Chart Throbthe ultimate pop quest. Ninety-five thousand hopefuls. Three judges. Just one winner. And that is Calvin Simms, the genius behind the show. Calvin always wins because Calvin writes the rules. But this year, as he sits smugly in judgment upon the clingers and blingers whom he has preselected in his carefully scripted \"search\" for a star, he has no idea that the rules are changing. The \"real\"

Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector\'s Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector\'s Library are books to love and treasure. Beautiful Emma Bovary dreams of love and riches but her marriage to Charles, a

This irresistible follow-up to the bestselling, award-winning The Littlest Yak celebrates new siblings and the way that a heart can grow to fit even more love

A gripping, beautifully written and taboo-busting debut novel about motherhood and female identity, for readers of Anna Hope\'s EXPECTATION and Sheila Heti\'s

What can concerned parents and carers do to ensure their children, of all ages, develop great learning habits which will help them achieve their maximum at school and in life? This is probably one of the most important questions any parent can ask and now John Hattie, one of the most respected and renowned Education researchers in the world draws on his globally famous Visible Learning research to

Have you ever stepped back to watch what really goes on when your children play? As psychologist Lawrence J. Cohen points out, play is children\'s way of exploring the world, communicating deep feelings, getting close to those they care about, working through stressful situations, and simply blowing off steam. That\'s why \"playful parenting\" is so important and so successful in building strong, close

Comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory\'s million-copy-plus bestselling memoir--now in trade paperback for the first time. \"Powerful and ugly and beautiful...a moving story of a man who deeply wants a world without malice and hate and is doing something about it.\"--The New York Times Fifty-five years ago, in 1964, an incredibly honest and revealing memoir by one of the America\'s best-loved

Evan Ryder returns to Washington to find her department shut down and her sister\'s children

Developed for Navy SEAL trainees to help them meet the rigorous demands of the Naval Special Warfare (NSW) community, this comprehensive, illustrated guide covers all the basics of physical well being as well as advice for the specific challenges encountered in extreme conditions and mission-related activities. The special operations experts in the Navy SEALs rely on their physical ability to overcome

Offers an account of working-class society in its formative years, 1780 to 1832. This English social history shows how the working class took part in its own making and re-creates the whole-life experience of people who suffered loss of status and freedom, and who underwent

Hugh Aldersey-Williams transports us to the Dutch Golden Age a time of immense scientific and artistic innovation - in this histo-biography of Christiaan Huygens, one of Europes leading, yet unsung,

A Montana Brides Inspirational Romance Book 3 In the rough and rugged Montana Territory, the journey to true love is filled with unexpected twists--and sweet rewards--for daring frontier women who faithfully believe every heart has a home . . . With the help of the Archer Matrimonial Company, Yancey Palmer has finally put Hale Adams, the man she\'s loved for ten years--sometimes not wisely or

Through his extraordinarily drawn interpretations of favorite fairy tales and fantastic literature, Arthur Rackham (1867-1939) remains an enduring legend of the Victorian era\'s Golden Age of Illustration. Rackham took the printing developments of the early twentieth century further than any other artist of his time, masterfully manipulating the latest color processes. At once a technical and artistic

Written by an expert dog whisperer and dog owner, the Thai Ridgeback Dog Complete Owner\'s Manual has the answers you may need when researching this dignified, athletic canine. Learn about this powerful, hunting dog and find out whether or not the rare Thai Ridgeback will be the best choice for you and your family. Learn everything there is to know, including little known facts and secrets and how

Written with the same graceful narrative voice that made his bestselling National Book Award finalist The Big House such a success, George Howe Colt\'s November of the Soul is a compassionate, compelling, thought-provoking, and exhaustive investigation into the subject of suicide. Drawing on hundreds of in-depth interviews and a fascinating survey of current knowledge, Colt provides moving case studies

Some have made deliverance their ultimate goal in life. Deliverance is not a final goal, it is only a sub-goal on the way to fulfill God\'s purpose in life. Deliverance is no more the goal for us than for the children of Israel escaping their bondage in Egypt. God said to Pharaoh, \"Let my people go that they may serve Me...\" (Exod. 7:16). There was a purpose for Israel beyond their escape from bondage,