This new and revised edition of Hilary Macaskill\'s classic book, with many new illustrations, offers an insight into the life and work of the world\'s bestselling author. Hilary Macaskill examines the houses that meant most to Agatha Christie, including her childhood home, Ashfield, in Torquay; Winterbrook in Oxfordshire, and, above all, Greenway, soaring above the River Dart and Agatha\'s favorite

This lovely and lyrical board book reassures a child that although all things change or come to an end (a sandcastle falls with a wave, a seagull steals a cracker), a parent\'s love lasts forever. Today, let\'s soak up summertime before it turns to fall. Gather sand and pack it tight to build a castle wall. A wave! Our fortress topples down, becoming something new. Everything is bound to change...

A celebration of hope. An encounter with grace. A restoration of the heart. A healing of wounds. An anthem of freedom. All Along You Were Blooming is the ultimate love letter from the pen of popular Instagram poet Morgan Harper Nichols to your mind, heart, soul, and body.On Instagram @morganharpernicols, Morgan has over a million followers. Fans can add Morgan\'s beautiful artwork and thoughts for

Lively, original and highly readable, An Introduction to Literature, Criticism and Theory is the essential guide to literary studies. Starting at \'The Beginning\' and concluding with \'The End\', chapters range from the familiar, such as \'Character\', \'Narrative\' and \'The Author\', to the more unusual, such as \'Secrets\', \'Pleasure\' and \'Ghosts\'. Now in its sixth edition, Bennett and Royle\'s

Implement design patterns in .NET 6 using the latest versions of the C# and F# languages. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the field of design patterns as they are used in today\'s developer toolbox. In addition to the functional builder, asynchronous factory method, generic value adapter, and composite proxies, this new edition introduces topics such as Decorator Cycle Policies Functional

A brand new stand-alone novel from Alexander McCall Smith, The Pavilion in the Clouds is a beautifully evocative story, set mostly in 1930s Ceylon (now known as Sri Lanka). This atmospheric novel, set in the pre- and post-war years in both Ceylon and Scotland poses the question of what it is to be

Empathy has long been a topic of interest to psychologists, but it has been studied in a sometimes bewildering number of ways. In this volume, Mark Davis offers a thorough, evenhanded review of contemporary empathy research, especially work that has been carried out by social and personality psychologists.Davis\' approach is explicitly multidimensional. He draws careful distinctions between situational

Despite their youth, sorrow stalks Kano, Kido, and Seto. Their strange powers prevent them from fitting in at their orphanage, so finally, they escape. The trio is taken in by the Tateyama household, where the cheerful Ayano lives--but the peace is

Modern software places increasing reliance on dynamic memory allocation, but its direct management is not only notoriously error--prone. Garbage collection eliminates many of these bugs. This reference presents each of the most important algorithms in detail, often with illustrations of its characteristic features and animations of its

What is the difference between having empathy and being an empath? \"Having empathy means our heart goes out to another person in joy or pain,\" says Judith Orloff, MD. \"But for empaths it goes much further. We actually feel others\' emotions, energy, and physical symptoms in our own bodies, without the usual defenses that most people have.\" With The Empath\'s Survival Guide, Dr. Orloff offers a

In this irresistible marriage of watercolorist\'s sketchbook and traveler\'s guide, Virginia Johnson lovingly captures the magic of one of the world\'s most storied regions, the French Riviera. We walk the Promenade des Anglais in Nice. Shop for handmade sandals at Rondini in Saint-Tropez. Visit the Madoura workshop in Antibes, where Picasso discovered his genius for pottery. Meet legendary characters

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,

In Operation Freak, Christian Flaugh embarks upon an exploration of the intricate connection between the physical bodies and narratives that, subjected to all manner of operations, generate identity. The author spotlights such voluntary and involuntary acts to show how discourses of ability, disability, and bodily manipulation regularly influence the production in and of various Francophone texts.

For Simon, cooking is about care, precision and love, and combining his professional skills with his understanding of home cooking, once again, he has created delicious recipes you will enjoy making - and eating. From the author of the number 1 best-selling book, The Good Cook, here are some more seriously good

This 11+ Verbal Reasoning GL & Other Styles workbook teaches verbal reasoning technique for alphabet reasoning, word patterns, codes, vocabulary with spelling and vocabulary with meaning. Each technique has a clear explanation, with a worked example, followed by plenty of practice

Britain is celebrated for having avoided the extremism that blighted many European countries between the two world wars. But her success was a closer thing than has been realized. This remarkable book reveals how close Britain came to being a Fascist

Spawn faces off against his old foes: The Clown, Ab and Zab, and a hoard of angry demons as the Dead Zones - portals to Heaven and Hell - are breached! Meanwhile, Nyx is in trouble and Spawn takes a trip down memory lane to find out who the sinister stranger was that changed the course of his and his brother\'s lives. Collects Spawn Issues #167 -