Hunting Life

"Asylum-seeker"; "refugee". All the major British political parties have brought these words to the top of the political agenda. Some newspapers shout about the swarms of refugees arriving on our shores; others criticize our government's lack of humanitarian principles. But what do we know about the refugees themselves what it means to leave your home, your family, your past? Author Rose George has travelled to Liberia and Ivory Coast and also met refugees in Britain to discover what really happens when you are uprooted by war, greed, and guns.

Was there an ancient Egyptian afterlife conspiracy? Read this novel of adventure and archaeology and decide… was ancient Egypt the root of religion and belief in the afterlife? When a friend and radical theorist is murdered, independent Egyptologist Anson Hunter is torn between wanting to discover the truth and dreading the answers. Was his friend right about a conspiracy to suppress an ancient secret and is the explosive evidence hidden somewhere in Egypt? Anson faces a convergence of hostile elements - emissaries of the three book-based religions, antiquity thieves, radical Islamists ...

Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (1858-1919), the 26th president of the United States, was a conservationist and writer. Ranch Life and the Hunting Trail - published in 1888 - is the account of his adventures as a cowboy, hunter, herder, and deputy sheriff. The Rough Riders was the nickname given to the First United States Volunteer Cavalry, raised in 1898 for the Spanish-American War. The Rough Riders are best remembered for their charge up San Juan Hill, east of Santiago de Cuba, on July 1, 1898.

Look inside A Quick Guide To Happiness: How To Live A Happy Life Did you know happiness is a choice? Inside readers can follow daily steps to improve their happiness. Features daily steps, tips, and habits for discovering the happiness you deserve. Plus includes, 7 steps to being happy now! More Books: Boost Self Confidence: 40 Habits, Tips, & Strategies

"Rising To Greatness" is a highly powerful and dynamic book that guides you through your very own process of transformation. Rising To Greatness is essential listening for those wanting a second chance at life, help re-booting their life, or guidance with recovery from trauma and setbacks. Currently happy and successful people will find many nuggets of information to help improve their lives, relationships, and success. The book is for people of all ages, and is considered an owner's manual for all humans.

A tiny ad in a local newspaper catches Cedric Sapin-Defour’s eye: a litter of Bernese Mountain Dog puppies need homes. A lonely, single gym teacher and mountain climber in the French Alps, Cedric visits the dogs and immediately falls for a puppy with a blue collar who steps over his siblings to get to him. Named Ubac, French for the north side of the mountain—the rainy, cloudy slope—the puppy quickly upends Cedric’s life.

Introducing the ultimate guide to preparing teen boys for the exciting challenges of adulthood with style, swagger, and unwavering confidence. This book is your go-to tool for mastering essential life skills and ensuring you’re well-equipped for the road ahead.

Can Amelia solve the library's long hidden mystery? The Summers family always chose somewhere special to spend their Christmas holiday instead of at home. Every year their holiday vacation destination was different and determined by each of their Christmas wishes. Hannah and her children loved their Christmas holiday tradition even though it was never easy for everyone to be completely satisfied and this year was no different...or was it? Daniel Summers quickly offered to handle the arrangements for their upcoming Christmas holiday vacation. He knew his mother was surprised and maybe even a...

The Putting Green Devotional (Volume 2) serves as a daily reminder that a life of significance is achieved through focusing on what matters most, trusting in God alone, persevering through life’s adversity, and being transformed by the power of the Holy Spirit. Though long-range goals are important, the “short game” of life is where we discover our deepest happiness and fulfillment.

In the vastness of space, countless planets exist. Scientists are actively studying as many of them as they can. How many could support life as Earth does? And what other wonderful worlds will our technology find?

Connect with loved ones, be a more effective speaker in the workplace, and get your message across clearly by learning how to be a better communicator. If you answered yes to any of the previous questions, don’t worry. It’s never too late to turn things around and become a more effective and impactful speaker. Conveying a message clearly is more of an art form than a science, and those that have learned to master it become more successful, confident, and dare we say it - popular.

Sam Parker never thought she'd believe in love again—until a magical Christmas in Cranberry Falls brought her face-to-face with Noel Wagoner, a charming single uncle raising his niece Holly with a heart as big as the holidays. Together with an energetic golden retriever named Blitzen, they taught her what family truly means. Now, spring has arrived, and so has the next chapter in their story: wedding bells are ringing! But planning a wedding in a town as quirky and tight-knit as Cranberry Falls is no small feat. Between dance lessons that test Sam's two left feet, a construction crisis ...

Horrid Henry slugs it out with brother Perfect Peter over who uses the remote control, then he stays in a haunted house and gets a nasty shock. He finds out where the X is going to be on the map in the school treasure hunt, and finally makes a memorable appearance as a TV star.

Negative habits don’t develop overnight. They have a way of sneaking up on us and taking hold before we know it. One minute we’re all set to take on the world, and the next it feels like we are trapped in an endless cycle of procrastination, and overwhelming disorganization. But you deserve better. You are worthy of discovering the keys to retraining your brain, overcoming negative habits, and living in the present moment.

When Megan Gebhart graduated college in 2011, she knew she couldn't resign herself to life at an aimless 9-to-5 job climbing the corporate ladder. So instead, she challenged herself to have a single cup of coffee with a different person every week for a year to see what lessons she could learn about life and careers. What started out as a strange, unconventional, and slightly awkward experiment soon transformed into a year filled with adventure, hardship, courage, and personal growth. Whether she's grabbing a grande coffee with a former Starbuck's Vice President, discussing recess politics ...

Kingsley Fulcrum is a werewolf and a lawyer. As the on-again, off-again boyfriend of vampire detective Samantha Moon, he often takes on cases that tick her off. When his legal cases cross paths with her private investigations, sparks will fly... Jolie Hart is a new vampire with a unique singing voice—and a case of amnesia. She hires Kingsley to protect her from her contract with a vampire who claims he’s the Devil. Kingsley asks Samantha to go undercover to help prevent his client’s diabolical destiny. Meanwhile, Fang, a powerful vampire with a strong connection to Sam, falls for the ...

Garrison loves to draw, but his talent makes him feel like an outsider in his family. He wishes he could love the farm, like his brother, or the sea, like his father. Is there more to life than food and money, though? Follow along as he learns how important it is to pursue what makes you happy.

Is the online life for you? The Weekend Marketer is a complete program on how you can change your life completely by leaving your job behind and coming online to become an entrepreneur. Connie Ragen Green got her start as a Weekend Marketer in 2005, and by the summer of 2006 she had become a full-time online entrepreneur. She is now an international speaker, information product creator, and online marketing strategist, helping people on six continents to create a lifestyle very different from what they had previously lived. The Weekend Marketer take you step by step through the process of ...

From the political storytelling of the Bayeux tapestry's anonymous embroiderers and Mary, Queen of Scots' treasonous stitching, to the sewing of First World War soldiers suffering from PTSD and the banner makers at Greenham Common, Threads of Life stretches from medieval France to 1980s America, from a Second World War POW camp in Singapore to a family attic in Scotland. It is as much about identity, protest, memory and politics as craft and artistry.

There is the Cornwall Lamorna Ash knew as a child – the idyllic, folklore-rich place where she spent her summer holidays. Then there is the Cornwall she discovers when, feeling increasingly dislocated in London, she moves to Newlyn, a fishing town near Land’s End. This Cornwall is messier and harder; it doesn’t seem like a place that would welcome strangers. Before long, however, Lamorna finds herself on a week-long trawler trip with a crew of local fishermen, afforded a rare glimpse into their world, their warmth and their humour.