Sammy's had a bad week
- his wallet's gone along with his new shoes he's been arrested then beaten up by the police & thrown out
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In a deep dark forest Little Coyote grows up with a tough gang of big strong coyotes They are cruel call him names & order him about all day long Little Coyote is too small to run away or to stand up for himself so he learns to do what he's told & makes his body small so nobody notices him Then one day he goes on an adventure & ends up discovering new hidden strengths that he never knew he had This therapeutic picture book is written to help children aged 4-10 & adults to talk about difficult experiences growing up (including things they may still be going through) & explores how they can affect how your body feels & reacts to things It is followed by easy to read advice for adults on how to help your child ...

A Sunday Times bestseller How long is 'now'? The short answer is 'somewhere between 2 & 3 seconds' The long answer involves an incredible journey through neuroscience our subconscious & the time-bending power of meditation Living in the present may never feel the same Ready for some more? Okay Why isn't Pluto a planet? Why are dogs' noses wet? Why do hens cluck more loudly after laying an egg? What happens when one black hole swallows another? Do our fingerprints change as we get older? How young can you die of old age? & what is at the very edge of the Universe? Life is full of mind-bending questions & as books like What If? & Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze? have shown the route to find each answer can take us on the weirdest & most wonderful journeys How Long is Now? is a fascinating new collection of questions you never thought to ask along with answers that will change the way you see everything ...

Winner of The Royal Society Young People's Book Prize 2016 David Macaulay's How Machines Work uses pop-ups & award-winning illustrations to demonstrate the technology of six simple machines Follow the mad antics of Sloth & his side-kick Sengi as they try to break out of the zoo with the help of levers pulleys screws inclined planes wedges & wheels Brought to life through pop-ups & pull-outs meaning you can explore six simple machines from bicycles & cranes to hammers & drills through interactive science Packed with engaging hands-on activities David Macaulay's How Machines Work will gear kids up for scientific & engineering greatness! ...

From the award winning creators of Oi Frog! comes an hilarious counting picture book about our four-legged
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'A WITTY BOOK THAT PROVOKES THE IMAGINATION' The Times How many socks make a pair? The answer is not always two & behind this question lies a world of maths that can be surprising amusing & even beautiful Using playing cards a newspaper the back of an envelope a Sudoku some pennies & of course a pair of socks Rob Eastaway shows how maths can demonstrate its secret beauties in even the most mundane of everyday objects If you already like maths you'll discover plenty of new surprises & if you've never picked up a maths book in your life this one will change your view of the subject forever ...

How did we get to where we are? John Cassidy shows that the roots of our most recent financial failure lie not with individuals but with an idea
- the idea that markets are inherently rational He gives us the big picture behind the financial headlines tracing the rise & fall of free market ideology from Adam Smith to Milton Friedman & Alan Greenspan Full of wit sense & above all a deeper understanding How Markets Fail argues for the end of 'utopian' economics & the beginning of a pragmatic reality-based way of thinking
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In the space of a few years Bitcoin has gone from an idea ignored or maligned by almost everyone to an asset with a market cap of more than 12 billion Venture capital firms Goldman Sachs the New York Stock Exchange & billionaires such as Richard Branson & Peter Thiel have invested more than 1 billion in companies built on this groundbreaking technology Bill Gates has even declared it better than currency' The pioneers of Bitcoin were twenty-first-century outlaws
- cryptographers hackers Free Staters ex-cons & drug dealers teenage futurists & self-taught entrepreneurs
- armed with a renegade ideology & a grudge against big government & big banks Now those same institutions are threatening to co-opt or curtail the impact of digital currency But the pioneers some of whom have become millionaires themselves aren't going down without a fight Sweeping & provocative How Money Got Free reveals how this disruptive technology is shaping the debate around competing ideas of money & liberty & what that means for our future

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Get the answers to hundreds of financial questions with How Money Works including how to invest for the future how to maximise your income how financial markets work & how governments control money Discover essential know-how on everything from debt management to online fraud & learn to manage your own money from payments to pensions This intriguing guide breaks down the jargon of the financial world with insights into personal business & governmental finance & giving you the definitions to cash flow bonds superannuation the open market & hundreds more Fully up-to-date with the latest financial developments including quantitative easing & cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin How Money Works is your indispensable guide to the world of money ...

Features a story about a journey to develop emotional resilience This book describes the behaviour of monsters who each have different ways of relating to others & the world around them It is about how a child's needs can sometimes become distorted so that the needs we see expressed mask the true hidden emotional needs that go unmet 28 pages 20 Halftones color Ttofa Juliette ...