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Unlock your career potential with the Power of PrecisionIn today's knowledge-based global economy, your writing is more than just a means of communication-it's a reflection of your professional identity. Power in Precision is your definitive guide to mastering the art of clear, effective business writing. Whether you're crafting emails, proposal or presentations, the ability to express your ideas with clarity and confidence can set you apart as ...

Xavier Ireland is the assumed name of a radio-show host with a devoted following of listeners riveted by the sleepless loners who call in throughout the night to seek his advice. Off the air, he leads a low-key life of avoiding his neighbors, playing Scrabble, and maintaining an awkward friendship with his cohost, Murray. But his life begins to change when he meets a cleaning lady named Pippa, who becomes a constant, surprisingly necessary presence in his life as he starts facing up to his...

'Mark Watson is a national treasure' Richard OsmanWhatever I now know about life - or think I know - I found out through failure, disappointment, mortification. I'm writing it all down as much to remind myself as for anyone else - but now you're here, I'd love you to stick around . . .Mark Watson is generally accepted to be alive. And yet he's died many times. Not just on stage - though he'll tell you about that - but in ...

Imagine being the only girl in a school full of boys...Missy loves football. As she and her friends get ready to start their final year of primary school, the class are excited to finally get to play 11-a-side football matches against other teams. But when a new committee in charge of school football in Scotland decides that Missy can no longer play with football with boys, Missy, her dad and her friends must embark on a series of upwards battles to prove to the co...

Unlock your career potential with the Power of PrecisionIn today's knowledge-based global economy, your writing is more than just a means of communication—it's a reflection of your professional identity. Power in Precision is your definitive guide to mastering the art of clear, effective business writing. Whether you're crafting emails, proposal or presentations, the ability to express your ideas with clarity and confidence can se...

The breathtaking novel from acclaimed author and comedian Mark Watson, author of Contacts...Dominic Kitchen is a wedding photographer. Every Saturday since his career began in the sixties he has photographed a bride and groom on the happiest day of their lives, captured the moment they tied the knot forever, and then faded away into the background.But throughout his life, Dominic has felt a knot inside him tighten, threatening his own chance of a h...

Unlock your communication potential with Power in PresenceConversations are more than just exchanges of words-they're the heart of relationships, decision-making and leadership. Power in Presence: A Guide to Effective Business Conversations gives you the tools to approach every dialogue with confidence and authenticity. Whether it's mastering daily interactions or managing high-stakes meetings, this book is your essential guide to...

Unlock your communication potential with Power in PresenceConversations are more than just exchanges of words—they're the heart of relationships, decision-making and leadership. Power in Presence: A Guide to Effective Business Conversations gives you the tools to approach every dialogue with confidence and authenticity. Whether it's mastering daily interactions or managing high-stakes meetings, this book is your e...

Someone set a fire at the local middle school. Until they're caught, no one is safe. From Daphne Benedis-Grab, author of I Know Your Secret, I Know You're Lying, and I Will Find You comes a new thrilling middle-grade mystery that's sure to keep you guessing.There's a fire in a seventh grader's locker!Is it arson? A prank gone wrong? An accident?Eva, Dani, Liam, and Gabe are determined to figure ou...

If you are a new teacher - THIS is the book for you!Discover and learn practical tips to help you succeed in your first year in teaching - and beyond! This will be among the most exciting parts of your career as a teacher - but it's also one of the most stressful (trust me). Do not be concerned, however, this book is here to assist! A compact and accessible guide designed to provide you with a variety of strategies and suggestions to help you get off to a great sta...

This book is about the Ainu, the indigenous people of Japan, living in and around Tokyo; it is, therefore, about what has been pushed to the margins of history. Customarily, anthropologists and public officials have represented Ainu issues and political affairs as limited to rural pockets of Hokkaido. Today, however, a significant proportion of the Ainu people live in and around major cities on the main island of Honshu, particularly Tokyo. Based on extensive original ethnographic research...

The word “robot” was coined a little over a century ago, but humankind has always told stories of constructed lifeforms. From the earliest myths to the latest blockbuster, stories of artificial life have always held our attention. But what do the stories we tell about the machines we make reveal about how we see ourselves?One person risks everything for one good shot. Absolution is dispensed at the push of a button. A brother and sister disagree about a strange benefactor’s true mo...