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Renowned British mountaineer Chris Bonington tells a rich and moving life story, covering climbing Mount Everest at fifty and the Old Man of Hoy at eighty, as well as touching on the personal challenges of balancing work and family life, and contending with bereavement.

Instagram sensation and specialty baker extraordinaire Jana Douglass will make you rethink your concept of cookies. With her inspired ideas, your confections will bring you raves and plenty of party invitations for life! What sets A Cookie to Celebrate apart is Jana’s detailed instructions for gorgeous special occasion cookies, from birthdays and engagement parties to Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine’s Day and much more. Jana Do...

Twenty-five years after the inexplicable disappearance of her entire family, Cynthia agrees to take part in a TV documentary about the mystery - a stirring of the past that causes her to receive a troubling and bewildering letter. From the author of "No Time For Goodbye", the Richard and Judy 2008 Summer Read winner.

In this instalment of the "Teacup House" series, Stevie's toy rabbits Silver and Fig Twitch conspire to get their paws on a cake Stevie's mum makes for a party. Contemporary, smart and inclusive.

This fun rhyming story specially written to develop phonemic awareness is ideal for reading aloud, as the spider in a glider's adventures challenge her to save the day.

Inventive orphan Tin and country girl Comfrey are visited by two young hares, initiating a quest to stop the City from ravaging the Country in which the mystical Wild Folk lead the pair through a set of challenges. For fans of Philip Pullman and Ursula Le Guin.

Peter Adamson presents the first full history of philosophy in the Islamic world for a broad readership. He traces its development from early Islam to the 20th century, from Spain to Persia. He introduces Jewish and Christian thinkers as well as Muslim, theology, mysticism, and the history of science all feature here in this rich and lively story.

Peter Adamson offers an accessible, humorous tour through a period of eight hundred years when some of the most influential of all schools of thought were formed. He introduces us to Cynics and Skeptics, Epicureans and Stoics, emperors and slaves, and traces the development of early Christian philosophy and of ancient science.

Shortlisted for The Man Booker International Prize 2018On April 4th 1968, Martin Luther King was murdered by a man named James Earl Ray. Before Ray's capture and sentencing to 99 years' imprisonment, he evaded the FBI for two months as he crossed the globe under various aliases. At the heart of his story is Lisbon, where he spent ten days attempting to acquire an Angolan visa.Like a Fading Shadow traces three journeys to the city: Ray's desper...

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This entertaining and informative encyclopedia examines American regional foods, using cuisine as an engaging lens through which readers can deepen their study of American geography in addition to their understanding of America's collective cultures. Many of the foods we eat every day are unique to the regions of the United States in which we live. New Englanders enjoy coffee milk and whoopie pies, while Mid-Westerners indulge in deep dish pi...

The work of the artist Emil Milan is showcased here along with previously unseen images and intimate anecdotes, presenting a life story that encompasses American history at its most storied, from World War 2 to the American studio craft movement. Milan's distinctive capacity to create functional wooden objects capturing the essence of mid-century modern design is introduced and contextualised comprehensively here.

The one and only Fart Dictionary is a witty collection of fart definitions for every occasion and covering a wide range of topics -- from politics to poetry, karaoke, Mardi Gras, Food Network, Jane Austen, love, war, ghosts, family, sports, fashion, and vegetetables. Examples include "apple fart: a fart that keeps the doctor away, " "boomerang fart: a fart which has somehow returned to haunt you, " and many, many more. So, readers, the next ti...

Turner Classic Movies: Must-See Sci-Fi showcases 50 of the most mind-bending movies ever made.

This book challenges current practices in ELT materials design in order to transform coursebook quality. It proposes ways to improve task design through resources such as drama, poetry, literature and online resources, and it maps out a number of unusual connections between theory and practice in the field of ELT materials development.

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