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First published in 1936, this was years ahead of its time in its description of a young woman's affair with a married man. Lehmann takes you on her journey - the waiting, the bright moments of hope - without ever allowing you to lose sympathy for any of the characters. Passionate and brutally honest in its portrayal of how love can overwhelm your life' Esther Freud, Guardian

Remember you must die.'Dame Lettie Colston is the first of her circle to receive insinuating anonymous phone calls. Neither she, nor her friends, wish to be reminded of their mortality, and their geriatric feathers are thoroughly ruffled. As the caller's activities become more widespread, old secrets are dusted off, exposing betrayals, self-deception and blackmail. Nobody is above suspicion.

Nanda Gray is nine when she starts convent school and fourteen when, catastrophically, she is sent away. Quick-witted, resilient and eager to please, Nanda accepts the cloistered world with the enthusiasm of the convert, her single deviation being the passionate friendships she makes - but the convent demands total obedience, conformity the ultimate aspiration.Convent school life is perfectly captured: the smell of beeswax and incense, the pet...

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Here was all the gaiety and glory and sparkle I knew was going to be life if I could just grasp it.'Sally Jay Gorce is a woman with a mission. It's the 1950s, she's American, twenty-one and in Paris. Witty, headstrong and disaster prone, she dyes her hair pink and prowls the Left Bank in search of love, adventure and fame. Will our heroine be forced back to the States to fulfill her destiny as a librarian or can she keep up her whirlwind Paris...

If I really don't like somebody, I kill him . . . You remember Malcolm McRae, don't you?'Vic and Melinda Van Allen seem to be the perfect couple, but appearances are deceptive. There is no love left in their marriage, only jealousy, and Melinda takes pleasure in flaunting her affairs. When one of her lovers is murdered, Vic hints that he was responsible. As fiction and reality start to converge, it's only a matter of time before Vic really doe...

These new additions to the "New Scientist Instant Expert" series consider the planet Earth in an astronomical context, and the range of celestial objects in the space beyond it, at an accessible and informative level - suitable for science fans and curious parties.

This is a book about what it feels like to be exceptional - and what it takes to get there. Why can some people achieve greatness when others can't, no matter how hard they try? What are the secrets of long life and happiness? Just how much potential does our species have?In this inspirational book, New Scientist Managing Editor Rowan Hooper takes us on a tour of the peaks of human achievement. We sit down with some of the world's finest minds...

Eine Programmiersprache lernen heißt, eine Sprache neu zu lernen. Dieses Arbeitsbuch ist als Workbook aufbereitet, wie Sie es vom Sprachunterricht, z.B. in Englisch, kennen. Neben der schrittweisen Erklärung der Inhalte finden Sie vielerlei Aufgaben und Übungen, die Ihnen Schritt für Schritt die Programmierung näher bringen.Das Buch ist besonders für den schulischen Unterricht in Gymnasien, Kollegs und in der gymnasialen Oberstufe geeignet. Fü...

Drive achievement in the MYP and strengthen scientific confidence. Equipping learners with the confident scientific understanding central to progression through the MYP Sciences, this text is fully matched to the Next Chapter curriculum. The inquiry-based structure immerses learners in a concept-based approach, strengthening performance.

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The Soviet Union's canine cosmonauts Belka and Strelka's journey into space in 1960 is told in endearing and engaging form with this picture book, ending with the pair returning safely and becoming international celebrities.

Alexia Falls is eighteen, living in her parents' New York penthouse and working with superstar boyband The Keep. But with her heart set on independence and a career behind the camera, she trades it all for a take-it-or-leave-it internship at London's Bright Star Productions. There, she meets fellow intern Greta. Greta's East End upbringing couldn't have been more different from Alexia's, but she's every bit as hungry for her big break.Both gir...

A series of 10 lectures on various aspects of Cognitive Linguistics as these relate to matters of language teaching and learning.

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Offers a detailed projection of the consequences of the Trump administration and a forward-thinking analysis of how enlightened ideas can be defended from the issues they currently face. This follows "Financial Times" columnist Luce's "Time To Start Thinking".

Sean O'Brien's stories are all lit with the unmistakable hue of the Victorian gothic: from the rantings of a deranged psychiatric patient, to the apparition of demons swarming into a remote, rural railway station, solemn oaths are broken and need atoning for, minor transgressions are met with outlandish curses.

Topics including health, puberty, anxiety, gender, stress and death are worked through over the course of TV's Dr Christian Jessen answering real questions from real children.

The Secret Footballer is the author of I Am The Secret Footballer, Tales from The Secret Footballer, The Secret Footballer's Guide to the Modern Game, The Secret Footballer: Access All Areas, The Secret Footballer: How to Win and The Secret Footballer: What Goes on Tour.