What Makes Us Human? - The Story of a Shared Dream
Me, Im a gangster. The police know me. Until recently, m...
Introducing Anthropology - What Makes Us Human?
Introducing Anthropology is the first book of its kind. It o...
What do We Want? - The Story of Protest in Australia
In What Do We Want! Clive Hamilton explores the colourful, e...
The Story of the Human Body - Evolution, Health and Dis...
In The Story of the Human Body, Daniel Lieberman, Professor ...
The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child...
What terrible secret was buried in Shi Huangdis tomb? Did ...
Culture is Everything - The story and system of a start...
The Story And System Of A Start-Up That Became Australias ...
Down to Earth - The Story of Gravity
This series uses cartoon-style illustrations and humorous na...
Mankind: The Story Of All Of Us Volume 2
From the producers of America the Story of Us comes the epic...
Mankind: The Story Of All Of Us Volume 2
From the producers of America the Story of Us comes the epic...
What Makes Us Human? - The Story Of A Shared Dream
The Story of Be - A Verb's-Eye View of the English Language
Its the most simple, unassuming, innocent-looking verb: to be. Yet it is jam-packed with more different meanings, forms, and uses than any other English word. As he reveals bes multiple incarnations, David Crystal takes us to the heart of our flexible and changing language. He tells the intriguing story in 26 chapters, each linked to a particular usage. We meet circumstantial be (how are...
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Leadership (with featured article "What Makes an Effective Executive," by Peter F. Drucker)
Go from being a good manager to an extraordinary leader. If you read nothing else on leadership, read these 10 articles (featuring What Makes an Effective Executive, by Peter F. Drucker). Weve combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles on leadership and selected the most important ones to help you maximize your own and your organizations performance. HBRs 10 Must Reads...
What Happened That Night - The page-turning holiday read by the No. 1 bestselling author
A fabulous tale with refreshingly inspiring heroines ***** Heat Sheila OFlanagan is the bestselling author of THE MISSING WIFE, and her new bestseller WHAT HAPPENED THAT NIGHT will enchant readers who love the novels of Marian Keyes and Lisa Jewell. ThenWhen Lola Fitzpatrick catches the eye of Philip Warren, shes new to Dublin and loving it. Hes used to getting what he wants
and she ca...
The Other Side of the Story
The lives of three women collide when a highflying literary agent finds herself representing two women who were once best friends . . . There are three sides to every story. Your side, their side, and the truth . . . Sharkish literary agent Jojo has just made a very bad career move shes slept with her married boss Mark . . . Lily Jojos bestselling author has just blown her ad...
The Story of The Streets
WINNER OF THE NME BEST BOOK AWARD i> i>This book is going to try and get as close as possible to the full story of what informed the noise of The Streets. Obviously thats something I should be fairly well-qualified to know about, and Im going to be as honest as the publishers lawyers will allow. i> With the 2001 release of The Streets debut single Has It Come To This? the landscape...
Outliers - The Story of Success
Why do some people achieve so much more than others? Can they lie so far out of the ordinary? Malcolm Gladwell looks at everyone from rock stars to scientific geniuses to show that the story of success is far more surprising, and inspiring, than we ever imagined. Malcolm Gladwell
has a genius for making everything he writes seem like an impossible adventure Tim Adams, Observer The b...
The Story of Tantrum O'Furrily
One wild and windy night a stray cat called Tantrum OFurrily and her three hungry kittens were dancing across the roof tops . . . Written by Cressida Cowell, creator of the bestselling How to Train Your Dragon series and with beautiful illustrations by Mark Nicholas, winner of the Carmelite Prize. Tantrum OFurrilys kittens are hungry and doubt that a story can ease a stray cats rum...
Ian Fleming's Commandos - The Story of 30 Assault Unit in WWII
In 1942, Lieutenant-Commander Ian Fleming was personal assistant to the Director of Naval Intelligence the dynamic figure behind James Bonds fictional chief, M. Here, Fleming had a brilliant idea: why not set up a unit of authorised looters, men who would go in hard with the front-line troops and steal enemy intelligence? Known as 30 Assault Unit, they took part in the major campaign...
The Story of Our Life - A Bittersweet Love Story
Shauna and Colms marriage was going to be forever, the dream come true
until it wasnt. So what would you do if your happy ever after was taken from you? Colm strolled into my life fifteen years ago. If theres ever such a thing as love at first sight, that was it for us both. A few weeks later we married. This was going to be forever. The dream come true. Until it wasnt. Because a ...
What Makes Me A Me?
Who am I?I ask myself.What makes me a ME?I think hard with all my might;And look around to see.What makes you a you? Are you like a sports car â lightning fast? Or maybe you're like a tree ... Do your arms stick out like branches? No? Then perhaps you're like a snail â very slow (especially when it's time for school!).A funny and thought-provoking look at what makes us us; from Ben Faulk...
After Dead - What Came Next in the World of Sookie Stackhouse
DEAD EVER AFTER marked the end of the Sookie Stackhouse novels a series that garnered millions of fans and spawned the hit HBO television show TRUE BLOOD. It also stoked a hunger that will never die
A hunger to know what happened next.With characters arranged alphabetically from the Ancient Pythoness to Bethany Zanelli bestselling author Charlaine Harris takes fans into the future of th...
Shining - The Story of a Lucky Man
A remarkably warm-hearted, uplifting and inspiring story of one boys survival against the odds. Abdis world fell apart when he was only fifteen and Somalias vicious civil war hit Mogadishu. Unable to find his family and effectively an orphan, he fled with some sixty others,heading to Kenya. On the way, death squads hunted them and they daily faced violence, danger and starvation. After almo...
Anne Frank Remembered - The Story of the Woman Who Helped to Hide the Frank Family
For the millions moved by Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, here is Miep Giess own astonishing story. For more than two years, Miep and her husband helped hide the Franks from the Nazis. Like thousands of unsung heroes of the Holocaust, they risked their lives every day to bring food, news, and emotional support to its victims. From her remarkable childhood as a World War I refugee to the...
Outlaw - The Story of Robin Hood
After a fierce storm, a boy discovers a human skull, buried beneath the roots of an ancient tree. A skull with a legendary story
Vivid re-imagining of the legendary hero Robin Hood by bestselling author of War Horse. Tell the sheriff, tell Sir Guy of Gisbourne, tell everyone in Nottingham, that the Outlaws rule here in Sherwood, that we rule in the kings name
I am Robin Hood. Homeless...
The Story Cure - An A-Z of Books to Keep Kids Happy, Healthy and Wise
From tantrums to tummy aches to teenage mood swings, there are times when a book is the best medicine of all. The Story Cure is a manual for grown-ups who believe that the stories which shape childrens lives should not be left to chance. In these pages bibliotherapists Ella and Susan recommend the perfect childrens book from picture books to YA novels via the golden world of chapter books ...
Breaking the Chains of Gravity - The Story of Spaceflight before NASA
NASAs history is a familiar story, one that typically peaks with Neil Armstrong taking his small step on the Moon in 1969. But Americas space agency and in particular its Apollo lunar-landing program wasnt created in a vacuum. It was assembled from pre-existing parts, drawing together some of the best minds the non-Soviet world had to offer. In the 1930s, rockets were all the rage in ...
The New Dad's Survival Guide - What to Expect in the First Year and Beyond
You read the pregnancy books, the nine months flew by without a hitch, the birth was brilliant and your healthy baby arrived on schedule. Job done, right? Often, the birth of your baby can feel like the end of the journey but really the adventure has only just begun. If you look down at you-junior, heart swelling with pride, then think What now?, this book is for you. In this essential guide...
India Hicks: A Slice of England - The Story of Four Houses
A follow-up to India Hickss New York Times bestselling book, India Hicks: Island Style, India Hicks: A Slice of England is the designers exploration of her British heritage and how she has expressed it in her newly finished English country house in Oxfordshire. The book is divided into two parts. Part one, Legacy, is the story of her familys homes, including the renowned Broadlands estate, a...
The Story of Doctor Dolittle - Doctor Dolittle and the Pirates No. 5
Easy Reader Classics feature illustrated stories chosen from beloved childrens novels, retold in a simple writing style. Now even the youngest readers can enjoy this lovely tale. This title is aimed at children aged 5 to 7 years old. Pirates, sharks and a leaky boat, too! Theres danger ahead for Doctor Dolittle and his brave animal crew as they try to return home to Puddleby. Will the doct...
In a Different Key - The Story of Autism
A magnificent opus
extraordinary, spellbinding
this book does what no other on autism has done Ann Bauer, Washington Post Pulitzer finalist 2017 The stunning history of autism as it has been discovered and felt by parents, children and doctors Nearly seventy-five years ago, Donald Triplett of Forest, Mississippi became the first child diagnosed with autism. In a Different Key tells th...
Star Wars What Makes A Monster?
New series from DK designed to help kids learn how to read and learn to love reading Star Wars What Makes a Monster? is a Reading Alone reader, perfect for children who are proficient readers, developing the habit of reading widely for both pleasure and information. DK Reads proves that good reads build great readers. From the huge wamp ice-creature on Hoth to Jabbas slobbering pet ranc...