QMx’s series of plush animal companions from the Wizarding World continues with Hedwig the Snowy Owl A birthday present from his pal Hagrid she was Harry’s most faithful friend & sometime mail courier This plush Snowy Owl is 9 inches tall 12 inches from head to tail & stands on its own ...

It is 1941 Hedy & her family are Jewish & the Jew-hating Nazi Party is rising Hedy's family is no longer safe in their home in Hungary They decide to flee to America but because of their circumstances 16-year-old Hedy must make her way through Europe alone Will luck be with her? Will she be brave? Join Hedy on her journey-where she encounters good fortune & misfortune a kind helper & cruel soldiers a reunion & a tragedy-and discover how Hedy is both lucky & brave ...

Join the fun on the farm! A brand new Mudpuddle Farm book from award-winning author Michael Morpurgo hilariously illustrated throughout by Shoo Rayner & perfect for readers of 5 & up Two charming stories for younger readers featuring a loveable family of all sorts of animals living behind the tumble-down barn on Mudpuddle Farm
- where everything is about to change in the most unexpected & hilarious ways! Nowt to Worry About There's a storm in the air & all the animals are worried But old Farmer Rafferty doesn't realise anything is wrong Can the animals warn him in time? Tickety-Boo A funny new creature has arrived at Mudpuddle Farm
- & the animals soon make friends Problem is the latest addition to the farm doesn't belong actually there! It looks like it's time to say a sad goodbye
- although Albertine the Goose might just have a clever idea


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Former academic Arthur Opp weighs 550 pounds & hasn't left his rambling Brooklyn home in a decade Twenty miles away in Yonkers seventeen-year-old Kel Keller navigates life as the poor kid in a rich school & pins his hopes on what seems like a promising sporting career
- if he can untangle himself from his family drama The link between this unlikely pair is Kel's mother Charlene a former student of Arthur's After nearly two decades of silence it is Charlene's unexpected phone call to Arthur
- a plea for help
- that jostles them into action


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Creativity isn't an occupation its a preoccupation It is at the very core of what makes us human Its also a fundamental challenge that everyone faces in the modern world be they in business in education or a struggling artist or musician Being creative & innovative & communicating our ideas effectively & persuading others is vital Who could be better able to demystify & set out some useful generous advice on how to improve sustain & nurture creativity than one of the worlds greatest advertising creatives & founder of an advertising agency renowned worldwide for its excellence? In this book John Hegarty takes 50 provocations & themes that lie at the heart of creative thinking These range from those with complex depths that lie beyond deceptively simple titles such as Idea Ego Money & Technology to others that look at the complexities of modern life such as dealing with cynics in the workplace or the best way of getting angry Hegarty's message is always crystal clear & promotes the benefits of simplifying thinking boldly & being undaunted by challenges With this book when a challenge confronts them readers will find that one of the great minds in advertising is there to guide them ...

Conquer the ancient world in Hegemony Gold
- Wars Of Ancient Greece a strategic military simulation of some of the era&s greatest
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Hegemony Rome The Rise of Caesar takes you to the plains & forests of ancient Gaul where the proconsul Julius Caesar will wage a decade long war to subjugate the barbarian hordes that so often threatened the Eternal City & establish a power base for his political ambitions at home Like Hegemony Gold Rise of Caesar will immerse you in the history like no other real time strategy game on the market forcing you to pay close attention to the changing seasons & a rapidly changing military situation Hegemony Rome The Rise of Caesar adapts the engine & the mechanics to reflect the unique Roman way of war with new features & improvements New Larger Map that covers a million square miles from the shores of Britain to the beaches of the Mediterranean The new graphics engine renders this territory in amazing detail using Speed Tree technology to capture the wild lands of Gaul with foreboding forests & mighty rivers Build Your Empire with new buildings including the famous Roman camps forts & bridges – the feats of engineering that made Roman ingenuity as powerful a tool of conquest as Roman steel Wood is added as a crucial resource in your economy; without it your invasion will come to a speedy conclusion Promote Your Legions as they gain experience & valuable skills upgrading each unit with the talents they need to perform the tasks that the proconsul demands of them Appoint governors from your followers to watch over cities & introduce Roman rule to a new province Starve Your Enemies with new improvements to Hegemony&s already celebrated logistics model Protect your supply lines & plan sieges in a way that weakens any enemy foolish enough to depend only on city walls for victory ...

Martin Heidegger (1889-1976) is probably the most divisive philosopher of the twentieth century Considered by some to be the greatest charlatan ever to claim the title of 'philosopher' by some as an apologist for Nazism he was also an acknowledged leader & central figure to many philosophers Michael Inwood's lucid introduction to Heidegger's thought focuses on his most important work ' Being & Time' & its major themes of existence in the world inauthenticity guilt destiny truth & the nature of time These themes are then reassessed in the light of Heidegger's later work together with the extent of his philosophical importance & influence This is an invaluable guide to the complex & voluminous thought of a major twentieth-century existentialist philosopher ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas & enthusiasm to make interesting & challenging topics highly readable ...

Ciara Jansen stars in a BBC Radio full-cast dramatisation of the classic children's story When Heidi a lively orphan girl goes to live with her grandfather in a little hut high in the Alps she soon learns to live in perfect harmony with her surroundings leading a carefree life with her constant companion Peter a young goatherd But her happiness is short-lived when she is sent to stay with a rich city family as a companion for the sick Clara Although she becomes fond of the older girl Heidi is terribly homesick Will she ever be able to return to the Alps & the happiness she once knew with her friends? Johanna Spyri's touching story of the adventures of a young Swiss girl is one of the most popular children's stories ever written Heidi's pleasure in the beauty of the Swiss mountains & her rich relationships with her friends & family are perfectly evoked in this warm & lively full-cast radio dramatisation ...

I would rather be with my grandfather on the Alp than anywhere on earth!& When Heidi is sent to live in the Swiss mountains with her bad-tempered old Grandfather everyone in the village feels sorry for her What will a little girl do in such an isolated home & with such a grumpy companion? But Heidi soon discovers a secret Grandfather isn&t nearly as cross as he looks
- plus she can play all day in the fields among the bright flowers But then Heidi is whisked away again to be a companion to a injured girl in the city She longs for her beautiful mountain home
- how will she ever get back again?BACKSTORY Find out which character you most resemble & try out some Heidi-inspired activities!

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