Start together on a lifetime of learning- the greatest gift you can give your child A trip to the supermarket. A drive to the mall. A refrigerator. A telephone. A television. Transform these everyday experiences & household items into a world of words & wonder for your child. Early childhood education specialist Marlene Barron shows you how to stimulate your childs natural interest in reading & writing by sharing 60 imaginative & entertaining activities. Each one is: * Inspired by the internationally renowned Montessori approach to education * Developed especially for children ages 3 to 7 * Aimed at achieving specific objectives such as increasing vocabulary letter formation sequencing listening & motor skills & more * Readily upgraded to keep pace with your childs progress * Easy to do & loads of fun! The Ready Set Learn series was created to help parents & children explore concepts & develop skills necessary to succeed in school. In addition to dozens of activities each book contains a substantial overview explaining childrens developmental needs. Also available in the Ready Set Learn series: Ready Set Count; Ready Set Explore; Ready Set Cooperate. Marlene Barrons special understanding of people-children parents teachers-has led to these very special books. The activities here will allow children to construct a deeper more complex understanding of their world & will be fun for both parent & child. I recommend these books to anyone who works with children." -John Chattin-Mc Nichols Ph.D. Associate Professor School of Education Seattle University Vice President American Montessori Society" ...

Welcome to the Little Charley Bear Super Car Race! Charleys in the lead against Caramel & Nibblit. He suddenly gets a chance to really beat the competition. Will Charley help his friends or leave them behind? Read this lovely board storybook to find out what happens to Little Charley Bear & his friends. Based on the CBeebies" show " Little Charley Bear" is narrated by James Corden." ...

David Allen the guru of personal productivity (Fast Company Magazine) & author of the business bestseller GETTING THINGS DONE inspires us to work better not harder in his new book READY FOR ANYTHING. Offering over 50 productivity principles to help you clear your head & focus READY FOR ANYTHING enables you to identify what drives you what holds you back & how to be ready for anything. With motivational insights & inspirational"es READY FOR ANYTHING shows readers how to make things happen with less effort stress & inefficiency & lots more energy creativity & clarity. This is the perfect inspirational & motivational book for anyone wanting to work & live at their very best. ...

Pastry chef & award-winning blogger David Lebovitz is known for creating desserts with bold & high-impact flavour. His acclaimed new book presents show-stopping sweets that bakers of all abilities can master. In Ready for Dessert elegant finales such as Black Currant Tea Creme Brulee & Anise-Orange Ice Cream Profiteroles with Chocolate Sauce are as easy to prepare as comfort foods like Plum-blueberry Upside-Down Cake & Creamy Rice Pudding. With his unique brand of humour David serves up a tantalising array of more than 170 recipes for cakes crisps cobblers custards cookies & more. He reveals his three favourite ever recipes -a deeply spiced Fresh Ginger Cake; the bracing & beautiful Champagne Gelee with Kumquats Grapefruits & Blood Oranges; & his chunky & chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies. His trademark friendly guidance colours everything within the book from serving suggestions & storage advice to flavour variations helping ensure success every time. Accompanied by stunning photos by award-winning photographer Maren Caruso this new compilation of David's best recipes to date will inspire you to raid the ingredients cupboard & get baking or perhaps to churn out a batch of home-made ice cream... So if you're ready for dessert (and who isn't?) you'll be happy to have this collection of sweet indulgences on your kitchen shelf. ...

It's the year 2044 & the real world has become an ugly place. We're out of oil. We've wrecked the climate. Famine poverty & disease are widespread. Like most of humanity Wade Watts escapes this depressing reality by spending his waking hours jacked into the OASIS a sprawling virtual utopia where you can be anything you want to be where you can live & play & fall in love on any of ten thousand planets. & like most of humanity Wade is obsessed by the ultimate lottery ticket that lies concealed within this alternate reality: OASIS founder James Halliday who dies with no heir has promised that control of the OASIS
- & his massive fortune
- will go to the person who can solve the riddles he has left scattered throughout his creation. For years millions have struggled fruitlessly to attain this prize knowing only that the riddles are based in the culture of the late twentieth century. & then Wade stumbles onto the key to the first puzzle. Suddenly he finds himself pitted against thousands of competitors in a desperate race to claim the ultimate prize a chase that soon takes on terrifying real-world

Dimensions
- & that will leave both Wade & his world profoundly changed.




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Who do you think you are kidding Mr Hitler?" Not Colonel Rodney Foster a platoon commander of the Kent Home Guard. " Dads Army" the iconic comedy series is as well-known today as it was forty years ago. But the reality of life in the Home Guard was often very different. Living directly beneath " The Battle of Britain" on the Kent coast Colonel Rodney Foster who illegally kept a diary every day of the War commanded a company of men in the face of constant aerial bombardment & the ever-present threat of death from above
- the Home Guard were the first barrier to Hitlers crack parachutists. Writing from the village hall abandoned barns churches & makeshift officers messes he records with a unique wit & wisdom the everyday details of family life during the war: the domestic routine dogged by air raid warnings; the antics of soldiers stationed nearby taking every chance to improve their lot; & the quiet strength of a small community faced with great adversity."
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Taken from first-person accounts & historical documents this book chronicles more than 300 examples of alien encounters conspiracy theories & the influence of extraterrestrials on human events throughout history. Investigating claims of visits from otherworldly creatures aliens living among us abductions of humans to alien spacecraft & accounts of interstellar co-operation since the UFO crash in Roswell this discussion of the theories & mysteries surrounding aliens is packed with thought-provoking stories & shocking revelations of alien involvement in the lives of Earthlings. ...

Real Analysis is a comprehensive introduction to this core subject & is ideal for self-study or as a course textbook for first & second-year undergraduates. Combining an informal style with precision mathematics the book covers all the key topics with fully worked examples & exercises with solutions. All the concepts & techniques are deployed in examples in the final chapter to provide the student with a thorough understanding of this challenging subject. This book offers a fresh approach to a core subject & manages to provide a gentle & clear introduction without sacrificing rigour or accuracy. ...

Cider is a quite delicious drink which has been known for thousands of years & which has enjoyed a fashionable makeover in recent years. This practical book by Michael Pooley & John Lomax both cidermakers of national repute for more than 20 years explores both modern & traditional approaches & has been designed to enable the enthusiast using any type of apples to make real cider with skill & confidence. The book covers the history of cidermaking techniques for preserving apple juice for drinking washing & crushing the apples pressing the pulp fermentation blending & storing cider-based recipes the making of perry from pears & also

Includes:: instructions & a set of superb scaled plans for building an inexpensive cider press using hardwood or good quality softwood.

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Get cooking simple & delicious meals with Nigel Slater's Real Cooking". " This is real cooking. The roast potato that sticks to the roasting tin; the crouton from the salad that has soaked up the mustardy dressing.. .these are the things that make something worth eating. & worth cooking". (Nigel Slater). Nigel Slater's sumptuous recipes are not about making fancy stocks & sauces or perfecting spun-sugar baskets. They are about using the best quality ingredients to make food that is a joy to eat. Freshness simplicity & flavour: these are what count for Nigel Slater in the easy-to-follow & deliciously satisfying meals contained in " Real Cooking". Nigel Slater is the " Observer's" food writer writing a month column for " Observer Food Monthly". " Real Fast Food" was shortlisted for the Andre Simon Award while " The 30-Minute Cook" was nominated for both the Glenfiddich & Julia Child Awards. In 1995 he won the Glenfiddich Trophy & he has twice won the Cookery Writer of the Year Award as well as being named Media Personality of the Year in the 1996 Good Food Awards. His other bestselling books include " Real Fast Puddings" " Real Food" " Appetite" & " The Kitchen Diaries"." ...