This book tells a br&-new story in the best-selling Princess Poppy" series! When Grandpa gets ill Poppy can't think about anything else because she is so worried about him. She is missing him such a lot that she can't even concentrate on practicing for her gym club competition which is most unlike her as she is usually desperate to do the best that she can. When Poppy visits him in hospital she hardly recognizes Grandpa because he's looking so pale & thin but when she sees his familiar stripey pyjamas & starts chatting away to him about what she's been up to she knows it's him after all. Every time she visits Poppy is sure that Grandpa is looking a little bit better & convinced that her wish for him to be home by the weekend will come true. Find out how Poppy helps Grandpa to get well again & whether she will be a gym princess after all." ...

Poppy is putting on a play in her garden! But there's so much to do
- she will need tickets & costumes & actors & a story. Her
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This is a br&-new story in the best-selling Princess Poppy" series with a right royal theme perfect for the Jubilee! Princess Poppy is so excited! Its the annual dress-up parade & this year the theme is royalty. She cant wait to get her glad rags on. But theres a lot to do before the fun can begin & everyone must muck in
- including Poppy. The trouble is she keeps getting distracted.. . Find out whether everything will be ready in time for the parade to go ahead. With royal fancy dress the Honeypot Hill Olympics & a super street party this Poppy book is absolutely bursting with perfect princess fun."
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Princess Smartypants does not want to get married. She enjoys being a Ms. But being a rich & pretty princess means that all the princes want her to be their Mrs. Find out how Princess Smartypants fights to preserve her independence in this hilarious fairy-tale-with-a-difference. Babette Cole is.. .funny unrestricted & totally unforgettable
- Independent on Sunday"."
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Princess Sylvie persuades her father the king to leave the palace gardens & walk in the woods. The king is unsure. What might be in the woods? Then Sylvies dog Oskar runs off after a long-eared hare & Sylvies adventures begin. This is a delightful story for young children about exploring new places & making new friends & about the comforts of home. ...

Three bored Princesses decide they have to do something different. Something that will entertain them & take their minds off their lives of luxury. So they swap places with three servant girls & their minds certainly are taken off their lives of luxury! Work work work.. . Will it ever end? The three Princesses certainly find out about how to avoid boredom & in so doing also learn a bit about other peoples lives. This is a charming funny & visually beautiful book that is a sure-fired winner! Praise for Princesses Are Not Quitters": These royal girls dont give up easily; they get a social education & offer
- implicitly
- a lively motto about he perils of indolence.
- " Observer". An enchanting tale.
- " Good Book Guide". comical & addictive a message parents can only be grateful for.
- " Sunday Times"."




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The first encyclopedia of Islamic political thought from the birth of Islam to today this comprehensive authoritative & accessible reference provides the context needed for understanding contemporary politics in the Islamic world & beyond. With more than 400 alphabetically arranged entries written by an international team of specialists the volume focuses on the origins & evolution of Islamic political ideas & related subjects covering central terms concepts personalities movements places & schools of thought across Islamic history. Fifteen major entries provide a synthetic treatment of key topics such as Muhammad jihad authority gender culture minorities fundamentalism & pluralism. Incorporating the latest scholarship this is an indispensable resource for students researchers journalists & anyone else seeking an informed perspective on the complex intersection of Islam & politics. It

Includes:: more than 400 concise alphabetically arranged entries. It features 15 in-depth entries on key topics. It covers topics such as: Central themes & sources of Islamic political thought: caliph modernity knowledge sharia government revival & reform Modern concepts institutions movements & parties: civil society Islamization secularism veil Muslim Brotherhood Islamic law & traditional Islamic societies: justice taxation fatwa dissent governance piety & asceticism trade & commerce Sects schools regions & dynasties: Mutazilis Shiism Quraysh Mecca & Medina Baghdad Indonesia Nigeria Central Asia Ottomans Thinkers personalities & statesmen: Mawardi Shafi I Saladin Tamerlane Akbar Ataturk Nasser Khomeini. It contains seven historical & contemporary maps of Muslim empires postcolonial nation-states populations & settlements. It guides readers to further research through bibliographies cross-references & an index.

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Through three editions over more than four decades The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry & Poetics" has built an unrivaled reputation as the most comprehensive & authoritative reference for students scholars & poets on all aspects of its subject: history movements genres prosody rhetorical devices critical terms & more. Now this landmark work has been thoroughly revised & updated for the twenty-first century. Compiled by an entirely new team of editors the fourth edition
- the first new edition in almost twenty years
- reflects recent changes in literary & cultural studies providing up-to-date coverage & giving greater attention to the international aspects of poetry all while preserving the best of the previous volumes. At well over a million words & more than 1 000 entries the Encyclopedia has unparalleled breadth & depth. Entries range in length from brief paragraphs to major essays of 15 000 words offering a more thorough treatment
- including expert synthesis & indispensable bibliographies
- than conventional handbooks or dictionaries. This is a book that no reader or writer of poetry will want to be without. Thoroughly revised & updated by a new editorial team for twenty-first-century students scholars & poets. More than 250 new entries cover recent terms movements & related topics. Broader international coverage

Includes:: articles on the poetries of more than 110 nations regions & languages. Expanded coverage of poetries of the non-Western & developing worlds. It covers updated bibliographies & cross-references. It is new easier-to-use page design. It is fully indexed for the first time."





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Sumptuous glorious evocation of Jacobean London & Renaissance Italy from the acclaimed author of The Firemaster's Mistress. Robert Cecil Secretary of State to James I has a problem. He owes a vast & secret debt to the Prince of La Spada who is dying & has called in the loan -- & Cecil cannot pay. Even worse he has staked as security without royal authority the King's Great Pearl. To Cecil's surprise the Prince will agree to a hostage but he wants Cecil's firemaster: Francis Quoynt the best in his dangerous business. Cecil immediately seizes the chance for Quoynt also serves as his spy. La Spada is a wealthy beautiful Italian city-state -- the gateway of Europe. Whoever controls the mountain passes of La Spada also controls the flow of intelligence & much of the trade from the Middle East. As his mind disintegrates into fantastic obsessions the Prince makes his treacherous illegitimate son his heir. Which thwarts the deadly ambition of his daughter Sofia -- the Principessa. Sofia is young seductive wily & recently widowed. Already a blooded player of politics she could outdo Lucretia Borgia in the lethal game of survival. Which she must now play to save herself & her beloved state. As unpredictable as gunpowder will she choose to seek Francis's heart or his life? Or both? ...

In the seven years since the publication of Principles & Practice of Bioanalysis bioanalytical methods have remained the same but their usage patterns have changed. This second edition of a bestseller provides an updated guide to the techniques used in developing & running ultra-trace analyses for drugs metabolites & other substances. Extensively revised this volume reflects the dynamic growth in methodologies that has occurred over the past five years. Each chapter has been overhauled or re-written to reflect modern practice. Experts in the field offer a logical path through the problems of small molecule bioanalysis enabling you to choose the appropriate methods of analysis across a number of fields including the agrochemical & pharmaceutical industries. They cover a wide range of analytical methods including mass spectrometry liquid chromatography immunoassay NMR & gas chromatography. Presenting the information in an informal & highly accessible style the book covers the theory & practice of bioanalysis enabling you to gain maximum benefit & to optimize analytical methods. With practical advice & guidance it delineates how to develop robust analytical methods for a range of compounds both natural & synthetic. Using these insights you can more easily recognize problems & quickly solve them. ...