New Releases by Ross Mackenzie

When the Faerie folk flee their world and come to ours, running from the nightmare of war, nobody in the everyday knows what to do. So they are locked away. Thirteen-year-old Samm Wolfback lives in Glass Forest, a sprawling Faerae refugee camp in England. Life in Glass Forest is hard, poisoned by disease and crime and poverty. But Samm has a unique gift that lines his pockets – he can find lost things. When Samm is thrust into the centre of a plot to escape Glass Forest and return home, he must use his gifts to unearth two treasures lost in the everyday: a relic that will end the war back in Faerae; and the only person with the power to reopen the door between worlds – the Locksmith. The task will take Samm to dark places filled with danger, from a grimly enchanted circus of nightmares to a museum housing a murderous exhibit, and he will have to use all of his skills to stay alive. Meanwhile, in the human world, a kidnapped boy with a dark secret begins to realise that he might hold the key to the Faerae folks’ fate. Before all is said and done, destiny’s web will entangle him with Samm and send them spinning towards a showdown with the great evil that lurks in the world beyond the door.

Bunt ist die Hoffnung! Hope wächst in einer Welt ohne Farben auf – nur sie selbst und alles, was sie berührt, ist bunt. Deshalb trachtet der düstere König, der die Farben aus der Welt gestohlen hat, ihr nach dem Leben. Doch Hope hat mächtige Freunde: Den Magier Sandy, der sie vor den königlichen Höllenhunden gerettet hat; den Jungen Darroch, der malt und sich so sehnlich wünscht, Farben sehen zu können, dass es eigentlich in Erfüllung gehen muss; und natürlich Frau Tod, die gern Karten spielt und manchmal sogar selbst ein bisschen Hilfe braucht ... Kann Hope die grauen Mächte besiegen und den Menschen Hoffnung, Farben und Freiheit zurückgeben? Ein märchenhaftes Lesevergnügen mit liebenswerten Figuren und hinreißenden Dialogen! Fabelhaft übersetzt von Gabriele Haefs

My entire life story and information on the return of Christ. The book consists of 476 A4 colour pages.

Waterstones Scottish Children’s Book of the Month Years ago, the Emperor used dark magic to steal all the colour from the world. Now he keeps it for himself, enjoying its life-giving power while everyone else must exist in cold shades of grey. That is, until a miracle baby is born – everything she touches turns to colour. But the child’s life is in danger from her very first breath. Soon the Emperor’s murderous Ripper Dogs and Black Coats come hunting. Can the girl and her adopted father survive in the forest – and what will it take to return colour and hope to the world?

My life story and a commentary on Jesus. A compendium of 4 books

Upadla v zapomnění, teď se však probouzí! Před tisíci lety ovládla království věčná noc. Jen díky čarodějkám, které ji zahnaly pod zem, žili pak lidé dlouhé roky v klidu. Teď je ale hrozba zpět. Vrchní čarodějka Hester ji chce vypustit, a získat tak neomezenou moc. Když třináctiletá Lara narazí v kanálech na záhadnou krabičku, netuší, že ji nález katapultuje přímo do středu nebezpečného dobrodružství. Zvládne čelit divoké magii, smrtelným nástrahám a podivnému muži, který nevrhá stín?

The mysterious Nowhere Emporium has appeared once more. With its shining bricks the colour of midnight, and rich scents of melting chocolate and exotic spices, it''s easy to see why inquisitive Lucy isn''t the only one bewitched by the magical store. Behind the Emporium''s red velvet curtain lies a palace of unimaginable treasures glittering jewels and gleaming gold, sparkling diamonds and shining armour. But hidden among these wonders, something sinister is lurking. The Emporium is under the control of a menacing figure in a top hat who calls himself Vindictus Sharpe. Who is he? And where is the Emporium''s rightful owner, Daniel? Return to a world where imagination is power and anything is possible in the heart-stopping finale to the multi-award-winning Nowhere Emporium trilogy.

Thousands of years ago, the Evernight came to the Silver Kingdom and turned everything to darkness and chaos. It was only defeated thanks to the skill and bravery of the Witches. But now the Evernight is about to return, released by the evil Mrs Hester, and the only spell that might stop it is lost, deep below the great city of King''s Haven. Then orphan Larabelle Fox stumbles across a mysterious wooden box while treasure-hunting in the city''s sewers. Little does she realise she is about to be catapulted into an adventure, facing wild magic and mortal danger - and a man who casts no shadow . . .

Jim McPherson is an architect, no longer young but still quietly ambitious. He watches with acid distaste as each new outrageous, extravagant, willfully transgressive building gets all the publicity, and wonders-how the hell did this happen? Then he finds himself designing one of his own.An old acquaintance, now a mysterious, manipulative figure of great means and even greater will, has drawn him into a project that promises to violate every principle he holds dear. The struggle with habit and conscience is trying.But the process transforms him, and Jim at last produces, with full willing participation, a building so appalling that it not only inspires local opposition but triggers a freakish mishap that lands everyone in court. The flamboyant opposing counsel attempts to put the whole of twenty-first century architecture on trial, in all its irrational exuberance and iconic exhibitionism. An unexpected judicial denouement is only the first of a number of surprising outcomes for the principals and for the notorious building, which itself serves as both impetus and arena for several frenzied scenes of deranged public behavior. Moby-Dick meets Monty Python in this surreal unfolding, set against the dark backdrop of post-9/11, pre-crash America: at war abroad and with itself, distracted by celebrity and poorly served by its institutions.

The Nowhere Emporium has been stolen. The shop from nowhere has vanished without a trace. Will it ever reappear? As they search for the lost Emporium, Daniel and Ellie encounter magical bookshops, deserted islands in the dead of nig

Das Wunderreich von Nirgendwo kann jederzeit in jeglicher Stadt auftauchen. Das Labyrinth seiner Räume enthält unglaublich viele Sensationen. Doch am Eingang muss man einen Preis zahlen, ohne es zu wissen. Als Daniel auf seiner Flucht in das geheimnisvolle Geschäft in Glasgow hineinstolpert, öffnet sich für ihn die Tür zu einer Welt voll atemberaubender Magie und lauernder Gefahr.

Are you brave? When the mysterious Amelia Pigeon turns up at Kirby''s bedroom window in the dead of night, this is the question she asks him – immediately before they tumble into a world of ancient malevolent spirits who have torn their way into Kirby''s boring seaside village. Kirby isn''t feeling brave at all. His mother is in a coma following a freak (or was it?) accident, and he''s hardly talking to his dad. He''s convinced a spider is watching him, and now a weird girl in a yellow raincoat – who claims to be a powerful, evil-banishing Shadowsmith – is dragging him into unknown danger. How brave is he really? Ross MacKenzie, author of the Blue Peter award-winning The Nowhere Emporium, weaves a world of magic and adventure which twists and turns magnificently and will keep thrilled young readers guessing right to the end.

The fifth edition of this leading reference book on insurance medicine, provides a comprehensive guide to life expectancy for underwriters and clinicians involved in the life insurance industry. Extensively revised and expanded, the new edition reflects developments in life and healthcare insurance as well as medicine.

When the mysterious Nowhere Emporium arrives in Glasgow, orphan Daniel Holmes stumbles upon it quite by accident. Before long, the ''shop from nowhere'' -- and its owner, Mr Silver -- draw Daniel into a breathtaking world of magic and enchantment. Recruited as Mr Silver''s apprentice, Daniel learns the secrets of the Emporium''s vast labyrinth of passageways and rooms -- rooms that contain wonders beyond anything Daniel has ever imagined. But when Mr Silver disappears, and a shadow from the past threatens everything, the Emporium and all its wonders begin to crumble. Can Daniel save his home, and his new friends, before the Nowhere Emporium is destroyed forever? Scottish Children''s Book Award winner Ross MacKenzie unleashes a riot of imagination, colour and fantasy in this astonishing adventure, perfect for fans of Philip Pullman, Corneila Funke and Neil Gaiman.

[Truncated] This thesis presents work that has been performed in the synthesis of a range of mono and bimetallic organometallic complexes. The electronic and structural characteristics of these complexes have been investigated. Of particular interest is the intramolecular communication between metal centres that can be observed for the bimetallic complexes. Understanding electronic communication is a fundamental concern for the growing field of molecular electronics. The introduction presents a brief background to the field of molecular electronics. This is followed by an overview of mixed valence complexes and the application to the study of electronic communication. The introduction concludes by presenting the ligands that were studied in this thesis, along with a summary of spectroelectrochemistry and theoretical studies as they were applied to the complexes synthesised here. The majority of the complexes studied in this thesis contained a ruthenium ?-alkynyl moiety. Chapter 2 begins with a summary of the properties and synthesis of transition metal ?-alkynyl complexes. The synthesis and characterisation of ruthenium ?-alkynyl complexes of the widely studied ligand 5-ethynyl-2,2''-bipyridine is presented along with a spectroelectrochemical and theoretical investigation of the complexes. Chapter 3 introduces the coordination chemistry of the 2,2''-bipyridine moiety. The complexes synthesised in Chapter 2 were used as metalloligands for the coordination of an additional metal centre to the bipyridyl moiety. The bimetallic complexes were characterised and studied by spectroelectrochemical and theoretical methods. The homobimetallic complexes that were synthesised showed Class II mixed valence behaviour resulting from weak electronic communication. Chapter 4 uses the less studied ligand 4-ethynyl-2,2''-bipyridine to synthesise and characterise a range of mono and bimetallic complexes that were analogous to those synthesised in Chapters 2 and 3. Evaluation of the electronic communication through this ligand by spectroelectrochemical and theoretical methods showed Class II mixed valence behaviour. Comparison of the electronic communication exhibited by complexes in Chapters 3 and 4 showed that there was better electronic communication through the 4-ethynyl-2,2-bipyridine isomer of the ligand.

This book is a compendium of 3 books in the series Life According to Ross.Life According to Ross I is a book about the return of Jesus Christ and the beginnings of the universe and life on earth. Learn about the Adelaide, South Australia connection to the return of Jesus Christ and who was the antichrist. It raises many issues about God that you may agree or disagree with or have never thought about before. It is guaranteed to make you think about the Bible and the nature of God.Life According to Ross II is an autobiography of my life so far. As an autobiography it is less contentious than the first book, which is mainly a spiritual book. This book does not refer to God as frequently.Life According to Ross III is the final book in the series. It contains the opinions of Jesus Christ on the serious and difficult world issues that face us in the 21st century. Read the introductions of each book in the series for an idea of what they are about.

It''s up to one boy to take back the night!Zac can''t sleep. And neither can anyone else. A bunch of bad dreams keeps robbing the whole wide-awake world of rest, and one night as the clock strikes twelve, Zac is torn from his own not-so-sweet slumber to be tossed-and-turned into a strange, surreal realm. Nocturne, this land is called, and its frightening nightmares are a sign that a nasty band of dream stealers is seizing control. Zac won''t rest -- he CAN''T rest -- until he finds a way to stop these silver-skulled "insomaniacs" and take back the night!If he doesn''t, you might never sleep again.A big idea made beautifully simple, about the purest, most universal form of magic: dreams.

Eleven-year-old Zac follows his grandmother into the magical world of dreams called Nocturne, where Dream Stealers led by Shadow are spreading dark magic that creates nightmares, and it is up to Zac and new friends to foil the evil plan.

When Stars and Stripes Met Hammer and Sickle tells the story of face-to-face citizen diplomacy that brought together Americans and Soviets during the closing years of the cold war. Looking specifically at five conferences held between 1985 and 1989, Ross Mackenzie recounts the experiences of artists, diplomats, government officials, and interested citizens who joined together for a unique mix of political debates, artistic performances, open discussions, and socialization. Sponsored by the Chautauqua Institution, a center for arts, education, religion, and recreation in western New York, these conferences offer a snapshot of the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union just before the collapse of the Soviet government and federation in November 1989.