a widow for one year john irving

''One night when she was four and sleeping in the bottom bunk of her bunk bed, Ruth Cole awoke to the sound of lovemaking - it was coming from her parents'' bedroom.''This is the story of Ruth Cole. It is told in three parts: on Long Island, in the summer of 1958, when she is only four; in 1990, when she is an unmarried woman whose personal life is not nearly as successful as her literary career; and in the autumn of 1995, when Ruth Cole is a forty-one-year-old widow and mother. She''s also about to fall in love for the first time...

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''A work of genius'' Independent''Marvellously funny . . . What better entertainment is there than a serious book which makes you laugh?'' Spectator''If you care about something you have to protect it. If you''re lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it.''Summer, 1953. In the small town of Gravesend, New Hampshire, eleven-year-old John Wheelwright and his best friend Owen Meany are playing in a Little League baseball game. When Owen hits a foul ball which kills John''s mother, their lives are changed in an instant.It is dismissed as a tragic accident but Owen disagrees. He believes that he is God''s instrument, put on Earth for a higher purpose. And as the boys come into adulthood to the background of the Vietnam War, a series of remarkable events show that perhaps Owen''s divine plan was not imagined after all.Discover the funny yet poignant classic by the bestselling author of The World According to Garp.''So extraordinary, so original, and so enriching'' Stephen King, The Washington Post''May justly join the classic American list'' Anthony Burgess, Observer

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John Irving, one of the world's greatest novelists, returns with his first novel in seven years - a ghost story, a love story, and a lifetime of sexual politics. In Aspen, Colorado, in 1941, Rachel Brewster is a slalom skier at the National Downhill and Slalom Championships. Little Ray, as she is called, finishes nowhere near the podium, but she manages to get pregnant.Back home, in New England, Little Ray becomes a ski instructor. Her son, Adam, grows up in a family that defies conventions and evades questions concerning the eventful past. Years later, looking for answers, Adam will go to Aspen.In the Hotel Jerome, where he was conceived, Adam will meet some ghosts; in The Last Chairlift, they aren't the first or the last ghosts he sees. John Irving has written some of the most acclaimed books of our time - among them, The World According to Garp and The Cider House Rules. A visionary voice on the subject of sexual tolerance, Irving is a bard of alternative families.In The Last Chairlift, readers will once more be in his thrall.

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After forty years, John Irving returns to the world of his bestselling classic novel and Academy Awardwinning film, The Cider House Rules, revisiting the orphanage in St. Cloud's, Maine, where Dr. Wilbur Larch takes in Esthera Viennese-born Jew whose life is shaped by anti-Semitism.Esther Nacht is born in Vienna in 1905.Her father dies on board the ship to Portland, Maine; her mother is murdered by anti-Semites in Portland. Dr. Larch knows it won't be easy to find a Jewish family to adopt Esther; in fact, he won't find any family who'll adopt her.When Esther is fourteen, soon to be a ward of the state, Dr. Larch meets the Winslows, a philanthropic New England family with a history of providing foster care for unadopted orphans. The Winslows aren't Jewish, but they despise anti-Semitism. Esther's gratitude for the Winslows is unending; even as she retraces her roots back to Vienna, she never stops loving and protecting the Winslows.In the final chapter, set in Jerusalem in 1981, Esther Nacht is seventy-six.John Irving's sixteenth novel is a testament to his enduring ability to weave complex characters and intricate narratives that challenge and captivate. Queen Esther is not just a story of survival but a profound exploration of identity, belonging, and the enduring impact of history on our personal lives showcasing why Irving remains one of the world's most beloved, provocative, and entertaining authorsa storyteller of our time and for all time.

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A masterpiece from one of the great contemporary American writers.''A wonderful novel, full of energy and art, at once funny and heartbreaking...terrific'' WASHINGTON POSTAnniversary edition with a new afterword from the author.A worldwide bestseller since its publication, Irving''s classic is filled with stories inside stories about the life and times of T. S. Garp, struggling writer and illegitimate son of Jenny Fields - an unlikely feminist heroine ahead of her time.Beautifully written, THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP is a powerfully compelling and compassionate coming-of-age novel that established John Irving as one of the most imaginative writers of his generation.''A diamond sleeping in the dark, chipped out at last for our enrichment and delight...As approachable as it is brilliant'' COSMOPOLITAN

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Audiokniha: „Za víru, kterou v sobě mám, vděčím Owenu Meanymu, svému kamarádovi z dětství…“ Každodenní vzpomínka na něj je způsob, jak přežít smůle navzdory. Životní poustevník John Wheelwright odříkává barvitou litanii za spolužáka, jenž mu byl v telecích letech rádcem, vzorem neokázalých ctností a hlavně nerozlučným parťákem, tolikrát zasahujícím do jeho příběhu i do událostí v rodném Gravesendu. Sami posuďte, jaké ohromné věci v zastydlém novoanglickém maloměstě v 50. letech vykonal podměrečný mesiáš Owen Meany. Ačkoli strašidelně piští a v psaných debatách se prosazuje zásadně velkými písmeny, vyplatí se ho nepřeslechnout. Nejenže vyslovuje to, čeho se pokrytecká Amerika ještě dlouho neodváží, ale především se neptá, co může vlast udělat pro něj, nýbrž co on může udělat pro ni… Rozevlátě moderní, a přesto strhující paralela s mučednickým životem a odkazem Ježíše Krista stojí na vrcholu díla Johna Irvinga. S radostí z vyprávění, v jehož živelnosti si nijak nezadá s milovaným Dickensem, líčí autor přátelství až za hrob. Nikdo nejsme ostrov, musíme se k sobě přimknout a v éře pokrytců věřit pouze v to, co má smysl. Ve „sladkých“ 60. letech, jejichž myšlenky umrtvila válka ve Vietnamu, se to koneckonců ukáže v plné nahotě. „Nevšední zjevení v poněkud vyšeptalé próze konce 20. století. Odvážné, jemnocitné a tak zušlechťující, až se čtenáři ani nechce zpátky do reality.“ – Stephen King, The Washington Post. „Tahle modlitba rozlišuje mezi vštípenou vírou a tím, v co bychom měli věřit doopravdy. Owen chápe sebe sama jako nástroj boží a ví, co ho nemine – jako by s námi celý život pobýval jen kvůli oné poslední chvíli.“ – The Guardian. „Spisovatelův mistrovský kousek předkládá nespoutaného proroka, bojovnou zápletku a ústřední myšlenku, kterou se věru nevyplatí brát na lehkou váhu.“ – Time. „Sentiment přiznává autor bez vytáček a zůstává v něm až dojemně ryzí. Něco takového ovládali pouze velikáni 19. století. Posouzeno tedy jejich starosvětským jazykem: Irving popsal šlechetné naděje hrdinů s nezměrnou odolností, div nám z toho neběhá mráz po zádech.“ – The New York Times Book Review. „Hádal se s námi, ale nikdy na nás nežaloval. Nikdy nesvaloval odpovědnost na nás. Owen nebyl krysa. Vyrovnal řadě hrdinů z Bible a byl nám živým příkladem mučedníka. Jak jsem mohl vědět, že je hrdina? (…) Nevypadal lidsky. Postavu měl jako dítě, ale jeho pohyby byly povážlivě dospělé; a jeho vystupování na jevišti bylo víc než „dospělé“ – bylo nadpřirozené. Za všechno mohl pochopitelně jeho hlas. I kdyby volal ‚KONEC SVĚTA SE BLÍŽÍ!‘, stejně by se publikum sesypalo smíchy. – ukázka z textu.

Objev podobné jako Modlitba za Owena Meanyho - John Irving - audiokniha

Modlitba za Owena Meanyho, sedmá kniha Johna Irvinga, je obecně považována za vrchol autorova díla: nabízí strhující příběh, vypravěčské mistrovství a osobitý humor, nad nímž čtenář jednou vybuchne smíchy, podruhé zatrne úzkostí. Titulní hrdina Owen Meany (o němž v románu vypráví jeho přítel z dětství John Wheelwright a své vzpomínky na něj prokládá aktuálními deníkovými záznamy ze své současnosti) je prazvláštně nadaný chlapec nepřirozeně malého vzrůstu s protivným hlasem, který v mnohém připomíná jiného malého velkého antihrdinu světové literatury, Oskara Matzeratha z Plechového bubínku Güntera Grasse (Irving ostatně tuto inspiraci rád přiznává a Grasse považuje za svého přítele). Na rozdíl od monstrózního Oskara je ovšem Owen Meany postavou až kristovských rozměrů, postavou, jež si nepravděpodobným způsobem vybuduje auru proroka a nakonec se obětuje pro druhé.

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After forty years, John Irving returns to the world of his bestselling classic novel and Academy Award-winning The Cider House Rules, revisiting the orphanage in St. Cloud’s, Maine, where Dr Wilbur Larch takes in Esther, a Viennese-born Jew whose life is shaped by anti-Semitism. Esther Nacht is born in Vienna in 1905. Her father dies on board a ship from Bremerhaven to Portland, Maine, and anti-Semites murder her mother in Portland. In the orphanage at St. Cloud’s, it’s clear to Dr Larch, the physician and director of the orphanage, that the abandoned child not only knows she’s Jewish, but she’s familiar with the biblical Queen Esther she was named for. Dr Larch knows it won’t be easy to find a Jewish family to adopt Esther; he doubts he’ll find any family to adopt her. When Esther is fourteen, soon to become a ward of the state, Dr. Larch meets the Winslows, a philanthropic family with a history of providing for unadopted orphans. The Winslows aren’t Jewish, but they detest anti-Semitism and similar prejudice. Esther’s gratitude to the Winslows is unending. As she retraces her steps to her birth city, Esther keeps loving and protecting the Winslows – even in Vienna. The final chapter of this historical novel is set in Jerusalem in 1981, when Esther is seventy-six.

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Audiokniha: Když se Amerika změnila v minové pole, braňme se groteskou. Přestože na svět přišel skoro neposkvrněným početím a matčina drsná výchova z něj učinila syna nevídaných schopností, snaží se T. S. Garp i bez otce obstát. Vaří, uklízí, naslouchá a hlavně jedná fér s příslušníky menšin, kteří si u nich doma podávají dveře a v kvasu 60. let o sobě dávají stále hlasitěji vědět. Jakmile se však sám stane tátou a chce uspět coby dobrý rodič, občan a spisovatel, zjišťuje, že tahle zodpovědnost bude veliké břímě. Už jen proto, že tu nežije sám, peklo jsou spíš ti druzí a neštěstí nechodí po horách, nýbrž po Garpovi… Tak jako jeho ohleduplný hrdina předešel i nejslavnější Irvingův román svou dobu proroctvím o tom, co vše boří lidské sny o štěstí. Obraz Ameriky procházející hlubokou vnitřní krizí je vykreslen v tak sarkastických barvách, že ho obdivuje již čtvrtá generace čtenářů. Miliony prodaných výtisků i kultovní trička se záludným Spodním výrem potvrzují, že nejlepší medicínou na nevyléčitelnou chorobu – naši smrtelnost – je černá groteska. Groteska o nemocných Spojených státech, která je vzhledem k hloubce tamních názorových příkopů opět aktuální. Irvingovo klíčové dílo bylo odměněno Národní knižní cenou (1978) a dočkalo se i filmové verze (1982, režie George Roy Hill) s mladým Robinem Williamsem v titulní roli. „Tragikomická zpráva o moderní společnosti podaná v tak závratném tempu, že by se měla číst a chápat jako pokračování Hlavy XXII." – The Observer „Jako všechny výjimečné romány také ten o Garpovi odmítá zavedený tvar, dokonce i při pozorování panoptika sexu, manželství a rodičovství. A přece – nebo právě proto – je úchvatným, závažným a nehasnoucím reprezentantem prózy pamětihodné síly.“ – The Chicago Sun-Times „S vědomím, že v chodu času jsme jedinci na odpis, se tomu osudu můžeme klidně chechtat. Irving, jenž chápe své předurčení coby dědic dickensovské vypravěčské tradice, si libuje v barokní barvitosti a navrch nám uštědří morální lekci. Lekci ve formě komedie mravů, završené neblahou předzvěstí, že bude hůř.“ – The New York Times „Obrovský úspěch Irvingova čtvrtého románu se dal srovnat snad jen se čtenářským třeštěním nad Salingerovým Kdo chytá v žitě o necelých třicet let dříve. Kromě literárních kvalit se o to bezpochyby zasloužila i schopnost vystihnout právě ony ‚spodní víry a spodní výry‘ americké společnosti, ze kterých je až dnes hlavní proud: všudypřítomné násilí, především pak sexuální násilí na ženách, feminismus, transgender problematika, americký sen proměněný v noční můru…“ – irozhlas.cz „Podvratná podmanivost Irvingova psaní spočívá v tom, že (…) dokáže pro citlivé politické téma najít výmluvný obraz nebo scénu a pojednat ho groteskně, a přitom pronikavě a ve všech rozporech. Málokdo dokázal tak pronikavě a přitom zábavně odvyprávět příběh kontrakulturního hnutí Ameriky nebo obecně západního světa 60. a 70. let a [současně zapojit] všechny své oblíbené motivy, jako je nepřítomný otec, dominantní svérázná matka, zápasení, válka ve Vietnamu, reflexe vlastního psaní, odpor k bigotnosti jakéhokoli druhu, bizarně groteskní sex i smrt.“ – seznam.cz „Děsí mě, jak se současný vývoj obrací. Když jsem dopisoval Garpa, bál jsem se, že až kniha vyjde, nebude aktuální, poněvadž všechny motivy, jako jsou legalizace potratu, přijetí homosexuality či feminismus mezitím budou už běžná, akceptovaná věc. Mýlil jsem se. Už je to všechno znovu aktuální.“ – z talkshow s autorem (2023)

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Collected and annotated lyrics from one of music’s most visionary bards, John Darnielle. A work of rapturous beauty, This Year: 365 Songs Annotated celebrates the creative life and the musical genius of John Darnielle through his most meaningful songs. From his early days recording on a boom box, through the evolution of the Mountain Goats from a solo project to a full band, to his continued influence on indie music, This Year pairs the definitive texts of 365 John Darnielle songs with first-person commentaries on his life and music. These commentaries reveal how the songs came to be and the people who inspired them: his family and friends; his wife, Lalitree Darnielle; his longtime collaborator, Peter Hughes; and even his literary heroes, among many others. Here are the origins of ‘This Year’, ‘No Children’, ‘The Best Ever Death Metal Band in Denton’, and ‘Up the Wolves’, as well as Darnielle’s literary influences, including Flannery O’Connor, Jorge Luis Borges, and Stephen King. This Year, spanning decades, becomes the definitive literary record of one of the greatest songwriters and musical creative forces of all time.

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Step into the rhythm of the British countryside with John Miller as he guides you through the passing of seasons in his memoir, 'What's in a Year'... With a keen eye for nature and a deep connection to the land, John recounts his experiences as a countryman-from childhood spent scrumping in Oxfordshire's villages to his lifelong passion for observing wildlife, fishing rivers, and tending to his garden. Each month offers a vivid portrait of the landscape's ever-changing beauty, from the first signs of life in spring to the melancholic notes of a robin's song in the autumn. John's reflections extend beyond just the flora and fauna; they delve into the urgent need for conservation and the responsibility we all share to protect the world around us. This beautifully written memoir invites readers to slow down, reconnect with nature, and rediscover the simple yet profound wonders of the countryside. Whether you're an avid naturalist or someone seeking peace in a fast-changing world, What's in a Year... will inspire you to see the beauty in every season.

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The Bible Study for Kids is a one-year, kid-focused study of the Bible that brings the entire family together. The 52-week biblical overview for kids ages 3-10 featuresKID FRIENDLY interactive activities, prayers, and personal applications, along with extended reading opportunities for the adults. SIMPLE STORYTELLING that explores the stories of the Bible in easy-to-follow language the whole family can understand.FUN, FULL-COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS for each Bible story, as well as versions of the pictures that kids can color themselves!5-PART WEEKLY FRAMEWORK that includes the summary of a Bible story, a "Dive Deeper" Scripture section, a memory verse, an application section, and a prayer. We believe growing close to God can begin at any age. Let us help guide you!

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A new title in the 'Buster Laugh-a-lot' series, this hilarious collection features over 300 gags for 9-year-olds to share.What do you call a boy opening a bag of crisps?Russell.What do dogs love to dance to?Pup music.What do mermaids do on their birthday?Shell-abrate!Ten side-splitting chapters cover a range of themes perfect for 9-year-olds to read and share with their friends and family – including ‘Spy Sillies’, ‘Mythical Mayhem’, ‘It’s All in the Name’, ‘Holiday Howlers’ and ‘Arty Antics’, as well as ridiculously random collections of ‘Bonkers Banter’ and ‘Jolly Jesters’. Designed to be easy to read and with wonderfully silly illustrations by Andrew Pinder for extra laughs, this laugh-out-loud collection will keep young jokers entertained for hours on end.Also available in the 'Buster Laugh-a-lot' series:9781780556260 Jokes for Funny Kids: 6 Year Olds9781780556246 Jokes for Funny Kids: 7 Year Olds9781780556253 Jokes for Funny Kids: 8 Year Olds9781780557168 The Jumbo Joke Book for Funny Kids9781780557083 The Christmas Joke Book for Funny Kids9781780557847 Animal Jokes for Funny Kids9781780557854 Knock Knock Jokes for Funny Kids9781780559070 Dinosaur Jokes for Funny Kids9781780559087 Silly Jokes for Funny KidsPublishing in 2023:9781780559636 Jokes for Funny Kids: 5 Year Olds9781780559650 Jokes for Funny Kids: 10 Year Olds9781780559438 Gross Jokes for Funny Kids

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#1 New York Times BestsellerCongressman John Lewis (GA-5) is an American icon and key figure of the civil rights movement. His commitment to justice and nonviolence has taken him from an Alabama sharecropper''s farm to the halls of Congress, from a segregated schoolroom to the 1963 March on Washington, and from receiving beatings from state troopers to receiving the Medal of Freedom from the first African-American president.Now, to share his remarkable story with new generations, Lewis presents March, a graphic novel trilogy, in collaboration with co-writer Andrew Aydin and New York Times best-selling artist Nate Powell (winner of the Eisner Award and LA Times Book Prize finalist for Swallow Me Whole).March is a vivid first-hand account of John Lewis'' lifelong struggle for civil and human rights, meditating in the modern age on the distance traveled since the days of Jim Crow and segregation. Rooted in Lewis'' personal story, it also reflects on the highs and lows of the broader civil rights movement.Book One spans John Lewis'' youth in rural Alabama, his life-changing meeting with Martin Luther King, Jr., the birth of the Nashville Student Movement, and their battle to tear down segregation through nonviolent lunch counter sit-ins, building to a stunning climax on the steps of City Hall.Many years ago, John Lewis and other student activists drew inspiration from the 1958 comic book "Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story." Now, his own comics bring those days to life for a new audience, testifying to a movement whose echoes will be heard for generations.Winner of the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award — Special Recognition#1 Washington Post BestsellerA Coretta Scott King Honor BookAn ALA Notable BookOne of YALSA''s Top 10 Great Graphic Novels for TeensOne of YALSA''s Top 10 Popular Paperbacks for Young AdultsOne of YALSA''s Outstanding Books for the College BoundOne of Reader''s Digest''s Graphic Novels Every Grown-Up Should ReadEndorsed by NYC Public Schools'' "NYC Reads 365" programSelected for first-year reading programs by Michigan State University, Marquette University, and Georgia State UniversityNominated for three Will Eisner AwardsNominated for the Glyph AwardNamed one of the best books of 2013 by USA Today, The Washington Post, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, School Library Journal, Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, The Horn Book, Paste, Slate, ComicsAlliance, Amazon, and Apple iBooks.

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Taking you on a journey through the Bible in one year, this devotional book draws on the insights and wisdom of writer and theologian John Stott.

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John Fante is a lost gem of American literature and the man who was credited by Charles Bukowski as the inspiration for him to start writing. In a life that spanned 74 years, Fante wrote several great novels, such as Ask the Dust, and numerous screenplays. He died in 1983 from diabetes-related complications.Trapped in a small, poverty-ridden town in 1933, seventeen-year-old Dominic Molise yearns to fulfil his own dreams of becoming an American sports hero. This teenage southpaw aspires to the big leagues, big recognition and big love. He struggles, though, against the reality of his Italian parents, and comes under pressure to go into the family business. Brick-laying is not for Dominic. His father, however, seeks to pre-empt the inevitable road to failure by wanting Dominic to pick up a trowel instead of a pitcher''s glove. His mother''s response is to pray.At once the story of class and an individual''s struggle during hard times in America, 1933 was a Bad Year is a wonderful tale of childhood and its dissipation into adulthood.

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A new title in the 'Buster Laugh-a-lot' series, this hilarious collection features over 300 gags for 10-year-olds to share.What’s a banana peel’s favourite type of shoe?Slippers.Why was the broom late for school?It overswept.What type of music do Egyptian mummies like best?Rap! Ten rib-tickling chapters cover a range of themes, from 'Hilarious History', 'Silly Science' and 'Travel Teasers' to 'Gross Gags', 'Music Mashups' and 'Knee-Slapping Knock-Knocks'. Designed to be easy to read and with wonderfully silly illustrations for extra laughs, this laugh-out-loud collection will keep jokers entertained for hours on end. Also available in the 'Buster Laugh-a-lot' series:9781780556260 Jokes for Funny Kids: 6 Year Olds9781780556246 Jokes for Funny Kids: 7 Year Olds9781780556253 Jokes for Funny Kids: 8 Year Olds9781780557168 The Jumbo Joke Book for Funny Kids9781780557083 The Christmas Joke Book for Funny Kids9781780557847 Animal Jokes for Funny Kids9781780557854 Knock Knock Jokes for Funny Kids9781780559070 Dinosaur Jokes for Funny Kids9781780559087 Silly Jokes for Funny KidsPublishing in 2023:9781780559636 Jokes for Funny Kids: 5 Year Olds9781780559643 Jokes for Funny Kids: 9 Year Olds9781780559438 Gross Jokes for Funny Kids

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''The brown bears paced, brushing their thick coats against the bars; their heads swayed low to the ground, in rhythm with some ritual of stealth they were born knowing and pointlessly never forgot''It is 1967 and two Viennese university students decide to liberate the Vienna Zoo, as was done after World War II. The eccentric duo, Graff and Siggy, embark on an adventure-filled motorbike tour of Austria as they prepare for "the great zoo bust." But their grand scheme will have both comic and gruesome consequences, as they are soon to find out...

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The perfect handbook for first year nursing students! Whether you are just starting your course, preparing for your first placement, writing an assignment, or revising for your end-of-year exams, this book will support you through it all, with interactive activities, real-life scenarios and interesting case studies. Covering all the skills, theory and knowledge that you will need to know in order to succeed, this book is packed full of information relating to the core modules taught in the first year of your nursing degree, including: Person centred care, effective communication and ethical values Research, academic and study skills Core clinical skills for effective practice Anatomy and Physiology Pharmacology and medicines management Written specifically for first year Nursing Students in all specialisms and students on the first year of their Nursing Associate or Nursing Apprenticeship programmes.

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This brand-new puzzle book contains over 100 brain games for 9-year-olds. From battleships and number pyramids to picture sequences and simple-loop games, it’s packed with activities to keep brains busy. Written by bestselling puzzle book author Gareth Moore, author of the chart-topping success Brain Games for Clever Kids.Also available in the series:Brain Games for Clever Kids® 8 Year Olds, Brain Games for Clever Kids® 10 Year Olds plus 25 other titles, including Brain Games for Clever Kids®, Maths Games for Clever Kids® and Wordsearches for Clever Kids®.

Objev podobné jako Brain Games for Clever Kids® 9 Year Olds - Dr Gareth Moore

A hilarious collection of hundreds of the funniest jokes for 8-year-olds.Why did the surfer blush?Because the sea weed.Why should you be careful when it’s raining cats and dogs?You might step in a poodle!What time should you go to the dentist?At tooth-hurty.Packed with over 300 knee-slapping jokes on monsters, history, holidays and much, much more. Designed to be easy to read with wonderfully silly illustrations for extra laughs, this is a te he he-larious collection that 8-year-olds will love.Also available in the Funny Kids Jokes series:9781780556260 Jokes for Funny Kids: 6 Year Olds 9781780556246 Jokes for Funny Kids: 7 Year Olds

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This brand-new puzzle book contains over 100 brain games for 10-year-olds. From mazes and search-and-find challenges to number codes and futoshiki games, it’s packed with activities to keep brains busy. Written by bestselling puzzle book author Gareth Moore, author of the chart-topping success Brain Games for Clever Kids.Also available in the series:Brain Games for Clever Kids® 8 Year Olds, Brain Games for Clever Kids® 9 Year Olds plus 25 other titles, including Brain Games for Clever Kids®, Maths Games for Clever Kids® and Wordsearches for Clever Kids®.

Objev podobné jako Brain Games for Clever Kids® 10 Year Olds - Dr Gareth Moore

This poetry collection for 5 year olds comprises 35 fun, accessible poems to read together at home. Featuring a fantastic range of children''s poets and four exciting themes with full-colour illustrations, this is the ideal approach to encourage a love of reading, whilst developing an understanding of poetry, meeting the new requirements of the National Curriculum. Poetry is a fun way for children to enjoy learning to read, developing their vocabulary and understanding of ideas and themes. This collection offers a wide range of poems to appeal to all children, from poems about special days such as Christmas or Chinese New Year to poems that are great to read aloud, like ''The Wuzzy Wasps of Wasperton''. The collection has been carefully selected for children in Year 1 of school and includes helpful parent notes for every poem and a glossary of key terms from the series editor and children''s poet, John Foster. It is the first of three poetry collections that will support your child from learning to read in Year 1 through to understanding themes and developing vocabulary in Year 3. This collection of poetry has the perfect balance of engaging rhyme, familiar themes and amusing illustrations to promote a lifelong love of reading.

Objev podobné jako I Can Read! Oxford Poetry for 5 Year Olds

Snuggle up together and enjoy this collection of charming and engaging stories written by Gabby Dawnay and selected especially for four-year-olds by literacy experts. Meet a host of colourful characters and join them on their adventures in this fantastic collection of stories, tailored to suit four-year-old readers. From the garden hijinks in the Slug Olympics, to the delicious story of The Yummiest Cake in the Whole Wide World, to the touching rhyming story The Boy and His Teddy Bear, these stories, some original, some adapted from fairytales around the world, will enchant and enthral in equal measure. This beautiful book contains original, inclusive and fun stories about animals, dragons, pirates, nature, vehicles, music and much more, so there will be something for every young reader in this rich collection. The stories in A Treasury of Tales for Four-Year-Olds are arranged in order of complexity so that the child listening or reading will increase their confidence as they make their way through the book. Most children may not be able to read independently by the age of four, but they can start to prepare for this by building a foundation of literacy skills. For example, many can recognise letters, understand that print carries a message and know that sentences are read from left to right. Some may even be attempting to read. The luxurious package with sparkling foil and ribbon marker will make this a must-have gift for the birthday of any four-year-old and Heidi Griffiths' charming and engaging illustrations will mean that the child will cherish this book even as they grow older.

Objev podobné jako A Treasury of Tales for Four-Year-Olds - Gabby Dawnay

A hilarious collection of hundreds of the funniest jokes for 7-year-olds.What did the red traffic light say to the green traffic light?Don’t look, I’m changing!Waiter, Waiter! What can you suggest for a quick snack?Runner beans.How does the man on the moon cut his hair?E-clipse it.Packed with over 300 rib-tickling jokes on dinosaurs, football, space and much, much more. Designed to be easy to read with wonderfully silly illustrations for extra laughs, this is a te he he-larious collection that 7-year-olds will love.Also available in the Funny Kids Jokes series:9781780556260 Jokes for Funny Kids: 6 Year Olds 9781780556253 Jokes for Funny Kids: 8 Year Olds

Objev podobné jako Jokes for Funny Kids: 7 Year Olds - Pinder Andrew, Imogen Currell-Williams

A hilarious collection of hundreds of the funniest jokes for 6-year-olds.What do you call a blind dinosaur?Do-you-think-he-saw-us.Doctor, Doctor! I feel like a pair of curtains.Pull yourself together.What do you get when you cross a vampire and a snowman?Frost-bite.Packed with over 300 side-splitting jokes on ghosts, school, aliens and much, much more. Designed to be easy to read with wonderfully silly illustrations for extra laughs, this is a te he he-larious collection that 6-year-olds will love.Also available in the Funny Kids Jokes series:9781780556246 Jokes for Funny Kids: 7 Year Olds 9781780556253 Jokes for Funny Kids: 8 Year Olds

Objev podobné jako Jokes for Funny Kids: 6 Year Olds - Pinder Andrew, Leighton Jonny

This brand-new puzzle book contains over 100 brain games for 8-year-olds. From spot the differences and sudoku challenges to mazes and picture codes, it’s packed with activities to keep brains busy. Written by bestselling puzzle book author Gareth Moore, author of the chart-topping success Brain Games for Clever Kids.Also available in the series:Brain Games for Clever Kids® 9 Year Olds, Brain Games for Clever Kids® 10 Year Olds plus 25 other titles, including Brain Games for Clever Kids®, Maths Games for Clever Kids® and Wordsearches for Clever Kids®.

Objev podobné jako Brain Games for Clever Kids® 8 Year Olds - Dr Gareth Moore

Natasha Romanova, AKA the Black Widow. Spy. Assassin. Superhero. Avenger. Natasha''s journey to hero and Avenger has been unique. Trained and brainwashed from an early age, Natasha became the star pupil of the KGB''s Red Room program. Until, while on a series of missions in the USA, she defected and eventually became an Avenger. Marvel Platinum: The Definitive Black Widow brings together the very best tales from the Black Widow''s 50+ year history, from her debut her greatest and most pivotal moments.

Objev podobné jako Marvel Platinum: The Definitive Black Widow

The Puffin Book of Stories for Six-year-olds, edited by Wendy Cooling is essential reading for all six-year-olds!Brilliant stories from some of our best-loved authors, including Geraldine McCaughrean, Philippa Pearce and Penelope Lively. With a Martian in a supermarket, a monkey in trouble, and a magic pearl tree, there''s something for everyone to discover in this special collection.Perfect for six-year-olds to share or read alone. Wendy Cooling was educated in Norwich and then spent time travelling the world. On her return to England she trained as a teacher, and taught English in London for many years. She left teaching to work on the promotion of books and reading as Head of the Children''s Book Foundation (now Booktrust), and later founded Bookstart, the national programme that helps to bring books to young readers.

Objev podobné jako The Puffin Book of Stories for Six-year-olds - Cooling Wendy

The Puffin Book of Stories for Five-year-olds edited by Wendy Cooling brings together stories perfectly suited for every five-year-old. A brimming collection of exciting stories, full of adventure and magic, by much-loved writers, including Margaret Mahy, Ted Hughes and Malorie Blackman. From a naughty pirate to a very lonely lion, children will love the amazing characters they meet in this timeless collection. Perfect for five-year-olds to share or read aloud. Wendy Cooling was educated in Norwich and then spent time travelling the world. On her return to England she trained as a teacher, and taught English in London for many years. She left teaching to work on the promotion of books and reading as Head of the Children's Book Foundation (now Booktrust), and later founded Bookstart, the national programme that helps to bring books to young readers.

Objev podobné jako The Puffin Book of Stories for Five-year-olds - Cooling Wendy

The perfect stocking filler for fun-loving eight-year-olds, this jam-packed, illustrated activity book will provide hours of entertainment during the Christmas holidays. It contains hundreds of absorbing activities, including word and picture games, puzzles, codebreaking, mazes, riddles, wordsearches, dot-to-dots, and much more – as well as fun things to make and do. The activities cover a range of fantastic, festive themes – including Christmas – and will amuse and challenge all creative and curious eight-year-olds.Also available: The Funniest Jokes for 8 Year Olds and Spectacular Science for 8 Year Olds by Glenn Murphy.

Objev podobné jako Bumper Book of Christmas Fun for 8 Year Olds - Macmillan Children's Books

Discover how to fill your garden with flowers all year round, with seasonal planting inspiration, growing tips, plant pairings and flower profiles. Creating a garden that brims with colour, scent and beauty throughout the year is every gardener’s goal. Planting for a Year of Flowers explores 52 flowers that can be planted to create an enduring seasonal garden brimming with blooms. This charmingly illustrated guide explores the best plants to grow, including how to plant them, when they flower and the strongest plant pairings. Following the year from spring to winter, expert gardener Jane Moore shares the lessons she has learnt from years of growing. Through plant profiles, get to know each flower, their individual needs and the ideal environments in which they will thrive. As you flick through the pages of this beautiful book, discover spring blooms like scented tulips and dwarf daffodils, perfect peonies for the summer months, show-stopping autumn dahlias and roses that flower through the depths of winter. With an illustration and overview for each plant, this book will help you to create a garden you will never stop enjoying.

Objev podobné jako Planting for a Year of Flowers - Jane Moore

A fantastic stocking filler for seven-year-olds, this jam-packed, illustrated activity book will provide hours of entertainment during the Christmas holidays. It contains hundreds of absorbing activities, including word and picture puzzles, codebreaking, mazes, riddles, wordsearches, dot-to-dots, and more – as well as fun crafts to make and do. The activities cover amazing festive themes – including Christmas – and will amuse and challenge all creative and curious seven-year-olds.Also available: The Funniest Jokes for 7 Year Olds and Spectacular Science for 7 Year olds by Glenn Murphy.

Objev podobné jako Bumper Book of Christmas Fun for 7 Year Olds - Macmillan Children's Books

This CGP Student Book for Year 2 Maths covers all the Pure Maths, Statistics and Mechanics content needed for the second year of the AQA A-Level courses. For every topic, there are in-depth notes explaining all the theory, loads of worked examples and plenty of questions (with fully worked answers). There are also friendly tips along the way to help with the really complicated stuff. To keep in line with the latest specification, we’ve added in questions and examples that use problem solving and modelling techniques. And if that wasn’t enough, this book comes with a free Online Edition (accessed using the unique code printed inside the front cover) that lets you read the entire book on a PC, Mac or tablet. For complete A-Level coverage, a Year 1 AQA Student Book (9781782947196) is also available from CGP.

Objev podobné jako A-Level Maths for AQA: Year 2 Student Book with Online Edition - CGP Books

Snuggle up together and enjoy this collection of charming and engaging stories written by Gabby Dawnay and reccomended especially for five-year-olds by literacy experts. The stories in A Treasury of Tales for Five-Year-Olds are arranged in order of complexity so that the child listening or reading will increase their confidence as they make their way through the book. Most children may not be able to read independently by the age of five, but they can start to prepare for this by building a foundation of literacy skills. For example, many can recognise letters, understand that print carries a message and know that sentences are read from left to right. Some may even be attempting to read. This beautiful book contains original and inclusive stories about animals, dragons, nature, vehicles, music and more, as well as reimagined fairytales from around the world. From tales of pirate adventures to heartwarming animal stories, there will be something for every young reader in this rich collection. The luxurious package with sparkling foil and ribbon marker will make this a must-have gift for the birthday of any five-year-old and Heidi Griffiths' charming and engaging illustrations will mean that the child will cherish this book even as they grow older.

Objev podobné jako A Treasury of Tales for Five-Year-Olds - Gabby Dawnay

**The international bestseller and the book behind the film and play Let Me In**Let the Right One In Season 1 premieres Saturday, 8th October 2022 on Paramount+ UK.''The new Stephen King'' The TimesOskar and Eli. In very different ways, they were both victims. Which is why, against the odds, they became friends. And how they came to depend on one another, for life itself. Oskar is a 12-year-old boy living with his mother on a dreary housing estate at the city''s edge. He dreams about his absentee father, gets bullied at school, and wets himself when he''s frightened. Eli is the young girl who moves in next door. She doesn''t go to school and never leaves the flat by day. She is a 200-year-old vampire, forever frozen in childhood, and condemned to live on a diet of fresh blood. John Ajvide Lindqvist''s novel is a unique and brilliant fusion of social novel and vampire legend, a deeply moving fable about rejection, friendship and loyalty.

Objev podobné jako Let the Right One In - John Ajvide Lindqvist

Luke is a gifted but awkward ten-year-old who is obsessed with world records, and is nervous about starting senior school a year early as ''the swot with the dead dad''. When Luke''s tiny, unique Jersey village is in danger of being bulldozed to the ground to make way for a waste incinerator plant, the only way to stop it is by putting the village on the map: by breaking 50 world records in a week. With the help of geeky adjudicator Simon and a colourful cast of oddball village characters, this is Luke''s chance to shine, to solve his mum''s relationship problems, and to face his biggest fears - with bizarre, extraordinary consequences.

Objev podobné jako For the Record - Ellie Irving

It's New Year's Eve and the last thing Spid wants to do is celebrate. Now Spidmas is over, he feels unloved and unappreciated. But just as Spid is thinking he'll never make anything of himself, Bid comes up with an idea that changes everything. Features 2 songs: 'Sheen Neean Kwai Luh' (Xin Nian Kuai Le) and 'New Year Ensemble'.

Objev podobné jako Spid the Spider Welcomes in the New Year - John Eaton

One Year at Ellsmere is a feel-good graphic novel about friendship and fitting in, from the New York Times bestselling Faith Erin Hicks!Is boarding school supposed to be this hard?When studious teenager Juniper wins a scholarship to the prestigious Ellsmere Academy, she expects to find a scholastic utopia. But living at Ellsmere is far from ideal: she is labeled a ''special project'', Ellsmere''s queen bee is out to destroy both her and her new friend Cassie, and it’s rumored that a mythical beast roams the forest next to the school . . .At this point, Juniper is just hoping to survive the year at Ellsmere.With black and white inside illustrations, this is a funny and heartwarming graphic novel perfect for anyone who''s ever felt like they don''t belong. Don''t miss Faith''s other YA graphic novels: Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy, Friends With Boys, Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong (with Prudence Shen) and Pumpkinheads (with Rainbow Rowell).

Objev podobné jako One Year at Ellsmere - Faith Erin Hicks

‘Sharing food is one of the purest human acts' Food has always been an integral part of Stanley Tucci’s life: from stracciatella soup served in the shadow of the Pantheon, to marinara sauce cooked between scene rehearsals and costume fittings, to home-made pizza eaten with his children before bedtime. Now, in What I Ate In One Year Tucci records twelve months of eating, in restaurants, kitchens, film sets, press junkets, at home and abroad, with friends, with family, with strangers, and occasionally just by himself. Ranging from the mouth-wateringly memorable, to the comfortingly domestic, to the infuriatingly inedible, the meals memorialised in this diary are a prism for him to reflect on the ways his life, and his family, are constantly evolving.Through food he marks - and mourns - the passing of time, the loss of loved ones, and steels himself for what is to come. Whether it’s duck a l’orange eaten with fellow actors and cooked by singing Carmelite nuns, steaks barbequed at a gathering with friends, or meatballs made by his mother and son and shared at the table with three generations of his family, these meals give shape and add emotional richness to his days.

Objev podobné jako What I Ate in One Year: (and related thoughts) - Tucci Stanley

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER - DISCOVER THE MOUTHWATERING FOLLOW-UP TO HIS BESTSELLING MEMOIR, TASTE‘Sharing food is one of the purest human acts'Food has always been an integral part of Stanley Tucci’s life: from stracciatella soup served in the shadow of the Pantheon, to marinara sauce cooked between rehearsals and costume fittings, to home-made pizza eaten with his children before bedtime.In What I Ate in One Year, Tucci records twelve months of eating, in restaurants, kitchens, film sets, press junkets, at home and abroad, with friends, with family, with strangers, and occasionally just by himself.

Objev podobné jako What I Ate in One Year - Tucci Stanley

Penpals for Handwriting is a complete handwriting scheme for 3–11 year olds. The Year 1 Penpals for Handwriting Workbook introduces letters used within context, without joins. The workbooks provide opportunities for additional guided practice of the unit''s handwriting focus and link it to a relevant grammar, punctuation or spelling focus to provide meaningful contextualised practice. The disposable two-colour write-in Workbooks are sold in packs of 10.

Objev podobné jako Penpals for Handwriting Year 1 Workbook (Pack of 10) - Gill Budgell, Ruttle Kate

Penpals for Handwriting is a complete handwriting scheme for 3–11 year olds. The Year 6 Penpals for Handwriting Workbook gives children the opportunity to work on the speed and fluency of their writing. The workbooks provide opportunities for additional guided practice of the unit''s handwriting focus and link it to a relevant grammar, punctuation or spelling focus to provide meaningful contextualised practice. The disposable two-colour write-in Workbooks are sold in packs of 10.

Objev podobné jako Penpals for Handwriting Year 6 Workbook (Pack of 10) - Gill Budgell, Ruttle Kate

This comprehensive CGP Student Book is perfect for anyone in the second year of OCR A-Level Maths - it has all the Pure Maths, Statistics and Mechanics content required for the course. All the theory is clearly explained with straightforward study notes, step-by-step examples and helpful tips, plus there are plenty of essential practice questions for every topic (with fully worked answers at the back). The problem solving and modelling requirements are covered too! To top things off, this book come with a free Online Edition (accessed using the unique code printed inside the front cover) that lets you read the entire book on a PC, Mac or tablet. For complete A-Level coverage, a Year 1 OCR Maths Student Book (9781782947226) is also available from CGP.

Objev podobné jako A-Level Maths for OCR: Year 2 Student Book with Online Edition - CGP Books

Magical Stories for 6 Year Olds is a bright and varied selection of marvelously magical stories by some of the very best writers for children. Perfect for reading alone or aloud—and for dipping into time and time again. With stories from The Brothers Grimm, Berlie Doherty, Joan Aiken, Geraldine McCaughrean and many more, this book will provide hours of fantastic fun for six-year-olds.

Objev podobné jako Magical Stories for 6 year olds - Helen Paiba

Effective school leadership is effective leadership, regardless of where it occurs In March 2020, there was no manual for leading schools and school systems during a pandemic. School leaders had to figure things out as the crisis unfolded. But starting now, leaders have the opportunity to prepare for leading schools through distance learning with purpose and intent—using what works best to accelerate students’ learning all the while maintaining an indelible focus on equity. Harnessing the insights and experience of renowned educators Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, and John Hattie, The Distance Learning Playbook for School Leaders applies the wisdom and evidence of the VISIBLE LEARNING® research to understand what works best. Spanning topics from school climate at a distance, leader credibility, care for self and colleagues, instructional leadership teams, stakeholder advisory groups, and virtual visibility, this comprehensive playbook details the research- and evidence-based strategies school leaders can mobilize to lead the delivery of high-impact learning in an online, virtual, and distributed environment. This powerful guide includes: Actionable insights and hands-on steps for each module to help school leaders realize the evidence-based leadership practices that result in meaningful learning in a distance environment Discussion of equity challenges associated with distance learning, along with examples of how leaders can work to ensure that equity gains that have been realized are not lost. Analysis of the mindsets that empower leaders to manage change, rather than technology Space to write and reflect on current practices and plan future leadership strategies The mindframes for distance learning that serve leaders well in any instructional setting and will position schools after the pandemic to come back better than they were before The Distance Learning Playbook for School Leaders is the essential hands-on guide to leading school and school systems from a distance and delivering on the promise of equitable, quality learning experiences for students. Â

Objev podobné jako The Distance Learning Playbook for School Leaders - John Hattie, Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, Dominique Smith

Packed with over 130 wordsearches, this book is the perfect way for 6-year-olds to boost their vocabulary and spelling. The wordsearches gradually get more difficult as the book progresses, letting the reader get to grips with the puzzle style and build on their skills.For children coming to wordsearches for the first time, the first puzzles in this book include additional circles and arrows which as act as clues to where to look for words and in which direction they appear in the puzzle.Features fun and engaging artwork throughout. With over 130 different themes of puzzle from dragons to pirates to trips to the Moon, each wordsearch theme is designed to appeal to 6-year-olds and their interests.Each wordsearch has been created by bestselling puzzle author, Dr Gareth Moore, creator of Buster Books’ Clever Kids series and Bright Sparks series.

Objev podobné jako Wordsearches for 6 Year Olds - Dr Gareth Moore

Magical Stories for 5 Year Olds is a bright and varied selection of marvelously magical stories by some of the very best writers for children. Perfect for reading alone or aloud—and for dipping into time and time again. With stories from Joan Aiken, Margaret Mayo, Alf Proysen, Margaret Mahy and many more, this book will provide hours of fun for five-year-olds.

Objev podobné jako Magical Stories for 5 Year Olds - Helen Paiba

The first of his peerless novels of Cold War espionage and international intrigue, Call for the Dead is also the debut of John le Carré''s masterful creation George Smiley. After a routine security check by George Smiley, civil servant Samuel Fennan apparently kills himself. When Smiley finds Circus head Maston is trying to blame him for the man''s death, he begins his own investigation, meeting with Fennan''s widow to find out what could have led him to such desperation. But on the very day that Smiley is ordered off the enquiry he receives an urgent letter from the dead man. Do the East Germans - and their agents - know more about this man''s death than the Circus previously imagined? Le Carré''s first book, Call for the Dead, introduced the tenacious and retiring George Smiley in a gripping tale of espionage and deceit.If you enjoyed Call for the Dead, you might like le Carré''s The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, also available in Penguin Modern Classics.''Intelligent, thrilling, surprising ... makes most cloak-and-dagger stuff taste of cardboard'' Sunday Telegraph''Brilliant. Realistic. Constant suspense'' Observer

Objev podobné jako Call for the Dead - John le Carré

This in-depth CGP Student Book for AS-Level Maths (and Year 1 of the full A-Level) is a superb guide to the OCR courses. It’s packed with clear study notes, step-by-step examples and helpful tips, plus plenty of essential practice questions (with fully worked answers included). Every Pure Maths, Statistics and Mechanics topic is covered, including all the modelling and problem-solving requirements. To top it all off, there’s also a free Online Edition (accessed using the unique code printed inside the front cover) that lets you read the entire book on a PC, Mac or tablet. For complete A-Level coverage, a Year 2 OCR Student Book for A-Level Maths (9781782947226) is also available from CGP.

Objev podobné jako A-Level Maths for OCR: Year 1 & AS Student Book with Online Edition - CGP Books