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Paperback. Condition: Fair. Samuel Beckett, one of the great avant-garde Irish dramatists and writers of the second half of the 20th century, was born on 13 April 1906. He died in 1989. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1969. His centenary will be celebrated throughout 2006 with performances of his major plays, but the most popular of them all will be, without doubt, the play with which he first made his name, Waiting for Godot. It opened the gates to the theatre of the absurd as four men appear on the stage, apparently with purpose but (perhaps) waiting for someone called Godot. It is stark, funny, bemusing and still deeply affecting half a century since its first production. In this new recording for audiobook, John Tydeman, for many years head of BBC Radio Drama, takes a fresh look at one of the milestones in Western drama. It follows the highly acclaimed recordings of Beckett's Trilogy, Molloy, Malone Dies and The Unnamable published by Naxos AudioBooks. See also Krapp's Last Tape and Not I, also released for the centenary.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. ?Pacy, witty and affectionate? Guardian Rob Beckett never seems to fit in. At work, in the middle-class world of television and comedy, he?s the laddie, cockney geezer, but to his mates down the pub in south-east London, he?s the theatrical one, a media luvvie. Even at home, his wife and kids are posher than him. In this hilarious exploration of class, Rob compares his life growing up as a working-class kid to the life he lives now, trying to understand where he truly belongs. Will he always be that fat kid who was told he?d never be a high-flyer? Why does he feel ashamed if he does anything vaguely middle class? Will he ever favour craft beer over lager? What happens if you eat 50 olives and drink two bottles of champagne? Why is ?boner? such a funny word? In search of answers, Rob relives the moments in his life when the class divide couldn?t be more obvious. Whether it?s the gig for rich bankers that was worse than Matt Hancock hosting the GQ Men of the Year Awards, turning up at a swanky celebrity house party with a blue bag of cans from the offy or identifying the root of his ambition as a childhood incident involving soiled pants and Jurassic Park, Rob digs deep. A Class Act is his funny, candid and often moving account of what it feels like to be an outsider and the valuable (sometimes humiliating) life lessons he?s learned along the way.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. A warm regard for the British soldier, the values he served and the regimental traditions that nourished his humanity underlines the information collected in this book. It gives a brief history of each of the former county regiments, lists the battle honours on their Colours, their marches, customs, Victoria Crosses, nicknames, badges, facings, mottoes and memorials and describes their amalgamations and later lineage. Details of the regimental museum are also given, together with churches where regimental Colours are lodged. This information is offered in order that others may discover something of the endeavour which preserved Britain's national liberties.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Offers an introduction to, and critical analysis of, the complex issues involved in child protection work. This book encourages reflection and debate through such features as case examples and interactive exercises. It is comprehensive and addresses professionals involved in child protection work. It is suitable for students and practitioners.…

Hardback. Condition: Good. How to Match Food and Wine is the perfect companion for anyone who likes to indulge themselves. Fiona Beckett is one of the UK's most respected authorities on matching wine with food. In this useful, compact guide she matches a multitude of foods - from soups to seafood, or chorizo to chocolate - to wine styles in all price brackets. Whatever you like to eat, Fiona lets you into the secrets of why the combination works. …

Hardback. Condition: Good. 2041 - First global dust storms, 2050 - First shot in The Last War fired, 2051 - The Great Sea Fence completed; the Republic founded, 2052 - First plague released, and 2077 - The Great War begins. A.Fourteen-year-old Anax thinks she knows her history. She'd better. She's sat facing three Examiners and her grueling five-hour examination has just begun. If she passes, she'll be admitted into The Academy - the elite institution that runs her utopian society.But Anax is about to discover that for all her learning, the history she's been taught isn't the whole story. And that The Academy isn't what she believes it to be. The reader is about to discover a provocative novel of dazzling ingenuity. Anax's examination leads us into a future where ancient - eternal - philosophical questions have dramatically collided with the march of technology, where just what it means to be human is up for debate, and where the concealed stain of an Original Sin threatens the very existence of her Brave New World.…

Hardback. Condition: Good. All kittens love to play Naturalistic illustrations rendered in vivid colors are presented with a charming little story about Bonnie, a kitten who slips out of bed early one morning and has an adventure as she encounters the many critters who live in the backyard. The story will appeal especially to preschool boys and girls, because Bonnie's innocent curiosity and delight in nature are very much like the reactions of most small children. Bonnie seeks out a playmate among bees, ducklings, and fish in a nearby pond. Before long, she finds herself in trouble--until Mom comes to the rescue. Beckett, Andy (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Few can teach about perseverance as well as the Hungry Little Rabbit!One day, Little Rabbit was cheerfully hopping around when his stomach made the strangest sound, and he couldn't think of anything else but food.Learn how to be persistent and resourceful as you follow Hungry Little Rabbit in his search for healthy, tasty treats to eat, and as he tries to dig up the biggest carrot he's ever seen. It may even be enough to fill up his grumbling belly!Repetitive rhymes and easy-to-follow illustrations make this book perfect for snack-time reading, a bedtime story, or even an Easter present for your little ones!Here, at Puppy Dogs & Ice Cream, we believe that children's books are more than just stories - they're vessels of inspiration, education, and imagination. Every book we publish is carefully selected to teach kids valuable lessons that will last a lifetime.From the publisher who brought to you "Fiona Flamingo", "Right Now, I Am Fine", "Zen Pig", "The Snowman's Song", "Bug Soup", and "The Super Tiny Ghost", "Hungry Little Rabbit" is a welcome addition to our incredible collection of best-selling children's books. Beckett, Martin (illustrator).…

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Condition: Very Good.  In this first installment in the Buenos Aires Docs quartet by Tina Beckett, can a marriage be reunited when estranged spouses discover they're going to be parents--to triplets? TRIPLE THE SHOCK! ER doctor Isabella can't believe it. She's miraculously pregnant! With triplets. She knows she must tell her husband, Sebastián, that he's about to be a father. But they're separated, and the last time she saw him, he was departing Argentina following yet another IVF heartache. Isabella was left questioning if there would be a marriage for him to come back to. Now Seb's home, can they reignite their flame to secure their future as a family?  From Harlequin Medical: Life and love in the world of modern medicine. Buenos Aires Docs  Book 1: ER Doc's Miracle Triplets by Tina Beckett Book 2: Surgeon's Brooding Brazilian Rival by Luana DaRosa Book 3: Daring to Fall for the Single Dad by Becky Wicks Book 4: Secretly Dating the Baby Doc by JC Harroway.…

Hardback. Condition: Good. Explores the author's reactions to a painting that she finds compelling: the haunting Christ on the Cross by El Greco. This work examines the very nature of religious and spiritual art. It looks at fourteen works by artists ranging from anonymous medieval masters to Paul Cezanne.…

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. If Veda's mama hadn't pounded religion into her the way she pounded the dirt out of Papa's overalls she probably wouldn't have married Raymond in the first place. It's the Great Depression and jobs are scarce, but it seems to Veda that Raymond uses religion as an excuse for why he can't find work. He can't work on the Sabbath, he can't work around crude or vulgar men, and he will not join a union. After years of financial hardship, four babies, and what Raymond calls Veda's accident, Veda defies her church and files for divorce. The mysterious loss of her second husband is devastating and in order to raise her kids, she does things she is not proud of. Over the years she has blamed the church, Raymond, fate, and herself for her troubles, but it is Charlie's recklessness that swallows up every bit of pride she has left. Gladney, Beckett (illustrator).…

Hardback. Condition: Fair. This guide to growing under glass is one of a series of books which were formerly published in one volume entitled "The Encyclopedia of Practical Gardening", covering various aspects of gardening techniques in step-by-step detail.

Condition: Fair. Losing a baby tore them apart. Can having another reunite them? Losing their daughter left doctors Tucker and Kady heartbroken, and when Tucker couldn't face trying for another child it left their marriage in pieces. Meeting again at a medical event, they find their memories are reawakened - along with their scorching chemistry But Kady still longs for a baby.and Tucker must finally face his fears if he's to find happiness with her again.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. A Visual and Spiritual Companion for Lent This delightful book describes and interprets a series of forty full-color paintings for each day of Lent. Artists often address subjects that our culture seeks to avoid, and the brilliant and perceptive reflections from nun and art historian Sister Wendy Beckett will help you to read these paintings with a more discerning eye and encounter deeper levels of spiritual meaning than may at first appear. It was at the core of Sister Wendy Beckett's mission to make fine art accessible. This led to her becoming a BBC presenter and then American viewers discovered her series on PBS. Sister Wendy, who died in 2018, lived at a Carmelite Monastery in Norfolk, England. From the Hokusai's Great Wave to Rembrandt's The Return of the Prodigal Son, the reflections in The Art of Lent draw from the emotions and spiritual truths behind the paintings to give you lessons that will stay with you a lifetime. Each of the days is based around a different theme: from joy to tranquility to courage to sacrifice, the messages in this book are short meditations that are designed to leave you with questions to ponder and meditate on. The use of four-color classical paintings adds to the visual and sensory appeal. These lush artistic images stir our imagination and expand on the words of the daily devotionals. With The Art of Lent, you'll gain a fuller and more spiritual understanding of Christian art and see Holy Week and Easter as never before.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. This collection of Nobel Prize winner Samuel Beckett's dramatic pieces includes a short stage play, two radio plays, and two pantomimes. The stage play Krapp's Last Tape evolves a shattering drama out of a monologue of a man who, at age sixty-nine, plays back the autobiographical tape he recorded on his thirty-ninth birthday. The two radio plays were commissioned by the BBC; All That Fall "plumbs the same pessimistic depths [as Waiting for Godot] in what seems a no less despairing search for human dignity" (London Times), and Embers is equally unforgettable theater, born of the ramblings of an old man and his wife. Finally, in the two pantomimes, Beckett takes drama to the point of pure abstraction with his portrayals of, in Act Without Words I, frustrated desired, and in Act Without Words I, corresponding motions of living juxtaposed in the slow despair of one man and the senselessly busy motion of another.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. A Visual and Spiritual Companion for Lent This delightful book describes and interprets a series of forty full-color paintings for each day of Lent. Artists often address subjects that our culture seeks to avoid, and the brilliant and perceptive reflections from nun and art historian Sister Wendy Beckett will help you to read these paintings with a more discerning eye and encounter deeper levels of spiritual meaning than may at first appear. It was at the core of Sister Wendy Beckett's mission to make fine art accessible. This led to her becoming a BBC presenter and then American viewers discovered her series on PBS. Sister Wendy, who died in 2018, lived at a Carmelite Monastery in Norfolk, England. From the Hokusai's Great Wave to Rembrandt's The Return of the Prodigal Son, the reflections in The Art of Lent draw from the emotions and spiritual truths behind the paintings to give you lessons that will stay with you a lifetime. Each of the days is based around a different theme: from joy to tranquility to courage to sacrifice, the messages in this book are short meditations that are designed to leave you with questions to ponder and meditate on. The use of four-color classical paintings adds to the visual and sensory appeal. These lush artistic images stir our imagination and expand on the words of the daily devotionals. With The Art of Lent, you'll gain a fuller and more spiritual understanding of Christian art and see Holy Week and Easter as never before.…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. Examining the role of crime in American politics and culture, The Politics of Injustice, Second Edition provides a better understanding of the nature of crime and punishment in America, as well as the cultural and political contexts in which they occur.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Examining the role of crime in American politics and culture, The Politics of Injustice, Second Edition provides a better understanding of the nature of crime and punishment in America, as well as the cultural and political contexts in which they occur.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Examining the role of crime in American politics and culture, The Politics of Injustice, Second Edition provides a better understanding of the nature of crime and punishment in America, as well as the cultural and political contexts in which they occur.

Hardback. Condition: Fair. The Little Golden Book version of the Christmas classic, The Nutcracker, is the perfect gift to bring holiday magic to readers of all ages! The Nutcracker is back in print as a Little Golden Book, with all-new illustrations by Sheilah Beckett, who started illustrating Golden Books in the 1950s. This lovely retelling of the famous ballet will be a perfect holiday gift for any child who loves the ballet, Christmas stories, and fairy tales. Beckett, Sheilah (illustrator).…

Hardback. Condition: Good. The Little Golden Book version of the Christmas classic, The Nutcracker, is the perfect gift to bring holiday magic to readers of all ages! The Nutcracker is back in print as a Little Golden Book, with all-new illustrations by Sheilah Beckett, who started illustrating Golden Books in the 1950s. This lovely retelling of the famous ballet will be a perfect holiday gift for any child who loves the ballet, Christmas stories, and fairy tales. Beckett, Sheilah (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Beckett, Sheilah (illustrator).

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Beckett, Sheilah (illustrator).