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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Get ready to meet Violet Remy-Robinson an amateur Sherlock Holmes in the making in this delightful young detective series, perfect for fans of Robin Stevens, Enid Blyton and Anisha, Accidental Detective!'There is a new girl sleuth on the block' The TimesWhen Count and Countess Du Plicitous move into the neighbourhood, Violet is sure there's something strangeabout them. And when her eccentric but lovely neighbour, Dee Dee Derota, has her precious Pearl of the Orient stolen, a series of clues leads Violet to believe the count and countess could be to blame! Violet is on the case to uncover the truth . . .Beautifully designed and filled with Becka Moor's gorgeous illustrations, everyone is bound to fall in love with Violet and the colourful characters that make up her world.Praise for the Violet Investigates series:'Pacey and imaginative' The Times'Fans of Lauren Child will be very taken with Violet and her world'Books For Keeps'A delicious package for emerging readers' Sunday Times'A quirky and charming read' GuardianDon't forget to look out for the rest of Violet's adventures: The Hidden Treasure,The Smugglers, The Mummy Mystery and The Mystery of Tiger Island.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Get ready to meet Violet Remy-Robinson an amateur Sherlock Holmes in the making in the second book of this delightful young detective series, perfect for fans of Robin Stevens, Enid Blyton and Anisha, Accidental Detective!'There is a new girl sleuth on the block' The TimesViolet has spent her holidays exploring India with Godmother Celeste, including visiting Celeste's good friend the Maharajah and meeting his very special cockatoo. But when she returns home, Violet gets a surprise visit from the Maharajah's butler, asking her to look after the bird. Violet couldn't be more amazed (and her cat Pudding couldn't be less pleased . . .), but the cockatoo holds the key to the Maharajah's fortune, and someone is trying to bird-nap her! Can Violet discover who the culprit is before they succeed Beautifully designed and filled with Becka Moor's gorgeous illustrations, everyone is bound to fall in love with Violet and the colourful characters that make up her world.Praise for the Violet Investigates series:'Pacey and imaginative' The Times'Fans of Lauren Child will be very taken with Violet and her world'Books For Keeps'A delicious package for emerging readers' Sunday Times'A quirky and charming read' GuardianDon't forget to look out for the rest of Violet's adventures: The Pearl of the Orient,The Smugglers, The Mummy Mystery and The Mystery of Tiger Island. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - With a reassuring and engaging message,Ollie's Back-to-School Bearis perfect for helping children prepare for their first day at Preschol or Big School!On the night before school starts, Ollie is feeling nervous. Finally asleep, she's suddenly woken by an owl outside her window. Following it into the woods, she sees lots of other animals there too! But where can they all be going Join Ollie on an adventure she'll never forget.With striking illustrations, cut-outs and foil throughout, this is the next book in the bestsellingOllieseries by NicolaKillen.Other Ollie titles to look out for:Ollie's Magic BunnyOllie's ReindeerOllie's Little Kitten.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Three unlikely detectives, one BIG mystery.The first in a brand-new, laugh-out-loud, illustrated mystery series from award-winning journalist and television presenter Nick Sheridan. Scooby-Doo for a new generation, perfect for fans of Pamela Butchart and Sam Copeland. When a child escapes Madame Strang's Academy for Incredibly Irritating Children in the dead of night, Madame Strang,her cool and calculating right-hand man, Mr Grule, and her overweight sausage dog, Mangler, will do anything to track him down. But friends Riz and Olly know a good story when they see one, and with the help of runaway Drew Hill, the trio are soon on a mission to uncover the secret that Madame Strang is so desperate to keep . . . one that involves a dastardly brainwashing invention and an academy full of plain and perfectly behaved children.There's always a mystery to solve in Snoops Bay.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A startlingly original, stunningly-illustrated modern classic about learning to face your fears from the multi award-winning partnership of Nick Lake and Emily Gravett. Lily just wants things to go back to the way they were: before she got sick, before her parents decided to have another baby. So when she's sent away to stay with her grandmother while her mum has the baby, Lily is determined to go home. But she doesn't expect to find people in her house - people who look like her parents, but definitely aren't . Together with some unlikely animal companions, Lily must face her fears and summon the courage to break into her own house, and defeat 'The Replacements' before the night is out. Nick Lake's atmospheric story of family and friendship is brought to spectacular life by Emily Gravett, twice winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal. 'A book of such wit and flair and delight: the kind of book you finish and immediately begin again, so that you can live again alongside the characters' Katherine Rundell, bestselling author of The Explorer.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The true story of life working as a housing officer in inner London.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Gus Poyet declared it to be the toughest league in England. Neil Warnock went further, believing it to be the tightest division in Europe. Norwich boss Daniel Farke went further still: "The Championship, without any doubt, is the toughest league in the world."' On the final day of the 2019/20 season, only four clubs in the Championship, England's second tier of soccer, had nothing to play for, everyone else was fighting for promotion or survival. It's stats like this that give the league its well-deserved reputation as the most exciting league in football. Anything can happen, and often does. In The Hard Yards, Nige Tassell tells the Championship's stories, uncovers its hidden gems and takes the reader on an entertaining and eye-opening tour of the 2020/21 season. Following three clubs in particular newly promoted Wycombe Wanderers, newly relegated Bournemouth and stalwarts Sheffield Wednesday, who start the season on 12-point deficit he'll dip into the seasons of clubs across the league, interviewing managers, fans, kit men and chairmen. A world away from the glamour and melodrama of the Premiership, the Championship is the heart and soul of football and in The Hard Yards Nige Tassell will take it back to basics. Praise for The Bottom Corner: 'Warm and celebratory but also sharp and insightful,The Bottom Corneris a love letter to non-league football that is also avivid snapshotof its place in our national life' -- Stuart Maconie 'A wonderful journey through life in the lower reaches of the football pyramid. Afascinatingtale of a very different world of football from that of the overpaid stars of the television age' -- Barry Davies. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Dyson has become a byword for great design, brilliant invention and global success. Now, James Dyson, the entrepreneur who made it all happen, tells his remarkable and inspirational story in Invention: A Life. 'By continually challenging ourselves, investing in the future and experimenting, we can continue to make the future. We must never stop. Never, for one second become comfortable.' James Dyson In this spirited autobiography, James Dyson interweaves his own life story with a wider exploration of the importance of invention. On the way, the reader encounters challenging and inspirational characters, radical inventions, adventurous engineering, cultural fads, political gamesmanship, legal battles and much else besides. Invention: A Life is a 21st century call to arms: creative invention through the research, design and manufacture of technologies and products empowers not only employees and employers, but the economy at large, while the very acts of imagining, shaping and making things enriches our lives. James Dyson sees people as producers as well as consumers, the inventing and making of things part of a natural instinct. Invention is a lifelong commitment. It has been James Dyson's life.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - On the night before school starts, Ollie is feeling nervous. Finally asleep, she's suddenly woken by an owl outside her window. Following it into the woods, she sees lots of other animals there too! But where can they all be going Join Ollie on an adventure she'll never forget. With striking illustrations, cut-outs and foil throughout, this is the next book in the bestsellingOllieseries by NicolaKillen. Other Ollie titles to look out for:Ollie's Magic Bunny Ollie's Reindeer Ollie's Little Kitten.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Using real-life stories,Forgivenessexplores the messy, complex and gripping subject of forgiveness.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Top of the Lake meets Val McDermid by way of Jane Harper in this brilliantly gripping debut by award-winning New Zealand screenwriter and director, Michael Bennett.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Deliciously dark and utterly addictive my favourite Ruth Ware yet'Lucy FoleyEveryone wanted her lifeSomeonewanted her dead It was Hannah who found April's body ten years ago. It was Hannah who didn't question what she saw that day. Did her testimony put an innocent man in prison She needs to know the truth. Even if it means questioning her own friends. Even if it means putting her own life at risk. Because if the killer wasn't a stranger, it's someone she knows? PRAISE FOR THE IT GIRL: 'An absolute belter. Could not put it down! I thought I knew who the killer was. Then I was CERTAIN it was another person! Then DEFINITELY another! Great characterisation, glamorous setting, all round FABALISS!' Marian Keyes 'A cracking read and that ending!' Shari Lapena 'Every Ruth Ware novel is a unique and unexpected gem and this one is no exception. A heady, tense, slowburn dream of a book, multi-layered and steeped in atmosphere and peril. I loved every page' Lisa Jewell 'Absolutely brilliant murder mystery - seamless, flawless, perfectly clued and utterly gripping' Sophie Hannah 'Impeccably crafted and totally compulsive you'll be sad to reach the final page and realise you have to say goodbye'JP Delaney 'Ruth Ware's richly-textured The It Girl is at once an engrossing murder mystery while also a perfectly crafted and haunting examination of lost youth and the compromises of adulthood, as a woman unpicks the past secrets of her university friends to finally lay to rest her murdered best friend, the dazzling April. Reminiscent of The Secret History, Ware has surpassed herself with this gripping, absorbing whodunnit. I loved it! All hail the Queen' Sarah Pinborough 'If you ever idly wish that Agatha Christie would write a new book, Ruth Ware has got you covered. The It Girl has all the clues, twists and red herrings you could wish for, in a thoroughly modern setting. An impeccably constructed mystery from start to finish' Jane Casey 'It's brilliant. Ruth is the master of the fiendishly twisty, yet completely believable, plot' Elly Griffiths 'Just finished The It Girl by Ruth Ware and now my life is divided in two: before and after. Before: cool, calm, chilled. After: What No! OMG! A wild ride that's deliciously twisting, with countless gasp-out-loud moments' Janice Hallett 'A new Ruth Ware is always a treat and The It Girl is one of her best. You can almost see her smiling as she feeds you the little morsels that should help you work everything out - if only you were as clever as Ruth! As sleek and chilling as a knife between the ribs' Sarah J. Naughton 'Clever. Compelling and with a terrific sense of place. Ruth Ware's The It Girl grips to the end'Jane Shemilt.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The adorable new picture book from the internationally acclaimed author of Perdu and Little Bear celebrates senses and emotions as readers are invited into Little Cat's world. As a little cat rushes in from a day's adventuring, her owner asks her where she's been and what she's seen. Was she happy Was she brave Was she kind The richly imagined answers, depicted in beautifully nostalgic illustrations and a direct, simple text, encourage empathy, conversation and imagination. It has all the hallmarks of a modern classic. 'Stylishly illustrated with blocks of muted colour, tender gestures and a child-friendly simplicity, Where Have You Been Little Cat equally inspires courage for adventures and appreciation of the cosiness of home.' - Nicolette Jones, Sunday Times Children's Book of the Week Praise for Little Bear by Richard Jones: 'Full of delight and warmth and tenderness' - Sunday Times 'A wonderful book for kids to curl up with at bedtime' - Observer Also by Richard Jones:Perdu Little Bear Illustrated by Richard Jones and written by Jim Helmore:The Snow Lion Paper Planes.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - THE SUNDAY TIMESNUMBER ONE BESTSELLERA killing like no other.A killer more twisted than he's ever seen before.A case that will test him to the limit. Has Robert Hunter finally met his match 'Do you believe the Devil exists, Detective ' the officer at the end of the line asks. 'Because if you don't . . . I'm sure you will once you get here.' Robert Hunter is called to the most vicious crime scene he has ever attended. It is made even more disturbing when the autopsy reveals a poem, left by the killer, inside the body of their victim. Soon, another body is found. The methods and signature of the murder differs, but the level of violence used suggests that the same person is behind both crimes. Hunter's fears are confirmed when a second part of the poem is found. But this discovery does more than just link the two killings it suggests that this is the work of a serial murderer. With no forensic evidence to go on, Robert Hunter must catch the most disciplined and systematic killer that he has ever encountered, someone who thrives on the victims' fear, and to whom death is a lesson that needs to be taught.From #1Sunday Timesand multi-million copy bestselling author, Chris Carter, comes the most compelling and ruthless Robert Hunter thriller yet. PRAISE FOR CHRIS CARTER 'An exceptional thriller writerwho fully deserves to beranked alongside Jeffery Deaver'Daily Mail 'Former criminal psychologist Carter knows what he's talking about when it comes to creatingbone-chilling serial killers, so be prepared for a terror ride'Heat 'Carter has a background in criminal psychology and the killers at the centre of his novels are all the more terrifying for it'Mail on Sunday 'Carter is one of those authors who makes writing look effortless . . . I couldn't put it down'Crimesquad 'An insanely good crime series. Extraordinarily well written, high quality and high drama all the way'Liz Loves Books 'An intriguing and scary thriller'Better Reading 'A gripping feast of thrills'Shots 'A page turner'Express 'A gripping psychological thriller'Breakaway 'Punchy and fast paced'Sunday Mirror.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A brilliantly observed story of crises and reconciliations within families and stepfamilies and the conflict between Millennials and their Baby Boomer parents. Funny, dark, yet limned with hope, Tim Lott returns to a family saga - and social commentary - that began with the award-winning White City Blue, continuing with When We Were Rich. It is a story for everyone trying to make sense of a sharply polarised world where the political has become personal and the personal has become a minefield. Brighton, December 2019: a teenage girl is on an early morning run along the seafront. In her mind she is running away from something she hates, towards something she fears. China's home is with her mother Veronica, her pompous stepfather Silas and his dysfunctional son Mason. Her father, Frankie, is in London, but they have little contact, his entrenched views a provocation to her socially conscious ideals, his Brexit-supporting girlfriend a jealous rival. Exhausted by family tensions, when China leaves Brighton, her godfather Nodge, Frankie's best friend, and his husband Owen are her first port of call. But they, too, are beset by domestic conflict. Which leaves only her father to takes her in. They argue, they spar, the fault lines between them grow wider - and then coronavirus strikes. Praise for When We Were Rich 'A sharp and very funny portrait of a brash era which is also a surprisingly tender take on flawed masculinity' - Sarah Hughes, i paper 'What a terrific novel-wickedly sharp, wildly entertaining-I was gripped from start to finish. With its twisty plots and interwoven characters it paints a vivid portrait of a crucial decade. It's laugh-out-loud funny, too. And with property porn thrown in, what's not to like' - Deborah Moggach 'Wickedly funny and deeply humane. I loved this book' - Sadie Jones 'Tim Lott revisits the years between millennium fever and the financial crisis, and brings this already long-lost era back to life in a novel every bit as evocative and compelling as we would expect from this prodigiously gifted author'- Jonathan Coe 'Lott delivers many hilarious and sad scenes of life in a long-term relationship. He also explores the poignancy and fragility of male friendships, in a manner reminiscent of Graham Swift'sLast Orders. . . [He is,] crucially, careful to linger over moral difficulty and vulnerability rather than evading it' -TLS 'Lott's carefully observed period piece captures the mood of an era that now seems like a lost world' -Daily Mail.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Democracy - Or Die! In the nightmare metropolis of the future he is judge, jury and executioner - he is Judge Dredd!The best-selling Complete Case Files series continues with the gripping and timely epic Total War. Judge Dredd battles a terrorist organization called Total War, who are determined to democratise Mega-City One - or destroy it. Total War have two hundred thermonuclear devices planted across the city and one will be detonated each day the Judges remain in power. Total War will have democratization - or they will have mass-death. The choice is the Judges' - and time is running out.Drawn by a roster of the greatest artists working on Judge Dredd in the 21st Century - John Higgins (Watchmen), Henry Flint (Zombo), Ian Gibson (The Ballad of Halo Jones) and D'Israeli (Scarlet Traces) - the Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files series has sold over half a million copies. Flint, Henry; Brashill, Jason; Williams, Anthony; Critchlow, Carl; D'Israeli; Gibson, Ian; Cook, Boo; Coleby, Simon; Thomas, Shaun; Goddard, Patrick; Higgins, John; Burns, John; Currie, Andrew (illustrator).…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Superb.his pages fizz with character and colour' Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times 'Scholarly and very readable' Andrew Lycett, Spectator 'Energetic and hugely entertaining' A.N.Wilson, TLSThe definitive biography of Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe, the first and greatest press magnate in history and the genius who invented modern popular journalism. The turn of the century was a period when the world was opening up in new and exciting ways radio, telegrams, the advent of flight. With literacy and the right to vote extending across an ever-expanding populace, politics and journalism were embarking on a power struggle that continues unabated to this day. Lord Northcliffe rose to the challenges of this new world by employing cutting-edge technology, upending the outdated mores of traditional journalism and radically reshaping the very concept of 'news'. He was a tough and uncompromising businessman, frequently levelled with charges of megalomania, but in The Chief Andrew Roberts puts Northcliffe's ruthlessness in the context of a life of visionary business skill, journalistic brilliance, distinguished wartime public service and heartfelt patriotism. The man was, undoubtedly, a genius albeit a flawed one. From a modest background, growing up on the outskirts of Dublin, by twenty-seven he presided over a magazine empire with the largest circulation in the world. By the time of his tragically early death in 1922, Northcliffe had founded the Daily Mail and Daily Mirror, and had also owned The Times and the Observer. At one point he owned two thirds of all the titles on Fleet Street. Based on exclusive access to the Harmsworth family archive, The Chief charts Lord Northcliffe's rise to power and his highly controversial influence in a politically critical period. His influence still resonates today both through his remarkable business innovations and in the way we consume our news and politics.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - UNCOVERED: 1 in 4 EXAM GRADES IS WRONG 'An important contribution to our thinking.' - Sixth Form Colleges Association 'An uncomfortable but important read.' - Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference 'Everyone in UK education should reflect upon the problems identified in this powerful book' - Higher Education Policy Institute Every summer one million GCSE and A-Level candidates receive results that define their school years and set them up for their life. But those results are gravely unreliable. In fact, about one grade in four in England is WRONG. That is 1.5 million grades every year. An A-Level grade B might have been an A, or even a C, had a different examiner marked the script. Similarly, a GCSE grade 7 might have received a grade 8 or a 6. For a decade, young people and their friends and families have been unable to grasp the full extent of this randomness. Now, in this definitive and easy to follow book, Dennis Sherwood explains why so many pupils receive final grades that don't do them justice. And he suggests ways to regain trust, which apply to essay-based exams throughout the world. Reviews 'Know an A Level student who you were absolutely sure should nail an A\* but ended up with a B Well, they probably should have got that A\* but were a victim of this scandal. Sherwood's work changed my outlook. Let him change yours too.' - Robert Campbell, former Chief Executive, Morris Education Trust 'Dennis has been challenging our thinking about assessment and the awarding of grades for many years, combining detailed research with an engaging manner and clear explanations. this is an important contribution to our thinking.' - Bill Watkin, Chief Executive, Sixth Form Colleges Association 'Dennis Sherwood asks the questions about exam grades that no one really wants to answer. His analysis suggests that much of what we think we know about school exams is based at best on wishful thinking and at worst on wilful misrepresentation of statistics. But he also has some positive suggestions for improvement. Missing the Mark is an uncomfortable but important read.' - Melvyn Roffe, Chair, Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference 'Missing a grade can result in university or college applications being rejected. Dennis Sherwood asks the $64,000 question: 'Are grades reliable enough for the purposes they are supposed to serve ' This book presents an insightful analysis of this important matter, including the rules introduced in 2016 to reduce the number of appeals, the controversial grading processes in 2020 and 2021 when exams were cancelled, why 'real' grades are so unreliable, and some solutions too.' - Huy Duong, parent 'Everyone in UK education should reflect upon the problems identified in this powerful book - and then decide what to do about them.' - Nick Hillman, Director, Higher Education Policy Institute Anyone with an interest in how examinations are assessed, from those in government, regulators, schools, colleges, universities to employers, teachers, parents and students, should read Dennis Sherwood's incisive analysis. His conclusions will have a profound impact on our idea of the accuracy, reliability and fairness of examinations. - Mike Larkin, Emeritus Professor Queen's University of Belfast and Total Equality For Students 'Dennis provides a clear, step-by-step outline of what is going so terribly wrong and the easy ways to remedy this.' - Ollie Green, A-level student About the author Dennis Sherwood is a management consultant with experience of solving complex problems. He has a Physics Masters from the University of Cambridge, an MPhil in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry from Yale University and a PhD in biology from the University of California in San Diego. Afte.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Praise for ABCs of Art "A surprisingly fresh take on the classic children's ABCs book." A Best Book of 2019.Vanity FairA fun way to inspire children's imagination and creativity!"Serena Williams"Art connects us all on the deepest level and this book will inspire young minds."Ken Griffin, founder & CEO of Citadel, trustee of the Art Institute of Chicago, and trustee of the Whitney Museum of American Art Explore colors through fine art! Spark your child's creativity and curiosity with this delightfully curated colors book featuring some of the world's mosticonic artworks. In this collection, explore unique palette combinations and revolutionary color choices throughout art history, from the lush greens of ancient Egyptian panels to Franz Marc's vibrantCows, Red, Green, Yellowto the iconic orange sky in Edvard Munch'sThe Scream. With large, colorful text and detailed images,Colors in Artwill inspire your budding art lovers to think outside the box as they experience the marvelous world of color in iconic paintings.…