A string of paper dolls go on a fantastical adventure through the house & out into the garden. They soon escape the clutches of the toy dinosaur & the snapping jaws of the oven-glove crocodile but then a very real pair of scissors threatens. A stunning rhythmical story of childhood memory & the power of imagination from the author of THE GRUFFALO & new illustrating talent Rebecca Cobb. ...

A string of paper dolls go on a fantastical adventure through the house & out into the garden. They soon escape the clutches of the toy dinosaur & the snapping jaws of the oven-glove crocodile but then a very real pair of scissors threatens. A stunning rhythmical story of childhood memory & the power of imagination from the author of THE GRUFFALO & new illustrating talent Rebecca Cobb. ...

Paper Fashions is everything future fashionistas need to make one-of-a-kind creations. The couturiers of tomorrow can start their careers today. This fantastic book

Includes:: easy-to use stencils custom patterned papers sparkling embellishments & miniatur hangers. There are also ideas for couture cards notebooks & fancy gift-wrapping suggestions. Designers can invent & accessorize to their hearts content.

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Spruced up & ready for the 2012 Olympics London is enjoying its moment at the top of the cities-to-visit league. Paper London offers 20 iconic paper pieces that capture the essence of one of the worlds great capitals. From the new Olympic stadium to Big Ben Westminster Abbey to a traditional phone box... Get folding! ...

The case for the inevitable failure of a paper money economy & what that means for the future All paper money systems in history have ended in failure. Either they collapsed in chaos or society returned to commodity money before that could happen. Drawing upon novel new research Paper Money Collapse conclusively illustrates why paper money systems--those based on an elastic & constantly expanding supply of money as opposed to a system of commodity money of essentially fixed supply--are inherently unstable & why they must lead to economic disintegration. These highly controversial conclusions clash with the present consensus which holds that elastic state money is superior to inflexible commodity money (such as a gold standard) & that expanding money is harmless or even beneficial for as long as inflation stays low. Contradicting this Paper Money Collapse shows that: The present crisis is the unavoidable result of continuously expanding fiat money The current policy of accelerated money production to stimulate" the economy is counterproductive & could lead to a complete collapse of the monetary system Why many in financial markets in media & in the policy establishment are unable (and often unwilling) to fully appreciate the underlying problems with elastic money This compelling new book looks at the breakdown of modern economic theory & the fallacy of mathematical models. It is an analysis of the current financial crisis & shows in very stark terms that the solutions presented by paper money-enthusiasts around the world are misguided & inherently flawed." ...

Motionless Montalbano waited for the surf to enter his brain & wash it clean with each breaker. At last the first light wave came like a caress swiiissshhh & carried away glugluglug Elena Sclafani & her beauty while Michela Pardo's tits belly arched body & eyes likewise disappeared. Once Montalbano the man was erased all that should remain was Inspector Montalbano -- a kind of abstract function the person who was supposed to solve the case & nothing more with no personal feelings involved. But as he was telling himself this he knew perfectly well that he could never pull it off. As he gets older Inspector Montalbano is plagued by existential questions. But he doesn't have much time to wax philosophical before the gruesome murder of a man -- shot in the face at point-blank range with his pants down -- commands his attention. Add two evasive beautiful women as prime suspects dirty cocaine dead politicians mysterious computer codes & a series of threatening letters & things soon get very complicated at the police headquarters in Vigata. ' Wonderful Italian detective stories' Guardian 'A magnificent series of novels' Sunday Times ...

This title is the winner of the Spears Business Book of the Year Award. It is longlisted for the Financial Times" Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award. In today's financial climate we are all naturally obsessed by debt. In almost every aspect of our life we experience it
- on our credit cards mortgages bank loans & student loans. But where has this debt come from? How does it work? What is any money really worth? & what promises do we need to believe to keep the whole system afloat? In this fascinating look at money through the ages
- including our own unstable future
- award-winning financial journalist Philip Coggan examines the flawed structure of the global finance systems as they exist today & asks with deeper imbalances that the world is currently facing what's actually at stake."


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This entry in the successful series focuses on classic paper quilling: a form of filigree thats perfect for scrap booking as well as card & ornament making. Using a friendly question & answer format & dozens of close-up step-by-step photographs it explains how to roll coils make basic shapes & create off-centred circles scrolls roses loops & more. For every technique theres a project! ...

Who is the real Margo? Quentin Jacobsen has spent a lifetime loving the magnificently adventurous Margo Roth Spiegelman from afar. So when she cracks open a window & climbs into his life
- dressed like a ninja & summoning him for an ingenious campaign of revenge
- he follows. After their all-nighter ends & a new day breaks Q arrives at school to discover that Margo always an enigma has now become a mystery. She has disappeared. Q soon learns that there are clues in her disappearance.. .and they are for him. Trailing Margo's disconnected path across the USA the closer Q gets the less sure he is of who he is looking for.

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