A beautiful story about friendship from bestselling author Holly Webb Kitty is feeling left out Her friends want to spend time with the new girl at school & Kitty has no one to play with Luckily Kitty has Frank to talk to Frank is her family's puppy & he's so small he can fit in Dad's pocket! Can this little puppy bring the friends back together again? ...

Aaarghgghhh!!&!!! Every time your mobile phone rings it's an automated PPI call You've forgotten one of your million different internet passwords Once again you're stuck in the slowest lane at the supermarket This book investigates 97 day-ruining events slap-in-the-face moments & everyday aggravations & explains why these things irritate us quite so much Let's face it the world is becoming an increasingly annoying place to live
- & THE POCKET ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AGGRAVATION has the evidence to prove it It has been scientifically proven that when we understand the science behind our daily grievances our problems become less frustrating & easier to manage This fact-filled book will help reduce the stress of your daily grind Designed with enlightening diagrams & witty drawings THE POCKET ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AGGRAVATION finally answers the question why is that so fcking annoying?
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A handy pocket size guide to 25 basic bidding conventions 64 pages b&w illustrations Seagram Barbara ...

The ever-expanding world of whisky can be a daunting one with a deluge of new brands distilleries & literature on the subject making it all but impossible for the amateur whisky drinker to find their feet in the industry Following on from the bestselling Pocket Guide to Wine Blair Bowman provides a compact & accessible easy-to-use guide to help budding whisky enthusiasts on their way Uniquely The Pocket Guide to Whisky explores every kind of whisky from the well known Scottish giants of Glenlivet to the exotic Japanese Hibiki &

Includes:: the evergrowing & hotly debated blended whiskies too! This little volume will tell you everything you need to know from what to look for in whisky & what to avoid to getting the best value for your money to the perfect accompaniments to your dram & the ideal whisky for every occasion From novice to expert this guide enables whisky lovers to find out more about the brands they already like & to make informed choices as they explore further

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Learning about wine can be a daunting task With terms like assemblage batonnage & cuvee; ullage terroir & vielles vignes it's not surprising that many people are put off & simply reach for the nearest bottle of red or white in the supermarket aisle This is the perfect concise guide for anyone who loves wine but wants to find out more Arranged in an easy-to-use format in which different types of wine are shown schematically on a map like the London Underground the reader can see at a glance the salient features of hundreds of different wines & how they relate to each other in terms of taste A unique & original tool to navigate the complex world of wine The Pocket Guide to Wine enables wine lovers to find out more about the wines they already like & to make informed choices as they explore further ...

In a new perfectly pocket-sized format The Pocket Moomin Colouring Book features original artwork from the coveted archive of Tove Jansson creator of the Moomins; one of the most cherished children's book series ever written This smaller edition perfect for colouring on-the-go features striking patterns & scenes as well as all your favourite Moomin characters & their most memorable"es Including all your favourite scenes from The Moomin Colouring Book ...

A unique collection of advice for life Baltasar Gracian's The Pocket Oracle & Art of Prudence is a philosophical gem & perhaps the first 'self-help' book ever written This Penguin Classics edition is translated from the Spanish with an introduction by Jeremy Robbins Written over 350 years ago The Pocket Oracle & Art of Prudence is a subtle collection of 300 witty & thought-provoking aphorisms From the art of being lucky to the healthy use of caution these elegant maxims were created as a guide to life with further suggestions given on cultivating good taste knowing how to refuse the foolishness of complaining & the wisdom of controlling one's passions Baltasar Gracian intended these ingenious pragmatic aphorisms to challenge the mind & recognised that few would be capable of applying them In Jeremy Robbins's introduction to his penetrating new translation he examines Gracian's place in Spanish literature & his previous works Robbins also looks at the themes contexts & contradictions of The Pocket Oracle as well as the brevity & subtlety of Gracian's cool-headed aphorisms This edition also contains a chronology suggested further reading & notes Baltasar Gracian (1601-1658) was born in Belmonte Aragon & entered the Society of Jesus in 1619 Teaching in Jesuit colleges across the Kingdom of Aragon he was also at one time confessor to the viceroy of Aragon & chaplain to the Spanish army But it is as one of the great Spanish stylists & moralists that he is best known He wrote a series of short moral tracts marked by their elliptical epigrammatic style as well as a three volume allegorical novel The Critic (1651-57) Published in 1647 The Pocket Oracle & Art of Prudence influenced the vogue for the form in France & was quickly translated into the major European languages If you enjoyed The Pocket Oracle & Art of Prudence you might like La Rochefoucauld's Maxims also available in Penguin Classics ...

The Pocket Oxford Classical Greek Dictionary is an elementary level dictionary ideal for learners of Classical Greek at school & university level It covers over 20000 Greek words & phrases in clear user-friendly translations & over 4000 English words in common usage The dictionary also offers help with Greek to English sentence construction & prose composition & provides tables of irregular verbs Additional information

Includes:: detailed lists of numerals & proper names a guide to pronunciation & a map of Greece

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JRR Tolkien's fantasy story about the adventures of a bewitched toy dog written before The Hobbit While on holiday in 1925 four-year-old Michael Tolkien lost his beloved toy dog on the beach at Filey in Yorkshire To console him his father JRRTolkien improvised a story about Rover a real dog who is magically transformed into a toy & is forced to seek out the wizard who wronged him in order to be returned to normal This charming tale peopled by a s&-sorcerer & a terrible dragon by the king of the sea & the Man-in-the-Moon was Tolkien's first full-length children's book written before The Hobbit Now nearly 90 years later the adventures of Rover
- or for reasons that become clear in the story Roverandom'
- are published in this delightful pocket hardback edition Rich in wit & wordplay Roverandom is edited & introduced by Tolkien experts Christina Scull & Wayne G Hammond &

Includes:: Tolkien's own delightful illustrations



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With an Introduction by Tim Cook Shakespeare's sonnets have an intensity of both feeling & meaning unmatched in English sonnet form They divide into two parts; the first 126 sonnets are addressed to a fair youth for whom the poet has an obsessive love & the second chronicles his love for the notorious ' Dark Lady' In addition to the sonnets this volume

Includes:: Shakespeare's two lengthy narrative poems on classical themes The Rape of Lucrece which looks forward to the dark imagery of Macbeth & Venus & Adonis which mixes ribaldry & tragedy in unique Shakespearean manner The Phoenix & the Turtle is a beautiful metaphysical & allegorical short elegy & takes its place with Shakespeare's better-known poetry

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