Choosing a baby's name is a unique & special experience, but it can feel like an enormous weight of responsibility for parents. This book helps to make the process of baby naming easy & enjoyable, drawing upon numerology to reveal the truth about the names that will influence a baby for life. Numerology provides the concise information that allows parents to find the perfect name for their baby. It is the ancient science & psychology of numbers & enables us to tap into any name or sound vibration at a very deep level & to expose its true essence. Sonia Ducie provides concise numerological information to help parents find the perfect name for their baby. She gives detailed practical guidance on using the ancient science & psychology of numbers to access the hidden energy of any name at a very deep level & expose its true essence. In the process, we discover why we love some names, while others tend to grate upon us, perhaps at a subconscious level. The vibrational energy of our names influences us throughout our lives: hence the importance of choosing wisely. Names bring us gifts, challenges & also hold potential for us to explore. This book offers an exciting & time-honoured system that enables parents to narrow down the choice of options & find a name that feels just right for their child. ...

Whether applying for a job, writing a letter of complaint or simply talking with colleagues or friends, the people who get listened to are those with a confident command of language. Choose the Right Word is a fun guide to using English effectively & to avoiding common mistakes. It is both a valuable work of reference & an enjoyable read. While plotting a path through a minefield of rules & conventions, the book acknowledges that English is an ever-changing language & points out those rules that can at times be broken. 70 light-hearted quizzes show you how to use words that will make your point powerfully, & usage tips set you right on contextual issues. Curio Corners tell the fascinating stories behind dozens of everyday words & phrases. What s the difference between affect & effect; abjure & adjure? Does AD for Anno Domino come before or after the year & the century? Should you write all right or alright; adviser or advisor? How did the word alcohol come into our language? Just how sure are you about your apostrophes? ...

Ducks & geese make wonderful pets. Not only will they control the insects in your garden & act as handy lawn mowers & watchdogs, they will also provide you with a constant supply of fresh, delicious eggs. Providing information on over 40 popular duc ...

Details: The comprehensive, handy guide to choosing & caring for your cat. Discover the cat throughout history & culture,
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Details: A comprehensive & accessible guide to choosing & caring for your dog. Discover the dog throughout history & culture,
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Three single women in their fifties meet when they join a choir. Lucy, recently widowed, is a cook & food journalist; Joanna, a successful business woman, never married; Rebecca is a divorced interior decorator. Each of the women is at a crossroads & they quickly form a bond. The trio decide to combine their talents to restore a crumbling pile in Cornwall & turn it into a cookery school & spa. The project brings its own conflicts, both professional & personal. The novel's themes touch on the sustaining power of female friendship & how a woman copes with mid life & onwards. Prue's narrative voice is warm, witty, wise, very accessible. Her characters are sympathetic & engaging: very different women but each with demons to face as she gets older & confronts a future without
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Chords are one of the most important ways that children can learn about music. They provide a fast route into playing with others & encourage a feeling for structure & composition. This title covers the basic chords in each key, including majors, minors, triads, fourths, sixths, sevenths & ninths. ...

Following a baseball game that nearly became a religious war, two Jewish boys become friends. Danny comes from the strict Hasidic sect. Reuven is brought up by a father patently aware of the 20th century. Everything tries to destroy their friendship, but they use honesty with each other as a shield & it proves an impenetrable protection. ...

When Susan Richards agrees to give a home to one of the abused horses just taken in by the local Animal Rescue Centre, a new chapter opens in her turbulent life. She lost her mother at the age of five & was raised by uncaring relatives; married unhappily & divorced, she had also become an alcoholic. Now, at 43, she finds herself living with just horses for company: the diva-like Georgia, boyish Tempo and hopeless romantic, Hotshot. As Susan is vainly attempting to capture the rescued horse assigned to her, a skeletal mare called Lay Me Down walks into the horse trailer of her own volition. Susan takes her home, & so begins a relationship that will change her view of the world. ...

Sir Chris Bonington's memoir Ascent will chart not only his many triumphs in the climbing world
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