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Book SynopsisIt's always too early to quitYou are tougher than you think and stronger than you know. This bright and emboldening book of quotes from life's winners and strivers is a timely reminder of what's possible when you NEVER GIVE UP.

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Book SynopsisThe Farm teaches children vocabulary about the farm and farm animals, illustrated by French illustrator Alain Grée.

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Book SynopsisA life-affirming collection of inspiring quotes from one of the world's best-loved public figures. As a student, she excelled; as a lawyer, she rose through the ranks; as a mother, she inspired and nurtured two girls; and as the First Lady of the United States, she used her platform to disseminate her strongly held beliefs. Intelligence, generosity, strength, bravery, confidence, and hard work are all key attributes associated with Michelle Obama, and this book serves to cement her place as one of the strongest voices on the global stage today. 'When you are struggling and you start thinking about giving up, I want you to remember something ... and that is the power of hope.' Final speech as First Lady of the United States, January 2017. Table of ContentsIntroduction. Education. Success. Family & Relationships. Equality. Politics. Self-Belief.

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Book SynopsisBarack Obama: Quotes to Live By is a life-affirming collection of over 170 quotes from one of the world's most admired and respected public figures. Excelling academically, professionally and as a community organizer, Barack Obama showed promise and dedication to many causes from a young age. From a law professorship, to a seat in the Illinois State Senate, to becoming the first African-American president of the United States, Obama's trajectory to the most powerful political position in the world was determined. As well-known for his eloquence and memorable speeches as for his many achievements, Quotes to Live By is a beautifully presented collection of inspirational and moving quotes from one of the most important figures of the twenty-first century. 'Where we are met with cynicism and doubts and those who tell us that we can't, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people: Yes We Can.' Barack Obama, victory speech, Chicago, 2008. Table of ContentsIntroduction. Education. Family. America. Equality. Politics. Identity.

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Book SynopsisDiscover the ambition of your inner Slytherin with this official, year-long guided journal inspired by the beloved Harry Potter films.In the Harry Potter films, students sorted into the house of Slytherin are known for their ambition, cunning and resourcefulness. Now, fans of the iconic film series can embrace their inner Slytherin with this deluxe guided journal.Featuring classing Slytherin iconography, this year-long journal includes a mixture of one-line-a-day activities, lists and free writing prompts to help fans tap into and develop the key trait that makes Slytherins so special: their ambition. With film quotes from famous Slytherins throughout and prompts and activities inspired by key scenes from the movies, this thoughtful journal offers Harry Potter fans a space for self-reflection, evaluation and empowerment inspired by the movies they love.

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Book SynopsisLet’s celebrate YOU It’s time to show yourself some love because, you know what, you are going to be spending your entire life as you. Sometimes we lose sight of who we are and who we want to be, and what makes us special. This beautifully illustrated journal will help you to recognize and achieve your true potential. By engaging with these specially crafted tips and fill-in activities you'll find the confidence to pursue your dreams and love the skin you're in. Take time to be kind, embrace your uniqueness and fall totally in love with yourself!

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Book SynopsisFrom mountain to sea and bog to forest, this perpetual diary shows the ebb and flow of life on our beautiful island. Alongside Carsten Krieger’s photographs of spectacular landscapes, flora and fauna from across the country, the reader has space to mark birthdays, anniversaries and other important dates or simply journal their thoughts as the seasons change. From the author and photographer behind many books including Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way, Ireland’s Islands, Ireland’s Ancient East and this year’s Wild Ireland: A Nature Journey from Shore to Peak.

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Book SynopsisThe perfect festive game to get the whole family involved this Christmas! ✔All material appropriate for children and adults alike!✔ Beautiful illustrated pocket-size book✔ An ice-breaker for family gatherings, festive parties and summer holidays abroad or at home!✔ As fun a game over Zoom as it is in person!✓ Bring your sense of humour, as there are over 200 ridiculous, thoughtful, hilarious and inventive questions to answer...✔ Organise the family into teams and play as a scored game, or just for fun, to suit your needs!✔ Guaranteed to excite childrens' imaginations, and to get grown-ups talking✔ Definitely better than Richard Herring's book!**Would you rather...** Look ten years older from the neck up, or from the neck down? **Would you rather...** Have everyone always be able to read what you're thinking, or always be able to see what you're doing? **Would you rather...** Lose the ability to lie, or have to believe everything you hear? Get stuck in with friends and family to think your way through over 200 mind-bending, side-splitting hypothetical dilemmas. Guaranteed to split opinions and get everyone talking - and laughing - at your Christmas party, family gathering or festive get-together!

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Book SynopsisThe magic of Marimekko is captured in this deluxe boxed notecard set featuring the design house’s most iconic pattern, Unikko, in a gorgeous soft color palette.Designed by Maija Isola, the iconic Unikko print is a timeless classic loved by all. This set of twenty charming blank notecards, housed in a matching keepsake box, makes a beautiful gift or self-purchase for the discerning stationery collector. The assorted cards can be used to share messages of thanks, love, friendship, and care and are also perfectly suited for any special occasion, including weddings, showers, housewarmings, birthdays, Mother’s Day, and more.  Copyright © 2025 by Marimekko. Design: “Unikko” by Maija Isola, 1964.  MARIMEKKO NOTECARD SET: The ultimate in stationery style. Set of 20 assorted notecards (10 repeating designs) featuring Marimekko’s most iconic pattern, Unikko, in a gorgeous pastel color palette. These petite blank notes are perfect for any message or greeting. KEEPSAKE BOX: Gorgeously designed, high-quality notecards and envelopes are packaged in a sturdy stylish box, ready-made for gift-giving. BLANK INSIDE: These joyful floral notecards are blank inside, making them ideal as birthday cards or thank-you notes and for a variety of occasions, including weddings, baby showers, housewarmings, and more.Perfect for: Fans of Marimekko Stationery collectors  Lovers of bold modern patterns and graphic design Fashion enthusiasts

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Book SynopsisFrom the bestselling author of 52 Things to Do While You Poo, this nostalgic and amusing mix of trivia and puzzles will bring back the iconic vibe of the Swinging Sixties If you grew up in the 1960s, you know that nothing compares to the music, fashion, toys, TV, films and sheer feel of that decade. But how much can you really remember? When you next take a trip to the toilet, this colourful collection of puzzles, activities and trivia will serve as a leisurely stroll down memory lane, dusting off half-remembered facts and even filling in a few gaps. From bestselling author and fiendish brain-teaser Hugh Jassburn, this illustrated celebration of history’s finest decade includes the following challenges and more: Help the Beatles traverse a long and winding maze on their way to Abbey Road Match hit songs to the year they came out Solve trivia questions relating to Dr Who and James Bond Track down the names of iconic world leaders in a word search Spot the differences in a sea of Vespa scooters 52 Things to Do While You Poo: The 1960s Edition is the perfect gift for those who lived through these glory days – or those who just wish they had.

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Book SynopsisThis beautiful book is filled with simple self-care tips and ideas to help you nurture your well-being every day Self-care comes in many guises, but at its heart it’s anything you do to take care of yourself. It could be five minutes of gentle breathing, time reserved for pursuing a hobby, or the joy of a hot shower – as long as it leaves you feeling restored and refreshed. Within these pages you will find a raft of simple but effective tips to help on your journey, including: Why self-care is key to happiness and health Finding the best methods for you How to fit self-care into a busy schedule Inspiration to nourish your mind, body and soul We all need to take time out every now and again to recharge our batteries. Whenever you find your energy fading, dip into this beautiful book and find strength again.

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Book SynopsisLearn everything you ever wanted to know about economics in this no-nonsense beginner's guideIn a world where everything seems to get more expensive by the day - but most of us don't seem to get any richer - it's easy to feel confused about the economy. If you think it's time you learnt how inflation works, what causes recessions and why the stock market is so unpredictable, then look no further. The Little Book of Economics will bring you up to speed on the basics of micro- and macroeconomics and demystify the world of taxes, trade, investments and finance, in simple English and with easy-to-follow examples. By the end of this crash course, you will have a grasp on all the essential terms, concepts and theories you need to know to understand modern-day capitalism and markets. And you'll also have the answers to questions like:- Can inflation be a good thing? - How does supply and demand work? - Is immigration good for the economy? - How do we prevent another global financial crisis? - What is GDP, and what are the alternatives? and - Why can't we just print more money?

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Book SynopsisDiscover everything you need to know to become the ultimate cocktail connoisseur with this beautifully presented pocket guide Do you know the difference between a martini and a margarita glass? Or why some drinks are stirred and not shaken? Whether you're an aspiring mixologist or simply planning the ultimate cocktail party, this book has you covered! Packed within these pages is a selection of showstopper recipes to suit every taste bud, plus craft ideas to add flamboyance to your Old Fashioned and give your Piña Colada pizzazz. With a dash of trivia and a healthy measure of fun, it's time to make every hour cocktail hour! In this book you will find:- An array of both classic and contemporary cocktail recipes- Top tips and tricks for creating the perfect concoction- A comprehensive list of must-have cocktail-making essentials- Step-by-step instructions on how to make decorations to jazz up your drinks- Fun facts and quotes to entertain your party guests withMaestro mixologist, make mine a Margarita!

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Book SynopsisThis book tells the story of radical transparency in a datafied world. The analysis, grounded from past examples of novel forms of mediation, unearths radical change over time, from a trickle of paper-based leaks to the modern digital torrent.

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Book SynopsisA celebration of all that is neat about tequila.Following hot on the heels of whisky, vodka and gin, tequila has become the latest spirit to be revolutionised, gentrified, and beautified in the last ten years. Every day a new small-batch, craft, artisan, tequila brand opens its doors to a loyal and thirsty following of blue agave lovers desperate to get their hands on this nectar of the Aztec gods.The days of slammin' and shootin' shots with a lick of salt and a suck of lemon have passed, and replaced by a definitive twenty-first century glow-up, swapping shot glasses for champagne flutes. Indeed, there is a lot more to tequila than meets the eye, and The Little Book of Tequila has researched itself into sweet oblivion to give its readers more than an eyeful of this mysterious and delicious spirit.SAMPLE QUOTE 'A little tequila, sunshine and tacos never hurt anybody' Ron Woodroof (played by Matthew McConaughey), Dallas Buyers Club, 2013, as seen on IMDB.com.SAMPLE FACT Like fine French wine and fizz, in order for tequila to be made and sold as tequila, it can only be produced in five regions in Mexico: Guanajuato, Michoacán, Nayarit, Tamaulipas, and Jalisco. The latter, Jalisco, is far and away the largest producer of this blue agave nectar.SAMPLE FACT In 2019, the United States bought more than 240,000,000 bottles of tequila, approximately 80 per cent of the world's total supply. The top five states that consumed the most tequila were, you guessed it, Nevada, Colorado, Arizona, California, and Maryland.Table of ContentsWorth A Shot • Three Tequila Floor • Scorpion Honey • Tequila Sunrise • Agave My Heart to Tequila • Santiago de Tequila.

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Book SynopsisLast words can come in all shapes and sizes. From comic quips to profound deathbed wit, shocking and surprising final revelations, delicious puns and too-good turns of phrase, gravestone gags and premature celebrations... or even just awkward and unfortunate quotes the speaker ended up eating.Indeed, this tiny tome is stacked to the rafters with notable people, past, present, who are still very much alive and quipping – though not for long. From the long-time dead to the recently deceased (or simply dying of embarassment; see Liz Truss), Nostradamus to Leonardo da Vinci, Henry VIII to Princess Diana, these famous last words span centuries and continents and will no doubt echo through eternity.If you're look to have the last laugh, The Little Book of Famous Last Words will have you laughing out loud till the very last page. For those about to die, we salute you!'I'm a fighter, not a quitter,'* Liz Truss, UK Prime Minister, October 19, 2022.*Poor ol' Liz quit the next day. Her calamitous career as PM lasted for just 44 days.Table of ContentsA Matter of Life and Death: The profound, poignant, peculiar and poorly last gasps of famous people right before they shuffled off this mortal coil. Everyone's here - come on in • One Foot in the Grave: Digging one's grave, sticking one's foot in one's mouth, the eating of one's words and premature celebrations will all be awkwardly explored in this hilarious chapter • Alive and Quipping: The funniest and most famous last words ever recorded for future reference • Gallows Humour: Famous last words occur outside of real life too. These are the iconic goodbyes in classic films, plays and literature, from Shakespeare to Star Wars • Sick to Death: Not everyone is lucky enough to die a young man's death. Many are unfortunate enough to fade, not burn away. To the sick and dying - this chapter is for you • The Last Laugh: For those who love to end on a high, this chapter contains simply the best last words ever sighed for those about to die.

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Book SynopsisAn inspirational fill-in gift book to complete and give to your best friend.Often we find it difficult to express our true feelings to the ones we love. This beautiful journal is a very special way to say 'I love you' to your best friend. Fill in the prompted pages and gift to your BFF as a sign of your deep connection to one another.Also available:What I Love About YouWhat I Love About You Mum

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Book SynopsisWith Wales reaching the World Cup for the first time since 1958, this is a book to inspire and excite fans before the tournament in November. Comprising twenty diverse contributions.

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Book SynopsisA fresh translation of the second volume of Max Frisch’s diaries. By the time Swiss author Max Frisch published the second volume of his diaries or sketchbooks, he had achieved international recognition as a writer and dramatist. In this volume, he develops his version of the literary diary as a mosaic of musings on architecture and writing, travelogue, autobiography, and political insight. He considers Cold War tensions as well as the civil rights and anti–Vietnam War movements in the United States. Now middle-aged himself, he looks squarely at men’s evolving attitude to life, love, sex, women, and status. And for all the idyllic descriptions of his new home in Berzona, Frisch becomes increasingly critical of his native Switzerland, in particular the crackdowns on left-wingers and protestors, and receives abuse for his stance. Based on the second German edition that reinstated material that had been removed from the original 1972 version, this fresh and definitive translation brings an important mid-twentieth-century European classic back to life. Trade Review“The first, spanning 1946 to ’49, emerged by necessity, when Frisch’s design practice didn’t permit him the leisure to write at length. But with a second volume (1966 to ’71) and a posthumous third (written in the early 1980s), the sketchbook became his trademark form, and one that now, in our vogue for the private and motley, gives the once world-famous, now rather neglected Frisch a new life. Thanks to the independent Indian publisher Seagull, whose bold cosmopolitanism never ceases to impress, all three are now in print once more, the first two recently retranslated by Simon Pare, and the last translated for the first time by Mike Mitchell in 2013. The translations are limpid and engaging. . . . What’s revealed in these sketchbooks is just that patient good sense, an unflappable, unapologetic humanity—though marked by an ambivalent quietism, an old-world politeness, a concreteness and skepticism that can only be described as Swiss.” * Wall Street Journal *Table of Contents196619671968196919701971

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Book SynopsisA patient, genealogical investigation of the dichotomies that are foundational to the Western philosophical tradition. We are so used to distinguishing between the possible and the real, between essence and existence that we do not realize that these distinctions, which seem so obvious to us, are the result of a long and laborious process that has led to the splitting of beingthe matter of thoughtinto two fragments that are both conflicting and intimately intertwined. This book argues that the ontological-political machine of the West is based on the splitting of this matter, without which neither science nor politics would be possible. Without the partition of reality into essence and existence and into possibility and actuality, neither scientific knowledge nor the ability to control human actionwhich characterizes the historical power of the Westwould have been possible. If we could not suspend the exclusive concentration of our attention on what immediately exists (as animals seem to do), to think and define its essence, Western science and technology would not have experienced the advances that characterize them. And if the dimension of possibility disappeared entirely, neither plans nor projects would be thinkable, and human actions could be neither directed nor controlled. The incomparable power of the West has one of its essential presuppositions in this ontological machine.

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Book SynopsisA hauntingly beautiful debut novel that interweaves grief, memory, and the mystical realm of an ancient forest through eighty-four poignant vignettes. Romansh poet Leta Semadeni's debut novel, Tamangur, is a multifaceted gem that delves into the shadowed depths of a remote valley in the Engadin Alps. More than a setting, the ancient stone pine forest of Tamangur serves as a mystical realm, a Valhalla for hunters and their kin, where the living brush against the world of the dead. A richly woven narrative, Tamangur unfolds through eighty-four interlocking vignettes. We follow an unnamed young girl, referred to only as the child, and her grandmother as they navigate their shared grief. The loss of the girl's beloved grandfather and younger brother casts a long shadow, with the child believing she is to blame for her brother's deatha burden that has led her parents to abandon her. The small village they inhabit is populated by a cast of quirky characters: Elsa, who passionately loves the absent Elvis; a seamstress who steals others' memories; a brooding chimney sweep; and a rude goat. Amidst the sorrow, these oddballs form a patchwork family, softening the harsh edges of fate with their peculiar charm. Semadeni's prose is crystalline and evocative, blending the poignant with the absurd in a way that captures the heart and imagination. Tamangur is a haunting exploration of loss, memory, and the fragile connections that bind us.

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Book SynopsisA fascinating exchange between two giants of Indian cinema, revealing the inner workings of Satyajit Ray's creative process and the vision that shaped world cinema. Two of Indian cinema's most acclaimed auteurs, Satyajit Ray and Shyam Benegal, come together in this intimate dialogue, offering a fascinating glimpse into the mind of a cinematic genius. Based on Benegal's 1985 documentary on Ray, this volume brings together the film's script, excerpts from extended interviews, and a remarkable collection of visual material showcasing Ray's work as a filmmaker, illustrator, designer, and writer. Through candid conversations, Ray reflects on his childhood and the philosophy behind his storytelling, providing an unparalleled look at his creative process. With one master filmmaker capturing another, the result is a deeply personal and layered portrait that moves beyond Ray's films to reveal the man behind the camera. Satyajit Ray: A Film is both a historical document and a celebration of artistic legacy; a rare opportunity to witness a dialogue between two legends shaping the course of Indian and global cinema.

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Book SynopsisThis poetry collection masterfully weaves themes of identity, resilience, and the search for meaning against the backdrop of an endless winter. Katarína Kucbelová's whitewards is a haunting and deeply moving sequence of poems that unfolds in a stark, snowbound landscape where winter seems endless. Three unnamed figures struggle to find their way through a snow-covered mountainside, grappling with uncertainty, unspoken fears, and the weight of questions they can barely put into words. Framed as a series of brief fragments and longer passages that use a range of narrative and cinematic techniques, the collection explores themes of identity, survival, and the search for meaning in a time of global crisiswhether political, environmental, or technological. Yet amid the darkness, Kucbelová finds light in storytelling itself, offering it as a form of solace, a way to break through loneliness, and a means to endure. The beauty of her images stimulates and inspires, acting as an antidote to the bleakness of the world. This stunning collection of poems explores identity, survival, and the power that storytelling possesses to bring light even to the bleakest landscapes.

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Book SynopsisA gripping, deeply moving novel about one man's search for truth and identity in the long shadow of war. Heinz Fitz has only one tangible clue to his past: a worn piece of paper from the SS-Lebensborn program, a Nazi initiative designed to promote so-called racial purity. His mother, a Norwegian woman, fell in love with the wrong manan Austrian soldierduring the German occupation. Betrayed and abandoned, she fled to Austria, only to be turned away by his family. Branded a collaborator in her homeland and a pariah in a foreign land, she was left to survive as best she could. Now, years later, her son is determined to piece together the fragments of his origins. But every answer leads to more questions, and as he unearths painful truths, an alternative storyone of resilience, love, and survivalemerges from the darkness. Inspired by real events, Alois Hotschnig's novel is both a fierce reckoning with history and a poignant tribute to a mother's strength. A masterful meditation on memory and storytelling, My Mother's Silver Fox asks whether the past can ever truly be understoodor if it will always slip through our grasp, like snow through our fingers.

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Book SynopsisA charming celebration of all things snow. Is it true that no two snowflakes are ever alike? How many Christmases have actually been white? Do the Inuit have dozens of words for snow? Can it ever be too cold to snow? Our memories and imagination are buried in snow. It's the weather of play, joyful abandon and mischievous games – of snowball fights, skiing holidays and rattling down a hillside at full speed. It's the weather of childhood – the world transformed into a temporary playground. Even as adults, the urge to throw a snowball is too hard to resist, those impish, childish instincts overtaking our adult workaday selves. Packed with fascinating insights, outdoor fun, cultural lore and traditional wisdom, The Little Book of Snow delves into the history, science, literary and cultural heritage that surrounds snow, frost and ice – the perfect book for anyone who loves that feeling when you open the curtains in the morning and find the world has turned to white... 'Super-cute... Packed full of snowy snippets' Sunday ExpressTrade ReviewSally Coulthard's super-cute book is packed full of snowy snippets * Sunday Express *

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Book SynopsisShakespeare and Company, Paris, is one of the world's most iconic and beautiful bookshops. Located on the banks of the Seine, opposite Notre-Dame, it's long been a meeting place for anglophone writers and readers. In that tradition, determined for the bookshop to remain a place of meaningful and transformative conversation, owner Sylvia Whitman and novelist and literary director Adam Biles have hosted several hundred interviews with writers, ranging from prize-winning novelists to visionary non-fiction writers. The Shakespeare and Company Book of Interviews is a selection of the best of these interviews from the last decade. Packed with warmth, sensitivity and humour, it's a celebration of the greatest writers of our age and an insight into the lives and thoughts behind some of today's most talked-about books.Trade ReviewThis handsome hardback comprises a series of interviews with authors that took place on the shopfloor over the past decade or so * * Times Literary Supplement * *A tantalising glimpse into the thoughts of some of our most vital writers . . . This is a refreshing approach to a text that, in other hands, could have felt stuffy and inaccessible * * Arts Desk * *A collection of talks with an impressive range of writers that celebrates its heritage as a focus of cultural conversation . . . Thanks to this collection, you can settle into a corner of Shakespeare and Company even if you can't make it to Paris * * Harper's Bazaar * *Biles is a skilled interviewer, soliciting reflections that shed light on how successful authors approach their craft and think about the world. The result is an illuminating glimpse inside the minds of writers * * Publisher's Weekly * *

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Book SynopsisFeaturing 46 pages of festive fun and cheer, Christmas Colouring offers consumers the perfect opportunity to relax with seasonal-themed designs

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Book SynopsisA beautiful, luxurious Flame Tree Mythology Word Search title. Combining high-quality production with magnificent cover art, the crafted covers are printed on foil, embossed then foil stamped. They're practical too, with bookmark ribbons and robust ivory text paper. Norse Mythology brings the world of Odin, Thor, Loki, Freya and Valhalla.

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Book SynopsisThe thirteen tricks and moves that all skaters need, stylishly presented. The beginner skateboarder will learn about their board and how to maintain it, a little about skatepark etiquette and safety, and all the basic moves necessary to get off to a confident start. The book then takes the thirteen key tricks that every skateboarder wants to learn and breaks them down into clear step-by-step instructions, with specially commissioned illustrations making them easy to follow and a pleasure to look at. With Jack's expert guidance you'll master the basic skills, and soon be popping doing ollies, kickflips, board slides, shuv-its and more.

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Book SynopsisWritten with a core understanding of wellbeing and the different challenges and stresses on our mental health, this easily digestible and accessible text encourages those in academia to reflect upon how they are functioning, both in and out of the classroom, offering a range of suggestions for smarter ways of working.

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Book SynopsisThe Golden Treasury of Scottish Verse is a timeless collection of Scottish poetry. It contains over three hundred poems ranging from the early medieval period to the twenty-first century, and paints a full-colour portrait of Scotland's poetic heritage and culture.Edited and introduced by award-winning poets Kathleen Jamie, Don Paterson and Peter Mackay, and including poems by Robert Burns, Carol Ann Duffy, Sorley MacLean, Violet Jacob, William Dunbar, Meg Bateman, George Mackay Brown, Màiri Mhòr nan Òran, Robert Louis Stevenson, Jackie Kay, Liz Lochhead and many more, The Golden Treasury of Scottish Verse is a joyous celebration of Scotland's literary past, present and future.Trade ReviewA collection of more than 300 poems from the early medieval period to just about last week . . . Terrific! * * Tablet * *

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Book SynopsisTigers is an outstanding collection of photographs showing these fearsome yet magnificent animals in action. Tigers are the largest big cats in the world and because of this, many cultures consider the tiger to be a symbol of strength, courage and dignity. They are featured in ancient mythology and folklore and continue to be depicted in modern films and literature. You’ll discover how tigers are adapted for hunting: A tiger’s paws and claws are one of its greatest weapons during the hunt. Strong, and powerful enough to kill prey with a swipe, the bones in their paws also have cord-like ligaments to buffer them from the impact of hitting prey at a full run. You’ll also learn many other fascinating facts, such as how each tiger is unique – did you know that no two tigers have the same pattern of stripes? Or that you can tell a tiger’s age by its nose? Young tigers have a pink nose which gradually darkens, turning orange, then a blackish-brown as it reaches maturity. With full captions explaining how these incredible animals hunt and feed, rear their young and survive in the wild, Tigers is a brilliant examination in 150 outstanding colour photographs of this beautiful animal.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Tiger Species All of today’s tigers are believed to be descended from a common ancestor who lived around 72,000–108,000 years ago. Tigers are the world’s biggest wild cat and the Siberian tiger is the biggest of them all. This chapter features Siberian, Sumatran, Bengal, Indochinese, South China and Malayan. Physical traits of different species, how they compare and contrast. Close-up images of their coats/stripes/teeth. 2. Habitat Adaptable and tenacious, these iconic creatures are equally at home in evergreen forests, mangrove swamps, rocky mountains, snowy highlands, coniferous woodlands and grasslands. Like all animals they thrive where the threats are low and the food, water and shelter are plentiful. This chapter focuses on how they adapt to their environment and how they are under threat from habitat loss. 3. Hunting Tigers are apex predators. They sit at the top of their food chain, and rarely compete for resources with other animals. Yet they’re far more than just powerful killers. This chapter focuses on how and what they eat. 4. Tiger Cubs Cubs are playful and adventurous by nature but, in the wild, there are threats everywhere. There’s also the very real risks posed by male tigers, who may kill cubs in order to bring the female into oestrus, so that she’s ready to mate with him. Only around half of all young tigers reach adulthood and, for the tigress, the work of keeping them safe starts immediately.

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Book SynopsisIn this beautifully packaged anthology A. S. Byatt, Alice Munro, Elizabeth Bowen, Sherwood Anderson, Edith Wharton, Anita Desai, Colm Tóibín, Lorrie Moore and many others reflect upon all aspects of motherhood in stories lyrical and satirical, realistic and fantastic, hilarious and heartbreaking. Here at last is a gift-book that is neither sentimental nor 'inspirational', offering instead high-quality literary fiction which will continue to entertain long after the chocolates have been eaten and the flowers thrown away.

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Book SynopsisYou will discover that this book can be:A secret message - tear out a page, write a note on it for a stranger, and leave it in a public place.A recording device - have everyone you contact today write their name in the book.An instrument - create as many sounds as you can using the book, like flipping the pages fast or slapping the cover.This Is Not a Book will engage readers by having them define everything a book can be by asking, 'If it's not a book, what is it then?' - with a kaleidoscope of possible answers.

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Book SynopsisThe Thistle Tartan pocket real cloth tartan notebook celebrates the thistle - the emblem and flower of Scotland. The colours are two shades of dark purple, dark green, turquoise, burgundy and charcoal. This is one of Kinloch Anderson's house tartans and part of Waverley's Scottish Traditions range. This pocket notebook contains a bookmark and map of Scotland, and an inner note holder at the back.

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Book SynopsisThis Guest Book is made with genuine British tartan cloth. Suitable for use as a Visitor's Book, or for a special event such as wedding or leaving party. It measures 16cm x 24cm, landscape, and has 192 pages of 120gsm cream paper (FSC certified). The left hand page is blank and the right hand page is ruled with two columns, big enough for guests to write in. The guestbook has a 8mm closure elastic, a matching pen loop, stained edges, head and tail bands, two 10mm wide ribbon markers, a bookmark, clan map of Scotland and an embroidered designer label sewn onto the back cover. The cloth is Kinloch Anderson's Thistle tartan and has two shades of dark purple, dark green, turquoise, burgundy and charcoal. The famous prickly thistle has many varieties that grow in Scotland and the thistle has been an important emblem in heraldry for over 500 years. The cloth was chosen as it is elegant, simple and beautiful for use on many occasions. The tartan cloth is supplied by and produced with the authority of Kinloch Anderson Scotland, holders of the Royal Warrant of Appointments as Tailors and Kiltmakers to HM the Queen, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh and HRH The Prince of Wales.

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