Another term has begun at Meadowbank, a prestigious, well-respected British girls' school. The indomitable headmistress is preparing to retire and name her successor. There is a disconcertingly matur
Irreverent and entertaining, DOWN TO EARTH is filled with fact about global warming and its disastrous consequences, loads of photos and illustrations, as well as suggestions for how kids can help com
Did you ever wonder what would be the perfect puppy for you? Well this book is for you. It comes filled with personality quizzes so that you can figure out who you are and which type of puppy fits yo
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When Mandy asks Rachel to look after a neighbour's guinea-pig while he's away, she's thrilled. If she looks after it well, her parents might let her have one of her own. So Rachel is devastated when s
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In this new bilingual version of the well-known Hans Christian Andersen's tale, an emperor decides he prefers the jeweled mechanical bird created for him to the real nightingale singing so sweetly in
Well-known contributors from the world of yoga celebrate the life and work of the great yoga pioneer B. K. S. Iyengar in this collection. Iyengar, who celebrates seventy years as a yoga teacher this y
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Word Smart for the GRE will help you build your vocabulary and boost your GRE verbal scores. It provides you with successful strategies for learning new words as well as proven techniques for scoring
i am Azula, daughter of Fire Lord Ozai, and l plan to one day rule the Fire Nation -- and the world. But first l have to deal with my good-for-nothing brother, Prince Zuko. Well, he was good for nothi
Born in 1844 in bucolic upstate New York, Liberty Fish is the son of fervent abolitionists as well as the grandson of Carolina slaveholders even more dedicated to their cause. Thus follows a childhood
Presents exercises and vocabulary lists containing definitions and example sentences of words featured highly in the Test of English as a Foreign Language, as well as a reading section practice exam.
This introductory text features well-chosen problems and exercises that illustrate the algebras of events, discrete random variables, characteristic functions, and limit theorems. Prerequisites includ
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The book includes one hundred colour plates accompanied by in-depth descriptions, as well as numerous black-and-white photographs of the masks as they are used in religious and secular ceremonies. An
Mrs. Pidgeon has been reading Aesop’s fables to her second grade class. What’s a fable? Well, it’s a story that has animals as characters, and it teaches you something important, and . . . Once again
While on vacation in England, Jennifer McKinnon wakes up eight hundred years into the past where she discovers that chivalry is alive and well when a handsome knight comes to her rescue and vows to he
The best way to reduce firefighter injuries and deaths at incidents is the appointment of a well-prepared proactive Incident Safety Officer(ISO). This book primes aspiring and current Safety Office
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On January 5, 1924, a well-dressed young woman, accompanied by a male companion, walked into a Brooklyn grocery, pulled a “baby automatic” from the pocket of her fur coat, emptied the cash register, a
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What can we expect from the next two brilliantly creepy books in the deliciously disturbing Dripping Fang series? Well, it’s probably a safe guess that they will be just as bizarre and frightfully fun
In this exuberant new picture book, Lois Ehlert takes us on a trip to the farmers market with a group of friendly, furry, and (mostly) well-behaved pups. And when the&nb
The birth of Jesus has been well chronicled, as have his glorious teachings, acts, and divine sacrifice after his thirtieth birthday. But no one knows about the early life of the Son of God, the mis
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Vespa is a celebration of the scooter's rich history. Illustrated with more than 200 images, this compact volume covers the technical evolution of the Vespa as well as its significant role in society and pop culture.
Dr Neill Lochery has worked as an advisor to Middle Eastern politicians on both sides of the political divide as well as elsewhere in the Middle East and is a leading specialist in the politics and hi
At thirty-seven, Jane Howe is pretty sure she has attained the perfect life: a well-paying job, fantastic friends, family close by (but not too close), and a Greenwich Village apartment that makes vis
Revive the lost art of letter-writing with a few well-worded sentiments by Jane Austen. Her refreshing take on love, life, and friendship is matched with period illustration on these beautifully desig
Detail your weird and wonderful nighttime wanderings in a journal inspired by the dream-like world of Alice in Wonderland. With wistful quotes and fanciful art from the classic tale, the journal also includes activities and prompts to help you remember your dreams as well as snippets of Victorian dream interpretation.160 pages (blank with quotes and prompts), 5x7 inches, elastic closure
Professional hockey player Jason Mitchell is thrilled when he's traded to the New York Blades-the team of his dreams. There's just one problem: his pooch isn't adjusting to city life too well. Good th
Have you heard the one about Grandpa walking through three feet of snow—uphill both ways—just to get home when he was a kid? Well, you haven't heard it like this! During one sudden and relentless
The poet Jean de La Fontaine famously dedicated his Fables in 1668 to Louis XIV's son, declaring in verse that "animals I choose/to proffer lessons that we all might use." Less well known is that La
This fun, new manual explores the crafting movement that is sweeping the globe, with a series of creative projects for all wannabe crafters. It contains designs by well-known crafters, including the p
