Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Apr 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 1472988302 ISBN 13: 9781472988300
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Apr 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 1408860147 ISBN 13: 9781408860144
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Incredibly clever and funny - Picture Book SnobJust brilliant - Rascals and RainbowsYoung readers will love this hilarious twist on a classic tale - GCBG BlogKing Albert-Horatio-Otto the Thirdhad SO many clothes it was simply absurd .So when two seemingly well-meaning fabric merchants promise to make an outfit of only the very BEST and most special cloth, King Albert-Horatio-Otto the Third simply cannot resist. He MUST have these new clothes! Surely, the unquestionably charitable and not-at-all-suspicious-looking tailors are genuine, and the King won't end up looking red-cheeked . This funny and timely retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's classic fable 'The Emperor's New Clothes' will not only make children laugh, but also encourage them to think and speak up for what they believe.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Apr 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 1526609533 ISBN 13: 9781526609533
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Some dinosaurs had a deadly bite and others could run super fast. Some had club-like tails and some could make the smelliest of farts - POO-WEE! But wait, don't run away. Because dinosaurs are actually awesome!From the ferocious hunters like Spinosaurus and T.rex to the gentle giants like Diplodocus and Titanosaurus, the speedy Velociraptor to the armoured Ankylosaurus, discover all the weird and wonderful things that made dinosaurs so AMAZING. Did you know that some dinosaurs laid eggs the size of footballs Or that there's a fossilised dinosaur poo as long as your arm And have you ever heard of a certain dinosaur that could outrun a racehorse Find out about all this and more - and then decide: do YOU love dinosaurs.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Apr 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 152660776X ISBN 13: 9781526607768
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Gafferty Sprout is a Smidgen. A Smidgen looks like a human, sounds like a human, and loves chips with curry sauce like a human - if humans were three inches tall. If you took a human and shrunk it in the washing machine on a very hot spin cycle, you might get something like a Smidgen. Generations ago there were lots of them, living in a maze of tunnels beneath the human village of Dundoodle. But then something happened and they just . disappeared. Now Gafferty, her parents and her little brothers Gobkin and Grub are the only ones left, and the tunnels are forbidden territory.And then Gafferty finds an old map. A map that shows a place deep within the maze where Smidgen tribes can go to meet. Smidgen tribes! Gafferty knows that she has to try to find them. But the tunnels are dangerous. And soon Gafferty discovers she's not the only one looking for the lost tribes, and that three inches of Smidgen hold more power than she ever imagined.The first book in a funny, magical adventures series for 7+ readers who love Terry Pratchett, Max and the Millions and The Borrowers.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Apr 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 1838934006 ISBN 13: 9781838934002
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - For fans of Vox,The Power and The Handmaid's Tale comes a dystopian novel set in a world where touching is forbidden, books are banned and The Key governs.Elodie obeys The Key. Elodie obeys the rules. Elodie trusts in the system. At least, Elodie used to.Aiden is a rebel. Aiden doesn't do what he's told. Aiden just wants to be free. Aiden is on his last chance.After a pandemic wiped out most of the human race, The Key took power. The Key dictate the rules. They govern in order to keep people safe. But as Elodie and Aiden begin to discover there is another side to The Key, they realise not everything is as it seems.Rather than playing protector, The Key are playing God.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Apr 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 1784424471 ISBN 13: 9781784424473
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Bees existed long before human beings, but our future is perhaps more reliant upon them than any other species. They pollinate 80 per cent of the world's crops and plants, but how much do we really know about them Small, clever and mysterious, the honeybee in particular has long been celebrated in human culture as a sacred insect, a symbol of the sun, bridging the gap between our world and the next. They are expert communicators, skilled aviators and natural alchemists, turning fresh nectar into sweet, golden honey. They are also in trouble and need our help. This beautifully illustrated guide explores the honeybee's historic relationship with humans, the basics of beekeeping, and how we can help save the bees' dwindling population.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Apr 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 1800243944 ISBN 13: 9781800243941
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - The baker's dozen stories gathered here turn readers into travellers to the past and the future, and explorers of the weirder points of the present. The journey is the thing as Pinsker weaves music, memory, technology, history, mystery, love, loss, and even multiple selves on generation ships and cruise ships, on highways and high seas, in murder houses and treehouses. They feature runaways, fiddle-playing astronauts and retired time travellers.Weird, wired, hopeful, haunting, and often beautiful, Sarah Pinsker's stories cast a searching light on human nature. But what the heart wants is not always right, or easy.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Apr 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 1801100632 ISBN 13: 9781801100632
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - 'A twisted masterpiece' Guardian1939. In a grotty corner of London, in a flat above a shop, a private eye known as Wolf keeps his office. The city is in the throes of a very British Fascism, and Wolf is far from the life he left behind in Germany, before the Fall. Business hasn't been good, so when a glamorous Jewish heiress comes through his door, he has no choice but to take on her case.It's a decision Wolf will soon regret.For in another time and place, a man lies dreaming. Once a Yiddish pulp writer, but now imprisoned in a hell of humanity's making, Shomer creates lurid tales of revenge in his sleep.Prescient, darkly funny and wholly original, the award-winning A Man Lies Dreaming is a modern fable for our time.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Apr 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 1838932003 ISBN 13: 9781838932008
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - A moving, funny and topical novel about lost love, growing older and the realities of life in a society that is still coming to terms with thirty years of violence from the author of Gull and Backstop Land'No one is more acutely tuned to the heartbeat of Belfast than Glenn Patterson and no one is more skilled at capturing all its love and madness. He does so with both tenderness and humour' DAVID PARKHerbie has had enough.It doesn't seem like he has much going for him anymore. His wife, the great love of his life, left him years ago, his daughter has fled for the bright lights of London, and now he's lost his job too.But life has a tendency to surprise. When Herbie wanders into a new café in his neighbourhood, he may well find something he never expected.Could it be that life isn't finished with him yet From the author of Gull and Backstop Land, Where Are We Now is a novel about lost love, growing older and the realities of life in a society still haunted by decades of violence. By turns moving and funny, topical and sharp, it is a life-affirming story of a life not yet over.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Apr 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 1800242026 ISBN 13: 9781800242029
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Four Emperors. Two Friends. One Destiny. As twilight descends on the 3rd century AD, the Roman Empire is but a shadow of its former self. Into this chaos Emperor Diocletian steps, reforming the succession to allow for not one emperor to rule the world, but four.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Apr 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 1526611686 ISBN 13: 9781526611680
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - 'A moving and direct study of frailty, love and time and luck and grief' GuardianEdvard Behrends is a diplomat, highly regarded for his work on international peace negotiations. Under his arbitration, unimaginable atrocities are coolly dissected; invisible lines, grown taut and frayed with conflict, redrawn.In his latest post, Edvard has been sent to a nondescript hotel in the Tyrol. High up on this mountain, the air is bright and clear.He confides in no one - no one but his wife Anna. Anna, who he loves with all his heart; Anna, always present and yet forever absent.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Apr 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 1838932755 ISBN 13: 9781838932756
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - London, 1888. Susannah rushes into marriage to a young and wealthy surgeon. After a passionate honeymoon, she returns home with her new husband wrapped around her little finger. But then everything changes. His behaviour becomes increasingly volatile and violent. He stays out all night, returning home bloodied and full of secrets.Lonely and frustrated, Susannah starts following the gruesome reports of a spate of murders in Whitechapel. But as the killings continue, her mind takes her down the darkest path imaginable. Every time he stays out late, another victim is found dead. Is it coincidence Or is her husband the man the papers call Jack the Ripper Reviews for People of Abandoned Character:'A mistreated wife suspects her husband might be the Whitechapel killer. Compelling' Sunday Times'An astonishing book' M.W. Craven'A gripping and original take on the world's most notorious serial killer. A perfectly thrilling read for those long winter nights' Adam Hamdy'This impressive debut builds up pace, pathos and intrigue superbly, with plenty of twists and turns' Woman's Weekly.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Apr 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 1788549732 ISBN 13: 9781788549738
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - 'Lesley Thomson gets better and better' Ian RankinWhen Freddy Power was eighteen, her father threw her out. Her sin had been to fall in love with a woman. Freddy waited for two decades to be invited back into the family. The summons never came.But now, in the wake of her parents' death, Freddy feels the call of home like a siren's song. The trawlers emerging out of the mist. Fishermen unloading their catch down at the harbour. Her best friend, Mags, exploring the cliffs at sunset.But when she arrives at Newhaven, after twenty-two years of silence, her brothers and her friends act like strangers. Then Mags goes missing, and old secrets - and old passions - are reignited. Freddy is determined to lead the hunt for Mags - even if it means confronting her past, and facing the truth about her family.Reviews for Death of a Mermaid:'Catholic guilt, monstrous hypocrisy and all kinds of fishy business are explored in an atmosphere of creeping dread' The Times'A truly brilliant book, full of atmosphere and a creeping sense of menace. Lesley Thomson lures you in with meticulously drawn characters and a matchless sense of place, and then you are caught in the jaws of a remorseless thriller' Elly Griffiths'A strong sense of place, wonderfully woven with a cast of memorable characters' Mari Hannah'Death of a Mermaid is a tense, beautifully written novel, with characters so well-crafted you expect them to walk off the page' Rachael Blok'A powerful tale of dark secrets that fester in a small seaside town' William Shaw.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Apr 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 180024598X ISBN 13: 9781800245983
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Cassandra has always been riddled with self-doubt, but, just for once, she decides to take a chance on a new beginning and finds herself working for a family in a manor house on the rugged North Cornish coast. A beautiful romance with a hint of ghostliness.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Apr 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 1800246366 ISBN 13: 9781800246362
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - A powerful psychological thriller by the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Guest House. For fans of Alex Michaelides and Ruth Ware.Thirty years ago, three girls followed a stranger into the woods. Only two returned.The surviving pair have never been able to remember what happened or what the fate of the third girl was. Local rumours in the Lake District talk of hippies and drugs and mystic rituals, but no one has learned the truth.This story is just what Rowan Blake needs. He's in debt, his journalistic career is in tatters - as well as his damaged body - and he's retreated to the Lake District to write.Yet even Rowan isn't prepared for the evil he is about to unearth, for the secrets that have been buried in that wood for far too long.Reviewers on David Mark:'Mark is an extraordinary talent - one of the best in the business. I adore how he writes' M.W. Craven'Dark, compelling crime writing of the highest order' Daily Mail'Breathtaking' Peter May'A wonderfully descriptive writer' Peter James'Exceptional. Mark is writing at the top of his game' Publishers Weekly'A master of the dark psychological thriller' Kirkus.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Apr 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 1789546508 ISBN 13: 9781789546507
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Bourne is Back.and in the crosshairs of every intelligence agency on the planet.New York Congresswoman Sofia Ortiz has been assassinated - and it looks like Jason Bourne was the rogue gunman responsible.Ortiz was about to blow the whistle on a scandal that could tie one of the most powerful tech companies in the country to Treadstone, the shadowy government agency that trained Bourne, and to something even more sinister. If he is to clear his name, Bourne is going to have to get to the bottom of the conspiracy Ortiz was killed to protect.It won't be easy: alone, on the run, with enemies at every turn, Bourne will have to put all his skills to the test - and uncover some new ones.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Apr 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 1526628600 ISBN 13: 9781526628602
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Multi-award-winning author Brian Conaghan's first book for 10+ readers is a future classic brimming with humour and heartEven though I found him living in a house made of cardboard, Bruce is a massive legend. FACT. So this mine and Bruce's story. You don't have to believe it happened, but it did. All of it.Nobody at school can see past Lenny's size to the person within. So when lessons get too tough, Lenny always goes to his bench to think. At least there no one can see him. Then one day, midway through lobbing his empty can of Irn-Bru into the canal he's stopped by Bruce. Bruce lives in a cardboard home hidden away by the banks, and he doesn't approve of kids messing up his front lawn .But a bumpy start soon gives way to an unexpected friendship - and an epic road trip - that will change both of them for life .
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Apr 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 1838933808 ISBN 13: 9781838933807
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Martha - a home-makerVictoria - a social butterflySerena - a free spiritKirk - a hot-blooded manEleni - a risk takerTina - a young girl with a dark pastCarolyn Grand is all of these people and none of them. Thirty years ago, her father, Hank, was jailed for child abuse, but not before Carolyn developed six distinct personalities as a coping mechanism for the trauma she went through.Now Hank Grand has been released, and Carolyn will have to confront the man who made her. All of her.'A riveting, must-read tale of suspense, murder, and retribution' Reed Farrel Coleman'A gut punch of a thriller. Butcher blade sharp' Lorenzo Carcaterra'Taut. Unusual. Wholly absorbing. The most intriguing and deftly imagined mystery I have read in years' Thomas H. Cook.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Apr 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 1784973955 ISBN 13: 9781784973957
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - A brilliant narrative of early capitalism's most famous scandal, a speculative frenzy that nearly bankrupted the British state during the hot summer of 1720 - and paradoxically led to the birth of modern finance. The South Sea Company was formed to trade with Asian and Latin American countries. But it had almost no ships and did precious little trade. Instead it got into financial fraud on a massive scale, taking over the government's debt and promising to pay the state out of the money received from the shares it sold.And how they sold. In the summer of 1720 the share price rocketed and everyone was making money. Until the carousel stopped, and thousands lost their shirts. Isaac Newton, Alexander Pope and others lost heavily.Thomas Levenson's superb account of the South Sea Bubble is not just the story of a huge scam, but is also the story of the birth of modern financial capitalism: the idea that you can invest in future prosperity and that governments can borrow money to make things happen, like funding the rise of British naval and mercantile power. These dreamers and fraudsters may have bankrupted Britain, but they made the world rich.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Apr 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 1789545609 ISBN 13: 9781789545609
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - A serious, revisionist history of the most notorious court case in postwar Irish history: two Irish cabinet ministers, alongside an army officer and other figures, were accused by the Taoiseach of smuggling arms to the IRA in Northern Ireland.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Apr 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 1526600056 ISBN 13: 9781526600059
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - WINNER OF A SOMERSET MAUGHAM AWARD 2021A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEKSHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZEA SUNDAY TIMES AND FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR'Marks the birth of a new star of non-fiction' William Dalrymple'A beautiful account of immersion in an alien world' Philip Marsden, GuardianThere is the Cornwall Lamorna Ash knew as a child - the idyllic, folklore-rich place where she spent her summer holidays. Then there is the Cornwall she discovers when, feeling increasingly dislocated in London, she moves to Newlyn, a fishing town near Land's End. This Cornwall is messier and harder; it doesn't seem like a place that would welcome strangers.But before long, Lamorna finds herself on a week-long trawler trip with a crew of local fishermen, afforded a rare glimpse into their world, their warmth and their humour. Out on the water, miles from the coast, she learns how fishing requires you to confront who you are and what it is that tethers you to the land. Dark, Salt, Clear is a bracing journey of discovery and a captivating portrait of a community sustained and defined by the sea for centuries.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Apr 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 1526607395 ISBN 13: 9781526607393
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Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Meet Sonny and his friends Honey, Meemo and Boo!They're having fun in the playground when . OOH! Sonny finds an adorable pink bunny. Sonny says, 'IT'S MINE!'Then Boo arrives. Boo is crying because she's lost her favourite bunny. Can Sonny learn to share The first in a brilliant new series featuring friends Sonny, Honey, Meemo and Boo, this bright, funny and character-led series is perfect for pre-schoolers and great for reading aloud. Fans of Pip and Posy will adore this stylish picture book, ideal for little ones learning to share!.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Apr 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 1350113360 ISBN 13: 9781350113367
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Brecht projects an ancient Chinese story onto a realistic setting in Soviet Georgia. In a theme that echoes the Judgment of Solomon, two women argue over the possession of a child. Thanks to the unruly judge, Azdak (one of Brecht's most vivid creations) natural justice is done and the peasant Grusha keeps the child she loves, even though she is not its mother.Written while Brecht was in exile in the United States during the Second World War, The Caucasian Chalk Circle is a politically charged, much-revived and complex example of Brecht's epic theatre.This new Student Edition contains introductory commentary and notes by Kristopher Imbrigotta from the University of Puget Sound, US, offering a much-needed contemporary perspective on the play.The introduction covers: narrative structure: play about a play within a play ('circle') songs and music justice and social systems context: Brecht, exile, WWII, socialism notions of collective and class fable and story adaptation, folk fairy tale.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Apr 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 1472951956 ISBN 13: 9781472951953
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2021 STANFORD DOLMAN TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR UK NATURE WRITINGAlone on a remote mountaintop one dark night, a woman hears a mysterious voice.Propelled by the memory and after years of dreaming about it, Jini Reddy dares to delve into the 'wanderlands' of Britain, heading off in search of the magical in the landscape.A London journalist with multicultural roots and a perennial outsider, she determinedly sets off on this unorthodox path. Serendipity and her inner compass guide her around the country in pursuit of the Other and a connection to Britain's captivating natural world. Where might this lead And if you know what it is to be Othered yourself, how might this colour your experiences And what if, in invoking the spirit of the land, 'it' decides to make its presence felt Whether following a 'cult' map to a hidden well that refuses to reveal itself, attempting to persuade a labyrinth to spill its secrets, embarking on a coast-to-coast pilgrimage or searching for a mystical land temple, Jini depicts a whimsical, natural Britain. Along the way, she tracks down ephemeral wild art, encounters women who worship The Goddess, falls deeper in love with her birth land and struggles - but mostly fails - to get to grips with its lore. Throughout, she rejoices in the wildness we cannot see and celebrates the natural beauty we can, while offering glimpses of her Canadian childhood and her Indian parents' struggles in apartheid-era South Africa.Wanderland is a book in which the heart leads, all things are possible and the Other, both wild and human, comes in from the cold. It is a paean to the joy of roaming, both figuratively and imaginatively, and to the joy of finding your place in the world.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Apr 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 147284470X ISBN 13: 9781472844705
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Tooby, Adam (illustrator). Neuware - A study of the history of the US Navy's gunboats and their role in building a worldwide American naval presence abroad and in combat, from the Yangtze era through to World War II.For more than half a century, American gunboats were the ships often responsible for policing small crises and provided deterrence and fast-response capabilities around the world - showing the flag, landing armed parties, patrolling river and littoral areas, and protecting ex-pats. They were often the United States' most-visible and constant military presence in far-flung foreign lands, and were most closely associated with the Far East, particularly the Philippines and China. Most famous, of course, was the multinational Yangtze Patrol.Many US gunboats were built, purchased or reassembled overseas where they usually served out their entire careers, never coming within 7,000 miles of the national homeland which they served. Numerous gunboats were captured from the Spanish during the 1898 war, many being raised from shallow graves, refurbished, and commissioned into USN service.The classic haunt of US gunboats was the Asiatic Station of China and the Philippines. Gunboat service overseas was typically exotic and the sailors' lives were often exciting and unpredictable. The major operational theatres associated with the US gunboats were the pre-1898 cruises and patrols of the earliest steel gunboats, the Spanish-American War of 1898 (both the Philippines and the Caribbean), the guerilla wars of the early 20th century Philippines and Latin America, the Asiatic Fleet and Yangtze Patrol of the 1890s-1930s, and finally World War II, which largely entailed operations in China, the Philippines, the Dutch East Indies, Alaska, and on convoy routes. It was Japan's sudden 1941-1942 'Centrifugal Offensive' that effectively spelled the beginning of the end not just of most American gunboats, but also the century-old world order in Asia that had provided US gunboats with their primary mission.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Apr 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 1350262897 ISBN 13: 9781350262898
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - A group of teenagers do something bad, really bad, then panic and cover the whole thing up. But when they find that the cover-up unites them and brings harmony to their otherwise fractious lives, where's the incentive to put things right DNA is a poignant and, sometimes, hilarious tale with a very dark heart.A contemporary play for younger people,DNA opened at the National Theatre in February 2008.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Apr 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 1350256625 ISBN 13: 9781350256620
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - What happens when the writer loses the plot Emma Watson is nineteen and new in town. She's been cut off by her rich aunt and dumped back in the family home. Emma and her sisters must marry, fast. If not, they face poverty, spinsterhood, or worse: an eternity with their boorish brother and his awful wife.Luckily there are plenty of potential suitors to dance with, from flirtatious Tom Musgrave to castle-owning Lord Osborne, who's as awkward as he is rich.So far so familiar. But there's a problem: Jane Austen didn't finish the story. Who will write Emma's happy ending now Based on her incomplete novel, this sparklingly witty play looks under the bonnet of Jane Austen and asks: what can characters do when their author abandons them.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Apr 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 1472984978 ISBN 13: 9781472984975
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - It is now three years since Justin Welby first published his Reimagining Britain. The fundamental message of that book remains as urgent as ever. But in this revised and expanded edition, Welby has taken fully into account the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Brexit and all the social and political unrest that has ensued. If anything, the new edition of Archbishop Welby's book is even more important than its predecessor. Here is a radical vision for 21st century Britain.The thesis of this book is that the work of reimagining is as great as it was in 1945, and will happen either by accident - and thus badly - or deliberately. Welby explores the areas in which values are translated into action, including the traditional three of recent history: health (especially public, and mental), housing and education. To these he adds family; the environment; economics and finance; peacebuilding and overseas development; immigration; and integration. He looks particularly at the role of faith groups in enabling, and contributing to, a fairer future.When so many are immobilized by political turmoil, this book builds on our past to offer hope for the future, and practical ways of achieving a more equitable society.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Apr 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 144821808X ISBN 13: 9781448218080
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Explore the struggle for racial justice in Britain through the lens of one of Britain's most prominent and controversial Black journalists and campaigners.Born in Trinidad during the dying days of colonialism, Darcus Howe became an uncompromising champion of racial justice. The book examines how Howe's unique political outlook was inspired by the example of his friend and mentor C. L. R. James, and forged in the heat of the American civil rights movement, as well as Trinidad's Black Power Revolution.Howe took a leading role in the defining struggles in Britain against institutional racism in the police, the courts and the media. Renegade focuses on his part as a defendant in the trial of the Mangrove Nine, the high point of Black Power in Britain; his role in conceiving and organizing the Black People's Day of Action, the largest ever demonstration by the black community in Britain; and his later work as a prominent journalist and political commentator.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Apr 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 1472986954 ISBN 13: 9781472986955
Seller: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germany
Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This three-in-one guide is the perfect addition to any professional or amateur writer's bookshelf. Aimed at those who use language in their day-to-day lives, it is divided into three parts. The Grammar Guide provides clear, comprehensive guidance on sentence structure, parts of speech and punctuation; the Vocabulary Builder helps you choose the right word by listing commonly confused, misused and cliched words; the dictionary of Literary Terms provides concise definitions of linguistic forms. The budding writer can use this guide to quickly enhance their style and improve their word power. The rules and advice provided are accompanied by usage examples throughout.