Grasshopper sings all summer, happy and carefree. Ant is busy, busy, busy, collecting food for winter. But what will Grasshopper do when winter comes? Find out in this lively retelling of the classic Aesop\'s fable, specially written for beginner readers and with beautiful illustrations by John Joven

One thing we know for certain is that sex is personal: perhaps the most intimate thing of all. But sex is also shaped by a complicated web of cultural, social and political forces outside of ourselves. Fear-mongering, moral panic and outdated attitudes prevail, but if #MeToo has taught us anything, it\'s how dangerous it is to keep conversations about sex hidden from view. Behind Closed Doors invests

Susan Sontag meets Hanif Abdurraqib in this fascinating exploration of the unexpected connections between how we consume images and the insidious nature of Fascism. Images come at us quickly, often without context. A photograph of Syrian children suffering in the wake of a chemical attack segues into a stranger\'s pristine Instagram selfie. Before we can react to either, a new meme induces an LOL and

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The forty-two chapters in this book consider Yeats\'s early toil, his practical and esoteric concerns as his career developed, his friends and enemies, and how he was and is understood. This Handbook brings together critics and writers who have considered what Yeats wrote and how he wrote, moving between texts and their contexts in ways that will lead the reader through Yeats\'s multiple selves as

After realising his dream of running at least a half marathon on all seven continents before his 70th birthday, Doug Richards travels to new remote locations to up his lifetime total to 24,902 miles, the equivalent of the circumference of the Earth\'s equator. Having discovered running late in life, Doug\'s journey took him from an initial one-mile run to completing long races across deserts, mountains,

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Showing the lessons that can be learned from the past, the author explores twelve universal topics, from work and love to money and creativity, and reveals the wisdom that we\'ve been missing. It stepping into the territory of Alain de Botton and Theodore Zeldin, is \'practical history\' - using the past to think about our day to day

The Little Book of Essential Oils is a modern guide to enhancing your life and wellbeing through the power of essential oils. Featuring a directory of 45 of the most popular and interesting oils that will help boost your mood, reduce stress and improve your wellbeing, this book will teach you about each oil, from its properties and scent to where it came from and how best to use it. Discover which

This accessible guide to child development is for students of degrees and foundation degrees in Early Years, Early Childhood Studies and related disciplines and for early years practitioners. *Introduces the context of child development *Develops an understanding of development and of how early years practitioners can support this *Explores the biological/social debate, and the importance of holistic

Gunter Anders\' Philosophy of Technology is the first comprehensive exploration of the ground-breaking work of German thinker Gunter Anders. Anders\' philosophy has become increasingly prescient in our digitised, technological age as his work predicts the prevalence of social media, ubiquitous surveillance and the turn to big data. Anders\' ouevre also explored the technologies of nuclear power and

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This stunningly beautiful and wonderfully informative book from award-winning artist Sylvia Long and author Dianna Hutts Aston makes for a fascinating introduction to the vast and amazing world of eggs. Featuring poetic text and an elegant design, this acclaimed book teaches children countless interesting facts about eggs. Full of wit and charm, An Egg Is Quiet will at once spark the imagination and

This book is designed to educate sex therapists in the power of using sand when treating sexual issues, providing guidance in accessing their clients\' unconscious to seek new ways of healing.Uniquely integrating sex therapy with sand therapy, Dawson describes how understanding and applying non-pathological theories and neuroscience to different modalities, such as internal family systems and polyvagal

The Core Text Series takes the reader straight to the heart of the subject, providing an invaluable and reliable guide for students of law at all levels. Written by leading academics and renowned for their clarity, these concise texts explain the intellectual challenges of each area of thelaw. O\'Sullivan & Hilliard\'s The Law of Contract provides students with a clear, straightforward, and comprehensive

This book aims to serve as a playbook and a guide for the creation of a safer healthcare system in the contemporary healthcare ecosystem. It meets this goal through examinations of clinical case studies that illustrate core principles of patient safety, coverage of a broad range of medical errors including medication errors, and solutions to reducing medical errors that are widely applicable in many

The essential guide to the selection, cultivation and presentation of miniature trees and shrubs, with over 800 photographs The ancient art of creating perfectly formed miniature trees is clearly explained in this practical book. An expert introduction describes the best trees and shrubs to use and the importance of bonsai size, proportion and aesthetics. The art of displaying your bonsai is also examined,

The alarming history of the British, and European, aristocracy - from Argyll to Wellington and from Byron to Tolstoy, stories of madness, murder, misery, greed and profligacy. From Regency playhouses, to which young noblemen would go simply in order to insult someone to provoke a duel that might further their reputation, to the fashionable gambling clubs or \'hells\' which were springing up around