Discover what daily life is like for kids all around the world! Meet children from over 40 countries & explore the differences & similarities between their daily routines. Over 24 hours, follow a wide variety of children as they wake up, eat, go to school, play, talk, learn & go about their everyday routine in this stunning retro-style illustrated picture book that celebrates different cultures. ...

Car mechanic Fiorimond is irresistibly drawn to beautiful, provocative Elle, a recent arrival in his sleepy Provence village. Their relationship develops quickly, but even as they make plans to marry, Fiorimond doesn`t know what to make of his bride-to-be: is she an enigma or simply vacuous? In fact the troubled Elle is on a mission to exact revenge on Fiorimond`s family for a crime committed decades earlier, with a plan that will ultimately destroy all their lives, including hers. Set in the 1970s, & available in English again for the first time in many years, this is a true classic of French suspense. It has everything: stylish writing, clever construction, an unforgettable leading lady, & most importantly leaves the reader guessing until the very last page. In the 1980s it was turned into a successful film with Isabelle Adjani. ...

But a dog would damage the expensive carpets in Hal`s glamorous home, & his wealthy parents refuse to consider one. Then they discover Easy Pets, a convenient dog-rental agency. Terrier Fleck arrives on Hal`s birthday, but when Hal discovers that his dog must be returned, he runs away. Hal & Fleck are joined by a group of pedigree breeds joyfully escaping from Easy Pets
- among them is Otto, the wise & somber St Bernard, & the fierce & excitable Pekinese Li-Chee. A large reward is offered for the missing boy, & soon Hal & his dogs are being chased across the country by ruthless pursuers. Helped by a travelling circus, & the sympathetic children from an orphanage, they race for their freedom in a classic adventure in the tradition of ”101 Dalmatians”. Every dog-loving child will adore this irresistible story from a truly great & much-loved children`s author.
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In a remote outpost of Now Zad, in Helmand Province, Pen Farthing`s tour of duty will change his life forever, but for entirely unexpected reasons.. . Appalled by the horrors of a local dog fight, he intervenes to free the victims. One of these dogs finds his way into the Marine compound
- & into Pen`s heart. Soon other strays are being drawn to the sanctuary provided by Pen`s makeshift pound, including one young mum who crawls under the compound fence carrying her newborn pups to safety. But as his time in Helmand draws to an end, Pen cannot leave the dogs of Now Zad to their own fates. He begins hatching plans to help them escape to a better life.
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Gavin is creating a unique `holiday experience`, every facility any tourist who hates abroad will ever want, will all be available on a converted North Sea oil rig. To test the facilities he`s hosting a reunion for his old school (none of his ex-classmates can remember him, but what the heck, it`s free). He is so busy showing off that he doesn`t notice that another group have invited themselves along -- a collection of terrorist mercenaries who are occasionally of more danger to themselves than to the public. & they in turn are unaware that Inspector Mac Gregor has got wind of their activities. Within twenty-four hours Gavin`s dream has blown to the four winds, along with a lot of other things. Fast, rabidly funny, & seriously over the top. ...

Boisterous, ribald, & ultimately shattering, Ken Kesey`s One Flew Over the Cuckoo`s Nest is the seminal novel of the 1960s that has left an indelible mark on the literature of our time. Here is the unforgettable story of a mental ward & its inhabitants, especially the tyrannical Big Nurse Ratched & Randle Patrick Mc Murphy, the brawling, fun-loving new inmate who resolves to oppose her. We see the struggle through the eyes of Chief Bromden, the seemingly mute half-Indian patient who witnesses & understands Mc Murphy`s heroic attempt to do battle with the awesome powers that keep them all imprisoned. ...

Many of the popular, often prophetic, phrases that we use on a day-to-day basis have their roots in traditional folklore. For example: ` One swallow doesn`t make a summer`; ` March comes in like a lion & goes out like a lamb`; &, ` One for sorrow, two for joy`. Such common idioms are familiar to most people, but their history & origins are far from well known. However, in ” One for Sorrow” readers will discover that there is a wealth of fascinating stories & history behind them. This charming book is filled with sayings, legends & proverbs derived from the oral history of the countryside & unveils how they came about, what they mean, & how they came to be such a big part of the language we use today. Written with a light touch & expert knowledge, it will entertain & inform in equal measure
- the perfect gift for anyone with an interest in the rich & varied heritage of the English language.
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A captivating collection of the origins & meanings of traditional sayings from the folklore of the countryside. Many of the popular, often prophetic, phrases that we use on a day-to-day basis have their roots in traditional folklore, such as: ` One swallow doesn`t make a summer`; ` March comes in like a lion & goes out like a lamb`; ` One for sorrow, two for joy`. Such common idioms are familiar to most people, but their history & origins are far from well known. However, in One for Sorrow readers will discover that there is a wealth of fascinating stories & history behind them. This charming book is filled with sayings, legends & proverbs derived from the oral history of the countryside & unveils how they came about, what they mean, & how they came to be such a big part of the language we use today. Written with a light touch & expert knowledge, it will entertain & inform in equal measure
- the perfect gift for anyone with an interest in the rich & varied heritage of the English language.
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These poetic & highly personal pieces describe Edward Thomas' wanderings through the English countryside, taking in meadows, farms, inns, maypoles, churches & wildlife. Whether exploring the Kent weald or the heart of Engl&, describing a crisp winter morning or a heady August day, evoking the scent of honeysuckle or the primeval atmosphere of an ancient wood, Thomas brings the countryside alive through precise observation & vivid, lyrical prose. Generations of inhabitants have helped shape the English countryside
- but it has profoundly shaped us too. It has provoked a huge variety of responses from artists, writers, musicians & people who live & work on the land
- as well as those who are travelling through it. English Journeys celebrates this long tradition with a series of twenty books on all aspects of the countryside, from stargazey pie & country churches, to man's relationship with nature & songs celebrating the patterns of the countryside (as well as ghosts & love-struck soldiers).

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One Hand for Yourself, One for the Ship is a course on single-handed sailing by the man most qualified to give it. It is a highly personal perspective on both the science & art of this ultimate challenge, & it bears the unmistakable stamp of one who has lived on & for the sea. ...