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Some people are clumsy. Gwen Cooper makes things explode. Fear and anger make the secret magic deep in eighteen-year-old Gwen’s blood spill out. She hates that uncontrollable levitation and fires are the least of her worries. But when Gwen's best friend Ellie is kidnapped by the fae, magic might be the only thing that can save her. Now Gwen must track Ellie through wild fae forests to the queen's castle, while learning to wield magic she inherited from the mother that abandoned her. For if Gwen can't harness her powers, Ellie will die in the Otherworld.
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Filled with many examples of topic issues and current events, this book develops a basic understanding of how the natural world works and of how humans interact with the planet's natural ecosystems. It covers the history of ecology and describes the general approaches of the scientific method, then takes a look at basic principles of population dynamics and applies them to everyday practical problems.
Buck Shelford's axing as captain is still the most talked about All Blacks sacking in history. Shelford - one of the All Black's greatest ever leaders - has opened up to author John Matheson to take the reader behind the scenes as his hold on sport's toughest job began to slip from his grasp. Also follows Shelford's rise to fame, celebrates his greatest victories and throws light on one of his biggest battles - when in 2008 he was struck down with cancer.
This is, without doubt, the finest book about the crucial role that artillery played in the two World Wars of the Twentieth century. The authors, both former artillery officers who saw action in Word War Two, describe the development of their neglected, inadequate and class-ridden arm through the battles of the First World War and the eventual war-winning role that artillery played, to the culmination of professional military deployment in the Second World War.