The first Moomin novel. A comet is speeding towards Earth and nobody knows what to do! Will it destroy everything and everyone? Moomintroll decides to find out. So, with Sniff, he sets out on an expedition to ask the Professor if a comet is really on its way to destroy the Earth.
When Moomintroll learns that a comet will be passing by, he and his friend Sniff travel to the Observatory on the Lonely Mountains to consult the Professors. Along the way, they have many adventures, but the greatest adventure of all awaits them when they learn that the comet is headed straight for their beloved Moominvalley.
In the fabulous new installment in the best-selling adventures of Isabel Dalhousie, Isabel is asked to help a doctor who has been disgraced by allegations of scientific fraud concerning a newly marketed drug. Our ever-curious moral philosopher finds her interest piqued. Would a doctor with a stellar reputation make such a simple but grave mistake? If not, what explains the tragic accident that resulted in the death of a patient? Clearly, an investigation is in order, especially since a man`s reputation is in jeopardy. Could he be the victim of someone else`s mistake? Or perhaps he has been willfully deceived by a pharmaceutical company with a great deal to gain. Not every problem prompts an investigation (take, for example, her ongoing...
ISBN: 978-0-307-47433-9
Издательство:
Random House (USA)
Дата выхода: июль 2011
An intriguing new mystery for Edinburgh-based philosopher Isabel Dalhousie Isabel Dalhousie is a new mother and a connoisseur of philosophy; she`d rather not be a sleuth. But when a chance conversation at a dinner party draws Isabel into the case of a doctor whose career has been ruined, she cannot ignore what may be a miscarriage of justice. Because for Isabel ethics are not theoretical at all, but an everyday matter of life and death. As she attempts to unravel the truth behind Dr Thompson`s disgrace, Isabel`s patient intelligence is also required to deal with challenges in her own life. There is her baby son Charlie; Cat`s deli to look after, not to mention her vulnerable assistant Eddie; and a mysterious and unlikeable composer who...
ISBN: 978-0-349-12055-3
Издательство:
Little, Brown and Company
Дата выхода: июль 2012
As their holiday unfolds, Colin and Maria are locked into their own intimacy. They groom themselves meticulously, as though there waits someone who cares deeply about how they appear. Then, they meet a man with a disturbing story to tell and become drawn into a fantasy of violence and obsession.
Shortly before turning the big 5-0, boisterous party planner and Cooking with Gusto! personality Augusta "Gus" Simpson finds herself planning a birthday party she`d rather not-her own. She`s getting tired of being the hostess, the mother hen, the woman who has to plan her own birthday party. What she needs is time on her own with enough distance to give her loved ones the ingredients to put together successful lives without her. Assisted by a handsome up-and-coming chef, Oliver, Gus invites a select group to take an on-air cooking class. But instead of just preaching to the foodie masses, she will teach regular people how to make rich, sensuous meals-real people making real food. Gus decides to bring a vibrant cast of friends and family...
ISBN: 978-0-340-95325-9
Издательство:
Hodder Education
Дата выхода: июль 2011
The ingredients: Why can`t Gus find time to organise her own birthday party? Because shes too busy sorting out the problems of her friends and family; it seems everyone is facing a career challenge or a romantic dilemma. The recipe: A series of Sunday suppers (televised, of course) that show real people making real food. And over delicious dishes, relaxed chat and a few bottles of wine, her guests find they have nourished their souls as well as tempting their tastebuds. Comfort food. A celebration of life itself.
ISBN: 978-0-340-92220-0
Издательство:
Hodder & Stoughton
Дата выхода: июль 2011
In Comic Art Now, many of the mediums finest exponents from around the world are gathered together for the first time in a volume that reveals the sheer diversity and rich talent that abounds in this thrilling artform. This book showcases the creme de la creme of contemporary comic book creators, whether they`re established professionals or hot new bucks making waves in the industry. From superlative superheroes to heart-stopping horror, the artwork is divided into today`s most popular comic-book genres. This book takes a rare holistic approach, incorporating small, self-published projects, through independent artists work, right up to big established names working for Marvel, DC and Dark Horse. What qualifies them for inclusion is the...
Times Tables teaches essential skills in multiplication through play and active learning for children at Key stage 1. Sets of two, even numbers, odd numbers and doubling up numbers are illustrated with fun animal characters, and progress is encouraged with rewards of stickers and gold stars.
Richard Evans` brilliant book unfolds perhaps the single most important story of the 20th century: how a stable and modern country in less than a single lifetime led Europe into moral, physical and cultural ruin and despair. A terrible story not least because there were so many other ways in which Germany`s history could have been played out. With authority, skill and compassion, Evans recreates a country torn apart by overwhelming economic, political and social blows: the First World War, Versailles, hyperinflation and the Great Depression. One by one these blows ruined or pushed aside almost everything admirable about Germany, leaving the way clear for a truly horrifying ideology to take command.
ISBN: 978-0-14-100975-9
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: август 2011
This title presents a phonic-based approach to reading - using letter sounds and blends. It introduces letter formation and letter-sound recognition to help pre-school children get a head-start on classroom skills. It includes: over 35 lively and interactive activities to help develop important skills needed for reading; 60 gold stars to reward and encourage; and, 30 fantastic coloured stickers and badges. It is written by former teacher and current children`s non-fiction author Louisa Somerville, with expert teacher and consultant, David Smith. Teachers may photocopy pages free of charge for classroom use. These Phonics books have been specially devised to give children preparing for their first years at school a real head start....
Born in Colombo, Judith Dunbar spends her teenage years at boarding school, while her beloved mother and younger sister live abroad with her father. When her new friend Loveday Carey-Lewis invites Judith home for the weekend to Nancherrow, the Carey-Lewises` beautiful estate on the Cornish coast, it is love at first sight. She falls in love too with the generous Carey-Lewises themselves. With their generosity and kindness, Judith grows from naive girl to confident young woman, basking in the warm affection of a surrogate family whose flame burns brightly. But it is a flame soon to be extinguished in the gathering storm of war. And Judith herself has far to travel before at coming home.
Times Tables teaches essential skills in multiplication through play and active learning for children at Key stage 1. All the Times Tables, from one to ten, are illustrated with fun animal characters, and progress is encouraged with rewards of stickers and gold stars.
Preparing for Times Tables develops number skills through play and active learning for children at the Foundation stage. Counting games illustrated with fun animal characters gradually build up from number one to ten, and progress is encouraged with rewards of stickers and gold stars.
This title presents a phonic-based approach to reading - using letter sounds and blends. It introduces letter formation and letter-sound recognition to help pre-school children get a head-start on classroom skills. It includes: over 35 lively and interactive activities to help develop important skills needed for reading; 60 gold stars to reward and encourage; and, 30 fantastic coloured stickers and badges. It is written by former teacher and current children`s non-fiction author Louisa Somerville, with expert teacher and consultant, David Smith. Teachers may photocopy pages free of charge for classroom use. These Phonics books have been specially devised to give children preparing for their first years at school a real head start....
Letting go, stepping up and coming out…in the ways that matter most. Olympia`s life is hectic and fulfilling - her legal career, her second marriage to a judge, her twin daughters just finishing high school, her son at college and her younger son, still at kindergarten, are all managed with energy and grace. Then one sunny day in May, she opens an invitation for her daughters to attend the most exclusive coming out ball in New York - and chaos erupts all around her. One twin`s excitement is balanced by the other`s outrage, her previous husband`s profound snobbism is in sharp contrast to her current husband Harry`s flat refusal to attend. As one twin is busy shopping for the perfect dress and the other siding with Harry`s hostility at...
ISBN: 978-0-552-15184-9
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Preparing for Times Tables develops number skills through play and active learning for children at the Foundation stage. Counting games illustrated with fun animal characters gradually build from number one to ten and progress is encouraged with rewards of stickers and gold stars.
With twin daughters finishing high school, a son at Dartmouth, and a kindergartner from her second marriage, there seems to be nothing Olympia can`t handle…until one sunny day in May when she opens an invitation for her daughters to attend the most exclusive coming-out ball in New York.
ISBN: 978-0-440-24207-9
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: август 2011
