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Monet: The Restless Vision
A magnificent new biography of the founder of Impressionism
In the course of a long and exceptionally creative life, Claude Monet revolutionized painting and made some of the most iconic images in western art. Misunderstood and mocked at the beginning of his career, he risked everything to pursue his original vision. Although close to starvation when he invented impressionism on the banks of the Seine in the 1860s-70s, in the following decades he emerged as the powerful leader of the new painting in Paris at one of its most exciting cultural moments. His symphonic series Haystacks, Poplars, and Rouen Cathedral brought wealth and renown. Then he withdrew to paint only the pond in his garden. The late Water Lilies, ignored during his lifetime, are now celebrated as pioneers of twentieth century modernism.
Behind this great and famous artist is a volatile, voracious, nervous yet reckless man, largely unknown. Jackie Wullschläger’s enthralling biography, based on thousands of never-before translated letters and unpublished sources, is the first account of Monet’s turbulent private life and how it determined his expressive, sensuous, sensational painting. He was as obsessional in his love affairs as in his love of nature, and changed his art decisively three times when the woman at the centre of his life changed. Enduring devastating bereavements, he pushed the frontier of painting inward, to evoke memory and the passing of time. His work also responded intensely to outside cataclysms – the Dreyfus Affair, the First World War. Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau was his closest friend. Rich intellectual currents connected him to writers from Zola to Proust; affection and rivalry to Renoir, Pissarro and Manet.
Monet said he was driven ‘wild with the need to put down what I experience’. This rich and moving biography immerses us in that passionate experience, transforming our understanding of the man, his paintings and the fullness of his achievement.
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Parenting with Theraplay®: Understanding Attachment and How to Nurture a Closer Relationship with Your Child (Theraplay® Books & Resources)
Theraplay® is an attachment-focused model of parenting that helps parents to understand and relate to their child. Based on a sequence of play activities that are rooted in neuroscience, Theraplay offers a fun and easy way for parents and children to connect. Theraplay is particularly effective with looked after and adopted children.
By providing an overview of Theraplay and the psychological principles that it is based on, parents and carers will gain an understanding of the basic theory of the model along with practical ideas for applying Theraplay to everyday family life. Through everyday case studies and easy language, parents will gain confidence and learn new skills for emotional bonding, empathy, and acceptance in the relationship with their child.
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Master Legal Email Writing: Legal Writing in Use- A Practical Guide for Lawyers, Paralegals, and Legal Professionals + 100 Expert Email & Letter … Legal Writing, Vocabulary &…
Embrace the Power of Email and Use it to its FULL Potential. “Lawyers possess only one tool to convey their thoughts: language . . . They must love words and use them exactly.”
– Antonin Scalia
Clear communication is the cornerstone of a successful legal career. It is what sets you apart as a professional, and it is what allows you to build trust and credibility with your clients and colleagues.
Effective email communication in the legal profession requires attention to detail, professionalism, and the ability to convey complex information in a concise and easily understandable manner.
Emailing for Law: Mastering Legal Email Writing Like a Pro
A Practical Guide for Lawyers, Paralegals, and Legal Professionals + 100 Expert Email & Letter TemplatesThis comprehensive guide is perfect for new lawyers, solicitors, paralegals, and legal secretaries looking to take their professional communication to the next level.
With 100 downloadable expert email and letter templates, you’ll have all the tools you need to write clear, concise, and effective legal emails. And with a focus on language clarity, this book is also great for non-native English speakers looking to improve their legal writing skills. Don’t let poor email communication hold you back in your legal career – add “Master Legal Email Writing: Legal Writing in Use” to your library today.
Master Legal Email Writing: Legal Writing in Use is the ultimate guide for attorneys, paralegals, and other legal professionals looking to improve their email communication skills. Written by the IDM Law team and business and legal English writing teacher Marc Roche, this book covers all the essential elements of effective email writing, including:
- Crafting clear and concise subject lines
- Organizing and formatting messages
- Using appropriate tone and language
- Taking control of your inbox and using email more effectively and efficiently in your daily life.
- With a focus on professionalism and efficiency, this book teaches you how to communicate effectively with clients, colleagues, and other legal professionals through email.
- You’ll learn how to effectively convey important information, respond to inquiries, and negotiate deals through the written word.
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Don’t miss out on the opportunity to improve your legal email writing skills and advance your career. “Master Legal Email Writing: Legal Writing in Use” is the perfect resource for anyone looking to excel in the legal profession. Order your copy today and start mastering legal email writing like a pro.
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The Guest List: From the author of The Hunting Party, the No.1 Sunday Times bestseller and prize winning mystery thriller
*The brand new thriller from Lucy Foley – THE MIDNIGHT FEAST – is available to pre-order now*
The No.1 Sunday Times bestseller
*Over 1 million copies sold worldwide*
*One of The Times and Sunday Times Crime Books of the Year*
*Goodreads Choice Awards winner for Crime & Mystery 2020*
A gripping, twisty murder mystery thriller from the No.1 bestselling author of The Hunting Party.
‘Lucy Foley is really very clever’ Anthony Horowitz
‘Thrilling’ The Times
‘A classic whodunnit’ Kate Mosse
‘Sharp and atmospheric and addictive’ Louise Candlish
‘A furiously twisty thriller’ Clare MackintoshOn an island off the windswept Irish coast, guests gather for the wedding of the year – the marriage of Jules Keegan and Will Slater.
Old friends.
Past grudges.
Happy families.
Hidden jealousies.
Thirteen guests.
One body.
The wedding cake has barely been cut when one of the guests is found dead. And as a storm unleashes its fury on the island, everyone is trapped.All have a secret. All have a motive.
One guest won’t leave this wedding alive . . .Lucy Foley’s book ‘THE PARIS APARTMENT’ was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 17-10-2022.
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AQA GCSE 9-1 English Language Writing (Papers 1 & 2) Revision Guide: Ideal for the 2024 and 2025 exams (Collins GCSE Grade 9-1 SNAP Revision)
Exam Board: AQA
Level: GCSE Grade 9-1
Subject: English Language
Suitable for the 2024 examsEverything you need to revise for GCSE 9-1 English language writing papers 1 and 2
Let’s face it, exams can be tricky. Because everyone has different strengths when it comes to test taking, this new Snap Revision guide from Collins helps you focus on areas of your revision that you find tricky or need extra practice in. This is no ordinary GCSE Grade 9-1 English Language revision guide – it’s focussed revision designed to help you with the writing component of papers 1 and 2 in the AQA GCSE Grade 9-1 exam. Spaced practice opportunities allow you to test, revisit and review understanding throughout your revision. Ideal to use at home for extra practice, revising tricky topics is a snap with this Collins Snap Revision guide for writing. Need to brush up on your reading skills too? Reading for papers 1 and 2 (9780008218089) is another excellent GCSE Grade 9-1 revision guide that will get you ready for your AQA English Language exam.
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Five Nights at Freddy’s: The Official Movie Novel
The official movie novelization of the Five Nights at Freddy’s movie! The hugely anticipated Five Nights at Freddy’s movie from director Emma Tammi starring Matthew Lillard (Scream, Scooby-Doo) and Josh Hutcherson (The Hunger Games series, The Disaster Artist) hits cinemas on October 27th, 2023 with a script from creator Scott Cawthon, Seth Cuddeback, and Emma Tammi. This movie novelization is a must-have for any Freddy Fan!Read more
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Violeta: ‘Storytelling at its best’ – Woman & Home
THE NEW NOVEL FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR ISABEL ALLENDE, THE WIND KNOWS MY NAME, IS OUT NOW
_______________‘Epic, beautifully crafted . . . Gripping from start to finish’ DAILY TELEGRAPH
‘A must for historical fiction lovers’ COUNTRY AND TOWNHOUSE
‘A new novel by Isabel Allende is always a treat’ DAILY MAIL
_______________One extraordinary woman.
One hundred years of history.
One unforgettable story.Violeta comes into the world on a stormy day in 1920, the first daughter in a family of five boisterous sons. From the start, her life is marked by extraordinary events. The ripples of the Great War are still being felt, even as the Spanish flu arrives on the shores of her South American homeland almost at the moment of her birth.
Told in the form of a letter to someone Violeta loves above all others, this is the story of a hundred-year life – of devastating heartbreak and passionate affairs, poverty and wealth, terrible loss and immense joy. Bearing witness to a century of history, it is a life shaped by the fight for women’s rights, the rise and fall of tyrants and, ultimately, not one but two pandemics.
Through the eyes of a woman whose unforgettable passion, determination and sense of humour will carry her through a lifetime of upheaval, Isabel Allende once more brings us an epic that is both fiercely inspiring and deeply emotional.
READERS LOVE VIOLETA
‘Allende is truly a master of storytelling … I didn’t want to reach the end’ *****
‘A tour de force … Stunning’ *****
‘Beautifully written and intensely dramatic … I loved every word’ *****
‘Spellbinding, captivating and absorbing’ *****
‘One of my favourite authors … I always find myself completely drawn into her richly detailed narratives’ *****
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Ugly Love: a novel
From Colleen Hoover, the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of It Ends with Us, a heart-wrenching love story that proves attraction at first sight can be messy.When Tate Collins meets airline pilot Miles Archer, she doesn’t think it’s love at first sight. They wouldn’t even go so far as to consider themselves friends. The only thing Tate and Miles have in common is an undeniable mutual attraction. Once their desires are out in the open, they realise they have the perfect set-up. He doesn’t want love, she doesn’t have time for love, so that just leaves the sex. Their arrangement could be surprisingly seamless, as long as Tate can stick to the only two rules Miles has for her.
Never ask about the past.
Don’t expect a future.They think they can handle it, but realise almost immediately they can’t handle it at all.
Hearts get infiltrated.
Promises get broken.
Rules get shattered.
Love gets ugly.
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s Jungle Hide and Seek: A Finger Trail Lift-the-Flap Book
The Very Hungry Caterpillar is playing hide and seek in the jungle!
Follow the finger trails and lift the flaps to discover sleeping sloths, swooping parrots, crawling tigers and many more. A gentle rhyming narrative with a die-cut finger trail, die-cut details and a chunky flap on every page. There is so much for little hands to explore in this fun first introduction to jungle creatures and their habitat.
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Starfield: The Official Constellation Journal
Designed for wanderers, this beautifully crafted journal is inspired by the rich, immersive, and compelling universe of Starfield, a new world from the critically acclaimed video game publisher Bethesda Game Studios. Memorialize your most valuable ideas as you embark on an epic journey to answer humanity’s greatest mystery.Log your thrilling endeavors as a Constellation spacefarer with this finely crafted journal, featuring the iconic insignia and artwork from the newest universe in 25 years from Bethesda Game Studios.
LASTING QUALITY: Features sturdy construction, sewn “lay-flat” binding, and high-quality heavy stock paper
192 RULED PAGES: Lined pages throughout provide plenty of room for notes, plans, and inspiration
RIBBON MARKER & ELASTIC CLOSURE: Bookmark and elastic closure keep your thoughts private and easy to revisit
CONVENIENT SIZE: This 5.25 x 8.25-inch journal fits perfectly in your bag, backpack, or spacesuit.
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Music Theory Made Easy for Kids, Level 1 (Made Easy (Alfred))
This first introduction to music theory is perfect for children ages 4-7. Music Theory Made Easy for Kids is filled with colorful illustrations and fun musical sticker sheets in each book.Read more
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Violin Scales & Arpeggios, ABRSM Grade 2: from 2012 (ABRSM Scales & Arpeggios)
This new edition contains all the scales and arpeggios required for ABRSM’s Grade 2 Violin exam. Includes all Grade 2 scales and arpeggios for the revised syllabus from 2012, with bowing patterns, along with a helpful introduction including advice on preparing for the exam.Read more
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Art Deco Spot Illustrations and Motifs: 513 Original Designs (Dover Pictorial Archive)
The sleek, exciting geometric motifs seen everywhere in today’s decorative arts reflect the continuing Art Deco revival. Textiles, wallpaper, upholstery, and graphics abound with the dynamic, distinctive patterns associated with this influential and popular style.
Now artists, designers, and craftspeople can have a treasury of original Art deco compositions at their fingertips — ready for use in any graphic project. This volume includes over 500 crisp black-and-white spot illustrations and motifs combining stylized birds, insects, and floral elements with circles, squares, ovals, triangles, and other abstract forms. Best of all, they’re copyright-free . . . no prior permission or fee is required for use.
Remarkably inventive and versatile, William Rowe’s masterful Art Deco renderings are perfect for highlighting advertisements, greeting cards, menus, catalogs and invitations, or for adding graphic vitality to fabric designs, stationery, bookplates, and a host of other arts and crafts undertakings. You’ll find Art Deco Spot Illustrations and Motifs ideal for your needs whether your project calls for an entire illustration or just a single motif.
Designers, illustrators, and craft enthusiasts will want to keep this time-saving, money-saving collection on hand as an inexhaustible source of inspiration with fresh Art Deco flavor.Read more
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Capitol Days: The Story of Cardiff’s best-loved cinema
Tells the colourful story of the Capitol Cinema in Cardiff; from its opening in 1921 through its heyday, its painful decline and eventual closure in 1978.
Featuring many first-hand accounts, the book takes a fond look back at former times, when cinema truly lay at the heart of the community.
The Capitol, due to its central location and distinctive decor, was more successful than mostm and was often full to capacity both in its early days and right through to performances in the 1960s from Bob Dylan & The Beatles and live screening of Muhammed Ali fights during the same era.
Contributions from many former employees of the cinema helps bring bring this remarkable venue to life, representing an important part of Cardiff’s social history during the last century.
Not only a cinema in its lifetime, the ”Cap” was also a popular dancing venue and had a large area known as the Buttery where food and drink could be enjoyed.
Capitol Days is essential reading for both former visitors to the cinema and venue as a whole, and for those to explore the tale behind the rise and fall of one of Cardiff’s most recognisable venues of entertainment.Read more
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Michael Balcon: The Pursuit of British Cinema
, 128 pages, illustrated throughout with monochrome photographs, Michael Powell’s personal copy, DEDICATED by Bill Johnson ( an American Architect and trustee of Museum of Modern Art) and others to Michael Powell.Read more
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Can You Make This Thing Go Faster? (The World According to Clarkson, 8)
The hilarious new collection of stories and observations from Jeremy Clarkson – setting our off-kilter world to rights with thigh-slapping wit once again.
Who is that tractor-driving Gentleman Farmer?
Has Jeremy turned into a horny-handed son of the soil?These and other perplexing questions may or may not be answered in the latest volume of Clarkson’s utterly unbiased musings on life, the universe and everything in between (except cars – this isn’t one of his four-wheel drive books).
Inside you’ll also discover why:
· Bathing in crude oil isn’t for everyone
· People who go fishing hate their kids
· Noise-cancelling headphones will never silence James May
· The rambler who stole his marrow is in for itFull of fact-checked opinions and ideas so good they’re no longer following the science but chasing it up a tree, Can You Make This Thing Go Faster? is one hundred per cent guaranteed Clarkson . . .
Praise for Clarkson:
‘Brilliant . . . laugh-out-loud’ Daily Telegraph
‘Outrageously funny . . . will have you in stitches’ Time Out
‘Very funny . . . I cracked up laughing on the tube’ Evening Standard
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Wear It Well: Reclaim Your Closet and Rediscover the Joy of Getting Dressed
Celebrity fashion stylist Allison Bornstein’s Wear It Well is a guide to using fashion as a tool for self-discovery and getting dressed as an act of ultimate self-care, taking the anxiety out of finding your personal style, showing you how to make your closet a sanctuary, and bringing back the joy of getting dressed.
Fashion is wellness in this guide to making dressing a ritual designed to experience more self-love, joy, and calm. Wear It Well teaches us to love our wardrobes again, break free of the wardrobe struggles that keep us from enjoying getting dressed, and how fashion can be a tool for self-discovery and self-care. Allison Bornstein is a professional stylist who made a name for herself styling celebrities like Katie Holmes, Violette, and pioneering director Cathy Yan.
Now, introducing her proven method she has used with hundreds of women, she will show you how to find your personal style, curate your closet, and overcome some of these common wardrobe struggles: – “I don’t have time” – “I hate all of my clothes” – “Nothing fits right” – “It’s too old/too young looking” – “I don’t have a personal style” Bornstein shares her AB Closet Editing System that will help you detox both your thoughts and clothes by getting rid of items that don’t fit or that you never wear, and learning to fill your closet with ONLY clothes that bring you more joy, confidence, and empowerment.
Like vision-boarding for your wardrobe and life, you will use her Three Word Method to choose words that you most want to identify with (ex: “Artsy,” “Minimal,” “Romantic”), so that you can better understand your desires and how you want to look and feel. Wear It Well will inspire you to make getting dressed a sacred time for personal reflection and self-exploration and to create a closet that is a safe and inspiring space – so you can bring the joy backing into dressing.
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A Court of Thorns and Roses: The hottest Tiktok sensation
THE FIRST BOOK IN THE BESTSELLING SERIES AND A TIKTOK SENSATION‘With bits of Buffy, Game Of Thrones and Outlander, this is a glorious series of total joy’ STYLIST
Feyre is a huntress. And when she sees a deer in the forest being pursued by a wolf, she kills the predator and takes its prey to feed herself and her family.
But the wolf was not what it seemed, and Feyre cannot predict the high price she will have to pay for its death…
Dragged away from her family for the murder of a faerie, Feyre discovers that her captor, his face obscured by a jewelled mask, is hiding even more than his piercing green eyes suggest.
As Feyre’s feelings for Tamlin turn from hostility to passion, she learns that the faerie lands are a far more dangerous place than she realized. And Feyre must fight to break an ancient curse, or she will lose him forever.
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Sarah J. Maas’s books have sold millions of copies worldwide and have been translated into 37 languages. Discover the tantalising, sweeping romantic fantasy, soon to be a major TV series, for yourself.Read more
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Icebreaker (Maple Hills, 1)
COMING IN SUMMER 2024, THE BRAND NEW HANNAH GRACE MAPLE HILL SERIES NOVEL – PRE-ORDER NOW!A TikTok sensation! Sparks fly when a competitive figure skater and hockey team captain are forced to share a rink.
Anastasia Allen has worked her entire life for a shot at Team USA. It looks like everything is going according to plan when she gets a full scholarship to the University of California, Maple Hills and lands a place on their competitive figure skating team.
Nothing will stand in her way, not even the captain of the hockey team, Nate Hawkins.
Nate’s focus as team captain is on keeping his team on the ice. Which is tricky when a facilities mishap means they are forced to share a rink with the figure skating team—including Anastasia, who clearly can’t stand him.
But when Anastasia’s skating partner faces an uncertain future, she may have to look to Nate to take her shot.Sparks fly, but Anastasia isn’t worried… because she could never like a hockey player, right?
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November 9
Fallon meets Ben, an aspiring novelist, the day before her scheduled cross-country move. Their untimely attraction leads them to spend Fallon’s last day in L.A. together, and her eventful life becomes the creative inspiration Ben has always sought for his novel. Over time and amidst the various relationships and tribulations of their own separate lives, they continue to meet on the same date every year. Until one day Fallon becomes unsure if Ben has been telling her the truth or fabricating a perfect reality for the sake of the ultimate plot twist.Can Ben’s relationship with Fallon – and simultaneously his novel – be considered a love story if it ends in heartbreak? the cover of the article may vary
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The Satsuma Complex
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
‘Funny, clever and sweet’– Sunday Times‘The much loved comic proves adept at noirish fiction in a debut whose surrealist humour sets it apart’ – Observer
‘Like Spike Milligan, Mortimer has managed to use a novel for his distinctive comedic voice’ – The Telegraph
‘Hilarious’ – Daily Mail
‘You’ll love it’ – IndependentMy name is Gary. I’m a thirty-year-old legal assistant with a firm of solicitors in London. To describe me as anonymous would be unfair but to notice me other than in passing would be a rarity. I did make a good connection with a girl, but that blew up in my face and smacked my arse with a fish slice.
Gary Thorn goes for a pint with a work acquaintance called Brendan. When Brendan leaves early, Gary meets a girl in the pub. He doesn’t catch her name, but falls for her anyway. When she suddenly disappears without saying goodbye, all Gary has to remember her by is the book she was reading: The Satsuma Complex. But when Brendan goes missing, Gary needs to track down the girl he now calls Satsuma to get some answers.
And so begins Gary’s quest, through the estates and pie shops of South London, to finally bring some love and excitement into his unremarkable life…
A page-turning story with a cast of unforgettable characters, The Satsuma Complex is the brilliantly funny smash hit first novel by bestselling author and comedian Bob Mortimer.
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It Ends With Us: The emotional #1 Sunday Times bestseller (Lily & Atlas, 1)
Don’t miss IT STARTS WITH US, the sequel to IT ENDS WITH US. Available now…THE MULTI-MILLION-COPY GLOBAL BESTSELLER. SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOVIE.
Lily hasn’t always had it easy, but that’s never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants. She’s come a long way from the small town where she grew up—she graduated from college, moved to Boston, and started her own business. And when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid, everything in Lily’s life seems too good to be true.
Ryle is assertive, stubborn, maybe even a little arrogant. He’s also sensitive, brilliant, and has a total soft spot for Lily. And the way he looks in scrubs certainly doesn’t hurt. Lily can’t get him out of her head. But Ryle’s complete aversion to relationships is disturbing. Even as Lily finds herself becoming the exception to his “no dating” rule, she can’t help but wonder what made him that way in the first place.
As questions about her new relationship overwhelm her, so do thoughts of Atlas Corrigan—her first love and a link to the past she left behind. He was her kindred spirit, her protector. When Atlas suddenly reappears, everything Lily has built with Ryle is threatened.
With this bold and deeply personal novel, It Ends With Us is a heart-wrenching story and an unforgettable tale of love that comes at the ultimate price.
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Notebook for meetings that should have been an email: Lined Notebook, Funny Coworker Gift, Pride Gift, Office Joke, 120 pages, 6x9in
- Size 6 x 9 in
- 120 blank-lined white pages
- Book industry standard professional binding
This Notebook is perfect to take meeting notes. The cover of this book will bring laughter to your professional reunions.
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The Twelve Dels of Christmas: My Festive Tales from Life and Only Fools
“What a brilliant Christmas gift” Chris Moyles
“Like sitting down by the fire with [Sir David] and hearing your stories … Full of surprises” Lorraine Kelly
Think of this memoir as a Christmas special in book form, from someone who has been involved in a few of those and understands a bit about the concept. But a Christmas special very much like Only Fools and Horses, in the sense that the stories will be always heading outwards, ranging far and wide and well beyond the traditional festive gags involving giblets left in turkeys.
As I sift through various festive-related episodes in my career, loosening the ribbons, parting the wrapping paper, I’ll be doing my best to reach any relevant conclusions about life, work and the meaning of it all that I can usefully pass on to you – baubles of wisdom if you like. Or certainly baubles. You’ll learn why I have the perfect face to play Scrooge. And if you’re lucky I’ll also share what it’s like to fly in a helicopter with my old mucker Tom Cruise. Merry Christmas, you plonkers.
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Year 4 English Targeted Practice Workbook: Ideal for use at home (Collins KS2 Practice)
Level: KS2
Subject: EnglishTargeted practice for every topic taught at school!
When it comes to getting the best results, practice really does bring progress! Matched to the National Curriculum, this Collins English Year 4 workbook is designed to target every English Year 4 topic in depth.
Using a repeated practice method that is proven to work, this book improves performance in school, as well as in tests and assessments. Questions for each topic are organised into three levels of increasing difficulty while progress tests throughout check children’s understanding along the way. Children can record their own results too, supporting awareness and boosting confidence. A handy pull-out answer section is also included to ensure every child can succeed in Year 4. We’ve got a Year 4 Maths Targeted Practice Workbook (9780008201708) available as well.Read more
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Handwriting Practice Paper: 100 Blank Writing Pages – For Students Learning to Write Letters
100 pages of blank handwriting practice paper. Wide lines and a dotted center to help students practice the shapes and sizes of their letters and numbers. A little practice each day can go a long ways in helping children develop beautiful penmanship.Read more
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Hamlyn All Colour Cookery: 200 Classic Cocktails
THE PERFECT BOOK FOR COCKTAIL LOVERSEveryone enjoys a fancy tipple from time to time, whether partying among friends or taking a moment alone to relax, but sometimes you need more than just a rum & coke.
This book provides you with 200 recipes to create the perfect drink for any occasion, from a minty Mojito or classic Margarita to a sophisticated Champagne Cocktail or exotic Russian Spring Punch. With full-page colour photographs and easy-to-follow recipes, Hamlyn All Colour Cookbook: 200 Classic Cocktails is the essential guide to impressing your guests and making your drinks toast of the town.
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Priest: A Love Story
There are many rules a priest can’t break. A priest cannot marry. A priest cannot abandon his flock. A priest cannot forsake his God.I’ve always been good at following rules.
Until she came. Then I learned new rules.
My name is Tyler Anselm Bell. I’m twenty-nine years old. Six months ago, I broke my vow of celibacy on the altar of my own church, and God help me, I would do it again.
I am a priest and this is my confession.
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KS3 Maths Year 7: Organise and retrieve your knowledge: Ideal for Year 7 (Collins KS3 Revision)
Level: KS3
Subject: MathsKnowledge organisers and retrieval practice together in one pocket-sized book! Embed the essentials across all topics in Year 7 Maths.
Just the key knowledge needed for Year 7 maths to help students know more and remember more.
- Key points to learn for Year 7 maths
- Questions to lock-in knowledge and strengthen memory
- Key vocabulary and maths facts summaries
- Mixed topic recall section at the back
- Answers included
- Perfect for catch up, consolidation, retrieval and intervention
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Maths Games for Clever Kids®
A fantastic follow-up to Brain Games for Clever Kids®, this book is brimming with maths puzzles designed to help kids make the most of their grey matter.
From times tables and shape-based search scenes, to mental arithmetic conundrums and pictorial puzzles, there’s plenty of content to bamboozle the brain.
From bestselling puzzle book author Gareth Moore.
Other Books in the series include:
9781780552491 Brain Games for Clever Kids®
9781780553078 Wordsearches for Clever Kids®
9781780553146 Quiz Book for Clever Kids®
9781780553085 Crosswords for Clever Kids®
9781780554723 Brain Gaming for Clever Kids®
9781780555621 Times Tables Games for Clever Kids®
9781780554730 Word Games for Clever Kids®
9781780555638 Travel Puzzles for Clever Kids®
9781780555935 10-Minute Brain Games for Clever Kids®Clever Kids is a trade mark of Michael O’Mara Books Limited.
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New 10 Minutes a Day Phonics for Ages 3-5 (with reward stickers) (CGP Reception Activity Books and Cards)
This bright and colourful CGP Phonics Activity Book is full to the brim with Phonics practice for ages 3-5, and includes over 100 fantastic stickers. It’s perfect for practice in class or at home, and works really well alongside the Little Wandle programme. Each page takes around 10 minutes to complete, and pupils can reward themselves with a fun sticker at the end of every one! There are plenty of charming characters and a puzzle page too. What’s not to love? We also have a sticker Activity Book for Early Years Handwriting – don’t miss out!Read more
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The Brewery Murders (A Yorkshire Murder Mystery Book 9)
An award-winning beer worth killing for. Can DCI Oldroyd find the killer before last orders?
Steeped in a history of award-winning Yorkshire ale, the town of Markham boasts not one but two breweries. Richard Foster runs one; his sister, Emily, along with her partner, Janice, runs the other. And not without some resentment.
The unwelcome return of the town’s former bad boy, Brendan Scholes, threatens to ignite the sibling rivalry further. Scholes claims to have found the long-lost secret recipe to the beer that made Richard and Emily’s father famous, and he wants money.
But it isn’t long before Scholes’ body is found floating in a fermentation tank at one of the breweries, his head caved in by a hammer. DCI Oldroyd and Andy Carter are called in to investigate the murder, and there’s no shortage of suspects.
As rumours of the possible existence of a recipe for the famous beer spread against a backdrop of growing homophobia and misogyny, tempers run high. With Markham’s beer industry at stake, a killer on the loose and the town’s residents out for blood, Oldroyd needs to solve the murder before someone else is killed…
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Never Never TikTok made me buy it! The Sunday Times bestselling dark romantic suspense thriller from the BookTok sensation and author of It Ends with Us and the author of The…
Forgetting is terrifying. Remembering is worse…
Charlie Wynwood and Silas Nash have been best friends since they could walk. They’ve been in love since the age of fourteen. But as of this morning… they are complete strangers. Their first kiss, their first fight, the moment they fell in love… every memory has vanished.
Now Charlie and Silas must work together to uncover the truth about what happened to them and why. But the more they learn about the couple they used to be… the more they question why they were ever together to begin with.
Forgetting is terrifying, but remembering may be worse.
The Number One Sunday Times bestselling author of It Ends with Us joins forces with the New York Times bestselling author of The Wives for a gripping, twisty, romantic mystery unlike any other.
Praise for Never Never:
‘Gripping’ Bella
‘Compelling page-turner from a great writing duo’ My Weekly
‘A glorious thriller – you’ll be asking for more!’ Chat
‘A tortuous romance mystery that will keep you guessing’ Sunday Post
Readers love Never Never…
‘Incredible chemistry between the characters… will keep you glued to the pages’
‘Thought provoking, exciting, original, and so romantic’
‘Kept me on the edge of my seat’
‘Never once did it disappoint’
‘Didn’t want it to end!’
‘Such a good read’
‘Couldn’t put it down!’
‘Refreshingly different… read it in a day’
‘Such a captivating concept and plot’
Colleen Hoover and Tarryn Fisher’s book ‘Never Never’ was a No.2 Sunday Times bestseller w/c 27-02-2023.
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The Drift: The spine-chilling ‘Waterstones Thriller of The Month’ from the author of The Burning Girls
THE HEART-POUNDING NEW NOVEL FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE BURNING GIRLS WHICH HAS NOW BEEN ADAPTED INTO A HIT PARAMOUNT+ SHOW!
‘The wildest thriller of the year is three thrillers in one. Buckle up’ LINWOOD BARCLAY
‘If you like my stuff, you’ll like this’ STEPHEN KING
‘Now this is a real horror story’ 5 STAR READER REVIEW
‘One of the best thriller’s I’ve ever read!’ 5 STAR READER REVIEWSurvival is murder . . .
An overturned coach full of students. All of them are trapped.
An isolated chalet full of friends. Soon they’ll be enemies.
A stranded cable car full of strangers. One of them is dead.Outside, a snowstorm rages.
Inside each group, a killer lurks.
But that’s not their only problem.Why is no rescue coming? What are they trying to escape from? And who are the terrifying Whistlers?
Praise for C. J. Tudor:
‘Some writers have it, and some don’t. C. J. Tudor has it big time’ LEE CHILD
‘C. J. Tudor is terrific’ HARLAN COBEN
‘C.J. Tudor should be on everyone’s must-read list’ CHRIS WHITAKER
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Murder in the Family: The #7 Sunday Times bestseller and gripping tiktok sensation that reads like true crime from the million-copies-sold author
THE *INSTANT* NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY AND TORONTO STA BESTSELLER
*THE FIRST EVER STAND-ALONE FROM AUTHOR OF THE DI ADAM FAWLEY MILLION-COPIES-SOLD SERIES*
‘This devilishly clever, ground-breaking novel will keep you guessing’ IAN RANKIN
‘This book had me riveted to the page. It is original, inventive and totally 21st Century… Just brilliant!’ JANICE HALLETT
From the author of IN THE DARK and CLOSE TO HOME comes a brilliant standalone thriller you’ll never forget
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IT WAS A CASE THAT GRIPPED THE NATION
LUKE RYDER’S MURDER HAS NEVER BEEN SOLVED
In October 2003, Luke Ryder was found dead in the garden of the family home in London, leaving behind a wealthy older widow and three stepchildren. Nobody saw anything.
Now, secrets will be revealed – live on camera.
Years later a group of experts re-examine the evidence on Infamous, a true-crime show – with shocking results. Does the team know more than they’ve been letting on?
Or does the truth lie closer to home?
Can you solve the case before they do?
The truth will blow your mind.
Over a million copies sold of Cara Hunter books across all formats (paperback, ebook and audio) as of 1st July 2023
MURDER IN THE FAMILY was a #7 Sunday Times bestseller for week ending 3rd September 2023
*PRAISE FOR MURDER IN THE FAMILY*
‘Unique and hugely enjoyable.’ Sunday Express
‘Addictive’ Sunday Times
‘An excellent, wholly original whodunnit!’ Gilly MacMillan
‘Genius premise with all the twistiness you’d expect from Cara Hunter. Her best yet!’ Victoria Selman
‘Reads like True Crime―relentlessly twisty and utterly compelling’ Shari Lapena
Cara Hunter’s book ‘Murder in the Family’ was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 07-08-2023.
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Wrong Place Wrong Time: Can you stop a murder after it’s already happened? THE SUNDAY TIMES THRILLER OF THE YEAR AND REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK 2022
THE SUNDAY TIMES THRILLER OF THE YEAR
‘Perfection, every word, every moment. One of the best books I’ve ever read’ LISA JEWELL
‘Wow. Amazing! Loved every page . . . If you are looking for a summer read, I’ve found it!’ HOLLY WILLOUGHBY
‘Page-turning time-loop thriller . . . An intelligent puzzle full of heart and good sense’ GUARDIAN
‘A mind-bending page-turning thriller. Non-stop thrills right from the start. A rare gem’ STEVE WRIGHT, RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB
‘A spellbinding “whydunnit”. A novel with a difference’ SUNDAY TIMES
‘Skilful, satisfying. Couldn’t put it down. Don’t miss it!’ OBSERVER, ‘THRILLER OF THE MONTH’CAN YOU STOP A MURDER AFTER IT’S ALREADY HAPPENED? . . . DISCOVER THE MOST TALKED ABOUT THRILLER OF THE YEAR
_________It’s late. You’re waiting up for your son.
Then you spot him: he’s with someone. And – you can’t believe what you see – your funny, happy teenage boy stabs this stranger.
You don’t know who. You don’t know why. You only know your son is charged with murder. His future is lost.
That night you fall asleep in despair. But when you wake . . . it is yesterday. The day before the murder.
Somewhere in the past lie the answers – a reason for this crime.
And your only chance to stop it . . .
_________‘Masterfully plotted and ingenious. One of the best books I’ve read this year’ SUNDAY EXPRESS
‘A genre-defining masterpiece. An instant classic’ HOLLY SEDDON
‘I was gripped’ JANE CORRY
‘Brilliantly original, so tense and so moving’ LUCY CLARKE
‘So riveting you’ll pull a sickie and ignore all family and friends until the breath-taking final page’ CELIA WALDEN
‘Mindblowingly good. I’m in awe’ JANE FALLON
‘Fiendishly clever and flawlessly executed’ ROSIE WALSHPRAISE FOR GILLIAN MCALLISTER:
‘Gillian McAllister just gets better and better’ CLAIRE MACKINTOSH
‘Like watching a gripping, claustrophobic box set’ CLAIRE DOUGLAS
‘The queen of the moral dilemma’ HOLLY SEDDON
‘If Jodi Picoult wrote thrillers, they would look like this’ ROSMUND LUPTON
‘Any writer can keep you turning the pages – few can make you care this much’ ERIN KELLY
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SEO for Photographers: Search Engine Optimization for Photography Websites (SEO for Web Developers)
Have you created a photography website that looks impressive, but lacks clicks?Photographers’ websites can’t just be visually impressive – they need to be visible!
The first in my new ‘SEO For…’ book series, SEO for Photographers covers everything a photographer’s website needs to rank high in Google.
Photographers need search engines to know exactly what they do, where they are, and who their perfect client is. With the intense competition of the photography market, SEO is a proven method of building business.
This book is either for web developers wanting to expand their skills (or even niche in photography website SEO) or tech-savvy photographers who want to upgrade their own website.
We’re not just going to talk about general SEO – I’ll show you exactly what your industry requires step by step. I’ve seen the SEO industry change over the last 10 years and know the best methods for right now.
In this book we’ll cover:
– Five Critical Development Checks to ensure your website is ready for SEO
– How to track traffic and start your initial keyword research
– Important on-site SEO settings and website areas/pages
– On-page SEO, URL structuring, and live site checks
– How to find out if ongoing SEO is needed, and how to keep it performing And much more!You’ll also get a free spreadsheet of photography keywords, valued at $500+ PER TAB. I’ve already done the research for you, so you can implement it on your own website immediately.
You can also request free videos on any part of the book you are stuck with. These will go on YouTube and be referenced in the book to help everyone.
Let’s start working on your high-ranking photography website today!
SEO for Photographers by Georgie Hope is a great resource for photographers to set their website apart from local competition. It provides excellent step-by-step instructions on how best to implement for success. It provides real-life examples and practical advice. The added excel checklist will enable readers to further put the steps into practice. Highly recommended to photographers or web developers working in this space. – Jerry Liu
Georgie is extremely knowledgeable about SEO and taught me SEO so well that I am now working in the field. I would recommend Georgie to any small to medium business looking to obtain revenue from their website. – Karen Thorogood
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Gym Progress Book | Fitness Tracker | Gym Journal | Workout Diary | Set & Rep Count + Weight Entry | 6×9″ 120 Pages: The perfect GYM PROGRESS TRACKER … GAINS at and help you…
A simple & clean 6×9″ WORKOUT NOTEBOOK JOURNAL with 120 Pages of content.The perfect GYM PROGRESS TRACKER for you to note down your GAINS at and help you SMASH those sessions!
YOU GOT THIS!
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Hope in a Ballet Shoe: Orphaned by war, saved by ballet: an extraordinary true story
Hope in a Ballet Shoe tells the story of Michaela DePrince. Growing up in war-torn Sierra Leone, she witnessed atrocities that no child ever should. Her father was killed by rebels and her mother died of famine. Sent to an orphanage, Michaela was mistreated and saw the brutal murder of her favourite teacher.
Then Michaela and her best friend are adopted by an American couple, and Michaela begins to take dance lessons. But life in the States isn’t without difficulties. Unfortunately, tragedy can find its way to Michaela in America, too, and her past can feel like it’s haunting her. The world of ballet is a racist one, and Michaela has to fight for a place amongst the ballet elite, hearing the words ‘America’s not ready for a black girl ballerina.’
And yet . . . Today, Michaela DePrince is an international ballet star, dancing for The Dutch National Ballet at the age of nineteen. This is a heart-breaking, inspiring autobiography by a teenager who shows us that, beyond everything, there is always hope for a better future.
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I’d Rather Be Line Dancing Notebook: Perfect notebook / journal for that person who loves to line dance.
A 120 Paged Notebook for people who love to Line Dance. Ideal gift for birthdays, Christmas or just to show you care. Perfect notebook for yourself to use at work, when you would rather be out line dancing.6X9 inches
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Dance flower notebook 120 lined glossy A5. Perfect for journaling, diary, corrections, notes, class planning and ideas.
Stay organised and keep all your choreography notes, teachers lesson plans, corrections, ideas or journaling all in 1 place. An inspirational notebook for teachers or students that you can use as your own personal diary or as a custom personalized gift. •Dimensions: A5•Interior: 120 pages / 60 SheetsContains lined pages•Cover: Full colour soft cover paperback with glossy print.Use for homework, note taking, creative writing, corrections, lesson plans or journaling. Record your memories, thoughts, quotes or achievements. A perfect gift for your teacher, friend, student or just for you.Read more
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Queen Elizabeth II’s Guide to Life
A timely celebration of the many attributes our Queen brings to the nation – fortitude, stoicism, diplomacy, family values, sense of fun and style among them.
Queen Elizabeth II – Britain’s longest-serving monarch, Supreme Governor of the Church of England and the Head of the Commonwealth – has reigned over us for a record-breaking sixty-seven years. Now in her ninety-fourth year, this timely celebration sheds new light on the myriad attributes and personal qualities she brings to the nation.
From fortitude in the face of adversity to standing as the nation’s ambassador all over the world, no one could doubt the work ethic that powers this remarkable woman, even into her nineties. Equally, her love of family – from her rock of over sixty years’ marriage, Prince Philip, to her great grandchildren – shines through. But what are the secrets of her success? How does she still approach her day-to-day with such vitality and aplomb, even when culture and society are changing rapidly all around her?
The Queen on fame: When an MP commented that it must be a strain meeting so many strangers all the time, the Queen smiled, ‘It is not as difficult as it might seem. You see, I don’t have to introduce myself. They all seem to know who I am.’
The Queen on fashion: In the late sixties when Mary Quant and the mini skirt came to epitomize all that was fashionable, Princess Anne suggested her mother might also consider shortening her hemline. The Queen was adamant, ‘I am not a film star.’
The Queen on family: As Great Britain’s most famous great grandmother, it is no surprise that the Queen values family life. ‘Marriage gains from the web of family relationships between parents and children, grandparents and grandchildren, cousins, aunts and uncles.’
In this book Karen Dolby unpicks the key elements that make the Queen so special to – and so loved by – the nation and presents a guide to how you too could put into practice some of Her Majesty’s traits to help overcome adversity, find inner strength and present yourself as wonderfully considered and calm, even when all about you seems in chaos.
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The Pout-pout Fish (Pout-Pout Fish Adventure) (Pout-Pout Fish Adventures): 1
A NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER. Deep in the water, Mr. Fish swims about. With his fish face stuck. In a permanent pout.Can his pals cheer him up? Will his pout ever end?Is there something he can learn. From an unexpected friend. Swim along with the pout-pout fish as he discovers that being glum and spreading dreary wearies isn’t really his destiny. Bright ocean colors and playful rhyme come together in this fun fish story that’s sure to turn even the poutiest of frowns upside down.Read more
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Cooking With Semen 50 Delicious Recipes: Inappropriate, outrageously funny joke notebook disguised as a real 6”x9” paperback – fool your friends with this awesome gift!
Cooking with Semen 50 delicious recipes:
Hilarious, Inappropriate and downright rude, this outrageous, novelty notebook is the perfect gift, guaranteed to raise eyebrows.
Play a hilarious practical joke on your friends or co-workers by gifting them this laugh out loud, customised journal.
Watch the reaction of your co workers when they see this sat on your desk or check out the strange looks when you get this out on the subway, tube or bus.
Give this notebook as a birthday, Christmas, weddings or budding Chef. The look on the recipients face will be priceless!
Imagine your in-laws faces when they see this sat on your bookshelf or coffee table.
From the blurb:
Semen is nutritious, has a fantastic texture and incomparable cooking properties. Like fine wine and cheeses, the taste of semen is complex and dynamic.
The cost of semen is generally free if you know how and who to ask and it comes in abundance. unfortunately however despite its low production cost and almost unlimited availability, it is rarely used in cooking.
With this book, we want to create a movement. forget veganism, that is so 2019. we want semen to become a household staple. one on everyones shopping list.
if you’re not scared of a little experimentation, we recommend the special sticky bbq sauce recipe or if something sweet takes your fancy, how about cum creme caramel?
Features:
- Size: 6” x 9” inch
- Paper: College-ruled on white paper
- Pages: 110 high quality pages
- Cover: Soft, matte cover
- Perfect for gel pen, ink or pencils
- Great size to carry everywhere in your bag, for work, high school, college
- Makes a great Christmas, birthday, mothers day, graduation or beginning of the school year gift for Men & Women and Boys & Girls
- Hand designed, Unique gift.
Disclaimer: this note book has no content. It is a 110 page 6”x9” ruled paperback notebook designed to fool people into thinking it’s the real thing.
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It’s Ok If You Don’t Like ZUMBA, It’s …Daily Monthly Work Day Organizer, To Do List, Project Notes: Funny Journal Notebook for ZUMBA lovers, … and Perfect for Women, men,…
The Office Organizer is to-do list notepad for tracking daily activities, events and errands. Helps you track and remember all your daily goals . 6″x9″ with a variety of layouts with plenty of space to your schedule and Inner is design with multi notepad. To do, List and Note. You will actually look forward to scheduling your day. . The perfect gift for people who need to organize themselves on a daily, weekly or monthly basis and especially for people who like to journal. Anyone can use this to get to grips with what they want to accomplish. This planner journal makes organizing your life a whole lot easier, order yours today.
MULTIPURPOSE JOURNAL NOTEBOOK:
Our journal notebook is perfect for expressing your feelings. Also good for a daily dairy and it is the best choice for office, home, school, or business. A stylish item to share with your friends and family, a surprise for festivals or holidays, and a dedication to culture. Great Birthday gift, Halloween gift, Christmas gift, back to college gift for yourself, family and friends. Excellent for traveling, writing workshop, meeting, memory making and imagining and so on.
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THE BASIC FIRE SAFETY HANDBOOK: Handbook for Schools and Workplaces
Schools and workplaces have in recent days seen major fires that were either avoidable or controllable with basic knowledge on fire safety and the right equipment. Fire safety education in most countries is not embedded in the curriculum and one only gets to learn about fire safety after completion of basic education, in most instances. This book therefore targets school and workplaces to embrace fire safety tradition by providing a well laid out steps in understanding the basics in fire safety in schools and workplaces and what to do in case of fire.Read more
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