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A HAUNTED HOUSE, A SPOOKY WOOD, A DEADLY CURSE, AND THE BOY NEXT DOOR When Daisy's crotchety old neighbour, Mr Braithwaite, dies and a new family move in, she finds it hard to stay away from her window, intrigued by what is happening in the house next door. Why is the new boy acting so strangely when he is in his room? Why is he trying to avoid being at home? And what does all this have to do with the ill-fated gypsy encampment in the woods, and the strange disappearance of Mrs Braithwaite decades earlier? Within a week Daisy's life is turned upside-down by the boy next door, who has come to the sinister conclusion that the house is trying to kill him... The thing is, HE'S RIGHT... With a funny, feisty heroine and a handsome hero, this contemporary young adult story has action, humour and interesting characters, creating a spooky adventure mixed up with high school drama in a small Yorkshire town. An easy, chatty read with a chilling twist. (Recommended for ages 13+ due to coming of age issues)

The pieces in this anthology dive into many aspects of the world as we know it, what it once was, and what it could be. Each one was selected based on merit, but once combined, they create an anthology that keeps you asking, "where are we now?" In this book, you will journey to far corners of Australia, take a trip to Kyrgyzstan and Argentina, and jump out into space and alternate realities.

This book shows you exactly how to create the special finish that designers achieve - without using long and complicated methods or expensive materials and accessories. Each design has been been chosen for its style and adaptability.

How many times have you wondered why you do what you don't want to do, and don't do what you do want to do? Tired of feeling like you're going in circles? What if you had the one key that could unlock the door to your dreams coming true? What if entertainment is that key? Entertainer or not this book is for you. Entertainment Is A God Eyedea is going to show you once and for all how to get exactly what you want and what is the real power shaping your world. This is the book those negative voices do not want you to read. Buckle up for a heart pounding journey as jo'EL pulls back the curtain on the entertainment mountain and reveals what you need to know about entertainment to excel in this day and age. Finally someone is going to tell you what others won't. Advance praises of Entertainmnet Is A God Eyedea... "Entertainment Is A God Eyedea is a building block towards developing a bridge between the church and the industry that has been neglected and sometimes avoided by the very Fathers and Mothers who lead Christianity today." - Shawn Bolz, Author of Translating God "jo'EL has done us a great service by reigniting our vision of the Arts and the high calling of Artists. You will enjoy this highly readable work. I found myself pulled into his subject in a way I didn't expect. He does something unusual in blending his experience as a Christian and artist with the "Arts Mountain." - Dr. Lance Wallnau, Catalyst behind the 7 Mountain (7m) Message "You will go on journey with jo'EL as he describes the origin and the original intent of Entertainment. Now I understand why! -Eric Warren Apostle of Equippers City Church

A Film in Which I Play Everyone takes its title from a response David Bowie gave to a fan who asked if he had upcoming film roles. “I’m looking for backing for an unauthorized autobiography that I am writing,” Bowie answered. “Hopefully, this will sell in such huge numbers that I will be able to sue myself for an extraordinary amount of money and finance the film version in which I will play everybody.” Mary Jo Bang’s brilliant poems might be the soundtrack to such a movie, where the first-person speaker plays herself and everyone she’s ever met. She falls in and out of love with men, with women, and struggles to realize her ambitions while suffering crushing losses that give rise to dark thoughts. She’s drawn to stories that mirror her own condition: those of women who struggle to speak in a world that would silence them. Embedded in these poems are those minor events that inexplicably persist in the memory and become placeholders: the time she lied and had her mouth washed out with soap; the time someone said she wasn’t his “original idea of beauty but something. / Something he couldn’t quite // put his hands on”; the time she stood in indifferent moonlight on a pier as a cat lapped at the water. Tinged with dark humor and sharpened with keen camerawork, A Film in Which I Play Everyone stars Bang at her best, her most provocative.

Kate Latimer, a promising playwright, jumps at the chance to observe the production of a major Broadway musical. Expecting merely to sit on the sidelines and watch while Daisy, Daisy! is brought to life, Kate is instead quickly drawn into the production by Daniel Gaynes, the attractive young director. From the start of rehearsals in New York through tryout runs in Washington and Boston, Kate takes an unforgettable journey behind-the-scenes as the cast and director struggle to create a hit show. Working in the theater she loves beside a man she is coming to love, and with a possible production of her own play in the offing, Kate has never been happier. The future seems assured. But rivalry springs up between the stars, actors have to be replaced, fault lines in the musical's script become apparent, the director falters, and the out-of-town tryouts reveal the show is in deep trouble. Two of the producers turn to Kate for help. As the curtain goes up on opening night on Broadway, the fate of the show and the people involved hang in the balance.

Jo Carr and Anne Pauwels examine the continuing poor relationship between boys and the study of foreign languages. Framed by discussion of gender socialization, gendered curriculum practices and cultural narratives about boys and schooling, the core of the book is constructed by boys themselves. They talk about school, about themselves as learners, about teachers and language classrooms. Their commentaries raise important issues for language teachers and curriculum planners, but also for everyone involved in wider conversations about boys, language, literacy and education.

The author has done the designs for more than 250 stage productions and has long been regarded as one of the leading contributors to the American stage. His designs have been lavished upon a broad variety of plays ranging from Shakespeare to such outstanding musical comedies as "South Pacific" and "The King and I."