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| "Animals in Translation : The Woman Who Thinks Like a Cow" |
| "Animals in Translation is the culmination of Temple Grandin's extraordinary life's work drawing upon the latest research her distinguished career as an animal scientist and her own experience of being autistic With co-author Catherine Johnson Grandin argues that while 'normal people' convert experience into words and abstractions animals and autistics process the world as sensory information - specific pictures sights and sounds This difference is the key to understanding how animals see think and feel As much a revelation about life with autism as it is about life with animals Animals in Translation explores pain fear aggression love friendship communication and learning in a startling book that will change the way you think about animals"
Price: 7.99 |
| "Just Kids" |
| "A prelude to fame Just Kids recounts the friendship of two young artists--Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe - whose passion fueled their lifelong pursuit of art In 1967 a chance meeting between two young people led to a romance and a lifelong friendship that would carry each to international success never dreamed of The backdrop is Brooklyn Chelsea Hotel Max's Kansas City Scribner's Bookstore Coney Island Warhol's Factory and the whole city resplendent Among their friends literary lights musicians and artists such as Harry Smith Bobby Neuwirth Allen Ginsberg Sandy Daley Sam Shepherd William Burroughs etc It was a heightened time politically and culturally; the art and music worlds exploding and colliding In the midst of all this two kids made a pact to always care for one another Scrappy romantic committed to making art they prodded and provided each other with faith and confidence during the hungry years--the days of cous-cous and lettuce soup Just Kids begins as a love story and ends as an elegy Beautifully written this is a profound portrait of two young artists often hungry sated only by art and experience And an unforgettable portrait of New York her rich and poor hustlers and hellions those who made it and those whose memory lingers near"
Price: 7.49 |
| "Al Capone Does My Shirts" |
| "When Moose Flanagan and his family move home yet again and become residents of the famous prison island Alcatraz things get interesting First of all they share the island with a few other families and a lot of pretty heavy-duty criminals including Al Capone And secondly Moose's sister is starting a new school which everyone hopes will help her become more integrated with those around her When Moose comes up with some pretty cunning money-making schemes based on his famous co-residents he does not count on his sister becoming inadvertently involved This is a charming funny and utterly enchanting book that skillfully and delicately weaves a humorous tale with some important issues"
Price: 5.99 |
| "True Grit" |
| "There is no knowing what lies in a man's heart On a trip to buy ponies Frank Ross is killed by one of his own workers Tom Chaney shoots him down in the street for a horse 150 cash and two Californian gold pieces Ross's unusually mature and single-minded fourteen-year-old daughter Mattie travels to claim his body and finds that the authorities are doing nothing to find Chaney Then she hears of Rooster - a man she's told who has grit - and convinces him to join her in a quest into dark dangerous Indian territory to hunt Chaney down and avenge her father's murder"
Price: 7.49 |
| "The Little Friend" |
| "Twelve-year-old Harriet is doing her best to grow up which is not easy as her mother is permanently on medication her father has silently moved to another city and her serene sister rarely notices anything All of them are still suffering from the shocking and mysterious death of her brother Robin twelve years earlier and it seems to Harriet that the family may never recover So inspired by Captain Scott Houdini and Robert Louis Stevenson she sets out with her only friend Hely to find Robin's murderer and punish him But what starts out as a child's game soon becomes a dark and dangerous journey into the menacing underworld of a small Mississippi town"
Price: 8.99 |
| "Daniel Goleman Omnibus : 'Emotional Intelligence', 'Working with EQ'" |
| "Emotional Intelligence Does IQ define our destiny? Daniel Goleman argues that our view of human intelligence is far too narrow and that our emotions play a major role in thought decision making and individual success Self-awareness impulse control persistence motivation empathy and social deftness are all qualities that mark people who excel whose relationships flourish who are stars in the workplace With new insights into the brain architecture underlying emotion and rationality Goleman shows precisely how emotional intelligence can be nurtured and strengthened in all of us Working with Emotional Intelligence Do you want to be more successful at work? Do you want to improve your chances of promotion? Do you want to get on better with your colleagues? Daniel Goleman draws on unparalleled access to business leaders around the world and the thorough research that is his trademark He demonstrates that emotional intelligence at work matters twice as much as cognitive abilities such as IQ or technical expertise in this inspiring sequel"
Price: 11.49 |
| "In The Miso Soup" |
| "It's just before New Year and Frank an overweight American tourist has hired Kenji to take him on a guided tour of Tokyo's nightlife But Frank's behaviour is so odd that Kenji begins to entertain a horrible suspicion his client may in fact have murderous desires Although Kenji is far from innocent himself he unwillingly descends with Frank into an inferno of evil from which only his sixteen-year-old girlfriend Jun can possibly save him"
Price: 6.49 |
| "The Lost Happy Endings" |
| "What would happen if we lost the happy endings to stories - imagine the tears at bedtime! A fantastic and magical tale about what happens when one night a wicked witch steals the happy endings to bedtime stories It is up to Jub the keeper of the happy endings to save the day and ensure sweet dreams everywhere in this lyrical story about storytelling In the tradition of classic fairy tales for children Carol Ann Duffy and Jane Ray have created a truly compelling surprising and beautiful story for children of all ages"
Price: 7.49 |
| "Small Steps" |
| "Armpit and X-Ray are living in Austin Texas It is three years since they left the confines of Camp Green Lake Detention Centre and Armpit is taking small steps to turn his life around He is working for a landscape gardener because he is good at digging holes he is going to school and he is enjoying his first proper romance but is he going to be able to stay out of trouble when there is so much building up against him? In this exciting novel Armpit is joined by many vibrant new characters and is learning what it takes to stay on course and that doing the right thing is never the wrong choice"
Price: 6.49 |
| "Eat, Pray, Love : One Woman's Search for Everything Paperback" |
| "It&39;s 3 am and Elizabeth Gilbert is sobbing on the bathroom floor She&39;s in her thirties she has a husband a house they&39;re trying for a baby - and she doesn&39;t want any of it A bitter divorce and a turbulent love affair later she emerges battered and bewildered and realises it is time to pursue her own journey in search of three things she has been missing pleasure devotion and balance So she travels to Rome where she learns Italian from handsome brown-eyed identical twins and gains twenty-five pounds an ashram in India where she finds that enlightenment entails getting up in the middle of the night to scrub the temple floor and Bali where a toothless medicine man of indeterminate age offers her a new path to peace simply sit still and smile And slowly happiness begins to creep up on her"
Price: 7.99 |
| Restless |
| "It is 1939 Eva Delectorskaya is a beautiful 28-year-old Russian emigree living in Paris As war breaks out she is recruited for the British Secret Service by Lucas Romer a mysterious Englishman and under his tutelage she learns to become the perfect spy to mask her emotions and trust no one including those she loves most Since the war Eva has carefully rebuilt her life as a typically English wife and mother But once a spy always a spy Now she must complete one final assignment and this time Eva can't do it alone she needs her daughter's help"
Price: 6.49 |
| "The Boy Who Lost His Face" |
| "CURSED! David was only trying to be cool when he helped some other boys steal an old lady's cane But when the plan backfires he is the one whom she 'curses' Now David can't seem to do anything right The cool kids taunt him and his only friends are weirdos He even walks into Spanish class with his fly unzipped! And when he finally gets his nerve up to ask out a cute girl his trousers fall down midway! But is this the curse at work or is David turning into a total loser? Another witty and very clever tale by the master storyteller Louis Sachar Other titles in this series are THERE'S A BOY IN THE GIRLS' BATHROOM and DOGS DON'T TELL JOKES"
Price: 5.49 |
| "The Princess Bride (Paperback, 2008)" |
| "Beautiful flaxen-haired Buttercup has fallen for Westley the farm boy and when he departs to make his fortune she vows never to love another So when she hears that his ship has been captured by the Dread Pirate Roberts (no survivors) her heart is broken But her charms draw the attention of the relentless Prince Humperdinck who wants a wife and will go to any lengths to have Buttercup So starts a fairy tale like no other of fencing poison true love hate revenge giants bad men good men snakes spiders chases escapes lies truths passion and miracles and a damn fine story"
Price: 5.99 |
| "The Wolves in the Walls" |
| "When Lucy hears noises from behind the wall she tries to warn her parents that there are wolves banging about But her parents don't listen When the wolves finally take over the house and Lucy and her family are evicted to live in the garden her parents realise perhaps they should have listened But Lucy is no shrinking violet and pretty soon she has the wolves out and the family back in the house So what was that noise Lucy heard coming from behind the wall? This is a brilliant witty and inventive picture book with cutting-edge art which is sure to be a hit with existing fans of Neil Gaiman as well as young readers"
Price: 8.49 |
| "Madame Pamplemousse and Her Incredible Edibles" |
| "Madame Pamplemousse is the story of Madeleine forced to work in her unpleasant uncle's horrible restaurant The Squealing Pig By chance she comes across the most marvellous shop run by Madame Pamplemousse which is quiet discreet yet full of delicious and otherworldly 'edibles' - Pterodactyl Bacon Scorpion Tails in Smoked Garlic Oil and Great Squid Tentacle in Jasmine-Scented Jelly A quiet comradeship develops between Madeleine Madame Pamplemousse and Madame's cat Camembert And together they create some wonderful culinary magic Exquisite beautifully formed prose that has echoes of Angela Carter belies a narrative that is full of pace A wonderful fairy tale that will appeal to both adults and children"
Price: 5.49 |
| "The Graveyard Book" |
| "When a baby escapes a murderer intent on killing the entire family who would have thought it would find safety and security in the local graveyard? Brought up by the resident ghosts ghouls and spectres Bod has an eccentric childhood learning about life from the dead But for Bod there is also the danger of the murderer still looking for him - after all he is the last remaining member of the family A stunningly original novel deftly constructed over eight chapters featuring every second year of Bod's life from babyhood to adolescence Will Bod survive to be a man?"
Price: 7.49 |
| "The Trouble with Dragons" |
| "The world is populated by some beastly dragons who care nothing for how much they pollute the oceans chop down the trees gobble up all the food and use everything up without stopping to think Those dragons need to wake up to what they are doing to their world before it is too late An energy-filled picture book that addresses concerns about the environment in the most child-centric and delightful way possible"
Price: 5.49 |
| "Logicomix : An Epic Search for Truth" |
| "This brilliantly illustrated tale of reason insanity love and truth recounts the story of Bertrand Russell's life Raised by his paternal grandparents young Russell was never told the whereabouts of his parents Driven by a desire for knowledge of his own history he attempted to force the world to yield to his yearnings for truth clarity and resolve As he grew older and increasingly sophisticated as a philosopher and mathematician Russell strove to create an objective language with which to describe the world - one free of the biases and slippages of the written word At the same time he began courting his first wife teasing her with riddles and leaning on her during the darker days when his quest was bogged down by paradoxes frustrations and the ghosts of his family's secrets Ultimately he found considerable success - but his career was stalled when he was outmatched by an intellectual rival his young strident brilliantly original student Ludwig Wittgenstein An insightful and complexly layered narrative Logicomix reveals both Russell's inner struggle and the quest for the foundations of logic Narration by an older wiser Russell as well as asides from the author himself make sense of the story's heady and powerful ideas At its heart Logicomix is a story about the conflict between pure reason and the persistent flaws of reality a narrative populated by great and august thinkers young lovers ghosts and insanity"
Price: 12.99 |
| "The Fat Duck Cookbook" |
| "In this beautiful smaller format edition of the award-winning Big Fat Duck Cookbook we hear the full story of the meteoric rise of Heston Blumenthal and The Fat Duck birthplace of snail porridge and bacon-and-egg ice cream and encounter the passion perfection and weird science behind the man and the restaurant Heston Blumenthal is widely acknowledged to be a genius and The Fat Duck has twice been voted the Best Restaurant in the World by a peer group of top chefs But he is entirely self-taught and the story of his restaurant has broken every rule in the book His success has been borne out of his pure obsession endless invention and a childish curiosity into how things work - whether it's how smell affects taste what different flavours mean to us on a biological level or how temperature is distributed in the centre of a souffle In the first section of The Fat Duck Cookbook we learn the history of the restaurant from its humble beginnings to its third Michelin star (the day Heston received the news of this he had been wondering how exactly he would be able to pay his staff that month) Next we meet 50 of his signature recipes - sardine on toast sorbet salmon poached with liquorice hot and iced tea chocolate wine - which while challenging for anyone not equipped with ice baths dehydrators vacuum pumps and nitrogen on tap will inspire home cooks and chefs alike Finally we hear from the experts whose scientific know-how has contributed to Heston's topsy-turvy world With an introduction by Harold McGee incredible colour photographs throughout and illustrations by Dave McKean The Fat Duck Cookbook is not only the nearest thing to an autobiography from the world's most fascinating chef but also a stunning colourful and joyous work of art"
Price: 25.99 |
| "Odd and the Frost Giants (Hardback, 2010)" |
| "Odd&39;s luck has been bad so far He lost his father on a Viking expedition his foot was crushed beneath a tree and the winter seems to be going on for ever But when Odd flees to the woods and releases a trapped bear his luck begins to change The eagle bear and fox he encounters reveal they&39;re actually Norse gods trapped in animal form by the evil frost giants who have conquered Asgard the city of the godsCan a twelve-year-old boy reclaim Thor&39;s hammer outwit the frost giants and release the gods? With Neil Gaiman&39;s wit and style this story transcends the everyday and becomes a humorous rich and layered tale of a life lived courageously"
Price: 7.49 |
| "Hot Like Fire Bind-up" |
| "When de July sun hot like fire Den I have jus' one desire To run down to de shop an' buy a Kisko pop The World Is Sweet and Hot Like Fire published in one volume for the first time Valerie Bloom's poetry is beautifully crafted yet full of energy and fun Her mixed use of standard English and dialect is a delight to read and hear Children love reading and listening to her work! Valerie's subjects range from global pollution problems with maths homework and the sad demise of pet frogs (he croaked of course) to taking sandwiches to school and being afraid of ghosts"
Price: 6.49 |
| "The Flavour Thesaurus" |
| "Ever wondered why one flavour works with another? Or lacked inspiration for what to do with a bundle of beetroot? The Flavour Thesaurus is the first book to examine what goes with what pair by pair The book is divided into flavour themes including Meaty Cheesy Woodland and Floral Fruity Within these sections it follows the form of Roget's Thesaurus listing 99 popular ingredients alphabetically and for each one suggesting flavour matchings that range from the classic to the bizarre You can expect to find traditional pairings such as pork & apple lamb & apricot and cucumber & dill; contemporary favourites like chocolate & chilli and goat's cheese & beetroot; and interesting but unlikely-sounding couples including black pudding & chocolate lemon & beef blueberry & mushroom and watermelon & oyster There are nearly a thousand entries in all with 200 recipes and suggestions embedded in the text Beautifully packaged The Flavour Thesaurus is not only a highly useful and covetable reference book for cooking - it might keep you up at night reading"
Price: 14.49 |
| "The Tales of Beedle the Bard (Hardback, 2008)" |
| "&39;You&39;ve never heard of The Tales of Beedle the Bard?&39; said Ron incredulously &39;You&39;re kidding right?&39; (From Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) Published by the charity Lumos in association with Bloomsbury Publishing Plc The Tales of Beedle the Bard is the first new book from J K Rowling since the publication of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows The Tales of Beedle the Bard played a crucial role in assisting Harry with his friends Ron and Hermione to finally defeat Lord Voldemort Fans will be thrilled to have this opportunity to read the tales in full An exciting addition to the canon of Harry Potter the tales reveal the wonderful versatility of the author as she tackles with relish the structure and varying tones of a classic fairy tale There are five tales &39;The Tale of the Three Brothers&39; recounted in Deathly Hallows plus &39;The Fountain of Fair Fortune&39; &39;The Warlock&39;s Hairy Heart&39; &39;The Wizard and the Hopping Pot&39; and &39;Babbitty Rabbitty and her Cackling Stump&39; Each has its own magical character and will bring delight laughter and the thrill of mortal peril Translated from the original runes by Hermione Granger the tales are introduced and illustrated by J K Rowling Also included are notes by Professor Albus Dumbledore which appear by kind permission of the Hogwarts Headmasters&39; Archive Lumos is a charity founded by J K Rowling which aims to make life better for disadvantaged children Registered Charity Number 1112575"
Price: 7.49 |
| "Lulu's Christmas" |
| "As every parent knows Christmas is a time of great excitement and here young readers can join Lulu as she prepares the tree lays out her stocking builds a snowman and of course experiences the thrill of opening her presents But which will Lulu's favourite present be in this glorious book full of touch-and-feel pull-tab and sensational surprise elements?"
Price: 6.49 |
| "Rome and the Mediterranean 290 to 146 BC : The Imperial Republic" |
| "Rome's stunning rise to mastery of the ancient Mediterranean Nathan Rosenstein charts Rome's incredible journey and command of the Mediterranean over the course of the third and second centuries BC He describes the Republic's great wars - against Pyrrhus Carthage and Hannibal and the kings of Macedon and Syria - as well as its subjugation of Gallic northern Italy and Spain This book reveals why and shows how Rome engaged in war so frequently; it highlights the secret of Rome's extraordinary military success and the significant impact on both Italy and Rome Key features Explains the political dynamics of the Republican aristocracy and the economic and demographic foundations of Roman power Demonstrates how it integrated many thousands of citizens across the whole of central Italy into a single body politic Analyses the operation of the Roman army on campaign and in combat Keywords Rome Pyrrhus Middle Republic Heraclea Asculum Beneventum Maleventum First Punic War Second Punic War Hannibalic War Trasimene"
Price: 23.99 |
| "The Cultural Politics of Emotion" |
| "This is a bold take on the crucial role of emotion in politics Emotions work to define who we are as well as shape what we do and this is no more powerfully at play than in the world of politics Ahmed considers how emotions keep us invested in relationships of power and also shows how this use of emotion could be crucial to feminist and queer political movements Debates on international terrorism asylum and migration as well as reconciliation and reparation are explored through topical case studies In this textbook the difficult issues are confronted head on New for this edition a substantial 15000-word Afterword on 'Emotions and Their Objects' which provides an original contribution to the burgeoning field of affect studies; a revised Bibliography; and updated throughout"
Price: 19.99 |
| "Fade Out by Rachel Caine (Paperback, 2009)" |
| "Without the evil vampire Bishop ruling over the town of Morganville the resident vampires have made major concessions to the human population With their newfound freedom Claire Danvers and her friends are almost starting to feel comfortable againNow Claire can actually concentrate on her studies and her friend Eve joins the local theatre company But when one of Eve's castmates goes missing after starting work on a short documentary Eve suspects the worst Claire and Eve soon realise that this film project whose subject is the vampires themselves is a whole lot bigger - and way more dangerous - than anyone suspected"
Price: 7.49 |
| "Locked Rooms by Laurie R. King (Paperback, 2010)" |
| "In 1924 San Francisco is booming The great fire and earthquake of 1906 cleared the ground for a modern city but the closer she comes to the place she used to call home the more troubling Mary Russell's dreams become As Russell and her husband the great detective Sherlock Holmes attempt to settle their affairs in the City by the Bay Mary's past isn't the only thing that catches up with them - a mysterious stranger is waiting for the pair and may be the only one who holds the key to the locked rooms that have been haunting Mary's dreams"
Price: 7.99 |
| "Every Secret Thing by Susanna Kearsley (Paperback, 2010)" |
| "'No one lives for ever But the truth survives us all' Kate Murray is deeply troubled In front of her lies a dead man a stranger who only minutes before had approached her wanting to tell her about a mystery a long-forgotten murder The crime was old he'd told her but still deserving of justice Soon Kate is caught up in a dangerous whirlwind of events that takes her back into her grandmother's mysterious war-time past and across the Atlantic as she tries to retrace the dead man's footsteps Finding out the truth is not so simple however as only a few people are still alive who know the story - and Kate soon realises that her questions are putting their lives in danger Stalked by an unknown and sinister enemy she must use her tough journalistic instinct to find the answers from the past - before she has to say goodbye to her future"
Price: 7.99 |
| "Absolute Beginners by Colin MacInnes (Paperback, 2011)" |
| "'I swore by Elvis and all the saints that this last teenage year of mine was going to be a real rave Yes man come whatever this last year of the teenage dream I was out for kicks and fantasy' London 1958 A new phenomenon is causing a stir the teenager In the smoky jazz clubs of Soho and the coffee bars of Notting Hill the young and the restless - the absolute beginners - are revolutionising youth culture and forging a new carefree lifestyle of sex drugs and rock'n'roll Moving in the midst of this world of mods and rockers Teddy gangs and trads and snapping every scene with his trusty Rolleiflex is MacInnes' young photographer whose unique wit and honest views remain the definitive account of London life in the 1950s and what it means to be a teenager In this twentieth century cult classic MacInnes captures the spirit of a generation and creates the style bible for anyone interested in Mod culture and the changing face of London in the era of the first race riots and the lead up to the swinging Sixties"
Price: 6.99 |
