Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature Born into the back streets of a small Canadian town Rose battled incessantly with her practical & shrewd stepmother Flo who cowed her with tales of her own past & warnings of the dangerous world outside But Rose was ambitious
- she won a scholarship & left for Toronto where she married Patrick She was his Beggar Maid 'meek & voluptuous with her shy white feet' & he was her knight content to sit & adore her Alice Munro's wonderful collection of stories reads like a novel following Rose's life as she moves away from her impoverished roots & forges her own path in the world
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' Gamesters & Highwaymen are generally very good to their Whores but they are very Devils to their Wives' With The Beggar's Opera (1728) John Gay created one of the most enduringly popular works in English theatre history & invented a new dramatic form the ballad opera Gay's daring mixture of caustic political satire well-loved popular tunes & a story of crime & betrayal set in the urban underworld of prostitutes & thieves was an overnight sensation Captain Macheath & Polly Peachum have become famous well beyond the confines of Gay's original play & in its sequel Polly banned in Gay's lifetime their adventures continue in the West Indies With a cross-dressing heroine & a cast of female adventurers pirates Indian princes rebel slaves & rapacious landowners Polly lays bare a culture in which all human relationships are reduced to commercial transactions Raucous lyrical witty ironic & tragic by turns The Beggar's Opera & Polly
- published together here for the first time
- offer a scathing & ebullient portrait of a society in which statesmen & outlaws colonialists & pirates are impossible to tell apart ABOUT THE SERIES For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more

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The first book in a new fantasy trilogy by the award-winning author of The Fabled Beasts Chronicles 272 pages Don Lari ...

Are you interested in the field of counselling & psychotherapy or just starting out in your training? Trying to get to grips with the many different approaches & decide which are right for you? This book can help! An ideal introductory text that assumes no prior knowledge leading authors in the field provide overviews of 26 counselling & psychotherapy approaches in accessible jargon-free terms Each approach is discussed using the same framework to enable easy comparison & evaluation covering Development of the Therapy Theory & Basic Concepts Practice Which Clients Benefit Most? Case study Four further chapters offer an insight into the therapeutic relationship working with diversity professional issues & research while resources such as suggested reading discussion issues appendices of further information & a comprehensive glossary help you consolidate your learning So look no further if you want to know the differences between counselling & psychotherapy compare psychodynamic & psychoanalytic theories discover how constructivist approaches can be applied in practice learn about third wave CBT therapies or just get an general overview of the field; this second edition of a bestseller gives you a whirlwind tour of the breadth complexity fascination & problems of the field of counselling & psychotherapy ...

Just as people are increasingly thinking about where their food comes from
- & looking for greater control over their food sources
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The ultimate guide to starting & keeping a record collection! Vinyl records are back--in a big way Music lovers are turning back to vinyl for its pure sound & the fun of collecting If you're ready to take the plunge The Beginner's Guide to Vinyl will walk you through the basics of what is sure to become your newest passion Whether your musical tastes are jazz rock country classical or show tunes you can find vinyl records from your favorite artists--but you have to know where to look & DJ-turned-vinyl-expert Jenna Miles will let you know all that & more Check out How records are made Where to purchase a turntable How to take care of both the machine & your vinyl records And more! If you're a more advanced audiophile you'll find plenty of information about hardware beyond the entry-level options along with a backstage pass to tidbits & stories about artists & the industry that you've never heard before It's the next best thing to an afternoon spent at the record store! ...

This is the ultimate guide to how to make your own clothes even if you have never done so before As well as step-by-step instructions for all the basic dressmaking techniques there are six garments to choose from It even

Includes:: multi-sized paper patterns for all the garments so you can get started immediately The garments include a maxi dressskirt jersey top simple jacket trousers fishtail skirt & a shift dress The author has also included advanced techniques for optional techniques such as pockets & collars which you can choose to add to the basic patterns as your skills improve CONTENTS LIST 1 The Projects (building in complexity each project to have made-up samples photographed in different fabrics to aid in fabric choice & using the different modular elements to personalise style & increase skill level) Fishtail skirt
- Techniques covered centred zip bias binding gathering Modular elements patch pockets Jersey maxi skirt dress
- Techniques covered sewing knit fabrics gathering Modular elements length options adding extra seams Jersey top
- Techniques covered sewing knits
- finishing edges Modular elements adding extra seams Simple boxy biker style jacket
- Techniques covered sleeves exposed open-end zip bias binding Modular elements collar patch pockets additional seams Loose trouser (jersey fold over waistband woven legs)
- Techniques covered sewing knit fabrics pleats Modular elements side seam pockets length options Shift dress
- Techniques covered centred zip pleats darts understitching Modular elements optional sleeve collar side seam pocket adding extra seams 2 Basic Techniques (a section to refer to when working on the projects this section needs a comprehensive contents page) Seams
- ways to neaten edges
- how to get accurate straight seams including sewing & neatening curved seams Simple centred zip Exposed open-ended zip Bias binding
- used as a trim used as a facing Gathering Pleats Hems Darts Setting in sleeves Understitching (facings) Cutting
- to include explanations of straight grain selvedges bias etc (including knit fabrics) Taking measurements & how to relate to size charts for patterns in book include body measurement size chart in this section each project has its own finished garment measurement chart Include an explanation of ease here Sewing knit fabrics
- seams hems edges cutting 3 Modular Elements (optional techniques that could be applied to the projects to personalise & customise & increase skill level) Adding additional seams to the patterns in order to mix fabrics Flat collar Standing collar Side seam pockets Patch pockets 4 Resources
- where to buy fabrics & haberdashery suitable for the projects described 5 Glossary
- a list of the different kinds of fabrics their best uses (ie Simple styles draped styles will it be warm fabric to wear how would you care for the finished garment
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In our search for truth how far have we advanced? This uniquely human quest for good explanations has driven amazing improvements in everything from scientific understanding & technology to politics moral values & human welfare But will progress end either in catastrophe or completion
- or will it continue indefinitely? In this profound & seminal book David Deutsch explores the furthest reaches of our current understanding taking in the Infinity Hotel supernovae & the nature of optimism to instill in all of us a wonder at what we have achieved
- & the fact that this is only the beginning of humanity's infinite possibility

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New insights into how the Book of Samuel offers a timeless meditation on the dilemmas of statecraft The Book of Samuel is universally acknowledged as one of the supreme achievements of biblical literature Yet the book's anonymous author was more than an inspired storyteller The author was also an uncannily astute observer of political life & the moral compromises & contradictions that the struggle for power inevitably entails The Beginning of Politics mines the story of Israel's first two kings to unearth a natural history of power providing a forceful new reading of what is arguably the first & greatest work of Western political thought Moshe Halbertal & Stephen Holmes show how the beautifully crafted narratives of Saul & David cut to the core of politics exploring themes that resonate wherever political power is at stake Through stories such as Saul's madness David's murder of Uriah the rape of Tamar & the rebellion of Absalom the book's author deepens our understanding not only of the necessity of sovereign rule but also of its costs--to the people it is intended to protect & to those who wield it What emerges from the meticulous analysis of these narratives

Includes:: such themes as the corrosive grip of power on those who hold & compete for power; the ways in which political violence unleashed by the sovereign on his own subjects is rooted in the paranoia of the isolated ruler & the deniability fostered by hierarchical action through proxies; & the intensity with which the tragic conflict between political loyalty & family loyalty explodes when the ruler's bloodline is made into the guarantor of the all-important continuity of sovereign power The Beginning of Politics is a timely meditation on the dark side of sovereign power & the enduring dilemmas of statecraft

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Shortlisted for the Booker Prize It is March 1913 & the grand old city of Moscow is stirring herself to meet the beginning of spring Change is in the air & nowhere more so than at 22 Lipka Street the home of English printer Frank Reid One day Frank's wife Nellie takes the train back to England with no explanation leaving him with their three young children Into his life comes Lisa Ivanovna a country girl untroubled to the point of seeming simple But is she? & why has Frank's accountant Selwyn gone to such lengths to bring them together? & who is the passionate Volodya who breaks into the press at night? Frank sees but only dimly that he is a rational man in Moscow a city where love & friendship power & politics are at their most unfathomable ...