Ali Ferguson has just moved into Lever Tower with his mum. It's not long before he meets Caitlin & the Alsatian dog she looks after Falcon who doesn't take too kindly to being walked on a lead. Caitlin introduces Ali to her best friend Gez & together the three set out to discover firstly why the foxes have disappeared from the area secondly why the owls have appeared & thirdly why Miss Osborne has it seems vanished... And how exactly her disappearance is related to the previous two. With the help of his friends & significantly Caitlin's dad Ali & his mum begin to feel comfortable & happy in their new life without Ali's dad. ...

How an Economy Grows & Why it Crashes uses illustration humor & accessible storytelling to explain complex topics of economic growth & monetary systems. In it economic expert & bestselling author of Crash Proof Peter Schiff teams up with his brother Andrew to apply their signature take no prisoners" logic to expose the glaring fallacies that have become so ingrained in our countrys economic conversation. Inspired by How an Economy Grows & Why It Doesnt a previously published book by the Schiffs father Irwin a widely published economist & activist How an Economy Grows & Why It Crashes incorporates the spirit of the original while tackling the latest economic issues. With wit & humor the Schiffs explain the roots of economic growth the uses of capital the destructive nature of consumer credit the source of inflation the importance of trade savings & risk & many other topical principles of economics. The tales told here may appear simple of the surface but they will leave you with a powerful understanding of How an Economy Grows & Why it Crashes." ...

Turn the step-by-step dials & watch a visual sequence of how things grow from start to finish. Each dial has five full-colour pictures that help young children understand the process of growth in animals & plants. Informative simple text explains what is seen in each picture. Included are eight different subjects: butterfly; apples; pine tree; deer; sunflower; chicken; corn; & frog. Other titles by Peter Seymour published by the Lutterworth Press include: Animals at Work"." ...

At the centre of the inside of the human brains mind is the place where one can find the reasons why human beings behave in such peculiar delightful & unpleasant ways. I the author of this book (D. Shrigley BA (Hons)) shall take the reader on a journey around the human brain & along the way I shall point-out various things that are worthy of discussion. We will start our journey in the eye as that is a common entrance place to the brain. I shall ruminate about the eye & its properties. I shall tell how the eyes seeing is sorted-out in the brain & the magical nature of it & I shall warn of all the things that can go wrong in this sorting-out process. After the eye we shall travel to the ear & discuss the world that is heard & how it is heard in the brain & all the awful things that can go wrong; some of them amusing & some not amusing. Taste & smell will of course be covered as these are also things of interest to the brain. We will also touch upon touch so to speak. We will also touch upon the scalp but only lightly & briefly. Once we have looked at the brains government of the senses we shall start to talk about the really interesting stuff. Like how the brain decides what is right & wrong & why some people are very charming & others behave like monkeys. Some other questions that might be dealt-with are as follows: Could my brain be removed & replaced with a computer? Why cant I remember my wifes name? I can constantly hear a faint whistling sound; is it the sound of my brain functioning? ...

This is a brand new picture book to help children understand the concept of big numbers. Pipkin the smallest penguin is always asking questions but what he wants to know most of all is how big is a million? So he sets off to find out & along the way meets a hundred penguins sees a thousand snowflakes & meets one new friend before being amazed to finally find out how big a million really is. A special fold-out poster at the end of the book shows Pipkin looking at the sky which is printed with exactly one million stars. It is gorgeously illustrated by Serena Riglietti. ...

It is a largely forgotten fact that Britain was the first industrialized country in the world but Guy Martin
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There are few things in life more traumatic than discovering that your partner is having an affair. You are not only coping with the pain & anger but also the sense that your partner is a stranger. How could someone you love & thought that you knew treat you in this way? How can you ever trust your partner again? Dont panic. Millions upon millions of ordinary men & women have trodden the same path & come out the other end with not only their love restored but a significantly stronger & better relationship. Whether you are the discoverer of the affair or whether you were discovered Marshall offers guidance & support & explains:
- The seven stages that couples move through from discovery to recovery.
- What makes people more vulnerable to affairs.
- The eight types of affairs & how understanding your partners affair is key to deciding whether you should stay or go.
- How to stop your imagination running wild & your brain from going into meltdown.
- Why some couples emerge stronger & why others get derailed from the recovery process. With over 25 years experience as a marital therapist Marshall draws on hundreds of case studies & provides sensible compassionate & practical advice.




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Vegetables are more than just food for humans: theyve been characters companions & even protagonists throughout history. How Carrots Won the Trojan War" is a delightful collection of little-known stories about the origins legends & historical significance of 23 of the worlds most popular vegetables. Curious cooks devoted gardeners & casual readers alike will be fascinated by the far-fetched tales of their favourite foods pasts. Readers will discover why Roman gladiators were massaged with onion juice before battle how celery contributed to Casanovas conquests how peas almost poisoned General Washington why some seventeenth-century turnips were considered degenerate & of course how carrots helped the Greeks win the Trojan War (hint: carrots enabled the soldiers to stay inside the Trojan horse without a break)." ...

A unique interactive guide to understanding how cars operate. From the parts of a car its controls & engine to acceleration gears suspension & steering this title teaches the science behind cars in a fun accessible way. Readers can then put this science into practice by building working models using the perforated workshop board & colour-coded machine parts. A timeline on every spread explores how cars have developed throughout history. With a hands-on approach that brings theories to life this is a must for budding mechanics & engineers! ...

Adults tend to take language for granted
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