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Winner of The Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing, Grace Talusan⠙s critically acclaimed memoir The Body Papers, a New York Times Editors⠙ Choice selection, powerfully explores the fraught contours of her own life as a Filipino immigrant and survivor of cancer and childhood abuse.Born in the Philippines, young Grace Talusan moves with her family to a New England suburb in the 1970s. At school, she confronts racism as one of the few kids with a brown face. At home, the confusion is worse: her grandfather⠙s nightly visits to her room leave her hurt and terrified, and she learns to build a protective wall of silence that maps onto the larger silence practiced by her Catholic Filipino family. Talusan learns as a teenager that her family⠙s legal status in the country has always hung by a thread⠔for a time, they were ⠜illegal.⠝ Family, she⠙s told, must be put first.The abuse and trauma Talusan suffers as a child affects all her relationships, her mental health, and her relationship with her own body. Later, she learns that her family history is threaded with violence and abuse. And she discovers another devastating family thread: cancer. In her thirties, Talusan must decide whether to undergo preventive surgeries to remove her breasts and ovaries. Despite all this, she finds love, and success as a teacher. On a fellowship, Talusan and her husband return to the Philippines, where she revisits her family⠙s ancestral home and tries to reclaim a lost piece of herself.Not every family legacy is destructive. From her parents, Talusan has learned to tell stories in order to continue. The generosity of spirit and literary acuity of this debut memoir are a testament to her determination and resilience. In excavating such abuse and trauma, and supplementing her story with government documents, medical records, and family photos, Talusan gives voice to unspeakable experience, and shines a light of hope into the darkness.

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WITH AN EXCLUSIVE NEW CHAPTER FOR THE PAPERBACK EDITIONThe Amazon No.1 BestsellerThe Sunday Times BestsellerTHE ROYAL BOOK OF THE YEAR_________________________________ Eye-poppingly revealing. . .impeccable sources, historical heft and canny insights served up with a zingy wit. There are many royal biographers, but few as good as this. She turns gossip into the first draft of history. TELEGRAPHFrom the Queen s stoic resolve to the crisis of Meghan and Harry.From the ascendance of Camilla and Kate to the downfall of Andrew. Full of remarkable inside access, The Palace Papers by Sunday Times bestselling author Tina Brown will change how you understand the Royal Family. Clever, well-informed and disgustingly entertaining THE TIMES There are royal books, and there are royal books.But The Palace Papers is in a genre of its own RADIO TIMES Jaw dropping! What a book . . .if you ever want to feel like a fly on the wall of any of the palaces, this is it. LORRAINE KELLY Brown s prose has the swoosh of an enjoyably OTT ballgown FINANCIAL TIMES The world s sharpish and best-informed royal expert PIERS MORGAN Riveting and rigorous PANDORA SYKES A witty, rip-roaring read . . .full off perceptive and witty observations i Newspaper A rollicking ride through recent royal family history . . .Tina Brown s sparkling prose and eye for detail enliven an entertaining expose OBSERVER The most explosive royal book of the year THE SUN Gloriously irreverent, racily written and often very funny. The early chapters on the long affair between Prince Charles and Camilla read like a non-fiction version of Jilly Cooper s Rutshire Chronicles NEW STATESMAN A motherlode of delectable gossip . .. Brown has produced a work both scholarly and scandalous that makes us think about what the post-Elizabethan world may bring, alternately amusing and horrifying us along the way . .. vivid and richly-embroidered INDEPENDENT The devil is in the delicious detail . .. Brown tackles her subjects with the same brio she brought to her years as a highly regarded magazine editor . .. Her access to those who flit around the royals gives her writing an edgy authenticity DAILY MAIL Brown thrashes her way through absolutely everything that has happened to the family since the end of the last book in 1997 . .. Charles and Camilla are vividly brought to life in a series of well-researched stories and anecdotes SUNDAY TIMES The Palace Papers is a sharp-nibbed observation of a generation of tumult for the House of Windsor, bookended by the deaths of Princess Diana and Prince Philip. It s a story about media as much as monarchy, and it draws from almost every chapter in Brown s career in journalism FINANCIAL TIMES It s hard to look away as Tina Brown delves into decades worth of royal scandals GUARDIAN Utter brilliance .. . a rip-roaring read SCOTSMAN A brilliant book.Tina Brown has inside knowledge and writes so well LADY ANNE GLENCONNER (author of Lady in Waiting)_________________________________ Never again , became Queen Elizabeth II s mantra shortly after Diana s death. More specifically, there could never be another Diana - a member of the family whose global popularity upstaged, outshone, and posed an existential threat to the British monarchy. Picking up where The Diana Chronicles left off, The Palace Papers reveals how the royal family reinvented itself after the traumatic years when Diana s blazing celebrity ripped through the House of Windsor like a comet.Tina Brown takes readers on a tour de force journey that shows the Queen s stoic resolve as she coped with the passing of Princess Margaret, the Queen Mother and her partner for seven decades, Prince Philip, and triumphed in her Jubilee years even as the family dramas raged around her. She explores Prince Charles s determination to make Camilla his queen, the tension between William and Harry who are on different paths , the ascendance Kate Middleton, the disturbing allegations surrounding Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein, and Harry and Meghan s stunning decision to step back as senior royals. Despite the fragile monarchy s best efforts, never again seems fast approaching.

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The Federalist Papers are a collection of 85 articles and essays written by James Madison, John Jay, and Alexander Hamilton to promote the ratification of the US Constitution. Up to the 20th century, the collection was usually referred to as The Federalist.They were intended to persuade people to accept the Constitution. In Federalist No. 10, Madison argues for a vast, commercial republic and explores ways to prevent majority faction domination. In Federalist No. 84, Alexander Hamilton argues that the proposed Constitution s multiple freedom-protecting clauses collectively constitute a bill of rights. The best explanation of what has come to be known as Federalism is provided by James Madison. An incomparable explication of the Constitution may be found in The Federalist Papers.Hamilton turned down three of Morris s essays, and Morris declined the invitation. Duer later wrote in favor of the three Federalist authors under the pen name Philo-Publius, which is based on Hamilton s pseudonym Publius and may mean either Friend of the People or Friend of Hamilton. The three men produced 85 articles in all for six months. Madison is regarded as the father of the Constitution, while Hamilton served as the first secretary of the Treasury.

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A wonderful new selection of Henry James s short stories exploring the relationship between art and life, edited by Michael Gorra.This volume gathers seven of the very best of Henry James s short stories, all focussing the relationship between art and life. In The Aspern Papers , a critic is determined to get his hands on a great poet s papers hidden in a faded Venetian house - not matter what the human cost. The Author of Beltraffio , The Lesson of the Master and The Figure in the Carpet all focus on naive young men s unsettling encounters with their literary heroes. In The Middle Years , a dying novelist begins to glimpse his own potential, while The Real Thing and Greville Fane both explore the tension between artistic and commercial success. These fables of the creative life reveal James at his ironic, provocative best.Henry James was born in 1843 in New York and died in London in 1916. In addition to many short stories, plays, books of criticism, autobiography and travel, he wrote some twenty novels, the first published being Roderick Hudson (1875). They include The Europeans, Washington Square, The Portrait of a Lady, The Bostonians, The Princess Casamassima, The Tragic Muse, The Spoils of Poynton, The Awkward Age, The Wings of the Dove, The Ambassadors and The Golden Bowl.Michael Gorra is Professor of English at Smith College and the author of Portrait of a Novel: Henry James and the Making of an American Masterpiece (2012), a finalist for both the Pulitzer Prize and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in biography.

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Proudly read and display the blueprint for American democracy with this stunning, unabridged edition featuring sprayed edges and a foil-embossed faux-leather cover.Written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison between October 1787 and May 1788 and published anonymously in May 1788, The Federalist Papers presents a series of 85 essays advocating for the ratification of the newly proposed United States Constitution. As Madison and Hamilton were both members of the Constitutional Convention, this collection of essays is used today to further illuminate the intentions of the Constitution, as it was drafted. The essays cover a wide variety of topics, including foreign affairs, relationships between states, preserving the union, commercial interests and the economy, and more. This collectible edition features:An elegant faux-leather cover with foil-embossed designsStunning sprayed edges for a continuous design on the front, edges, and backAn introduction by American history scholar and author Andrew S. Tree Unabridged textA historical timeline at the backPerfect for US history lovers and bibliophiles alike, The Federalist Papers is a must-have addition for any home library.Essential volumes for the shelves of every classic literature lover, Chartwell Deluxe Editions offer beautifully presented works from some of the most important authors in literary history. Other deluxe classics from Chartwell include Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Anne of Green Gables, The Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe, The Iliad, Inferno, Irish Fairy and Folk Tales, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Little Women, Meditations, and The Republic.

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The Federalist Papers first appeared in 1787 as a series of letters to New York newspapers exhorting voters to ratify the proposed Constitution of the United States and the fate of the nation quite literally hung in the balance. Writing in concert as “Publius,” Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison urged voters to ratify the proposed Constitution of the United States. A masterpiece of political theory, The Federalist Papers remains important and vital reading for anyone seeking to understand the tensions at the heart of the United States.

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One of my life s greatest tragedies is to have already read Pickwick Papers - I can t go back and read it for the first time Fernando PessoaFew first novels have created as much popular excitement as The Pickwick Papers - a comic masterpiece that catapulted its twenty-four-year-old author to immediate fame. Readers were captivated by the adventures of the poet Snodgrass, the sportsman Winkle and, above all, by that quintessentially English Quixote, Mr Pickwick, and his cockney Sancho Panza, Sam Weller. From the hallowed turf of Dingley Dell Cricket Club to the unholy fracas of the Eatanswill election, characters and incidents sprang to life from Dickens s pen, to form an enduringly popular work of ebullient humour and literary invention. Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Mark Wormald

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Unbeatable practice for the latest SATS tests! This indispensable KS2 Practice Paper Pack 1 contains two full sets of realistic Maths SATS papers, plus a detailed answer book with full exam-style mark scheme. What s more, this pack comes with a whole host of online extras, including: â ¢Pupil-Friendly Answers - Crystal-clear worked answers, perfect for pupils marking their own work.â ¢SATS Parents Guide - Everything parents need to know about the SATS.â ¢Mini Quizzes - Five mini Maths quizzes to print or view online. Perfect as warm-up activities or extra practice. â ¢Class Marking Spreadsheet - Easy recording and analysis of pupils test scores. Just enter your pupils names and marks and it ll highlight any areas that need more work! â ¢Whiteboard Editions - Digital versions of the Practice Papers with worked answers already filled in! Ideal for showing onscreen or on interactive whiteboards to talk through with your class. Just use the unique code included in the pack to gain access to all these free online goodies.

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Unbeatable practice for the latest SATS tests! This indispensable KS2 Practice Paper Pack 5 contains two full sets of realistic Maths SATS papers, plus a detailed answer book with full exam-style mark scheme. What s more, this pack comes with a whole host of online extras, including: â ¢Pupil-Friendly Answers - Crystal-clear worked answers, perfect for pupils marking their own work.â ¢SATS Parents Guide - Everything parents need to know about the SATS.â ¢Mini Quizzes - Five mini Maths quizzes to print or view online. Perfect as warm-up activities or extra practice. â ¢Class Marking Spreadsheet - Easy recording and analysis of pupils test scores. Just enter your pupils names and marks and it ll highlight any areas that need more work! â ¢Whiteboard Editions - Digital versions of the Practice Papers with worked answers already filled in! Ideal for showing onscreen or on interactive whiteboards to talk through with your class. Just use the unique code included in the pack to gain access to all these free online goodies.

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Unbeatable practice for the latest SATS tests! This indispensable KS2 Practice Paper Pack 2 contains two full sets of realistic Maths SATS papers, plus a detailed answer book with full exam-style mark scheme. What s more, this pack comes with a whole host of online extras, including: â ¢Pupil-Friendly Answers - Crystal-clear worked answers, perfect for pupils marking their own work.â ¢SATS Parents Guide - Everything parents need to know about the SATS.â ¢Mini Quizzes - Five mini Maths quizzes to print or view online. Perfect as warm-up activities or extra practice. â ¢Class Marking Spreadsheet - Easy recording and analysis of pupils test scores. Just enter your pupils names and marks and it ll highlight any areas that need more work! â ¢Whiteboard Editions - Digital versions of the Practice Papers with worked answers already filled in! Ideal for showing onscreen or on interactive whiteboards to talk through with your class. Just use the unique code included in the pack to gain access to all these free online goodies.

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Unbeatable practice for the latest SATS tests! This indispensable KS2 Practice Paper Pack 2 contains two full sets of realistic English SATS papers, plus a detailed answer book with full exam-style mark scheme. What s more, this pack comes with a whole host of online extras, including: â ¢Pupil-Friendly Answers - Crystal-clear worked answers, perfect for pupils marking their own work.â ¢SATS Parents Guide - Everything parents need to know about the SATS.â ¢Mini Quizzes - Five mini SPaG quizzes to print or view online. Perfect as warm-up activities or extra practice. â ¢Class Marking Spreadsheet - Easy recording and analysis of pupils test scores. Just enter your pupils names and marks and it ll highlight any areas that need more work! â ¢Whiteboard Editions - Digital versions of the Practice Papers with worked answers already filled in! Ideal for showing onscreen or on interactive whiteboards to talk through with your class. Just use the unique code included in the pack to gain access to all these free online goodies.

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Unbeatable practice for the latest SATS tests! This indispensable KS2 Practice Paper Pack 5 contains two full sets of realistic English SATS papers, plus a detailed answer book with full exam-style mark scheme. What s more, this pack comes with a whole host of online extras, including: â ¢Pupil-Friendly Answers - Crystal-clear worked answers, perfect for pupils marking their own work.â ¢SATS Parents Guide - Everything parents need to know about the SATS.â ¢Mini Quizzes - Five mini SPaG quizzes to print or view online. Perfect as warm-up activities or extra practice. â ¢Class Marking Spreadsheet - Easy recording and analysis of pupils test scores. Just enter your pupils names and marks and it ll highlight any areas that need more work! â ¢Whiteboard Editions - Digital versions of the Practice Papers with worked answers already filled in! Ideal for showing onscreen or on interactive whiteboards to talk through with your class. Just use the unique code included in the pack to gain access to all these free online goodies.

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Unbeatable practice for the latest SATS tests! This indispensable KS2 Practice Paper Pack 4 contains two full sets of realistic English SATS papers, plus a detailed answer book with full exam-style mark scheme. What s more, this pack comes with a whole host of online extras, including: â ¢Pupil-Friendly Answers - Crystal-clear worked answers, perfect for pupils marking their own work.â ¢SATS Parents Guide - Everything parents need to know about the SATS.â ¢Mini Quizzes - Five mini SPaG quizzes to print or view online. Perfect as warm-up activities or extra practice. â ¢Class Marking Spreadsheet - Easy recording and analysis of pupils test scores. Just enter your pupils names and marks and it ll highlight any areas that need more work! â ¢Whiteboard Editions - Digital versions of the Practice Papers with worked answers already filled in! Ideal for showing onscreen or on interactive whiteboards to talk through with your class. Just use the unique code included in the pack to gain access to all these free online goodies.

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Unbeatable practice for the latest SATS tests! This indispensable KS2 Practice Paper Pack 3 contains two full sets of realistic English SATS papers, plus a detailed answer book with full exam-style mark scheme. What s more, this pack comes with a whole host of online extras, including: â ¢Pupil-Friendly Answers - Crystal-clear worked answers, perfect for pupils marking their own work.â ¢SATS Parents Guide - Everything parents need to know about the SATS.â ¢Mini Quizzes - Five mini SPaG quizzes to print or view online. Perfect as warm-up activities or extra practice. â ¢Class Marking Spreadsheet - Easy recording and analysis of pupils test scores. Just enter your pupils names and marks and it ll highlight any areas that need more work! â ¢Whiteboard Editions - Digital versions of the Practice Papers with worked answers already filled in! Ideal for showing onscreen or on interactive whiteboards to talk through with your class. Just use the unique code included in the pack to gain access to all these free online goodies.

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Unbeatable practice for the latest SATS tests! This indispensable KS2 Practice Paper Pack 1 contains two full sets of realistic English SATS papers, plus a detailed answer book with full exam-style mark scheme. What s more, this pack comes with a whole host of online extras, including: â ¢Pupil-Friendly Answers - Crystal-clear worked answers, perfect for pupils marking their own work.â ¢SATS Parents Guide - Everything parents need to know about the SATS.â ¢Mini Quizzes - Five mini SPaG quizzes to print or view online. Perfect as warm-up activities or extra practice. â ¢Class Marking Spreadsheet - Easy recording and analysis of pupils test scores. Just enter your pupils names and marks and it ll highlight any areas that need more work! â ¢Whiteboard Editions - Digital versions of the Practice Papers with worked answers already filled in! Ideal for showing onscreen or on interactive whiteboards to talk through with your class. Just use the unique code included in the pack to gain access to all these free online goodies.

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Whip-smart, hilarious and unapologetically honest, The State of Grace by Rachael Lucas is a heart-warming story of one girl trying to work out where she fits in, and whether she even wants to.Sometimes I feel like everyone else was handed a copy of the rules for life and mine got lost. Grace is autistic and has her own way of looking at the world. She s got a horse and a best friend who understand her, and that s pretty much all she needs. But when Grace kisses Gabe and things start to change at home, the world doesn t make much sense to her any more. Suddenly everything threatens to fall apart, and it s up to Grace to fix it on her own.

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From award-winning and bestselling author of Where the Mountain Meets the Moon Grace Lin comes a gorgeously full-color illustrated story about a lion cub and a girl who must open a portal for the spirits, based on Chinese folklore. Jin is a Stone Lion-one of the guardians of the Old City Gate who is charged to watch over humans and protect the Sacred Sphere. But to Jin, those boring duties feel like a waste of time.What isn t a waste of time? Perfecting his zuqiu kick, scoring a Golden Goal, and becoming the most legendary player of all the spirit world. But when Jin s perfect kick accidentally knocks the Sacred Sphere out through the gate, he has no choice but to run after it, tumbling out of the realm he calls home and into the human world as the gate closes behind him. Stuck outside the gate, Jin must find help from unlikely allies, including a girl who can hear a mysterious voice and a worm who claims he is a dragon.Together, they must find the sphere and return it to the world beyond the gate...or risk losing everything. Award-winning and bestselling author Grace Lin returns with another gorgeously illustrated adventure story about duty, love, and balance-expertly written in the vein of the Newbery Honor winner and modern classic Where the Mountain Meets the Moon. Based on Chinese Folklore, this beautiful novel features ten full-page pieces of stunning full-color art, as well as intricate chapter header illustrations.

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THE BOOK THOSE IN THE KNOW ARE CALLING THE BEST SPY NOVEL OF THE YEAR*** One of the 50 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2023 in the Daily Telegraph ****** A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 ****** A GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 ***â ˜Superbly constructed in an elaborate twisty spy yarn. It s highly unlikely that there will be a better espionage novel this yearâ ™ THE SUNDAY TIMES A breathtaking thriller. A classic in the making PETER JAMES Hugely impressive and compelling WILLIAM BOYDâ ˜A natural-born storytellerâ ™ JEFFERY DEAVER___________London, present dayHistorian Max Archer is invited to a clandestine meeting with legendary Cold War spymaster, Scarlet King.Her offer to share the explosive secrets born of over half a century at the heart of global espionage would be life-changing. But Max has little reason to trust a woman whose name is a byword for deceit and ruthlessness.Soon he is on the wrong side of the law and on the run. As the net closes tighter around him he must somehow discover the truth. Because itâ ™s not just his life on the line â “ but also the fate of the Western world . . .___________â ˜Intricate and fast moving, it weaves a thrilling spellâ ™ DAILY MAIL Smart, slick and totally gripping . . . The Scarlet Papers is always credible, always startling and almost painfully human. A total triumph TONY PARSONS A masterpiece TIM GLISTER*** DISCOVER MY NAME IS NOBODY AND THE INSIDER, FURTHER SPY NOVELS BY MATTHEW RICHARDSON ***

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From bestselling author Grace Lin comes the companion to the Newbery Honor winner Where the Mountain Meets the Moon and the National Book Award finalist When the Sea Turned to Silver. The moon is missing from the remote Village of Clear Sky, but only a young boy named Rendi seems to notice! Rendi has run away from home and is now working as a chore boy at the village inn. He can t help but notice the village s peculiar inhabitants and their problems. But one day, a mysterious lady arrives at the Inn with the gift of storytelling, and slowly transforms the villagers and Rendi himself. As she tells more stories and the days pass in the Village of Clear Sky, Rendi begins to realize that perhaps it is his own story that holds the answers to all those questions. Newbery Honor author Grace Lin brings readers another enthralling fantasy featuring her marvelous full-color illustrations. Starry River of the Sky is filled with Chinese folklore, fascinating characters, and exciting new adventures.

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Kniha - autor Anonymous; Tina Brown, 320 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Never again', became Queen Elizabeth II's mantra shortly after Diana's death. More specifically, there could never be 'another Diana' - a member of the family whose global popularity upstaged, outshone, and posed an existential threat to the British monarchy. Picking up where The Diana Chronicles left off, The Palace Papers reveals how the royal family reinvented itself after the traumatic years when Diana's blazing celebrity ripped through the House of Windsor like a comet. Tina Brown takes readers on a tour de force journey that shows the Queen's stoic resolve as she coped with the passing of Princess Margaret, the Queen Mother and her partner for seven decades, Prince Philip, and triumphed in her Jubilee years even as the family dramas raged around her. She explores Prince Charles's determination to make Camilla his queen, the tension between William and Harry who are on...

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With an Introduction and Notes by David Ellis, University of Kent at Canterbury. With Illustrations by R.Seymour, R.W. Buss and Hablot K. Browne (Phiz).The Pickwick Papers is Dickens first novel and widely regarded as one of the major classics of comic writing in English. Originally serialised in monthly instalments, it quickly became a huge popular success with sales reaching 40,000 by the final part.In the century and a half since its first appearance, the characters of Mr Pickwick, Sam Weller and the whole of the Pickwickian crew have entered the consciousness of all who love English literature in general, and the works of Dickens in particular.

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Some five years ago, I sought solace from the ways of the world by stepping into the embrace of an ancient oak tree . . . From the first meeting, there grew a strange sense of attachment I did not consciously recognise until I later began to realise the significance that trees, and oak trees especially, can have in our lives. James Canton spent two years sitting with and studying the Honywood Oak. A colossus of a tree, it would have been a sapling when Magna Carta was signed. Initially visiting the tree for escape and solitude, in time he learns to study it more closely. He examines how our long-standing dependency on oak trees has developed and morphed into myth and legend.The Oak Papers is a stunning, meditative and healing book about the lessons we can learn from the natural world, if only we slow down enough to listen.

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Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector s Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector s Library are books to love and treasure. In The Pickwick Papers we are introduced not just to one of the greatest writers in the English language but to some of fiction’s most endearing and memorable characters, starting with the ‘illustrious, immortal and colossal-minded’ Samuel Pickwick himself. It is a rollicking tour de force through an England on the brink of the Victorian era. Reform of government, justice and commercial life are imminent, as are rail travel, social convulsion and the death of deference, but Pickwick sails through on a tide of delirious adventure, fortifying us for the future - whatever it throws at us. Illustrated by H. K. Browne ‘Phiz’, with an afterword by Ned Halley.

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When young Charles Dickens was commissioned to write the text for a series of sporting illustrations in 1836, no one could have suspected that this journeyman task was to turn in to one of the great comic novels in English literature. After the premature death of the original illustrator, Dickens took charge of the project, which was published in monthly parts. The result is a brilliant panorama of English life in the 1830s, a cornucopia of stories and vignettes featuring dozens of vividly drawn characters. Chief among them are Mr Pickwick himself, a later day Don Quixote travelling about the country righting wrongs; and his Sancho Panza, Sam Weller, whose pithy sayings and bizarre anecdotes immediately became and remained part of national mythology. With The Pickwick Papers Dickens established himself at a single stroke as a major creative artist, revealing the depth of his human sympathies, the breadth of his interests and his extraordinary linguistic virtuosity.

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¡Libro de cartón grueso ahora disponible en español-inglés bilingüe! La ganadora del Honor de Caldecott, Grace Lin, celebra las matemáticas para todos los niños, ¡en todas partes!Now available in bilingual Spanish-English! Caldecott Honor winner Grace Lin s beloved board books celebrate math for every kid, everywhere!¡Las gallinas han puesto sus huevos por todo el patio! Mei busca los huevos, mirando junto a una regadera, detrás de una maceta de flores, dentro de una carretilla... ¡y debajo de una gallina! Únete a una búsqueda de huevos en primavera en esta historia juguetona sobre el sentido del espacio.Storytelling Math celebra a los niños usando las matemáticas en sus aventuras diarias mientras juegan, construyen y descubren el mundo que les rodea. Historias alegres y actividades manuales hacen que sea fácil para los niños y sus adultos explorar las matemáticas cotidianas juntos. Desarrollado en colaboración con expertos en matemáticas de TERC, una organización educativa con enfoque en ciencia, tecnología, ingeniería y matemáticas (STEM, por sus siglas en inglés), bajo una subvención de la Fundación Heising-Simons.The chickens have laid their eggs all over the yard! Mei looks for the eggs, searching next to a watering can, behind a flower pot, inside a wheelbarrow . . . and under a chicken! Go on a springtime egghunt in this playful story about spatial sense. Storytelling Math celebrates children using math in their daily adventures as they play, build, and discover the world around them. Joyful stories and hands-on activities make it easy for kids and their grown-ups to explore everyday math together. Developed in collaboration with math experts at STEM education nonprofit TERC, under a grant from the Heising-Simons Foundation.

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This stunning fantasy inspired by Chinese folklore is a companion novel to Starry River of the Sky and the New York Times bestselling and National Book Award finalist When the Sea Turned to SilverIn the valley of Fruitless mountain, a young girl named Minli lives in a ramshackle hut with her parents. In the evenings, her father regales her with old folktales of the Jade Dragon and the Old Man on the Moon, who knows the answers to all of life s questions. Inspired by these stories, Minli sets off on an extraordinary journey to find the Old Man on the Moon to ask him how she can change her family s fortune. She encounters an assorted cast of characters and magical creatures along the way, including a dragon who accompanies her on her quest for the ultimate answer.Grace Lin, author of the beloved Year of the Dog and Year of the Rat returns with a wondrous story of adventure, faith, and friendship. A fantasy crossed with Chinese folklore, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon is a timeless story reminiscent of The Wizard of Oz and Kelly Barnhill s The Girl Who Drank the Moon. Her beautiful illustrations, printed in full-color, accompany the text throughout. Once again, she has created a charming, engaging book for young readers.

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Get ready for an exciting fairy adventure with the no. 1 bestselling series for girls aged 5 and up. It s Queen Titania s and King Oberon s 1000th jubilee, and the seven Party Fairies are in charge of making the celebratory party extra-special! However, naughty Jack Frost has stolen each of the seven Party Fairies magical party bags... if he succeeds the Fairyland celebrations will be ruined! Can Kirsty and Rachel help rescue the party bags so the magnificent jubilee cake can be finished in time...? These stories are magic; they turn children into readers! ReadingZone.com Read all seven fairy adventures in the Party Fairies set! Cherry the Cake Fairy, Melodie the Music Fairy; Grace the Glitter Fairy; Honey the Sweet Fairy; Polly the Party Fun Fairy; Phoebe the Fashion Fairy; Jasmine the Present Fairy If you like Rainbow Magic, check out Daisy Meadows other series: Magic Animal Friends and Unicorn Magic!

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Exam board: SQALevel: HigherSubject: Business ManagementFirst teaching: August 2018First exam: Summer 2019Practice makes permanent. Feel confident and prepared for the SQA Higher Business Management exam with this two-in-one book, containing practice questions for every question type and topic, plus two full practice papers - all written by experienced examiners. Choose to revise by question type or topic: A simple grid enables you to pick particular question styles or course areas that you want to focus on, with answers provided at the back of the book Remember more in your exam: Repeated and extended practice will give you a secure knowledge of the key areas of the course (understanding business; management of marketing; management of operations; management of people; management of finance) Familiarise yourself with the exam papers: Both practice papers mirror the language and layout of the real SQA papers; complete them in timed, exam-style conditions to increase your confidence before the exams Find out how to achieve a better grade: Answers to the practice papers have commentaries for each question, with tips on writing successful answers and avoiding common mistakesFully up to date with SQA s requirementsThe questions, mark schemes and guidance in this practice book match the requirements of the revised SQA Higher Business Management specification for examination from 2019 onwards.

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Exam board: SQALevel: HigherSubject: MathematicsFirst teaching: September 2018First exam: Summer 2019Practice makes permanent. Feel confident and prepared for the SQA Higher Maths exam with this two-in-one book, containing practice questions for every topic, plus two full practice papers - all written by an experienced examiner.- Choose which topics you want to revise: A simple grid enables you to pick particular areas of the course that you want to answer questions on, with solutions provided at the back of the book- Remember more in your exam: Repeated and extended practice of calculator and non-calculator questions will improve your algebraic, trigonometric, geometric, calculus and reasoning skills- Familiarise yourself with the exam papers: Both practice papers mirror the language and layout of the real SQA papers; complete them in timed, exam-style conditions to increase your confidence before the exams- Find out how to achieve a better grade: Answers to the practice papers have commentaries for each question, with tips on writing successful answers and avoiding common mistakesFully up to date with SQA s requirementsThe questions, mark schemes and guidance in this practice book match the requirements of the revised SQA Higher Maths specification for examination from 2019 onwards.

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Exam board: SQALevel: HigherSubject: GeographyFirst teaching: September 2018First exam: Summer 2019Practice makes permanent. Feel confident and prepared for the SQA Higher Geography exam with this two-in-one book, containing practice questions for every question type and the most popular topics, plus two practice papers.- Choose to revise by question type or topic: A simple grid enables you to pick particular question styles or course areas that you want to focus on, with answers provided at the back of the book- Understand what the examiner is looking for: Clear guidance on how to answer each question type is followed by plenty of questions so you can put the advice into practice, building essential exam skills- Remember more in your exam: Repeated and extended practice will give you a secure knowledge of the key areas of the course (physical environments; human environments; global issues)- Familiarise yourself with the exam papers: Both practice papers mirror the language and layout of the real SQA papers; complete them in timed, exam-style conditions to increase your confidence before the exams- Find out how to achieve a better grade: Answers to the practice papers have commentaries for each question, with tips on writing successful answers and avoiding common mistakesFully up to date with SQA s requirementsThe questions, mark schemes and guidance in this practice book match the requirements of the revised SQA Higher Geography specification for examination from 2019 onwards.This book covers the following topics:Physical environments:- Atmosphere- Hydrosphere- Lithosphere- BiosphereHuman environments:- Population- Urban- RuralGlobal issues:- River basin management- Development and health- Climate change- Energy

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Exam board: SQALevel: HigherSubject: EnglishFirst teaching: September 2018First exam: Summer 2019Practice makes permanent. Feel confident and prepared for the SQA Higher English exam with this two-in-one book, containing practice questions for every question type, plus two full practice papers - all written by an experienced examiner.- Choose which question types you want to revise: A simple grid enables you to pick particular question styles that you want to focus on, with answers provided at the back of the book - Understand what the examiner is looking for: Clear guidance on how to answer each question type is followed by plenty of questions so you can put the advice into practice, building essential exam skills- Remember more in your exam: Repeated and extended practice will give you a secure knowledge of the key areas of the course (Reading for Understanding, Analysis and Evaluation and Critical Reading)- Familiarise yourself with the exam papers: Both practice papers mirror the language and layout of the real SQA papers; complete them in timed, exam-style conditions to increase your confidence before the exams- Find out how to achieve a better grade: Answers to the practice papers have commentaries for each question, with tips on writing successful answers and avoiding common mistakesFully up to date with SQA s requirementsThe questions, mark schemes and guidance in this practice book match the requirements of the revised SQA Higher English specification for examination from 2019 onwards.

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Exam board: SQALevel: National 5Subject: MathematicsFirst teaching: September 2017First exam: Summer 2018Practice makes permanent. Feel confident and prepared for the SQA National 5 Maths exam with this two-in-one book, containing practice questions for every topic, plus two full practice papers - all written by an experienced examiner.- Choose which topics you want to revise: A simple grid enables you to pick particular areas of the course that you want to answer questions on, with solutions provided at the back of the book- Remember more in your exam: Repeated and extended practice of calculator and non-calculator questions will improve your numerical, algebraic, geometric, trigonometric, statistical and reasoning skills- Familiarise yourself with the exam papers: Both practice papers mirror the language and layout of the real SQA papers; complete them in timed, exam-style conditions to increase your confidence before the exams- Find out how to achieve a better grade: Answers to the practice papers have commentaries for each question, with tips on writing successful answers and avoiding common mistakesFully up to date with SQA s requirementsThe questions, mark schemes and guidance in this practice book match the requirements of the revised SQA National 5 Maths specification for examination from 2018 onwards.

Objev podobné jako Essential SQA Exam Practice: National 5 Mathematics Questions and Papers - Mike Smith

Exam board: SQALevel: National 5Subject: EnglishFirst teaching: September 2017First exam: Summer 2018Practice makes permanent. Feel confident and prepared for the SQA National 5 English exam with this two-in-one book, containing practice questions for every question type, plus two full practice papers.- Choose which question types you want to revise: A simple grid enables you to pick particular question styles that you want to focus on, with answers provided at the back of the book - Understand what the examiner is looking for: Clear guidance on how to answer each question type is followed by plenty of questions so you can put the advice into practice, building essential exam skills- Remember more in your exam: Repeated and extended practice will give you a secure knowledge of the key areas of the course (Reading for Understanding, Analysis and Evaluation and Critical Reading)- Familiarise yourself with the exam papers: Both practice papers mirror the language and layout of the real SQA papers; complete them in timed, exam-style conditions to increase your confidence before the exams- Find out how to achieve a better grade: Answers to the practice papers have commentaries for each question, with tips on writing successful answers and avoiding common mistakesFully up to date with SQA s requirementsThe questions, mark schemes and guidance in this practice book match the requirements of the revised SQA National 5 English specification for examination from 2018 onwards.

Objev podobné jako Essential SQA Exam Practice: National 5 English Questions and Papers - Brian Johnston

A beautiful story about turning your dreams into reality with the support of family, from renowned Trinidadian storyteller Grace Hallworth.Arty has a magical dream about flying a wonderful kite made of many colours. But when his mother wakes him, he realises that it was just his imagination.Will Artyâ ™s family be able to help him make his dream come true of making his own marvellous kite in time for the kite festival? And will he know how to fly it without the help of his friends?

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Unbeatable practice for the latest SATS tests! This splendid Mixed Practice Paper Pack 2 contains 6 full sets of realistic tests - two Maths SATS papers, and two English SATS papers, plus two Science papers! All this, plus detailed answers and full exam-style mark scheme. What s more, this pack comes with a whole host of online extras, including: Pupil-Friendly Answers - Crystal-clear worked answers, perfect for pupils marking their own work; SATS Parents Guide - Everything parents need to know about the SATS; Mini Quizzes - Mini quizzes to print or view online. Perfect as warm-up activities or extra practice; Online Edition - Digital versions of the Practice Papers to view on your PC or tablet! Just use the unique code included in the pack to gain access to all these free online goodies.

Objev podobné jako KS2 Complete Year 6 SATS Practice Papers Pack 2: Science, Maths

Unbeatable practice for the latest SATS tests! This splendid Mixed Practice Paper Pack 1 contains 6 full sets of realistic tests - two Maths SATS papers, and two English SATS papers, plus two Science papers! All this, plus detailed answers and full exam-style mark scheme. What s more, this pack comes with a whole host of online extras, including: Pupil-Friendly Answers - Crystal-clear worked answers, perfect for pupils marking their own work; SATS Parents Guide - Everything parents need to know about the SATS; Mini Quizzes - Mini quizzes to print or view online. Perfect as warm-up activities or extra practice; Online Edition - Digital versions of the Practice Papers to view on your PC or tablet! Just use the unique code included in the pack to gain access to all these free online goodies.

Objev podobné jako KS2 Complete Year 6 SATS Practice Papers Pack 1: Science, Maths

Exam board: SQALevel: National 5Subject: GeographyFirst teaching: September 2017First exam: Summer 2018Practice makes permanent. Feel confident and prepared for the SQA National 5 Geography exam with this two-in-one book, containing practice questions for every question type and the most popular topics, plus two full practice papers.- Choose to revise by question type or topic: A simple grid enables you to pick particular question styles or course areas that you want to focus on, with answers provided at the back of the book- Understand what the examiner is looking for: Clear guidance on how to answer each question type is followed by plenty of questions so you can put the advice into practice, building essential exam skills- Remember more in your exam: Repeated and extended practice will give you a secure knowledge of the key areas of the course (physical environments; human environments; global issues)- Familiarise yourself with the exam paper: Both practice papers mirror the language and layout of the real SQA papers; complete them in timed, exam-style conditions to increase your confidence before the exams- Find out how to achieve a better grade: Answers to the practice papers have commentaries for each question, with tips on writing successful answers and avoiding common mistakesFully up to date with SQA s requirementsThe questions, mark schemes and guidance in this practice book match the requirements of the revised SQA National 5 Geography specification for examination from 2018 onwards.This book covers the following topics:Section 1: Physical Environments:- Landscape Types- WeatherSection 2: Human Environments:- World Population Distribution and Change- Issues in Changing Urban and Rural LandscapesSection 3: Global Issues:- Climate Change- Natural Regions- Environmental Hazards- Trade and Globalisation- Tourism- Health

Objev podobné jako Essential SQA Exam Practice: National 5 Geography Questions and Papers - Sheena Williamson

Exam board: SQALevel: National 5Subject: Computing ScienceFirst teaching: August 2017First exam: Summer 2018Practice makes permanent. Feel confident and prepared for the SQA National 5 Computing Science exam with this two-in-one book, containing practice questions for every topic, plus two full practice papers - all written by an experienced examiner. Choose which topics you want to revise: A simple grid enables you to pick particular areas of the course that you want to answer questions on, with solutions provided at the back of the book Remember more in your exam: Repeated and extended practice will give you a secure knowledge of the key areas of the course (software design and development; computer systems; database design and development; web design and development) Familiarise yourself with the exam paper: Both practice papers mirror the language and layout of the real SQA papers; complete them in timed, exam-style conditions to increase your confidence before the exams Find out how to achieve a better grade: Answers to the practice papers have commentaries for each question, with tips on writing successful answers and avoiding common mistakesFully up to date with SQA s requirementsThe questions, mark schemes and guidance in this practice book match the requirements of the revised SQA National 5 Computing Science specification for examination from 2018 onwards.

Objev podobné jako Essential SQA Exam Practice: National 5 Computing Science Questions and Papers - Lesley Russell

Exam board: SQALevel: National 5Subject: Business ManagementFirst teaching: August 2017First exam: Summer 2018Practice makes permanent. Feel confident and prepared for the SQA National 5 Business Management exam with this two-in-one book, containing practice questions for every question type and topic, plus two full practice papers - all written by an experienced examiner. Choose to revise by question type or topic: A simple grid enables you to pick particular question styles or course areas that you want to focus on, with answers provided at the back of the book Remember more in your exam: Repeated and extended practice will give you a secure knowledge of the key areas of the course (understanding business; management of marketing; management of operations; management of people; management of finance) Familiarise yourself with the exam paper: Both practice papers mirror the language and layout of the real SQA papers; complete them in timed, exam-style conditions to increase your confidence before the exams Find out how to achieve a better grade: Answers to the practice papers have commentaries for each question, with tips on writing successful answers and avoiding common mistakesFully up to date with SQA s requirementsThe questions, mark schemes and guidance in this practice book match the requirements of the revised SQA National 5 Business Management specification for examination from 2018 onwards.

Objev podobné jako Essential SQA Exam Practice: National 5 Business Management Questions and Papers - Craig McLeod

Exam board: SQALevel: National 5Subject: PhysicsFirst teaching: September 2017First exam: Summer 2018Practice makes permanent. Feel confident and prepared for the SQA National 5 Physics exam with this two-in-one book, containing practice questions for every question type and topic, plus two full practice papers - all written by an experienced examiner.- Choose to revise by question type or topic: A simple grid enables you to pick particular question styles or course areas that you want to focus on, with answers provided at the back of the book- Understand what the examiner is looking for: Clear guidance on how to answer each question type is followed by plenty of questions so you can put the advice into practice, building essential exam skills- Remember more in your exam: Repeated and extended practice will give you a secure knowledge of the key areas of the course (dynamics; space; electricity; properties of matter; waves; radiation)- Familiarise yourself with the exam paper: Both practice papers mirror the language and layout of the real SQA papers; complete them in timed, exam-style conditions to increase your confidence before the exams- Find out how to achieve a better grade: Answers to the practice papers have commentaries for each question, with tips on writing successful answers and avoiding common mistakesFully up to date with SQA s requirementsThe questions, mark schemes and guidance in this practice book match the requirements of the revised SQA National 5 Physics specification for examination from 2018 onwards.

Objev podobné jako Essential SQA Exam Practice: National 5 Physics Questions and Papers - Paul Van der Boon

Exam board: SQALevel: HigherSubject: PhysicsFirst teaching: September 2018First exam: Summer 2019Practice makes permanent. Feel confident and prepared for the SQA Higher Physics exam with this two-in-one book, containing practice questions for every question type and topic, plus two full practice papers - all written by experienced examiners.- Choose to revise by question type or topic: A simple grid enables you to pick particular question styles or course areas that you want to focus on, with answers provided at the back of the book- Understand what the examiner is looking for: Clear guidance on how to answer each question type is followed by plenty of questions so you can put the advice into practice, building essential exam skills- Remember more in your exam: Repeated and extended practice will give you a secure knowledge of the key areas of the course (our dynamic universe; particles and waves; electricity)- Familiarise yourself with the exam paper: Both practice papers mirror the language and layout of the real SQA papers; complete them in timed, exam-style conditions to increase your confidence before the exams- Find out how to achieve a better grade: Answers to the practice papers have commentaries for each question, with tips on writing successful answers and avoiding common mistakesFully up to date with SQA s requirementsThe questions, mark schemes and guidance in this practice book match the requirements of the revised SQA Higher Physics specification for examination from 2019 onwards.

Objev podobné jako Essential SQA Exam Practice: Higher Physics Questions and Papers - Paul Chambers, Mark Ramsay

Exam board: SQALevel: National 5Subject: Modern StudiesFirst teaching: September 2017First exam: Summer 2018Practice makes permanent. Feel confident and prepared for the SQA National 5 Modern Studies exam with this two-in-one book, containing practice questions for every question type and topic, plus two full practice papers.- Choose to revise by question type or topic: A simple grid enables you to pick particular question styles or course areas that you want to focus on, with answers provided at the back of the book- Understand what the examiner is looking for: Clear guidance on how to answer each question type is followed by plenty of questions so you can put the advice into practice, building essential exam skills- Remember more in your exam: Repeated and extended practice will give you a secure knowledge of the key areas of the course (democracy in Scotland and the United Kingdom; social issues in the United Kingdom; international issues)- Familiarise yourself with the exam paper: Both practice papers mirror the language and layout of the real SQA papers; complete them in timed, exam-style conditions to increase your confidence before the exams- Find out how to achieve a better grade: Answers to the practice papers have commentaries for each question, with tips on writing successful answers and avoiding common mistakesFully up to date with SQA s requirementsThe questions, mark schemes and guidance in this practice book match the requirements of the revised SQA National 5 Modern Studies specification for examination from 2018 onwards.

Objev podobné jako Essential SQA Exam Practice: National 5 Modern Studies Questions and Papers - Frank Cooney, Kenneth Hannah

Exam board: SQALevel: HigherSubject: Computing ScienceFirst teaching: September 2018First exam: Summer 2019Practice makes permanent. Feel confident and prepared for the SQA Higher Computing Science exam with this two-in-one book, containing practice questions for every topic, plus two full practice papers - all written by an experienced marker.- Choose which topics you want to revise: A simple grid enables you to pick particular areas of the course that you want to answer questions on, with solutions provided at the back of the book- Remember more in your exam: Repeated and extended practice will give you a secure knowledge of the key areas of the course (software design and development; computer systems; database design and development; web design and development) Familiarise yourself with the exam paper: Both practice papers mirror the language and layout of the real SQA papers; complete them in timed, exam-style conditions to increase your confidence before the exams- Find out how to achieve a better grade: Answers to the practice papers have commentaries for each question, with tips on writing successful answers and avoiding common mistakesFully up to date with SQA s requirementsThe questions, mark schemes and guidance in this practice book match the requirements of the revised SQA Higher Computing Science specification for examination from 2019 onwards.

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Gloriously inventive, wonderfully entertaining, wickedly knowing . . . Read it and revel JOHN BANVILLE The unsung hero of his generation of novelists . . . Astute, funny and heartbreaking TANYA GOLDCorruption, destruction, danger and murder: Welcome to the murky world of the super-rich. Timothy â ˜Timboâ ™ Smith, part-time healer and self-styled security analyst, travels down the dark canyons of global capitalism, from short-selling scams in the City to the depleted rainforests of Brazil.His accomplices in this irresistible safari through the late modern world are two reformed alcoholics, the lovely and brilliant Lee â ˜Lethalâ ™ Thorold, and her husband Professor Luke Deverill, lecherous Oxford philosopher and caustic computer wizard. Their misadventures are followed at a bewildered distance by the played-out diplomatic correspondent Dickie Pentecost, who tags along mostly because Timbo is the only man who can cure his agonising back and is always one step behind the Machiavellian actions of those who precede him.From the author of the searing satire, Making Nice, comes his most entertaining, perceptive and unflinching novel yet, lifting the veil on the seedy realities of modern life.

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‘I have always been a bird. A bit vulture, a bit eagle. I have looked the sun in its face. Born several times - dead several times so that I could be reborn from my ashes. It is almost impossible to summarize the extraordinary life of Mariella Novotny in a few paragraphs. In 1961 she was an underage prostitute engaging in sexual relations with President Kennedy. She was believed to be part of a vice ring set up by an alleged Communist agent who was also a British film producer. FBI officers called their investigation The Bow-Tie Case. Two years later the Monroe lookalike played a major part in the Profumo Affair. She was a close friend of Stephen Ward, another putative whistle-blower who died in suspicious circumstances. In the late 1960s, she gave birth to the child of Eddie Chapman, England’s most successful wartime double agent. Between 1975 and 1978 she worked undercover for Operation Countryman, an investigation into police corruption in the Flying Squad. Her chief target was the author s grandfather, Charlie Taylor, a London conman who had high-ranking officers in his deep pockets. Mariella brought them all down. Mariella was found dead in her bed in February 1983. She was in the process of writing her memoirs. In the author s own words, This is a life that is bigger than the woman who led it. She embodies the emergence of a radical sexual politics.

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Exam Board: GL Assessment Level Subject: 11+ Verbal ReasoningSuitable for the 2025 testsRealistic 11+ practice questions for the GL Assessment testRealistic practice in the style and format of the 11+ Verbal Reasoning GL multiple-choice tests4 complete non verbal reasoning test papers for the GL 11+ testsInvaluable practice for the 11 Plus tests (GL Assessment)Includes notes and information for parentsNew edition â “ fully checked and updatedExplanations for all answers to improve understandingDownload free additional multiple-choice answer grids from collins.co.uk so you can reuse the practice papers as often as you needLooking for more 11 Plus Verbal Reasoning practice test papers? Try Book 1 (9781844198399).Previously published as Letts.

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SECRETS AND LIES. CONSPIRACY AND COVER UP. TIPPING POINT AND REVOLUTION. Where the redactions end, a Paul Greengrass film begins.A graduate of Granada Television s award-winning World in Action investigative reporting team, Greengrass has become one of the most successful and influential film-makers to come out of the British Isles. Using blistering vérité techniques forged on the streets of Beirut and Belfast, his films ⠓ including The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum and Captain Phillips ⠓ pack all the punch of news reports, taking more than a billion dollars at the box office and forever changing the way Hollywood makes movies. Opening up his personal archive to film critic and historian Tom Shone for the first time, the film-maker lays bare the roots of his own obsession with unravelling the secret history of the West and provides an exclusive inside track on a career that turned Hollywood upside down.

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Jackie Kay tells the story of a black girl s adoption by a white Scottish couple, from three different viewpoints: the mother, the birth mother, and the daughter. Winner of the Forward Prize for Best First Collection.

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(Originally published as DEFY GRAVITY) New York Times best-selling author Caroline Myss investigates the mystical phenomenon of healing and the presence of grace in every life.What is grace? How does grace work? How do I know if I ve ever had an experience of grace in my life? For decades, readers and students have turned to medical intuitive Caroline Myss for answers to these essential questions. In these pages, she takes readers on a transformative journey to investigate the holy authority of grace and find tools to heal themselves and their lives.Originally published as Defy Gravity, this searching and eloquent book offers a message that we need now more than ever. Inspired by ordinary people who overcame a wide array of physical and psychological ailments, Caroline dove into the works of the great mystics to gain a deeper understanding of healing s spiritual underpinnings. Using what she discovered, she invites us into an intimate and healing engagement with the soul, which we experience through exploring our seven shadow passions, building an empowered inner self around our seven inherent graces, and learning how to work with the mystical laws that govern it.With this knowledge, you can break through the boundaries of ordinary reason. You can heal from illness, heartbreak, and pain. You can learn to live fearlessly. And you can start to discern the guidance of grace in every moment of your life.

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Beautifully written and compelling, About Grace is the brilliant debut novel from Anthony Doerr.Growing up in Alaska, young David Winkler is crippled by his dreams. At nine, he dreams a man is decapitated by a passing truck on the path outside his familyâ ™s home. The next day, unable to prevent it, he witnesses an exact replay of his dream in real life. The premonitions keep coming, unstoppably. He sleepwalks during them, bringing catastrophe into his reach.Then, as unstoppable as a vision, he falls in love, at the supermarket (exactly as he already dreamed) with Sandy. They flee south, landing in Ohio, where their daughter Grace is born. And then the visions of Graceâ ™s death begin for Winkler, as their waterside home is inundated. Plagued by the same horrific images of Grace drowning, when the floods come, he cannot face his destiny and flees.He beaches on a remote Caribbean island, where he works as a handyman, chipping away at his doubts and hopes, never knowing whether Grace survived the flood or met the doom he foretold. After two decades, he musters the strength to find outâ ¦

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