Left-handedness seems to be no big deal. Many of us are left-handed & those of us who arent dont tend to give left-handedness much thought. Yet throughout history left-handers have been associated with clumsiness untrustworthiness & insincerity. The Latin word for left c;i e;sinister c;/i e; is redolent of all kinds of ominous connotations. Rik Smits uncovers why history has been so unkind to our left-handed forebears. Through an array of historical anecdotes strange superstitions & old wives tales Smits explains why left-handedness continues to be associated with maladies of all kinds including mental retardation alcoholism asthma hay fever diabetes insomnia suicidal urges criminality & shorter lifespans. But apart from folklore & myth the notions of left & right have a real & deep influence on the way we experience the world. These influences show up everywhere from engineering & architecture to music painting photography film & comics. This book shows how contrary to what many might think left-handers can write just as well as the rest of us & explores how & why we came to prefer one hand over the other & how left- & right-handedness are represented in the brain. The greatest puzzle is why in every country one in ten people favours the left h&. It is a mystery as yet largely unsolved whose solution may very well lie in the secrets of twinning. c;i e; The Puzzle of Left-handedness c;/i e; is an enlightening & entertaining odyssey through the enigmas & paradoxes theories & experiments surrounding the left-handed among us. ...

Rosie is devastated when her mum & dad tell her that when they move to their new smaller house that there wont be any room for her new pets. Shes going to have to re-house them all! Then Rosie discovers cuddly black kitten Flame & suddenly Moving Day doesnt seem so bad... The twelfth adventure in this bestselling sparkly series. ...

Almost everyone is directly affected by questions involving sex & sexual ethics
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These are fantastic new hardback editions of these exciting fun adventures which challenge young children to answer a puzzle on every double page. They feature brightly coloured detailed illustrations in cartoon style along with plenty of maps guides & things to spot to help children become engrossed in these absorbing adventure stories. Answers & hints can be found in the last two pages of the book. ...

These are fantastic new hardback editions of these exciting fun adventures which challenge young children to answer a puzzle on every double page. They features brightly coloured detailed illustrations in cartoon style along with plenty of maps guides & things to spot to help children become engrossed in these absorbing adventure stories. Answers & hints can be found in the last two pages of the book. ...

This volume is part of a new series of novels plays & stories at GCSE/ Key Stage 4 level designed to meet the needs of the National Curriculum syllabus. Each text

Includes:: an introduction pre-reading activities notes & coursework activities. Also provided is a section on the process of writing often compiled by the author. Shaws play features Professor Henry Higgins who sets out to turn flower-girl Eliza Doolittle into a lady & to pass her off as a duchess at an ambassadors party & all that in three months time.

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Not bloody likely Ever since Pygmalion opened in London in April 1914 it has proved a very controversial play from the (then) shocking language to arguments about its correct ending. Critical interpretations have been similarly disputatious encompassing views of the transformation of the impoverished Eliza Doolittle by phonetics expert Henry Higgins as either a story of economic & social liberation or an example of the perpetuation of male control & self-interest. With subsequent film & musical adaptations & many stage revivals Pygmalion remains one of Shaws most engaging provocative & accessible plays. This new edition of Pygmalion

Includes:: Shaws definitive text with both Preface & Sequel & provides the most comprehensive scholarly treatment of the play to date containing: * a substantial introduction with biographical information on Shaw * detailed discussion of the genesis & sources of the play * varying interpretations & a lengthy international stage history. * textual notes on each page explaining language allusions & staging * Appendices with Shaws discarded scenes for the play the British Censors 1914 report & texts of all stage & film endings of Pygmalion.

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Pygmalion both delighted & scandalized its first audiences in 1914. A brilliantly witty reworking of the classical tale of the sculptor Pygmalion who falls in love with his perfect female statue it is also a barbed attack on the British class system & a statement of Shaw's feminist views. In Shaw's hands the phoneticist Henry Higgins is the Pygmalion figure who believes he can transform Eliza Doolittle a cockney flower girl into a duchess at ease in polite society. The one thing he overlooks is that his 'creation' has a mind of her own. ...

Agent Number 67 nicknamed Pygmy for his diminutive size arrives in the United States from his totalitarian homel&. An exchange student he is welcomed with open arms by his Midwestern host family. Simpsons-spinoffs they introduce him into the rituals of postmodern American life which he views with utter contempt. Along with his fellow operatives he is planning something big something truly truly awful to bring this big dumb countrys fat inhabitants to their knees. ...

It is a sport of balletic beauty & extraordinary violence. Where else are you allowed to strangle an opponent unconscious? But while its aim is to inflict symbolic death judo is a form of combat which also rigorously insists on the most formal courtesies. When Mark Law joined his local judo club he was able to observe at close quarters the sport practised at its highest level
- finding himself face-to-face with world champions & Olympic medallists. His journey into judo took him to Osaka Japan to see the World Championships & to Athens for the Olympics. He delved into the sports history exploring everything from its origins in 17th century Samurai culture to its legendary proponents
- past & present. The Pyjama Game is a fascinating account of this most enigmatic of sports. We are taken behind the scenes of the international tournament circuit populated by some of the most fearsomely single-minded & self-denying competitors of all time -men & women who have arrived at the apex of a sport from thousands of local clubs all over the world. Through a series of colourful encounters we experience the irresistible drama of tournament judo as figures grapple whirl & fly through the air or struggle for arm-locks & chokes; each contest culminating in that symbolic death. Funny alarming & mesmerising The Pyjama Game is one of the best sports books of recent years.

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