” Bears like Paddington are very rare, ” says Mrs Bird, ”and a good thing too, or it would cost us a small fortune in marmalade.” Classic adventures of the bear from Darkest Peru. As Paddington says himself, ” Things happen to me
- I`m that sort of bear.” With his attempts at home decorating, detective work & photography, the Brown family soon find that Paddington causes his own particular brand of chaos.
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More Cotswolds in the Pathfinder Guides series, produced in association with Ordnance Survey & published by Crimson; comprising a range of walking guides to popular British destinations. Each Pathfinder guide

Includes:: 28 varied walks ranging from easy strolls to exhilarating hikes & is accompanied by 1:25, 000 Ordnance Survey mapping with marked, colour-coded routes. Introductory sections profile the county or region covered, with recommendations on the best time to visit & a brief explanation of GPS. An ‘at-a-glance’ table gives an overview of the walks covered in the guide, with information on the starting point, National Grid reference, distance, time, highest point & general brief comments. Each walk described in the guide has a dedicated information box profiling the walk, with useful information such as the starting point, distance, approximate time, parking, refreshments & the relevant Ordnance Survey map for navigation. Clear & easy to follow directions are provided & are accompanied by practical information about the route, including the location of toilets, refreshment areas & picnic sites, as well as colour photography illustrating some of the highlights of the walk. A Further Information section contains information on walking safety & responsible walking, as well as a list of useful contacts.

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About this series Colourful guides to cycling away from the pollution & dangers of the main roads. Each title covers a good range of routes, all with route plans & mostly on metalled lanes or marked tracks. Parking & public transport information is given, along with details for cycle hire & places of interest for each route. ...

Dashing for the Post, the first selection of letters from Patrick Leigh Fermor (known to all as ` Paddy`), delighted critics & public alike. Here now is a further selection, More Dashing, offering equal pleasure. Paddy`s exuberant letters exude a zest characteristic of the man. They contain glimpses of the great & the good: a chance conversation with the Foreign Secretary, Anthony Eden, when Paddy opens the wrong door, or a glass of ouzo under the pine trees with Harold Macmillan. They describe encounters with such varied figures as Jackie Onassis, Camilla Parker-Bowles, Oswald Mosley & Peter Mandelson; while also relating adventures with the humble: a `pick-nick` with the stonemasons at Kardamyli, or a drunken celebration in the Cretan mountains with his old comrades from the resistance, most of them simple shepherds & goatherds. Paddy was at ease in any company, unfailingly charming, boyish, gentle & fun. Patrick Leigh Fermor has long been recognized as one of the greatest travel writers of his time. Now it is evident that his best letters are as good as any in the language. Nowhere is his restless curiosity & delight in language more dazzlingly displayed. More Dashing will not disappoint. ...

Kenneth Trachtenberg, the witty & eccentric narrator of More Die of Heartbreak, has left his native Paris for the Midwest. He has come to be near his beloved uncle, the world-renowned botanist Benn Crader, self-described ”plant visionary.” While his studies take him around the world, Benn, a restless spirit, has not been able to satisfy his longings after his first marriage & lives from affair to affair & from ”bliss to breakdown.” Imagining that a settled existence will end his anguish, Benn ties the knot again, opening the door to a flood of new torments. As Kenneth grapples with his own problems involving his unusual lady-friend Treckie, the two men try to figure out why gifted & intelligent people invariably find themselves ”knee-deep in the garbage of a personal life”. ...

” More from Unmitigated England” is just that. Even more from the pen & camera of Peter Ashley, whose bestselling ” Unmitigated England” prompted A. N. Wilson in his ” Daily Telegraph” column to call it `an absolutely stunning illustrated book`. This new volume promises more of Peter Ashley`s very English passions, including breweries, paintings, children`s books, canals & Christmas; with everything illustrated from the author`s seemingly inexhaustive collections of photographs, watercolours & scrapbook items. & once again with an irreverent & often funny commentary that reminds us of an England that is both in the past & waiting to be discovered. ...

In his twisty, gritty, profoundly moving New York Times bestselling-debut, Adam Silvera brings to life a charged, dangerous near-future summer in the Bronx. In the months after his father`s suicide, it`s been tough for sixteen-year-old Aaron Soto to find happiness but with the support of his girlfriend Genevieve, he`s slowly remembering what that might feel like. When Genevieve leaves for a couple of weeks, Aaron starts hanging out with a new guy, Thomas. Aaron`s friends notices, & they`re not exactly thrilled. But Aaron can`t deny the happiness Thomas brings or how Thomas makes him feel safe from himself. Since Aaron can`t stay away from Thomas or turn off his newfound feelings for him, he considers turning to the Leteo Institute`s revolutionary memory-alteration procedure to straighten himself out, even if it means forgetting who he truly is... Praise for More Happy Than Not ` Silvera managed to leave me smiling after totally breaking my heart. Unforgettable.` Becky Albertalli, author of Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda ` Mandatory reading`
- New York Times ` Gut-wrenching`
- Guardian Starred Reviews from Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, Booklist & School Library Journal Praise for Adam Silvera ` History Is All You Left Me overflows with tenderness & heartache. Even when its hero is screwing up royally, maybe especially then, Silvera`s humanity & compassion carve out a space where it`s not the falling that`s important, it`s how you pick yourself back up. There isn`t a teenager alive who won`t find their heart described perfectly on these pages.` Patrick Ness ` Adam Silvera is a master at capturing the infinite small heartbreaks of love & loss & grief. History Is All You Left Me is a beautiful meditation on what it means to survive devastating loss. This book will make you cry, think, & then cry some more.` Nicola Yoon ` Bold & haunting.` Lauren Oliver on They Both Die At The End `A phenomenal talent.` Juno Dawson

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A picture dictionary with a difference! This book offers an effective & simple way to learn over 130 key words in the foreign language following the tried & tested method of `look, cover & speak`. Using two wipe clean flaps at the back of the book to cover the words or pictures, children can practise speaking or writing the words over & over again. ...

A picture dictionary with a difference! This book offers an effective & simple way to learn over 130 key words in the foreign language following the tried & tested method of `look, cover & speak`. Using two wipe clean flaps at the back of the book to cover the words or pictures, children can practise speaking or writing the words over & over again. ...

Government, business, the lives we lead, the food we eat, the way our children are brought up, the way we relate to the natural world around us
- it`s all become too big & distant & industrialised. Inhuman. It`s time to do something about it. It`s time to put people first. It`s time to make the world more human. Steve Hilton, visiting professor at Stanford University & former senior adviser to Prime Minister David Cameron, believes that the frustrations people have with government, politics, their economic circumstances & their daily lives are caused by deep structural problems in the systems that dominate our modern world
- systems that are broken because they`ve grown too far from the human scale. He shows us how change is possible, offering the latest research, compelling stories & case studies from all over the world across industry, politics, education, design & social action to show us what can happen when we make our world more human. This book is a manifesto & call to action for a more local, more accountable & more human way of living that will make us more productive, more fulfilled & ultimately happier.

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