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The Travel Bug

Author : Benjamin Gilmour

Publisher : Random House Australia

Page : 32 pages

File Size : 49,20 MB

Release : 2017-01-30

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 014378014X

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The journey of a bug with an identity crisis A strange little bug doesn’t know who he is or where he’s from. Even his name is a mystery. So he sets off to seek answers. He journeys the world meeting wonderful creatures, seeing amazing sights and eating delicious food. Adventures he has, but still no one knows what insect he is. Maybe, just maybe, the path he is on is the answer he seeks. The Travel Bug is a gently philosophical picture book about identity, fate, the joy of travelling, and the discovery of kindness and kinship across cultures.



Catch the Travel Bug

Author : Michael SN Godfrey

Publisher : Trafford Publishing

Page : 545 pages

File Size : 25,62 MB

Release : 2012-11

Category : Travel

ISBN : 1466930713

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As well as studying and working in the United Kingdom, the author has spent the majority of his working life overseas, including in Nigeria, Afghanistan, Oman, the UAE, Mauritius and Malaysia.This is probably where he caught the 'travel bug'. It was whilst traveling that he subscribes to the adage: "My home is where my toothbrush is." He retired in Malaysia in 1999, and enjoys traveling with Lian, his Malaysian wife. The world is a big place; so let the author transport you to the far corners of the world from the safety of your armchair. This book includes trips to: China and Tibet, Nepal, Oman, Tanzania, Rwanda. Peru, Easter Island, Malaysian Borneo, India and Sikkim, Indonesia, Madagascar, Argentina, Antarctica, Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand, and Russia. Each chapter is self-contained and covers a different trip. Experience some of the dangers and humour in travelling to parts that are often well off the beaten track followed by most tourists. The reader can feel that they have shared the experience of the trip being described, and participated all from the safety of their armchair.



The Travel Bug

Author : Sheila Norton

Publisher : Piatkus Books

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 10,63 MB

Release : 2005

Category : Lottery winners

ISBN : 9780749907365

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Travelling is one thing Maddy Goodchild has never really considered doing. The only thing Maddy's ever done right is raising her teenage daughter. A surprise win on the lottery gives Maddy and her best-friend a glimmer of an idea.



Just Take My Heart

Author : Mary Higgins Clark

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 296 pages

File Size : 10,53 MB

Release : 2009-04-07

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1439159246

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The bestselling Queen of Suspense delves into a legal battle over the guilt or innocence of a man accused of murdering his wife, while weaving in an eerie, little-understood but documented medical phenomenon—the emergence of a donor's traits and memories in the recipient of a heart transplant. After famous actress Natalie Raines is found in her home, dying from a gunshot wound, police immediately suspect her theatrical agent and jealous soon-to-be-ex-husband, Gregg Aldrich. But no charges are brought against him until two years later, when a career criminal suddenly claims Aldrich had tried to hire him to kill her. The case is a plum assignment for attractive thirty-two-year-old assistant prosecutor Emily Wallace. She spends long hours preparing for the trial, and unaware of a seemingly well-meaning neighbor’s violent past, gives him a key to her home to care for her dog. The high-profile trial makes headlines, threatening to reveal personal matters about Emily, such as the fact that she had a heart transplant—especially when she experiences eerie sentiments that defy all reason and continue even after the jury decides Gregg Aldrich’s fate. But little does she know, now her own life is at risk...



The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly

Author : Stephanie Oakes

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 402 pages

File Size : 11,73 MB

Release : 2016-11-01

Category : Young Adult Fiction

ISBN : 0147510163

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**THE BOOK THAT INSPIRED SACRED LIES, DEBUTING JULY 27 ON FACEBOOK WATCH** A hard-hitting and hopeful story about the dangers of blind faith—and the power of having faith in yourself. Finalist for the Morris Award. The Kevinian cult has taken everything from seventeen-year-old Minnow: twelve years of her life, her family, her ability to trust. And when she rebelled, they took away her hands, too. Now their Prophet has been murdered and their camp set aflame, and it's clear that Minnow knows something—but she's not talking. As she languishes in juvenile detention, she struggles to un-learn everything she has been taught to believe, adjusting to a life behind bars and recounting the events that led up to her incarceration. But when an FBI detective approaches her about making a deal, Minnow sees she can have the freedom she always dreamed of—if she’s willing to part with the terrible secrets of her past. Gorgeously written, breathlessly page-turning and sprinkled with moments of unexpected humor, this harrowing debut is perfect for readers of Emily Murdoch's If You Find Me and Nova Ren Suma's The Walls Around Us, as well as for fans of Orange is the New Black.



The Travel Bug Goes Viral

Author : Michael Godfrey

Publisher : Partridge Publishing Singapore

Page : 365 pages

File Size : 16,15 MB

Release : 2018-09-13

Category : Travel

ISBN : 1543747671

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After retiring in 1999, the author enjoys travelling the globe with Lian, his Malaysian wife. This is the third book in the Travel Bug series, following the success of Catch the Travel Bug and No Cure for the Travel Bug. The trips have taught us the inherent friendliness of local people we have met all over the world, and all that is required is a smile and a greeting to turn suspicion and a frown into a hug or handshake. Each chapter is self-contained and covers a different journey. It is not meant to be a guidebook. Just pick a section from the contents page that interests you, and let us transport you there., Included are trips to: Ladakh in northern India - the delta region of Vietnam - a trek in Upper Mustang, Nepal for the 3-day Tiji Festival - travels around Costa Rica and Panama in Central America - Hokkaido in Japan - snorkel with the Whale Sharks off Cebu Island in the Philippines - by road from Yangon to Inle Lake in Myanmar (Burma) - Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan and the ancient cities of Khiva, Bukhara and Samarkand China, take the southern Silk Route from Kashgar to Xian - to West Timor in Indonesia for audience with the Raja of Boti - Kerala and the backwaters of southwestern India - find a living bridge in Sumatra, Indonesia to Palawan Island in the Philippines and its underground river, - Cuba and old Habana, - a climb into an active volcano with the sulphur miners on the Indonesian island of Java.



Bewildered

Author : Laura Waters

Publisher : Affirm Press

Page : 269 pages

File Size : 14,24 MB

Release : 2019-08-27

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 1925972399

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What would move you to ditch your life and take off into the wild for six months? For Melbourne woman Laura Waters, it took the implosion of a toxic relationship and a crippling bout of anxiety. Armed with a compass, a paper map and as much food as she could carry, she set out to walk the untamed landscapes of New Zealand’s Te Araroa track, 3000 kilometres of raw, wild, mountainous trail winding from the top of the North Island to the frosty tip of the South Island. But when her walking partner dropped out on the first day, she was faced with a choice: abandon the journey and retreat to the safety of home, or throw caution to the wind and continue on – alone. She chose to walk on. For six months, she battled not only treacherous mountain ridges and river crossings, but also the demons of self-doubt and anxiety, and the shadow of an emotionally abusive relationship. At the end of Te Araroa (‘the long pathway’, as it is translated from Maori) it was the hardearned insights into mental health, emotional wellbeing and fulfilling relationships – with others as well as with herself – that were Laura’s greatest accomplishments. She emerged ‘rewilded’, and it transformed her life.



Odd Child Out

Author : Gilly Macmillan

Publisher : HarperCollins

Page : 303 pages

File Size : 31,68 MB

Release : 2017-10-03

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0062476858

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How well do you know the people you love…? Best friends Noah Sadler and Abdi Mahad have always been inseparable. But when Noah is found floating unconscious in Bristol's Feeder Canal, Abdi can't--or won't--tell anyone what happened. Just back from a mandatory leave following his last case, Detective Jim Clemo is now assigned to look into this unfortunate accident. But tragedy strikes and what looked like the simple case of a prank gone wrong soon ignites into a public battle. Noah is British. Abdi is a Somali refugee. And social tensions have been rising rapidly in Bristol. Against this background of fear and fury two families fight for their sons and for the truth. Neither of them know how far they will have to go, what demons they will have to face, what pain they will have to suffer. Because the truth hurts.



No Cure for the Travel Bug

Author : Michael SN Godfrey

Publisher : Partridge Publishing Singapore

Page : 384 pages

File Size : 35,75 MB

Release : 2018-09-13

Category : Travel

ISBN : 1543747639

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Experience some of the dangers, and the humour, found when traveling to parts that are often well off the beaten track followed by most tourists. The reader can thus feel that they have shared and participated in each of our travels, all from the safety of their armchair. No Cure for the Travel Bug follows on the success of the first book, Catch the Travel Bug. The journeys include trips to the Arctic (Baffin Island to find the narwhal and polar bears), China (provinces of Sichuan, Gansu, Hubei, and Yunnan), India (Himachal Pradesh for lessons with the Dalai Lama and to Rajasthan with its palaces and havelis), Indonesia (Bali, Krakatoa, the Spice Islands of Maluku and Sulawesi), Korea, Laos (a slow boat to Luang Prabang), Macau, several trips to Malaysias Sabah and Sarawak on the island of Borneo, Taiwan, and Thailand. Each chapter is self-contained and covers a different trip. Cover photo: ChinaDawn over the Three Gorges.



Karmickids

Author : Kiran Manral

Publisher : Hay House, Inc

Page : 197 pages

File Size : 27,77 MB

Release : 2015-10-01

Category : Family & Relationships

ISBN : 9384544876

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Move aside Tiger Mom and forget Helicopter Parenting. Karmickids is the view from the other side of the fence – of laid-back parenting, of giving in to food jags, of making unstructured play time mandatory, and of not bursting a blood vessel when the grades are not what one might want to discuss in public. A roller coaster ride of love, laughter, and a few tears, Manral takes you through the beautiful chaos of the early years of parenthood. Written in a gently humorous style, this home-grown, hit-the-ground-running account of the madness of day-to-day parenting is peppered with anecdotes, reminiscences, a little practical advice and is a non-preachy, hilarious take on raising a spirited child while retaining one’s good spirits through it all.