A mysterious toymaker who lives as a recluse in an old mansion, surrounded by the magical beings he has created. A sickly wife locked away in a hidden room. An enigma involving strange lights that shine out from the small island on which an old, disused lighthouse stands. A shadowy creature that hides deep in the woods. These elements of a mystery will bind 14-year-old Irene to Ismael during one magical summer spent in Blue Bay when her mother takes...

SMOKE AND MIRRORS will haunt your imagination and move you to the very depths of your soul

Seventy-year-old avant-garde composer Peter Els opens the door one evening to find the police outside. His DIY microbiology lab: the latest experiment in his lifelong attempt to extract music from rich patterns beyond the ear's ability to hear, has come to the attention of Homeland Security.

'Quanta, Matter, and Change' unravels a traditional course in physical chemistry and presents it from a new molecular perspective. Building on the heritage of the world-renowned Atkins' 'Physical Chemistry', it gives a refreshing new insight into the familiar by illuminating physical chemistry from a new direction.