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Bound inside the covers of this little book lies the secret knowledge given to all solvers of cryptic crosswords. Nothing is as it seems in a cryptic crossword and its riddles will remain impenetrable to the uninitiated eye. Collins has been publishing crossword books for decades and in the Little Book of Crossword Secrets it has distilled its learning into 100 tips that will help beginners begin to read between the lines. There are hints on how to decode clues and explanations of the various forms these can take; there are lists of the most useful words for crossword solving and ones detailing the obscure yet essential words which appear again and again along with much, much more. Plenty of head scratching, brain wracking and pen chewing will still be required, but with Collins Little Book of Crossword Secrets there is at last a chance of cracking every clue. |
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Collins Polish Dictionary Plus is an up-to-date dictionary and a user-friendly grammar guide in one portable volume. Colour headwords and a comprehensive supplement on Polish and English grammar make this book ideal for intermediate learners. Collins Polish Dictionary Plus is designed for intermediate learners of Polish and English, whether at school, home, or for business. 80,000 references and 120,000 translations will help those learning Polish and English take their language skills to the next level. |
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With Collins Portuguese Phrasebook and Dictionary you will sound and speak like a native. As the only phrasebook in the market offering an hour's worth of downloadable audio files, it's ideal for practicing pronunciation, listening comprehension and becoming more confident, not just in speaking but in understanding others when abroad. Collins Portuguese Phrasebook and Dictionary is 'four books in one' — a photoguide, a phrasebook, a food guide containing a menu reader and a 5,000-word dictionary. The phrases are short and easy to use. The language reflects everyday speech — there are no lengthy sentences to struggle and sweat over. The phrases have a simple guide to help with pronunciation. There are also practical tips to help you make the most of your visit abroad. The new 4-colour layout allows easy access to key information. Collins Portuguese Phrasebook and Dictionary isn't just for emergencies. The specially commissioned food guides describe the different regional dishes and wines. They also contain a comprehensive menu reader to guide you through the maze of menus. The audio files cover all the essential phrases needed to get by.They are presented clearly and slowly by a native speaker and all words and phrases are repeated twice. The listening material provides a chance to practise and learn key words and vocabulary before you embark on your travels. Repeated listening will ensure that you will recognize much of what is said to you abroad and will give you extra confidence in your pronunciation. |
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A refreshingly fun, activity-based approach to Spanish for 7 to 9 year olds. Foreign languages are set to become part of the core primary curriculum, and Collins Spanish Club is the ideal way to ensure that young learners not only excel in Spanish at school but also have great fun doing it. Through a series of 10 units, Spanish Club uses puzzles, stories and songs to explore grammar and vocabulary concepts in an entirely undaunting way. The recurring 'Detective' feature encourages learners to explore the language for interesting new facts and rules, while regular Q&A-style tips address common queries about things like spelling, usage and irregularities. |
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Designed to accompany the widely acclaimed Collins Easy Learning Spanish Dictionary, Collins Easy Learning Spanish Grammar and Practice offers beginners a clear and easy-to-understand guide to the verbs and grammar of Spanish with dozens of exercises. Collins Easy Learning Spanish Grammar and Practice has been designed for all those learning Spanish at school, at work or at home. It provides easily accessible information in an attractively presented layout. Key grammatical points and hundreds of exercises are highlighted throughout the text as a means of reinforcement. In addition, a full glossary gives clear explanations of grammatical terminology. Collins Easy Learning Spanish Grammar and Practice also provides beginners with all the regular verb forms and conjugations, and the most common tenses of irregular verbs are shown in full. An index contains thousands of verbs which are cross-referred to their conjugation model. |
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With Collins Spanish Phrasebook and Dictionary you will sound and speak like a native. As the only phrasebook in the market offering an hour's worth of downloadable audio files, it's ideal for practicing pronunciation, listening comprehension and becoming more confident, not just in speaking but in understanding others when abroad. Collins Spanish Phrasebook and Dictionary is 'four books in one' — a photoguide, a phrasebook, a food guide containing a menu reader and a 5,000-word dictionary. The phrases are short and easy to use. The language reflects everyday speech — there are no lengthy sentences to struggle and sweat over. The phrases have a simple guide to help with pronunciation. There are also practical tips to help you make the most of your visit abroad. The new 4-colour layout allows easy access to key information. Collins Spanish Phrasebook and Dictionary isn't just for emergencies. The specially commissioned food guides describe the different regional dishes and wines. They also contain a comprehensive menu reader to guide you through the maze of menus. The free audio files cover all the essential phrases needed to get by.They are presented clearly and slowly by a native speaker and all words and phrases are repeated twice. The listening material provides a chance to practise and learn key words and vocabulary before you embark on your travels. Repeated listening will ensure that you will recognize much of what is said to you abroad and will give you extra confidence in your pronunciation. |
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200 quizzes that will test your knowledge of sports to breaking point. Perfect for playing with family or for boning up on trivia to show off with to your friends. How many majors did Bjorn Borg win? In which city was the first ever international football match held? |
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Brace yourself! This book contains some of the most difficult So Doku puzzles ever created on earth, puzzles so hard they have never been set down in print before. Compiled by Andrew Stuart, a top British puzzle maker, this collection of Su Doku will test the best. Every puzzle can be solved through logical deduction alone. But they go well beyond the level of the most difficult of daily puzzles and will challenge your solving abilities to breaking point. |
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Take cover! This second book in the Grandmaster series contains even more of the most ferocious puzzles ever to stalk to earth, puzzles so hard they have never been set down in print before. Compiled by Andrew Stuart, a top British puzzle maker, this collection of Su Doku will test the best. Every puzzle can be solved through logical deduction alone. But they go well beyond the level of the most difficult daily puzzles and will challenge your solving abilities to breaking point. |
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Collins Very First Time French Dictionary (age 6+) is packed full of fun and useful vocabulary to give you and your child a head start in learning French. Based on the popular Collins First Time French Dictionary, this book is designed to introduce your child to the world of dictionaries in a fun and accessible way. |
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Collins Very First Time Spanish Dictionary (age 6+) is packed full of fun and useful vocabulary to give you and your child a head start in learning Spanish. Based on the popular Collins First Time Spanish Dictionary, this book is designed to introduce your child to the world of dictionaries in a fun and accessible way! |
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The Collins Cambridge IGCSE English Student Book covers every skill and topic in the Cambridge First Language English syllabuses 0500 and 0522 in depth, showing students how to make progress towards their target grades. |
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The world's leading French/English dictionary, revised and updated to cover all the latest vocabulary in both languages. The perfect dictionary for advanced learners of French. This ninth edition of the market-leading Collins Robert French dictionary uses Collins' and Le Robert's unique multi-million word databases of contemporary English and French to ensure that the user has the most complete and accurate picture of real language available today. The dictionary is ideal for advanced learners and professionals using French. |
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Collins My First Spanish Picture Dictionary is the perfect first dictionary for learners of Spanish aged 3 to 6. Packed full of fun and useful everyday vocabulary, this beautifully illustrated dictionary will capture the imagination of young children and encourage a love for learning Spanish. The dictionary contains 35 themes, each fully illustrated with fun and engaging scenarios. Three characters, Ben, Daisy and Keekee the monkey, guide the children through their daily lives and introduce them to the 300 Spanish words young children need to learn. There are songs and games on every page for children to engage with. Collins My First Spanish Picture Dictionary aims to make learning Spanish fun. |
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A powerful story of revolution, love and intense rivalry set in 1870 during the four-month siege of Paris. Featuring the Impressionist studios of Montmartre, the hot-air balloon factory in the Gare d'Orleans and the gradual slaughter of the Paris zoo — culminating in slices of elephant trunk appearing in butchers' windows — The Red Leopard brings to life an exhilarating and devastating period of European history. |
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A revealing look backstage at the hit TV show Downton Abbey. In-depth interviews give an exclusive insight into the actors' experiences on set as well as the celebrated creative team behind the award-winning drama. A lavishly illustrated book full of images from the new series including those stunning 1920s costumes, which will delight the millions of devoted Downton fans. Step inside the props store or the hair and make-up truck and catch a glimpse of the never-before-seen secret backstage world. Expertly crafted with inside knowledge and facts, this book will delve into the inspiration behind the details seen on screen, the choice of locations, the music and much more. With a perspective from the director's chair and rare insights into filming, this is the inside track on all aspects of the making of the show. |
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The first biography since 1877 of Venice's greatest artist — a towering work which captures the genius of Titian, beautifully illustrated throughout with full colour plates. Devoted father and loyal friend, Titian was notorious for disregarding authority and was an international celebrity by his late fifties. He was famously difficult but his stubbornness and horrendous timekeeping did nothing to deter his patrons who included the Hapsburgs, the Pope and his family and Charles V. During his career, which spanned more than seventy years, Titian painted around five or six hundred pictures of which less than half survive. His work has been studied by generations of great artists from Rubens to Manet and he is often seen as having artistically transcended his own time. Sheila Hale not only examines his life, both personal and professional, but how his art affected his contemporaries and how it influences artists today. She also examines Venice in its context of a city at the time of the Renaissance, overshadowed artistically by Rome and Florence and growing into the famous historical city it has become. Fully illustrated with four colour plate sections (including his famous works 'Reclining Venus', 'Death of Actaeon' and 'Three Ages of Man'), this is an astonishing portrait of one of the most important figures in the history of Western art and a vivid evocation of Venice in its 'Golden Age'. |
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Justine Picardie has spent the last decade puzzling over the truth about Coco Chanel, attempting to peel away the accretions of romance and lies. In this full-scale biography we finally discover the history of the incredible woman who created the way we look now. Coco Chanel was an extraordinary inventor — she conjured up the little black dress, bobbed hair, trousers for women, contemporary chic, best-selling perfumes, and the most successful fashion brand of all time — but she also invented herself, fashioning the myth of her own life with the same dexterity as her couture. While Chanel was supreme innovator and vendor of all things elegant and beautiful, what lies beneath her own glossy myth is far darker. Throwing new light on her passionate and turbulent relationships, this beautifully constructed portrait gives a fresh and penetrating look at how Coco Chanel made herself into her own most powerful creation. Justine Picardie brings the mysterious Gabrielle Chanel out of hiding, to celebrate her great achievements. She examines Chanel's enduring afterlife, as well as her remarkable life, uncovering the consequences of what she covered up, unpicking the seams between truth and legend, yet keeping intact the real fabric of her past. |
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Ten incredible trips into the unknown await you... Blast off with: 'Percy Jackson and the Singer of Apollo' an all-new and exclusive tale from Rick Riordan; 'A Day in the Life' by award-winning author/illustrator Shaun Tan; 'Rise of the RoboShoes' by Tom Angleberger of Origami Yoda fame And many more weird and wonderful stories by legendary writer Ray Bradbury, Newbery medalist Rebecca Stead, Shannon Hale, D. J. MacHale, Eric Nylund, Kenneth Oppel and Neal Shusterman. Compiled by US National Ambassador for Children's Literature (and Secret Ambassador for the Intergalactic Alliance) Jon Scieszka, Other Worlds will boldly take you where no reader has gone before. |
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Heartbreaking and uplifting, Me and You is a story about how hard it is to leave our old selves behind, the tough choices we sometimes have to make and how love and friendship can heal the most damaged of hearts. I'm fine. I'm sorry. Please take care of him for me. And maybe one day I'll get to explain. Angie knows a lot about her best friend Kitty. She knows Kitty is mad and wild and loves to wear clashing colours. She knows she's incredibly funny and generous but also very unreliable. And she knows that there is a perfect explanation for Kitty standing her up on her birthday. She thinks she knows everything about Kitty, except she doesn't. Kitty knows that she is the happiest she has ever been. She knows she's so lucky to have a lovely boyfriend, Simon and a best friend like Angie. But what she doesn't know that on this night, her past is finally going to catch up with her and change everything. |
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