2012 is the two-hundredth anniversary of the birth of one of our greatest & most important novelists Charles Dickens. To celebrate were publishing six of his works in this exclusive & sumptuous boxed set of lavish clothbound editions designed by Penguins" own award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith. Part of " Penguins" beautiful hardback " Clothbound Classics" series designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith these delectable & collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design." ...

This is a guide for all tastes & budgets with a choice of sites not to be missed. Fold-out maps give the reader instant orientation & help visitors to make the best of their stay. The guide also contains details of restaurants bars pubs theatres music venues shops markets hotels...and all the practical advice needed. This is a map & a guide all in one. ...

Murder loyalty & vengeance collide in Jessie Keane's gritty fourth novel. Life is good for Gracie Doyle
- running her Manchester
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This is a new series for the very young with large colourful stickers of wheels carriages engines drivers & passengers that can be put together on the page to create attractive scenes. It offers interchangeable stickers that provide a wealth of picture-making possibilities. Themes & scenes include a busy station a steam train freight train a monorail bullet trains underground trains & funiculars. ...

Make an Impact with your Written English" deals with the English business writing you need to take you a step further in your executive career. The book also helps organizations stand apart by getting noticed for the right reasons whatever the target audience. It focuses on writing English as a key business tool & how clear concise messages are a must in international business today. Yet the fewer words you use the more important it is to get them right. So the book focuses on word power: to promote & sell your messages
- as well as 'brand you' & your organizational br&. This is an essential read full of invaluable advice & checklists for native & non-native English writers who need to brush up their skills in writing English for sales PR presentations reports minutes manuals & the web etc."
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In Make Believe Diana Athill acclaimed author of Instead of a Letter & Stet remembers her turbulent friendship with Hakim Jamal a young black convert to the teachings of Malcolm X whom she met in London in the late 1960s. Despite a desperately troubled youth he became an eloquent spokesman for the black underclass was Jean Sebergs lover & published a book about Malcolm X before descending into a mania that had him believing he was God. A witness to his struggles Diana Athill writes with her characteristic honesty about her entanglement with Jamal Jamals relationship with the daughter of a British MP Gail Benson & the couples eventual murder. ...

The rationing period during World War II is often described as a difficult time & yet also remembered nostalgically as a time of unity & great sacrifice. In fact many of its rules & guidelines could still be applied today. Make Do & Mend" focuses on clothes rationing which was introduced in June 1940. With the nation's industrial output concentrated on the war effort basic clothes were in short supply & high fashion was an unknown commodity. Adults were issued as little as 36 coupons a year to spend on clothes. But a man's suit could cost 22 coupons a coat 16 & a lady's dress 11 so the need to recycle & be inventive with other materials became more & more necessary. The government issued the leaflets included in " Make Do & Mend" to advise on how best to avoid wasting valuable resources by recycling curtains into dresses & old sheets into underwear; in short how to 'make do & mend' rather than buying new clothes. Produced from original material held in archives the leaflets are also a nostalgic showcase of 1940s' style which makes them the perfect gift." ...

Thrifty Advice For Homemakers. Don't let being cash-strapped hold you back from having a house & garden to be proud of! This little book offers sage advice on how to use your precious resources of time energy & money effectively to make a cosy happy home. With tips on mending upcycling cleaning & gardening interspersed with witty"ations this is an essential addition to every household. ...

Prepared for the Board of Trade by the Ministry of Information in 1943 this publication gives the hints & tips needed to make clothing last longer at a time when rationing & severe shortages meant that the average household were unable to replenish their worn out wardrobe. The ' Make Do & Mend' campaign was intended to help get the last possible ounce of wear from clothing & household items & the hints in this book were tested & approved by the Board of Trade Make Do & Mend Advisory Panel a body of practical people mostly women. The book aimed to help you: to keep clothes looking trim as long as they had to last; to renovate children's outgrown clothes so cleverly that none is ever wasted; to turn every scrap of good material possessed to advantage; to keep household linen in good repair; & to make do with things you already had instead of buying new. ...

Unleash Your Irresistibility! " Make Every Man Want You gives every woman the tools she needs to unlock her inner magnet". (Kelly Ripa). Lets make one thing clear: this book is like no other dating book youve read. There are no rules no list of things to do to land a husband in thirty days & no reason to blame yourself if "hes just not that into you." Please. Throw those books away. Instead lets focus on you
- & how you can make yourself more appealing to others in almost every situation
- whether you have a man or not. Think of it as a crash course in desirability a life-changing lesson in loving yourself inside & out. Once you embrace your unique qualities & dissolve your bad relationship habits youll be amazed to find how irresistible you are to others! This girl-friendly guide reveals: Five Truths Every Irresistible Woman Needs to Know: Live in the moment Men do not want to be changed or improved; Seven Habits of Highly Unattractive Women: Boring in bed Being needy; Eight Secrets of Attracting the Right Man for You: Get rid of your "perfect man" checklist Have your own life."

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