The Mistress of Evil Maleficent stands out against the Princess Aurora amongst a forest of thorns in this glass bauble This fabulous Sleeping Beauty keepsake would make a lovely unique gift for a friend or a self-purchase to brighten up the home Presented in a branded window box ...

In 2007 Bolton Crown Court sentenced Shaun Greenhalgh to four years & eight months in prison for the crime of producing artistic forgeries Working out of a shed in his parents& garden Greenhalgh had successfully fooled some of the world&s greatest museums During the court case the breadth of his forgeries shocked the art world & tantalised the media What no one realised was how much more of the story there was to tell Written in prison A Forger&s Tale details Shaun&s notorious career & the extraordinary circumstances that led to it From Leonardo drawings to LS Lowry paintings from busts of American presidents to Anglo-Saxon brooches from cutting-edge Modernism to the ancient art of the Stone Age Greenhalgh could
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- copy it all Told with great wit & charm this is the definitive account of Britain&s most successful & infamous forger a man whose love for art saturates every page of this extraordinary memoir

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Living in crumbling Brooklyn apartments holding down jobs as actors & writers & eschewing the middle-class sensibilities of their parents graduates of the prestigious Oberlin College Lil Beth Sadie Emily Dave & Tal believe they can have it all When the group come together to celebrate a marriageanything seems possible But soon the reality of rent marriage & family will test them all For this fortunate age can't last for ever & the group must face adulthood whether they are ready for it or not Sprawling & richly drawn A Fortunate Age traces the lives of the group during some of the most defining years of modern America
- from the decadence of the dot com boom through to the sobering events of September 11 & the trailing years that followed
- this brilliant ambitious debut novel perfectly captures the hopes anxieties & dreams of a generation

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Steve Toltz's A Fraction of the Whole is a riotously funny explosion of a novel SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2008 From his prison cell Jasper Dean tells the unlikely story of his scheming father Martin his crazy Uncle Terry & how the three of them upset
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- an entire continent Incorporating death parenting (good & bad kinds) one labyrinth first love a handbook for criminals a scheme to make everyone rich & an explosive suggestion box Steve Toltz's A Fraction of the Whole is a hilarious heartbreaking story of families & how to survive them'A fat book but very light on its feet skipping from anecdote to rant to reflection like a stone skimming across a pond it is brilliant' Guardian' Sparkling comic writing It gives off the unmistakeable whiff of a book that might just contain the secret of life' Independent' With tinges of magical realism & buckets of misanthropic humour it's a clever & funny debut' Observer' If first novels were sandwiches Steve Toltz's would be a juicy swaggering doorstop of a sarnie overflowing with eccentrically combined but delicious ingredients Toltz is a superb phrase-maker with an acute eye for humanity's shortfalls' Big Issue Steve Toltz was born in Sydney After graduating from Newcastle University in 1994 he has lived in Sydney Montreal Vancouver Barcelona & Paris working primarily as a screenwriter & freelance writer but also doing stints as both a private investigator & an English teacher A Fraction of the Whole is his first book

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A Frequency Dictionary of French is an invaluable tool for all learners of French providing a list of the 5000 most frequently used words in the language Based on a 23-million-word corpus of French which

Includes:: written & spoken material both from France & overseas this dictionary provides the user with detailed information for each of the 5000 entries including English equivalents a sample sentence its English translation usage statistics & an indication of register variation Users can access the top 5000 words either through the main frequency listing or through an alphabetical index Throughout the frequency listing there are thematically-organized lists of the top words from a variety of key topics such as sports weather clothing & family terms An engaging & highly useful resource the Frequency Dictionary of French will enable students of all levels to get the most out of their study of French vocabulary Deryle Lonsdale is Associate Professor in the Linguistics & English Language Department at Brigham Young University (Provo Utah) Yvon Le Bras is Associate Professor of French & Department Chair of the French & Italian Department at Brigham Young University (Provo Utah)

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' For every dog or cat saved from an unhappy situation or uncertain future there is a human story too The stories in this book show how rewarding pet ownership can be'
- Paul O' Grady Battersea Dogs & Cats Home is the oldest & most-loved animal home in the country caring for thousands of lost abandoned or unwanted cats & dogs every year But while they play a vital role in saving animals quite often these animals go on to save their new owners in surprising ways In this book you'll meet Bibi the Staffie who helped her owner make a remarkable recovery after a stroke Kobi the Husky who had never seen sunlight until he was rescued Minty the three-legged cat who formed a special bond with a baby Marjorie the Bulldog who went from being abandoned on the streets to meeting the Queen! Featuring moving but uplifting real life stories about the animals that have passed through Battersea's doors A Friend for Life will strike a chord with anyone whose life has been blessed by animals Royalties from the sale of this book go towards supporting the work of Battersea Dogs & Cats Home (registered charity no 206394)
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Squirrel & Bird are very different One animal likes nuts & the other likes worms! But both of them are happy to try something new & together they make the very best of friends A beautiful tale of unlikely friendship brought to life with stunning illustrations from Sean Julian (Bear Can't Sleep My Dad!) A Friend Like You is the perfect storybook for encouraging children to enjoy making friends & being brave enough to try new experiences ...

A visit to a spooky house gives Jess a fright in the night! Part of the award-winning " Usborne Very First Reading" series specially developed in consultation with literacy experts to help children learn to read Designed for a child to read together with an adult allowing the child to gradually take a greater share of the story in each book to achieve confident independent reading Features superb illustrations to accompany the rhyming story Followed by fun puzzles to test comprehension & provide further practice

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