The Giving Tree" is a classic & moving story by Shel Silverstein. Once there was a little tree.. .and she loved a little boy. So begins a story of unforgettable perception beautifully written & illustrated by the gifted & versatile Shel Silverstein. Every day the boy would come to the tree to eat her apples swing from her branches or slide down her trunk.. .and the tree was happy. But as the boy grew older he began to want more from the tree & the tree gave & gave & gave. This is a tender story touched with sadness aglow with consolation. Shel Silverstein has created a moving parable for readers of all ages that offers an affecting interpretation of the gift of giving & a serene acceptance of another's capacity to love in return. Shel Silverstein's very first children's book " Lafcadio" the " Lion Who Shot Back" was published in 1963 & followed the next year by two other books. The first of those " The Giving Tree" is a moving story about the love of a tree for a boy; it took four years before Harper Children's books decided to publish it. Shel returned to humour that same year with "A Giraffe & a Half". His first collection of poems & drawings " Where the Sidewalk Ends" appeared in 1974 & his second "A Light in the Attic" in 1981. When he was a G.I. in Japan & Korea in the 1950 he learned to play the guitar & to write songs including "A Boy Named Sue" for Johnny Cash. In 1984 Silverstein won a Grammy Award for Best Children's Album for " Where the Sidewalk Ends"
- 'recited sung & shouted' by the author. He was also an accomplished playwright including the 1981 hit " The Lady or the Tiger Show". The last book to be published before he died in 1999 was " Falling Up" (1996)."
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From the double Man Booker Prize-winning author of Wolf Hall a wry shocking & beautiful memoir of childhood ghosts hauntings illness & family. Giving up the Ghost is award-winning novelist Hilary Mantels uniquely unusual five-part autobiography. Opening in 1995 with A Second Home Mantel describes the death of her stepfather which leaves her deeply troubled by the unresolved events of her childhood. In Now Geoffrey Dont Torment Her Mantel takes the reader into the muffled consciousness of her early childhood culminating in the birth of a younger brother & the strange candlelight ceremony of her mothers churching. In Smile an account of teenage perplexity Mantel describes a household where the keeping of secrets has become a way of life. Finally at the memoirs conclusion Mantel explains how through a series of medical misunderstandings & neglect she came to be childless & how the ghosts of the unborn like chances missed or pages unturned have come to haunt her life as a writer. ...

Gizzi Erskine's magic touch is simple
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Isabel lives in Portland Oregon & works in a library repairing damaged books. She longs to visit the destinations revealed in their pages. Her daydreams are peopled by memories from her Alaskan childhood the glaciers that are being lost. Meanwhile she's just the tiniest bit lonely & lovelorn. The object of her affection a soldier recently returned from Afghanistan who also works in the basement of the library seems equally quiet & so perhaps it's no surprise that their contact has been limited to only snatched moments. But today is the day that will all change. Isabel is determined to finally open up to him to find the perfect vintage dress for this evening's party & to invite him along. But of course life rarely happens as we plan it. ...

Glaciers & Glaciation is the classic textbook for all students of glaciation. Stimulating & accessible it has established a reputation as a comprehensive & essential resource. In this new edition the text references & illustrations have been thoroughly updated to give todays reader an up-to-the minute overview of the nature origin & behaviour of glaciers & the geological & geomorphological evidence for their past history on earth. The first part of the book investigates the processes involved in forming glacier ice the nature of glacier-climate relationships the mechanisms of glacier flow & the interactions of glaciers with other natural systems such as rivers lakes & oceans. In the second part the emphasis moves to landforms & sediment the interpretation of the earths glacial legacy & the reconstruction of glacial depositional environments & palaeoglaciology. ...

The ninth novel in Simon Scarrow's bestselling Roman series. While centurions Macro & Cato are returning to Rome from a harrowing campaign against the Parthians their transport ship is almost capsized by a tidal wave. They barely make it to the port of Matala in Crete where they are stunned to find a devastated town. An earthquake has struck the island destroying its cities & killing thousands. In the chaotic aftermath large bands of the island's slaves begin to revolt & local bandits taking advantage of the slave rebellion urge the Cretans to overthrow the Roman administration. With many of the island's troops either killed or wounded during the earthquake the governor of the province calls on Macro & Cato for help. Can they move swiftly enough to counter the rebellion before it sweeps the Romans from the island? ...

Gordianus the Finder famed detective of Ancient Rome returns in a riveting of stories. Nine tales of murder & intrigue take him from the seamy streets of Rome to elegant villas on the Bay of Naples from the spectacular backdrop of a chariot race to a domestic dispute with his Egyptian concubine Bethesda. In the title story a beautiful Nubian actress begs Gordianus to solve an impossible problem: how can she have just seen her beloved brother in the market place when she had previously watched him die a gruesome death as a gladiator? ...

Free from slavery Marcus is determined to find & save his kidnapped mother. Meanwhile his master Julius Caesar wants Marcus to help destroy the bands of rebel slaves & their leader Brixus who plans to unite a slave army & resurrect the cause of Spartacus. But Marcus & Brixus are old allies who share a life-threatening secret. Marcus is torn between his friend & master. Can he convince Brixus now is not the time for a deadly revolt
- & ask Caesar to negotiate a slave surrender before more carnage & bloodshed? This book comes from the numbered 1 bestselling adult author Simon Scarrow
- over 1 million copies sold. It is the perfect introduction to Roman history & gladiators for young readers
- great for fans of Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson & J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter. Book 3 in the series.


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It is settled. The boy is in your charge. You will train him to fight. He must be able to use the dagger throwing-knife staves & his bare hands. One day young Marcus may well become a gladiator in the arena. But you must also teach him the ways of the street. Now a member of Julius Caesars palace Marcus training continues in the city of Rome. The streets are plagued by vicious gang war attacks & Caesar must employ his own gang leader who learns of a plot to murder him. Only Marcus can go in undercover. But hes in terrible danger. If the rival gang discover him the price will be fatal. Julius Caesars isnt the only life at risk... ...

It is settled. The boy is in your charge. You will train him to fight. He must be able to use the dagger throwing-knife staves & his bare hands. One day young Marcus may well become a gladiator in the arena. But you must also teach him the ways of the street. Now a member of Julius Caesars palace Marcus training continues in the city of Rome. The streets are plagued by vicious gang war attacks & Caesar must employ his own gang leader who learns of a plot to murder him. Only Marcus can go in undercover. But hes in terrible danger. If the rival gang discover him the price will be fatal. Julius Caesars isnt the only life at risk... ...