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Oscar and the Lady in Pink - Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt
''My name is Oscar and I''m ten years old . . . They call me Egghead and I look about seven. I live in hospital because of my cancer and I''ve never written to you because I don''t even know if you exist,'' writes Oscar in a letter to God.Oscar is ill and no one, especially not his parents, will tell him what he already knows: that he is dying. Granny Rose, the oldest of the ''ladies in pink'' who visit Oscar and his fellow patients, makes friends with him. She suggests that he play a game: to pretend that each of the following twelve days is a decade of his imagined future. One day equals ten years, and every night Oscar writes a letter to God telling him about his life.The ten letters that follow are sensitive, funny, heartbreaking and, ultimately, uplifting. Oscar and the Lady in Pink is a small fable with a big heart; it will change the way you feel about death, and life.
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The Shining (1444720724)
Kniha The Shining od Stephena Kinga vypráví příběh pětiletého Dannyho, který má psychické schopnosti. Když se jeho rodina přestěhuje jako správci do opuštěného hotelu Overlook, Danny začne zažívat děsivé vize. Hotel ožívá vlastním životem a rodina se ocitá v pasti během zimní bouře.
- Klasický horor od Stephena Kinga v anglickém jazyce
- Brožovaná vazba pro snadné čtení a přenášení
- Intenzivní atmosféra izolace a nadpřirozena
- Poutavý příběh s psychologickými prvky
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What the Dead Know - Laura Lippman
Thirty years ago, two sisters disappeared without trace. Now a woman has turned up, claiming to be one of the missing girls... From the bestselling author of SUNBURN and THE LADY IN THE LAKE.
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Clapton Eric: The Lady In The Balcony: Lockdown Sessions (2xLP) - LP (4555516)
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Kaplan & Sadock’s Study Guide and Self-Examination Review in Psychiatry: Print + eBook with Multimedia - Marcia Verduin, Robert Boland, Eric Rashad
Perfect for stand-alone review or as preparation for the USMLE, PRITE in-service, ABPN Part I, and recertification examinations,Kaplan and Sadock’s Study Guide and Self-Examination Review in Psychiatry, 10th Edition, is a comprehensive, authoritative review of the entire field. Written by Drs. Eric R. Williams and Lindsay Moskowitz, this essential review tool contains more than 600 multiple-choice questions and answers, with explanatory discussions of correct and incorrect responses. Also new to this edition are twenty videos and additional corresponding questions through the complementary digital copy. Features more than 600 questions and answers—all of which are new, written for this edition—in single-answer, multiple choice format Reflects the types of questions you’ll encounter on ABPN board exams, the USMLE, and the PRITE in-service exam Includes current terms and definitions consistent with DSM5-TR and ICD-11 Parallels the essential corresponding chapters in Kaplan & Sadock's Synopsis of Psychiatry, a staple of psychiatry education around the globe Includes access to twenty case videos and additional corresponding questions Included VST e-book features the ability to randomly generate interactive practice tests that draw questions from throughout the book Ideal for psychiatrists and other physicians, as well as psychiatric residents, medical students, clinical psychologists, psychiatric nurses, and other professionals ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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Making Work Human: How Human-Centered Companies are Changing the Future of Work and the World - Derek Irvine, Eric Mosley
How do you keep your employees engaged, creative, innovative, and productive? Simple: Work human!From the pioneers of the management strategy that’s transforming businesses worldwide, Making Work Human shows how to implement a culture of performance and gratitude in the workplace—and seize a competitive edge, increase profitability, and drive business momentum. Leaders of Workhuman, the world’s fastest-growing social recognition and continuous performance management platform, Eric Mosley and Derek Irvine use game-changing data analytics to prove that when a workplace becomes more “humanâ€â€”when it’s fueled by a culture of gratitude—measurable business results follow. In Making Work Human, they show you how to:Apply analytics and artificial intelligence in ways that make work more human, not less Expand equity, diversity, and inclusion initiatives and strategies to include a wider range of backgrounds, life experiences, and capabilities as a step to end systemic social and racial injustice Use recognition as an actionable strategy to create a more socially connected, inclusive culture--especially critical during a global pandemic when employees are working remotely “The qualities that make us most human—connection, community, positivity, belonging, and a sense of meaning—have become the corporate fuel for getting things done—for innovating, for thriving in the global marketplace, and for outperforming the ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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Oscar the Hungry Unicorn Eats Cake - Lou Carter
It''s Princess Oola''s birthday and she''s having a party for all of her fairy tale friends. Oola loves her birthday, but so does Oscar - he thinks it''s delicious! He''s eaten the birthday cards, he''s eaten the presents and he''s much better at EAT the parcel than PASS the parcel.The king thinks the birthday might go a bit smoother if Oscar has a time out, but Oola''s birthday isn''t the same without Oscar. When he goes missing, can they find him in time to cheer up Oola and enjoy her birthday cake? Oscar and Oola return in this fifth fun and cake-filled celebration of friendship (and eating), from Lou Carter and Nikki Dyson.
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DK Top 10 Milan and the Lakes - DK Travel
Italy''s ''second city'' oozes culture and style - Milan has exquisite architecture, world-class museums, chic boutiques, bustling markets and trendy night spots - and all of this within striking distance of the tranquility of the Italian lakes. Your DK Eyewitness Top 10 travel guide ensures you''ll find your way around Milan and the Lakes with absolute ease.Our newly updated Top 10 travel guide breaks down the best of Milan and the Lakes into helpful lists of ten - from our own selected highlights to the best museums, places to eat, shops and festivals.You''ll discover:- Nine easy-to-follow itineraries, perfect for a day-trip, a weekend, or a week- Detailed Top 10 lists of Milan''s must-sees, including detailed descriptions of Leonardo''s Last Supper, Milan''s Duomo, Pinacoteca di Brera, Castello Sforzesco, Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, Sant''Ambrogio, Navigli, Isole Borromee, Bergamo and Mantua- Milan and the Lakes'' most interesting areas, with the best places for shopping, dining, and sightseeing- Inspiration for different things to enjoy during your trip - including children''s attractions, things to do for free and and hidden gems off the beaten track- A laminated pull-out map of Milan and the Lakes, plus eight colour area maps- Streetsmart advice: get ready, get around, and stay ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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DK Milan and the Lakes - DK Travel
Get closer to Milan and the Lakes with DK EyewitnessBoat trips around Lake Maggiore. Long evening dinners at lively trattorias. Leonardo da Vinci''s timeless masterpieces. Milan and the Lakes are a must-visit, with much to see and do. Whatever your dream trip involves, this DK Eyewitness travel guide is the perfect companion.With a brand-new design, new photography and inspirational content, this fully updated guide brings Milan and the Lakes to life, transporting you there as no other travel guide does. You''ll find trusted travel advice, expert-led insights, detailed breakdowns of all the must-see sights, photographs on practically every page, and our hand-drawn illustrations, which take you inside the city''s buildings and neighbourhoods. You''ll discover: - Our pick of Milan and the Lake''s must-sees and top experiences - Beautiful photography and detailed illustrations, taking you to the heart of Milan and the Lakes - The best spots to eat, drink, shop and stay - Detailed maps and walks which make navigating the region easy - Easy-to-follow itineraries - Expert advice: get ready, get around and stay safe - Colour-coded chapters to each part of Milan and the Lakes - A lightweight format, so you can take it with you wherever you ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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Randy Rainbow and the Marvelously Magical Pink Glasses - Randy Rainbow
Randy Rainbow is uniquely himself. He loves painting his nails and listening to old Broadway albums.But when some kids at school tease Randy for being who he is, he goes to his beloved granny for a solution. And she has just the thing - a pair of sparkly pink glasses.The moment Randy puts the glasses on, the drab world around him turns Technicolor in a blink! The town swimming pool? It''s full of mermaids, including a mer-Randy! Everything is more fun with the glasses - including Randy himself - and Randy''s confidence grows and grows. But is the magic inside the glasses... or inside Randy? With bright, beautiful art and a hero you''ll root for on every page, this is a fun and powerful book about embracing who you really are - even when it''s easier to blend in.
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Compost Teas for the Organic Grower - Eric Fisher
Everything you need to know about feeding your garden, orchard, or smallholding with homemade and chemical-free “teas”—packed with recipes for creating nutrient-rich, healthy soil, to give you healthy plants and ecosystemsPermaculture orchardist Eric Fisher provides an in depth history of organic agriculture and the rise in chemical inputs. He then goes on to explore the importance of nutrients, their cycles and the structure of soil. This enables the reader to truly understand their soil and own ecosystem, so they can manage it properly.Once we understand how soil and nutrients work, it is easier to diagnose problems and find a natural remedy. Eric provides recipes for a wide range of compost teas that can remedy many different deficits, as well as for natural pesticides and insecticides. Eric shows the reader how to use the plants growing around them to create these “teas,” using aerobic and anaerobic processes, as well as how to grow specific plants to encourage beneficial insects for healthy ecosystems.Eric’s aim is for growers to feel confident in diagnosing plant disease and pest problems, and then be able to create the right remedy for the problem. If we can care for the health of our plants and soil without ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The Lady in Glass and Other Stories - Anne Bishop
Here, together for the first time, the shorter works of New York Times bestselling fantasy author Anne Bishop are included in one dazzling volume. A master of bringing fantasy worlds to life, this collection showcases Bishop''s impressive range, from rarities of her earliest writing to the Realms of the Blood, from darker fairytale retellings to the Landscapes of Ephemera, and from standalone stories of space exploration and fantastical creatures to the contemporary fantasy terrain of the World of the Others. Includes previously published and unpublished tales, as well as two brand-new stories, written especially for this collection: ''Friends and Corpses,'' a murder mystery in which the corpse has some decidedly unusual qualities, and ''Home for the Howlidays,'' a heartwarming return to the Blood Prophet Meg Corbyn and the shapeshifting Simon Wolfgard from The Others.
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Phenomenology and the Extreme Sport Experience - Eric Brymer, Robert Schweitzer
Understanding the motivations behind those who partake in extreme sports can be difficult for some. If the popular conception holds that the incentive behind extreme sports participation is entirely to do with risking one’s life, then this confusion will continue to exist. However, an in-depth examination of the phenomenology of the extreme sport experience yields a much more complex picture.This book revisits the definition of extreme sports as those activities where a mismanaged mistake or accident would most likely result in death. Extreme sports are not necessarily synonymous with risk and participation may not be about risk-taking. Participants report deep inner transformations that influence world views and meaningfulness, feelings of coming home and authentic integration as well as a freedom beyond the everyday. Phenomenologically, these experiences have been interpreted as transcendent of time, other, space and body. Extreme sport participation therefore points to a more potent, life-enhancing endeavour worthy of further investigation. This book adopts a broad hermeneutic phenomenological approach to critique the assumed relationship to risk-taking, the death wish and the concept of "No Fear" in extreme sports, and repositions the experience in a previously unexplored manner.This is valuable reading for students and academics interested in Sports Psychology, Social ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The Lady in the Silver Cloud - David Handler
In this gripping mystery by US bestseller David Handler, sleuthing suthor Stewart Hoag investigates the murder of his wealthy neighbour, and discovers her dark past.1990s New York. Muriel Cantrell lives in a luxury apartment building on Central Park West, where she''s known for her pride and joy: a 1955 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud. Her neighbours include beautiful movie star Merilee Nash – and author Stewart ''Hoagy'' Hoag. Hoag, whose career crashed when he got into drugs and alcohol, is on the up and he and basset hound Lulu are glad to be sharing Merilee''s life (and apartment) again.Hoagy, Merilee and the building''s other residents are shocked when delicate, sweet, elderly Muriel is murdered after a Halloween party. Who in the world would want to harm an old lady whose major vices were buying Chanel suits and watching daytime soap operas?NYPD Lieutenant Romaine Very investigates and again seeks assistance from his friend Hoagy, who is perfectly placed to help. Their sleuthing soon leads to the unexpected source of Muriel''s wealth, the history of her years at the Copacabana nightclub, and how her Mob-linked chauffeur came to be called ''Bullets''... not to mention a desperate meth-head nephew, and wealthy neighbours with secrets of ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The Lady in the Silver Cloud - David Chandler
In this gripping mystery by US bestseller David Handler, sleuthing suthor Stewart Hoag investigates the murder of his wealthy neighbour, and discovers her dark past. 1990s New York. Muriel Cantrell lives in a luxury apartment building on Central Park West, where she's known for her pride and joy: a 1955 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud. Her neighbours include beautiful movie star Merilee Nash and author Stewart 'Hoagy' Hoag. Hoag, whose career crashed when he got into drugs and alcohol, is on the up and he and basset hound Lulu are glad to be sharing Merilee's life (and apartment) again. Hoagy, Merilee and the building's other residents are shocked when delicate, sweet, elderly Muriel is murdered after a Halloween party. Who in the world would want to harm an old lady whose major vices were buying Chanel suits and watching daytime soap operas? NYPD Lieutenant Romaine Very investigates and again seeks assistance from his friend Hoagy, who is perfectly placed to help. Their sleuthing soon leads to the unexpected source of Muriel's wealth, the history of her years at the Copacabana nightclub, and how her Mob-linked chauffeur came to be called 'Bullets'... not to mention a desperate meth-head nephew, and wealthy neighbours with ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The Lady In The Tower - Alison Weirová
Never before has there been a book devoted entirely to Anne Boleyn''s fall. Now, Alison Weir''s richly researched and impressively detailed portrait gives us the compelling story of the last days of history''s most charismatic, controversial and tragic heroines.On 2 May, 1536, in an act unprecedented in English history, Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII''s second wife, was imprisoned in the Tower of London. On 15 May, she was tried and found guilty of high treason and executed just four days later. Mystery surrounds the circumstances leading up to her arrest - did Henry VIII instruct Thomas Cromwell to fabricate evidence to get rid of her so that he could marry Jane Seymour? Did Cromwell, for reasons of his own, construct a case against Anne and her faction, and then present compelling evidence before the King? Or was Anne, in fact, as guilty as charged?In The Lady in the Tower, Weir has constructed a gripping tale of betrayal and treason, wrought with her trademark forensic research and penchant for an enthralling narrative.''The perfect examination of Anne''s downfall'' Independent
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The Lady in the Lake - Raymond Chandler
''Everything was quiet and sunny and calm. No cause for excitement whatever. It''s only Marlowe, finding another body. He does it rather well by now. Murder-a-day Marlowe, they call him . . .''Private Investigator Philip Marlowe is hired to find a missing woman. Derace Kingsley''s wife ran away to Mexico to get a divorce and marry a hunk named Chris Lavery. Or so the note she left her husband says. Trouble is, when Philip Marlowe asks Lavery about it he denies everything. But when Marlowe next encounters Lavery, he''s denying nothing - on account of the two bullet holes in his heart. Now Marlowe''s on the trail of a killer, who leads him out of smoggy Los Angeles all the way to a murky mountain lake . . .The Lady in the Lake is Raymond Chandler''s fourth novel featuring laconic PI Philip Marlowe.''Chandler''s best novels carry the crime story to levels of artistry that have rarely been matched'' Daily Mail''Chandler grips the mind from the first sentence'' Daily Telegraph ''One of the greatest crime writers, who set standards others still try to attain'' Sunday Times''Chandler is an original stylist, creator of a character as immortal as Sherlock Holmes'' Anthony Burgess
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Isokon and the Bauhaus in Britain - Magnus Englund, Leyla Daybelge
In the mid-1930s, three giants of the international Modern movement, Bauhaus professors Walter Gropius, Marcel Breuer and László Moholy-Nagy, fled Nazi Germany and sought refuge in Hampstead in the most exciting new apartment block in Britain. The Lawn Road Flats, or Isokon building, was commissioned by the young visionary couple Jack and Molly Pritchard and designed by aspiring architect Wells Coates. Built in 1934 in response to the question ‘How do we want to live now?’ it was England’s first modernist apartment building and was hugely influential in pioneering the concept of minimal living. During the mid-1930s and 1940s its flats, bar and dining club became an extraordinary creative nexus for international artists, writers and thinkers. Jack Pritchard employed Gropius, Breuer and Moholy-Nagy in his newly formed Isokon design company and the furniture, architecture and graphic art the three produced in pre-war England helped shape Modern Britain.This book tells the story of the Isokon, from its beginnings to the present day, and fully examines the work, artistic networks and legacy of the Bauhaus artists during their time in Britain. The tales are not just of design and architecture but war, sex, death, espionage and infamous dinner parties. Isokon resident Agatha ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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Direction and Destiny in the Birth Chart - Sasportas Howard
Direction and Destiny in the Birth Chart returns due to popular demand! When Howard Sasportas died in 1992, the astrological community recognised that it had lost one of its best-loved and most original thinkers. His lectures made him a highly respected figure in the international astrological world. At Howard''s seminars the participants could enjoy his unique combination of intuitive insight, humour, warmth, inspired interpretation, and profound grasp of human nature. It is his rare blend of spirituality and down-to-earth, trenchant observations of human psychological dynamics which makes his work so unusual and memorable. The three seminars included in this reprint of the original volume all deal with the themes of direction and destiny in the birth chart. In personal consultation work Howard had the gift of inspiring his clients and highlighting potentials which gave them renewed hope and new directions to pursue in life. These seminars convey the same optimism and positive vision of human possibilities. The first seminar, on the theme of vocation, deals practically, psychologically and philosophically with that most difficult of questions: How can we discover the "right" path in life? The second seminar, on those mysterious points in the horoscope known as the Moon''s Nodes, explores ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The Lady in the Van - Alan Bennett
''We have, in the nick of time, a Play of the Year: Alan Bennett''s The Lady in the Van is a wonderfully bittersweet comic diary of the years in which a lethally dotty and very smelly old bat parked her unroadworthy vehicle in Bennett''s Camden garden, thereby providing him with a roughly equal amount of journalistic copy and guilty landlordly irritation.Sheridan Morley, Spectator
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The War of the Worlds and The War in the Air - Herbert George Wells
With an Introduction and Notes by Dr Andrew Frayn, Lecturer in Twentieth-Century Literature and Culture at Edinburgh Napier University.In these two compelling novels H.G. Wells imagines terrifying futures in which civilisation itself is threatened.The narrator of The War of the Worlds is quick to discover that what appeared to be a falling star was, in fact, a metallic cylinder landing from Mars. Six million people begin to flee London in panic as tentacled invaders emerge and overpower the city. With their heat-ray, killing machines, black gas, and a taste for fresh human blood, is there anything that can be done to stop the Martians?In The War in the Air, naive but resourceful Bert Smallways is thrilled by speed and fascinated by the new flying machines. His curiosity sweeps him away by accident into a German plan to conquer America, beginning with the destruction of New York. The ease of movement in aerial warfare means that nothing and nobody is safe as Total War erupts, civilisation crumbles, and Bert's hopes of getting back to London to marry his love seem impossibly distant.
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Sherlock Bones and the Mischief in Manhattan - Tim Collins
Sherlock Bones, the world’s greatest dog detective, and his trusty sidekick Dr Jane Catson are back for another crime-solving adventure.Bones and Catson are visiting New York when the local police chief asks for their help. The city is being terrorised by a masked villain who is threatening the police with chaos if they don't solve his riddles. After thwarting a fiendish plot in Manhattan, Bones and Catson are hot on the heels of the mysterious criminal on an epic coast-to-coast chase across USA. Along the way, they take in Niagrowl Falls and scale the faces of the great dog presidents on Mount Ruffmore until the adventure concludes at the walls of Aldogtraz prison in San Francisco.But there’s a greater mystery to solve while all this is going on. Who is the villain? And how can they unmask them?The fifth book in Buster’s Sherlock Bones fiction series features intricate artwork and illustrated puzzles – including search-and-finds, mazes and number riddles – that are woven into the action, so the reader feels immersed in the exciting detective plot.Also available in the series:9781780557502 Sherlock Bones and the Case of the Crown Jewels9781780557519 Sherlock Bones and the Curse of the Pharaoh's Mask9781780559216 Sherlock Bones ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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Churchill and the Bomb in War and Cold War - Kevin Ruane
Covering the development of the atomic bomb during the Second World War, the origins and early course of the Cold War, and the advent of the hydrogen bomb in the early 1950s, Churchill and the Bomb explores a still neglected aspect of Winston Churchill''s career – his relationship with and thinking on nuclear weapons. Kevin Ruane shows how Churchill went from regarding the bomb as a weapon of war in the struggle with Nazi Germany to viewing it as a weapon of communist containment (and even punishment) in the early Cold War before, in the 1950s, advocating and arguably pioneering what would become known as “mutually assured destruction†as the key to preventing the Cold War flaring into a calamitous nuclear war. While other studies of Churchill have touched on his evolving views on nuclear weapons, few historians have given this hugely important issue the kind of dedicated and sustained treatment it deserves. In Churchill and the Bomb, however, Kevin Ruane has undertaken extensive primary research in Britain, the United States and Europe, and accessed a wide array of secondary literature, in producing an immensely readable yet detailed, insightful and provocative account of Churchill’s nuclear hopes and fears.
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The Living and the Dead in Winsford - Hakan Nesser
Winner of the Rosenkrantz Award for Best Thriller of the YearFrom the bestselling, award-winning Swedish author Håkan Nesser, The Living and the Dead in Winsford is a gripping and deeply atmospheric psychological thriller set on Exmoor.There is nobody in the world who knows that we are here . . .A woman arrives in the village of Winsford on Exmoor. She has travelled a long way and chosen her secluded cottage carefully. Maria's sole intention is to outlive her beloved dog Castor. And to survive the torrent of memories that threaten to overwhelm her. Weeks before, Maria and her husband Martin fled Stockholm under a cloud. The couple were bound for Morocco, where Martin planned to write an explosive novel; one that would reveal the truth behind dark events within his commune of writers decades before. But the couple never made it to their destination.As Maria settles into her lonely new life, walking the wild, desolate moors, it becomes clear that Winsford isn't quite the sanctuary she thought it would be. While the long, dark evenings close in and the weather worsens, strange things begin to happen around her. But what terrible secrets is Maria guarding? And who is trying to ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The Cat and the Corpse in the Old Barn - Kate High
''Animal lovers will delight'' Ann Granger''A real treat . . . I loved it. Cats, dogs, murder and a credible and relatable heroine'' Barbara Nadel''This debut promises to build up into a popular series'' Daily MailClarice Beech has two passions in life: animal rescue and Detective Inspector Rick Beech. She is devoted to the first but she and Rick have been separated for the past six months - life without him is hard.Clarice shares her other love, for contemporary ceramics, with the charming Lady Vita Fayrepoynt. When Vita''s adopted three-legged ginger cat Walter disappears from Weatherby Hall Clarice is called in to find him. Walter, snug in an old barn, is quite well. But his discovery ends with Clarice in hospital, and Rose Miller, late of the Old Vicarage in the morgue. There is nothing natural about Rose''s death...Putting their differences aside, Clarice and Rick are drawn together to try to understand the murder that has shaken the rural Lincolnshire community. As she explores Rose''s past Clarice is pulled into a shady world of blackmail, scams and violence. And as the secrets of Weatherby Hall and the Fayrepoynt family threaten to spill out Clarice finds friendships tested, and her own ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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Oxford AQA History for A Level: Religious Conflict and the Church in England c1529-c1570 - Rebecca Carpenter
Approved by AQA and tailored to the latest specification, Religious Conflict and the Church in England C.1529-C.1570 helps students understand a period of major change in the English Church and government, and the issues which led England to break with Rome.It explores:- humanism- Protestantism - the relationship between Church and stateEvents and developments are covered with precision.Focus on skills building and exam practiceKey features are:- Source-Based Learning. Includes a wide range of sources and extracts to develop vital skills in historical interpretation and source analysis- Exam Practice. Features exam-style questions and study tips to help students prepare and performPerfect for any student studying AQA AS or A Level History, this book helps students achieve success in Religious Conflict and the Church in England C.1529-C.1570.
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The Lady In The Bottle - Rozanna Lilley
These poems take the reader on a fantastic journey through the first season of the hit 1960s TV series I Dream of Jeannie. Each poem corresponds to an episode in that season, originally aired in 1965. Watching on the black and white set from her loungeroom in Perth, Western Australia, the poet, like millions of other little girls, dreamed of being the sultry Jeannie who lived inside a glass-stoppered bottle in a bachelor''s house in Cocoa Beach, Florida. Revisiting the series as an adult, the poet recreates a world in which a woman searches for love with a surly astronaut, using her superpowers to further her quest.
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Richard III and the Princes in the Tower - Alison Weirová
Includes a new foreword by the author The story of the death, in sinister circumstances, of the boy-king Edward V and his younger brother Richard, Duke of York, is one of the most fascinating murder mysteries in English history. It is a tale with profound moral and social consequences, rich in drama, intrigue, treason, scandal and violence. In this gripping book Alison Weir re-examines all the evidence - including that against the Princes'' uncle, Richard III, whose body was recently discovered beneath a Leicester car park. She brilliantly reconstructs the whole chain of events leading to their murder and reveals how, why and by whose order they died.Previously published as The Princes in the Tower
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Yesterday Crumb and the Storm in a Teacup - Andy Sagar
The first in a new fantasy series for readers aged 8-12, about a girl with fox ears who has never fitted in. With adventure and magic in every teacup, this is perfect for fans of The Strangeworlds Travel Agency and Starfell.Yesterday Crumb is no ordinary girl. She was born with fox ears that have cursed her to a lonely life working in the circus and her origins are a complete mystery. But she is about to escape into the adventure of a lifetime when she learns that she''s a strangeling who''s lost her magic.Taken in by Miss Dumpling the flamboyant Tea Witch, Yesterday is introduced to a magical, walking teashop filled with fantastical customers, a flying teapot turtle called Pascal and powerful spells in every teacup!Yesterday starts to rediscover her magic and to feel a sense of belonging. But a mysterious figure of darkness is working hard to ensure her new life comes crashing down - and it all starts with a deadly shard of ice in Yesterday''s heart... But there''s nothing that can''t be solved with a pot of tea, a slice of cake and a BIG dash of magic!
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Dandy Gilver and the Unpleasantness in the Ballroom - Catriona McPherson
A cosy Dandy Gilver mystery set in 1930s Scotland. For fans of PG Wodehouse, Dorothy L Sayers and Agatha Christie.Glasgow,1932, is a city in the grip of dance-fever. Public ballrooms and backstreet dancehalls are thronged every night and competition for professional titles is fierce. Even after the sudden death of one of last year''s hopefuls there are plenty willing to take his place, and few who stop to wonder why he died.In the melting pot of the Locarno Ballroom in Sauchiehall Street, a debutante rubs shoulders with denizens of Glasgow''s meanest streets, her respectable fiancé oblivious, her parents dismayed.When she starts receiving threats from a rival, they grow frantic enough to call on Dandy Gilver to save their precious daughter from harm.But as Dandy and her sidekick, Alec Osborne, begin to unravel the secrets of the dancehall, they soon discover that the rot goes much deeper than rivalry and there''s more at stake than a silver cup. Despite the pretty frocks and dancing shoes, this apparently glittering world is a darker place than they''ve ever been before . . .Catriona McPherson''s latest novel in the series, Dandy Gilver and a Spot of Toil and Trouble is now available for pre-order.
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Business Power and the State in the Central Andes - Francisco Durand, Jonas Wolff, John Crabtree
Offers Fresh Insight into Crucial Debates over the Causes of Diverging and Converging Political Trajectories in the Region  This coauthored monograph examines how business groups have interacted with state authorities in the three central Andean countries from the mid-twentieth century through the early twenty-first. This time span covers three distinct economic regimes: the period of state-led import substitutive industrialization from the 1950s through the 1970s, the neoliberalism of the 1980s and 1990s, and the post-neoliberal period since the earlier 2000s. These three countries share many similarities but also have important differences that reveal how power is manifested. Peru has had an almost unbroken hegemony of business elites who leverage their power over areas of state activity that affect them. Bolivia, by contrast, shows how strong social movements have challenged business dominance at crucial periods, reflecting a weaker elite class that is less able to exercise influence over decision-making. Ecuador falls in between these two, with business elites being more fragmented than in Peru and social movements being weaker than in Bolivia. The authors analyze the viability of these different regimes and economic models, why they change in specific circumstances, and how they affect the state and its citizen
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Law and the Economy in a Young Democracy - Anand V. Swamy, Tirthankar Roy
An essential history of India's economic growth since 1947, including the legal reforms that have shaped the country in the shadow of colonial rule. Economists have long lamented how the inefficiency of India's legal system undermines the country’s economic capacity. How has this come to be? The prevailing explanation is that the postcolonial legal system is understaffed and under-resourced, making adjudication and contract enforcement slow and costly. Taking this as given, Law and the Economy in a Young Democracy examines the contents and historical antecedents of these laws, including how they have stifled economic development. Economists Roy and Swamy argue that legal evolution in independent India has been shaped by three factors: the desire to reduce inequality and poverty; the suspicion that market activity, both domestic and international, can be detrimental to these goals; and the strengthening of Indian democracy over time, giving voice to a growing fraction of society, including the poor. Weaving the story of India's heralded economic transformation with its social and political history, Roy and Swamy show how inadequate legal infrastructure has been a key impediment to the country's economic growth during the last century. A stirring and authoritative history of a nation rife with contradictions, ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The United States, Honduras, And The Crisis In Central America - Deborah Sundloff Schulz, Donald E Schulz
Prior to the 1980s Honduras was an obscure backwater, of little public or policy concern in the United States. With the advent of the Reagan administration, however, Hondurans found themselves at the center of the US-Central American imbroglio, a launching pad for the administration''s contra war against the Sandinista government in Nicaragua and for counterinsurgency operations against guerrillas in El Salvador. Placing events in the context of Honduran history, the authors provide penetrating insights into the causes of revolution in Central America and the sources of stability that enabled Honduras to escape the civil strife that consumed its neighbors. At the same time, the work offers a fascinating account of Honduran domestic politics and of the personalities, motives, and maneuvers of policymakers on both sides of the U.S.-Honduras relationship—too often a tale of intrigue, violence, and corruption.
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Luck, Leisure, and the Casino in Nineteenth-Century Europe - Jared Poley
Gambling was central to the cultural, social, and intellectual history of nineteenth-century Europe. By tracing the evolution of gambling and investigating the spatial qualities of the casino, this book reveals how Europeans used gambling to understand their changing world. The development of resorts and the architectural qualities of casinos demonstrate how new leisure practices, combined with revolutions in transportation and communication, fashioned resort gambling in the Rhineland and Riviera. Jared Poley explores the importance of casino gambling in people''s lives, probing how gambling and fate intersected. The casino impacted understandings of the body, excited emotions, and drove the ''psychology'' of the gambler, as well as affecting ideas about probability, chance, and luck. Ultimately, this book addresses the fundamental question of what gambling was for, and how it opened up opportunities to understand theories about aggression, play, and human development.
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Greeks, Latins, and the Church in Early Frankish Cyprus - Christopher D. Schabel
The studies here deal with the first half of the period of almost four centuries (1191-1571) when Greeks, Latins, and other groups coexisted on the island of Cyprus. Under the French-speaking Lusignan dynasty, the Kingdom of Cyprus gradually evolved from a fragmented cluster of indigenous and alien linguistic and religious communities to a more unified yet still multicultural society of Cypriots by the end of the reign of King Hugh IV (1324-59), a process that was redirected in the wake of the Genoese invasion in the 1370s. The ecclesiastical history of Early Frankish Cyprus has traditionally been seen as one long national (Greek) struggle against foreign (Latin) efforts at forced doctrinal and ritual assimilation. In this volume Dr Schabel presents a more nuanced view, with new interpretations of general trends and specific events in the history of the Greek and Latin clergies on the island, the involvement of the crown, the papacy, and the eastern and western emperors, and the relations among these groups and individuals.
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The Birds, the Bees, and the Elephant in the Room - Rachel Coler Mulholland
Known as Shug to her nearly 1 million TikTok followers, Rachel Coler Mulholland has become a favorite voice for parents trying to navigate tricky conversations with their curious and confused children. As a nationally certified counselor with a master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling, she is the ideal person to write this book, which will empower parents and caregivers by helping facilitate essential but scary conversations with their kids, from toddlers to teens. The book covers a broad variety of topics including how babies are made, dating, safe sex practices, the differences between gender and sexual orientation, and how to discuss consent. It is perfect for caregivers struggling to find the words, and it aims to help navigate the sometimes murky waters of discussions around bodies and sex. Written in the frank and funny tone of Rachel’s videos, this book arms readers with applicable skills and accurate knowledge and keeps the next generation of kids safe in an ever-changing world.
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History+ for Edexcel A Level: Democracies in change: Britain and the USA in the twentieth century - Robin Bunce, Peter Clements, Vivienne Sanders, Nic
Exam Board: EdexcelLevel: AS/A-levelSubject: HistoryFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2016Endorsed for EdexcelEnable your students to develop high-level skills in their Edexcel A level History breadth and depth studies through expert narrative and extended reading, including bespoke essays from leading academics- Build a strong understanding of the period studied with authoritative, well-researched content written in an accessible and engaging style- Ensure continual improvement in students'' essay writing, interpretation and source analysis skills, using practice questions and trusted guidance on successfully answering exam-style questions- Encourage students to undertake rolling revision and self-assessment by referring to end-of-chapter summaries and diagrams across the years- Help students monitor their progress and consolidate their knowledge through note-making activities and peer-support tasks- Provide students with the opportunity to analyse and evaluate works of real history, with specially commissioned historians'' essays and extracts from academic works on the historical interpretations
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Emily Windsnap and the Castle in the Mist - Liz Kesslerová
Emily Windsnap, the mermaid next door, is back in this third book in the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling series, now in a new edition with a gorgeous cover look. The magic ring that Emily Windsnap - half mermaid, half ordinary girl - finds buried in the sand belongs to Neptune, and he wants it back. But the ring, once on, won't come off, and an angry Neptune sends Emily's boat spinning away across the sea. When it comes to rest, she and her best friend, Shona, can see a mysterious castle shimmering in the mist on the horizon... Another magical adventure full of fun and friendship!
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Semi-Secular Worldviews and the Belief in Something Beyond - Carl-Johan Palmqvist, Francis Jonback
An increasingly large part of the population in the West identifies as religious Nones. Contrary to what might be assumed, most of them are not outright atheists. They reject traditional religion, but many pursue different forms of spirituality, and many entertain supernatural ideas. This Element concerns the worldview of these ''semi-secular'' Nones. When asked about whether they believe in God, they usually provide answers like ''Perhaps not God per se, but I do believe in something''. Belief in ''somethin'' is the ontological cornerstone of many Nones'' worldviews. The authors reconstruct it as the view ''Somethingism''. They assess Somethingism by inquiring how well it stands up to the epistemic challenge of being true to the demands of reason. They also assess it by exploring how it manages the existential challenge of providing comfort and guidance in this life, and its ability to align us with any transcendent reality there might be.
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Mario and the Hole in the Sky - Teresa Martinez, Elizabeth Rusch
The true story of how a scientist saved the planet from environmental disaster.Mexican American Mario Molina is a modern-day hero who helped solve the ozone crisis of the 1980s. Growing up in Mexico City, Mario was a curious boy who studied hidden worlds through a microscope. As a young man in California, he discovered that CFCs, used in millions of refrigerators and spray cans, were tearing a hole in the earth''s protective ozone layer. Mario knew the world had to be warned--and quickly. Today Mario is a Nobel laureate and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. His inspiring story gives hope in the fight against global warming.
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Richard III and the Princes in the Tower - A.J. Pollard
Richard III has divided opinion for over 500 years. Traditionally, he has been perceived as a villain, a bloody tyrant and the monstrous murderer of his innocent nephews. To others he was and remains a wronged victim who did his best for kingdom and family; a noble prince and enlightened statesman tragically slain.Richard III and the Princes in the Tower explores the story of Richard III and the tales that have been woven around the historic events, and discusses his life and reign and the disappearance of the Princes in the Tower. It also assesses the original sources upon which much of the history is based. A number of picture essays explore particular aspects of Richard III’s life and reign: his birth sign of Scorpio, historical paintings, the symbolism of pigs and boars, Richard’s saints, his books, the Princes, and cartoons and caricatures. This classic work is one that no enthusiast should be without.
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The Qur'an and the Prophet in the Writings of Shaykh Ahmad al-Alawi
The Qur''an and the Prophet in the Writings of Shaykh Ahmad al-''Alawi presents for the first time in English all the collected works of the Shaykh on the two guiding principles of Islam. The Shaykh al-Alawi had embarked on a full commentary on the Qur''an, but only completed an introduction explaining his approach to Qur''anic exegesis and commentaries on three chapters. All these pieces are included here with an additional appendix of answers to questions that the Shaykh''s disciples had put to him on the Qur''an.The Qur''anic commentaries are followed by a treatise on the meaning of the invocation of blessings on the Prophet. This extremely profound treatise delves into the spiritual nature of the Prophet explaining how he represents both the summit of spiritual attainment and the example for all those seeking enlightenment. Also included in the appendix are answers that the Shaykh gave his disciples on sayings of the Prophet.
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The Dark Pictures: Volume 2 (House of Ashes and The Devil in Me) - Xbox (3391892023862)
Hra na konzoli - Xbox One S / Xbox One X, Xbox Series X, krabicová verze, žánr: akční, pro online hraní vyžaduje předplatné Xbox Live Gold, Návštěva domu monstraZažijte v kolekci The Dark Pictures: Volume 2 (House of Ashes and The Devil in Me) Xbox temný příběh The Devil in Me, který vás vezme do sídla Murder Castle. Repliky domu masového vraha H. H. Holmese, jenž není ideálním místem na výlet The Dark Pictures: Volume 2 (House of Ashes and The Devil in Me) Xbox vás vezme také do pouštěZamiřte v House of Ashes do pohřbeného sumerského chrámu. V čele jednotky plné profesionálních vojáků se dejte do přežívání v temnotách, kde se musíte postavit monstrům z vašich nejhorších nočních můr. Kooperujte za všech okolnostíKaždý z příběhů si máte v The Dark Pictures: Volume 2 (House of Ashes and...
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OCR A Level History: The American Revolution 1740-1796 and The USA in the 19th Century 1803–1890 - Nicholas Fellows, Mike Wells
Exam board: OCRLevel: A LevelSubject: History First teaching: September 2015First exams: AS: Summer 2016, A Level: Summer 2017An OCR endorsed resourceSuccessfully cover Unit Group 2 with the right amount of depth and pace; this bespoke series from the leading History publisher follows our proven and popular approach for OCR A Level, blending clear course coverage with focused activities and comprehensive assessment support.- Develops understanding of the period through an accessible narrative that is tailored to the specification content and structured around key questions for each topic- Builds the skills required for Unit Group 2, from explanation, assessment and analysis to the ability to make substantiated judgements- Enables students to consolidate and extend their topic knowledge with a range of activities suitable for classwork or homework- Helps students achieve their best by providing step-by-step assessment guidance and practice questions- Facilitates revision with useful summaries at the start and end of each chapter- Ensures that students understand key historical terms and concepts by defining them in the glossary
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Rory Sparkes and the Elephant in the Room - Hugh Bonneville
Buckle up for the adventure of a lifetime in the hilarious first children''s book from Paddington star, Hugh BonnevilleRory Sparkes is a boy with a head full of dreams. He might become a strongman and travel the world with the circus. Or he might try to make it as a cowboy – that would be a fan-tas-tic second best. Although at the moment he’d settle for missing his maths lesson and making his torch work properly.As he plots to help his best friend, Guy, earn enough money to buy the latest top-of-the-line model boat (so they can set sail for South America), the circus rolls into town and everything spirals out of control. With Guy needing help doing odd jobs for the terrifying Madame Lowe, and with Clare, Rory’s annoying older sister, planning a dastardly prank, will Rory’s plans ever work out? Let’s see …Filled with brilliantly funny illustrations from Lorretta Schauer.
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Venice and the Veneto in the Early Renaissance - John E. Law
John Law is concerned here with the administration of the Venetian state in the late 14th and 15th centuries, and specifically with its possessions on the mainland of Italy. These gave Venice dangerously exposed and lengthy land frontiers, and also included a number of cities whose loyalties were not to be taken for granted. Verona, Friuli and the Trentino are the focus of several articles, while others look at the people and families involved, and at Venice''s relations with its powerful neighbours, from Milan to Hungary. The studies demonstrate the substantial nature of Venetian involvement with the ''Terraferma'', well-established by the start of the 15th century, and examine the impact on the Venetian government itself of these mainland dominions.
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Race and the Law in the United States - Michelle D. Deardorff
This text explores how the legal history and judicial decisions of the United States contribute to the dynamic societal debates Americans are having around race today. It pairs historical cases and primary sources with contextual commentary, to ensure students comprehend how decisions from the past deeply impact the laws they have inherited as well as shaping contemporary issues and political movements. This framework also highlights the distinctive characteristics of the various time periods, and how they connect to other eras, so students fully appreciate the events and environments that influenced each case. Written in an accessible and engaging style, it avoids the traditional focus of many caselaw books and instead promotes a sound understanding of the legal concepts and dynamics that inform current discussions of racial identities, challenging the usual development of doctrinal law and court decisions defining race. An Instructor Manual is available online, with additional teaching resources and assessment materials for each chapter, to foster meaningful class discussions about future choices and how to pursue a more equal nation.
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Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz - Lyman Frank Baum
Swallowed up by an earthquake on their way to HugsonÂ’s Ranch, Dorothy and her cousin Zeb find themselves trapped in the magical and magnificent fairy lands that lie just beneath the EarthÂ’s surface. With the wonderful Wizard for company, the cousinsÂ’ journey to the Emerald City is beset by invisible bears, dragons, gargoyles andÂ…vegetables? Will they ever find their way back to the surface world where they belong?Book 4 of the 15 book series by L. Frank Baum. Journey through the magical world of Oz with Dorothy and friends with these beloved timeless classics.
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The Carter of 'La Providence' - Georges Simenon
'The father of contemporary European detective fiction' Ann CleevesInspector Maigret finds himself drawn into the secrets of an isolated community in this classic novel featuring Simenon's literary legendInspector Maigret is standing in the pouring rain by a canal near the town of Épernay. A well-dressed woman, Mary Lampson, has been found strangled in a stable nearby. Why did her glamorous, hedonistic life come to such a brutal end here? Surely her taciturn husband Sir Walter knows - or maybe the answers lie with the crew of the barge La Providence. Translated by David CowardOther titles in this collection include: Maigret's Holiday, Maigret Sets a Trap, Maigret Defends Himself, Maigret's Doubts, Maigret's Pickpocket, Maigret's Patience, The Saint-Fiacre Affair, Maigret and the Lazy Burglar, Maigret and the Old People, Maigret's Dead Man and Maigret in Vichy'Not just the world's bestselling detective series, but an imperishable literary legend' The Times
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Reinventing Examination and the State in Twentieth-Century China and Taiwan - Shiuon Chu
Reinventing Examination and the State traces the ideological evolution of civil service and state-organized educational examinations in the twentieth-century China and Taiwan, showing how modern examination shaped new concepts of individual responsibility and contributed to the resilience of the state.
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