The Subterraneans haunt the bars & clubs of San Francisco surviving on a diet of booze & benzedrine Proust & Verlaine. Living amongst them is Leo an aspiring writer & Mardou half-Indian half-Negro beautiful & neurotic. Their bitter-sweet & ill-starred love affair sees Kerouac at his most evocative. Many regard this as being Kerouac's most touching & tender book. ...

Will has just killed a man. He's on the run. His escape will take him far beyond his own world to the eerie disquiet of a deserted city & to a girl Lyra. Her fate is strangely linked to his own & together they must find the most powerful weapon in all the worlds... ...

Will is twelve & hes just killed a man. Now hes on the run determined to discover the truth about the father hes never known. Then he steps through a window into another world
- where soul-eating Spectres haunt the streets of a city & a strange girl called Lyra is searching for Dust. His mission & hers are mysteriously linked & together they must find a powerful & secret object that people from many worlds would kill to possess.
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This book offers essential practice with key concepts such as subtraction. Containing 86 cards in each package these cards are sturdier than others on the market. It is suitable for children aged 5 to 6 years old. Flash Kids Flash Cards" offer essential practice in key concepts such as multiplication division the alphabet sights words & spelling. Containing 86 cards in each package these cards are sturdier than others on the market." ...

Rozsika Parkers re-evaluation of the reciprocal relationship between women & embroidery has brought stitchery out from the private world of female domesticity into the fine arts created a major breakthrough in art history & criticism & fostered the emergence of todays dynamic & expanding crafts movements. The Subversive Stitch" is now available again with a new Introduction that brings the book up to date with exploration of the stitched art of Louise Bourgeois & Tracey Emin as well as the work of new young female & male embroiderers. Rozsika Parker uses household accounts womens magazines letters novels & the works of art themselves to trace through history how the separation of the craft of embroidery from the fine arts came to be a major force in the marginalisation of womens work. Beautifully illustrated her book also discusses the contradictory nature of womens experience of embroidery: how it has inculcated female subservience while providing an immensely pleasurable source of creativity forging links between women." ...

In Succeed for Yourself" Richard Denny shows how you can transform your individual dream of success into reality. Crammed with common-sense advice & inspiring ideas " Succeed for Yourself" will take you on a journey of self-discovery that will help you seize your self-belief set goals & achieve them overcome setbacks & rejection become highly motivated & find happiness at home & at work. Richard Denny believes that everybody has the potential within them for achieving success wealth & happiness. The power of his message resonates with people from all walks of life & " Succeed for Yourself" gives you the opportunity to put his ideas into practice." ...

Succeed in Cambridge FCE: 10 Practice Tests: Students Book Succeed in Cambridge FCE prepares candidates for the revised Cambridge FCE examination. The ten practice tests provide comprehensive coverage in each of the five FCE papers: Reading Writing Use of English Listening & Speaking. The tests reflect the level of difficulty of the revised format of the FCE & the audio recordings are presented in the same format as the revised Listening exam. Succeed in Cambridge FCE makes use of a wide range of thematically based units to help candidates develop the required level of English in real-life situations. These tests have been trialled under real exam conditions with FCE candidates. Passing FCE certifies that you are able to use English with complete confidence in real-life situations. It is especially designed to focus your language learning on the skills you will actually need to communicate more effectively in your own life. The FCE examination tests all four skills: Reading Writing Listening & Speaking as well as the candidates use of grammar & vocabulary. Key Features * Reflects the actual level of difficulty of the revised format of the FCE *

Includes:: all five papers of the FCE Test: Reading Writing Use of English Listening & Speaking * The tests have been trialled under real exam conditions with FCE candidates * A wide range of thematically-based units help students build the vocabulary required * Audio recordings are presented in the same format as the Listening exam * Contains two additional revision progress tests Accompanying Teachers Book also available.

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After completing the medical school application comes the last & often most challenging aspect of the school selection process; the interview. Notoriously hard to prepare for its difficult to know what to read what questions might be asked & how to answer them. How to Succeed In Your Medical School Interview" de-mystifies the interview process. It provides clear guidelines & a unique framework; giving you the relevant points to consider while crucially leaving conclusions open to express your own opinions & personality. It provides a systematic & methodical process which enables you to mine information from examiners whilst demonstrating your academic ability. With a huge bank of questions covering all aspects of the interview spectrum including a specific section of Oxbridge questions you will learn how to prepare how to present yourself & most importantly what to say." ...

Succeed under Pressure" is based on Gary Baileys highly successful business talks which are largely inspired by Sir Alex Fergusons leadership abilities as manager of Manchester United. Gary is that rare breed
- a footballer with an MBA from Oxford
- & as such has a unique view on one of the most pressurized businesses in the world: top-flight English football. In this book Gary shares the straightforward no-nonsense business lessons he has learnt over the years which include the general skills needed to be successful in sales team-building performing under pressure & leadership in an easily accessible humorous & informative manner. It

Includes:: a number of personal stories from Garys time at Manchester United which should appeal to football fans & business people alike as will the humour injected by coauthor Dan Nicholl. This is a must-read for anyone in business no matter what their position or what industry theyre in."



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The word assessment can strike terror into any student. However providing evidence of knowledge & skills for professional practice is an integral & essential part of university life as a nursing student. This book helps nursing students better understand the processes of assessment so that every student can achieve their potential in their studies. It looks at each of the major forms of assessment including essays exams portfolios presentations OSCEs & practice assessments. It specifically addresses the needs of nursing students on new degree courses & therefore gives a clear insight on how to succeed as a student nurse. ...