Fanny Price s rich relatives offer her a place in their home so that she can be properly brought up. However, Fanny s childhood is a lonely one as she is never allowed to forget her place. Her only ally is her cousin Edmund. When her cousins befriend two glamorous new young people who have arrived in the area, Henry and Mary Crawford, Edmund starts to grow close to Mary, and Fanny finds herself dealing

More than 125 extraordinary teens and women share their advice, experiences, and the secrets of their success--in their own words. Through letters, poems, essays, self-portraits, and more, the authors tackle topics like overcoming obstacles, discovering your passion, and dreaming big. Learn how Ms. Marvel actor Iman Vellani connected with her roots through her character. Read about how March for our

Anna Freud, daughter of Sigmund, made many original contributions to psychoanalytic theory and child development, and yet much of her work remains relatively unknown. In this book, Rose Edgcumbe seeks to redress the situation. Taking a fresh look at Anna Freud\'s theories and techniques from a clinical and critical viewpoint, and the controversy they caused, she highlights how Anna Freud\'s work is

Step aside cat ladies, it\'s time to put the men in the spotlight - when it comes to the felines in our lives, men are just as OBSESSED as women. Celebrating the unique bond between cat and dad, this cute little book is an ode to all cat dads out there and a guide on being the best cat parent possible. It might take a little while for their hearts to be won over, but men, eventually, always fall

James Stewart was already a Hollywood star when the United States went to war in December 1941. Having received an Academy Award for Best Actor in 1940 for his role in The Philadelphia Story, he had become a familiar face to movie goers by the time that the Japanese struck at Pearl Harbor. By that time \'Jimmy\' had already received his private pilot\'s license and when his name was drawn by the Drafting

This book shows how sleep and the spaces in which it takes place animate ethical codes and emotive scripts, shaping a range of medieval English genres. In particular, it demonstrates the significance of sleep-related motifs to Middle English romance and offers a more embodied understanding of dream visions by Chaucer, Langland and the

This poignant story, about an Afghan refugee child and the family carpet that connects them to home, inspires readers to live and learn in love, not fear We sip our tea and talk together, Ruby cushions of goose feather. The carpet is for sitting. The Carpet follows a day in the life of an Afghan refugee child, where every moment revolves around love, family, and the carpet that connects them to home.

The first complete survey of an underrecognized American modernist in more than two decades. Agnes Pelton became famous for her distinctive metaphysical landscape paintings rooted in the imagery of the American Southwest and California. Drawing chiefly on her own inspirations, superstitions, and beliefs, Pelton manifested emotional states in the form of ethereal veils of light, jagged rock forms,

Experimental methods employing spin resonance effects (nuclear magnetic resonance and electron spin resonance) are broadly used in molecular science due to their unique potential to reveal mechanisms of molecular motion, structure, and interactions. The developed techniques bring together biologists investigating dynamics of proteins, material science researchers looking for better electrolytes, or

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With simple, step-by-step directions and a visually rich design, this unique series of instruction books for LEGO(R) creations helps young children learn and have fun simultaneously.Tyrannosaurus Rex, Triceratops, Stegosaurus, Baby Brontosaurus and more. . .The Build It! series of visually rich instruction books for LEGO(R) creations is perfect for children ages 5 and up. Inside Build It! Dinosaurs,

Did you know there\'s a single spot on your brain that recognizes numbers? Or that the first computer bugs were actual insects and that most of the internet is under water? This fascinating book is filled with 100 fascinating facts, bright, infographic illustrations, a glossary and index and links to specially selected websites to find out

In 1934 four movies--It Happened One Night, Twentieth Century, The Thin Man, and The Gay Divorcee--ushered in the golden age of the Hollywood romantic (\"screwball\") comedy. Slangy, playful, and \"powerfully, glamorously in love with love,\" the films that followed were unique in their combination of swank and slapstick. Here are the directors--Lubitsch (Trouble in Paradise), Capra (It Happened One

Fully revised for its third edition, the Oxford Handbook of Expedition and Wilderness Medicine continues to be the essential resource for all expedition medics and well-informed travellers, as well as nurses, paramedics, medical students, and other expedition members travelling in remote, wilderness areas of the world. Now containing more guidance about caving medicine, the third edition includes revised

Little Red Hen is looking for Granny\'s house in the big, bad city. Should she trust the smiley stranger who wants to help her?- Turquoise/ Band 7 books offer literary language and extended descriptions, with longer sentences and a wide range of unfamiliar terms.- Text type--a traditional tale- The story is followed on pages 22 and 23 by a map of Mr. Fox\'s whole route, which is a great way to recap

During French colonial rule in Indochina, as many as two hundred thousand Indochinese sojourned to France. Subjects and Sojourners is a vivid and comprehensive social, cultural, and political history of this diverse group, which ranged from ruling monarchs to the most marginal laborers. Drawing from rich but untapped archival collections, Charles Keith explores how French colonial rule in Indochina