The Private Parts of Girls mixes up fairy tales & pop culture to tell smart, sassy stories from the dreamlife of girls: think Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Jo Shapcott. Punks, dreamers, mermaids, prophets & warrior-brides speak in puns, riddles & kisses direct to the reader's heart. ...

Heroism or cowardice? A stunning story of the First World War from a master storyteller. Told in the voice of a young soldier, ...

Presents the political history of middle-class African American women during World War I, focusing on their patriotic activity & social work. This work argues that black women approached the war from the nexus of the private sphere of home & family & the public sphere of community & labour activism. ...

Jack Morgan receives an offer he cannot refuse...

When the head of the world's foremost investigation agency is invited

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We will take on any case, solve any crime, uncover any secret.
We are Private. & we're the best.

In Afghanistan,

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It is autumn 1954, & after the success of Molly Mc Queen's detective agency, she decides to add a new domestic branch. It is not long before one of the newly hired employees, Maisie, uncovers a riveting mystery by accident while visiting a client. Vera Barton's husband Dave & young daughter Etta went missing in 1930. ...

One of the highest paid positions in photography is that of the professional fashion photographer. If you have a passion for fashion & want to shoot fantastic pictures, Pro Digital Fashion Photography will help to put you at the forefront of this competitive field. This book contains countless insights, tips & techniques that will inspire you to develop your own skills & style
- so you too can capture the glamour, dynamism, & sophistication of the fashion industry. The book comprehensively examines every aspect of fashion photography, from high-end beauty & fashion photography to catwalk, swimwear, & lingerie shots. It clearly explains all the key information, from setting up the perfect studio & working with models, to post-production skills & how to break into, & compete within, the fashion photography business. This unique hands-on title will give you the tools required to create a winning portfolio, & ultimately to succeed in the world of fashion photography.
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Michael Freeman has a well-earned reputation for effectively explaining the concepts behind digital picture-taking. Here, he turns his attention to professionals & advanced hobbyists who need help moving to digital & mastering the latest technology. Taking into account contemporary cameras? latest features, such as high resolution sensors, image stabilization, & dust reduction, Freeman thoroughly answers the most frequently asked questions about digital capture, storage, printers, & scanners. Photographers will learn the different file formats & how to save images for print & publishing on the web. They?ll explore valuable software tools & basic image processing programs that fix common problems, & see how to improve pictures using an assortment of cropping & filtering techniques. The smart, detailed advice will give photographers confidence as they enter the digital world. ...

What are humans doing to explore the 'final frontier'? From satellites to the space shuttle, humans have planned & constructed the tools & machinery necessary to quench our curiosity about outer space. This title investigates the technology we use to explore the universe & beyond. ...

Seven-year-old Junior (Michael Oliver) is a very, very bad little boy, who torments the nuns at the orphanage where he lives. When he is adopted by Ben Healy (John Ritter) & his wife, Flo (Amy Yasbeck), who know nothing of his reputation, the nuns wisel ...