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Annie Chapman led a hard, lower class life in filthy 19th century London. Late in life, circumstances and her choices led her to earn her crust by solicitation. After a bruising brawl with another woman over money and a man, she lost her lodgings and found herself sleeping rough. That dangerous turn of events delivered her into the hands of London's most notorious serial killer, Jack the Ripper.

Since Jack the Ripper was never caught, fascination with the unsolved mystery has been widespread and enduring. But what of the women? Who were they? What was life like for them in London of that time period? What were their struggles, their hopes, their regrets? The two novels within this volume, Say Anything But Your Prayers, about the life of Elizabeth Stride, and Of Thimble and Threat, about the life of Catherine Eddowes, give possible answers to these questions.

When it comes to redesigning how government functions, most of the common assumptions about innovation don’t hold up. Hana Schank and Sara Hudson conducted nearly 70 interviews with people inside of government to understand the common threads for successful innovation projects...In The Government Fix, Hana Schank and Sara Hudson, both a public interest technology fellows at New America and veterans of both Federal and local government, share what they’ve learned about how to truly make change.

There's no escaping the evil that rises within our own hearts. On a work trip to Los Angeles, Michael Andrews stumbles upon the rising underground movement of the Proud Fighters for America, a White supremacist group hell-bent not only on vanquishing any outside their predefined definitions of the one pure race, but also on leveraging long-buried paranormal experiments conducted by Nazi Germany to create an army of super soldiers. But this group isn't confined to the West Coast. Their numbers have also spread to New York, Michael's home stomping grounds.

Winter break in England is not turning out as relaxing as I’d hoped. I’m a 17-year-old kid, walking down a deserted road in the middle of the night in a foreign country. All alone, except for a friend who is haunted, possessed, and prone to panic attacks. I really ought to have kept up better with my magical training.

For 16-year old Abigail Renshaw, the terrifying nightmares are not the worst part. When apparitions start leaking out of the nightmares into her waking life - well, that's a problem. But Abby's dealt with hallucinations before, and she's nothing if not resilient. Following clues from the nightmares, she convinces her mother to let her visit Harmony Springs, the small town in Florida where Abby was born, and where her grandmother still lives. There, Abby finds unexpected help from new friends: a compulsive teenage blogger named Molly Quick, and Molly's older brother Ray-Ray.

Give your toddlers a challenge with "Reverse Alphabet with Rhymes: Critical Thinking for Toddlers." This book offering an engaging twist to traditional alphabet learning. Dive into the world of letters in reverse, accompanied by delightful rhymes, to unlock a host of benefits for your little one.

After graduating high school Abby returns to Harmony Springs, her spiritual home. She plans to reconnect with friends, take one college class over the summer — and of course, resume her magical studies. But life in central Florida is not as peaceful as she hoped. Nightmares and visions torment her: a weird castle, an armored ghost, a giant white frog devouring people.

Die Mädchen von den WILDEN HÜHNERN sind in heller Aufregung: Sprotte hat "Fuchsalarm" gegeben! In der Geheimsprache der Bande heißt das größte Gefahr, in diesem Fall sogar Lebensgefahr. Denn Sprottes Oma will alle Hennen schlachten! Das können die fünf Mädchen natürlich nicht zulassen und planen eine riskante Rettungsaktion. Doch wie sollen sie 15 laut gackernde Hühner entführen, ohne dass Oma Slättberg es merkt? Und vor allem – wohin mit den Tieren? Schließlich haben DIE WILDEN HÜHNER immer noch kein eigenes Bandenquartier.

Eine Woche Klassenfahrt ans Meer, da freuen sich Sprotte, Frieda, Melanie und Trude schon lange drauf. Wären da bloß nicht Die Pygmäen! Die vier Jungs versuchen ständig den Wilden Hühnern mit ihren albernen Streichen eins auszuwischen. Aber das unheimliche Gelächter nachts auf dem Flur und die rätselhaften Fußspuren im Zimmer – damit hat die Jungsbande ausnahmsweise mal nichts zu tun. Stimmt es am Ende tatsächlich, was sich die Leute auf der Insel vom Geist des alten Strandräubers Jap Lornsen erzählen? Und schon sind Die Wilden Hühner wieder mitten in einem neuen Abenteuer.

A secret network of safe houses, committees and guides that stretched well below the Mason-Dixon Line into the brutal slave states of the American South, the Underground Railroad remains one of the most impressive and well-organised resistance movements in modern history. It facilitated the escape of more than 30,000 slave 'passengers' through America and into Canada during its peak years of 1850-60, and, in total, an estimated 100,000 slaves found their freedom through the network.

Auf der Flucht vor skrupellosen Killern nehme ich einen Job auf einem abgelegenen Berggut an und unterrichte einen kleinen Jungen. Es ist der ideale Zufluchtsort vor dem Sturm, der mein Leben verschlungen hat, aber es gibt einen Haken. Der Vater des Jungen ist der schönste und gefährlichste Mann, den ich je getroffen habe.

In Victorian London, the greatest city of the richest country in the world, the industrial revolution has created a world of decadence and prosperity, but also one of unimaginable suffering. Ever-present in its streets are rats, parasites, filth, death, decay, danger and sorrow. Catherine Eddowes is found murdered gruesomely in the street. When the police make their report, the only indicators of her life are the possessions carried on her person, likely everything she owned in the world.

Who said marriage had to be convenient? LA party planner Poppy Collins has kept her side business - planning divorce parties as the Divorce Diva - under wraps, but keeping her sister's company afloat is proving tougher by the day. When a new divorce party prospect gives Poppy the opportunity to save the day and boost her bottom line, she can't pass it up. But this time, she's about to get way more than she bargained for...

Can Ivy survive her own wayward heart? Sometimes life throws a spanner in the works. So, what can you do if you get given a bad start? Are there really second chances? Velvet Ivy knows all the answers, that's for sure. She's been there and done that, even bought the god-damn T-shirt, multiple times. Now, she's working for herself. And not just to make do, either. This time around she's got a real dream to follow. She's going to make something of her life.

Callie’s always been the least ambitious of her sisters but also the happiest, until fate snaps her fiance before they can say I do. One year later, she is still putting her life back together, but she might be ready for more. With so much life left to live, she has to find a way to be happy.

Es geht weiter mit den heißen MacKenzie-Brüdern von #1-Kindle-Bestsellerautorin Elle Casey. Eine Begegnung mit nicht absehbaren Folgen: Eigenwilliges Stadtmädchen trifft ungezähmten Cowboy. Die sonnige Candice aus Florida ist fürs winterliche Landleben nicht gemacht. Dennoch nimmt sie die Herausforderung an und besucht ihre Lieblingsfreundin Andie. Die ist hochschwanger, lebt auf einer Ranch und braucht unbedingt Beistand. Mit viel Charme und den falschen Schuhen meistert Candice das Leben im verschneiten Oregon. Und erobert das Herz von Andies Schwager Ian MacKenzie.

Comprised of four heroic crowns of sonnets, Alicia Mountain’s Four in Hand is both formal and experimental, ranging from lyric romantic and familial narratives to blank verses of reconfigured found text pulled from financial newsletter emails.

Michelle Brown is a struggling small business owner from a small town in northwest Georgia. Just as it seems as though her entire world is crumbling beneath her, Michelle learns she is the heiress to a multi-million dollar fortune. However, she soon realizes that her blessing may indeed be her worst nightmare as she faces a trial full of conspiracy, romance, and even the paranormal.

When Danny Canterbury begins his fourth year at St. Oliver Plunket’s all he wants is for fellow student Janna Chisely to notice him. But when sinister episodes shake the school, Danny finds himself at the center of a destructive plot. Can the enigmatic Chardelia Foss help him rescue the truth before it becomes too late? Chardelia Foss and the River of Fear is a startling debut that marks the pain of first love within the often dark skies of school.