The dramatic climax of The Sea of Fertility tetraology takes place in the late 1960s Honda now an aged & wealthy man discovers & adopts a sixteen-year-old orphan Toru as his heir identifying him with the tragic protagonists of the three previous novels each of whom died at the age of twenty ...

<DIV> Critically acclaimed author Jennifer A Nielsen delivers the gripping second installment of her <I> New York Times<I> bestselling epic young adult fantasy<DIV> 384 pages Nielsen Jennifer A ...

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Most of us face the same questions every day What do I want? & how can I get it? How can I live more happily & work more efficiently? This updated edition of the international bestseller distils into a single volume the fifty best decision-making models used on MBA courses & elsewhere that will help you tackle these important questions
- from the well known (the Eisenhower matrix for time management) to the less familiar but equally useful (the Swiss Cheese model) It will even show you how to remember everything you will have learned by the end of it Stylish & compact this little black book is a powerful asset Whether you need to plot a presentation assess someone's business idea or get to know yourself better this unique guide will help you simplify any problem & take steps towards the right decision
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A Guide to what not to do in your garden Gardening is widely regarded as one of life's great joys However you might not feel that way if you pay too much attention to the experts every garden magazine & newspaper relentlessly publishes hectoring instructions telling you what you must do in your garden this week or this month to the point where your garden can become a source of constant stress or wasted energy Rather than add to the pile of suggested drudgery this book is instead dedicated to relieving you of pointless & unnecessary garden work & suggests easy & pleasant ways to look after your little patch of paradise ...

Sixteen-year-old Anna should not have been born It is the year 2140 & people can live for ever No one wants another mouth to feed so she lives in a Surplus Hall where unwanted children go to learn valuable lessons at least she wasn't put down at birth One day a new inmate arrives Anna's life is thrown into chaos He says things about her parents & the Outside that couldn't possibly be true Or could they? Thrilling passionate & beautifully written this dystopian novel is perfect for fans of The Hunger Games ...

An abridged edition of Edward Gibbon's THE HISTORY OF THE DECLINE & FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE which compresses thirteen turbulent centuries into a single epic narrative Famously sceptical about Christianity unexpectedly sympathetic to the barbarian invaders & the Byzantine Empire constantly aware of how political leaders often achieve the exact opposite of what they intend Gibbon was both alert to the broad pattern of events & the significant revealing detail Attacked for its enlightened views on politics sexuality & religion the first volume was none the less soon to be found 'on every table' & was widely acclaimed for the elegance of its prose Gripping powerfully intelligent & wonderfully entertaining THE HISTORY OF THE DECLINE & FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE ranks as one of the literary masterpieces of its age ...

Gibbon's Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire published between 1776 & 1788 is the undisputed masterpiece of English historical writing which can only perish with the language itself Its length alone is a measure of its monumental quality seventy-one chapters of which twenty-eight appear in full in this edition With style learning & wit Gibbon takes the reader through the history of Europe from the second century AD to the fall of Constantinople in 1453
- an enthralling account by 'the greatest of the historians of the Enlightenment' This edition

Includes:: Gibbon's footnotes "ations here translated for the first time together with brief explanatory comments a precis of the chapters not included 16 maps a glossary & a list of emperors


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Make build paint glue shape & craft your way to a gorgeous & unique garden with Deborah Schneebeli-Morrell's amazing book The Decorated Garden The Decorated Garden contains 25 easy-to-make projects that will not only inspire your creativity but encourage you to spend more time in the garden all year round Deborah explains how to make all sorts of delightful projects large & small She will teach you how to make grand items such as a stunning Pebble Mosaic a lovely Sweetpea Wigwam a Driftwood Bench She will also demonstrate how to make smaller accessories such as decorative Alphabet Pebbles Wire Pot Holders a Fern Stencilled Tray Table & more With The Decorated Garden you will become an expert in all sorts of skills woodworking weaving carving shaping painting stencilling building & crafting
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