The Bitter Seed of Magic


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For once, Genny's life seems quiet. Her sexy boss isn't pushing for a decision on their relationship, and the witches have declared that she is no longer a threat. But when a teenaged faeling is fished out of the River Thames and another disappears, Genny finds herself in a race to stop a curse from taking its next victim.




Max's Magic Change


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Max the fox must learn to cooperate with his siblings to put on the best magic show.




Max's Magic Seeds


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Following his botanist uncle's suggestion, Max secretly scatters flower seeds all over the city.




It's Our Garden


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An inspirational portrait of a thriving Santa Fe community garden reveals how students and other citizens work together to select and grow annual plants, create compost, release butterflies, harvest edibles and protect garden beds for the winter.




A to Zoo


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Whether used for thematic story times, program and curriculum planning, readers' advisory, or collection development, this updated edition of the well-known companion makes finding the right picture books for your library a breeze. Generations of savvy librarians and educators have relied on this detailed subject guide to children's picture books for all aspects of children's services, and this new edition does not disappoint. Covering more than 18,000 books published through 2017, it empowers users to identify current and classic titles on topics ranging from apples to zebras. Organized simply, with a subject guide that categorizes subjects by theme and topic and subject headings arranged alphabetically, this reference applies more than 1,200 intuitive (as opposed to formal catalog) subject terms to children's picture books, making it both a comprehensive and user-friendly resource that is accessible to parents and teachers as well as librarians. It can be used to identify titles to fill in gaps in library collections, to find books on particular topics for young readers, to help teachers locate titles to support lessons, or to design thematic programs and story times. Title and illustrator indexes, in addition to a bibliographic guide arranged alphabetically by author name, further extend access to titles.




Seeds of Dawn: Part One: A Box Set


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Dreams Anabella's dreams bring her to David, but is he the salvation she's looking for? Anabella Pouge is plagued with powers she can't control, making her life far from normal when all she wants is ordinary. Change is coming her way when she must flee with a man straight out of her dreams. David Sanders is sent to find Anabella. Without her, the future of his wolf pack is in danger. Forced to travel to the middle of nowhere, David finds Anabella might mean more than just his pack's survival. Will the two make it back to the pack in time? Can Anabella and David accept each other and the coming changes to their lives? Secrets Secrets: They have a way of sneaking up on you. Max Rockwell is the muscle. Give him a good fight and he is ready to go. Sick a sexy reporter on him and he is doomed. The pack secrets are safe with him. He wouldn't spill them even if his life depended on it. But what if it isn't his life he has to worry about? Valerie Thomas wants a story and the smoking hot Max will give her want she wants. What she gets is more than she bargained for. Creatures she couldn't even begin to imagine are after her all because fate is a bitch. Inequities Sometimes you need to take justice in your own hands. Russell Masters is having a pity party. Woe is him—he isn't fit to be in charge. If he doesn't change his way of thinking he could lose the very thing that could make him stronger. Vivian Sommer can't understand why her mate won't claim her. They are destined to be together and she wants to be Russ' with an all fire passion. It means family and finally belonging. But she isn't going to sit around while he figures out they are better together. Her tribe isn't willing to let her go with out a fight. Russ and Vivian must work together and stand strong because another threat could shatter their very existence.




Popular Science


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Popular Science gives our readers the information and tools to improve their technology and their world. The core belief that Popular Science and our readers share: The future is going to be better, and science and technology are the driving forces that will help make it better.




Dragon Empress


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All roads lead to Darkness. Keriya Soulstar is a hero. News of her historic victory against Necrovar has spread. Creatures from all over the world have flocked to Allentria to meet her draconic family. The mortals still believe the dragons are the key to their salvation. But Keriya knows better. The dragons are being controlled by a terrible dark force, and without their help in the war, the burden of victory falls solely on her. Now that the truth about Necrovar's power has been revealed, Keriya understands that she can’t win unless she learns to control the deadly, destructive magic in her soul. The weight of power, duty, and honor settle on Keriya as she embarks on her final and most dangerous quest. She must free the dragons, fulfill her obligations to Allentria, and master valemagic. She must become a god. If she has to sacrifice her humanity along the way...so be it. Contains: Fantasy violence, mild romance







Programming


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An Introduction to Programming by the Inventor of C++ Programming: Principles and Practice Using C++, Third Edition, will help anyone who is willing to work hard learn the fundamental principles of programming and develop the practical skills needed for programming in the real world. Previous editions have been used successfully by many thousands of students. This revised and updated edition Assumes that your aim is to eventually write programs that are good enough for others to use and maintain Focuses on fundamental concepts and techniques, rather than on obscure language-technical details Is an introduction to programming in general, including procedural, object-oriented, and generic programming, rather than just an introduction to a programming language Covers both contemporary high-level techniques and the lower-level techniques needed for efficient use of hardware Will give you a solid foundation for writing useful, correct, type-safe, maintainable, and efficient code Is primarily designed for people who have never programmed before, but even seasoned programmers have found previous editions useful as an introduction to more effective concepts and techniques Covers a wide range of essential concepts, design and programming techniques, language features, and libraries Uses contemporary C++ (C++20 and C++23) Covers the design and use of both built-in types and user-defi ned types, complete with input, output, computation, and simple graphics/GUI Offers an introduction to the C++ standard library containers and algorithms Register your book for convenient access to downloads, updates, and/or corrections as they become available. See inside book for details.