Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books. A blue Early Reader is perfect for sharing & reading together. A red Early Reader is the next step on your reading journey. Jogger the hamster is on an adventure nibbling on books & climbing on chairs. But mean old Sour Puss is about
- will Jogger make it back to his cage in time?
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Johannes Cabal is back
- a little older a little wiser but just as sharply funny cuttingly sarcastic & unexpectedly violent as
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Johannes Cabal & his rather inexact powers of necromancy are back once more. This time his talents are purchased by The Fear Institute as they hunt for the Phobic Animus
- the embodiment of fear. The three Institute members led by Cabal & his Silver Key enter the Dreamlands & find themselves pursued by walking trees plagued with giant ticks stone men that patrol the ruins of their castles cats that feed on human flesh & phobias which torment & devastate. The intrepid explorers are killed off one by one as they traipse through this obfuscating & frustrating world where history itself appears to alter. Cabal annoyed that the quest is becoming increasingly heroic finds himself alone with the Institutes only remaining survivor & after a shockingly violent experiment begins to suspect that not everything is quite as it seems...
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Everything You Need to Communicate Effectively...in an Instant John Adairs 100 Greatest Ideas for Brilliant Communication is all you need to master the skills of speaking listening writing & reading from one of the worlds best-known & moist sought-after authorities on leadership & management. Inside you will find: 10 Greatest Ideas for Giving Presentations 12 Greatest Ideas for Leading Effective Meetings 5 Greatest Ideas for Delighting Your Customers 24 Greatest Ideas for Effective Speaking 9 Greatest Ideas for Clear Writing.. .and 40 other fantastic ideas tips & tricks that will give you the confidence answers & inspiration you need to succeed. ...

Collected Poems made publishing history when it first appeared & has now sold more than two million copies to an ever-growing readership. This newly expanded edition

Includes:: Betjemans verse autobiography Summoned by Bells. With a new Introduction by Poet Laureate Andrew Motion Collected Poems is the definitive Betjeman companion.

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Since his tragically early death from cancer in 1995 John Britten has taken his place as a New Zealand hero. He & his dedicated team in Christchurch designed & built from scratch the Britten V-twin motorcycle. For a time this machine was probably the fastest four-stroke bike in the world. It could wheel stand at 150 miles per hour simply by opening up the throttle. After five years of research the author has finally been able to give due credit to the man & his achievements. The biography details his early life the development of his vision & the early prototype motorcycles & then the gruelling cycle of hard work set-backs & failures before the Britten V-twin finally was able to beat the worlds best. His bike had legions of fans worldwide captured by the elegance originality & power of his machine but also by the romance of his story
- an individual taking on some of the worlds biggest & best motorcycle manufacturers & winning. This title should appeal to readers both inside & outside the motorcycle fraternity because of its universally inspiring theme
- that extraordinary things are possible when a person turns their dreams into reality.

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In this series a contemporary poet selects & introduces a poet of the past. By their choice of poems & by the personal & critical reactions they express in their prefaces the editors offer insights into their own work as well as providing an accessible & passionate introduction to the most important poets in our literature. The birds are gone to bed; the cows are still & sheep lie panting on each old mole hill & underneath the willows grey-green bough
- Like toil a resting
- lies the fallow plough
- Hares at Play"."


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Packed full of analysis & interpretation historical background discussions & commentaries York Notes will help you get right to the heart of the text youre studying whether its poetry a play or a novel. Youll learn all about the historical context of the piece; find detailed discussions of key passages & characters; learn interesting facts about the text; & discover structures patterns & themes that you may never have known existed. In the Advanced Notes specific sections on critical thinking & advice on how to read critically yourself enable you to engage with the text in new & different ways. Full glossaries self-test questions & suggested reading lists will help you fully prepare for your exam while internet links & references to film TV theatre & the arts combine to fully immerse you in your chosen text. York Notes offer an exciting & accessible key to your text enabling you to develop your ideas & transform your studies! ...

John Clare: A Poet for all Seasons is a superb anthology combining the poems of John Clare the nineteenth century poetic commemorator ...

When John Constantine is run over by a truck it takes him a little while to realise that hes perched between life & death. After a few weeks of hospital rehab Constantine finds the London streets very different from when he left as a series of occult murders & mutilations demands his attention. The common denominator points back to the ER where Constantine was admitted. ...