Rhetoric is what gives words power It's nothing to be afraid of It isn't the exclusive preserve of politicians it's everywhere from your argument with the insurance company to your plea to the waitress for a table near the window It convicts criminals (and then frees them on appeal) It causes governments to rise & fall best men to be shunned by brides & people to march with steady purpose towards machine guns In this highly entertaining (and persuasive) book Sam Leith examines how people have taught practised & thought about rhetoric from its Attic origins to its twenty-first century apotheosis Along the way he tells the stories of its heroes & villains from Cicero & Erasmus to Hitler Obama
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Challenge your friends! Do your friends know what your dream holiday destination is or which celebrity would you choose to dine with? Test them by offering them a question & a set of alternatives & let them answer with answering cards All players in majority group win a card & first to 5 cards wins! For 3-6 players Contents 200 cards & rules Do your friends know what your dream holiday destination is or which celebrity you would choose to dine with? Test them by offering them a question & a set of alternatives & let them answer using the cards Simple fun & fast game play Country of origin- Finland ...

Glenn Armstrong is known as ' The Millionaire Maker'
- not just making millions for himself but guiding others to follow their
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The next voice of a generation' Elle LONGLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE A young woman called A lives with a young woman called B B is becoming more & more like A wearing her clothes using her make-up If A's boyfriend C likes A because A is A but now B is the same is A where does that leave A? Brilliant A contemporary take on Single White Female as scripted by Miranda July shot through with elements of a distinctly Atwoodian dystopia' Observer A disturbing super-smart mystery' Daily Mail As good a debut as I've ever read' Zadie Smith ...

You Took the Last Bus Home is the first & long-awaited collection of ingeniously hilarious & surprisingly touching poems from Brian Bilston the mysterious Poet Laureate of Twitter' With endless wit imaginative wordplay & underlying heartache he offers profound insights into modern life exploring themes as diverse as love death the inestimable value of a mobile phone charger the unbearable torment of forgetting to put the rubbish out & the improbable nuances of the English language Constantly experimenting with literary form Bilston's words have been known to float off the page take the shape of the subjects they explore & reflect our contemporary world in the form of Excel spreadsheets Venn diagrams & Scrabble tiles This irresistibly charming collection of his best-loved poems will make you question the very essence of the human condition in the twenty-first century YOU TOOK THE LAST BUS HOMEyou tookthe last bus homedon't know howyou got it through the dooryou're always doing amazing stufflike the timewhen you caught that train ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play In this lavish Hollywood musical the headstrong daughter (Hayworth) of a powerful Argentine hotelier has to contend with her father&s attempts to get her to marry ...

This book is for anybody who wants to draw more whether you are learning from scratch or developing existing skills When you're learning to draw the most important thing you'll own is a sketchbook & this is a sketchbook with training wheels Let go of your fear & unlock drawing skills that you never believed you could have with this expertly guided sketchbook Not your ordinary art book You Will be Able to Draw by the End of This Book is a combined tutorial & sketchbook that not only teaches you the fundamental steps required for you to be able to draw but also allows you the space to practise on the page The book lays flat to allow you to draw comfortably & has an elastic band to keep your artwork safe Each exercise has an estimated completion time so it doesn't matter whether you are at home on your lunch break or even on the bus you'll always find time to practise Jake is like an ever-present companion who will guide you on your creative journey with his friendly & practical tone His lessons build in complexity as you work through the book starting with the basics of line making & progressing to portraits & landscapes His clever exercises will help you gain confidence & break you out of old habits as well as encouraging you to see things in a different way & relax So pick up a pencil & discover the joy of drawing! ...

Katie & her husband Eric have made their daughter Devon the centre of their world Talented determined a rising gymnastics star Devon is the focus of her parents' lives & the lynchpin of their marriage There is nothing they wouldn't do for her When a violent hit-&-run accident sends shockwaves through their close-knit community Katie is immediately concerned for her daughter She & Eric have worked so hard to protect Devon from anything that might distract or hurt her That's what every parent wants for their child after all Even if they don't realize how much you've sacrificed for them Even if they are keeping secrets from you A mother knows best doesn't she? Plotted with all the brilliance of Dare Me & written with the compassion of The Fever the astonishing You Will Know Me
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Two couples find their lives turned upside down by their unfulfilled longings in this ensemble comedy from director Woody Allen Alfie (Anthony Hopkins) & Helena (Gemma Jones) have been married for years They have a grown-up daughter named Sally (Naomi Watts) who is married to a successful novelist named Roy (Josh Brolin) but finds the future of her marriage in jeopardy after falling for Greg (Antonio Banderas) the dapper owner of a prominent art gallery Meanwhile as Roy develops a fixation on Dia (Freida Pinto) an exotic beauty he encounters on the street Alfie ditches Helena for Charmaine (Lucy Punch) an impressionable young call girl Now it seems that the harder everyone tries runs away from their problems the faster their lives seem to fall apart ...

'A beacon of hope in a dark world' Cathy Rentzenbrink The Pool One night in November 2015 when Antoine Leiris was at home looking after his baby son his wife Helene was killed along with 88 other people at the Bataclan Theatre in Paris Three days later Antoine wrote an open letter to his wife's killers on Facebook He refused to be cowed or to let his baby son's life be defined by their acts For as long as he lives this little boy will insult you with his happiness & freedom' he wrote Instantly that short post caught fire & was shared thousands of times around the world An extraordinary & heartbreaking memoir You Will Not Have My Hate is a universal message of hope & resilience in our troubled times ...