Sherman Alexie is an acclaimed & bestselling writer. In Ten Little Indians" he offers eleven poignant & emotionally resonant stories about Native Americans who like all Americans find themselves at personal & cultural crossroads faced with heartrending tragic sometimes wondrous moments of being that test their loyalties their capacities & their notions of who they are & whom they love. In " The Life & Times of Estelle Walks Above" an intellectual feminist Spokane Indian woman saves the lives of dozens of white women all around her to the bewilderment of her only child now a grown man who looks back at his life with equal parts of fondness amusement & regret. In " Do You Know Where I Am?" two college sweethearts rescue a lost cat
- a simple act that has profound moral consequences for the rest of their lives together. In " What You Pawn I Will Redeem" a homeless Indian man must raise $1 000 in twenty-four hours to buy back the fancy dance outfit stolen from his grandmother fifty years earlier. Even as they often make us laugh Sherman Alexies stories are driven by a haunting lyricism & naked candour that cut to the heart of the human experience shedding brilliant light on what happens when we grow into & out of each other."
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All children love this traditional rhyme & singing along will help to develop number skills. Bouncy illustrations innovative die cutting & popular rhymes make Books with Holes a must for every child. Available in three formats suitable for babies toddlers pre-schoolers & the nursery or classroom. ...

Julia Llewellyn Top Ten bestselling author of The Model Wife" & " Amys Honeymoon" looks at finding
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From the universally praised New York Times" science writer George Johnson (" He provides some of the best science writing I have come across in a long time"
- Paul Davies) an irresistible book on the ten most fascinating experiments in the history of science
- moments when a curious soul posed a particularly eloquent question to nature & received a crisp unambiguous reply. Chapter 1
- Galileo: The Way Things Really Move; Chapter 2
- William Harvey: Mysteries of the Heart; Chapter 3
- Isaac Newton: What a Colour Is; Chapter 4
- Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier: The Farmers Daughter; Chapter 5
- Luigi Galvini: Animal Electricity; Chapter
- Michel Faraday: Something Deeply Hidden; Chapter 7
- James Joule: How the World Works; Chapter 8
- A. Michelson: Lost in Space; Chapter 9
- Ivan Pavlov: Measuring the Immeasurable; & Chapter 10
- Robert Millikan: In the Borderl&. The diligence of all these scientists was rewarded: in an instant confusion was swept aside & something new about nature leapt into view."











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This guide presents a system that goes far beyond what is usually considered time management" to change not only how people plan their time but also how they approach their lives. It shows readers how to make the most of their time & lives as well as how to obtain what the title promises
- inner peace. The books strategy of planning prioritizing & value analysis enables readers to organize their time & life in a "meaningful" way by: determining the highest priorities in life & what is most valued; reevaluating what events can & cannot be controlled; establishing SMART goals to put ones life in line with values; getting rid of "time robbers"; using the ABC valuing system
- a plan that works for getting things done; & a planning system now used by more than 2 million people worldwide."

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In this powerful book Roger Housden harnesses the unique ability of poetry to touch the readers inner-most feelings. For everyone who knows there is more to life than they are currently experiencing it aims to bring an awakening... Through the voices of ten very individual poets Housden directs each of us to examine the universal themes that pursue us through life: those that stir our eternal emotions & desires. The ten poems presented are timeless; affecting us with a powerful sense of reality & moving us to alter the way we view ourselves & the world. With a penetrating commentary on each of the poems Housden provides an insight into his own spiritual journey & invites us to contemplate the significance of the poets message in our own lives. ...

This title contains: The Umbrella Man"; " Dip in the Pool"; " The Butler"; " The Hitchhiker"; " Mr Botibol"; " My Lady Love" " My Dove"; " The Way Up to Heaven"; " Parsons Pleasure"; " The Sound Machine"; & " The Wish"." ...

You can feel confident about life & gain an optimistic outlook with Windy Dryden's practical straightforward advice. These ten steps will encourage you to take control be flexible accept reality come to like & be fair to yourself accept change & improve your relationships with others. You can follow the steps in order or use them individually to attain your goals. Either way these few basic guidelines for happy living will equip you to tackle anything life can throw at you. ...

Sebastian Grey is in limbo. He is the heir presumptive to the Earl of Newbury unless the current earl a widower can find a bride who will bear him a son. Newbury is in his sixties & somewhat portly but as an earl he's considered quite a catch. Sebastian on the other hand is twenty-nine & extremely handsome but in no hurry to find a wife. Annabel Winslow a country girl through & through has received an offer to go to London for the season. The eldest of a family of eight she knows that a good marriage might be the only thing that will save her family from ruin. After a few weeks in town Annabel attracts the attention of the Earl of Newbury. The thought of submitting to him makes her skin crawl but she is practical & determined to do her duty. Even when Sebastian Grey comes on the scene. ...

Alice has just returned to London from months of travelling abroad. She is late to hear the news that her father is dying & arrives at the family home only just in time to say goodbye. Daniel hasnt had a roof over his head for years but to him the city of London feels like home in a way that no bricks & mortar ever did. He spends every day searching for his daughter; the daughter he has never met. Until now.. . Heart-wrenching & life-affirming this is a unique story of love lost & found of rootlessness & homecoming & the power of the ties that bind. It is a story for fathers & daughters everywhere. ...