On Ballard Island, an island plagued with a supernatural history, the death of a wealthy merchant sets off a frenzy of speculation, theories and superstition as to the creature that claimed his life. Little does the Island know, one of the most respected individuals in town is seeing through a plan years in the making. Tim Sullivan, the local Sheriff, tries to unravel the clues while dealing with the supernatural overtones of the case. Enter the local psychic and a renowned Professor, who each try to track down the culprit as the moon waxes and wanes. After the slaughter of a family, all three must make an unlikely partnership to discover the person behind the murders and stop him before the moon rises full.

The complete lyrics from cultural icon and bestselling author Nick Cave, spanning his entire career to date, with a new foreword by Andrew O'Hagan From Nick Cave's writing for The Birthday Party, through highly acclaimed albums like Murder Ballads, Henry's Dream, DIG, LAZARUS, DIG!!! and Ghosteen, this is a must-have book for all fans of the dark, the beautiful and the defiant - for all fans of the songs of Nick Cave. 'The greatest living songwriter' NME 'A glowing wire, a mainline to meaning ad feeling and art' New Yorker 'Nick Cave is a true lyrical master. He can conjure empathy and hope out of thin air, light out of darkness' Cillian Murphy 'His lyrics - so rich in the toils of love, so committed to memory and everlasting presence - are the best-made of his generation' Andrew O'Hagan 'A poetic craftsman' Will Self 'Alternative rock legend' Billboard 'Cave's genius rings loud and clear' Evening Standard Cover art by Aleksandra Waliszewska

(Guitar Chord Songbook). A strummer's cornucopia of 80 folk favorites! Includes lyrics and chords for: Au Clair De La Lune * Aura Lee * Banks of the Ohio * Beautiful Dreamer * Bury Me Beneath the Willow * Camptown Races * Deep River * Dixie * Frankie and Johnny * Git Along, Little Dogies * Home on the Range * Hush, Little Baby * I've Been Working on the Railroad * I've Got Peace like a River * John Henry * Lonesome Valley * Man of Constant Sorrow * Mule Skinner Blues * My Old Kentucky Home * Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen * Scarborough Fair * When the Saints Go Marching In * more.

Two classic tales of dogs, one part wolf and one a Saint Bernard/Scotch shepherd mix that becomes leader of a wolf pack, as they have adventures in the Yukon wilderness with both humans and other animals.

A celebration of cheerful determination in the face of appalling adversity, Soldiers' Songs and Slang of the Great War reveals the bawdy and satiric sense of humour of the Tommy in the trenches. Published to coincide with the centenary of the First World War, this collection of rousing marching songs, cheering ditties, evocative sing-alongs and complete diction of soldiers' slang reveals the best of British and Allied humour of the period. Wonderfully illustrated with Punch cartoons, posters and the soldiers' own Wipers Times, this nostalgic book will not only delight but also give a real sense of daily life amidst the mud and blood of the trenches for American, Canadian, Australian and British soldiers.

DIVA Catholic priest sets his sights on sin’s frontline: New York City/div DIVFather D’Arcy Cosgrove honed his special talents during a mission to Africa, where he ministered to locals about the dangers of sex. To Cosgrove, sex is a menace to societies all across the world, with no country more stricken than the United States. And so, to fight his war on impropriety, Cosgrove moves to New York City, a place he believes is rotten with lust./divDIV /divDIVCosgrove and his lieutenant—a towering African named Great Big—land in the wilds of an impoverished Brooklyn neighborhood, not far from the site of a heinous hate crime. There the two crusaders start their assault on immorality, where their attacks always land below the belt. They’re determined to save New York—as long as it doesn’t corrupt them first./divDIV /divDIVThis ebook features an illustrated biography of Jimmy Breslin including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection./div