Are there tangible benefits in flossing? Is it wrong to fake orgasms? What does the perfect online dating ad look like? Should we bother doing the ironing? Is it really impossible to buy the perfect Christmas gift? (Other than this book of course.) Economists might not be the first people you would think of to give you advice on such diverse areas as parenting the intricacies of etiquette or the dark arts of seduction. But for years bestselling author Tim Harford has been doing just that: answering the most challenging questions in his brilliant column where he uses the tools of economics to give practical advice about everyday dilemmas conundrums & concerns. From family rows & the stock market to buying socks or speed dating youll find within these pages a witty
- & of course rational
- explanation for almost everything you ever wanted to know about life.

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Dear Zari" gives voice to the secret lives of women across Afghanistan & allows them to tell their stories in their own words: from the child bride given as payment to end a family feud; to a life spent in a dark dusty room weaving carpets; to a young girl brought up as a boy; to life as a widow shunned by society. Compelling & enlightening " Dear Zari" uncovers the reality of life in Afghanistan in stories that are by turn heart-breaking & uplifting." ...

Rod Campbell's bestselling & much loved classic picture book Dear Zoo. What kind of pet would you like from the zoo? An elephant a lion a snake
- or something a bit smaller & cuddlier & playful? Lift the flaps & see what has been sent
- it's bound to be a surprise! & just when you think they'll never get it right they send the very best most perfect pet of all...A bestselling lift-the-flap book for more than twenty-five years Dear Zoo is a perennial favourite & is regarded as a classic. Rod Campbell is the creator of many brilliant novelty books for babies & toddlers including ABC Zoo Farm Babies Farm Chase Farm 123 & Noisy Farm as well as Dear Zoo regarded as a classic. Other books by Rod Campbell: Dear Santa; Dear Zoo; ABC Zoo; Oh Dear!; It's Mine!; I'm Hungry!; I Won't Bite!; Baby's Busy Book; My Presents; Noisy Farm; Farm 123; Farm Babies; Buster's Day; Buster's Zoo; Here's Buster but Where's Teddy?; Buster Goes to Playschool; Buster Gets Dressed; Buster Keeps Warm; Buster's Bedtim; The Pop-Up Farm; & The Pop-Up Jungle.

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This is Rod Campbells classic lift-the-flap book. Dear Zoo" has delighted toddlers for almost thirty years & now this slipcase of board books based on the much-loved story is perfect for a new generation of very young children. Packed with favourite animals from puppies & kittens to lions & penguins these sturdy books introduce key early learning concepts & toddlers favourite creatures
- Numbers Colours Pets & Wild Animals."
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Lift-the-flaps & press the 8 interactive sound buttons to see what the zoo has sent: the perfect pet
- in the end! This amazing
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Nina is the peacemaker of the family
- dutiful daughter sister & wife. Richard is the baby of the family
- hes always been spoilt

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You are a remarkable woman & you deserve all the happiness contentment & love in the world. I for one know that I have never met anyone quite like you. When Rose Pritchard turns up on the doorstep of a Cumbrian B&B it is her last resort. She & her seven-year-old daughter Maddie have left everything behind. & they have come to the village of Millthwaite in search of the person who once offered Rose hope. Almost immediately Rose wonders if shes made a terrible mistake
- if shes chasing a dream
- but she knows in her heart that she cannot go back. Shes been given a second chance
- at life & love
- but will she have the courage to take it?



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It is a sharp slick sequel to zombie adventure debut Dearly Departed". Can the living coexist with the living dead? Thats the question that has New Victorian society fiercely divided ever since the mysterious plague known as " The Laz" hit the city of New London & turned thousands into walking corpses. But while some of these zombies are mindless monsters hungry for human flesh others can still think speak reason & control their ravenous new appetites. Just ask Nora Dearly who was nearly kidnapped by a band of sinister zombies but valiantly rescued by a dashing young man.. .who was sadly no longer breathing... Nora & her savior the young zombie soldier Bram Griswold fell hopelessly in love. But others feel only fear & loathing for the reanimated dead. Now as tensions grow between pro- & anti-zombie factions battle lines are being drawn in the streets. & though Bram is no longer in the New Victorian army he & his ex-commando zombie comrades are determined to help keep the peace. That means taking a dangerous stand between The Changed a radical group of sentient zombies fighting for survival & The Murder a masked squad of urban guerrillas hellbent on destroying the living dead. But zombies arent the only ones in danger: Their living allies are also in The Murders crosshairs & for one vengeful zealot Nora Dearly is the number one target. As paranoia prejudice & terrorist attacks threaten to plunge the city into full-scale war Noras scientist father & his team continue their desperate race to unlock the secrets of " The Laz" & find a cure. But their efforts may be doomed when a mysterious zombie appears bearing an entirely new strain of the illness-and the nation of New Victoria braces for a new wave of the apocalypse. Lia Habels spellbinding suspenseful sequel to " Dearly Departed" takes her imaginative mash-up of period romance futuristic thriller & zombie drama to a whole new level of innovative & irresistible storytelling." ...

This is a pacy bloodthirsty hugely entertaining teen zombie novel with an unconventional but tender love story at its heart. From the ruins of a cataclysmic ice-age a new society has emerged based on Victorian customs. Nora Dearly a feisty teenage girl & apparent orphan leaves her exclusive boarding school for the holidays to return home
- only to be dragged into the night by the living dead. Luckily for her this particular crack unit of zombies are good guys
- sent to protect her from the real nasties roaming the countryside & zeroing in on major cities to swell their ranks. Nora must find a way to defeat the evil undead with help from Bram a noble sweet & surprisingly hot zombie boy for whom she starts to fall...

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Miami's best-dressed serial killer is back & on the prowl at least he would be if he could shake off his permanent shadow. Ever since their paths first crossed Sergeant Doakes hasn't let Dexter Morgan out of his sight. Dexter may well be the Miami PD's blood-spatter analyst but Sgt. Doakes has a pretty good idea of how Dex likes to spend his free time & he's determined to catch him in the act. Dex hasn't killed in months & is getting twitchy. To throw Doakes off his scent he's spending more time with Rita his girlfriend. But no matter how many cosy nights they spend in front of the TV Doakes is still watching. Then a body turns up horribly mutilated & barely alive. To trap the torturer Doakes & Dexter will have to work together if they can trust each other. It's a devil's pact & one of them will have to be the bait... ...