Laugh your socks off! Stripy sharks & woolly crocs violet dogs with polka dots! What can you see made from socks? Kids (and grown ups!) will love this socktastic celebration of the nation's favourite footwear Look out for sockerels sockodiles & Goldisocks & prepare to see your socks in a whole new light! ...

A boy called George had a magical plan One Christmas Eve frosty & bright As Santa brought presents to him every year He'd take gifts to Santa that night Join George a young & courageous explorer with all the pluck of a little Indiana Jones on a very festive quest
- to find Father Christmas himself! This time George is heading to the North Pole to deliver lots of presents to Santa for a change! But oh no
- Santa & the elves are in trouble & Rudolf has lost the light from his red nose! Can George step up & save Christmassocks for Santa is funny & heartwarming rhyming romp perfect for reading aloud to boys & girls aged 3 who love adventure stories & Christmas Ideal for fans of Father Christmas Needs a Wee & Aliens Love Panta Claus George's first adventure Spaghetti with the Yeti was shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize & the Sheffield Children's Book Award Find more treats & daring feats collect all of George's Amazing Adventures Spaghetti with the Yeti Marshmallows for Martians Doughnuts for a Dragon Pizza for Pirates Socks for Santa Treats for T rex Adam Guillain is a performance storyteller & was the Roald Dahl Museum & Story Centre Writer in Residence Charlotte Guillain is a prolific author of children's fiction non-fiction & picture books & together they have created the hugely successful George's Amazing Adventures series Lee Wildish lives in Lancashire & has been illustrating from a very young age He loves illustrating children's books & thinks there's nothing better than seeing people laughing at a book he's illustrated His titles include The Spooky Spooky House which was the winner of the Red House Children's Book Award 2013 & the New York Times Bestselling How to Babysit a Grandpa

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Control meets chaos as your Special Forces unit finds itself in the middle of a no-win situation in SOCOM Special Forces A revolutionary army has seized a South Asian country bordering one of the world&s most vital waterways; threatening to disrupt the global economy As NATO Operations Commander of an elite squad you have just six days to infiltrate this volatile warzone tackle the revolutionary forces uncover the menacing real motives behind the invasion & get out with your team alive Intuitive precise combat
- with the Play Station Move motion controller you choose how to command & control in the heat of battle Battle your way through the gripping cinematic campaign mode alone or go online to experience intense 32 multiplayer action Play your part in a multinational team of allies where each member has a different combat role
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'I'll stop doing it as soon as I understand what I'm doing' Somewhere between a historical account & work of philosophy Socrates' Defence details the final plea of Plato's beloved mentor Introducing Little Black Classics 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range & diversity of Penguin Classics with books from around the world & across many centuries They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California & the Russian steppe Here are stories lyrical & savage; poems epic & intimate; essays satirical & inspirational; & ideas that have shaped the lives of millions Plato (474 BC-347 BC) Plato's works available in Penguin Classics are Republic The Last Days of Socrates The Laws Phaedrus Protagoras & Meno Timaeus & Critias Theaetetus Early Socratic Dialogues The Symposium & Gorgias ...

Socrates has a unique position in the history of philosophy It is no exaggeration to say that had it not been for his influence on Plato the whole development of Western philosophy might have bee unimaginably different Yet Socrates wrote nothing himself & our knowledge of him is derived primarily from the engaging & infuriating figure who appears in Plato's dialogues In this book Christopher Taylor explores the relationship between the historical Socrates & the Platonic character & examines the enduring image of Socrates as the ideal exemplar of the philosophic life
- a thinker whose moral & intellectual integrity permeated every detail of his life even in the face of betrayal & execution by his fellow Athenians 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
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Sodas are astonishing products Little more than flavored sugar-water these drinks cost practically nothing to produce or buy yet have turned their makers-principally Coca-Cola & Pepsi Co-into a multibillion-dollar industry with global recognition distribution & political power Billed as "refreshing" "tasty" "crisp" & "the real thing" sodas also happen to be so well established to contribute to poor dental hygiene higher calorie intake obesity & type-2 diabetes that the first line of defense against any of these conditions is to simply stop drinking them Habitually drinking large volumes of soda not only harms individual health but also burdens societies with runaway healthcare costs So how did products containing absurdly inexpensive ingredients become multibillion dollar industries & international brand icons while also having a devastating impact on public health? In Soda Politics the 2016 James Beard Award for Writing & Literature Winner Dr Marion Nestle answers this question by detailing all of the ways that the soft drink industry works overtime to make drinking soda as common & accepted as drinking water for adults & children Dr Nestle a renowned food & nutrition policy expert & public health advocate shows how sodas are principally miracles of advertising; Coca-Cola & Pepsi Co spend billions of dollars each year to promote their sale to children minorities & low-income populations in developing as well as industrialized nations & once they have stimulated that demand they leave no stone unturned to protect profits That

Includes:: lobbying to prevent any measures that would discourage soda sales strategically donating money to health organizations & researchers who can make the science about sodas appear confusing & engaging in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities to create goodwill & silence critics Soda Politics follows the money trail wherever it leads revealing how hard Big Soda works to sell as much of their products as possible to an increasingly obese world But Soda Politics does more than just diagnose a problem-it encourages readers to help find solutions From Berkeley to Mexico City & beyond advocates are successfully countering the relentless marketing promotion & political protection of sugary drinks & their actions are having an impact-for all of the hardball & softball tactics the soft drink industry employs to maintain the status quo soda consumption has been flat or falling for years Health advocacy campaigns are now the single greatest threat to soda companies' profits Soda Politics provides readers with the tools they need to keep up pressure on Big Soda in order to build healthier & more sustainable food systems

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Maths is a part of everyday life & there's no denying it For anyone who has blocked distant memories of complicated algebraic formulae or incomprehensible trigonometry numbers can strike fear at your very core It is however an unavoidable part of life so why struggle through without a clue? Hywel Carver is passionate about making maths approachable for everyone In his go-to guide he introduces handy arithmetricks' that help solve multiplication & division problems with rounding & approximations; explains fractions percentages & ratios how to convert between them & understand increases decreases & multiplication; delves into all types of conversions
- metric versus imperial Celsius to Fahrenheit as well as distances & speeds These mathematical theories can then be applied to common conundrums such as how mortgages & loans actually work grasping an understanding of compound interest the chances & probability of success in gambling games & how to analyse statistics & data including causality coincidence & correlation Sodding Sums will subtract stress & divide difficulty so you no longer feel clueless when challenged by maths
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The actual course given to all secret agents in SOE before working behind enemy lines It

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We’ve all spent a few too many hours on the sofa being unable to find the remote control to change the channel after you’ve just binged 10 hours of the hottest new series The Maison & White Sofa Armrest Organiser is a smart storage solution that provides you with a neat & tidy way of keeping all your TV accessories in one place Featuring 4 dedicated slots that are perfectly sized for a variety of remotes all you have to do is drape the caddy over the armrest of your sofa or armchair & you then have a handy place to keep all your accessories within arms reach MULTI-PURPOSEIn the 21st Century lounging on our sofas isn&t just for watching television with the popularity of tablets & e Books larger than ever With this in mind we&ve also added a larger slot that is perfect for keeping your iPad or tablet safe If you’re a little more ‘old-school’ why not use it for your magazines or TV guides? You could even use the remote holders as a safe place for the reading glasses that you can never seem to find NON-SLIP BEADINGOn the reverse of the Maison & White Sofa Armrest Organiser we’ve added some specially engineered non-slip beading to make sure that when you’ve got the caddy full with remotes there&s no danger of it slipping away & falling to the floor Specification Size 90cm x 34cm
- Compatible with Sky Remotes (Older models & Sky Q) Materia I 600D Oxford Cloth Polyurethane Coating In the Box 1 x Sofa Armrest Organiser 2 Year Warranty All product images © 2019 Maison & White (Xbite Ltd)
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Sofa Dog loves his sofa
- & there's NO ROOM for ANYONE ELSE! Unfortunately all sorts of crazy characters want to share it with
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