In The Refugees Viet Thanh Nguyen gives voice to lives led between two worlds the adopted homeland & the country of birth From a young Vietnamese refugee who suffers profound culture shock when he comes to live with two gay men in San Francisco to a woman whose husband is suffering from dementia & starts to confuse her for a former lover to a girl living in Ho Chi Minh City whose older half-sister comes back from America having seemingly accomplished everything she never will the stories are a captivating testament to the dreams & hardships of immigration The second piece of fiction by a major new voice The Refugees is a beautifully written & sharply observed book about the aspirations of those who leave one country for another & the relationships & desires for self-fulfillment that define our lives ...

Led by Justin the Blackbird the birds undertake an arduous journey to find a new home at Tumble Bank Mill; an old watermill converted into a museum Here they meet White Wings the Barn Owl
- leader of a growing band of refugees from the encroachment of civilisation A severe winter brings new hardships for Justin & his friends; Rusty Robin Albert & Elizabeth Sparrow Peter & Molly Blue Tit & Ronnie & Queenie Starling Ever mounting human activity competition from a neighbouring flock of tree sparrows & the fear of feral cats near the mill only add to the pressures the friends must face if they are to survive 'A wonderful tale I will keep a look out for more from this author' 5-star rating ' Lovely book showing the impact human activity has on the life of birds but also a book about friendship' 4-star rating Rated by Librarythingcom members
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The Regeneration Trilogy is Pat Barker's sweeping masterpiece of British historical fiction 1917 Scotland At Craiglockhart War Hospital in Scotland army psychiatrist William Rivers treats shell-shocked soldiers before sending them back to the front In his care are poets Siegfried Sassoon & Wilfred Owen & Billy Prior who is only able to communicate by means of pencil & paper Regeneration The Eye in the Door & The Ghost Road follow the stories of these men until the last months of the war Widely acclaimed & admired Pat Barker's Regeneration trilogy paints with moving detail the far-reaching consequences of a conflict which decimated a generation' Harrowing original delicate & unforgettable' Independent'A new vision of what the First World War did to human beings male & female soldiers & civilians Constantly surprising & formally superb' A S Byatt Daily Telegraph' One of the few real masterpieces of late twentieth-century British fiction' Jonathan Coe ...

What if leaders stripped away all preconceptions about how business operates allowing the organization to go back to its core & build itself back up to become something new-something so responsive so innovative & resilient it becomes virtually non-displaceable in the market? The Regenerative Business sets the stage for what is now only dreamt of by most of today's forward-thinking leaders & paves the path to make it possible The book features-Real stories from companies leading innovation & transformation across the globe including; Google Colgate Europe Seventh Generation Nike & others-A logical comprehensive approach that factors in the complexities of the modern organization -The work of internationally-recognized leadership expert Carol Sanford who for decades has been designing & leading systemic business change ...

The CRJ family are the most successful & accomplished solution to fill the gap between the business jet & the commercial airliner In the stretched 900 variant the CRJ can even compete directly with the smaller conventional airliners such as Boeing&s ubiquitous 737 whilst maintaining a grace & style such airliners can only dream of The CRJ is no slouch either Powered by General Electric turbofans the CRJ variants can deliver cruise altitudes in excess of 41 000ft accommodate 90 passengers & traverse over 3 000 km at Mach 082 This simulation for Microsoft&s Flight Simulator 2004 & FSX

Includes:: not just one but three aircraft variants The CRJ 200 700 & for many the most attractive of them all the sleek 900 A tour of the exterior reveals the excellence that flight simmers almost take for granted in a Feel There development The model is rich in animation hydraulic suspension flaps slats spoilerons speed brakes thrust reversers detailed landing gear sequencing landing lights passenger & cargo doors operating airstairs & more Whichever version you select the quality model is clad in textures of equal excellence incorporating reflection dynamic shine & realistic night lighting It&s a beautiful thing

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Reiki is a holistic system for balancing healing & harmonising all aspects of the person
- body mind emotions & spirit
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From best-selling author Holly Webb comes a gorgeous wintery story of a very special friendship just in time for Christmas One Christmas Lotta is visiting her great-grandmother in Norway Soon she finds herself drawn into a magical adventure
- travelling by sledge herding reindeer from the snowy mountains to the summer pastures But when a mother reindeer is lost Lotta must find her before her calf starves Fans of Holly Webb's The Snow Bear will delight in this beautiful winter's tale set in snowy Norway A beautiful tale that would make a lovely Christmas present or stocking filler for any fan of Holly Webb's Animal Stories
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Gie's yer bridies & bannocks Yer puddens & teacakes tae! For I am the Rat the Reiver Rat & whitiver I want I'll hae Caw cannie when the Reiver Rat's aboot He ll pauchle yer scranand yer hert! In this brilliant new Scots translation of Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler's classic tale find out what happens to the swashbuckling Reiver Rat who steals everyone s food at the point of a sword ...

Only one period in history is immediately indelibly & uniquely linked to the whole area of the Scottish & English Border country & that is the time of the Reivers Whenever anyone mentions ' Reiver' no-one hesitates to add ' Border' It is an inextricable association & rightly so Nowhere else in Britain in the modern era or indeed in Europe did civil order break down over such a wide area or for such a long time For more than a century the hoof-beats of countless raiding parties drummed over the border From Dumfriesshire to the high wastes of East Cumbria from Roxburghshire to Redesdale from the lonely valley of Liddesdale to the fortress city of Carlisle swords & spears spoke while the law remained silent Fierce family loyalty counted for everything while the rules of nationality counted for nothing The whole range of the Cheviot Hills its watershed ridges & the river valleys which flowed out of them became the landscape of larceny while Maxwells Grahams Fenwicks Carletons Armstrongs & Elliots rode hard & often for plunder These were the Riding Times & in modern European history they have no parallel This book tells the remarkable story of the Reivers & how they made the Borders ...

An innovative & accessible guide to the world&s religions The Religions Book clearly explains the key concepts behind the earliest religious beliefs right up to the world&s newest faiths getting to the heart of what it means to believe Principles of the five main world religions
- Hinduism Buddhism Judaism Christianity & Islam
- as well as ancient & primal belief systems are explored in this informative tome All the big ideas are simply explained with jargon-free descriptions step-by-step diagrams & witty illustrations that encapsulate every aspect of religious thinking Examine major historical developments & ideas with a universal timeline providing a global perspective on the origins & major events that have contributed to the growth & spread of religion & spirituality Along with the teaching highlights of pre-eminent figures such as Mahatma Gandhi Saint Paul & Al-Ghazali you&ll also find a handy reference section featuring a glossary of religious terms & a roadmap to all the branches of the major faiths & the points of doctrine or tradition on which they differ Modern alternative religions & spiritual beliefs from around the world are also explored putting into context the political & social climates from which they emerged The Religions Book provides compelling accessible information perfect for students of religious study or anyone interested in the ideas of ancient & present day faiths & religious philosophies

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