Mingzhi is the formidable Master Chai's first grandson & groomed for a grand destiny from the very moment of his birth. But while Master Chai beats out orders with his dragon stick there are threats to the future he has planned from both within & without. Inside the mansion there are secrets lies & plots; in the surrounding fields there is the newly planted opium that signifies trouble ahead; & further away still the foreign devils intent on taking their own piece of the pie that is China. ' Like a good Chinese drawing but always in motion.. .with the same breadth of scope & wealth of characters as many great nineteenth-century novels' ALASDAIR GRAY TLS ' Chiew-Siah Tei is a master storyteller & a rare talent with that magical ability of being able to weave a spell over her readers with riveting plots & prose that glows with life' Time Out HK ...

National Geographic Little Kids Big Book of Animals" devotes four pages to each of 32 high-interest animals including dolphins tigers butterflies frogs penguins lions wolf pups polar bears pandas sea turtles & more. Each profile

Includes:: wonderful photos 150 to 200-word entries focused on each animal plus facts kids love to know (size diet where it lives sounds it makes etc.). Throughout the book (and many happy hours of browsing) child-friendly text introduces young readers to the world of animals explaining how animal parents take care of young how baby animals change as they grow up how they learn to hunt & eat & much more. The short text & large type are perfect for young readers or for parents & other caretakers to read aloud to children."

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The projects make use of leftover scrap yarns fine gauge wire & embroidery floss. This how-to book walks the knitter through several useful techniques such as: knitting with beads working in the Round knitting with wire & more. Each project opens with What You Need to Know which explains in bulleted form the necessary skills needed to complete a given design. Learn expert tips from the designers themselves for each featured design. The book opens with a Before You Get Started section which introduces the knitter to all the necessary tools needed from knitting needles yarn & different varieties of beads to jewelry findings toggles & fine gauge wire. ...

At home Melissa is a pushover in an Alice b&. But at the Little Lady Agency she transforms herself into blonde bombshell Honey: a super confident supernanny to hapless men all over London
- with a desk diary thats bursting. Only now her American boyfriend Jonathan has invited her to New York for a holiday
- on the condition that Honey & the blonde wig stay at home. Reluctantly leaving the agency in the hands of her tactless best mate & terrifying sister Mel flies out... Before she knows it shes agreed to polish the talented but rude rising star Ric Spencer who just so happens to be an ex while having to juggle Jonathan his manipulative ex-wife a wilful terrier & escalating crises back in Engl&. Can Melissa put the manners back into Manhattan? Or is this a challenge only Honey can tackle?

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When sweet naive Melissa seeks a job with her old Home Economics teacher she is half way through the interview before it dawns on her that Mrs Mc Kinnon isnt interested in her cookery skills but is in fact running an escort agency. Melissa panics but she needs the cash
- & what harm can providing lonely men with stimulating conversation over dinner do? More exciting still shell get to wear a disguise... Enter her alter ego: Honey. As flirty & feminine as a Bond girl as confident & sexy as Mary Poppins in silk stockings Honey brings out a side to Melissa she never knew she had. A side that will get her into hot water (and out of it) & that shell never want to lose...
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A great breakfast or brunch has always been at the heart of the Leon experience & this irresistible compact collection of naturally fast recipes will make your tastebuds sing. From a Breakfasty Banana Split & a Mini Knickerbocker Glory to luxurious wheat-free Saturday Pancakes every day will get off to a fabulously energetic Leon-style start. ...

Good food that's good for you is the mantra on which Leon was founded & the recipes in this gorgeous compact collection are packed with both flavour & goodness. Start the day with a Strawberry Power Smoothie or a Kiwi Breakfast Smoothie chill out with a Cucumber Cooler or Melon Fizz & for something more indulgent try a Soul Fruit Cup or a Leon Summer Punch. ...

A Little Light on the Spiritual Laws sets out clearly & simply 36 Spiritual Laws which govern life on Earth. Vividly illustrated with stories & metaphors it shows how to achieve prosperity success gratitude & purification. If you do not understand the rules of the game you cannot play in the top league. In the same way you cannot be happy healthy & successful until you understand the Laws of Life. This book offers a definitive accessible guide to mastering life & when practised at the highest level it contains the keys to heaven. ...

Since its first publication in 1885 Little Lord Fauntleroy" has become a favourite with children. The move from New York to his ancestral castle comes as a shock to both Cedric & his new-found relatives & while he comes to terms with aristocratic ways they become more aware of compassion & social justice. The text is read here with elegance by Teresa Gallagher a much-admired Naxos reader whose own childhood was divided between the US & UK." ...

On the edge of the deep wood lives an old hare. Every day he walks in the wood to visit his friend Little Robin & listen to her bright cheerful songs. But when one winter night a terrible storm rips through the trees Robin goes missing. Hare is sure that Robin is lost forever. ...