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How to be both: A novel by Ali Smith
Passionate, compassionate, vitally inventive and scrupulously playful, Ali Smith’s novels are like nothing else. A true original, she is a one-of-a-kind literary sensation. Her novels consistently attract serious acclaim and discussion—and have won her a dedicated readership who are drawn again and again to the warmth, humanity and humor of her voice.
How to be both is a novel all about art’s versatility. Borrowing from painting’s fresco technique to make an original literary double-take, it’s a fast-moving genre-bending conversation between forms, times, truths and fictions. There’s a Renaissance artist of the 1460s. There’s the child of a child of the 1960s. Two tales of love and injustice twist into a singular yarn where time gets timeless, structural gets playful, knowing gets mysterious, fictional gets real—and all life’s givens get given a second chance.
A note to the reader:
Who says stories reach everybody in the same order? This novel can be read in two ways and this book provides you with both. In half of all printed editions of the novel the narrative EYES comes before CAMERA. In the other half of printed editions the narrative CAMERA precedes EYES.
The narratives are exactly the same in both versions, just in a different order.
The books are intentionally printed in two different ways, so that readers can randomly have different experiences reading the same text. So, depending on which edition you happen to receive, the book will be: EYES, CAMERA, or CAMERA, EYES. Enjoy the adventure.
My Little Book of Bible Stories
Overview
This book is an ideal introduction to the Bible for little ones. This beautifully illustrated book includes a selection of well-known traditional Bible stories suitable of all ages.
Each story includes clear text allowing children to follow along easily. Included are well known favorites such as: Noah’s Ark David and Goliath Daniel in the Lion’s Den
ISBN:9780709719212
Author:Brown Watson
Sleepytime Stories- Baby Bedtime Books
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This is a charming new book, perfect for bedtime. It features six original short stories by Sam Taplin, guaranteed to get babies and young children ready to float off to sleep.
Each gentle and sweet story features a different animal, including a rabbit who wants it to snow, an elephant who doesn't want the summer to go away and a penguin who meets a whale. It offers warm, evocative illustrations from Fransesca di Chiara.
It is suitable as a gorgeous gift for babies and young children.
ISBN:9781409523116
Author:Sam Taplin and Francesca Di Chiara
Five-minute bedtime stories
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This brand new collection of original stories by Sam Taplin is perfect for sharing at bedtime. There are eleven stories in the book, all featuring endearing animal characters and beautifully illustrated by Ag Jatkowska.
The stories are gently humorous and very cosy, as we follow the adventures of Mouse as she tries to find a happy feeling for her friend Badger, Little Tiger's efforts to learn to swim, and Dog's quest to find out who is flying the yellow balloon on the other side of the hill.
ISBN:9781409524632
Author:Sam Taplin
Richard Scarrys Bedtime Stories ever
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A collection of Richard Scarry's best loved stories, gathered together in the perfect bedtime storybook. Now in picture book format. Join Huck and Lowly on their adventures around Busy town then drift off to sleep for adventures of your own!
This fun book contains a collection of some of Richard Scarry's best loved stories, perfect for bedtime reading and is packed with Richard Scarry's wonderful, original artwork.
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ISBN:9780007413560
Author:Scarry Harper
Animals Bedtime Tales
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A fabulous collection of original animal stories for you and your child to read together. Follow the exciting adventures of the forgetful Koala, Clever Miss Snake, Olly the Octopus and many more in this beautifully illustrated book, which is sure to make bedtime every child’s favorite time.
ISBN:9780709717966
Author:Brown Watson
Bedtime Stories Large Print BW
Overview
This large print book of Bedtime Stories has been especially designed with young children in mind.
It is ideal for parent and child to read together, the large type and colorful illustrations makes it suitable as a first reading book.
There are 10 short stories which children will want to read again and again.
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ISBN:9780709721888
Author:Brown Watson
Goodnight Stories-BW Large Print
Collins Pocket Spanish Dictionary
Overview
Collins Pocket Spanish Dictionary offers excellent coverage of today's language and usage.
Clear presentation and color layout allow maximum accessibility in a portable, hard-wearing format. Features include:
• All the latest words in both languages, such as downloadable, Wi-Fi in English, and huella de carbono, bloguear in Spanish
• Full GCSE coverage * An in-depth and up-to-date supplement with information about Spain, its people and its language to help you take your learning to the next level
• Help with Spanish verbs
• Clear, color layout, useful examples, language and cultural notes Collins Pocket Spanish Dictionary has been designed to give travelers, business people and the general user alike all the information they need in a portable, hard-wearing format.
It includes all the latest words reflecting changes in modern lifestyle, as well as all the features you would expect from a Collins dictionary: an easy-to-read color layout, special treatment of key words such as can, that, ser, de, notes about life in Spanish-speaking countries and warnings on commonly confused words.
An in-depth and up-to-date supplement helps you to develop your knowledge of Spanish and your confidence in the language, with a section on common translation difficulties to guide you. There is information on pronunciation and improving your fluency, as well as the words and phrases you will need in different situations, like sending an email or making a phone call.
The supplement also gives you an insight into Spain, its people and other Spanish-speaking countries. Verb tables show all verb forms for the most common Spanish verbs and give examples of how these are used. Also available in the Collins Spanish dictionary range are Collins Spanish School Dictionary, Collins Easy Learning Spanish Dictionary, Collins Spanish Dictionary & Grammar and Collins Spanish Phrasebooks for mobile phone and iPod.
ISBN:9780007324989
Author: Collins Dictionaries
Easy Learning Spanish Dictionary In C...
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An up-to-date, easy-reference dictionary with key GCSE curriculum words highlighted and a practical and fun supplement covering key vocabulary areas. It is the ideal dictionary for learners of Spanish of all ages, but especially for those aiming for GCSE exam success. Fully endorsed by the exam board, Edexcel.
Designed for all learners of Spanish, whether you are learning for your GCSE exams at school, in an evening class, for business or to go on holiday. The entries cover every day Spanish and English (including all essential set expressions) and key curriculum words are highlighted to help with exam preparation.
Clear and concise language notes provide information on common grammatical errors and confusable words, while handy culture notes explain cultural differences. Spanish verbs are cross-referred to comprehensive verb tables, helping you find all the Spanish verb forms you need. Combined with a text which is color-coded and very easy to navigate, the Collins Easy Learning Spanish Dictionary gives a solid foundation for Spanish language learning.
• •Get it right: thousands of examples of real Spanish show you exactly how translations are used.
• •Get there fast: clear color layout takes you quickly to the words you want, with key GCSE vocabulary flagged for rapid identification.
• •Have confidence: a fun, practical supplement focuses on key exam vocabulary and helps you to use written and spoken Spanish correctly.
Visit www.collins.co.uk/languagesupport to access downloadable resources to help you practice and consolidate your language skills.
ISBN:9780007530946
Author:Collins Dictionaries
Gather Together in My Name
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Maya Angelou's volumes of autobiography are a testament to the talents and resilience of this extraordinary writer. Loving the world, she also knows its cruelty.
As a black woman she has known discrimination and extreme poverty, but also hope, joy, achievement and celebration. In the sequel to her best-selling I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou is a young mother in California, unemployed, embarking on brief affairs and transient jobs in shops and night-clubs, turning to prostitution and the world of narcotics.
ISBN:9781844085026
Author:Maya Angelou
Amazing Peace A celebration
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In this beautiful, deeply moving poem, Maya Angelou inspires us to embrace the peace and promise of Christmas, so that hope and love can once again light up our holidays and the world. "Angels and Mortals, Believers and Nonbelievers, look heavenward,” she writes, "and speak the word aloud. Peace.”
Read by the poet at the lighting of the National Christmas Tree at the White House on December 1, 2005, Maya Angelou’s celebration of the "Glad Season” is a radiant affirmation of the goodness of life and a beautiful holiday gift for people of all faiths.
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ISBN:9781400065585
Author:Maya Angelou
Armchair Economist Economics and Ever...
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In this revised and updated edition of Steven Landsburg’s hugely popular book, he applies economic theory to today’s most pressing concerns, answering a diverse range of daring questions, such as:
1. Why are seat belts deadly?
2. Why do celebrity endorsements sell products?
3. Why are failed executives paid so much?
4. Who should bear the cost of oil spills?
5. Do government deficits matter?
6. How is workplace safety bad for workers?
7. What’s wrong with the local foods movement?
8. Which rich people can’t be taxed?
9. Why is rising unemployment sometimes good?
10. Why do women pay more at the dry cleaner?
11. Why is life full of disappointments?
Whether these are nagging questions you’ve always had, or ones you never even thought to ask, this new edition of The Armchair Economist turns the eternal ideas of economic theory into concrete answers that you can use to navigate the challenges of contemporary life.
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ISBN:9780029177761
Author:Steven E. Landsburg
The Downing Street Years
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This first volume of Margaret Thatcher's memoirs, which encompasses the entirety of her career as Prime Minister.
Margaret Thatcher was the towering figure of late-twentieth-century British politics. This is the story of her remarkable life in her own words.
This first volume of her memoirs is a riveting first-hand portrait of the events and personalities of her eleven years in power. She recalls the triumphs and the critical moments of her premiership – the Falklands War, the miners' strike, the Brighton bomb, the Westland Affair and her unprecedented three election victories.
Her judgements of the men and women she encountered, whether world statesmen or Cabinet colleagues, are astonishingly frank. She is lavish with her praise; devastating with her criticism. The book reaches a gripping climax with an hour-by-hour description from inside 10 Downing Street of her dramatic final days in office.
Margaret Thatcher's compelling account stands as a powerful testament to her influential legacy.
ISBN:9780007456635
Author:Margaret Thatcher
The Path to Power
The Timbuktu School for Nomads
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The Timbuktu School for Nomads: Across the Sahara in the Shadow of Jihad.
The Sahara: a dream-like, far away landscape of Lawrence of Arabia and Wilfred Thesiger, The English Patient and Star Wars, and home to nomadic communities whose ways of life stretch back millennia.
Today it's a teeth-janglingly dangerous destination, where the threat of jihadists lurks just over the horizon. Following in the footsteps of 16th century traveller Leo Africanus, Nicholas Jubber went on a turbulent adventure to the forgotten places of North Africa and the legendary Timbuktu.
Once the seat of African civilization and home to the richest man who ever lived, this mythic city is now scarred by terrorist occupation and is so remote its own inhabitants hail you with the greeting, 'Welcome to the middle of nowhere'.
From the cattle markets of the Atlas, across the Western Sahara and up the Niger river, Nicholas joins the camps of the Tuareg, Fulani, Berbers, and other communities, to learn about their craft, their values and their place in the world.
The Timbuktu School for Nomads is a unique look at a resilient city and how the nomads pit ancient ways of life against the challenges of the 21st century.
ISBN:9781857886542
Author:Nicholas Jubber
From Socrates to Sartre The Philosoph...
A challenging new look at the great thinkers whose ides have shaped our civilization
From Socrates to Sartre presents a rousing and readable introduction to the lives, and times of the great philosophers. This thought-provoking book takes us from the inception of Western society in Plato’s Athens to today when the commanding power of Marxism has captured one third of the world. T. Z. Lavine, Elton Professor of Philosophy at George Washington University, makes philosophy come alive with astonishing clarity to give us a deeper, more meaningful understanding of ourselves and our times.
From Socrates to Sartre discusses Western philosophers in terms of the historical and intellectual environment which influenced them, and it connects their lasting ideas to the public and private choices we face in America today.
From Socrates to Sartre formed the basis of from the PBS television series of the same name.
Chasing the Stars by Malorie Blackman
Olivia and her twin brother Aidan are heading alone back to Earth following the virus that wiped out the rest of their crew, and their family, in its entirety.
Nathan is part of a community heading in the opposite direction. But on their journey, Nathan’s ship is attacked and most of the community killed. Only a few survive.
Their lives unexpectedly collided, Nathan and Olivia are instantly attracted to each other, deeply, head-over-heels – like nothing they have ever experienced. But not everyone is pleased.
Surrounded by rumours, deception, even murder, is it possible to live out a happy ever after . . . ?
Theres a Business in Every Woman
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If you’ve ever dreamed of starting your own business, or if you’ve ever wondered about how to build up the business you already run, but worry because you don’t have an MBA or a couple of years of college business courses, this book is for you.
Based on extensive interviews with more than eighty women entrepreneurs from around the country, There’s a Business in Every Woman offers inspiring success stories (and instructive missteps) in a wide range of businesses–from catering, landscaping, personal training, and wedding and events planning to interior and clothing design, staffing, manufacturing, and product design.
What the trailblazing women in this book have in common is a good idea and the courage to turn a dream into a money-making reality through hard work, passion, and drive.
Take, for instance, the woman who started an IT consulting company in her basement and now has more than a thousand employees in three states; two jogging buddies who commiserated about their uncomfortable bras and went on to design and produce a jog bra, creating a company that Playtex ultimately bought for millions; the mom whose hand-made birthday-party invitations made such a splash that she launched her own custom party invitation company, which she expanded to include holiday cards, gift tags, bags, and more; the sixty-five-year-old corporate wife and mother who applied her domestic talents to opening a profitable B&B; the twenty-three-year-old who bought a fledging real estate franchise and now earns a healthy six figures annually.
These success stories highlight the practical: focusing on what you’re good at; setting up your business properly–even if you are starting out from your basement or garage; getting financial backing when you need it; marketing your products with sizzle; networking like the "good old boys”; understanding how and when to diversify your products or services; managing your growth; and, most important, knowing what your company is worth and when it might be lucrative to cash out.
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ISBN:9780812975581
Author:Ann Holmes
How to Make a Million Before Lunch
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Fed up with working for someone else? Want to start your own business but don't want to wait years to reap the rewards?
Take every shortcut you can ... and get there fast.
As Enterprise Editor of The Sunday Times, Rachel Bridge has met hundreds of the world's most successful entrepreneurs.
Now she shares their expertise to show you the top 20 shortcuts to creating a booming business - and the energy-sapping, time-wasting traps to avoid along the way - so you too can make a million - asap.
ISBN:9780753539347
Author:Rachel Bridge