The post was an old thing of course but it was so old that it had magically become new again. The post office is an ailing institution belonging to the olden days. New technology overshadows its mind-numbing bureaucracy & the creakingly slow pace of change. You can call them nostalgic but there are still people who believe in the post: in the beauty of stamps & cast-iron pillar boxes & the dignity of the postman braving hail wind & troublesome dogs. & sometimes it's worth standing up for what you believe in... ...

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
- some funny some frightening all true. 'I have only written about those moments that I consider memorable'
- 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. ...

America is a grotesquely polarized society & becoming more so all the time. In this razor-sharp funny & terrifying collection of pieces Barbara Ehrenreich shows how the widening gap between rich & poor over the past eight years has left the country increasingly divided between the gated communities on the one hand & the trailer parks & tenements on the other. She describes a country where the super-rich travel by private jet while low-paid workers make multiple bus trips to get to their jobs; where a wealthy minority obsessively consumes cosmetic surgery while the poor often go without basic health care for their children; where members of the moneyed elite can buy congressmen while a troubling proportion of the working class can barely buy lunch. Ehrenreich writes corruscatingly about the pay of CEOs the treatment of illegal immigrants the way Wal-Mart spies on & interrogates its employees & the fact that its easier to get health insurance in America for a pet than for a child. Going to Extremes" brilliantly anatomises a nation approaching its 2008 election scarred by deepening equality & corroded by distrust." ...

When Dax receives an urgent call he knows he has to drop everything & race to the aid of his friends. But that's not as easy as it sounds. Strange things are happening-unbelievable occurrences that seem to be following Dax & his friends wherever they go. & that's not all that's after them.. . Government agents are stalking their every move-tracking them down. The very people who are supposed to be protecting them seem to be the biggest threat. Who can they trust? Where should they run? Each of the friends must call upon their special powers to try to outwit their pursuers-but will these abilities spell the end for them all? ...

Too little to go to school too big to stay at home all day Anna is off to nursery for the first time. Tom is new too & together they discover how much fun it can be! Young children & adults alike will enjoy sharing & talking about this much-loved classic picture book with its delightful & amusing insight into the joys & trepidations of starting nursery. ...

Born in 1957 in Deptford south London Danny's first job after dropping out of school at the age of 15 was in One Stop Records a small record shop in London's West End frequented by Elton John & Mick Jagger a store rather like the one in High Fidelity. His career in print journalism began in 1976 when he co-founded the fanzine Sniffin' Glue leading to an offer from the New Musical Express where his first job was as a receptionist. Soon after Baker was contributing regular astute articles reviews & later interviews to the publication. Danny then began making 30-minute documentaries at LWT for the cult series 20th Century Box & appeared in two television commercials: Daz washing powder & Mars bar chocolate. His stellar career on the radio began on BBC GLR in 1989 then moved to BBC Radio 5 where he presented sports shows including the groundbreaking 6-0-6 which still influences the media's approach to criticism of players managers & referees. He also worked on BBC Radio 1 back to BBC GLR Talk Radio & later on Virgin Radio. On his return to BBC last May Danny won ' Sony Radio Personality of the Year' & appeared on Desert Island Discs last July. Six months earlier he had gone public on his cancer & chemotherapy treatment & thankfully all seems well. Danny Baker currently presents a weekday show at BBC London 94.9 which features phone-ins & discussions with his on-air team regarding music & entertainment of the 1960s & 1970s & a Saturday morning show on BBC Radio 5. This book charts Danny's showbiz career the highs & lows & everything in between including the accusation that he killed Bob Marley... ...

Designed to introduce young children to unfamiliar situations in an amusing & friendly way. Features Stephen Cartwright's delightful illustrations providing lots to look at & talk about. An ideal starting point for young children & adults to discuss first experiences. Other titles in this series include: Going to the Dentist The New Baby Moving House ...