to translate the language of the killer whale. The shaman makes sure that Eleanor's dreams take her on journeys across the threshold of man's dominions and into the shaman's world.

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Affiche du document The Driving Seat with a Lady Minicab Driver — The Driving Seat with a Lady Minicab Driver
Gladys Mapanda
30min00
SF et fantasy
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40 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 30min.
The author shares a journey of hope that women can do anything if they trusted themselves. Despite her age, the author ventured into the driving trade and made a job of it. As a woman in this men-dominated trade, she faced challenges from not only her male colleagues but male riders who thought she needed lessons in driving despite her experience in driving for many years. This book has other parts that will make you laugh as well as empathise with her as she faces challenges thrown in everyday during her rounds. Reading this book will give the insight to understand the Private Hire (Minicab) industry but also women out there to venture into this trade which gives you freedom to work around family life, authority to take control with who rides with you and feeling secure whilst doing it.

The Driving Seat with a Lady Minicab Driver
Gladys Mapanda
30min00
SF et fantasy
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40 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 30min.
The author shares a journey of hope that women can do anything if they trusted themselves. Despite her age, the author ventured into the driving trade and made a job of it. As a woman in this men-dominated trade, she faced challenges from not only her male colleagues but male riders who thought she needed lessons in driving despite her experience in driving for many years. This book has other parts that will make you laugh as well as empathise with her as she faces challenges thrown in everyday during her rounds. Reading this book will give the insight to understand the Private Hire (Minicab) industry but also women out there to venture into this trade which gives you freedom to work around family life, authority to take control with who rides with you and feeling secure whilst doing it.

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Affiche du document I Can Just About Breathe Right Now — I Can Just About Breathe Right Now
Marie Frizzell Anne
48min45
Religions et spiritualité
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65 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 49min.
I knew during the ultrasound that it was cancer but I could barely breathe...I stayed silent. I knew during the scan that it was cancer but I could barely breathe...I stayed silent.I knew the doctors were going to tell me my child had cancer. And they did, and I screamed inside. Then I took a deep breath and I kept breathing. In this compelling personal narrative, we are invited to view the world of childhood cancer through the eyes of a mother.The author vividly portrays the resilience of children when faced with a life-threatening illness and the power of the human spirit in times of adversity.When your child is diagnosed with cancer, you have no choice but to embark on the journey with them, one small step and one deep breath at a time. Sometimes, just breathing is all you can do, and sometimes, just breathing is all you need to do.

I Can Just About Breathe Right Now
Marie Frizzell Anne
48min45
Religions et spiritualité
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65 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 49min.
I knew during the ultrasound that it was cancer but I could barely breathe...I stayed silent. I knew during the scan that it was cancer but I could barely breathe...I stayed silent.I knew the doctors were going to tell me my child had cancer. And they did, and I screamed inside. Then I took a deep breath and I kept breathing. In this compelling personal narrative, we are invited to view the world of childhood cancer through the eyes of a mother.The author vividly portrays the resilience of children when faced with a life-threatening illness and the power of the human spirit in times of adversity.When your child is diagnosed with cancer, you have no choice but to embark on the journey with them, one small step and one deep breath at a time. Sometimes, just breathing is all you can do, and sometimes, just breathing is all you need to do.

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Affiche du document Tree from Pain — Tree from Pain
Z.B Abdelkarim
23min15
Forme et détente
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31 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 23min.
If you are curious to know what happens inside the mind of a seemingly happy but mentally and emotionally suffering person, then perhaps you need to open this book. Its aim is not to depress you but to fill your mind with meaningful lessons and thoughts coming from someone else's depression. Tree from Pain is not just the book's title, it is the author herself. She has grown her person from pain; she is a tree from pain. Just as the sun rises after the night and the moon lightens a dark night, this book shows you light after darkness and light in darkness. It invites you to discover the power, strength and hope experienced in the author's loneliness and struggle of being different.

Tree from Pain
Z.B Abdelkarim
23min15
Forme et détente
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31 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 23min.
If you are curious to know what happens inside the mind of a seemingly happy but mentally and emotionally suffering person, then perhaps you need to open this book. Its aim is not to depress you but to fill your mind with meaningful lessons and thoughts coming from someone else's depression. Tree from Pain is not just the book's title, it is the author herself. She has grown her person from pain; she is a tree from pain. Just as the sun rises after the night and the moon lightens a dark night, this book shows you light after darkness and light in darkness. It invites you to discover the power, strength and hope experienced in the author's loneliness and struggle of being different.

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Affiche du document Fly-Fishing For Business Wellbeing — Fly-Fishing For Business Wellbeing
Mike Marshall
1h19min30
Religions et spiritualité
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106 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h19min.
We all know that we should keep physically fit and mentally sharp throughout life and with the achievement of these objectives one ends up having an enjoyable and stress-free leisure. It is likely that this will all take place in a very pleasant natural outdoor environment. However, it is true to say that many people expend much time, effort and money seeking these desirable outcomes, often without sufficient information to know if their project is viable or not, given their personal circumstances. Sports, such as ball games, are unsuitable due to being stressfully competitive and require running which, with age, we find increasingly difficult. Games, such as chess, exercise the mind well but do not require fast reactions and are also competitive. Then there is the 'gym', which is usually indoors and requires boring, comparatively slow repetitions or running on a treadmill.So, having taught countless people to cast a fly and had their feedback, Mike Marshall would like to pass on his accumulated knowledge, mostly gathered in parallel with the demands of a senior management career in engineering. This is not a 'detailed, how to do it' book, but more a light-hearted anecdotal account of the various key factors leading to successful exploits in a wide range of fly-fishing situations. In this way he hopes to convey the fact that fly fishing, probably unexpectedly, contains all the elements required to create personal physical and mental wellbeing, but is free of the unwanted aspects mentioned earlier.

Fly-Fishing For Business Wellbeing
Mike Marshall
1h19min30
Religions et spiritualité
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106 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h19min.
We all know that we should keep physically fit and mentally sharp throughout life and with the achievement of these objectives one ends up having an enjoyable and stress-free leisure. It is likely that this will all take place in a very pleasant natural outdoor environment. However, it is true to say that many people expend much time, effort and money seeking these desirable outcomes, often without sufficient information to know if their project is viable or not, given their personal circumstances. Sports, such as ball games, are unsuitable due to being stressfully competitive and require running which, with age, we find increasingly difficult. Games, such as chess, exercise the mind well but do not require fast reactions and are also competitive. Then there is the 'gym', which is usually indoors and requires boring, comparatively slow repetitions or running on a treadmill.So, having taught countless people to cast a fly and had their feedback, Mike Marshall would like to pass on his accumulated knowledge, mostly gathered in parallel with the demands of a senior management career in engineering. This is not a 'detailed, how to do it' book, but more a light-hearted anecdotal account of the various key factors leading to successful exploits in a wide range of fly-fishing situations. In this way he hopes to convey the fact that fly fishing, probably unexpectedly, contains all the elements required to create personal physical and mental wellbeing, but is free of the unwanted aspects mentioned earlier.

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Affiche du document Margot and Milligan - Curious as Cats — Margot and Milligan - Curious as Cats
Janette Lucas
45min00
Jeunesse - Pour les 6 - 12 ans
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60 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 45min.
When Margot first visits her grandparent's farm, she and her dog Milligan aren't that keen on venturing out to meet all the animals. Instead, they play together in the safety of the garden, watching the animals from behind the fence. However, this only makes the newcomers more interesting for the farm animals and they want to meet these strangers as soon as possible!Still Margot and Milligan aren't quite ready to get up close. When Pa finally coaxes Margot out onto the farm, she asks him a stream of questions. Eventually, she discovers that it's not only cats who are inquisitive creatures...there's a much bigger animal which is far more curious!

Margot and Milligan - Curious as Cats
Janette Lucas
45min00
Jeunesse - Pour les 6 - 12 ans
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60 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 45min.
When Margot first visits her grandparent's farm, she and her dog Milligan aren't that keen on venturing out to meet all the animals. Instead, they play together in the safety of the garden, watching the animals from behind the fence. However, this only makes the newcomers more interesting for the farm animals and they want to meet these strangers as soon as possible!Still Margot and Milligan aren't quite ready to get up close. When Pa finally coaxes Margot out onto the farm, she asks him a stream of questions. Eventually, she discovers that it's not only cats who are inquisitive creatures...there's a much bigger animal which is far more curious!

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Affiche du document At the End of the Rainbow — At the End of the Rainbow
Nia Jacobsen
1h46min30
SF et fantasy
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142 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h46min.
Melbourne, Australia, 2017.Same-sex marriage is not legally recognised in Australia, but with an upcoming postal vote, change is in the air. Amidst the fierce debate, homophobia runs rampant as queer people struggle for recognition.Thomas is fresh out of university and beginning his career as a scientist. Between his struggles with general anxiety disorder and a developing crush on his devastatingly handsome colleague, Ken, Thomas has a lot to worry about.As the divisive postal vote draws closer, the pressure from Thomas's family and co-workers grows stronger. Thomas searches for acceptance and love from those around him, and most importantly, himself. But it seems like things might crumble apart before he finds his happily-ever-after.

At the End of the Rainbow
Nia Jacobsen
1h46min30
SF et fantasy
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142 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h46min.
Melbourne, Australia, 2017.Same-sex marriage is not legally recognised in Australia, but with an upcoming postal vote, change is in the air. Amidst the fierce debate, homophobia runs rampant as queer people struggle for recognition.Thomas is fresh out of university and beginning his career as a scientist. Between his struggles with general anxiety disorder and a developing crush on his devastatingly handsome colleague, Ken, Thomas has a lot to worry about.As the divisive postal vote draws closer, the pressure from Thomas's family and co-workers grows stronger. Thomas searches for acceptance and love from those around him, and most importantly, himself. But it seems like things might crumble apart before he finds his happily-ever-after.

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Affiche du document Hostages of God — Hostages of God
Shrinivas Kulkarni Mayuresh
38min15
Etudes littéraires
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51 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 38min.
"I want to stay on a remote unknown island, not for the sake of sagacity, but to accompany my loneliness. On that full moon night, Mozart played the first symphony he ever composed on violin for me on the crystal-white terrace of Salzburg Castle.After that, I started believing in the melody of God.However, I know they will never award my residence the status of a World Heritage Site. No issues, but they still don't know that it is that place which God often visits to drink with me and to share some lighter moments."-------------------------By turns witty, acerbic, surreal and playfully philosophical, the thirteen short stories in verse form that make up The Hostages of God show the full extent of their author's unique world-view and wonderfully expansive imagination.

Hostages of God
Shrinivas Kulkarni Mayuresh
38min15
Etudes littéraires
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51 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 38min.
"I want to stay on a remote unknown island, not for the sake of sagacity, but to accompany my loneliness. On that full moon night, Mozart played the first symphony he ever composed on violin for me on the crystal-white terrace of Salzburg Castle.After that, I started believing in the melody of God.However, I know they will never award my residence the status of a World Heritage Site. No issues, but they still don't know that it is that place which God often visits to drink with me and to share some lighter moments."-------------------------By turns witty, acerbic, surreal and playfully philosophical, the thirteen short stories in verse form that make up The Hostages of God show the full extent of their author's unique world-view and wonderfully expansive imagination.

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Affiche du document Once I Rebel — Once I Rebel
Tara Ingham
2h24min00
SF et fantasy
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192 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 2h24min.
Mina knows who she was, who she is, and it's time she learned who she'll become.Over two years have passed since Mina Hurley awoke as a revenant to discover she'd been murdered. Two years during which she'd been pursued, tortured and ultimately forced to become a hunter herself, tracking and apprehending the woman who had murdered her. She had hoped that would be the end of it, but now she knows better.When Maat's founder, Kesi, dismisses the Millennial council, ordering their capture and Mina's, Mina is left with no choice but to run, no one to turn to but a rebellion she never wanted to be a part of. With Kesi's fear threatening to tear apart the fragile stability of the supernatural world, Mina's friends flock to her aid as they're forced to fight a battle none might survive. With her friends' lives at stake, how much is she willing to give to avoid falling into Kesi's hands?What will become of her if she fails?

Once I Rebel
Tara Ingham
2h24min00
SF et fantasy
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192 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 2h24min.
Mina knows who she was, who she is, and it's time she learned who she'll become.Over two years have passed since Mina Hurley awoke as a revenant to discover she'd been murdered. Two years during which she'd been pursued, tortured and ultimately forced to become a hunter herself, tracking and apprehending the woman who had murdered her. She had hoped that would be the end of it, but now she knows better.When Maat's founder, Kesi, dismisses the Millennial council, ordering their capture and Mina's, Mina is left with no choice but to run, no one to turn to but a rebellion she never wanted to be a part of. With Kesi's fear threatening to tear apart the fragile stability of the supernatural world, Mina's friends flock to her aid as they're forced to fight a battle none might survive. With her friends' lives at stake, how much is she willing to give to avoid falling into Kesi's hands?What will become of her if she fails?

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Affiche du document Corona Crisis: Nature Strikes Back — Corona Crisis: Nature Strikes Back
Van Campen
1h57min45
SF et fantasy
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157 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h58min.
What is the relationship between Congo, coronavirus and mobile phones?cause and effect! Yes, they are interconnected and interdependent!Scientists can show us that the root cause of the corona virus is political and financial control. this harmful behaviour causes: Poverty, corruption, geopolitics, Rwanda genocide, deaths, rape, pillage, Congo rare-earth minerals mining by terror and forced child labour, unethical trade, blood phones made in China, Wuhan wet markets to feed poorexploited phone factory workers, bioweapon development, ecological destruction,biodiversity loss, hungry people eating bats and other wild animals, corona virus, lockdowns, more deaths, distrust, dehumanisation and so on... hence the future is more uncertain than ever and more and more people are in despair.but one man dares to stand up and scares the hell out of those responsible...'May I call you the Dutch John le Carre?' In an interview with Alphonse Muambi, Congolese Expert on Africa and Strategic Resources, Globalisation and Development.'I have to say, this is an exciting book.' In an interview with Pim van Galen, Journalist at Dutch Public Television (NOS). 'We could perhaps stop the bleeding, but not the bullets.' Cecile Dehopre, Doctors without Borders.'Van Campen not only tells an enthralling tale, he raises awareness and confronts some major issues like child labour, working conditions and conflict minerals in Congo's mining industry today.' Bas van Abel, Founder Fairphone.

Corona Crisis: Nature Strikes Back
Van Campen
1h57min45
SF et fantasy
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157 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h58min.
What is the relationship between Congo, coronavirus and mobile phones?cause and effect! Yes, they are interconnected and interdependent!Scientists can show us that the root cause of the corona virus is political and financial control. this harmful behaviour causes: Poverty, corruption, geopolitics, Rwanda genocide, deaths, rape, pillage, Congo rare-earth minerals mining by terror and forced child labour, unethical trade, blood phones made in China, Wuhan wet markets to feed poorexploited phone factory workers, bioweapon development, ecological destruction,biodiversity loss, hungry people eating bats and other wild animals, corona virus, lockdowns, more deaths, distrust, dehumanisation and so on... hence the future is more uncertain than ever and more and more people are in despair.but one man dares to stand up and scares the hell out of those responsible...'May I call you the Dutch John le Carre?' In an interview with Alphonse Muambi, Congolese Expert on Africa and Strategic Resources, Globalisation and Development.'I have to say, this is an exciting book.' In an interview with Pim van Galen, Journalist at Dutch Public Television (NOS). 'We could perhaps stop the bleeding, but not the bullets.' Cecile Dehopre, Doctors without Borders.'Van Campen not only tells an enthralling tale, he raises awareness and confronts some major issues like child labour, working conditions and conflict minerals in Congo's mining industry today.' Bas van Abel, Founder Fairphone.

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Affiche du document Panicdemic-The Covid-19 Conspiracy — Panicdemic-The Covid-19 Conspiracy
David Rosin R.
57min45
SF et fantasy
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77 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 58min.
Without a shot being fired, any country with a little know-how could cripple the world economy by spreading a virus. A century ago, the Spanish influenza caused millions of deaths in over two years. COVID-19 has spread much more rapidly thanks to air travel. The big question is: was it manufactured and released, was it a mistake like SARS, or was it caused by animals? COVID-19 first appeared in Wuhan, Central China, at the start of December 2019 but was kept a secret until a young ophthalmologist wrote about it on the last day of that year. He was held for spreading lies and sadly died of the disease. The finger of suspicion points to China. This book written in March 2020 is fiction but was eminently possible. At the time of writing, I was unaware that virology laboratories or an animal market even existed in Wuhan. Many eminent people have warned us of the dangers of pandemics over the past decade but no one was prepared, except perhaps the perpetrators. It has been a pandemic across the world and will have lasting repercussions. Anyone or anything might have caused it, but the question on everyone's lips is: 'who did'?

Panicdemic-The Covid-19 Conspiracy
David Rosin R.
57min45
SF et fantasy
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77 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 58min.
Without a shot being fired, any country with a little know-how could cripple the world economy by spreading a virus. A century ago, the Spanish influenza caused millions of deaths in over two years. COVID-19 has spread much more rapidly thanks to air travel. The big question is: was it manufactured and released, was it a mistake like SARS, or was it caused by animals? COVID-19 first appeared in Wuhan, Central China, at the start of December 2019 but was kept a secret until a young ophthalmologist wrote about it on the last day of that year. He was held for spreading lies and sadly died of the disease. The finger of suspicion points to China. This book written in March 2020 is fiction but was eminently possible. At the time of writing, I was unaware that virology laboratories or an animal market even existed in Wuhan. Many eminent people have warned us of the dangers of pandemics over the past decade but no one was prepared, except perhaps the perpetrators. It has been a pandemic across the world and will have lasting repercussions. Anyone or anything might have caused it, but the question on everyone's lips is: 'who did'?

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Affiche du document Saving Siyeza — Saving Siyeza
Harry Warne
2h02min15
SF et fantasy
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163 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 2h02min.
As a Basotho-born star graduate in Cape Town, Lesebo Bafokeng did not expect a life of turmoil. Due to inherited power and wealth as a tribal heiress, she instead survives torrid experiences - sexual assault and manipulation - that she eventually turns to her advantage. As an ideological feminist, she forces a way through Cape Town's web of corruption and racial cultures to become its first black female mayor.She is not completely alone. With Maddox Illingworth, a British-born private investigator, and Kobus Labuschagne, an ambitious Afrikaner mayor, she is encouraged to triumph over an entrenched Indian warlord and political cabal headed by the Deputy President. The prize is Siyeza - a vast project to convert the Cape Flats from squalor and poverty to decent housing and modest prosperity for unemployed coloured and black inhabitants.Saving Siyeza catches all today's bywords of South Africa - black and white love, have and have not, "big men, little people" in Africa, racial discord, breath-taking corruption and manipulation, cronyism and colonialism. Yet rising above come truth, honesty and trust, personified by a female visionary.

Saving Siyeza
Harry Warne
2h02min15
SF et fantasy
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163 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 2h02min.
As a Basotho-born star graduate in Cape Town, Lesebo Bafokeng did not expect a life of turmoil. Due to inherited power and wealth as a tribal heiress, she instead survives torrid experiences - sexual assault and manipulation - that she eventually turns to her advantage. As an ideological feminist, she forces a way through Cape Town's web of corruption and racial cultures to become its first black female mayor.She is not completely alone. With Maddox Illingworth, a British-born private investigator, and Kobus Labuschagne, an ambitious Afrikaner mayor, she is encouraged to triumph over an entrenched Indian warlord and political cabal headed by the Deputy President. The prize is Siyeza - a vast project to convert the Cape Flats from squalor and poverty to decent housing and modest prosperity for unemployed coloured and black inhabitants.Saving Siyeza catches all today's bywords of South Africa - black and white love, have and have not, "big men, little people" in Africa, racial discord, breath-taking corruption and manipulation, cronyism and colonialism. Yet rising above come truth, honesty and trust, personified by a female visionary.

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Affiche du document Crystal Island — Crystal Island
Gillian Leggat
1h33min00
SF et fantasy
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124 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h33min.
Who is Amanda Patters really? What is her actual purpose for sending ten 'seekers' to an idyllic but extremely remote Indian Ocean island? Why would anyone want to spend seventy days completely cut off from the world?Through the eyes of her protagonist, Sarah Blake, Gillian Leggat explores life on a remote island which has its fair share of dangers and dramas, explores human nature when it is stripped of all 21st-century conveniences and delves into fundamental questions about life.Good is pitted against evil as two groups with vastly different purposes battle it out for the conquest not only of souls but also of bodies. Which group will ultimately triumph, and at what cost to both the individual 'seekers' and the local inhabitants? Will justice prevail? And will any of the characters finally discover the true meaning of life?This thought-provoking original novel will appeal to readers who enjoy surprises as they journey with the characters to search for answers to life's mysteries.

Crystal Island
Gillian Leggat
1h33min00
SF et fantasy
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124 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h33min.
Who is Amanda Patters really? What is her actual purpose for sending ten 'seekers' to an idyllic but extremely remote Indian Ocean island? Why would anyone want to spend seventy days completely cut off from the world?Through the eyes of her protagonist, Sarah Blake, Gillian Leggat explores life on a remote island which has its fair share of dangers and dramas, explores human nature when it is stripped of all 21st-century conveniences and delves into fundamental questions about life.Good is pitted against evil as two groups with vastly different purposes battle it out for the conquest not only of souls but also of bodies. Which group will ultimately triumph, and at what cost to both the individual 'seekers' and the local inhabitants? Will justice prevail? And will any of the characters finally discover the true meaning of life?This thought-provoking original novel will appeal to readers who enjoy surprises as they journey with the characters to search for answers to life's mysteries.

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Affiche du document Unbreakable — Unbreakable
Nkodo Essomba Jean Claude
40min30
Romans policiers, polars, thrillers
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54 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 40min.
As an African student established in Paris, Teddy hastily travels back home for the funeral of his father. This trip drastically transforms the rest of his life. Wrongly accused of an attempted coup d'etat, he endures the vicious spiral of third world countries' custodies made of physical and mental torture. Thereafter begins a life of a fugitive set out with all sorts of obstacles, victories and failures. He eventually escapes from this hell just to risk his life in illegal immigration attempts, which forces him to plunge into professional boxing to survive. The Unbreakable is a master piece of unique force where each action carries the reader in infinite life journeys. Courage, fear, pains and defeat are sustained by the author. This thriller is inspired by his experience. The Unbreakable holds you in suspense throughout the story from the beginning to the end.

Unbreakable
Nkodo Essomba Jean Claude
40min30
Romans policiers, polars, thrillers
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54 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 40min.
As an African student established in Paris, Teddy hastily travels back home for the funeral of his father. This trip drastically transforms the rest of his life. Wrongly accused of an attempted coup d'etat, he endures the vicious spiral of third world countries' custodies made of physical and mental torture. Thereafter begins a life of a fugitive set out with all sorts of obstacles, victories and failures. He eventually escapes from this hell just to risk his life in illegal immigration attempts, which forces him to plunge into professional boxing to survive. The Unbreakable is a master piece of unique force where each action carries the reader in infinite life journeys. Courage, fear, pains and defeat are sustained by the author. This thriller is inspired by his experience. The Unbreakable holds you in suspense throughout the story from the beginning to the end.

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Affiche du document Rebel Blood — Rebel Blood
Tom Walker
1h48min00
SF et fantasy
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144 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h48min.
A new prime minister is left with a rather big problem created by her father, a former prime minister. She needs help.A friend of her knows who can help her resolve the problem. It is her past lover and the father to her now nineteen-year-old son.Having been identified as 'missing in action' and presumed dead, she is shocked to find out John is still alive despite her father telling her different.He reluctantly agrees but demands something in return that her father took away from him and his Strike team.They meet again, the romance starts as does the conflict and lack of trust.It becomes a race against time and the might of the US to save the Middle East and Australian cities from being gassed by a seventy-two-hour active gas in an attempt for the New World Order to dominate the world.

Rebel Blood
Tom Walker
1h48min00
SF et fantasy
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144 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h48min.
A new prime minister is left with a rather big problem created by her father, a former prime minister. She needs help.A friend of her knows who can help her resolve the problem. It is her past lover and the father to her now nineteen-year-old son.Having been identified as 'missing in action' and presumed dead, she is shocked to find out John is still alive despite her father telling her different.He reluctantly agrees but demands something in return that her father took away from him and his Strike team.They meet again, the romance starts as does the conflict and lack of trust.It becomes a race against time and the might of the US to save the Middle East and Australian cities from being gassed by a seventy-two-hour active gas in an attempt for the New World Order to dominate the world.

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Affiche du document Long and the Short of It — Long and the Short of It
Jack Newman
1h48min00
Etudes littéraires
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144 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h48min.
What happens when Merlin goofs up a spell? How does a young pilot of a single-engine aircraft cope when his plane is struck by lightning mid-flight during bad weather and all his instruments fail? How about a woman who appears to be the perfect wife for the captain of a ship? Just how ideal is she when something unexpected happens to her husband? What to do with a much-loved cat when the family that owns him moves to the other side of the world to live? In this entertaining collection of a variety of individual stories divided into four parts, Jack tells it all as The Long and the Short of it covers a range of genres and attitudes. Firstly, the 'not quite normal' or 'odd ones'. Next, tales of the sea and air and then stories derived from his observations of people. Finally, he focuses on creatures from the world of animals. For a brief break from reality, these stories are an excellent source of quick fun.

Long and the Short of It
Jack Newman
1h48min00
Etudes littéraires
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144 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h48min.
What happens when Merlin goofs up a spell? How does a young pilot of a single-engine aircraft cope when his plane is struck by lightning mid-flight during bad weather and all his instruments fail? How about a woman who appears to be the perfect wife for the captain of a ship? Just how ideal is she when something unexpected happens to her husband? What to do with a much-loved cat when the family that owns him moves to the other side of the world to live? In this entertaining collection of a variety of individual stories divided into four parts, Jack tells it all as The Long and the Short of it covers a range of genres and attitudes. Firstly, the 'not quite normal' or 'odd ones'. Next, tales of the sea and air and then stories derived from his observations of people. Finally, he focuses on creatures from the world of animals. For a brief break from reality, these stories are an excellent source of quick fun.

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Affiche du document Rise and Fall of an Ultra-Distance Runner — Rise and Fall of an Ultra-Distance Runner
Glyn Marston
1h03min45
Sports
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85 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h4min.
Glyn Marston quit smoking and decided to focus on the London Marathon as a goal to help him kick the habit but little did he know what his future held when he set off on his very first training run.What followed were some of the most gruelling challenges that a man could do on foot as Glyn's desire to run beyond the 26.2-mile marathon distance became stronger, 100km (62-mile) races were simply not enough, and so Glyn was to make a name for himself in the 145-mile 'Grand Union Canal Race', a non-stop race from Birmingham to London, when he became the first runner to finish the distance five years in a row - finishing 4th twice, 3rd twice and 2nd once.Breaking world records for running on treadmills, including the seven-day world treadmill record on one world record attempt, Glyn risked his life as he refused to quit despite being sick.Running with celebrities such as Nell McAndrew, Chris Chittell and Tony Audenshaw was to project Glyn into the spotlight and bring him T.V. interviews and an appearance on a documentary when it was confirmed by experts that Glyn was addicted to running.This addiction was to cost Glyn his marriage and see his right knee become completely replaced with a titanium joint, but looking back, he has no regrets and this book explains why.

Rise and Fall of an Ultra-Distance Runner
Glyn Marston
1h03min45
Sports
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85 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h4min.
Glyn Marston quit smoking and decided to focus on the London Marathon as a goal to help him kick the habit but little did he know what his future held when he set off on his very first training run.What followed were some of the most gruelling challenges that a man could do on foot as Glyn's desire to run beyond the 26.2-mile marathon distance became stronger, 100km (62-mile) races were simply not enough, and so Glyn was to make a name for himself in the 145-mile 'Grand Union Canal Race', a non-stop race from Birmingham to London, when he became the first runner to finish the distance five years in a row - finishing 4th twice, 3rd twice and 2nd once.Breaking world records for running on treadmills, including the seven-day world treadmill record on one world record attempt, Glyn risked his life as he refused to quit despite being sick.Running with celebrities such as Nell McAndrew, Chris Chittell and Tony Audenshaw was to project Glyn into the spotlight and bring him T.V. interviews and an appearance on a documentary when it was confirmed by experts that Glyn was addicted to running.This addiction was to cost Glyn his marriage and see his right knee become completely replaced with a titanium joint, but looking back, he has no regrets and this book explains why.

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Affiche du document Fly-Fishing for Business Wellbeing — Fly-Fishing for Business Wellbeing
Mike Marshall
1h06min00
Biographies
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88 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h06min.
We all know that we should keep physically fit and mentally sharp throughout life and with the achievement of these objectives one ends up having an enjoyable and stress-free leisure. It is likely that this will all take place in a very pleasant natural outdoor environment. However, it is true to say that many people expend much time, effort and money seeking these desirable outcomes, often without sufficient information to know if their project is viable or not, given their personal circumstances. Sports, such as ball games, are unsuitable due to being stressfully competitive and require running which, with age, we find increasingly difficult. Games, such as chess, exercise the mind well but do not require fast reactions and are also competitive. Then there is the 'gym', which is usually indoors and requires boring, comparatively slow repetitions or running on a treadmill. So, having taught countless people to cast a fly and had their feedback, Mike Marshall would like to pass on his accumulated knowledge, mostly gathered in parallel with the demands of a senior management career in engineering. This is not a 'detailed, how to do it' book, but more a light-hearted anecdotal account of the various key factors leading to successful exploits in a wide range of fly-fishing situations. In this way he hopes to convey the fact that fly fishing, probably unexpectedly, contains all the elements required to create personal physical and mental wellbeing, but is free of the unwanted aspects mentioned earlier.

Fly-Fishing for Business Wellbeing
Mike Marshall
1h06min00
Biographies
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88 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h06min.
We all know that we should keep physically fit and mentally sharp throughout life and with the achievement of these objectives one ends up having an enjoyable and stress-free leisure. It is likely that this will all take place in a very pleasant natural outdoor environment. However, it is true to say that many people expend much time, effort and money seeking these desirable outcomes, often without sufficient information to know if their project is viable or not, given their personal circumstances. Sports, such as ball games, are unsuitable due to being stressfully competitive and require running which, with age, we find increasingly difficult. Games, such as chess, exercise the mind well but do not require fast reactions and are also competitive. Then there is the 'gym', which is usually indoors and requires boring, comparatively slow repetitions or running on a treadmill. So, having taught countless people to cast a fly and had their feedback, Mike Marshall would like to pass on his accumulated knowledge, mostly gathered in parallel with the demands of a senior management career in engineering. This is not a 'detailed, how to do it' book, but more a light-hearted anecdotal account of the various key factors leading to successful exploits in a wide range of fly-fishing situations. In this way he hopes to convey the fact that fly fishing, probably unexpectedly, contains all the elements required to create personal physical and mental wellbeing, but is free of the unwanted aspects mentioned earlier.

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