This is an addition to already successful series of puzzle activity cards. The puzzles help improve word skills, such as vocabulary skills, spelling skills, & recognizing synonyms, antonyms & syllables. It offers an enjoyable way to reinforce vital learning skills. The cards are wipe clean & come with a special pen, making the pack entirely self contained, easily portable & ideal for journeys & holidays. ...

Your words are amazing! This book is about your heart. The little bit inside of you that makes you, you! A very timely book about the power of words
- & how we use them. Told through the eyes of Pip & Cat, this book beautifully demonstrates the importance of what we say
- both positive & negative. Thoughtful, warm-hearted & completely non-preachy, this is a book that has already resonated with large numbers of children, whose teachers report a sea of change in the culture of their classroom after reading it. A universal message, for a world that always needs a little more kindness.

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Your words are amazing! This book is about your heart. The little bit inside of you that makes you, you! A new mini hardback gift edition of this very timely book about the power of words
- & how we use them. Told through the eyes of Pip & Cat, this book beautifully demonstrates the importance of what we say
- both positive & negative. Thoughtful, warm-hearted & completely non-preachy, this is a book that has already resonated with large numbers of children, whose teachers report a sea of change in the culture of their classroom after reading it. ` It`s a great way to encourage discussion & to share the power of words` Parents in Touch `A beautiful book that tells a strong story that spans all generations`
- Donna J ` Truly beautiful & effective`
- Jo E ` Possibly the most beautiful present I have ever received`
- Lisa W A universal message, for a world that always needs a little more kindness by an exciting new talent in picture books, Kate Jane Neal.




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This is a gathering of Patrick Leigh Fermor s most evocative writings, culled from his books, journalism & letters, many of which are published here in paperback book form for the first time. Contained within is a collection of extraordinary anecdotes that are full of atmosphere & incident, revealing Leigh Fermor to be a congenial, cultured traveller of the highest order. The pieces are arranged in five sections. These include accounts of his journeys in India, Italy, Germany, Romania & the Caribbean, details of the curious incidents & customs that he encounters in his adopted country of Greece, descriptions of his friends, heroes & various eccentrics, a selection of reviews & critical essays & a number of more frivolous, lighthearted writings. Whether tramping across Europe, searching for Lord Byron s slippers in Missolonghi or watching dolphins diving in the Mediterranean, Leigh Fermor remains infectiously enthusiastic & insatiably curious. His passion for words & language make him a superb prose writer. A master stylist, he conveys delight readily & insight easily, making him the leading exponent of the travel writing genre & a pleasure to read. ...

Freedom, speed, possibilty, meditative space & a means to get around---the pleasures that come from riding a bike are deep, & even the casual cyclist can feel the connection that has propelled us forward as inventors, travellers & thinkers. Gathered here are the entertaining, inspiring, & philosophical thoughts about cycling from writers (and riders) including Diane Ackerman, Albert Einstein, Susan B. Anthony, Mark Twain, Vladimir Nabokov, Carl Sagan, Iris Murdoch, & many more, thoughtfully & playfully paired with black & white photos & illustrations depicting a history of people & bikes. ...

This journal features striking gold embellishment combined with the look of an old leather journal that has been lovingly used for at least a century. It is made from paper & thick cardboard & the back cover comes up to wrap itself on the front cover with the help of an invisible magnet, thus protecting the pages inside. It has 144 ruled pages, a memento pouch, & a grey ribbon marker. 13x 18cm. ...

Night after night, chefs & their crews are able to multi task & produce in a way that puts deskbound workers to shame. In Work Clean, Dan Charnas uncovers their secret: mise-en-place
- the organizational system that transforms the lives of its practitioners through focus & self-discipline. Through interviews with top chefs working in professional kitchens all over the world, culinary students, line cooks & restaurant employees, Charnas reveals the ten major principles of mise-en-place
- including ` Arranging spaces`, ` Finishing actions` & ` Slowing Down to Speed Up`
- & demonstrates how they can be used to boost productivity in all aspects of life.


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Placing itself perfectly alongside acclaimed work by Philipp Meyer, Jane Smiley & J M Coetzee, this debut novel charts the story of Roscoe T Martin in rural Alabama in the 1920s. Roscoe has set his sights on a new type of power spreading at the start of the 20th century: electricity. It becomes his training, his life`s work. But when his wife Marie inherits her father`s failing farm, Roscoe has to give it up, with great cost to his pride & sense of self, his marriage & his family. Realising that he might lose them all, he uses his skills as an electrician to siphon energy from the state, ushering in a period of bounty & happiness on a farm recently falling to ruin. Even the love of Marie & their son seems back within Roscoe`s grasp. Then everything changes. A young man is electrocuted on their l&. Roscoe is arrested for manslaughter &
- no longer an electrician or even a farmer
- he must now carve out a place in a violent new world.

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LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE FOR FICTION 2016 Placing itself perfectly alongside acclaimed work by Philipp Meyer, Jane Smiley & JM Coetzee, this debut novel charts the story of Roscoe T Martin in rural Alabama in the 1920s. Roscoe has set his sights on a new type of power spreading at the start of the 20th century: electricity. It becomes his training, his life`s work. But when his wife Marie inherits her father`s failing farm, Roscoe has to give it up, with great cost to his pride & sense of self, his marriage & his family. Realising that he might lose them all, he uses his skills as an electrician to siphon energy from the state, ushering in a period of bounty & happiness on a farm recently falling to ruin. Even the love of Marie & their son seems back within Roscoe`s grasp. Then everything changes. A young man is electrocuted on their l&. Roscoe is arrested for manslaughter &
- no longer an electrician or even a farmer
- he must now carve out a place in a violent new world. ` Gorgeously spare & brilliantly insightful, Work Like Any Other is a striking debut about love & redemption, the heavy burdens of family & guilt, & learning how to escape them.. . Virginia Reeves is a major new talent` Philipp Meyer, bestselling author of The Son ` An exceptional novel.. .I absolutely loved it` Kevin Powers, author of The Yellow Birds ` Assured & absorbing.. .a potent mix of icy honesty & heart-wrenching tenderness` Jim Crace, author of Harvest & Being Dead

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Google receives over 1, 500, 000 unique applications for jobs every year. This book shows you why. * How to learn from your best employees
- & your worst * Why you should only hire people who are smarter than you are * Take away managers` powers over employees * & why not to trust your gut instinct ` We spend more time working than doing anything else in life. It`s not right that the experience should be so demotivating & dehumanizing.` So says Laszlo Bock, visionary head of People Operations at the company that transformed how the world interacts with knowledge: this insight is the heart of his brilliant first book. A compelling manifesto with the potential to change how we work & live, Work Rules! offers both a new philosophy of the new world of work & a blueprint for attracting the most spectacular talent & ensuring the brightest & best prosper. Your workplace & how you treat your employees has a huge effect on your success. In twelve vivid chapters, Bock lays out a series of surprising lessons from a range of industries
- from household names to little-known innovators. He also takes us inside one of history`s most explosively successful businesses to reveal why Google is consistently rated one of the best places to work in the world. His years of experience are distilled into a series of entertaining principles that are easy to put into action, whether you`re a team of one or a team of thousands. Work Rules! shows how to strike a balance between creativity & structure, leading to success you can measure in quality of life as well as market share. Read it to build a better company from within rather than from above; read it to reawaken your joy in what you do. The way we work is changing
- are you?


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