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Focus is a rich, varied, carefully levelled course for upper secondary students. Specially designed to motivate older teens, it helps them to track their level and achieve the exam results they need. With its unique blended learning package, Focus is the flexible course that gets results. Autorid: Vaughan Jones, Sue Kay, Daniel Brayshaw
"Yoshimoto hits some of the same notes that a previous generation's literary masters (say, Kawabata or Tanizaki) might sound, and yet the effect seems artless, spontaneous and wonderfully fresh." --Los Angeles Times Book Review Banana Yos
'Breathtakingly entertaining, endlessly instructive, irresistibly enjoyable' THE TIMES 'A tour de force ... breathtaking' SPECTATOR 'A magnificent achievement' LITERARY REVIEW TERRIBLE BEAUTY presents a unique narrative of the twentieth century. Unlike more conventional histories, where the focus is on political events and personalities, on wars, treaties and elections, this book concentrates on the ideas that made the century so rich, rewarding and provocative. Beginning with four seminal ideas which were introduced in 1900 - the unconscious, the gene, the quantum and Picasso's first paintings in Paris - the book brings together the main areas of thought and juxtaposes the most original and influential ideas of our time in an immensely readable narrative. From the creation of plastic to Norman Mailer, from the discovery of the 'Big Bang' to the Counterculture, from Relativity to Susan Sontag, from Proust to Salman Rushdie, and Henri Bergson to Saul Bellow, the book's range is encyclopaedic. We meet in these pages the other twentieth century, the writers, the artists, the scientists and philosophers who were not cowed by the political and military disasters raging around them, and produced some of the most amazing and rewarding ideas by which we live. Terrible Beauty, endlessly stimulating and provocative, affirms that there was much more to the twentieth century than war and genocide. Autorid: Peter Watson
Politics: The three vowels and five consonants which control our world. 'But what has politics got to do with me?' I hear you ask. Well, quite a lot really. Whether you like it or not, it affects every single thing in your life from the moment you wake up in the morning until you crawl into bed at night. But some of our political elite make it feel like a club which we have not been invited to join. The privileged few who want to keep it all for the privileged few. I hope this book can explain much, make you laugh out loud and make you realise that together our voices are powerful. Buckle up and come on a political rollercoaster with me - 'an old bird with an iPhone'. This is a book for people who don't normally think about politics. We have a new government and have bid a loud goodbye to the Tories, but the issues that allowed the last government to mismanage and deceive us for so long lie deep. Amidst a landscape of economic turmoil and deepening societal fractures, we need to see a new age of accountability in our political system. With her characteristic outspokenness and irrepressible sense of humour, in Now What? On a Mission to Fix Broken Britain, Carol Vorderman exposes the intricate web of influence responsible for our nation's unravelling and provides us with a toolkit for building a better and fairer Britain. Part diary, part manifesto, part journey down the rabbit hole of British politics, this is the story of how 'an old bird with an iPhone' exposed the incompetence and lies of the establishment, and inspired countless others to find their voice and stand up for what they believe in. Autorid: Carol Vorderman
Offers true spy stories from World War II, including who the "Ghost Army" was, the story of Double Agent Garbo, and what happened during Operation Dynamo. Spy school, poison pens, exploding muffins, and Night Witches were all a part of World War II, but you won't learn that in your history books! Crack open secret files and read about the mysterious Ghost Army, rat bombs, and doodle bugs. Discover famous spies like the White Mouse, super-agent Garbo, and baseball player and spy, Moe Berg. Then build your own secret agent kit and create a spy code. It's all part of the true stories from the Top Secret Files of History. Take a look if you dare, but be careful! Some secrets are meant to stay hidden... Autorid: Stephanie Bearce
"Preparing your own meals is essential to succeeding on the keto diet. But the typical keto recipes usually serve four or more, and with the average household size now less than three people, that's just too much food, especially if your goal is to lose weight and are looking for help with portion control. In The Keto for Two Cookbook, you will find 100 easy and delicious two-serving keto recipes to minimize waste and monitor your portions. It's perfect for both singles and couples who are following the keto diet. Including recipes for every meal of the day, this cookbook is full of fantastic and flavorful low-carb recipes that fit your appetite and help you maintain your keto goals"-- Perfect for both singles and couples who are following the keto diet, this cookbook is filled with delicious low-carb recipes that help with portion control. Original. Illustrations. 100 two-serving, easy and delicious low-carb recipes from hearty breakfasts to satisfying snacks to mouth-watering dinners&;perfectly sized for both couples and singles following the keto diet. Finally, keto recipes that are just the right size! Preparing your own meals is essential to succeeding on the keto diet. But the typical keto recipes usually serve four or more, and with the average household size now less than three people, that&;s just too much food, especially if your goal is to lose weight and are looking for help with portion control. In The Keto for Two Cookbook, you will find 100 easy and delicious two-serving keto recipes to minimize waste and monitor your portions. It&;s perfect for both singles and couples who are following the keto diet. Including recipes for every meal of the day, this cookbook is full of fantastic and flavorful low-carb recipes that fit your appetite and help you maintain your keto goals. Autorid: Lindsay Boyers
Jolly Phonics Folktales Readers are retellings of traditional folktales from around the world. They have a very carefully controlled vocabulary and are specifically designed for children who are learning to read and write with Jolly Phonics. The text in these Purple Level Books (fifth level) uses only decodable regular words that use the letter-sound knowledge taught so far: the 42 main letter sounds and the main alternative letter-sound spellings (y as in happy, the hop-over e spellings of the long vowel sounds, ay as in day, ea as in seat, y and igh as in fly and high, ow as in low and now, ew as in dew, oy as in joy, ir and ur as in bird and turn, al, au and aw as in talk, pause and saw, soft c and soft g as in cent and gene, ph as in phonics and air, ear and are as in hair, pear and care) and a small number of tricky words (frequently used words that are not fully decodable at this stage). All new tricky words and alternative vowel spellings used are shown on the front inside cover. These can be used as a quick practice activity before starting the book. Faint type is used for silent letters, like the b in lamb. Comprehension questions and discussion topics are included at the end of the book. These ensure that children are not only able to read the text, but also get meaning from it. Autorid: Sara Wernham
We stopped to watch the helicopters swoop down to fill the water baskets, like hummingbirds at a feeder. That was when we saw a new plume of smoke rising to the southwest.Four years after Therese Greenwood and her husband moved to Fort McMurray, Alberta, their new community was devastated by one of the worst wildfires in Canadian history. As the flames approached, they had only minutes to pack, narrowly escaping a fire that would rage for weeks, burn more than 85,000 hectares and force 80,000 people to flee. This skillfully told first-person account is more than a disaster narrative: Greenwood’s experience and skill as a journalist and a mystery writer engages and maintains suspense. Her portrayal of how people behave in an emergency and how a community comes together is uplifting. Her stories of what she saved from the fire will resonate with anyone who has lived through a crisis, and help make sense of a life-changing event that garnered interest throughout the world. Personal account of fleeing a Canadian wildfire that devastated a community and garnered international attention. Autorid: Therese Greenwood
Ever since Arthur Conan Doyle created the pipe-smoking, deer-stalkered character, Sherlock Holmes, he has become a part of popular culture for generations, and here every aspect of the legendary detective is investigated. Brief, accessible and entertaining pieces on a wide variety of subjects makes it the perfect book to dip into. The amazing and extraordinary facts series presents interesting, surprising and little-known facts and stories about a wide-range of topics which are guaranteed to inform, absorb and entertain in equal measure. AUTHOR: Nicholas Utechin is an Honorary member of The Sherlock Holmes Society of London and edited its journal from 1976-2006. He is also a member of the American Baker Street Irregulars society and is distantly related to the great film portrayer of Holmes, Basil Rathbone. Autorid: Nick Utechin
Make Your Gifted Life Meaningful"This book will make a smart person even smarter." ―Dr. Katharine Brooks, You Majored in What? Mapping Your Path from Chaos to Career#1 Bestseller in Counseling & Psychology, Attention-Deficit Disorder, and Mood DisordersOvercome your unique challenges. The challenges smart and creative people encounter―from scientific researchers and genius award winners to bestselling novelists, Broadway actors, high-powered attorneys, and academics―often include anxiety, overthinking, mania, sadness, and despair. In Why Smart People Hurt, psychology specialist and creativity coach Dr. Eric Maisel draws on his many years of work with the best and the brightest to pinpoint these often devastating challenges and offer solutions based on the groundbreaking principles and practices of natural psychology.Find meaningful success. Do you understand what meaning is, what it isn’t, and how to create it? Do you know how to organize your day around meaning investments and meaning opportunities? Are you still searching for meaning after all these years? Many smart people struggle with reaching for or maintaining success because, after all of the work they put into attaining it, it still seems meaningless. In Why Smart people Hurt, Dr. Maisel teaches you how to stop searching for meaning and create it for yourself.In Why Smart People Hurt, you will find: You are not alone in your struggles with living in a world that wasn't built for you or your intelligence Logic- and creativity-based strategies to cope with having a brain that goes into overdrive at the drop of a hat Questions that help you create your own personal roadmap to a calm and meaningful life Readers of true, natural self-help books for gifted people struggling with life, anxiety, and depression, like Living With Intensity, Misdiagnosis and Dual Diagnoses of Gifted Children and Adults, or Your Rainforest Mind, will learn how to create meaning in their lives with Why Smart People Hurt.
Two young girls and their father move next to an abandoned lighthouse, where the girls meet a strange new friend and work together to try to solve the mysteries of Wreckers Cove.Eisner award-winning cartoonist Liniers and writer Angelica del Campo recreate the world of 19th century lighthouse keepers in a delightful supernatural tale about ghosts and shipwrecks, inspired by the real-life story of a heroic young woman who tended an isolated Maine lighthouse many years ago. Two young sisters Cristina and Martha and their dad, move to a summer home in a small coastal town located near an old nonworking lighthouse. As the two sisters explore the beach and the old lighthouse, they encounter a friendly, albeit unusual, red-haired girl, who turns out to be a ghostly local legend with a heartbreaking story shrouded in mystery. Autorid: Angelica del Campo, Liniers
"Du sollst Vater und Mutter ehren" verlangt die Bibel - egal, ob die dich beschimpft und geschlagen, verhöhnt und gequält haben? Millionen von Menschen erlebten ihre Kindheit als Alptraum. Aber weil sie wehrlose, abhängige Opfer waren, können sie die Schuldigen nicht benennen, richten negative Gefühle ohnmächtig gegen sich selbst. Im Erwachsenenalter wirkt die vergiftete Kindheit immer noch nach - mangelndes Selbstwertgefühl und latenten Aggressionen sind die Folgen.§Susan Forward will helfen, diesen Teufelskreis zu durchbrechen. Anhand zahlreicher Beispiele aus ihrer psychotherapeutischen Praxis erklärt sie im Buch zunächst detailliert und einfühlsam die subtilen Mechnaismen, die zwischen Eltern und Kindern wirken. Anschließend erläutert sie Schritt für Schritt, wie Erwachsene endlich dem düsteren Schatten ihrer Kindheit entkommen können.
Nourish Your Little Ones with Love and Care - The Complete Vegan Cookbook for Babies & ToddlersAre you a parent concerned about providing the best nutrition for your baby or toddler while adhering to a vegan lifestyle? Worried about finding delicious, balanced meals that cater to your child's growing needs? Look no further. "The Complete Vegan Cookbook for Babies & Toddlers" is here to solve your meal planning woes and ensure your little ones receive the wholesome, plant-based nourishment they deserve.About This Book:Comprehensive Nutritional Guidance: Understand the essentials of vegan nutrition tailored specifically for babies and toddlers, ensuring they receive all the vital nutrients for optimal growth and development.Easy-to-Follow Recipes: Over 100 simple and delectable recipes that are easy to prepare, making mealtime stress-free and enjoyable for both you and your child.Allergy-Friendly Options: Carefully curated recipes that avoid common allergens, providing peace of mind and safety for parents of children with dietary restrictions.Age-Appropriate Meals: From first foods for weaning to more complex dishes for older toddlers, this cookbook grows with your child, offering appropriate meals for every developmental stage.Picky Eater Solutions: Creative and appealing recipes designed to entice even the fussiest eaters, ensuring they get the nutrition they need without the mealtime battles.Expert Tips and Advice: Insights from nutritionists and pediatricians to help you navigate the vegan diet for your little ones with confidence and ease.Time-Saving Meal Plans: Practical meal planning tips and ready-to-go meal plans to help busy parents save time while providing nutritious meals.Empower your parenting journey with the knowledge and tools to nourish your children with healthy, delicious, and plant-based meals. Purchase "The Complete Vegan Cookbook for Babies & Toddlers" today and watch your little ones thrive on the best nature has to offer!
