Where do our clothes come from? Whats the link between gorillas & mobile phones? Does chocolate grow on trees? Answering these questions & many more How We Make Stuff is an engaging exploration of the way we use Earths natural resources. Featuring pop-ups pull-tabs & booklets it is an interactive extravaganza! The first title in the series How The World Works won the prestigious Royal Society Young Peoples Book Prize. ...

There are some people you can't imagine life without. What at the end of it all is really important? Liv & her friends can't imagine a life different from now: freedom lifelong friendships & dreams that are still within their reach. Then Liv dies. For those left behind
- Mia Fraser Anna Norm & Melody
- everything stops. Their lives & dreams are frozen in time. In the years that follow they decide to meet on Liv's birthday to raise a toast & celebrate her life even though none of them are living their own
- not really. Time marches inexorably on & yet without Liv the lynchpin of the group they are all flailing. Mia & Fraser are quietly falling apart because of the secret they share & as truths are unearthed & their friendships are tested to the limit they have to ask themselves
- is it time to get on with the business of actually living?



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Games make up a huge part of childhood & memories of specific games stay with us throughout our lives. They form an integral part of growing up & stimulate imagination & creativity. From hide & seek to complex card & board games street games that require no equipment to elaborate rainy day amusements we all have experience of entertaining ourselves as children. In this fascinating trip down memory lane former curator of dolls & games at the V&A Museum Caroline Goodfellow explores the history of childhood games & how they have changed from ancient times to the modern day. From ancient board games to childhood pastimes of the Middle Ages through to the street games of the 1950s & 1960s & the experience of children in the current decade she delves into the differences in games over time & region. Bound to awaken distant memories of childhood her history of this most pleasurable of subjects transports the reader to another time & is a nostalgic look at how we played. ...

How do you lead a fulfilling life? That profound question animates this book of inspiration & insight from world-class business strategist & bestselling author of The Innovators Dilemma Clayton Christensen. After beating a heart attack advanced-stage cancer & a stroke in three successive years the world-renowned innovation expert & author of one of the best selling & most influential business books of all time
- The Innovators Dilemma
- Clayton M. Christensen delivered a short but powerful speech to the Harvard Business School graduating class. He presented a set of personal guidelines that have helped him find meaning & happiness in his life
- a challenge even the brightest & most motivated of students find daunting. Akin to The Last Lecture in its revelatory perspective following life-altering events that speech subsequently became a hugely popular article in the Harvard Business Review & is now a groundbreaking book putting forth a series of questions & models for success that have long been applied in the world of business but also can be used to find cogent answers to pressing life questions: How can I be sure that Ill find satisfaction in my career? How can I be sure that my relationships with my spouse my family & my close friends become enduring sources of happiness? How can I avoid compromising my integrity (and stay out of jail)? How Will You Measure Your Life? is a highly original surprising book from a singular business figure. Its a book sure to inspire & educate readers
- companies & individuals students of business mid-career professionals & even parents
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A comprehensive guided tour under the skin of the car. Diesel petrol (gasoline) electric hybrid & alternative propulsions are all dissected & explained in a reader-friendly manner & as you move from the engine to the tailpipe youll discover what an exciting world there is within the car. Organised in intuitive chapters & backed with colourful illustrations & cutaways this book describes the systems & parts that make your car move. Without emphasising the boring science bits it discusses the practical application of various automotive terms & explains why having more of one thing & less of another is beneficial in the real world. Whether youre just curious or wish to become a better car owner this book will start you on an exciting journey. ...

In this compelling & groundbreaking new book Dr David Hamilton shows how the mind can have the power to heal the body. Here he describes the power of positive thinking & how thoughts & emotions mould the structure of the brain & change our body at a cellular level. The book also

Includes:: true-life stories from people who have successfully visualized themselves well & contains a powerful list of specific visualizations that you can use to heal yourself from illness. How Your Mind Can Heal Your Body" unleashes the hidden powers within the mind to heal you in dramatic & enduring ways. This inspiring book is practical positive & promises to have a direct impact on the way you view the mind-body connection."

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No longer the simple machines they used to be the modern motorcycle is as complex & diverse as the modern car. In an ever more competitive market manufacturers are looking for new solutions to old problems
- whats the most efficient transmission? How can emissions & fuel consumption be cut without affecting power? & how can new models be differentiated from one another? This book explains how the modern motorcycle works in a straightforward style thats jargon-free & easy to read. It assumes no prior mechanical knowledge simply an interest in a motorcycles workings & an open mind. The text is accompanied by superb cutaway illustrations from the major motorcycle manufacturers clearly showing how individual components & systems function. It covers the latest innovations including traction control & pushbutton gear change as well as long-established technologies such as fuel injection & ABS. How your motorcycle works will not transform you into a motorcycle engineer or expert mechanic but in explaining precisely how everything works it will increase your understanding & thus enjoyment of the machine.
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This is a new title in the fantastic Usborne Reading Programme based on an old African folktale & aimed at children who are beginning to read. Once upon a time zebras didnt have stripes but a greedy baboon changed all that... This key series was developed in conjunction with reading expert Alison Kelly from the University of Surrey. Every title has clear & compelling text that allows children to build their burgeoning reading skills & is accompanied by charming & highly appealing illustrations. ...

Wealth. Influence. Magnetism. Mystery. In twentieth century America one man alone embodied all these qualities in their purest form. During a life which read like the wildest imaginings of a Hollywood scriptwriter Howard Hughes
- billionaire tycoon pioneer aviator playboy eccentric & movie mogul
- became a totem of fascination around the globe. In his twilight years the mystery surrounding him intensified when he became a total recluse hiding himself away in shady hotel suites for more than a decade. Some believed him to be dead; others thought he had gone crazy. Few really knew the truth
- just as Hughes preferred. The ambiguity surrounding him spawned one of the first modern media obsessions. Speculation abounded from the business pages of broadsheets through international magazine articles down to the sidewalk opinion-makers. & unsurprisingly there were few books written about Hughes' fascinating life
- a life which was rumoured to be on the brink of ruin. So New York author & journalist Clifford Irving set out to do what no one else had done before. In late 1970 Irving ran into an old friend & fellow scribe Richard Suskind. The two men struck up a conversation about the legendary Hughes whose recent shadowy globetrotting had caused a sensation in newspapers around the world. It was this conversation that gave Irving the idea to write the 'autobiography' of Howard Hughes. Skillfully convincing the publishing world that he had the direct input of Hughes himself his colleagues & friends Irving wrote his book interweaving accurate research with outlandish fiction & sold it to a publisher for a record advance of $1m hitting headlines around the world... But eventually the tall tale unravelled
- the book was unmasked as a hoax. Irving went to prison & the sensational manuscript described as 'the most famous unpublished book of the century' lay untouched for over 30 years
- until now. For the first time here is the incredible unexpurgated life story of one of history's most intriguing figures.





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Since the Stone Age drugs have been sniffed to induce sleep mixed to cure ills swallowed to stimulate creativity snorted to increase sexuality popped for the hell of it & smoked to see God. Natural or synthesized they have been smuggled for all kinds of reasons from saving the world to becoming stinking rich. Blamed for deaths wars suicides collapses of governments multiple crashes individual crises anarchy & chaos they have also been praised for opening minds & expanding consciousness. Worshipped & demonised venerated & chastised force-fed & forbidden. Every society has had its intoxicant be it sacrament or scourge. They have also become irreversibly interwoven with politics sex business religion & rock & roll providing writers whether emerging from the ancient classical world or the street laboratory of today with both inspiration & challenge. An unforgettable once-in-a-lifetime trip The Howard Marks Book of Dope Stories

Includes:: his favourite drugs writings from Alexander Dumas to Aleister Crowley via Hunter S. Thompson & Charles Baudelaire as well as unpublished works & many new & compelling pieces from Mr Nice himself.

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