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Book cover of Secrets Anthology 2015

Secrets Anthology 2015

NZ Young Writers' Anthology

by Kimberley Neville-Downer, Asher Dagg, Ella Blake-Brislen
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2015

Secrets is a smorgasbord of short stories and poetry from young writers across New Zealand. These writers share their creativity, insight and quirkiness - all with a good dose of humour! With stories from: Kimberley Neville-Downer Asher Dagg Ella Blake Brislen Helena L. Mayer Jesse Perrott Krishi Shah Raissa Zhang Sreeya Bugata
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The English is Coming!

How One Language is Sweeping the World

by Leslie Dunton-Downer
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2010

English has fast become the number one language for everything from business and science, diplomacy and education, entertainment and environmentalism to socializing and beyond—virtually any human activity unfolding on a global scale. Worldwide, nonnative speakers of English now outnumber natives...
Book cover of The Fox #2
by Writer, Waid, Mark; Writer
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2013

NEW RED CIRCLE SERIES! From the world of the New Crusaders, comes the high-flying FOX! Emmy Award winning writer/artist Dean Haspiel (Billy Dogma, HBO's Bored to Death) and Eisner Award winning writer Mark Waid (Daredevil, Thrillbent) continue the saga of the legendary, pulp-style hero The Fox in...
Book cover of New Crusaders: Dark Tomorrow
by Ian Flynn, Phil Jiminez, John Workman
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

The New Crusaders return in this new Dark Circle Comics Special! Still reeling from the shocking death of their teammate during the events of New Crusaders: Rise of the Heroes, the group has no time to rest as a new threat attacks Impact City. There’s no room for failure—the brutal Ragnarok claims...
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The Courtesan and the Samurai

The Shogun Quartet, Book 3

by Lesley Downer
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2010

1868. In Japan's exotic pleasure quarters, sex is for sale and the only forbidden fruit is love ... Hana is just seventeen when her husband goes to war, leaving her alone and vulnerable. When enemy soldiers attack her house she flees across the shattered city of Tokyo and takes refuge in the...
Book cover of A Geisha for the American Consul (a short story)
by Lesley Downer
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012

Two cultures. One man and one woman. One moment in time. Cultures collide when Okichi, a beautiful geisha, is sent to work for the American envoy in Japan. Age and pride meet youth and grace. How will she survive in a home where no one speaks her language, where she understands nothing and she must submit to a strange barbarian's will?
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The Last Concubine

The Shogun Quartet, Book 2

by Lesley Downer
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2008

Japan, 1865, the women's palace in the great city of Edo. Bristling with intrigue and erotic rivalries, the palace is home to three thousand women and only one man - the young shogun. Sachi, a beautiful fifteen-year-old girl, is chosen to be his concubine. But Japan is changing, and...
Book cover of The French Revolution and Napoleon
by Charles Downer Hazen
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2017

Any one who seeks to understand the stirring period in which we are now living becomes quickly aware that he must first know the history of the French Revolution, a movement that inaugurated a new era, not only for France but for the world. The years from 1789 to 1815, the years of the Revolution...
Book cover of Sexuality and Relationships in the Lives of People with Intellectual Disabilities
by Takako Ueto, Jackie Downer, Carol Hamilton
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2014

Drawing extensively on personal experiences, this important volume looks at sexuality and relationships in the lives of people with intellectual disabilities, painting a genuine picture of the range of sexualities and relationships people want. Honest and reflective, it shows how sexuality...
Book cover of Riverdale #0 (One-Shot)
by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Alitha Martinez, Steve Downer
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

A MUST-HAVE ONE-SHOT—THE PERFECT PRIMER FOR THE CW’s RIVERDALE SERIES! Learn the secrets and hidden tales from the summer before the eternal love-triangle begins in this special issue, which features four short stories focusing on the major players and events in the Riverdale series. You dare...
Book cover of Over There
by Martin Craig-Downer
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2013

The Second World War – Joe and Louis Monopoli, sons of Italian immigrants, are embedded with the US Army fighting a desperate rearguard action as panzers surge through Belgium in a final German offensive. They survive and, after a hazardous sea voyage, are fêted as heroes back in New York....
Book cover of New Crusaders: Rise of the Heroes #6
by Ian Flynn, Alitha Martinez, Gary Martin
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

"Trial by Fire" Part Two: The EXPLOSIVE finale to the "Rise of the Heroes"! The M.L.J. is sabotaged, the Brain Emperor commands a small army of super villains, the Z.I.P. prison is in full riot, and the New Crusaders are caught in the middle! Even with the help of some old familiar...
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Homelessness and Its Consequences

The Impact on Children's Psychological Well-being

by Rosemarie T. Downer
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2013

This book explores in detail the concept of homelessness by examining the dynamics of shelter living and the financial costs in comparison to the psychological costs to the children and the family. A comparison is made with housed low-income families to highlight the fact that homelessness, outside...
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Nelson's Lost Jewel

The Extraordinary Story of the Lost Diamond Chelengk

by Martyn Downer
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2017

Following Nelson's triumph at the Battle of the Nile, he was presented with an extraordinary diamond jewel by the Sultan of Turkey. The chelengk was the Ottomans' highest reward for gallantry and Nelson the first non-Muslim recipient. He adopted it in his coat of arms and theatrically wore the chelengk...
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