It's one thing to learn to curtsy properly. It's quite another to learn to curtsy & throw a knife at the same time. Welcome to finishing school. Sophronia is a great trial to her poor mother. Sophronia is more interested in dismantling clocks & climbing trees than proper manners-and the family can only hope that company never sees her atrocious curtsy. Mrs. Temminnick is desperate for her daughter to become a proper lady. So she enrolls Sophronia in Mademoiselle Geraldine's Finishing Academy for Young Ladies of Quality. But Sophronia soon realizes the school is not quite what her mother might have hoped. At Mademoiselle Geraldine's young ladies learn to finish... everything. Certainly, they learn the fine arts of dance, dress, & etiquette, but they also learn to deal out death, diversion, & espionage
- in the politest possible ways, of course. Sophronia & her friends are in for a rousing first year's education.
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On 8 March, 1941, Etty Hillesum, a 27-year-old Dutch Jewish student living in enemy-occupied Amsterdam made the first entry in a diary that was to become one of the most remarkable documents to emerge from the Nazi Holocaust. This book explores Etty Hillesum's life & writings, seeking to understand what it was about her that was so remarkable. ...

In a gloomy house in provincial Saumur, the miser Grandet lives with his wife & daughter, Eugenie, whose lives are stifled & overshadowed by his obsession with gold. Guarding his piles of glittering treasures & his only child equally closely, he will let no one near them. ...

Takes into account the tremendous advances in our understanding of transcription factors & the mechanisms by which they act. This book gives emphasis to the interaction between transcription factors & chromatin structure. It is for those who wish to understand the impact of molecular biology on medicine, whatever their speciality. ...

Lord Asheye of Salamandastron has a prophecy: a new Badger Lord will soon reign over the legendary badger fortress, one who 'shuns both armour & sword'. But who is he & how is he to be found? A young haremaid from the Long Patrol regiment is dispatched on a dangerous mission to find him. ...

A guide covering international & regional organizations, it provides information on international organizations such as the UN & the International Council for Science. It

Includes:: introductory articles; a chronology charting the historical development of international organizations; texts of various international charters & others.

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Have hours of fun piecing together this stunning image of Europe. This picture perfect puzzle

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Marco Polo Atlases feature unique spiral binding with a wrap-around spine. The high quality cartography with distance indicators & scale converters aid route planning. A fold-out overview map is ideal for route planning & 7 self-adhesive Marco Polo mark-it stickers can be used to pin-point a destination or route for future reference. ...

This text focuses on the EU in the world, examining its role as an international actor, & assesses the role of human rights, sustainable development, humanitarian assistance, & issues concerning aid as important elements of EU policies towards developing countries. ...

This comprehensive field guide to all the expected bird species in Britain & Europe giving the most up to date information on all breeding birds, winter visitors, passage migrants & regular vagrants. Use this contemporary & portable guide for the accurate identification of all European birds
- suitable for beginners & advanced birders alike.
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