The Victorian language of flowers was used to express emotions: honeysuckle for devotion azaleas for passion & red roses for love. But for Victoria Jones it has been more useful in communicating feelings like grief mistrust & solitude. After a childhood spent in the foster care system she is unable to get close to anybody & her only connection to the world is through flowers & their meanings. Now eighteen Victoria has nowhere to go & sleeps in a public park where she plants a small garden of her own. When her talent is discovered by a local florist she discovers her gift for helping others through the flowers she chooses for them. But it takes meeting a mysterious vendor at the flower market for her to realise what's been missing in her own life & as she starts to fall for him she's forced to confront a painful secret from her past & decide whether it's worth risking everything for a second chance at happiness. The Language of Flowers is a heartbreaking & redemptive novel about the meaning of flowers the meaning of family & the meaning of love. ...

'A flower is not a flower alone; A thousand thoughts invest it' All over the world flowers are an integral part of human culture whether it is the perfect table centre for a wedding a beautiful bouquet for a birthday a message of thanks or to pay one's respect at a funeral. But while everyone knows that red roses signify love few may realise that an entire language of flowers exists with every bloom folliage & plant having a particular emotion attached be it hazel for reconcilliation wisteria for welcome or ivy for fidelity. This unique language was created by the romantic early Victorians who carefully planned every bouquet & posy so as to deliver a desired message. Bringing the language to a new generation this beautifully illustrated miscellany contains fifty profiled flowers a dictionary searchable by emotion & ideas for creating bouquets & arrangements for specific occasions. This gift book is a novel present that any flower lover will want to own. ...

This title is shortlisted for the CMI Management Book of the Year 2012. The difference between competent communication & inspiring communication can be the difference between poor performance & outstanding results. The traditional model for what constitutes a good leader is changing & CEOs & HR professionals now say the ability to understand motivate & inspire others is the characteristic that is most important when recruiting senior leaders. Based on original interviews with an extraordinary list of 60 top leaders from a wide range business sectors The Language of Leaders" provides a unique insight into how they have responded to the demands of a transparent world reports on what they have learned & creates a lexicon for successful communication. Their message is resoundingly clear
- communication is a now a crucial top three skill of leadership. It is only through mastering this skill that leaders can effectively engage with people within & outside an organization & ultimately build trust
- the essential pre-requisite of success. Filled with actionable lessons & insights from leading CEOs of high-profile global organisations " The Language of Leaders" is a book that anybody in a leadership position or who aspires to lead should read & keep on their desks."

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Melody Beattie brings you 50 cards to help remind you that each day you can ask for & accept the healing energy of God & the Universe. Remember that you are all part of & one with the continuous cycle of healing & she urges you to live according to the concepts of detachment & present-moment living. ...

Melody Beattie the best-selling author of The Language of Letting Go" brings you 50 cards to help remind you that each day you can ask for & accept the healing energy of God & the Universe. This beautifully illustrated deck will inspire you to live in the here-&-now; & by doing so you can allow life to happen instead of trying to force outcomes. When you relinquish regrets over the past & fears about the future you can truly make the most of every day." ...

As a professional animal psychic Amelia Kinkade helps clients locate lost pets diagnose baffling behavior & further explore the indelible bond that exists between people & their animal companions. But her real mission is to convince people that with the proper dedication training & understanding everyone can do what she does. Here she explains the subtle cues that form the foundation of animal communication & provides guided exercises that allow readers to explore these cues for themselves. With gentle encouragement she shows how to look for communications typically drowned out in the noise & chaos of modern life whether they take the form of clairaudience or clairvoyance. Filled with amazing stories The Language of Miracles inspires readers to sit down with the animals in their lives & explore the unspoken world between them." ...

This book introduces physics to a first year undergraduate in the language of mathematics. As such it aims to give a mathematical foundation to the physics taught pre-university as well as extending it to the skills & disciplines approached during a first degree course in physical science or engineering. It bridges two gaps in modern education
- between the level of difficulty in pre-university study & undergraduate study & between mathematics & physics. Many of the concepts are revised or introduced in the course of workshop questions which are an integral part of the text. Fully explained solutions to these workshops are given as a substantial appendix to the book. The student will be enabled to study classical mechanics in terms of vector calculus fields in terms of line & surface integrals oscillations & waves in terms of complex exponentials & so on. As far as we are aware this book is unique in its aim its content & its approach.
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This is a new & updated edition of a very popular book designed for reflexologists training for any level of qualifiication & especially suitable for those undertaking the new CPD qualification. A uniquely comprehensive & holistic approach to examining the structure & nature of the foot it is useful not only for those needing practical instruction & information but also for those who wish to learn about the spiritual & emotional context of both reflexology generally & their clients in particular. ...

Steve Jones's highly acclaimed double prize-winning bestselling first book is now fully revised to cover all the new genetic breakthroughs from GM food to Dolly the sheep.' An essential sightseer's guide to our own genetic terrain.' Peter Tallack Sunday Telegraph ' Superb & stimulating...an exhilarating trip around the double spiral of DNA a rush of gravity-defying concepts & wild swerves of the scientific imagination.' J.G. Ballard Daily Telegraph ' Not so much divination as demystification... An attempt to bring genetics & evolution more into the public domain. If for instance you ever wondered just what genetic engineering is about here is as good a place as any to discover. Few have Jones's ability to communicate a difficult idea with such humour clarity precision & ease.' Laurence Hurst Times Higher; ' Sensitive to the social issues raised by genetics...yet Jones's interest reaches beyond contemporary social issues to the human past to what genetics can & cannot tell us about our evolution & patterns of social development. He interleaves a broad knowledge of biology with considerations of cultural demographic &
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- linguistic history. At once instructive & captivating.' Daniel J. Kevles London Review of Books

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Language policy is an issue of critical importance in the world today. In this 2003 introduction Bernard Spolsky explores many debates at the forefront of language policy: ideas of correctness & bad language; bilingualism & multilingualism; language death & efforts to preserve endangered languages; language choice as a human & civil right; & language education policy. Through looking at the language practices beliefs & management of social groups from families to supra-national organizations he develops a theory of modern national language policy & the major forces controlling it such as the demands for efficient communication the pressure for national identity the attractions of (and resistance to) English as a global language & the growing concern for human & civil rights as they impinge on language. Two central questions asked in this wide-ranging survey are of how to recognize language policies & whether or not language can be managed at all. ...