The extraordinary debut novel by Carnegie Medal-winning author Mal Peet about football magic & self-discovery The award-winning first novel from Carnegie Medal-winning Mal Peet introduces legendary sports journalist Paul Faustino & the haunting tale of the world's greatest goalkeeper the man they call El Gato"the Cat" As Paul interviews El Gato the World Cup stands on the table between them In the hours that follow El Gato tells his incredible story
- how he a poor logger's son learns to become a World Cup-winning goalkeeper so good he is almost unbeatable & the most remarkable part of this story is the man who teaches him the mysterious Keeper who haunts a football pitch at the heart of the claustrophobic rainforest
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Book one in this new fantasy adventure series Keeper of the Realms'I've just had a flesh-eating giant tearing around my house & now I'm in this strange land I don't know anything about!'CHARLIE KEEPER has been forced from her home by a bloodthirsty & terrifying stranger But in escaping she discovers her house holds the gateway to the REALM OF BELLANIA
- a place of myth magic & an evil Lord with a very bad attitude NOW its fate rests squarely upon Charlie's shoulders But before she can untangle the mystery that will save Bellania she needs the answer to a life-changing secret her guardian the dastardly Mr Crow has been keeping from her Just who is Charlie Keeper?
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For those who visit the UAE today staying in air-conditioned hotels & shopping in ultra-modern malls the country itself remains an enigma
- a glass & concrete creation that seems to have sprung from the desert overnight Keepers of the Golden Shore looks behind its glossy facade tracing the traditional tribal bonds of an ancient land to the society of today & casting a new & revealing light on this intriguing innovative & resilient people Across the spread of its deserts & mountains islands & seas the UAE has a rich & diverse history From the ancient people who came out of the desert to settle the land through the invasions & wars these people fought to the myth of piracy & the mystique of pearls & the arrival of the oilmen in the stifling heat Keepers of the Golden Shore tells the extraordinary story of how the Emirates & its ruling families evolved from a tribal society to become one of the richest countries on earth
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Flaubert believed that it was impossible to explain one art form in terms of another & that great paintings required no words of explanation Braque thought the ideal state would be reached when we said nothing at all in front of a painting But we are very far from reaching that state We remain incorrigibly verbal creatures who love to explain things to form opinions to argue It is a rare picture which stuns or argues us into silence & if one does it is only a short time before we want to explain & understand the very silence into which we have been plunged' Julian Barnes began writing about art with a chapter on Gericault's The Raft of the Medusa in his 1989 novel A History of the World in 1012 Chapters Since then he has written a series of remarkable essays chiefly about French artists which trace the story of how art made its way from Romanticism to Realism & into Modernism Fully illustrated in colour throughout Keeping an Eye Open contains Barnes' essays on Gericault Delacroix Courbet Manet Fantin-Latour Cezanne Degas Redon Bonnard Vuillard Vallotton Braque Magritte Oldenburg Howard Hodgkin & Lucian Freud ...

Beekeeping is a fascinating & rewarding activity & is hugely important to the survival of our declining bee population as much covered recently by the media This attractive book offers practical & informative advice on how to get started how to achieve & collect good harvests beekeeping through the seasons troubleshooting queen rearing & more It even suggests ways of encouraging bees for 'non-beekeepers' Written by well respected experts Pam Gregory & Claire Waring it provides accurate & reliable information on this increasingly popular pastime & is the ideal giftbook for the budding beekeeper ...

Although very little can be done to alter the course of dementia much can be done to maximize the quality of life of people with the condition Research as well as practical experience suggest that behavior management especially through programs that provide meaningful & constructive activity is currently the most effective treatment In Keeping Busy James Dowling describes a variety of activities designed to bring meaning & enjoyment to the lives of persons with dementia The activities are organized by general categories such as music exercise horticulture pets humor & social events The largest section deals with communication &

Includes:: word games that help people strengthen their remaining verbal skills The description of each activity

Includes:: step-by-step instructions as well as tips on how to adapt it for small or large groups for individuals at home or in an organization or people who are bedridden



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Providing a practical & easy to follow guide this is an ideal book for people beginning with keeping chickens covering the basics of poultry husbandry The authors are experienced smallholders & share their advice with the aim of keeping healthy happy chickens The physical & behavioural attributes of domestic chickens are discussed in detail advice on laying hens breeding & raising chicks housing feeding nutrition & health maintenance are covered along with egg production slaughter collecting eggs & poultry meat products & egg based recipes Keeping Chickens is highly illustrated & adapted from the bestselling German book in its 9th edition ...

Walter Goodfellow (Rowan Atkinson) the well meaning vicar of the parish of Little Wallop is so obsessed with writing the perfect sermon that he is oblivious to his wife Gloria’s (Kristin Scott Thomas) dalliance with her brash golf instructor Lance (Patrick Swayze); neither does he notice that his daughter Holly has a different boyfriend every week & his young son Petey is the whipping boy for the school bullies Gloria feels her life is spiralling out of control She is sick of the incessant barking of the dog next door her loveless marriage & her adolescent kids’ escapades – she prays every night for salvation Enter Grace (Maggie Smith) the answer to the family’s prayers a sweet grey haired old lady the charming & discreet new housekeeper who has her own unique definition of keeping house – & a very unusual way of solving problems ...