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A young writer challenges the status quo but discovers that creative gain comes at a personal cost.

Objev podobné jako The Writer - Ella Hickson

A refreshingly modern version of J.M. Barrie's much-loved story that puts the character of Wendy firmly centre stage.

Objev podobné jako Wendy & Peter Pan - Ella Hickson

Anxious to write that Great American Novel but don''t know where to begin? Help is on the way with our Writer''s Block! This guide to beating writer''s block comes packaged in the shape of an actual block: 3" x 3" x 3", with 672 pages and more than 200 photographs throughout. Next time you''re stuck, just flip open The Writer''s Block to any page to find an idea or exercise that will jump-start your imagination. Many of these assignments come straight from the creative writing classes of celebrated novelists like Ethan Canin, Richard Price, Toni Morrison, and Kurt Vonnegut: Joyce Carol Oates explains how she uses running to destroy writer''s block. Elmore Leonard describes how he often finds ideas just by reading the newspaper. E. Annie Proulx discusses finding inspiration at garage sales. Isabel Allende tells why she always begins a new novel on January 8th. John Irving explains why he prefers to write the last sentence first. Fresh, fun, and irreverent, The Writer''s Block also features advice from contemporary editors and literary agents, lessons from the awful novels of Joan Collins and Robert James Waller, a filmography of movies concerning writer''s block (e.g., The Shining, Barton Fink), and countless other surprises. With this chunky little book at your side, you may never experience writer''s block again!

Objev podobné jako The Writer's Block - Jason Rekulak

National Book Award winner Ha Jin raises questions about language, migration, and the place of literature in a rapidly globalizing world. Consisting of three interconnected essays, The Writer as Migrant sets Ha Jin’s own work and life alongside those of other literary exiles, creating a conversation across cultures and between eras. He employs the cases of Alexander Solzhenitsyn and Chinese novelist Lin Yutang to illustrate the obligation a writer feels to the land of their birth, while Joseph Conrad and Vladimir Nabokov—who, like Ha Jin, adopted English for their writing—are enlisted to explore a migrant author’s conscious choice of a literary language. A final essay draws on V. S. Naipaul and Milan Kundera to consider the ways in which our era of perpetual change forces a migrant writer to reconceptualize the very idea of home. Throughout, Jin brings other celebrated writers into the conversation as well, including W. G. Sebald, C. P. Cavafy, and Salman Rushdie—refracting and refining the very idea of a literature of migration. Simultaneously a reflection on a crucial theme and a fascinating glimpse at the writers who compose Ha Jin’s mental library, The Writer as Migrant is a work of passionately engaged criticism, one rooted in departures but feeling like a new arrival.

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These are the dishes that fuelled great writing. Ever wondered what Iris Murdoch might have served for supper, or how Emily Dickinson took her tea? The Writer’s Table brings together dining habits and favourite recipes from some of the world’s most beloved authors, offering a delicious glimpse into their everyday lives and kitchen rituals. Each recipe is paired with a short introduction to the author and dish, along with clear instructions and modern ingredients, making it easy to recreate literary comfort food at home. With beautiful illustrations throughout, the book is a feast for the eyes as well as the table making you feel closer to the writers you love. Writers and recipes featured include: Leo Tolstoy’s Sour Schi Jane Austen''s White SoupColette''s Cherry ClafoutisBarbara Pym''s Toad-in-the-HoleTruman Capote''s Chicken HashAndrea Camilleri''s Sardines a beccaficoPerfectly giftable, irresistibly browsable and full of charm, The Writer’s Table is a celebration of food, creativity and the simple pleasures that connect us all. A must-have for readers, home cooks and anyone who’s ever wondered what their favourite author had for dinner.

Objev podobné jako The Writer's Table - Valerie Stivers

The Writer plunges readers into the captivating world of Stan Siegel, a renowned comic book writer, whose life spirals into a terrifying adventure beyond the confines of reality. Alongside his mother Liz and daughter Izzy, Stan faces an onslaught of Nazis, demons, and mythical creatures drawn from Jewish folklore. As they navigate a landscape steeped in occult mysteries, their quest for answers reveals hidden identities and ignites a high-stakes race against an emerging terror. This gripping series not only celebrates the essence of comic book storytelling but also embarks on an exploration of heroism, legacy, and the power of writing.

Objev podobné jako The Writer - Ben Berkowitz, Max Berkowitz, Josh Gad

Everyone''s favourite little dancer, Ella Bella Ballerina, steps into an enchanted toyshop in this magical ballet adventure. Discover a world of fairytale toymakers and dancing dolls in in this beautiful introduction to classic ballet, La Boutique Fantastique. With a sparkling foiled cover and exquisitely detailed illustrations, this is the perfect gift for all would-be ballerinas. Look out for the other books in the series:Ella Bella and A Midsummer Night''s DreamElla Bella Ballerina and Swan LakeElla Bella Ballerina and Cinderella Ella Bella Ballerina and The Sleeping BeautyElla Bella Ballerina and The Nutcracker

Objev podobné jako Ella Bella Ballerina and the Magic Toyshop - Mayhew James

On the first day of Christmas Santa asked, "Who''s helping me?"I told him . . . "Leave everything to me and Elfie!"Count and sing along as more and more elves join in helping Santa with his festive jobs over the twelve days of Christmas! From three selfie-elfies snapping photos in Santa''s grotto to five twinkling elves hanging lights to nine elves brushing the reindeer... and Santa''s beard! An elf-filled twist on the infamous ''Twelve Days of Christmas'' carol, this hilarious festive romp is the perfect book to share and read together.

Objev podobné jako The Twelve Elves of Christmas - Day Evie

An entertaining and gorgeously illustrated portrait of a writer's life avec chats from the acclaimed author of The Elegance of the Hedgehog.Like so many writers, Muriel Barbery is a lover of cats. Grey-furred and amber-eyed, Barbery's four Chartreux cats keep her company as she works from her house in the French countryside, entertaining her with their quirks and foibles.But that's not all. For Kirin, Ocha, Mizu and Petrus are no ordinary felines. These intelligent creatures have taken it upon themselves to guide their owner's writing - flicking aside sections of her manuscript with a disdainful tail, pointing an approving paw at others. And it's time these mischievous literary consultants get the recognition they deserve.With delicious wit and irony, and delightful illustrations by Maria Guitart, the beloved author of The Elegance of the Hedgehog gives an insight into her writing life - and the paws behind the pen.

Objev podobné jako The Writer's Cats - Muriel Barberyová

***All the things you love about Ella''s Kitchen in a book! 100 easy, tasty and healthy recipes to inspire big and little cooks, ranging from the easiest of snacks and light meals that can be rustled up in minutes to delicious and satisfying dinners. Packed with clever twists and shortcuts to make life as easy as possible for busy parents. For weekends and holidays, when there is a bit more time available, there are leisurely breakfast recipes such as ''Purple'' Blueberry Pancakes and more involved cooking projects such as Hooray for the Weekend.Full of fun ideas for getting children involved in preparing, cooking and exploring food. Colour-in features and stickers mean that kids will love the book as much as their parents do.Fully revised and updated, with new recipes and photographs.-''It''s never too early to get little''uns interested in healthy eating, so instead of cooking for the kids, why not cook with them?'' - Reveal

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''It''s a little book of wonder, it''s fantastic'' Chris Evans''A fabulously sparky, wide-ranging and horizon-broadening little study ... joyously unboring'' Sunday TimesFriends do it, strangers do it and so do chimpanzees - and it''s not just deeply embedded in our history and culture, it may even be written in our DNA. The humble handshake, it turns out, has a rich and surprising history.So let''s join palaeoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi as she embarks on a funny and fascinating voyage of discovery - from the handshake''s origins (at least seven million years ago) all the way to its sudden disappearance in March 2020. Drawing on new research, anthropological insights and first-hand experience, she''ll reveal how this most friendly of gestures has played a role in everything from meetings with uncontacted tribes to political assassinations - and what it tells us about the enduring power of human contact.Because the story of the handshake ... is far from over.

Objev podobné jako The Handshake - Ella Al-Shamahi

The children of the forest live in the roots of an old pine tree. The children enjoy adventures throughout each season. What surprise will spring bring? A collectable new edition of the classic Elsa Beskow picture book with a cloth spine.

Objev podobné jako Children of the Forest - Elsa Beskow

A mysterious orange egg has fallen into the woods. The little elf discovers what it really is but not before she begins a great adventure. A collectable new edition of the classic Elsa Beskow picture book with a cloth spine.

Objev podobné jako The Sun Egg - Elsa Beskow

Rosalind's little deer is captured by a king and kept in a golden cage. Can the little girl persuade the king to let her friend go free? A collectable new edition of the classic Elsa Beskow picture book with a cloth spine.

Objev podobné jako Rosalind and the Little Deer - Elsa Beskow

A classic story by popular French author Anne-Marie Chapouton, brought to life with vintage artwork by world-renowned illustrator Gerda Muller. What will the Wildwood elves discover when they visit the seaside?

Objev podobné jako The Wildwood Elves - Anne-Marie Chapouton

Brecht was never inclined to see any of his plays as completely finished, and this volume collects some of the most important theatrical projects and fragments that were always to remain ‘works in progress’. Offering an invaluable insight into the writer’s working methods and practices, the collection features the famous Fatzer as well as The Bread Store and Judith of Shimoda, along with other texts that have never before been available in English.Alongside the familiar, ‘completed’ plays, Brecht worked on many ideas and plans which he never managed to work up even once for print or stage. In pieces like Fleischhacker, Garbe/Büsching and Jacob Trotalong we see how such projects were abandoned or interrupted or became proving grounds for ideas and techniques. The works collated here span over thirty years and allow the reader to follow Brecht’s creative process as he constantly revised his work to engage with new contexts.This treasure-trove of new discoveries is also annotated with dramaturgical notes to present readable and useable texts for the theatre.The volume is edited by Tom Kuhn and Charlotte Ryland, with the translation and dramaturgical edition of each play provided by a team of experienced writers, scholars and translators.

Objev podobné jako Brecht and the Writer's Workshop - Brecht Bertolt

A mini edition of Elsa Beskow's classic picture book which takes young children through the special joys of each month.

Objev podobné jako Around the Year - Elsa Beskow

When a mischievous gnome turns a tree trunk into a real dragon, Kelly and Kai are whisked off to a distant land full of princesses, knights and trolls. An adorable mini edition of the beloved Elsa Beskow story with vintage illustrations and a cloth spine.

Objev podobné jako The Land of Long Ago - Elsa Beskow

The Writer’s Lot explores the working lives of eighteenth-century French authors—celebrities and unknowns—at a time when their example, if not often their ideas, changed the course of history. Taking the measure of “literary France” as a whole, Robert Darnton offers rare insight into the social ferment of the Age of Revolution.

Objev podobné jako The Writer's Lot - Robert Darnton

Do your sentences sag? Could your paragraphs use a pick-me-up? If so, The Writer’s Diet is for you! It’s a short, sharp introduction to great writing that will help you energize your prose and boost your verbal fitness. Helen Sword dispenses with excessive explanations and overwrought analysis. Instead, she offers an easy-to-follow set of writing principles: use active verbs whenever possible; favor concrete language over vague abstractions; avoid long strings of prepositional phrases; employ adjectives and adverbs only when they contribute something new to the meaning of a sentence; and reduce your dependence on four pernicious “waste words”: it, this, that, and there. Sword then shows the rules in action through examples from William Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson, Martin Luther King Jr., John McPhee, A. S. Byatt, Richard Dawkins, Alison Gopnik, and many more. A writing fitness test encourages you to assess your own writing and get immediate advice on addressing problem areas. While The Writer’s Diet is as sleek and concise as the writing ideals contained within, this slim volume packs a powerful punch. With Sword’s coaching writers of all levels can strengthen and tone their sentences with the stroke of a pen or the click of a mouse. As with any fitness routine, adhering to the rules requires energy and vigilance. The results, however, will speak for themselves.

Objev podobné jako The Writer's Diet - Helen Sword

See inside the gardens where literary giants from Tolstoy to Agatha Christie created some of their finest works in this visually stunning and fascinating book. Discover the flower gardens, vegetable plots, landscapes and writing hideaways of 30 great authors – from Louisa May Alcott’s ‘Orchard House’ where she wrote Little Women and Agatha Christie at Greenway, to Virginia Woolf at Monk’s House and the Massachusetts home of Edith Wharton.Fully illustrated with specially commissioned photography plus archive images, and spanning centuries and continents, this book visits the homes and gardens that inspired novelists, poets and playwrights. It shows how outdoor spaces were important to writers in many different ways and offers insight into the lives and creative processes of beloved authors. Writers featured include: Jane Austen in Kent and Hampshire, Agatha Christie in Devon, Beatrix Potter in the Lake District, Thomas Hardy in Dorset, Walter Scott and Robert Burns in Scotland, William Wordsworth in Cumbria, Virginia Woolf and Rudyard Kipling in Sussex, Frances Hodgson Burnett in Kent, Jack London in California, Edward James in Mexico, Jean Cocteau and George Sand in France and Goethe in Germany. This deeply insightful book sheds new light on some of literature's greatest works, offers rare glimpses into the lives of these brilliant minds, and showcases in stunning full color the gardens in which these writers spent their time.

Objev podobné jako The Writer's Garden - Jackie Bennett

Step into the shadows and uncover the centuries-old myths and legends that lie beneath the figure of the vampire, with this magical compendium of facts and fiction. Whether rising from a coffin in the dead of night or stalking its prey, hidden in plain sight, the vampire is one of the most alluring beings in world folklore. These undead bloodsuckers are as alive as ever in modern pop culture, from movies and books to video games and TV shows. But despite their cultural immortality, mystery still surrounds their shadowy origins. Secrets of the Vampire compiles every scrap of vampire lore into one essential volume, covering everything from famous vampires such as Count Dracula and his historical counterpart, to the vampiric aversion to sunlight and garlic and their supernatural abilities. With this lavishly illustrated field guide, decode the deathly world of the vampire. Discover the meanings behind occult symbols, the ancient origins of vampire tropes, the most powerful and frightening vampires from stories around the world, and the real people said to have inspired the grisly tales of these creatures of the night. Learn how to tell a vampire from a living person and get wise to their tricks and powers.Secrets of the Vampire is the perfect deep-dive into a fascinating figure of folklore, for any and all vampire-obsessed 9-14 year-olds.

Objev podobné jako Secrets of the Vampire - Elsa Whyte, Julie Legere

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ''Cosy crime of a superior order'' Sunday TimesWords can be dangerous. Sometimes they kill...Natalka and Edwin are running a detective agency in Shoreham, Sussex. Despite a steady stream of minor cases, Natalka is frustrated, longing for a big juicy investigation to come the agency''s way. Then a murder case turns up. Local writer, Melody Chambers, is found dead and her family are convinced it is murder. Edwin, a big fan of the obit pages, thinks there''s a link to the writer of Melody''s obituary who pre-deceased his subject. The trail leads them to a slightly sinister writers'' retreat. When another writer is found dead, Edwin thinks that the clue lies in the words. Seeking professional help, the amateur investigators turn to their friend, detective Harbinder Kaur, to find that they have stumbled on a plot that is stranger than fiction.The unmissable new novel from the bestselling author of the Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries.*****************************Praise for The Last Word''Outstanding and hugely entertaining'' Irish Independent ''Twisty'' Crime Monthly''The characters show real light and shade and there are ample comedic one-liners'' Belfast Telegraph''This mystery will have you hooked'' Candis''Kept me guessing to the end'' SagaA Sunday Times bestseller w/c 01/02/2024

Objev podobné jako The Last Word - Elly Griffiths

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ''Cosy crime of a superior order'' Sunday TimesWords can be dangerous. Sometimes they kill...Natalka and Edwin are running a detective agency in Shoreham, Sussex. Despite a steady stream of minor cases, Natalka is frustrated, longing for a big juicy investigation to come the agency''s way. Then a murder case turns up. Local writer, Melody Chambers, is found dead and her family are convinced it is murder. Edwin, a big fan of the obit pages, thinks there''s a link to the writer of Melody''s obituary who pre-deceased his subject. The trail leads them to a slightly sinister writers'' retreat. When another writer is found dead, Edwin thinks that the clue lies in the words. Seeking professional help, the amateur investigators turn to their friend, detective Harbinder Kaur, to find that they have stumbled on a plot that is stranger than fiction.The unmissable new novel from the bestselling author of the Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries.*****************************Praise for The Last Word''Outstanding and hugely entertaining'' Irish Independent ''Twisty'' Crime Monthly''The characters show real light and shade and there are ample comedic one-liners'' Belfast Telegraph''This mystery will have you hooked'' Candis''Kept me guessing to the end'' SagaA Sunday Times bestseller w/c 01/02/2024

Objev podobné jako The Last Word - Elly Griffiths

What is it that so fascinates us about the places writers work and live? Discover the hidden worlds that shape the books we love.

Objev podobné jako The Writer's Room - Katie da Cunha Lewin

Justice Jones, super-smart super-sleuth, is back for her third spine-tingling adventure! For fans of Robin Stevens, Katherine Woodfine and Enid Blyton.Justice and her friends are third years now and there''s an intriguing new girl in Barnowls. Letitia has never been to school before and doesn''t care for the rules - and the teachers don''t seem to mind! She decides that Justice is her particular friend, much to Stella and Dorothy''s distress. But Letitia just isn''t the kind of girl you say no to.Then, after a midnight feast in the barn, and a terrifying ghost-sighting in the garden, a girl disappears. Soon ransom notes appear, and they''re torn from the pages of a crime novel.Where is the schoolgirl and who has taken her? It will take all of Justice''s sleuthing to unravel this mystery!

Objev podobné jako A Girl Called Justice: The Ghost in the Garden - Elly Griffiths

The children of the forest live deep in the roots of an old pine tree. This book invites children to follow their adventures through each season. Mini edition.

Objev podobné jako Children of the Forest - Elsa Beskow

Bea meets Aaron. He’s intelligent, handsome, makes her laugh and, most importantly, has a high rating on his genetic profile. What’s not to like?Char is on the brink of landing her dream job and has big plans to start a family - but her blood rating threatens it all.In a world where future happiness depends on a single, inescapable blood test – which dictates everything from credit rating to dating prospects - how far will people go to beat the system and let nature take its course?The Phlebotomist questions the value we place on one another, whether knowledge really is power, and if it’s truly possible for love to conquer all.

Objev podobné jako The Phlebotomist - Ella Road

The fourth in the series of charmingly illustrated children's books teaching little ones about the natural world.

Objev podobné jako One Day On Our Blue Planet ...In the Ocean - Ella Bailey

Count along with the Ten Little Elves in this action-packed, Christmas counting rhyme adventure! In a sturdy board book with a super-sparkly cover.The Ten Little Elves are on a mission to rescue Christmas ... But what will the Ten Little Elves do when they meet a growling polar bear? And a yowling yeti? And a SCARY Ice Queen?Part traditional counting rhyme, part fun-filled story, Ten Little Elves is perfect for sharing together. Read the bouncy rhyming story.Count from ten to one and back again, as the Little Elves disappear then reappear. Spot and count the details on each page. And join in with all the great sound-words!The Ten Little series has sold over a million copies worldwide, and Ten Little Bookworms is a 2019 World Book Day pick.

Objev podobné jako Ten Little Elves Board Book - Mike Brownlow

Count along with the Ten Little Elves in this action-packed, Christmas counting rhyme adventure! With a super-sparkly cover. The Ten Little Elves are on a mission to rescue Christmas ... But what will the Ten Little Elves do when they meet a growling polar bear? And a yowling yeti? And a SCARY Ice Queen?Part traditional counting rhyme, part fun-filled story, Ten Little Elves is perfect for sharing together.Read the bouncy rhyming story. Count from ten to one and back again, as the Little Elves disappear then reappear. Spot and count the details on each page.And join in with all the great sound-words! The Ten Little series has sold over a million copies worldwide, and Ten Little Bookworms is a 2019 World Book Day pick.

Objev podobné jako Ten Little Elves - Mike Brownlow

EVERYTHING TO PLAY FOR – A NEW BOOK BY QI ELVES JAMES HARKIN AND ANNA PTASZYNSKI – IS AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER NOW The perfect gift for all those big and little kids in your life who ask ''why...?''. WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ZOE BALLPre-order the next book in this series, 222 QI Answers to Your Quite Ingenious Questions, published in paperback on 3rd November.''QI have outdone themselves!'' ALAN DAVIES ''Fabulous . . . A cracker of a book!'' SUE PERKINS‘The QI Elves are barnstormingly brilliant.'' ZOE BALL''Genuinely useful and endlessly fascinating.'' THE SPECTATOR''Hilarious.'' DAILY MAILThe QI Elves are the brains behind the enduringly popular BBC TV panel show QI.Every Wednesday the Elves appear on The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show where they answer the ponderings and wonderings of BBC Radio 2’s most inquisitive listeners.Dive into this splendid collection of listeners’ unusual questions and some unexpected answers that are sure to make your head spin on topics ranging from goosebumps to grapefruit, pizza to pirates and everything in-between. Generously sprinkled with extra facts and questions from the Elves, Funny You Should Ask . . . is essential reading for the incurably curious. How much water would you need to put out the Sun?If spiders can walk on the ceiling, why can’t they get out of the bath?Why do dads make such bad jokes?Why does red mean ''stop'' and green mean ''go''?Can I dig a tunnel to the other side of the Earth?How do plant seeds know which way is up?Can you fill up a black hole?Who popularised the recorder, and where can I get hold of them?For more from the team behind QI, visit qi.com. You can also follow QI’s fact-filled Twitter account @qikipedia and listen to their weekly podcast at nosuchthingasafish.comFor more mind-boggling nuggets of wisdom check out the QI FACTS SERIES

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Be More Creative and Discover the Art of Urban Printmakingfeatures an introductory section to show the basic techniques and guide to finding inspiration for your work.detailed architectural skylines, bridges, drain covers, street furniture and diverse crowd scenes offer a new perspective on this traditional art form.experimental section prompts research and discovery of new materialsExplore your street with Printmaking in the City to create stunning, relevant and highly original work.

Objev podobné jako Linocut Printmaking in the City - Ella Flavell

Tarek El Moussa - known to millions as the star of Flip or Flop, Flipping 101 with Tarek El Moussa and The Flipping El Moussas - shows how the principles that make him such a successful house flipper can also be applied to improving your personal life.Tarek El Moussa is everywhere. With 1.3 million engaged social media followers and numerous hit HGTV shows, it will surprise fans to learn that it wasn''t an easy road to the top. After seeing a promising baseball career end before it even began with a devastating shoulder injury, a young and aimless Tarek had no clue what he wanted to do with his life. So, he drank. Finally, one night, Tarek decided not to drink, and instead stepped outside to look at the night sky for the first time since he could remember. That was when he decided his life needed to change - a lot. And fast. In Flip Your Life, Tarek uses his story - that of a lost young man trying to find his way in the world - to take you through the steps that will help you achieve your own goals. Whether in real estate or life, Tarek reveals his proven four-step process: Evaluate Emulate Renovate DuplicateTarek shows you how to identify your goals, find the people to help you accomplish them, and then make those first steps with confidence. Along the way, he reveals the man behind the beloved HGTV persona, and sheds light for the first time on pivotal moments in his life, from the very early days of his real estate career, filming Flip or Flop with his ex-wife Christina, to his earth-shattering bouts with thyroid and testicular cancer, a crippling back injury, his subsequent addiction to steroids, and his long and hard-earned path to recovery. A natural coach and teacher, Tarek gives us a candid look behind the camera, making Flip Your Life a practical, easy-to-use guide to help you turn your life into a focused, meaningful, hugely fulfilling success story.

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If you love cute baby animals, come spend the day in the Australian outback with this adorable and bouncy kangaroo joey.

Objev podobné jako One Day on Our Blue Planet …In the Outback - Ella Bailey

An exploration of André Breton’s life-long commitment to the visual arts.

Objev podobné jako The Eye of the Poet - Elza Adamowicz

Can the adorable Ella Bella Ballerina help Cinderella get to the Royal Ball?Alone on the stage after class, Ella Bella opens Madame Rosa''s magical musical box and is whisked off into the world of the Cinderella ballet. But will Ella Bella be able to help Cinderella meet her perfect Prince Charming?

Objev podobné jako Ella Bella Ballerina and Cinderella - Mayhew James

For reasons of language and history, the United States has prized its Anglo heritage above all others. However, as Carrie Gibson explains with great depth and clarity in El Norte, America has much older Spanish roots - ones that have long been unacknowledged or marginalized. The Hispanic past of the United States predates the arrival of the Pilgrims by a century and has been every bit as important in shaping the nation. El Norte chronicles the sweeping and dramatic history of Hispanic North America from the arrival of the Spanish to the present - from Ponce de Leon''s initial landing in Florida in 1513 to Spanish control of the vast Louisiana territory in 1762 to the Mexican-American War in 1846 and up to the more recent tragedy of post-hurricane Puerto Rico and the ongoing border acrimony with Mexico. Interwoven in this stirring narrative of events and people are cultural issues that have been there from the start and remain unresolved: language, belonging, community, race and nationality. Seeing them play out over centuries provides vital perspective at a time when it is urgently needed. In 1883, Walt Whitman wrote ''to that composite American identity of the future, Spanish character will supply some of the most needed parts.'' That future is here, and El Norte, an emotive and eventful history in its own right, will have a powerful impact on our perception of the United States.

Objev podobné jako El Norte - Carrie Gibson

Ela! Ela! is a collection of recipes and stories from cook and food writer Ella Mittas. Inspired by her time working in a village in the mountains of Crete and the hot, loud streets of Istanbul, as well as her Greek heritage, they represent a journey of food, culture and belonging. These simple, comforting recipes are a mix of things Ella saw, ate and was taught on her travels, though years of cooking them have made them something more her own. Above all, they represent community: the reason Ella ever wanted to cook at all.

Objev podobné jako Ela! Ela! - Ella Mittas

Each day after school, Mohammed El-Kurd’s grandmother welcomed him at the door of his home with a bouquet of jasmine. Her name was Rifqa—she was older than Israel itself and an icon of Palestinian resilience.With razor-sharp wit and glistening moral clarity, El-Kurd lays bare the brutality of Israeli settler colonialism. His poems trace Rifqa’s exile from Haifa to his family’s current dispossession in Sheikh Jarrah, Jerusalem, exposing the cyclical and relentless horror of the Nakba.El-Kurd’s debut collection definitively shows that the Palestinian struggle is a revolution, until victory.

Objev podobné jako Rifqa - Mohammed El-Kurd

Celebrate 25 years of Priddy Books! Inspiring a love of learning in over 200 million babies, toddlers and young children.Toddlers will love searching for all the mischievous elves in Ten Little Elves, a festive squishy book from Priddy Books!Young children will love joining the merry little elves for lots of festive fun as they ice skate with the penguins, visit the gingerbread people and much more in this casebound board book that includes squishy silicone characters. On every page there are die-cut shapes for the elves’ faces to appear through so that every time the page is turned, there is one less character to see.This fantastic book is perfect to share together over the Christmas holiday as there is so much to search and find in the busy illustrated scenes as well as fun rhyming text to read loud.Also in the Little Squishies series: Ten Little Lambs, Ten Little Dinosaur Eggs and Ten Little Monsters.

Objev podobné jako Ten Little Elves (Little Squishies) - Roger Priddy, Priddy Books

From breakfast to dinner, dusk to dawn, children will love spending the day with this curious penguin chick.

Objev podobné jako One Day on Our Blue Planet …In the Antarctic - Ella Bailey

From breakfast to dinner, dusk to dawn, children will love spending the day with this curious lion cub.

Objev podobné jako One Day on Our Blue Planet …In the Savannah - Ella Bailey

Count the busy elves in this adorable Christmas story about friendship that will teach children that sometimes less is more. At Christmas time an elf arrived . . . but very soon I knew . . . one little elf was not enough and so I needed . . . two!When an elf comes to stay, you're sure to have lots of fun. But wouldn't 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . or even 10 elves be better still? Or would their over-enthusiastic present wrapping and noisy festive tunes create just a bit too much Christmas chaos?! Perhaps just one special elf friend is perfect . . . From the creators of How Many Dinosaurs is Too Many? and Charlie Chooses - Lou Peacock (A Whale of a Time, Oliver Elephant and The Bear, the Book and the Blanket) and Nicola Slater (The Leaf Thief, the Hello series and the Meekoo series) - comes this rhyming romp that shows that true happiness is often found in what you already have. Praise for How Many Dinosaurs is Too Many?:"Cute and funny counting book" - The Bookseller

Objev podobné jako How Many Elves is Too Many? - Lou Peacock

Count the busy elves in this adorable Christmas story about friendship that will teach children that sometimes less is more. At Christmas time an elf arrived . . . but very soon I knew . . . one little elf was not enough and so I needed . . . two!When an elf comes to stay, you're sure to have lots of fun. But wouldn't 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . or even 10 elves be better still? Or would their over-enthusiastic present wrapping and noisy festive tunes create just a bit too much Christmas chaos?! Perhaps just one special elf friend is perfect . . . From the creators of How Many Dinosaurs is Too Many? and Charlie Chooses - Lou Peacock (A Whale of a Time, Oliver Elephant and The Bear, the Book and the Blanket) and Nicola Slater (The Leaf Thief, the Hello series and the Meekoo series) - comes this rhyming romp that shows that true happiness is often found in what you already have. Praise for How Many Dinosaurs is Too Many?:"Cute and funny counting book" - The Bookseller

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‘Fiction is a form of disguise, certainly. But, more important, it is a way of telling your own stories through other peoples’ lives.’ The author of more than thirty novels, published over fifty years, Rachel Billington is a natural storyteller. Now shifting the focus from her imagined characters to those who have been so vibrant and vital in her own life, Billington casts herself as protagonist in this honest memoir. Born in 1942, a war baby, fifth child of eight turbulent Pakenhams whose parents Frank and Elizabeth Longford left politics to become social reformer and biographer respectively, Billington was recorded by her mother as the ‘placid’ one. Stories of unexploded bombs, home-made cowboy films in which her role was to throw herself from her pony, merge into London convent, feisty nuns, smogs and friends, escape to an Irish island and an inherited Irish castle. Leaving a television job under a cloud, there come stories about her new life in New York, working on a documentary about drug addiction. After two years she meets her English film director husband, Kevin Billington, and the stories pass back to London, then Hollywood, New Orleans, London and Spain. Four children, the oldest continuously inhabited house in Dorset, and Billington’s adventures continue, taking her first into the writers’ organisation, PEN, eventually as President, and then into the dark world of British prisons, as she becomes Associate Editor and regular contributor to the national newspaper for prisons, Inside Time. A Writer’s Story is a collection of memories, told with wit and understanding, which not only reveals the inspiration behind many of Billington’s works of fiction but offers insight into the art and nature of writing.

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'Unsurpassable' Elena Ferrante'Timeless' John BanvilleYoung Arturo grows up in isolated freedom on an island in the Bay of Naples, roaming the hills with his dog, sailing and reading tales of mythical heroes.This idyll is shattered when his father returns home with a new wife, Nunziata. Barely older than Arturo, one of the only women he has ever met, she awakens his fierce longing for tenderness, a longing which draws the family towards a painful reckoning in this powerful story of disillusionment and desire.Part of the Pushkin Press Classics series: timeless storytelling by icons of literature, hand-picked from around the globe.Translated by Ann Goldstein.Elsa Morante (1912-1985) was an Italian novelist, short-story writer and poet. Born and raised in Rome, she started writing at a young age, initially publishing short stories in children's journals. Married to the writer Alberto Moravia, she spent much of the Second World War in hiding with him, both having much to fear from the Fascists due to their Jewish heritage and the social and sexual themes explored in their writing. Her first novel, House of Liars, was published in 1948 and won the Viareggio Prize. Arturo's Island, published in 1957, made her the first woman to win the Strega Prize, and in 1974 her novel History became a record-breaking bestseller and confirmed her reputation as one of the most important writers of twentieth-century Italy.Ann Goldstein is a former New Yorker editor and has won prizes and accolades for her translations of Primo Levi and Elena Ferrante.

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When Peter and Lotta spend Christmas with their aunts and uncle, they discover where presents really come from! A collectable new edition of the classic Elsa Beskow picture book about Swedish Christmas traditions, with a cloth spine.

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Christopher meets the garden folk -- gooseberry children, Mrs Bramley Apple, Mr Pear, Mrs Cabbage and many more -- and learns what happens when autumn comes. A collectable new edition of the classic Elsa Beskow picture book with a cloth spine.

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The forerunner to The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion tells the earlier history of Middle-earth, recounting the events of the First and Second Ages, and introducing some of the key characters, such as Galadriel, Elrond, Elendil and the Dark Lord, Sauron.The Silmarillion is an account of the Elder Days, of the First Age of Tolkien’s world. It is the ancient drama to which the characters in The Lord of the Rings look back, and in whose events some of them such as Elrond and Galadriel took part. The tales of The Silmarillion are set in an age when Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, dwelt in Middle-Earth, and the High Elves made war upon him for the recovery of the Silmarils, the jewels containing the pure light of Valinor.Included in the book are several shorter works. The Ainulindale is a myth of the Creation and in the Valaquenta the nature and powers of each of the gods is described. The Akallabeth recounts the downfall of the great island kingdom of Númenor at the end of the Second Age and Of the Rings of Power tells of the great events at the end of the Third Age, as narrated in The Lord of the Rings.This pivotal work features the revised, corrected text and includes, by way of an introduction, a fascinating letter written by Tolkien in 1951 in which he gives a full explanation of how he conceived the early Ages of Middle-earth.

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