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| White Egret Hyaluronic Acid Intensive Hydrating Formula-8 oz Bottle |
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| "Inside the Black Box : Raising Standards Through Classroom Assessment v. 1" |
| "Inside the Black Box is written by the leading experts in Assessment for Learning - Paul Black Dylan Wiliam Christine Harrison Clare Lee and Bethan Marshall Benefits Edited and written by the leading authorities on assessment for learning Practical concise and easily absorbed in one sitting by busy teachers Offers evidence-based ideas and advice on the improvement of classroom assessment Can lead to significant gains in student education and achievement"
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| "The Underground Railroad : Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2017" |
| "WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION 2017WINNER OF THE ARTHUR C CLARKE AWARD 2017LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2017NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER 2016AMAZONCOM 1 BOOK OF THE YEAR 20161 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Whitehead is on a roll the reviews have been sublime' Guardian'Luminous furious wildly inventive' Observer'Hands down one of the best if not the best book I've read this year' Stylist 'Dazzling' New York Review of BooksPraised by Barack Obama and an Oprah Book Club Pick The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead won the National Book Award 2016 and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2017Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia All the slaves lead a hellish existence but Cora has it worse than most; she is an outcast even among her fellow Africans and she is approaching womanhood where it is clear even greater pain awaits When Caesar a slave recently arrived from Virginia tells her about the Underground Railroad they take the perilous decision to escape to the NorthIn Whitehead's razor-sharp imagining of the antebellum South the Underground Railroad has assumed a physical form a dilapidated box car pulled along subterranean tracks by a steam locomotive picking up fugitives wherever it can Cora and Caesar's first stop is South Carolina in a city that initially seems like a haven But its placid surface masks an infernal scheme designed for its unknowing black inhabitants And even worse Ridgeway the relentless slave catcher sent to find Cora is close on their heels Forced to flee again Cora embarks on a harrowing flight state by state seeking true freedomAt each stop on her journey Cora encounters a different world As Whitehead brilliantly recreates the unique terrors for black people in the pre-Civil War era his narrative seamlessly weaves the saga of America from the brutal importation of Africans to the unfulfilled promises of the present day The Underground Railroad is at once the story of one woman's ferocious will to escape the horrors of bondage and a shatteringly powerful meditation on history"
Price: 7.99 |
| "Prairie Fires : The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder" |
| "'Just as gripping as the original novels As pacy and vivid as one of Wilder's own narratives this surprising biography is immensely revealing both about Wilder and about America's founding myths' Sunday Times'Little House devotees will appreciate the extraordinary care and energy Fraser devotes to uncovering the details of a life that has been expertly veiled by myth' New York Times Book ReviewMillions of readers of the 'Little House' books believe they know Laura Ingalls Wilder - the pioneer girl who survived blizzards and near-starvation on the Great Plains as her family chased their American dream But the true story of her life has never been fully toldDrawing on unpublished manuscripts letters diaries and public records Caroline Fraser masterfully fills in the gaps in Wilder's biography uncovering the grown-up story behind the best-loved childhood epic of pioneer lifeSet against nearly a century of unimaginable change from the Homestead Act and the Indian Wars to the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression Wilder's life was full of drama and adversity Settling on the frontier amid land-rush speculation her family endured Biblical tribulations of locusts and drought poverty and want before she left at the age of eighteen to marry Almanzo This is where the books end but there is so much more to tell; deep in debt after a series of personal tragedies Laura and Almanzo uprooted themselves once again crisscrossing the country taking menial jobs to support the family In middle age she began writing a farm advice column prodded by her journalist daughter Rose And at the age of sixty fearing the loss of almost everything in the Depression she turned to children's books recasting her extraordinarily difficult childhood as a triumphal vision of homesteading - achieving fame and fortune in the process Laura Ingalls Wilder's life is one of the most astonishing rags-to-riches stories in American letters Offering fresh insight and new discoveries Prairie Fires reveals the complex woman who defined the American pioneer character and whose artful blend of fact and fiction grips us to this day"
Price: 14.49 |
| "Making Master Guitars" |
| "Making Master Guitars is a craftsman's handbook about the exciting and challenging pursuit of making classical guitars a craft that the author reveals to be surprisingly accessible by following his instructions The book is unique in that it includes nine separate detailed plans of instruments constructed by internationally famous guitar-makers The author has had the rare opportunity of examining these instruments in detail and has made many replicas of each one Part one The Master Makers and their Guitars is devoted to separate chapters on each famous maker including Antonio de Torres Hermann Hauser Santos Hernandez y Aguado Ignacio Fleta Robert Bouchet Daniel Friederich and Jose Romanillos The reader will find historical information about the life of and influences on each makers as well as detailed sets of working drawings for their guitars Also included are rare photographs of the guitars Part two Workshop Tools and Materials provides essential information about the tools working environment and material needed by the guitar-maker Part three Guitar Construction - The Spanish Method comprises a step-by-step method of guitar construction illustrated by numerous photographs and drawings The method of making a guitar is presented with great clarity So that even the newcomer to this fascinating craft will be able to produce a superb instrument This book will be essential for the guitar-maker and the historian providing as it does a unique record of the different methods of guitar design and strutting systems that have evolved since Antonio de Torres first defined the essential characteristics of the modern classical guitar in the 1850s"
Price: 54.99 |
| "Witchcraft for Tomorrow" |
| "Now reissued again due to popular demand Witchcraft for Tomorrow answers many frequently asked questions about witchcraft including 'How can I find a witches' coven?' and 'How can I become a witch?' Doreen Valiente tells you what the old religion of witchcraft has to offer the new age of Aquarius; how the age-old Craft of the Wise can be practised in the modern world; how to initiate yourself as a witch and found your own coven The author who was the leading figure in the establishment of the modern Wiccan movement includes a new Book of Shadows (the witches' handbook of rituals and instructions) based upon ancient magical tradition but geared to the age of the future There are witch songs spells incantations and practical advice on how to run a coven and how to acquire your own collection of magical implements; as well as methods of divination and other witch lore The author shows how the oral traditions of witchcraft throw light not only upon the origins of the present-day witch cult and the activities of the witch leader George Pickingill and his covens but also upon the mystery of the founding of the famous magical order the Golden Dawn Also discussed is the relationship between the witchcraft of Britain and Europe and the magical belief of the Far East Do both traditions hark back to the legendary city of Shamballah and to the shamanistic practices of Asia? And why do the secret circles of the witches resemble those of the Tantric sex-magic of India?"
Price: 8.99 |
| "A Witches' Bible : The Complete Witches' Handbook" |
| "Everything you need to know is here! The Sabbats Casting & Banishing the Magic Circle The Complete Book of Shadows The Great Rite Initiation Rites Consecration Rites Spells Witches' Tools Witchcraft & Sex Running a Coven Clairvoyance Astral Projection This collection includes two books in one volume Eight Sabbats for Witches and The Witches' Way and is the most comprehensive and revealing work on the principles rituals and beliefs of modern witchcraft"
Price: 13.49 |
| "Tao Te Ching (Hardback, 1999)" |
| "&39;Do you want to improve the world? I don&39;t think it can be done The world is sacred It can&39;t be improved If you tamper with it you&39;ll ruin it If you treat it like an object you&39;ll lose it&39; Stephen Mitchell&39;s translation of Lao Tzu&39;s Tao Te Ching (The Book of the Way) has sold over half a million copies worldwide In this stunningly beautiful edition of the fundamental modern Taoist philosophy text Mitchell&39;s words are set against ancient Chinese paintings selected by Asian art expert Dr Stephen Little"
Price: 11.49 |
| "Jamela's Dress" |
| "Mama is very pleased with the dress material she has bought for Thelma's wedding Jamela can't resist wrapping the material around her and dancing down the road proud as a peacock to show Thelma her beautiful dress! When things go wrong Mama is very sad indeed but there's a happy ending just in time for Thelma's wedding day - and guess who has the biggest smileKwela Jamela African Queen that's who!"
Price: 5.99 |
| "Ice Trap!" |
| "An amazing tale of heroism and ingenuity this dramatic picture book tells the story of Shackleton's incredible adventure in the heroic age of Antarctic exploration In August 1914 during the height of the heroic age of Antarctic exploration Sir Ernest Shackleton set off from England with a team of explorers to walk across the Antarctic and study the icy depths of this new and forbidding continent Sailing through some of the most perilous seas the Endurance becomes trapped in the deadly pack ice of the Weddell sea When the Endurance is eventually crushed between the vast bulk of two floating icebergs the men are forced to abandon ship and make the dangerous journey across the crushing sea in lifeboats They reach relative safety on the uninhabited Elephant Island but an even greater peril faces Shackleton and five other members of the crew"
Price: 7.49 |
| "The Colour of Home" |
| "Hassan feels out of place in a new cold grey country At school he paints a picture showing his colourful Somalian home covered with the harsh colours of war from which his family has fled He tells his teacher about their voyage from Mogadishu to Mombasa then to the refugee camp and on to England But gradually things change When Hassan's parents put up his next picture on the wall Hassan notices the maroon prayer mat a bright green cushion and his sister Naima's pink dress - the new colours of home"
Price: 5.99 |
| "The Vanishing Rainforest" |
| "Why is the Brazilian rainforest vanishing so fast? And why is it essential not only to the people and animals within it but to the whole world? Can anything be done to save it? This story seen through the eyes of a child called Remaema describes how the Yanomami tribe are battling against potential developers Can a solution be found that will protect the forest and allow the tribe to continue living as they always have done while benefiting from limited development? This picture book offers an exciting perspective on a controversial and topical subject"
Price: 5.99 |
| "Quiet London" |
| "England's capital is a big exciting bustling city But not everyone wants to be in a busy noisy place Sometimes Londoners and visitors alike need somewhere peaceful where they can talk relax or read a book This charming guide can show you where to find these hidden peaceful places in the midst of the capital's hustle and bustle From lesser known gardens and parks to tucked away cafes and galleries this unique and original guide will take you off the beaten track in search of attractive places where you don't need to strain to hear each other speak! A city guide like no other it is full of interesting and quiet places to meet drink eat swim rest shop sleep or read with short descriptions travel and contact details for each place and illustrated with simple but atmospheric photographs A must-have guide for both Londoners and visitors to the capital"
Price: 7.49 |
| "Dream Plants for the Natural Garden" |
| "A great source of reference for the natural gardener this comprehensive compendium classifies 1200 plants according to their behaviour strengths and uses Join pioneering garden designers Henk Gerritsen and Piet Oudolf as they describe their ideal perennials bulbs grasses ferns and small shrubs explaining that an ideal plant is one that is both beautiful and robust performing reliably with very little input from the gardener Rather than striving for big bold masses of colourful blooms that are vigorously pruned back as soon as they have finished flowering their innovative approach to gardening involves choosing plants chiefly for their form - leaves flower heads and stems included - which means they retain their natural beauty through all the seasons"
Price: 14.99 |
| "London Villages : Explore the City's Best Local Neighbourhoods" |
| "Offering an intimate view of the city this unique guidebook allows you to explore the capital city's best local neighbourhoods highlighting the small locally-known enclaves of independent shops cafes and public spaces that give the capital its inimitable character From Columbia Road to Clarendon Cross there are dozens of tucked away villages' in London and this compendium of thirty of the most unique and vibrant is your key to exploring the city in a new way With atmospheric photographs an illustrated map for each village and a short text that sums up its spirit history and location this charming guide is a jumping off point for exploring the city in a new way"
Price: 7.49 |
| "Secret Gardens of the Cotswolds" |
| "A captivating portrait of the greatest British gardens and the lords ladies and gardeners who own and manage them Focusing on the counties of Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire this stunning book features 20 gardens designed by some of the leading contemporary garden designers from across the world This beautiful corner of England has a rich tradition of garden making which is explored in this very personal view by photographer Hugo Rittson-Thomas and journalist Victoria Summerley both residents of this green pocket with more than its fair share of beautiful and interesting gardens Some of the gardens are strictly private while others are regularly open to visitors but all can now be savoured and enjoyed along with those who know them best"
Price: 14.49 |
| "London Thames Path" |
| "David Fathers presents a unique and richly illustrated guide to the London section of the Thames Path which runs along both banks of the river from Putney Bridge to the Thames Barrier Together the two paths make up a panoramic 40-mile walk through 2000 years of London's historyFrom the old docks and wharves that primed the Industrial Revolution through the heart of British Government Monarchy and Church to the City of London that took its very existence from the riverFrom the site of the Putney Debates at St Mary's Church to Wren's mighty baroque cathedral of St Paul'sFrom the great Victorian engineering works of Sir Joseph Bazalgette and his attempts to clean up a polluted London and the river to the Thames Barrier seeking to protect huge parts of London from rising sea levelsFrom London Bridge site of the oldest crossing point to the Millennium Bridge the Thames' newest crossing This book explains the panorama we see today what came before and how the changes came about Each double page shows the distance covered so you can plan your own tour of the river"
Price: 7.49 |
| "London's Hidden Rivers : A walker's guide to the subterranean waterways of London" |
| "London has many rivers but they are often hidden under centuries of development Rivers like the Walbrook the Fleet or the Westbourne have left their mark on the city and still form an important part of our subterranean world David Fathers traces the course of twelve hidden rivers in a series of detailed guided walks illustrating the traces they have left and showing the ways they have shaped the city Each walk starts at the tube or rail station nearest to the source of the river and then follows it down to the Thames through parkland suburbia historic neighbourhoods and the vestiges of our industrial past Along the way there are encounters with such extraordinary Londoners as William Blake Judy Garland Paul Robeson Terence Donovan Bradley Wiggins Nelson Lenin Freud and the great Victorian engineer Joseph BazalgetteHidden Rivers of London contains over 120 km of walks both north and south of the Thames Winding through the hills valleys and marshes that underlie the city every page is a revelation"
Price: 8.99 |
| "Quiet London: Food & Drink" |
| "London is an exciting vibrant and often noisy city but this busy metropolis also has a quiet side Siobhan Wall encourages Londoners and visitors to the capital to wander away from the crowds and discover calm amid the hustle and bustle This is a guide to over 100 quiet places to enjoy a delicious meal or tasty snack to be tempted by treats in gourmet delicatessens to relax with a drink or enjoy afternoon tea in peaceful surroundings With evocative photographs and a short description for each location including travel access and contact details Quiet London Food and Drink reveals hidden tranquil places in one of the world's liveliest cities"
Price: 6.49 |
| "Tao Te Ching (Paperback, 2015)" |
| "What is rooted is easy to nourishWhat is recent is easy to correct&39;Lao Tzu&39;s Tao Te Ching (The Book of the Way) is the classic manual on the art of living In 81 short poetic chapters the book looks at the basic predicament of being alive and teaches how to work for the good with the effortless skill that comes from being in accord with the Tao or the basic principle of the universe Stephen Mitchell&39;s acclaimed translation is accompanied by ancient Chinese paintings that beautifully reflect Lao Tzu&39;s timeless words An illustrated edition of one of the most widely translated texts in the world Features the best of classical Chinese painting A modern accessible translation which reflects the poetry of Lao Tzu&39;s words Beautiful and accessible; the English as &39;fluid as melting ice&39; is a joy to read throughout&39; The New Republic I have read many translations of this ancient text but Mitchell&39;s is by far the best&39;James Frey author of A Million Little Pieces"
Price: 7.99 |
| "New Small Garden : Contemporary principles, planting and practice" |
| "Small gardens are a challenge to design and to keep looking good but now help is on hand! This practical guide seeks to inspire and inform gardeners to make the most of their small spaces Featuring more than 50 contemporary and inspirational gardens the handbook examines both how their designers created them and how their owners use and develop them This serious review of the perennial subject explains the theory and practice of planting a small garden as well as design tricks storage solutions and vertical planting to help small garden owners maximise their small spaces With advice for embracing sustainability the use of recycled materials and the scope for bio-diversity this is the go-to guide to ensure you are getting the most from your small garden Stunningly illustrated with photos by Dutch garden photographer and former fashion stylist Maayke de Ridder this is a must for anyone looking to be creative with their small garden"
Price: 14.49 |
| "The Modern Mamil (Middle-Aged Man in Lycra) : A Cyclist's Notebook" |
| "Every weekend across the nation's rolling countryside watch out for the Mamils middle-aged men in lycra' - BBC News 'Mamils make Oxford English Dictionary debut' - Telegraph 'Oh the shame of being married to a MAMIL' - Daily Mail There is a new breed emerging They hunt in packs dressed in unforgiving lycra Their natural habitat is the local espresso bar where they obsess about power-to-weight ratios and worship the latest high-tech road bikes Desperate to shave a few milligrams for speed they will spend thousands on anything made out of carbon - conveniently forgetting about their own waistlines At night they dream they are Bradley Wiggins or Alberto Contador They are the Mamils And they are taking over the world The Modern MAMIL - a cyclist's Notebook can be used as a training log a place to record race dates targets and route notes"
Price: 6.99 |
| "Shop London : An insider's guide to spending like a local" |
| "''Great if you're interested in finding a treasure trove of London's tucked away shops From the best place to buy your Bretons to the loveliest bookshops find them all in this brilliant guide'' The Pool London has always been a shopper's paradise tempting to every taste mood and budget Shop London helps you narrow in on the most talked-about tucked-away unique and exciting retail experiences opening doors to 200 of the best independent boutiques fashion stores specialist shops markets vintage meccas and more It also explores the capital's shopping districts and hotspots from the super smart Chiltern Street to the endlessly cute Columbia Road"
Price: 7.99 |
| "Being a Writer : Advice, Musings, Essays and Experiences from the World's Greatest Authors" |
| "The joys and challenges of being a writer are explored in this inspiring assemblage of wit wisdom and hard-won practical advice from some of the world's greatest authors musing on the art of writing and how they came to define themselves as writers From Samuel Johnson in eighteenth-century London to Lorrie Moore in twenty-first-century Wisconsin the contributors range from the canon to contemporary covering more than 250 years and come from all over the world Beautifully illustrated throughout this stunning anthology explores and illuminates the pleasures and pitfalls of the compulsion to write with advice about the whole messy business of writing literature and what it takes to be a writer The perfect gift for aspiring writers curious readers and anyone interested in what the world's greatest authors have to say about the art of writing"
Price: 11.49 |
| "English Garden" |
| "Visit some of the best English gardens without moving from your armchair with this best-selling classic which features over 350 colour photographs Gardening writer Ursula Buchan has combined forces with garden photographer Andrew Lawson to explore the English garden and capture its richness and diversity explaining the historical trends and the work of garden makers of the past that have shaped the English gardens we see today Exploring many garden styles including formality the landscape tradition the Arts and Crafts style the cottage garden and recent phenomena such as New Naturalism the book discusses themes such as colour water ornament and foreign influences as well as such defining characteristics as the very English urge to grow flowers and the nation's love of roses"
Price: 19.49 |
| "RHS Birthday Book" |
| "Birthdays and anniversaries are never easy to remember The RHS Birthday Book is the place to keep all your important dates together so that you will never have to worry about forgetting them again This brand new edition of the best-selling RHS Birthday Book features all new illustrations"
Price: 6.99 |
| "Murder at the Manor : Country House Mysteries" |
| "The English country house is an iconic setting for some of the greatest British crime fiction Short stories are an important part of this tradition and writers from Agatha Christie to Margery Allingham became famous for the intricate cases which their detectives unravelled in rambling country houses These stories continue to enjoy wide appeal driven partly by nostalgia for a vanished way of life and partly by the pleasure of trying to solve a fiendishly clued puzzle This new collection gathers together stories written over a span of about 65 years during which British society and life in country houses was transformed out of all recognition It includes fascinating and unfamiliar twists on the classic 'closed circle' plot in which the assorted guests at a country house party become suspects when a crime is committed In the more sinister tales featured here a gloomy mansion set in lonely grounds offers an eerie backdrop for dark deeds as in Arthur Conan Doyle's 'The Copper Beeches' and W W Jacobs' 'The Well' Many distinguished writers are represented in this collection including such great names of the genre as Anthony Berkeley Nicholas Blake and GK Chesterton As with his previous anthologies in the Crime Classics series Martin Edwards has also unearthed hidden gems and forgotten masterpieces among them are a fine send-up of the country house murder 'The Murder at the Towers'; a suspenseful tale by the unaccountably neglected Ethel Lina White; and a story by the little-known Scottish writer JJ Bell"
Price: 7.99 |
| "A Book of Book Lists : A Bibliophile's Compendium" |
| "This is a book of book lists Not of the '1001 Books You MUST Read Before You Die' variety but lists that tell stories Lists that make you smile make you wonder and see titles together in entirely new ways From Bin Laden's bookshelf to the books most frequently left in hotels from prisoners' favourite books to MPs' most borrowed books these lists are proof that a person's bookcase tells you everything you need to know about them and sometimes more besides"
Price: 6.99 |
| "Bats in the Belfry : A London Mystery" |
| "Bruce Attleton dazzled London's literary scene with his first two novels - but his early promise did not bear fruit His wife Sybilla is a glittering actress unforgiving of Bruce's failure and the couple lead separate lives in their house at Regent's Park When Bruce is called away on a sudden trip to Paris he vanishes completely - until his suitcase and passport are found in a sinister artist's studio the Belfry in a crumbling house in Notting Hill Inspector Macdonald must uncover Bruce's secrets and find out the identity of his mysterious blackmailer This intricate mystery from a classic writer is set in a superbly evoked London of the 1930s"
Price: 6.99 |
| "Fire in the Thatch : A Devon Mystery : 52" |
| "The Second World War is drawing to a close Nicholas Vaughan released from the army after an accident takes refuge in Devon - renting a thatched cottage in the beautiful countryside at Mallory Fitzjohn Vaughan sets to work farming the land rearing geese and renovating the cottage Hard work and rural peace seem to make this a happy bachelor life On a nearby farm lives the bored flirtatious June St Cyres an exile from London while her husband is a Japanese POW June's presence attracts fashionable visitors of dubious character and threatens to spoil Vaughan's Prized seclusion When Little Thatch is destroyed in a blaze all Vaughan's work goes up in smoke - and Inspector Macdonald is drafted in to uncover a motive for murder"
Price: 6.99 |
| "Secret of High Eldersham" |
| "Samuel Whitehead landlord of the Rose and Crown is a stranger in the lonely East Anglian village of High Eldersham When the newcomer is stabbed to death in his pub and Scotland Yard are called to the scene it seems that the veil dividing High Eldersham from the outside world is about to be liftedDetective-Inspector Young forms a theory about the case so utterly impossible that merely entertaining the suspicion makes him doubt his own sanity Surrounded by sinister forces beyond his understanding and feeling the need of rational assistance he calls on a brilliant amateur and 'living encyclopedia' Desmond Merrion Soon Merrion falls for the charms of a young woman in the village Mavis Owerton But does Mavis know more about the secrets of the village than she is willing to admit?Miles Burton's novels have long been neglected as mere puzzles but his skill at elaborating intricate plots combined with their realistic village settings mean that the best of his books deserve a broad new readershipLike the novels of Freeman Wills Crofts Burton's best work is fast-paced and crisply told and The Secret of High Eldersham - which uncovers ancient secrets in sleepy rural England - is among the most entertaining of all his crime stories"
Price: 7.99 |
