Rivalries & romance in a Tuscan paradise A relaxing writers' retreat? If only! Perfect holiday reading from Domenica de Rosa author of the bestselling Dr Ruth Galloway series under the name Elly Griffiths Previously published as SUMMER SCHOOLPatricia Wilson's carefully composed ads for the writers' retreat she runs at her thirteenth-century Italian castle promise so much But while the splendour of their surroundings & chef Aldo's melanzane never fail to wow the guests huge maintenance bills & bad news from the bank threaten to close Patricia down It's make or break time for the Castello Each of her seven aspiring authors arrives with the inevitable baggage alongside their unpublished manuscripts But this August something is different & soon lifelong spinster Mary is riding on the back of Aldo's vespa & smouldering odd-job man Fabio has set more than one heart racing As temperatures rise the writers gossip flirt & gently polish their prose by the pool But with ghosts scorpions & some unexpected visitors to contend with one thing's for sure neither the Castello nor Patricia has ever seen a summer like this ...

When Ted falls out of bed three tearaway mice whisk him off on a breathtaking adventure They zoom around in fast cars go on a balloon ride & climb a building-block mountain It's all very exciting but will Ted ever get back to his bed? One ted Falls Out of Bed's counting theme is woven perfectly into a magical rhythmic text by the former Children's Laureate & author of The Gruffalo Julia Donaldson & is beautifully illustrated by Anna Currey ...

This is a completely original version of the " Arabian Nights Stories" by award-winning author Geraldine Mc Caughrean In order to delay her inevitable execution Queen Shaharazad tells her murdering husband King Shahryar a wonderfully exciting story every night The King is used to a new wife every day only to put her to death the following day but finds himself so intrigued in the magical stories Shaharazad tells he can't bring himself to kill her Night after night she tells her wonderful stories until the King starts to realize that he won't be able to live without them ...

One Thousand & One Nights are the never-ending stories told by Shahrazad under sentence of death to King Shahrayar Maddened by the discovery of his wife's orgies King Shahrayar vows to marry a virgin every night & kill her in the morning To survive his newest wife Shahrazad spins a web of tales each night leaving the King in suspense when morning comes prolonging her life for another day Gathered from India Persia & across the great Arab empire these mesmerising stories tell of the real & the supernatural love & marriage power & punishment wealth & poverty & the endless trials & uncertainties of fate Retold by Hanan al-Shaykh One Thousand & One Nights are revealed in an intoxicating new voice ...

This book is a revised updated & greatly expanded version of the authors' " Probability & Random Processes Problems & Solutions" first published in 1992 The 1000 exercises contained within are not merely drill problems but have been chosen to illustrate the concepts illuminate the subject & both inform & entertain the student Topics cover a broad range of subjects including elementary aspects of probability & random variables; sampling; Markov chains; convergence; stationary processes; renewals; queues; Martingales; diffusion; mathematical finance & the Black-Scholes model This text is intended for general use & to serve students as a companion text for elementary intermediate & advanced courses in probability & random processes Useful for anyone needing a large source of problems in these areas & at all levels This book also acts as a companion volume to the new edition of Probability & Random Processes 3e (OUP
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What do one thousand things really look like? Let Little Mouse show you in this stunning collection of first words to see & ...

Make me proud These were the last words Livie's father ever spoke to her In the seven years since her parents' tragic death Livie has done her best to keep this promise through her every choice word & action while looking after her sister with strength & maturity But with college right around the corner unexpected challenges will test her resilience-and her heart Livie walks into Princeton with a solid plan & she's dead set on delivering on it Rock her classes set herself up for medical school & meet a good respectable guy to marry someday What isn't part of her plan are Jell-O shots; a lovable party animal roommate she can't say "no" to; & Ashton the arrogant-and extremely attractive-captain of the men's rowing team who makes Livie's usually non-existent temper flare Worse he's best friends & roommates with Connor who fits Livie's criteria perfectly So why does she keep thinking about Ashton? As Livie finds herself facing mediocre grades career aspirations she no longer thinks she can handle & feelings for Ashton that she shouldn't have she's forced to let go of her last promise to her father & with it the only identity that she knows ...

Follow a tiny turtle's life cycle with this fun informative picture book part of the Nature Storybooks series Follow a tiny turtle's life cycle with this fun informative picture book part of the Nature Storybooks series Watch & wonder as one tiny sea turtle grows & grows before she heads back to the beach to become a mother herself Curious young minds will love learning about the turtle life cycle in this picture book which combines story with information ...

A wonderful & unique look at counting & friendship This very simple picture book is about two friends Sue & Nick who like very different things but are still best friends They introduce us to all their favourite things from one boy called Nick & one girl called Sue to ten cakes for tea & then all the way back down to one yellow moon shining in the night sky The artwork is stunning with each artist contributing alternate pages in their own inimitable style The deceptively simple text is perfect for children learning to read ...

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