From the files of Dr. John Watson comes strangest case on record of the famous detective Sherlock Holmes... An inhuman terror stalks the gaslit, fogged streets of London. The one man who has witnessed it lies dead, presumed the victim of a madman. But Holmes knows that the truth is far more bizarre. With his peerless deductive skills, Holmes traces the evidence to the famed but controversial expediton of Professior George Edward Challenger ---and the lost world of Maple White Land. A rival of Challenger's, it seems, has launched a return exploration of that fabled, prehistoric land of antediluvian monsters--and may have let loose a terror from the primeval ages upon the streets of turn-of-the century London...
Visitors to this upstate New York region can attest to its picturesque beauty, and those lucky enough to be residents know that the charm comes not only from the scenery but also from the people who created a thriving community here. Author Elinor Mettler has compiled the selections from "Down Maple Lane," her column in the Roe Jan Independent, that best demonstrate what makes this area unique. Join her as she explores how family, rural values, seasons and small towns, past and present, have made upstate country life so enjoyable for generations.
How do trees make sweet maple syrup? Follow each step in the food production cycle--from planting sugar maple trees to pouring syrup on pancakes--in this fascinating book
What if Canada had fallen prey to a rearmed Germany in the 1930s? For Evan Macroy, a Royal Canadian Air Force military fighter pilot and intelligence adviser in Toronto, the very real threat of German intrusion catalyzes a mission of espionage, aviation, and international intrigue.The Maple Conspiracy tells the story of squadron leader Macroy who is travelling across the world in 1936 in search of a new fighter aircraft and leadership to replace old aircraft and strategies that would modernize the RCAF. As an ascendant Germany becomes an increasing threat to Canada and the rest of the world, Macroy's mission changes into an urgent matter of national security when he is unwittingly caught up in a German-engineered plot against the Liberal Party in Ottawa.His secret objective quickly spirals into a desperate journey of survival and discovery that includes adventures in civil wars in China and Spain, a high-speed chase in Miami, encounters with the German Abwehr intelligence service, a Japanese airborne rescue of his kidnapped wife, and a transatlantic pursuit by British submarines. But just how much is Macroy willing to sacrifice to achieve his mission? On the eve of the Second World War, one Canadian pilot and the flights he takes around the world will be the defining link in a chain of international cooperation and betrayal.
Come inside and look around this friendly apartment building. You'll meet book-lovers Ola and Elena, vets Charlie and Ava, chef Malik, big brother-to-be Jayden, board-game player Luna, and all their visitors and animal friends. Explore the building through the year to see how the neighbours spend their time as the seasons change, from barbecuing together on hot summer nights to sledging and snowman-building on frosty winter days. Children will love spotting repeated details and inventing their own tales about the residents of 630 Maple Street in this charmingly observed wordless picture book.
Kathryn Maple (b. 1989, Canterbury) is an artist specialising in drawing and painting. Her large-scale paintings feature urban, suburban and rural landscapes which are frequently populated by human figures. Her work is distinctive for its use of intensely layered mark making, lending the work both urgency and intimacy. The places and people depicted, rendered in a range of painting and drawing materials, are frequently afforded a sense of wildness or mystery by dint of their colour palette, collage-like compositions and recurring motifs such as wind-blown trees and winding pathways. This, her first monograph, features 379 images, many of which are reproduced for the first time. These include the presentation of her recent major series of oil pastel on paper works 'A Year of Drawings', alongside reproductions of her mixed media works on paper, as well as large oils on canvas. An essay by Kathryn Lloyd, writer, artist and Contemporary Art Editor at The Burlington Magazine, offers insight into Maple’s impulse to explore the world around her through her work. Large-scale paintings, replete with dense layers of marks, are constructed by means of personal encounter, memory and imagination. Details of man-made objects, tree bark and human skin, for instance, become composite, crucial in capturing fleeting experiences of place and of people. Lloyd brings out the symbolism of Maple’s work, making art historical comparisons while connecting these to the specific local characteristics of Maple’s familiar South London landscapes and the importance of walking to the artist’s practice.An interview with independent curator and critic Anneka French is focused on 'A Year of Drawings', a series of 365 drawings made daily since January 2022 outside the artist’s studio. They discuss the process, materials and art historical and literary influences upon Maple’s work, with a focus on how her drawing and painting strands of work impact each other. Their conversation provides an insight into the thinking of the artist at a crucial stage in Maple’s career.Taking its title from the lyrics of The Cure’s A Forest (1980), Editor Matt Price’s essay 'Into the Trees' offers an introduction to, and an overview of,' A Year of Drawings', discussing examples of the works and considering aspects of the series ranging from art historical precedents to themes, recurring motifs and interpretation.The monograph is published to coincide with the exhibitions: Under a Hot Sun, by Kathryn Maple, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, 11 February – 30 April 2023 and Kathryn Maple: A Year of Drawings, Lyndsey Ingram Gallery, London, 1–17 March 2023. It has been edited by Matt Price, designed by Anomie Studio, printed by Mixam, Watford, and published by Anomie, London. Kathryn Maple was born in Canterbury in 1989, and lives and works in South London. She graduated in 2011 with a degree in fine art printmaking from the University of Brighton, before undertaking a postgraduate programme at the Royal Drawing School in 2012–13. Maple has featured in exhibitions at venues including Barber & Lopes at the British Art Fair, London, The Royal Academy, London, Beers London, Messums Wiltshire, Flowers Gallery, London, Frestonian Gallery, London, Christies New York, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, London, and Drawing Room, London. Maple was the winner of the Times Watercolour Competition 2014 and 2016, and The John Moores Painting Prize 2020. Her exhibition Under the Hot Sun at the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, 2023, was awarded to Maple as part of her prize for winning the latter.
After a long cold winter, which is common across northern Michigan, spring is a welcome time of year. Spring is a transition period, from months of snowblowing the driveway and blinding lake effect snow off Lake Michigan, to warmer days and melting snow. It is a time to get outdoors, smell the fresh cool snow melt air and soak up the sun. Most importantly, it is a time to begin making maple syrup. This coloring book was created in associationwith a book titled, A Maple Spring Sugar Season in Northern Michigan.
How could the art scene lead to a crime scene? Heather is happy to focus on baking her Spiced Maple Donuts, while her best friend takes some art classes. However, when a master sculptor is found impaled on an art project, Heather must get on the scene and investigate. Many artists are involved in a festive tree sculptor contest, but could the competition have been a motive for murder? Who had the strength to accomplish this tricky kill? And could the scene have been staged with an artist's eye? Heather is determined to find out. Join Heather as she explores the art of solving murder
Sometimes nothing's more puzzling than the truth. Nicole Fitzhenry-Dawes-Cavanaugh thinks she's worked her last case before her baby is born... Right up until a man covered in blood walks into her law firm. He claims he doesn't know how the blood got there or who it belongs to. He's desperate for Nicole's help. But with her license still under probation and her baby due soon, Nicole's not sure how much she's willing to risk, especially when his case looks like it could put more than her own life in danger. Stumped is the final book in Emily James' Maple Syrup Mysteries. If you love small-town settings, quirky characters, and twisty plots, then you'll want to buy this amateur sleuth mystery series today This book is a clean mystery and contains no swearing, gore, or steamy bedroom scenes. While the series is best enjoyed in order, each book is a complete mystery on its own.
