As Rin experiences the ups & downs of being a teenager she begins to ponder what it means to be family. In her exploration of that question she takes it upon herself to track down Masako her birth mother. Masako engaged & pregnant is about to start a new family of her own. But with Masakos feelings of guilt about her treatment of Rin she cant bring herself to tell Daikichi the new developments in her life. So when Rin & Masako end up meeting fact-to-face as a result of Rins investigatory legwork will the mother-daughter relationship thats been all but non-existent till now end in fireworks? ...

Over the last ten years Daikichi has put his adopted daughter Rin before himself & found happiness in her happiness. But having given what some would call the bets years of his life to raising his grandfather's illegitimate child the now forty-something Daikichi has all but given up on finding the woman of his dreams. Though this situation has yet to strain the relationship between Daikichi & Rin will the ups & downs of adolescence leave Rin now a thoughtful young women wanting for a motherly influence in her life? & as Rin becomes embroiled in the whirlwind of exams dating & the like can Daikichi only sit back & watch? ...

In this fun addition to the Twenty to Make series Kate shows how to make twenty gorgeous bunting designs in a range of stunning ...

Developed for beginners the Buongiorno Italia! course book is designed to accompany the Buongiorno Italia! CDs (9780563519461) but can also be used on its own to develop your reading & writing skills. Youll gain valuable insights into Italian culture too. 20 units based around authentic dialogues in Italian illustrate the basic structures & vocabulary in an everyday context while exercises activities & explanations reinforce learning throughout the course. Buongiorno Italia! will help you reach the equivalent of a first qualification such as GCSE. This 304-page book is also available to buy as part of a language pack which contains three 60-minute audio CDs (9780563519485). ...

Designed for beginners Buongiorno Italia! will teach you to use & understand basic colloquial Italian in a wide range of everyday situations & is ideal for learning at home or in a class. You'll gain valuable insights into modern Italian culture too. Focusing on listening reading writing & speaking skills Buongiorno Italia! will help you reach the equivalent of a first qualification such as GCSE. It

Includes:: a 304-page course book & three 60-minute CDs: Course Book 20 units illustrate the basic structures & vocabulary in an everyday context while exercises activities & explanations reinforce learning throughout the course. Audio The audio contains authentic dialogues & interviews featuring native Italian speakers using everyday language &

Includes:: pronunciation practice listening comprehension & interactive lessons.



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The Burden of Power is the fourth volume of Alastair Campbells diaries & perhaps the most eagerly awaited given the ground it covers. It begins on September 11 2001 a day which immediately wrote itself into the history books & it ends on the day Campbell leaves Downing Street. In between there are two wars: first Afghanistan & then even more controversially Iraq. It was the most difficult decision of Tony Blairs premiership & almost certainly the most unpopular. Campbell describes in detail the discussions with President Bush & other world leaders as the steps to war are taken & delivers a unique account of Blair as war leader. He records the enormous political difficulties at home & the sense of crisis that engulfed the government after the suicide of weapons inspector David Kelly. & all the while Blair continues to struggle with two issues that ran throughout his time in government
- fighting for peace in Northern Ireland & trying to make peace with Gordon Brown. & Campbell continues to struggle balancing the needs of his family with one of the most pressurised roles in politics. Riveting & revelatory The Burden of Power is as raw & intimate a portrayal of political life as you are ever likely to read.
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The Burden of Power is the fourth volume of Alastair Campbell's diaries & perhaps the most eagerly awaited given the ground it covers. It begins on September 11 2001 a day which immediately wrote itself into the history books & it ends on the day Campbell leaves Downing Street. In between there are two wars: first Afghanistan & then even more controversially Iraq. It was the most difficult decision of Tony Blair's premiership & almost certainly the most unpopular. Campbell describes in detail the discussions with President Bush & other world leaders as the steps to war are taken & delivers a unique account of Blair as war leader. He records the enormous political difficulties at home & the sense of crisis that engulfed the government after the suicide of weapons inspector David Kelly. & all the while Blair continues to struggle with two issues that ran throughout his time in government
- fighting for peace in Northern Ireland & trying to make peace with Gordon Brown. & Campbell continues to struggle balancing the needs of his family with one of the most pressurised roles in politics. Riveting & revelatory The Burden of Power is as raw & intimate a portrayal of political life as you are ever likely to read.
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What could be more enjoyable that eating home-cooked burgers with family & friends? This book reinvents the burger with over 60 mouth-watering recipes. There are also great ideas for accompaniments including how to make the best chips relishes & sauces. ...

Mince normally features in everyone's list of favourite dishes
- from Shepherd's Pie to Spag Bol & Kebabs to the home-made burger.
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This is Janet & Allan Ahlberg's hilarious picture book Burglar Bill". " Burglar Bill" is an entertaining picture book by the iconic British husband & wife picture book team Janet & Allan Ahlberg creators of " Peepo"! Perfect as a bedtime story & for children learning to read! Who's that creeping down the street? Who's that climbing up the wall? Who's that coming through the window? Who's that?... It's Burglar Bill. Allan Ahlberg has published over 100 children's books & with his late wife Janet created many award-winning children's picture books including " Cops & Robbers" " It was a Dark & Stormy Night" " Each Peach Pear Plum" & the Kate Greenaway Medal winning " The Jolly Postman". Look out for these other classics by Allan Ahlberg: " The Baby's Catalogue"; " Cops & Robbers"; " Each Peach Pear Plum"; " The One & Only Two Heads"; " Son of a Gun"; " The Little Worm Book"; " Two Wheels Two Heads"; " Funny Bones"; "A Pair of Sinners"; " Happy Families"; " Peepo"!; " The Ha Ha Bonk Book"; " Help Your Child to Read"; " Ten in a Bed"; " Please mrs Butler"; " Daisy Chains"; " Yum Yum"; " Playmates"; " Foldaways"; " Woof"; " The Cinderella Show"; " The Jolly Postman"; " The Jolly Christmas Postman"; " The Jolly Pocket Postman"; " The Clothes Horse & Other Stories"; " The Mighty Slide"; " Starting School"; " Heard it in the Playground"; " The Bear Nobody Wanted"; " It was a Dark & Stormy Night"; " The Giant Baby"; " Baby Sleeps"; " Blue Buggy"; " Doll & Teddy"; " See the Rabbit"; " Please Mrs Butler"; " The Better Brown Stories"; " The Boyhood of Burglar Bill"." ...