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Would you rather drink snail squash or eat mashed worms? Help a witch make stew? Tickle a monkey? Or maybe - if you could really be anyone or do anything in the world - would you rather just be...you?

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Gather your besties and find out what they're really thinking in this all-new collection of questions designed to let readers know how their friends and feel about boys, music, school, television, fashion, and more! Would you rather ...guest-star playing a talentless nerd on Glee or a dead body on The Vampire Diaries? Would you rather ...have an iPad with permanently attached Dora the Explorer skin or a DS that could only play "educational" games? Would you rather ...dress like Katy Perry or Lady Gaga?

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3,001 Would You Rather Questions is a journal for people who ask the big questions about themselves, like: Would you rather speak like a duck or look like a worm? Alright, so these questions aren’t the big questions, but knowing yourself better is no small task. So much of what goes on in your brain happens in snap judgements and feelings. When you sit with the answers to quick questions and ruminate on what they mean, a deeper understanding of yourself can result. over 3,000 thoughtful prompts to help you journal through a quest for self-discovery, you can start to definitively know who you are by examining your inclinations in minute detail. Thousands of questions for thousands of answers you never knew you needed. And, because you only have two choices, you can breeze through the journal in no time at all. Some questions are silly and pure fantasy, but others can possibly trigger a deeper need for journaling about yourself a

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Would you rather be in Valhalla or Ragnarök? Be called Erik Bloodaxe or Thorfinn Skullsplitter? Only YOU can decide! Adventure into the astonishing world of the Vikings with this new Would You Rather book! Packed with fun situations, this book is the perfect way to learn about the Vikings – their exploits, gods, society, daily life and more. With over 20 ‘would you rather’ questions, prepare to decide if you would rather be a raider or a trader, a poet or a scribe, eat blood soup or rotting shark . . . and much more! Each situation is filled with fascinating and hilarious details about Viking history – rediscover familiar favourites such as Thor and Valhalla, and delve into lesser-known corners of this intriguing civilization. Also available:Would You Rather? – Ancient Egyptians

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Celebrate the enduring magic of books with this gift line for self-identified lit-lovers. Featuring a hardcover journal, a set of three notebooks, and a box of 20 notecards with envelopes, this line will appeal to all those who would rather be reading than doing anything else.

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Quirky questions exercise imaginations in this Bright & Early Board Book adaptation of a Dr. Seuss classic!Written in simple rhyme, this board book edition of Would You Rather Be a Bullfrog? is full of comical questions that encourage babies and toddlers to consider funny choices. Would you rather be a clarinet . . . a trombone . . . or a drum? (How would you like to have someone going boom-boom on your tum?) With cheerful illustrations by Roy McKie, it's perfect for reading aloud and interactive play! Bright & Early Board Books are simplified editions of your favorite Dr. Seuss stories, printed in a sturdy board format that's perfect for little hands! At 4 ¼ x 5 ¾, they're about 1/4 the size of the classic large format Seuss picture books like The Lorax and Oh, The Places You'll Go! and ideal for babies and toddlers too young for the original stories.

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From the demented minds that brought you Would You Rather…? and Would You Rather…? 2: Electric Boogaloo comes a whole new collection of deranged dilemmas, quirky quandaries and alliterative absurdities. Would You Rather…?: Love and Sex can be read alone or played together as a game. Laugh-out-loud funny, uniquely imaginative and deceptively thought-provoking, Would You Rather...?: Love and Sex is simultaneously the authors' most mature and immature work yet! Questions include: Would you rather . . . orgasm once every ten years or once every ten seconds? Would you rather . . . have sex in the same position every night or a different position every night (you can never repeat)? Would you rather . . . have breast implants made of Nerf or Play-Doh?

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A laugh-out-loud tale about never wanting to do the BORING things in life! Why brush your teeth when you could go snorkelling with a crocodile? Or ride a tiger! Or fly with an eagle! Small Panda doesn't understand why grown-ups like doing the MOST boring things. Especially when there's always something more exciting to do. Join Small Panda as they discover that the 'exciting' things in life aren't always as important as the little ones. And that grown-ups might not be as boring as they seem... Written and illustrated in Lorna Scobie's wonderfully witty and warm style, perfect for fans of Chris Haughton and Jim Field Children and parents alike will love following Small Panda and her patient parent's antics in this funny, vibrant celebration of the everyday Look out for Lorna's other books: Collecting Cats, Rabbit, Rabbit, Rabbit! and Duck, Duck Dad?

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Empowers teachers to support students on a comprehensive and coherent journey through school mathematics, showcasing the best models, metaphors and representations and providing excellent examples, explanations and exercises that can be used across the curriculum..

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Text in English & German. Not just a winner, but a major winner. And Fellbach won it by letting Zurich architect Ernst Gisel build its new town hall. And it is just the same as winning the lottery: it takes time for it to sink in and to be really pleased. Winning also means stress, especially if the player never really believed in his luck. But why be pleased about a town hall, about a collection of official rooms, intended only to make administering the individual citizen even smoother? Can a town hall be anything at all more than a home for all the official panoply of tit-for-tat responses? It can indeed, if you make it into a piece of the town, a good piece of the town . . . Ernst Gisel's town hall for Fellbach is one of the very few buildings that make one enthuse about the town. Like Stirling's Neue Staatsgalerie it invites you to linger -- even without a reason: in the Stuttgart museum you are attracted by terraces, ramps and an open rotunda, whereas in the Fellbach building there is a sense of a strong suction that will draw the public into the inner courtyard of the complex. "A bit Italian" -- that is what Gisel himself says about the atmosphere there, and he is right. The urban quality of the new town hall corresponds with the quality of the detailed architectural solutions and the care with which Gisel devoted himself to the architectural design in the interior. Art in the building? There is that too. Gisel himself designed the fountain for the market-place façade: architecture on a small scale, a game with volumes through which the water slowly runs. In the inner courtyard, in the town-hall square, is the sculpture Überlebenskopf (survival head) by Zurich artist Otto Müller -- a sober monument that corresponds precisely with the confident but modest character of the building. The new town hall is a fairly perfect piece of architecture and urban art: reticent as a whole, monumental in detail.

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The 300 questions in Would You Rather...? Super Secrets! pose the most difficult decisions you'll never have to make. Readers and their friends will be talking through the night and cracking up as they ponder questions like: Would you rather spend the day with a boy who is too shy to talk OR one who won't shut up? Would you rather not be able to keep a secret OR not be able to tell a lie? Would you rather go to school seven days a week for two hours a day OR two days a week for twelve hours a day?

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Delve into the magical world of unicorns in this new illustrated book, filled with questions, facts, jokes and more! Release your inner unicorn with this hilarious new ‘would you rather’ book! Bursting with funny, interactive questions, silly jokes and facts for 6+ kids, this brilliant book will keep the whole family entertained for hours. Would you rather grow sparkly hooves for feet or a flowing unicorn tail? Would you rather fart rainbows for a month or neigh whenever you burp for a week? Laugh-out-loud illustrations bring unicorns to life, and will draw in even the most reluctant readers. In the same series, Christmas Would You Rather (9780008524425) offers some seasonal fun!

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Legendary New Yorker writer and editor Roger Angell is considered to be among the greatest baseball writers to date. He brought a fan’s love, a fiction writer’s eye, and an essayist’s sensibility to the game. No other baseball writer has a through line quite like Angell’s: born in 1920, he was an avid fan of the game by the Depression era, when he watched Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig hit home runs at Yankee Stadium. He began writing about baseball in 1962 and continued through the decades, blogging about baseball’s postseasons, until shortly before his death in 2022.No Place I Would Rather Be tells the story of Angell’s contribution to sportswriting, including his early short stories, pieces for the New Yorker, autobiographical essays, seven books, and the common threads that run through them. His work reflects rapidly changing mores as well as evolving forces on and off the field, reacting to a half century of cultural turmoil, shifts in trends and professional attitudes of ballplayers and executives, and a complex, discerning, and diverse audience. Baseball is both change and constancy, and Angell was the preeminent essayist of that paradox. His writing encompassed fondness for the past, a sober reckoning of the present, and hope for the future of the game. This edition features a new epilogue.

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Spark Imagination and Conversation with 1,001 Wild, Silly & Thought-Provoking DecisionsGet ready for hours of fun pondering impossible choices with this ultimate collection of knee-slapping, exciting and thought-provoking questions. There are no wrong answers, so you can debate mind-boggling scenarios all day long. With handy categories like Eww, Make Believe, Animals, Food and more, you can stick to a section everyone enjoys or skip around to mix it up. These 1,001 epic questions are the perfect break from devices that allows you to learn more about your family and friendsespecially on car rides, during long waits, at the dinner table and more!

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Would you rather wipe Henry VIII's bottom for him or be one of his wives? Would you rather act in a Tudor play or take part in a jousting match? Only you can decide!Adventure into the fascinating world of the Tudors with this new Would You Rather book!Packed with fun situations, this book is the perfect way to learn about the adventurous, fascinating (and sometimes stinky!) lives of the Tudors. Prepare to decide what you would choose to eat at a Tudor banquet, what job you would be best at, what you would wear and much more!Each would you rather' question is filled with fascinating and hilarious details about Tudor history rediscover familiar favourites like Henry VIII, Elizabeth I and Shakespeare, and delve into lesser-known corners of this intriguing time of history.Also available:Would You Rather? VikingsWould You Rather? Ancient EgyptiansWould You Rather? Ancient RomansWould You Rather? ExplorersWould You Rather? Tudors

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A FLAME TREE POCKET NOTEBOOK. Beautiful and luxurious the journals combine high-quality production with magnificent art. Perfect as a gift, and an essential personal choice for writers, notetakers, travellers, students, poets and diarists. Features a wide range of well-known and modern artists, with new artworks published throughout the year. BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED. The highly crafted covers are printed on foil paper, embossed then foil stamped, complemented by the luxury binding and rose red end-papers. The covers are created by our artists and designers who spend many hours transforming original artwork into gorgeous 3d masterpieces that feel good in the hand, and look wonderful on a desk or table. PRACTICAL, EASY TO USE. Flame Tree Notebooks come with practical features too: a pocket at the back for scraps and receipts; two ribbon markers to help keep track of more than just a to-do list; robust ivory text paper, printed with lines; and when you need to collect other notes or scraps of paper the magnetic side flap keeps everything neat and tidy. THE ARTIST. Angela Harding is a fine art painter and illustrator based in Rutland, UK. She specialises in lino prints and her work is inspired by British birds and countryside. THE FINAL WORD. As William Morris said, "Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."

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Rathmines is one of the oldest and most vibrant parts of Dublin. In this compendium of fascinating, obscure, strange and entertaining facts you will find out about Rathmines’ past, its proud sporting heritage, its arts and culture, and its famous (and occasionally infamous) men and women. A reliable reference book and a quirky guide, this can be dipped into time and again to reveal something new about the people, the heritage and the secrets of this much-loved area.

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Packed with voice, Shannon C.F. Rogers' I'd Rather Burn than Bloom is a powerful YA novel about a Filipina-American teen who tries to figure out who she really is in the wake of her mother's death. Some girls call their mother their best friend. Marisol Martin? She could never relate. She and her mom were forever locked in an argument with no beginning and no end. Clothes, church, boys, no matter the topic, Marisol always felt like there was an unbridgeable gap between them that they were perpetually shouting across, one that she longed to close. But when her mother dies suddenly, Marisol is left with no one to fight against, haunted by all the things that she both said and didn't say. Her dad seems completely lost, and worse, baffled by Marisol's attempts to connect with her mother's memory through her Filipino culture. Her brother Bernie is retreating further and further into himself. And when Marisol sleeps with her best friend's boyfriend - and then punches said best friend in the face - she's left alone, with nothing but a burning anger, and nowhere for it to go. And Marisol is determined to stay angry, after all, there's a lot to be angry about- her father, her mother, the world. But as a new friendship begins to develop with someone who just might understand, Marisol reluctantly starts to open up to her, and to the possibility there's something else on the other side of that anger- something more to who she is, and who she could be.

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The perfect boredom-busting book for long winter evenings with the family, Richard Herring's Would You Rather? is packed with hundreds of the biggest questions to face us all, including: Would you rather have a conversation with a dolphin or an elephant?Would you rather fall in love or fall into a swimming pool full of your favourite biscuits?Would you rather live in a giant shoe or a giant peach?Would you rather own a car with Jimmy Carr, a lorry with Laurie Anderson or a van with Van Morrison?The questions will have the whole family, whether 6 or 106, debating on car journeys and train journeys, or stuck in on wet days during the school holidays, and will keep you entertained around the table at Christmas lunch (or when you're falling asleep after Christmas lunch...).Fun, family-friendly and often completely bonkers, this book is a perfect gift as well as a game.

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Rathfarnham is one of the most fascinating and attractive parts of South County Dublin. Over the years it has witnessed some of the pivotal events in Irish history and has been home to some of the most important people in Irish social, religious, political and economic history, people who have left us a lasting legacy in the areas of culture, sport, music, art and literature, including W.B. Yeats, James Joyce, Evie Hone, George Bernard Shaw, J.M. Synge, Robert Emmet and Mother Teresa of Calcutta. In this illustrated history, Maurice Curtis has created a vibrant and valuable record for all those with an interest in the life and times of Rathfarnham.

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Would you rather ride a hot-air balloon to the North Pole or cycle to the South Pole? Go to the toilet inside your spacecraft, or outside it? Only you can decide! Adventure into the fascinating world of explorers with this new Would You Rather book! Packed with fun situations, this book is the perfect way to learn about explorers and exploration. Prepare to decide what you would prefer to eat if you were on a great expedition, if you would rather explore the highest or lowest point on Earth, and what your packing essentials would be. Each situation is filled with fascinating and hilarious details about explorers who have ventured around our planet and beyond – discover some of the unsung heroes of science and discovery, and learn more about some of the expeditions that shaped our understanding of the world! Also available:Would You Rather? – VikingsWould You Rather? – Ancient EgyptWould You Rather? – Ancient Romans

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Rodney Rathbone is back in this sequel to How to Beat the Bully Without Really Trying—but will his superstar reputation survive summer camp?Rodney’s parents surprise him by signing him up for summer camp—pitting Rodney against the toughest kid at camp and an old nemesis out for revenge. Will Rodney get by with a little help from his friends? From facing treacherous rapids to leading a nighttime spy mission, Rodney soon finds himself in the unlikely role of camp hero. How long it lasts will depend on whether a former adversary gets her way… Fun, exciting, and full of surprises, the “fast-moving story lines and larger-than-life characters” will make you “sit up and take notice” (School Library Journal)!

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What if one half of a pair of twins no longer wants to live? What if the other can’t live without them? This question lies at the heart of Jente Posthuma’s deceptively simple What I’d Rather Not Think About. The narrator is a twin whose brother has recently taken his own life. She looks back on their childhood, and tells of their adult lives: how her brother tried to find happiness, but lost himself in various men and the Bhagwan movement, though never completely. In brief, precise vignettes, full of gentle melancholy and surprising humour, Posthuma tells the story of a depressive brother, viewed from the perspective of the sister who both loves and resents her twin, struggles to understand him, and misses him terribly.

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A FLAME TREE NOTEBOOK. Beautiful and luxurious the journals combine high-quality production with magnificent art. Perfect as a gift, and an essential personal choice for writers, notetakers, travellers, students, poets and diarists. Features a wide range of well-known and modern artists, with new artworks published throughout the year. BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED. The highly crafted covers are printed on foil paper, embossed then foil stamped, complemented by the luxury binding and rose red end-papers. The covers are created by our artists and designers who spend many hours transforming original artwork into gorgeous 3d masterpieces that feel good in the hand and look wonderful on a desk or table. PRACTICAL, EASY TO USE. Flame Tree Notebooks come with practical features too: a pocket at the back for scraps and receipts; two ribbon markers to help keep track of more than just a to-do list; robust ivory text paper, printed with lines; and when you need to collect other notes or scraps of paper the magnetic side flap keeps everything neat and tidy. THE ARTIST. Angela Harding is a fine art painter and illustrator based in Rutland, UK. She specialises in lino prints and her work is inspired by British birds and the countryside. THE FINAL WORD. As William Morris said, "Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."

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Skip James (1902–1969) was perhaps the most creative and idiosyncratic of all blues musicians. Drawing on hundreds of hours of conversations with James himself, Stephen Calt here paints a dark and unforgettable portrait of a man untroubled by his own murderous inclinations, a man who achieved one moment of transcendent greatness in a life haunted by failure. And in doing so, Calt offers new insights into the nature of the blues, the world in which it thrived, and its fate when that world vanished.

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OK. So we all know reading is hard. And boring. Want to know how to get out of it? If someone's nagging you to open a book, grab this one! Inside you'll find perfect tips on how to fool people into thinking you're reading. You may even find yourself turning the pages after all...

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This delightful book challenges readers with such pressing questions as: If you were a three-course meal, what would you be? How about if you were a song from the '80s? If your mom were a weather forecast, what would she be? The book stretches those metaphor muscles along with the imagination in both solo settings and, most enjoyable, group gatherings. What Would You Be? is a game book that asks readers to look at themselves and each other in a new way.

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Would you rather row a Roman vessel or be a chariot racer? Eat stuffed dormice or parrot heads? Only you can decide! Adventure into the fascinating world of ancient Rome with this new Would You Rather book! Packed with fun situations, this book is the perfect way to learn about the ancient Roman world. Prepare to decide what sort of Roman food you would rather eat, what Roman jobs you would be prepared to try your hand at, and much more! Each situation is filled with fascinating and hilarious details about Roman history – rediscover familiar favourites like Julius Caesar, and delve into lesser-known corners of this intriguing civilization. Also available:Would You Rather? – VikingsWould You Rather? – Ancient EgyptiansWould You Rather? – Explorers

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