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Grandpa and Thomas and the Green Umbrella
The sun is shining and the sea is singing. Grandpa and Thomas go to the beach. But all of a sudden, the sun goes, the wind blows and the green umbrella flies bowling and bobbing away. Another delightful picture book with Thomas and Grandpa from the best-selling, award-winning Pamela Allen....
Trauma-proofing Your Kids
While their first book was written primarily for professionals, in "Trauma-Proofing Your Kids", the authors zero in on assisting lay caregivers in the prevention and healing of trauma. It is written in accessible language for parents (whether biological, foster, or adoptive), grandparents, aunts and unc...
The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
Around the world in Britain, the United States, Asia and the Middle East, there are people with power who are cashing in on chaos; exploiting bloodshed and catastrophe to brutally remake our world in their image. They are the shock doctors. Thrilling and revelatory, "The Shock Doctrine" cracks open the ...
The Complete Essays
Michel Montaigne, de Montaigne Michel
In 1572 Montaigne retired to his estates in order to devote himself to leisure, reading and thinking. There he wrote his constantly expanding 'assays', inspired by ideas he found in the books of his library and his own experience. He discussed subjects as diverse as war-horses and cannibals, poetry and ...
Orientalism
ORIENTALISM is one of the greatest and most influential of books of ideas to be published since the end of the European empires. For generations now it has defined our understanding of colonialism and empire and with each passing year its influence becomes if anything even greater. Edward Said, the not...
Women in Love
"Women in Love" is widely regarded as D. H. Lawrence's greatest novel. The novel continues where: "The Rainbow" left off with the third generation of Brangwens: Ursula Brangwen, now a teacher at Beldover, a mining town in the Midlands, and her sister Gudrun, who has returned from art school in London. T...
Basketball! (Sporty Kids)
Time was running out. Jessica looked up at the ring. With an almighty toss, she took a shot at the basket. Everyone held their breath . . . Jessica is a basketball all-star. So why does she need lucky shoes?...
The Sound of One Hand Clapping
The celebrated and controversial Zen Buddhist text on koans and their elusive answers, now updated for new readers When The Sound of the One Hand came out in Japan in 1916 it caused a scandal. Zen was a secretive practice, its wisdom relayed from master to novice in strictest privacy. That a handbook e...
The Canterbury Puzzles
"Regular exercise is supposed to be as necessary for the brain as for the body. Many of us are very apt to suffer from mental cobwebs, and there is nothing equal to the solving of puzzles for sweeping them away." - Henry Dudeney (1847-1930) First published in 1907, Dudeney's The Canterbury Puzzles is a ...
Books that Changed History
Dk; James Naughtie (Foreword by)
With a foreword by James Naughtie (British radio and news presenter for the BBC).Turn the pages of the most famous books of all time and marvel at the stories behind them. Over 75 of the world's most celebrated, rare, and seminal books are examined and explained in this stunning treasury.Books That Chan...
Gun Love
Longlisted for the 2018 National Book Awards A New York Times Editor's Choice Time's 10 Best Fiction Books of 2018 Library Journal's Best Books of 2018 The searing, unforgettable story of a young girl's resilience, by the award-winning author of Prayers for the Stolen Pearl's mother took her away from h...
Berlin Alexanderplatz
The great novel of 1920s Berlin life, in a superb translation by Michael Hofmann. 'As long as he had money, he remained decent. But then he ran out of money'. Franz Biberkopf is back on the streets of Berlin. Determined to go straight after a stint in prison for doing some stupid stuff, he finds himse...
Good Omens
2020 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation (Long Form) to the Amazon/BBC tv series adaptation starring David Tennant and Michael Sheen. "Armageddon only happens once, you know. They don’t let you go around again until you get it right." People have been predicting the end of the world almost from ...
Beatrix Potter's Countryside
Beatrix Potter created one of the world's most enduring characters and found inspiration in the world of nature. Her global success allowed her to protect and conserve her beloved Lake District home from. This beautifully illustrated picture book tells the story of Beatrix's life and the countryside sh...
Murder (Vintage Minis)
Sherlock Holmes solved cases of forgery, theft and all manner of mysterious events but worst of all were the cases involving murder. Collected here are the short stories involving the darkest and most sinister of all his cases.Selected from the short stories of Arthur Conan Doyle VINTAGE MINIS- GREAT MI...
Against All Odds: The inside account of the Thai cave rescue and the courageous Australians at the heart of it
‘I just want to warn you. You’re going to dive to the end of the cave. You’re going to see these kids. They’re all looking healthy and happy and smiley. Then, you’re going to swim away, and they’re probably all going to die.’ In June 2018, for seventeen days, the world watched and held its breath as the...
Food Rules: An Eater's Manual (Penguin Green Ideas series)
Eat food. Mostly plants. Not too much. Using those seven words as his guide, Michael Pollan offers this indispensable handbook for anyone concerned about health and food. Simple, sensible and easy to use, Food Rules is a set of memorable adages or 'personal policies' for eating wisely, gathered from a w...
Marvel Action: Avengers Off The Clock (Book Five)
First, in order to stop Loki's newest scheme, Thor and Ant-Man go...antiquing? Then, while visiting an elementary school, Captain America runs into the nefarious Trapster! With scores of children in peril, Cap must rely on the aid of none other than Squirrel Girl! And, after Thor and Cap's difficulties,...
Tales of the Greek Heroes
Roger Lancelyn Green, Roger Lancelyn Green
Roger Lancelyn Green's classic retelling of the adventures of the Greek Heroes has been in print for over 60 years and now a stunning Puffin Clothbound edition is available for readers and collectors.Discover the mysterious and exciting legends of the gods and heroes in Ancient Greece, from the adventur...
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