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The classic story of a much-loved bear — Paddington! Join Paddington and the Browns as they start their adventures at Paddington Station and relive their treasured story in this stylish picture book. Paddington Bear first met the Brown family at a railway station — Paddington station, in fact. He had travelled all the way from Darkest Peru with only a jar of marmalade, a suitcase and a label reading 'Please look after this bear'. Without further ado, Mr and Mrs Brown promptly welcomed the adventurous bear into their family, and in honour of their meeting place they named him Paddington. The Browns soon discover that Paddington is a most unusual bear. Ordinary things — like having a bath — become quite extraordinary when a bear called Paddington is around. Now this trasured story is available as a charming picture book that even the youngest children will enjoy. |
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A damaged detective and a brutal serial killer collide in this nail-biting thriller debut. Detective Inspector Damen Brook thinks he's left his past behind him in London. But it seems a serial killer has followed him north... Brook's seeking sanctuary. Years in the MET have left their mark — so much so that he's fled to Derby leaving behind his marriage, his teenage daughter and very nearly his sanity to wind down a once promising career in the peace of the Peak District. But one winter's night, Brook is confronted by a serial killer he hunted many years before — The Reaper — a man who slaughters families in their homes then disappears without a trace. To find this killer Brook must discover what the Reaper is doing in Derby, why he's started killing again and what, if anything, connects the butchered families. As Brook becomes entangled in a deadly game of cat and mouse, he is forced to face his own demons by revisiting the previous investigation and confronting a past that destroyed his family and nearly cost him his life! A heart-stopping thriller from a stunning new crime talent, for fans of Stuart MacBride and Thomas Harris. |
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'Savage and funny black humour at its best' Time Out Muriel Axon is about to re-enter the lives of Colin Sidney, hapless husband, father and schoolmaster, and Isabel Field, failed social worker and practising neurotic. It is ten years since her last tangle with them, but for Muriel this is not time enough. There are still scores to be settled and truths to be faced — not to mention a certain amount of vengeance to be wreaked. |
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The brilliant novel from the author of Pulitzer Prize-winning 'The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay'. Grady Tripp is an over-sexed, pot-bellied, pot-smoking, ageing wunderkind of a novelist now teaching creative writing at a Pittsburgh college while working on his 2,000 page masterpiece, 'Wonder Boys'. When his rumbustious editor and friend, Terry Crabtree, arrives in town, a chaotic weekend follows — involving a tuba, a dead dog, Top page Marilyn Monroe's ermine-lined jacket and a squashed boa constrictor. |
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Unravel the meaning, origin, and usage of over 6,000 phrases from book and film titles, idioms and cliches, to nicknames, slogans and quotations with this modern and entertaining guide to wonderful phrases by one of the world’s best-known wordsmiths. The ideal replacement or complement to that tatty old copy of Brewer's Phrase and Fable most of us have about the house, A Word in Your Shell-Like is an entertaining look at both familiar and unfamiliar phrases by one of the key world authorities in English language reference. The articles also contain discussion of meaning, origin and usage. Who was originally 'sold down the river'? Have you been told to 'Naff off'? Find out of whom it was said 'he couldn't chew gum and fart at the same time', who the 'catcher in the rye' was, and what it means to be 'caught between wind and water'. Few other word reference books are likely to increase your store of knowledge with such fun. |
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Collins Easy Learning ABC Age 3-5 develops literacy skills. Its colourful motivating activities make learning fun. Helpful tips and answers are included to help support learning. — hours of fun activities; — builds literacy skills; — boosts confidence; — develops a love of learning Collins Easy Learning ABC Age 3-5 develops early literacy skills to get children ready for preschool; Easy to use — small chunks of information are easy to absorb and clear sign posting shows the way; easy to learn — every activity is highly practical allowing children to learn by doing; easy to remember — engaging and fun activities help children retain information. |
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An invaluable guide to the world of good grammar which breaks down the barriers that prevent many intelligent people from communicating effectively. Picking up a book on grammar takes courage, but the learner can take heart from the fact that many of the great writers, including Charlotte Bronte, were hopeless at grammar at school. Her teachers complained that she 'knew nothing of grammar', and could read only 'tolerably' and write 'indifferently'. Yet although learning and obeying the rules of grammar won't automatically bestow the grace and excellence of a Bronte on your writing, learning how written language works will certainly improve your communication skills, step by practical step. The guide features: — the thirteen gremlins of grammar, from apostrophes to verbs — the point of sentence construction — the writing of good English — witty cartoons by Hunt Emerson. |
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The plain guide to the clear presentation of written language: punctuation is the 'nuts and bolts' of the English language, and here is the ideal everyday companion. Punctuation has been described as 'a courtesy designed to help readers understand a story without stumbling'. Included in this essential guide are: — 'Ten Golden Rules of Punctuation' by a Victorian schoolmistress — how to deal with capitalization, full stops and commas — mastery of colons, parentheses, dashes, hyphens, questions, exclamations and apostrophes — the ultimate punctuation test — witty cartoons by Hunt Emerson. |
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The essential guide to writing English, this book will help you to develop your written communication skills and to use language to express yourself clearly and correctly. Can you learn how to improve your writing skills? Can the art of good writing be taught? Despite what you might feel, the answer is yes — you can be taught. Everyone is capable of enhancing their powers of written communication simply by learning and practising the basic principles of clear, concise and coherent writing: planning, preparation, and revision. Using this book, your confidence will grow as you begin to appreciate that the English language is not a fearsome book of rules but an unrivalled communications tool that you can learn to use with the familiar ease of a knife and fork. The basic principle of this incredibly useful book is that 'clarity begins at home': say what you mean and you stand a better chance of getting what you want! |
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Collins Easy Learning Counting Age 3-5 develops numeracy skills.Its colourful motivating activities make learning fun. Helpful tips and answers are included to help support learning. — hours of fun activities — builds literacy skills — boosts confidence — develops a love of learning Collins Easy Learning Counting Age 3-5 develops early literacy skills to get children ready for preschool. Easy to use — small chunks of information are easy to absorb and clear sign posting shows the way; easy to learn — every activity is highly practical allowing children to learn by doing; easy to remember — engaging and fun activities help children retain information. |
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«New ideas on how to design, build, and decorate a kitchen are always of essential value to architects, designers, and homeowners. This new addition to a successful series offers an extensive collection of both modern and traditional kitchen designs from all over the world, plans devised by distinguished international architects and designers who have worked to achieve practical, innovative, and stunning solutions adapted to the specific needs and particular tastes of their clients. An exciting compilation, «150 Best Kitchen Ideas» expresses the diversity of current trends in kitchen design focusing on decor — materials, lighting, colours, and windows — and specifics such as tables, wall units, flooring, appliances, and countertops. It is an inspirational source of ideas for those active in the field of design or interested in updating the focal point of their homes.» |
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This style biography reveals the details — fashion and otherwise — of Audrey Hepburn's appeal. It draws on interviews with Hubert de Givenchy, Gregory Peck, Nancy Reagan, Doris Brynner, and Audrey Wilder, as well as reminiscences of professional friends like Steven Spielberg and Ralph Lauren. |
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«Where do creative people get their ideas? For most, the work of other top creative professionals provides inspiration and supplies a starting point for the creative process. Following its two successful predecessors, «The Big Book of Design Ideas 3» was created for that specific purpose. This volume features design examples from all sorts of projects — books, logos, packaging, posters, annual reports, among, many, many more — each specially selected for its potential to trigger an idea in the mind of the reader. A wide variety of techniques and styles, along with more than 700 illustrations, will spark creativity and lead the designer to a fully-developed original design. With a wealth of information and attention to detail, no designer can afford to be without «The Big Book of Design Ideas 3».» |
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«The Big Book of Logos 5» shows what's new and compelling in the world of logo design, providing endless inspiration for graphic designers in the critical idea-generating phase. This collection showcases effective logo design from around the world; the variety of styles and techniques on display cover the complete creative spectrum.» |
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«Corporate Interiors 9» documents the resilience of America's top businesses in the 21st century by showcasing their newest offices, created by some of the nation's leading architects and interior designers.» |
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Nick Knight is among the world's most influential fashion photographers. His clients are among the top in fashion and design and include Alexander McQueen, Calvin Klein, Christian Dior, Levi Strauss, Yohji Yamamoto and Yves Saint Laurent. He has also shot album covers for Bjork, David Bowie, Kylie and Massive Attack, and his work has been exhibited at international institutions such as the Victoria and Albert Museum and Saatchi Gallery. The book is a collection of Knight's most beautiful and important images as well as previously unpublished photographs. Contents cover the different aspects of Knight's work to explain and visually reveal his point of view on a range of topics that he believes are crucial to understanding the motivation behind what he does. The book contains an introductory essay by Charlotte Cotton, the head of the Photography department at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, as well as a variety of images exploring new photographic technology: his video work and the body of imagery he has developed for showstudio.com. All in all, this is a gorgeous, comprehensive volume by one of the world's most innovative, highly respected fashion photographers. |
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The first three books in Ewing's Daughters of the Moon series are collected in this single-volume bind-up. Includes Goddess of the Night, Into the Cold Fire, and Night Shade. |
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Part melodrama and part parable, Mitch Albom's The Five People You Meet in Heaven weaves together three stories, all told about the same man: 83-year-old Eddie, the head maintenance person at Ruby Point Amusement Park. As the novel opens, readers are told that Eddie, unsuspecting, is only minutes away from death as he goes about his typical business at the park. Albom then traces Eddie's world through his tragic final moments, his funeral, and the ensuing days as friends clean out his apartment and adjust to life without him. In alternating sections, Albom flashes back to Eddie's birthdays, telling his life story as a kind of progress report over candles and cake each year. And in the third and last thread of the novel, Albom follows Eddie into heaven where the maintenance man sequentially encounters five pivotal figures from his life (a la A Christmas Carol). Each person has been waiting for him in heaven, and, as Albom reveals, each life (and death) was woven into Eddie's own in ways he never suspected. Each soul has a story to tell, a secret to reveal, and a lesson to share. Through them Eddie understands the meaning of his own life even as his arrival brings closure to theirs. |
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Faced with a blank slate after Oceanic flight 815 crashes, moneyed Ivy League student Bernard Cross reinvents himself once again — just as he had done in Sydney before his deceit was revealed. When tragedy strikes, Bernard must trust his fellow castaways with the truth. |
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When the heroine gets in the way of someone trying to kill the hero, he must make her a vampire to save her life. Then he must teach her to love the night and him! |
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