It is exactly like Isaiah" 11:6: " The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb & the leopard shall lie down with the kid..." Written by " National Geographic" magazine writer Jennifer Holland " Unlikely Friendships" documents one heart warming tale after another of animals who with nothing else in common bond in the most unexpected ways. A cat & a bird. A mare & a fawn. An elephant & a sheep. A snake & a hamster. It

Includes:: the well-documented stories of Koko the gorilla & All Ball the kitten; & the hippo Owen & the tortoise Mzee. & almost inexplicable stories of predators befriending prey
- an Indian leopard slips into a village every night to sleep with a calf. A lionness mothers a baby oryx. Ms. Holland narrates the details & arc of each story & also offers insights into why
- how the young leopard probably motherless sought maternal comfort with the calf & how a baby oryx inspired the same mothering instinct in the lionness. Or in the story of Kizzy a nervous retired Greyhound & Murphy a red tabby how cats & dogs actually understand each other's body language. With Murphy's friendship & support Kizzy recovered from life as a racing dog & became a confident loyal family pet. These are the most amazing friendships between species collected from around the world & documented in a selection of full-colour candid photographs."



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Prepare to enter an even more adorable animal kingdom of interspecies friendships
- because this time its for kids! Jennifer Hollands
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Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2012: The odyssey of a simple man original subtle & touching
- Claire Tomalin. When Harold
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When Harold Fry nips out one morning to post a letter leaving his wife hoovering upstairs he has no idea that he is about to walk from one end of the country to the other. He has no hiking boots or map let alone a compass waterproof or mobile phone. All he knows is that he must keep walking. To save someone else's life. The odyssey of a simple man original subtle & touching." (Claire Tomalin). " From the moment I met Harold Fry I didn't want to leave him. Impossible to put down." (Erica Wagner " The Times")." ...

Grace Gifford is one of the tragic stories of the 1916 Easter Rising but the poignancy of her brief marriage to the executed rebel leader Joseph Mary Plunkett has tended to overshadow her family's deep commitment to the cause of the Irish Republic. Grace was the second youngest of twelve children. Her sisters were raised in their mother's Protestant faith & the sons were raised as Catholics. The Gifford sisters were heavily involved with the leaders of the 1916 Rising such as Constance Markievicz Thomas Mac Donagh (who married Grace's sister Muriel) Padraic Pearse & Maud Gonne. The sisters became strong supporters of the Irish Women's Franchise League a militant organization working to obtain voting rights for women. ...

When a Nationalist military uprising was launched in Spain in July 1936 the Spanish Republics desperate pleas for assistance from the leaders of Britain & France fell on deaf ears. Appalled at the prospect of another European democracy succumbing to fascism volunteers from across the Continent & beyond flocked to Spains aid many to join the International Brigades. More than 2 500 of these men & women came from Britain Ireland & the Commonwealth & contrary to popular myth theirs was not an army of adventurers poets & public school idealists. Overwhelmingly they hailed from modest working class backgrounds leaving behind their livelihoods & their families to fight in a brutal civil war on foreign soil. Some 500 of them never returned home. In this inspiring & moving oral history Richard Baxell weaves together a diverse array of testimony to tell the remarkable story of the Britons who took up arms against General Franco. Drawing on his own extensive interviews with survivors research in archives across Britain Spain & Russia as well as first-hand accounts by writers both famous & unknown Unlikely Warriors presents a startling new interpretation of the Spanish Civil War & follows a band of ordinary men & women who made an extraordinary choice. ...

If you have ever dreamed of a better life UNLIMITED POWER will show you how to achieve the extraordinary quality of life you desire & deserve. Anthony Robbins has proven to millions through his books tapes & seminars that by harnessing the power of your mind you can do have achieve & create anything you want for your life. UNLIMITED POWER is a revolutionary fitness book for the mind. It will show you step by step how to perform at your peak while gaining emotional & financial freedom attaining leadership & self-confidence & winning the co-operation of others. UNLIMITED POWER is a guidebook to superior performance in an age of success. ...

If you have ever dreamed of a better life UNLIMITED POWER will show you how to achieve the extraordinary quality of life you desire & deserve. Anthony Robbins has proven to millions through his books tapes & seminars that by harnessing the power of your mind you can do have achieve & create anything you want for your life. UNLIMITED POWER is a revolutionary fitness book for the mind. It will show you step by step how to perform at your peak while gaining emotional & financial freedom attaining leadership & self-confidence & winning the co-operation of others. UNLIMITED POWER is a guidebook to superior performance in an age of success. ...

Find the mysterious trunk & help whoever let out that chilling scream
- but dont run into whoever has been trespassing on the isl&.
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Constitutional & administrative law is an essential element of all law degrees. This second edition of Unlocking Constitutional & Administrative Law will ensure that you grasp the main concepts with ease providing you with an indispensable foundation in the subject. This revised edition is up-to-date with the latest key changes in the law &

Includes:: discussion of the reform of the House of Lords as well as new Parliamentary statistics & facts. The Unlocking the Law series is designed specifically to make the law accessible. Each chapter opens with aims & objectives & contains activities such as quick quizzes & self-test questions key facts charts diagrams to aid learning & numerous headings & sub-headings to make the subject manageable. New features include summaries to check your understanding of each chapter a glossary of legal terminology essay questions with answer plans & exam questions with guidance on answering. All titles in the series follow the same formula & include the same features so you can move easily from one subject to another. The series covers all the core subjects required by the Bar Council & the Law Society for entry onto professional qualifications as well as popular option units. Resources supporting this book are available online at www.unlockingthelaw.co.uk. These include: multiple choice questions key questions & answers revision mp 3s available for free download interactive glossary & flashcards

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