Two mysterious stories that take readers on a journey to the border of fantasy at the junction of imagination and dreams. In this fourth volume of the Istoria Books LUNCH READS series, readers will encounter a girl frightened by strange events and stranger parents and a Jewish widower grappling with sorrow and longing. - LOOKING GLASS LILLY by E.B. Loan: As birds fall from the sky and fish die in rivers, Lillys parents begin to believe the end is near. But whose end? From the first words of this haunting story, E.B. Loan pulls the reader into young Lillys fears as she struggles to understand whats happening. A POT OF GOLD by Ted William Gross: Moishe, the tailor of Lomza, still grieves for his wife years after her passing. His sorrow blinds him to the needs of his family until his daughter Rachel tells him she would like to marry. Prompted by a dream of riches, he sets off on a journey to Warsaw to find the gold for her dowry, encountering instead an adventure where disaster confronts him.

In this second edition of short stories offered by Istoria Books (eBooks You Want to Read at Prices You Want to Pay), readers can gobble up a guilty pleasure of a collection two mystery capers by master storyteller Gary Alexander that will leave them smiling and smacking their lips, wanting more. SKULLDUGGERYSTEW by Gary Alexander Gary's dry wit and penchant for the absurd are at their height in this tale whose characters and plot might seem familiar. Think Hansel and Gretel meet The Food Network. But this is no childrens cautionary fable. It is a cauldron of humor and droll observation. As you roll toward the end, you will start thinking, no, he wont possibly Oh yes, my friends, he will. ROSWELL GIRL by Gary Alexander . Two characters with their own long hidden secrets an obnoxious sports radio host and an older woman, trying to make ends meet through tailoring and blackmail collide in this O.Henryesque tale of cosmic justice.

Natsume Shiranui has the face of a villain. From strangers on the street to his own high school classmates, his creepy grin freaks everybody out. But secretly he yearns to be a hero like his childhood friend — the kind, brave, and beautiful Natsume Minazuki. Can he become her hero, or is he destined to always be the one getting rescued? From the creator of The Girl with the Sanpaku Eyes, Natsume & Natsume is a wholesome romantic comedy about becoming a hero for the person you love.

Listen, Read, and Learn Volume 4 for prekindergarten to kindergarten enchants children with the following stories: -The Little Mermaid -The Velveteen Rabbit -The Wizard of Oz -Little Red Riding Hood Each story includes a free MP3 audio file download and early learning activity pages. Build vocabulary while encouraging a love of reading with Listen, Read, and Learn Volume 4. Each of the four popular tales engages children with bold illustrations and an MP3 audio file download that they can use on any device. Each story features learning activities to help your child understand characters and events, learn new vocabulary words, practice sounds, and more. Filled with fairy tales, the Listen, Read, and Learn series combines imagination and education for an unforgettable learning experience! By offering free MP3 downloads, this series helps children understand print concepts like turning pages from right to left and connecting the sounds of words with the printed page. These pages use favorite stories as a fun way to develop early learning skills for success.

This is the final volume in the justifiably lauded four-volume commentary on the Book of Acts, presenting a fresh look at the text of Codex Bezae and comparing its message with that of the more familiar Alexandrian text - of which the Codex Vaticanus is taken as a representative. Where Codex Bezae is lacunary (after 22.29), other manuscripts that often support Bezan readings elsewhere are employed. Although based on the Greek text, the commentary aims to be accessible to those who are not familiar with Greek. It is intended to publish the entire Greek text of Codex Bezae following the publication of this fourth volume. The fourth volume addresses Acts 18.24-28.31, the chapters that cover the trial of Paul and the last stage of the mission to the Gentiles, culminating in Paul's unhindered proclamation of the gospel in Rome. For each section, there is a side by side translation of the Vaticanus and Bezan manuscripts (or related alternatives after 22.29), followed by a full critical apparatus which deals with more technical matters, and finally, a commentary which explores in detail the differences in the message of the two texts. Of particular interest in this part of Acts is the evaluation made by the author of Paul's defence at his successive trials which, it is argued, is considerably less favourable than is commonly assumed.

Consonants are red, vowels are blue, Zeb wants to have fun with YOU! Zeb Books recognizes that many children learn to read through phonics, and these books were such a success at her own school that Carol Zerboni was motivated to produce them into a series for children all over the world. Learn to Read With Zeb is divided into four volumes: · Volume 1 focuses on short vowel sound & sight words. · Volume 2 focuses on long vowel sounds & sight words. · Volume 3 focuses for blends and diagraphs, and · Volume 4 focuses on compound words & “R” controlled vowels. The books begin on an easy level and progress in difficulty as the child masters new phonetic skills with each volume. The books work best with an individual reading approach; one child to one teacher. We hope you’ll enjoy the books and the ride!

ImageOut, New York's longest running LGBTQ film festival, is proud to celebrate our 2015 issue of ImageOutWrite! ImageOutWrite, volume four, celebrates the writing of LGBTQ and allied writers. This edition showcases high quality poetry, fiction, and non-fiction that engages the reader with the diverse voices of local New York poets and writers.

The distinguished diplomat Sir Ernest Satow's retirement began in 1906 and continued until his death in August 1929. From 1907 he settled in the small town of Ottery St. Mary in rural East Devon, England. He was very active, serving as a British delegate at the Second Hague Peace Conference in 1907 and on various committees related to church, missionary and other more local affairs: he was a magistrate and chairman of the Urban District Council. He had a very wide social circle of family, friends and former colleagues, with frequent distinguished visitors. He produced two seminal books: A Guide to Diplomatic Practice (1917, now in its seventh revised edition and referred to as 'Satow') and A Diplomat in Japan (1921). The latter is highly evaluated as a rare foreigner's view of the years leading to the Meiji Restoration of 1868. This book in two volumes is the last in a series of Satow's diaries edited by Ian Ruxton. This is the first-ever publication.

Since Sylvia Plath’s death in 1963, she has become the subject of a constant stream of books, biographies, and articles. She has been hailed as a groundbreaking poet for her starkly beautiful poems in Ariel and as a brilliant forerunner of the feminist coming-of-age novel in her semiautobiographical The Bell Jar. Each new biography has offered insight and sources with which to measure Plath’s life and influence. Sylvia Plath Day by Day, a two-volume series, offers a distillation of this data without the inherent bias of a narrative. Volume 1 commences with Plath’s birth in Boston in 1932, records her response to her elementary and high school years, her entry into Smith College, and her breakdown and suicide attempt, and ends on February 14, 1955, the day she wrote to Ruth Cohen, principal of Newnham College, Cambridge, to accept admission as an “affiliated student at Newnham College to read for the English Tripos.” Sylvia Plath Day by Day is for readers of all kinds with a wide variety of interests in the woman and her work. The entries are suitable for dipping into and can be read in a minute or an hour. Ranging over several sources, including Plath’s diaries, journals, letters, stories, and other prose and poetry—including new material and archived material rarely seen by readers—a fresh kaleidoscopic view of the writer emerges.

The most delicious and decadent way to lose weight, lower cholesterol, and increase energy. Wouldn’t you rather savor a buttery croissant instead of inhaling an artificially flavored diet shake? Isn’t taking a relaxing stroll preferable to pounding out early morning miles on the treadmill? The French live this way, yet stay thin and healthy. Now, with The French Don’t Diet Plan, you can, too! In his groundbreaking book, The Fat Fallacy, Dr. Will Clower was the first to present a theory of how the French maintain low obesity and heart disease rates despite their seemingly “unhealthy” lifestyle. Dr. Clower learned that the French don’t worry about dieting but rather are more concerned with how they eat. That means paying attention to the taste, pacing, and enjoyment of meals, instead of counting calories, cutting fat and carbs, or taking guilt trips to the gym. Now, in The French Don’t Diet Plan, Dr. Clower shows how easy it is to incorporate his remarkably effective techniques and the French lifestyle into a busy American day. Dr. Clower has found that natural foods have overwhelmingly been pushed out of the American diet by what he calls “faux foods”: processed, additive-filled convenience products, often marketed as healthy with buzzwords like low fat and low carb. In addition, mealtimes should be a slow, sensual break for the body and mind—not a face-stuffing frenzy while standing up in the kitchen or sitting behind the wheel. As a result of such habits, Dr. Clower says, we are not eating what our bodies need, and we’re eating in a way that is not conducive to proper digestion. Science shows this precise combination of factors causes weight gain. The French approach is about taking the time to enjoy real food without guilt or deprivation. Not only a successful path to becoming thin for life, The French Don’t Diet Plan will help you put joie de vivre back into your relationship with food. • Formerly forbidden foods, welcome back! Learn why butter, cheese, bread, and chocolate are health foods that keep hunger at bay. • Spend more time eating! Discover why you should plan on having seconds and make meals last longer. • Hate to work out? Find out why you don’t have to exercise to lose pounds—and how relaxation can help keep weight off for good. • Now you’re cooking. Enjoy dozens of easy recipes for satisfying comfort foods, from Hot Artichoke-Cheese Dip to Creamy Alfredo Sauce, and Double-Almond Biscotti to Practically Flourless Chocolate Cake.