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Avatar: The Last Airbender# The Promise Part 1 Paperback
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SpecificationsAbout the Author Gene Luen Yang is an Asian-American cartoonist. He is a frequent lecturer on the subjects of graphic novels and comics at comic book conventions and universities schools and libraries.Author 1 Gene Luen YangAuthor 2 Brian KonietzkoAuthor 3 Michael Dante DiMartinoBook Description The wait is over! Ever since the conclusion of Avatar: The Last Airbender its millions of fans have been hungry for more - and its finally here! Think of it as Book season Four of Avatar! This series rejoins Aang and friends for exciting new adventures beginning with a faceoff against the Fire Nation that threatens to throw the world into another war testing all of Aangs powers and ingenuity! Written by National Book Award Nominee Gene Luen Yang American Born Chinese in close collaboration with series creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko this is the story that Avatar lovers have been clamoring for as well as a perfect jumping-on point for new fans!ISBN-10 1595828117Language EnglishNumber of Pages 80View Full Specifications SpecificationsAbout the Author Gene Luen Yang is an Asian-American cartoonist. He is a frequent lecturer on the subjects of graphic novels and comics at comic book conventions and universities schools and libraries.Author 1 Gene Luen YangAuthor 2 Brian KonietzkoAuthor 3 Michael Dante DiMartinoBook Description The wait is over! Ever since the conclusion of Avatar: The Last Airbender its millions of fans have been hungry for more - and its finally here! Think of it as Book season Four of Avatar! This series rejoins Aang and friends for exciting new adventures beginning with a faceoff against the Fire Nation that threatens to throw the world into another war testing all of Aangs powers and ingenuity! Written by National Book Award Nominee Gene Luen Yang American Born Chinese in close collaboration with series creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko this is the story that Avatar lovers have been clamoring for as well as a perfect jumping-on point for new fans!ISBN-10 1595828117Language EnglishNumber of Pages 80View Full Specifications
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 Cambridge Primary Science Stage 1 Activity Book - Paperback English by Jon Board - 41781  Cambridge Primary Science Stage 1 Activity Book - Paperback English by Jon Board - 41781
Cambridge Primary Science Stage 1 Activity Book - Paperback English by Jon Board - 41781
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SpecificationsAuthor 1 Jon BoardAuthor 2 Alan CrossFormat PaperbackISBN-10 1107611423ISBN-13 9781107611429Language EnglishNumber of Pages 28Parental Rating 1 - 5 YearsView Full Specifications SpecificationsAuthor 1 Jon BoardAuthor 2 Alan CrossFormat PaperbackISBN-10 1107611423ISBN-13 9781107611429Language EnglishNumber of Pages 28Parental Rating 1 - 5 YearsView Full Specifications
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 Palo Alto Paperback English by James Franco - 7-Jun-11  Palo Alto Paperback English by James Franco - 7-Jun-11
Palo Alto Paperback English by James Franco - 7-Jun-11
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SpecificationsAuthor 1 James FrancoISBN-10 1476778388ISBN-13 9781476778389Language EnglishNumber of Pages 240Publication Date 7-Jun-11Publisher Simon & Schuster SpecificationsAuthor 1 James FrancoISBN-10 1476778388ISBN-13 9781476778389Language EnglishNumber of Pages 240Publication Date 7-Jun-11Publisher Simon & Schuster
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 Peppa Pig Dentist Trip - Paperback English by Ladybird - 06/10/2015  Peppa Pig Dentist Trip - Paperback English by Ladybird - 06/10/2015
Peppa Pig Dentist Trip - Paperback English by Ladybird - 06/10/2015
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SpecificationsAuthor 1 LadybirdBook Description Dentist Trip is a colourful and entertaining storybook based on the award-winning television character Peppa Pig. Peppa George and Mr Dinosaur are going to the dentist. Its Georges first visit and hes a teeny bit nervous. Find out how their trip goes in this lovely adventure. This series of Peppa Pig storybooks are created to help reassure children through new experiences. The Peppa Pig range of books are fun interactive and educational ideal for encouraging children to start to read by themselves. Titles available from Ladybird include: Peppa Goes Camping Peppas First Glasses Fun at the Fair and many more.Format PaperbackEditorial Review Dentist Trip is a colourful and entertaining storybook based on the award-winning television character Peppa Pig. Peppa George and Mr Dinosaur are going to the dentist. Its Georges first visit and hes a teeny bit nervous. Find out how their trip goes in this lovely adventure. This series of Peppa Pig storybooks are created to help reassure children through new experiences. The Peppa Pig range of books are fun interactive and educational ideal for encouraging children to start to read by themselves. Titles available from Ladybird include: Peppa Goes Camping Peppas First Glasses Fun at the Fair and many more.ISBN-10 1409301931ISBN-13 9781409301936Language EnglishNumber of Pages 24View Full Specifications SpecificationsAuthor 1 LadybirdBook Description Dentist Trip is a colourful and entertaining storybook based on the award-winning television character Peppa Pig. Peppa George and Mr Dinosaur are going to the dentist. Its Georges first visit and hes a teeny bit nervous. Find out how their trip goes in this lovely adventure. This series of Peppa Pig storybooks are created to help reassure children through new experiences. The Peppa Pig range of books are fun interactive and educational ideal for encouraging children to start to read by themselves. Titles available from Ladybird include: Peppa Goes Camping Peppas First Glasses Fun at the Fair and many more.Format PaperbackEditorial Review Dentist Trip is a colourful and entertaining storybook based on the award-winning television character Peppa Pig. Peppa George and Mr Dinosaur are going to the dentist. Its Georges first visit and hes a teeny bit nervous. Find out how their trip goes in this lovely adventure. This series of Peppa Pig storybooks are created to help reassure children through new experiences. The Peppa Pig range of books are fun interactive and educational ideal for encouraging children to start to read by themselves. Titles available from Ladybird include: Peppa Goes Camping Peppas First Glasses Fun at the Fair and many more.ISBN-10 1409301931ISBN-13 9781409301936Language EnglishNumber of Pages 24View Full Specifications
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 James And The Giant Peach Paperback English by Lane Smith - 25-Apr-96  James And The Giant Peach Paperback English by Lane Smith - 25-Apr-96
James And The Giant Peach Paperback English by Lane Smith - 25-Apr-96
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SpecificationsAbout the Author Roald Dahl 1916-1990 was born in Llandaff South Wales and went to Repton School in England. His parents were Norwegian so holidays were spent in Norway. As he explains in Boy he turned down the idea of university in favor of a job that would take him to"a wonderful faraway place. In 1933 he joined the Shell Company which sent him to Mombasa in East Africa. When World War II began in 1939 he became a fighter pilot and in 1942 was made assistant air attaché in Washington where he started to write short stories. His first major success as a writer for children was in 1964. Thereafter his childrens books brought him increasing popularity and when he died children mourned the world over particularly in Britain where he had lived for many years.The BFG is dedicated to the memory of Roald Dahls eldest daughter Olivia who died from measles when she was seven – the same age at which his sister had died fron appendicitis over forty years before. Quentin Blake the first Children’s Laureate of the United Kingdom has illustrated most of Roald Dahl’s children’s books.Author 1 Lane SmithAuthor 2 Roald DahlBook Description "For young James Henry Trotter life with the exceedingly nasty Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker is pure misery. Jame dreams of a better life but hes totally unprepared for the wild adventures ahead of him when he drops the magic crystals he receives from a strange old man. Before long James is off on a weird wonderful journey inside a giant peach with a bizarre group of companions - including a human-sized Earthworm Ladybug and Centipede! show more"ISBN-10 0140374248ISBN-13 9780140374247Language EnglishNumber of Pages 144View Full Specifications SpecificationsAbout the Author Roald Dahl 1916-1990 was born in Llandaff South Wales and went to Repton School in England. His parents were Norwegian so holidays were spent in Norway. As he explains in Boy he turned down the idea of university in favor of a job that would take him to"a wonderful faraway place. In 1933 he joined the Shell Company which sent him to Mombasa in East Africa. When World War II began in 1939 he became a fighter pilot and in 1942 was made assistant air attaché in Washington where he started to write short stories. His first major success as a writer for children was in 1964. Thereafter his childrens books brought him increasing popularity and when he died children mourned the world over particularly in Britain where he had lived for many years.The BFG is dedicated to the memory of Roald Dahls eldest daughter Olivia who died from measles when she was seven – the same age at which his sister had died fron appendicitis over forty years before. Quentin Blake the first Children’s Laureate of the United Kingdom has illustrated most of Roald Dahl’s children’s books.Author 1 Lane SmithAuthor 2 Roald DahlBook Description "For young James Henry Trotter life with the exceedingly nasty Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker is pure misery. Jame dreams of a better life but hes totally unprepared for the wild adventures ahead of him when he drops the magic crystals he receives from a strange old man. Before long James is off on a weird wonderful journey inside a giant peach with a bizarre group of companions - including a human-sized Earthworm Ladybug and Centipede! show more"ISBN-10 0140374248ISBN-13 9780140374247Language EnglishNumber of Pages 144View Full Specifications
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 The Bell Jar - Paperback English by Sylvia Plath - 02/08/2005  The Bell Jar - Paperback English by Sylvia Plath - 02/08/2005
The Bell Jar - Paperback English by Sylvia Plath - 02/08/2005
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SpecificationsAuthor 1 Sylvia PlathFormat PaperbackEdition Number 1Editorial Review "Esther Greenwoods account of her years in the bell jar is as clear and readable as it is witty and disturbing - [this] is not a potboiler nor a series of ungrateful caricatures; it is literature." -- The New York Times "Frances McDormand is a fabulous reader alternating between the narrators breathy whisper and the other characters stronger personalities" -- The Fort Worth Star-Telegram "Frances McDormands recording….is spellbinding" -- People "McDormand gives a sensitive intimate performance. Herdry ironic tone covering up for an undercurrent of fear perfectly capturesthe character of Esther." -- Billboard Magazine --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.ISBN-10 0060837020ISBN-13 9780060837020Language EnglishNumber of Pages 288View Full Specifications SpecificationsAuthor 1 Sylvia PlathFormat PaperbackEdition Number 1Editorial Review "Esther Greenwoods account of her years in the bell jar is as clear and readable as it is witty and disturbing - [this] is not a potboiler nor a series of ungrateful caricatures; it is literature." -- The New York Times "Frances McDormand is a fabulous reader alternating between the narrators breathy whisper and the other characters stronger personalities" -- The Fort Worth Star-Telegram "Frances McDormands recording….is spellbinding" -- People "McDormand gives a sensitive intimate performance. Herdry ironic tone covering up for an undercurrent of fear perfectly capturesthe character of Esther." -- Billboard Magazine --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.ISBN-10 0060837020ISBN-13 9780060837020Language EnglishNumber of Pages 288View Full Specifications
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Spelling And Writing Paperback
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SpecificationsBook Description Build essential skills while having fun with Home Workbooks! Each book measures 7" x 9.25" and is filled with 64 pages of age-appropriate activities puzzles and games. These teacher-approved books are perfect for extra practice at home or at school. They can even be used to build upon basic skills during school breaks or family vacations! 140 full-color stickers an incentive chart to help parents or teachers track student progress and easy-to-use pullout answer keys are also included. Home Workbooks are available for prekindergarten through grade 3 students and feature titles in a wide variety of skill areas to suit any need.ISBN-13 9780887247323Language EnglishNumber of Pages 60Publication Date 37273.0Publisher Carson Dellosa Publishing Company SpecificationsBook Description Build essential skills while having fun with Home Workbooks! Each book measures 7" x 9.25" and is filled with 64 pages of age-appropriate activities puzzles and games. These teacher-approved books are perfect for extra practice at home or at school. They can even be used to build upon basic skills during school breaks or family vacations! 140 full-color stickers an incentive chart to help parents or teachers track student progress and easy-to-use pullout answer keys are also included. Home Workbooks are available for prekindergarten through grade 3 students and feature titles in a wide variety of skill areas to suit any need.ISBN-13 9780887247323Language EnglishNumber of Pages 60Publication Date 37273.0Publisher Carson Dellosa Publishing Company
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SpecificationsAuthor 1 فاطمة شرف الدينBook Description هذا الكتاب الثاني في سلسلة "هل تعرف من أنا؟"، وهو عن سيرة ابن سينا، أحد أهم عظماء التاريخ في الطب والفلسفة في تاريخ الحضارة الإسلامية. ويلقي الضوء على أهم المراحل التي مر بها ابن سينا في حياته.Format HardcoverCountry of Origin United Arab Emirates UAELanguage ArabicNumber of Pages 36Publication Date 2018Publisher كلمات SpecificationsAuthor 1 فاطمة شرف الدينBook Description هذا الكتاب الثاني في سلسلة "هل تعرف من أنا؟"، وهو عن سيرة ابن سينا، أحد أهم عظماء التاريخ في الطب والفلسفة في تاريخ الحضارة الإسلامية. ويلقي الضوء على أهم المراحل التي مر بها ابن سينا في حياته.Format HardcoverCountry of Origin United Arab Emirates UAELanguage ArabicNumber of Pages 36Publication Date 2018Publisher كلمات
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 New Edexcel International Gcse Maths Exam Practice Workbook: Higher - Grade 9-1 With Answers - Paperback English by Cgp Books  New Edexcel International Gcse Maths Exam Practice Workbook: Higher - Grade 9-1 With Answers - Paperback English by Cgp Books
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SpecificationsAuthor 1 Cgp BooksFormat PaperbackISBN-13 9781782946700Language EnglishParental Rating 5+ SpecificationsAuthor 1 Cgp BooksFormat PaperbackISBN-13 9781782946700Language EnglishParental Rating 5+
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SpecificationsAuthor 1 James DashnerLanguage EnglishNumber of Pages 384Parental Rating 9 - 12 YearsPublication Date 2017Publisher DELACORTE SpecificationsAuthor 1 James DashnerLanguage EnglishNumber of Pages 384Parental Rating 9 - 12 YearsPublication Date 2017Publisher DELACORTE
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SpecificationsAbout the Author Martin Handford is the creator of the hugely popular Wheres Wally? series. Beginning in 1987 the books went on to become a multi-million-selling global success.Author 1 Martin HandfordFormat PaperbackEditorial Review "Wonderful." The Observer"ISBN-10 140631322XISBN-13 9781406313222Language EnglishNumber of Pages 32View Full Specifications SpecificationsAbout the Author Martin Handford is the creator of the hugely popular Wheres Wally? series. Beginning in 1987 the books went on to become a multi-million-selling global success.Author 1 Martin HandfordFormat PaperbackEditorial Review "Wonderful." The Observer"ISBN-10 140631322XISBN-13 9781406313222Language EnglishNumber of Pages 32View Full Specifications
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SpecificationsAbout the Author LUCY CHRISTOPHERS novel STOLEN was named a Printz Honor Book by the ALA and received Englands Branford Boase award and Australias golden Inky for best debut. In a starred review PUBLISHERS WEEKLY called it *"an emotionally raw thriller...a haunting account of captivity and the power of relationships."* She is also the author of FLYAWAY a novel for younger readers. Lucy lives in Monmouth Wales where she is currently finishing her third book THE KILLING WOODS a psychological thriller for teens.Author 1 Lucy ChristopherBook Description Sensitive sharp captivating! A girl: Gemma 16 at the airport on her way to a family vacation. A guy: Ty rugged tan too old oddly familiar eyes blue as ice. She steps away. For just a second. He pays for her drink. And drugs it. They talk. Their hands touch. And before Gemma knows whats happening Ty takes her. Steals her away. To sand and heat. To emptiness and isolation. To nowhere. And expects her to love him. Written as a letter from a victim to her captor STOLEN is Gemmas desperate story of survival; of how she has to come to terms with her living nightmare-or die trying to fight it. A Michael L. Printz Honor Book * ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults * A 2011 USBBY Outstanding International Book *An emotionally raw thriller.-Publishers Weekly starred review Disturbing heartbreaking and beautiful all at once.Country of Origin United States of America USAISBN-13 9780545170949Language EnglishNumber of Pages 299Parental Rating 12+View Full Specifications SpecificationsAbout the Author LUCY CHRISTOPHERS novel STOLEN was named a Printz Honor Book by the ALA and received Englands Branford Boase award and Australias golden Inky for best debut. In a starred review PUBLISHERS WEEKLY called it *"an emotionally raw thriller...a haunting account of captivity and the power of relationships."* She is also the author of FLYAWAY a novel for younger readers. Lucy lives in Monmouth Wales where she is currently finishing her third book THE KILLING WOODS a psychological thriller for teens.Author 1 Lucy ChristopherBook Description Sensitive sharp captivating! A girl: Gemma 16 at the airport on her way to a family vacation. A guy: Ty rugged tan too old oddly familiar eyes blue as ice. She steps away. For just a second. He pays for her drink. And drugs it. They talk. Their hands touch. And before Gemma knows whats happening Ty takes her. Steals her away. To sand and heat. To emptiness and isolation. To nowhere. And expects her to love him. Written as a letter from a victim to her captor STOLEN is Gemmas desperate story of survival; of how she has to come to terms with her living nightmare-or die trying to fight it. A Michael L. Printz Honor Book * ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults * A 2011 USBBY Outstanding International Book *An emotionally raw thriller.-Publishers Weekly starred review Disturbing heartbreaking and beautiful all at once.Country of Origin United States of America USAISBN-13 9780545170949Language EnglishNumber of Pages 299Parental Rating 12+View Full Specifications
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SpecificationsAuthor 1 Rebecca L. GramboBook Description A passionate look at one of the most fascinating animals in the world. In this updated and expanded edition with 16 new pages Rebecca Grambo paints an intimate portrait of an animal that has fascinated inspired and terrified people throughout human history. Drawing on a wide variety of sources the author weaves together ancient legends up-to-date science historical writings and personal observations. With penetrating photography by Daniel J. Cox the result is a magnificent passionate and powerful story of an animal worth understanding and preserving. Chapters include: At the Firelights Edge: stories that record the earliest human-wolf encounters Part of the Pack: how wolves work together to hunt for protection and to take care of the young Legendary Predator: how wolves organise the hunt and select their prey. Warriors and Wolves: how from ancient times wolves have been role models for warriors. Shamans and Shapeshifters: how wolves have been seen as a great source of power and healing. Predator Becomes Prey: how humans have hunted wolves beyond all reason or need. New in this edition: At the Edge Again - how wolves have fared since their 1995-96 reintroduction to Yellowstone National Park and central Idaho. Wolf blends natural science history and folklore to explore the fascination with one of the most complex creatures in the world. The book reveals how humans have interacted with wolves from the earliest creation myths to current attempts to restore near-extinct populations. It also includes photographs of artworks depicting wolves in human cultures.Edition Number 2ISBN-13 9781770855595Language EnglishNumber of Pages 192Publisher Firefly Books SpecificationsAuthor 1 Rebecca L. GramboBook Description A passionate look at one of the most fascinating animals in the world. In this updated and expanded edition with 16 new pages Rebecca Grambo paints an intimate portrait of an animal that has fascinated inspired and terrified people throughout human history. Drawing on a wide variety of sources the author weaves together ancient legends up-to-date science historical writings and personal observations. With penetrating photography by Daniel J. Cox the result is a magnificent passionate and powerful story of an animal worth understanding and preserving. Chapters include: At the Firelights Edge: stories that record the earliest human-wolf encounters Part of the Pack: how wolves work together to hunt for protection and to take care of the young Legendary Predator: how wolves organise the hunt and select their prey. Warriors and Wolves: how from ancient times wolves have been role models for warriors. Shamans and Shapeshifters: how wolves have been seen as a great source of power and healing. Predator Becomes Prey: how humans have hunted wolves beyond all reason or need. New in this edition: At the Edge Again - how wolves have fared since their 1995-96 reintroduction to Yellowstone National Park and central Idaho. Wolf blends natural science history and folklore to explore the fascination with one of the most complex creatures in the world. The book reveals how humans have interacted with wolves from the earliest creation myths to current attempts to restore near-extinct populations. It also includes photographs of artworks depicting wolves in human cultures.Edition Number 2ISBN-13 9781770855595Language EnglishNumber of Pages 192Publisher Firefly Books
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SpecificationsAbout the Author Joyce Carol Oates is a recipient of the National Book Critics Circle Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award the National Book Award and the PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in Short Fiction and has been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Her books include We Were the Mulvaneys; Blonde which was nominated for the National Book Award; and the New York Times bestseller The Falls which won the 2005 Prix Femina. She is the Roger S. Berlind Distinguished Professor of the Humanities at Princeton University and has been a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters since 1978. In 2003 she received the Commonwealth Award for Distinguished Service in Literature and in 2006 she received the Chicago Tribune Lifetime Achievement Award. Her recent work of non-fiction on grief and bereavement A Widows Story was a critically-acclaimed success.Author 1 Joyce Carol OatesBook Description A momentous memoir of childhood and adolescence from one of our finest and most beloved writers as weve never seen her before. In The Lost Landscape Joyce Carol Oates vividly recreates the early years of her life powerfully evoking the romance of childhood and the way it colours everything that comes after. With memories ranging from her first friendships to her first experiences with death this is an arresting account of the ways in which Oatess life and her life as a writer was shaped by early childhood and how her later work was influenced by a hard rural upbringing. Oates renders her memories and emotions with exquisite precision and transports the reader to a bygone place and time - the lost landscape of the writers past but also the lost landscapes of our own earliest and most essential lives.Editorial Review `A compelling and at times mysterious testimony to a life of letters like no other I know Richard Ford `Every piece merits re-issue ... here and there we glimpse the gothic seam Oates has since mined in her fiction Suzi Feay Financial Times `The spareness of the prose belies a hinterland of suffering . . Steely lean and bleakly allusive The Lost Landscape gives an unsettling insight into the ways in which Oatess writing career has emerged Times Literary Supplement Praise for Joyce Carol Oates: `Simply the most consistently inventive brilliant curious and creative writer going Gillian Flynn author of Gone Girl Oatess prose contains a deep felt rawness which hovers between hope despair and love Guardian `Joyce Carol Oates is an writer who always takes your breath away Mail on Sunday `Oates is a writer of extraordinary strengths. Her great subject naturally is love Guardian Oates is an inspired writer and a formidable psychologist. She has a thrilling way of grasping an emotion wasting no time and launching herself straight at the aching heart of the matter IndependentISBN-13 9780008146610Language EnglishNumber of Pages 368Publication Date 9/20/2016View Full Specifications SpecificationsAbout the Author Joyce Carol Oates is a recipient of the National Book Critics Circle Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award the National Book Award and the PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in Short Fiction and has been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Her books include We Were the Mulvaneys; Blonde which was nominated for the National Book Award; and the New York Times bestseller The Falls which won the 2005 Prix Femina. She is the Roger S. Berlind Distinguished Professor of the Humanities at Princeton University and has been a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters since 1978. In 2003 she received the Commonwealth Award for Distinguished Service in Literature and in 2006 she received the Chicago Tribune Lifetime Achievement Award. Her recent work of non-fiction on grief and bereavement A Widows Story was a critically-acclaimed success.Author 1 Joyce Carol OatesBook Description A momentous memoir of childhood and adolescence from one of our finest and most beloved writers as weve never seen her before. In The Lost Landscape Joyce Carol Oates vividly recreates the early years of her life powerfully evoking the romance of childhood and the way it colours everything that comes after. With memories ranging from her first friendships to her first experiences with death this is an arresting account of the ways in which Oatess life and her life as a writer was shaped by early childhood and how her later work was influenced by a hard rural upbringing. Oates renders her memories and emotions with exquisite precision and transports the reader to a bygone place and time - the lost landscape of the writers past but also the lost landscapes of our own earliest and most essential lives.Editorial Review `A compelling and at times mysterious testimony to a life of letters like no other I know Richard Ford `Every piece merits re-issue ... here and there we glimpse the gothic seam Oates has since mined in her fiction Suzi Feay Financial Times `The spareness of the prose belies a hinterland of suffering . . Steely lean and bleakly allusive The Lost Landscape gives an unsettling insight into the ways in which Oatess writing career has emerged Times Literary Supplement Praise for Joyce Carol Oates: `Simply the most consistently inventive brilliant curious and creative writer going Gillian Flynn author of Gone Girl Oatess prose contains a deep felt rawness which hovers between hope despair and love Guardian `Joyce Carol Oates is an writer who always takes your breath away Mail on Sunday `Oates is a writer of extraordinary strengths. Her great subject naturally is love Guardian Oates is an inspired writer and a formidable psychologist. She has a thrilling way of grasping an emotion wasting no time and launching herself straight at the aching heart of the matter IndependentISBN-13 9780008146610Language EnglishNumber of Pages 368Publication Date 9/20/2016View Full Specifications
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Structural Engineers Pocket Book Paperback 3rd Edition
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SpecificationsAbout the Author Fiona Cobb is a Consulting Engineer with Price & Myers in the UK. She was awarded the ACE Young Consultant of the Year in 2007.Author 1 EurocodesBook Description Functions as a Day-to-Day Resource for Practicing Engineers…The hugely useful Structural Engineer’s Pocket Book is now overhauled and revised in line with the Eurocodes. It forms a comprehensive pocket reference guide for professional and student structural engineers especially those taking the IStructE Part 3 exam. With stripped-down basic material―tables data facts formulae and rules of thumb―it is directly usable for scheme design by structural engineers in the office in transit or on site.…And a Core Reference for Students.It brings together data from many different sources and delivers a compact source of job-simplifying and time-saving information at an affordable price. It acts as a reliable first point of reference for information that is needed on a daily basis.This third edition is referenced throughout to the structural Eurocodes. After giving general information and details on actions on structures it runs through reinforced concrete steel timber and masonry.Provides essential data on steel concrete masonry timber and other main materialsPulls together material from a variety of sources for everyday workServes as a first point of reference for structural and civil engineersA core structural engineering book Structural Engineers Pocket Book: Eurocodes Third Edition benefits both students and industry professionals.Edition Number 3rd EditionEditorial Review … this excellent little book should remain an important first reference tool for practising engineers and students alike.―Civil Engineering Journal October 2015"All in all the reviewer would wholeheartedly like to commend this concise and yet informative pocket book as an essential reference for all current practitioners as well as for the next generation of engineers."―ICE Proceedings-Structures-Buildings Journal 2015"The book in its previous editions has been an essential companion of practising engineers as well as of students of structural design. The new edition fills a great need to provide the essential data for anyone who may be required to use Eurocodes. This applies to practising engineers as well as undergraduate and postgraduate students of structural design."―Kuldeep S Virdi Professor Emeritus City University London UKISBN-13 9780080971216Language EnglishNumber of Pages 464View Full Specifications SpecificationsAbout the Author Fiona Cobb is a Consulting Engineer with Price & Myers in the UK. She was awarded the ACE Young Consultant of the Year in 2007.Author 1 EurocodesBook Description Functions as a Day-to-Day Resource for Practicing Engineers…The hugely useful Structural Engineer’s Pocket Book is now overhauled and revised in line with the Eurocodes. It forms a comprehensive pocket reference guide for professional and student structural engineers especially those taking the IStructE Part 3 exam. With stripped-down basic material―tables data facts formulae and rules of thumb―it is directly usable for scheme design by structural engineers in the office in transit or on site.…And a Core Reference for Students.It brings together data from many different sources and delivers a compact source of job-simplifying and time-saving information at an affordable price. It acts as a reliable first point of reference for information that is needed on a daily basis.This third edition is referenced throughout to the structural Eurocodes. After giving general information and details on actions on structures it runs through reinforced concrete steel timber and masonry.Provides essential data on steel concrete masonry timber and other main materialsPulls together material from a variety of sources for everyday workServes as a first point of reference for structural and civil engineersA core structural engineering book Structural Engineers Pocket Book: Eurocodes Third Edition benefits both students and industry professionals.Edition Number 3rd EditionEditorial Review … this excellent little book should remain an important first reference tool for practising engineers and students alike.―Civil Engineering Journal October 2015"All in all the reviewer would wholeheartedly like to commend this concise and yet informative pocket book as an essential reference for all current practitioners as well as for the next generation of engineers."―ICE Proceedings-Structures-Buildings Journal 2015"The book in its previous editions has been an essential companion of practising engineers as well as of students of structural design. The new edition fills a great need to provide the essential data for anyone who may be required to use Eurocodes. This applies to practising engineers as well as undergraduate and postgraduate students of structural design."―Kuldeep S Virdi Professor Emeritus City University London UKISBN-13 9780080971216Language EnglishNumber of Pages 464View Full Specifications
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