A fascinating exploration of the relationship of competition & assimilation between the Netherlands & England during the 17th century revealing the ways in which Dutch tolerance resilience & commercial acumen effectively conquered Britain by reshaping its intellectual landscape long before Dutch monarchs sat on the English throne. Working backwards from the bloodless revolution that set William & Mary of Orange on the English throne in 1688 this bold & ambitious work redefines the history of cultural & commercial interconnection between two of the world's most powerful trading empires at a time of great intellectual & geographical discovery. Weaving together the lives of the great thinkers of the time Lisa Jardine demonstrates how individuals such as Anton van Leeuwenhoek Christiaan Huygens & Margaret Cavendish usually depicted as instances of isolated genius in fact evolved within a context of easy Anglo-Dutch exchange that laid the groundwork for the European Enlightenment & the Scientific Revolution. Beautifully illustrated throughout this is a fascinating history of big ideas & remarkable individuals. It denounces the traditional view that the rise of England as a world power took place at the expense of the Dutch asserting instead that what is usually interpreted as the decline of the Dutch trading empire was in fact a 'passing on' of the baton to a Britain expanding in power & influence. ...

Capturing the glamour heartache & triumphs of Olympic figure-skating this stunning new series whisks readers off to
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This book is designed to introduce young children to unfamiliar situations in an amusing & friendly way. It features Stephen Cartwrights delightful illustrations providing lots to look at & talk about. It provides an ideal starting point for young children & adults to discuss first experiences. Other titles in this series include: Going to the Hospital"; " Going to a Party"; & " The New Puppy"." ...

It's 1950 & when Laura & Billy Hopkins return to Manchester from their honeymoon they're in seventh heaven despite the austerity that has been going on since World War II. But the euphoria gradually evaporates & they settle into a penny-pinching existence on Billy's teaching salary as babies & bills appear with alarming regularity. When Billy spots an advertisement for Education Officers in Kenya it sounds like the answer to all their prayers despite worries about the Mau Mau rebellion & the omnipresence of dangerous creatures. After much family debate Laura Billy & the junior Hopkins set off to Nairobi on a BOAC Argonaut & start on the biggest adventure of their lives... ...

Moist von Lipwig is a con artist...and a fraud & a man faced with a life choice: be hanged or put Ankh-Morpork's ailing postal service back on its feet. It's a tough decision. But he's got to see that the mail gets through come rain hail sleet dogs the Post Office Workers' Friendly & Benevolent Society the evil chairman of the Grand Trunk Semaphore Company & a midnight killer. Getting a date with Adora Bell Dearheart would be nice too... ...

For the many amateur photographers looking to go pro this comprehensive guide from two industry icons is the go-to sourcebook packed with insider advice on how to launch a successful photo business in any genre. Going Pro is the fastest growing phenomenon in pro photography with a blog & podcast viewed by hundreds of thousands of photographers each month & numerous accolades including recognition by Alltop.com. Now a long-awaited book joins the movement giving amateurs all the information they need to turn their hobby into a business including a complete guide to building a social media platform from the ground up. Packed with advice from such industry icons as Chase Jarvis Vincent Laforet Matthew Jordan Smith Jules Bianchi Kevin Kubota & more this is the one guide amateurs have been waiting for. ...

Frances Lincoln are delighted to reissue Sarah Garlands classic picture book series featuring a warm & very down-to-earth family as they go about their daily life. Whether they are gardening swimming picnicking or going to playschool doing the washing the shopping enjoying Christmas or a tea party Mum daughter baby & dog are always rushing around getting things done & having lots of fun. Going Shopping follows the family as they pile into the car drive to the supermarket & do the shopping. ...

Going Solo" tells of how when he grew up Roald Dahl left England for Africa & a series of daring & dangerous adventures began. From tales of plane crashes to surviving snake bites read all about Roald Dahl's life before becoming the world's number-one storyteller. This book is full of exciting & strange things
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- Roald Dahl Roald Dahl the best-loved of children's writers was born in Wales of Norwegian parents. After school in England he went to work for Shell in Africa. He began to write after "a monumental bash on the head" sustained as an RAF pilot in World War II. Roald Dahl died in 1990. Quentin Blake is one of the best-known & best-loved children's illustrators & it's impossible now to think of Roald Dahl's writings without imagining Quentin Blake's illustrations."

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In 1950 only 22% of adults were single. Today more than 50% of adults are. Eric Klinenberg explores the dramatic rise of solo living & the seismic impact it's having on our culture business & politics. Though conventional wisdom tells us that living by oneself leads to loneliness & isolation most 'solo dwellers' compared with their married counterparts are more likely to eat out & exercise sign up for art & music classes attend public events & lectures & volunteer. Drawing on over three hundred in-depth interviews with men & women of all ages & every class Klinenberg reaches some startling conclusions. With eye-opening statistics original data & vivid portraits of people who go it alone Going Solo upends common preconceptions to provide the definitive take on the rise of this major trend & how it is transforming modern society. ...

A provocative look at how & why Britain has fallen into decline from being a superpower in 1914 to being a third world economy in 2014 by two of Britains leading Economists journalists With a second recession looming Britain is facing a moment of truth. Going South examines how the leader of the Industrial Revolution came to exhibit the features of a developing country." The symptoms of this vertiginous plunge in the worlds rankings are already starkly apparent: a chronic balance of payment deficit a looming shortage of energy & food a dysfunctional labor market volatility in economic growth & a painful vulnerability to external events. & if these are the big indicators of imminent relegation to the Third World many smaller ones are too numerous to fully catalogue. So stark is the evidence that it is our contention that Britains looming relegation is not in doubt. The names change with intellectual fashion--the developing world the Third World less-developed countries "emerging markets " or simply the Global South. But the destination is the same. Britain is going south--rapidly. Assuming that Britain faces up to its plight there is no easy model for the redevelopment of the national economy. Whichever path is taken will be a hard one. The age of the quick fixes is over." ...