” That They May Face the Rising Sun” was the last novel from John Mc Gahern, one of Ireland`s greatest novelists. Joe & Kate Ruttledge have come to Ireland from London in search of a different life. In passages of beauty & truth, the drama of a year in their lives & those of the memorable characters that move about them unfolds through the action, the rituals of work, religious observances & play. We are introduced, with deceptive simplicity, to a complete representation of existence
- an enclosed world has been transformed into an Everywhere.
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This book is a new festive addition to the best-selling & award-winning touchy-feely series. The enduring appeal of Rachel Wells' illustrations & the opportunity to touch a variety of textures make these books baby & pre-school classics. Very young children will enjoy the bright & colourful illustrations while the different texture patches help develop sensory awareness. ...

The history of Britain in the last thirty years, under both Conservative & Labour governments, has been dominated by one figure
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This double-sided map features both a topographic & a satellite image map of Thatcher Peninsula, South Georgia. The topographic map

Includes:: contours at 25 m intervals & the locations of moraine, ice, rivers & lakes. The map covers King Edward Point, the BAS Research Station, & man-made structures are shown. Side B shows a VHR satellite image of the peninsula, with selected place names. Local information about cultural & natural history is also provided.

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This double-sided map features both a topographic & a satellite image map of Thatcher Peninsula, South Georgia. The topographic map

Includes:: contours at 25 m intervals & the locations of moraine, ice, rivers & lakes. The map covers King Edward Point, the BAS Research Station, & man-made structures are shown. Side B shows a VHR satellite image of the peninsula, with selected place names. Local information about cultural & natural history is also provided.

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Margaret Thatcher was elected Prime Minister in 1979, the first woman to hold the position, & the first woman in the Western world to lead a nation. Within two years she was beset by troubles, & it seemed her historic government would be short-lived. In 1981 unemployment had risen to levels not seen since the 1930s & public finances foundered in their worst state since 1945. The `no hope` budget delivered by Chancellor Geoffrey Howe in March marked the beginning of a six-month period which witnessed pressures in Northern Irel&, hunger strikes, urban riots & unprecedented unrest within the Conservative Party. By the Cabinet reshuffle of 14 September, in which mutinous grandees were removed, Thatcher had firmly reasserted her authority. This extraordinary six-month period would come to define the Conservative Party`s most successful & divisive modern figure: to her detractors a harsh, uncaring & dogmatic leader who made the country a more unequal, materialistic & brutal place; to her supporters, the saviour of a Britain which was becoming an ungovernable socialist state. The 1983 general election would prove a triumph. Kwasi Kwarteng here captures this shopkeeper`s daughter`s unique leadership qualities
- from her pulpit style & New Testament imagery to her emphasis on personal moral responsibility
- in some of the most adverse conditions facing any statesman in modern peacetime to offer a compelling study of arguably the most significant six months in British post-war history.

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This brilliant extension of the best-selling ” That`s not my...” series gives children the opportunity to colour in the wonderful, well-known illustrations of Rachel Wells. With a coloured illustration to act as a guide & a black & white illustration to colour on the opposite page, children can follow the suggested colour scheme as closely (or as loosely!) as they like. Children can complete the simple phrase ” That`s my.. .” at the bottom of the colour-in page as an aid to learning their first letters, following the written example on the colour page. Colourful stickers to add to each scene encourage creativity. ...

In his best-selling debut, China Cuckoo, Mark Kitto described how he `lost a fortune & found a life in China`. In That`s China, the thrilling prequel, he tells the story of how he made that fortune. To the Chinese Communist Party, media is state owned propaganda. No individuals, let alone foreigners, will ever have a stake in it For seven roller coaster years, Mark Kitto outwitted powerful competitors & jealous partners to build the most profitable & popular English language publishing business in China since 1949. No foreigner in modern times has come so close to the heart of the Chinese propaganda machine on his own terms. Not even Rupert. Told with Kitto`s trademark self-deprecating humour & potentially unsettling honesty, That`s China is a rare thing, a business saga that will have you on the edge of your seat all the way to the final showdown; in the highest law court in China. ...

This is a lifelong Anglophile, Erin Moore spent holidays in the UK, worked as an editor with British authors & married into an English American family. So, when she finally moved to London, the last thing she expected was a crash course in culture shock. & the first thing she learned was to take nothing for granted, even the language these two countries supposedly share. In That`s Not English, the seemingly superficial variations between British & American vocabulary open the door to a deeper exploration of historical & cultural differences. Each chapter begins with a single word & takes the reader on a wide-ranging expedition, drawing on diverse & unexpected sources. In Quite, Moore examines the tension between British reserve & American enthusiasm. In Pull, her theme is dating & sex; Cheers is about drinking. American readers will find out what the British mean when they say `proper` & why it is better to be bright than clever. British readers will discover that not all Americans are Yankees & why Americans give
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- so many bloody compliments, & never, ever say shall. (Well, hardly ever.) That`s Not English is a transatlantic survival guide & a love letter to two countries that owe each other more than they would like to admit.

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Little hands will love exploring the touchy-feely textures on each page as they meet the angels in this festive board book. Children can join in with the simple, repetitive text as they turn the pages & encounter soft hair, silky dresses & squashy sleeves. Specially designed to help develop sensory & language awareness in babies & toddlers. ...