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The Road to Wigan Pier
Presents an account of the author's observations of working-class life in the bleak industrial heartlands of Yorkshire and Lancashire in the 1930s. It provides descriptions of social injustice, cramped slum housing, dangerous mining conditions, squalor, hunger and growing unemployment....
The Utopia of Rules: On technology, stupidity and the secret joys of bureaucracy
From the author of the international bestseller Debt: The First 5,000 Years comes a revelatory account of the way bureaucracy rules our lives Where does the desire for endless rules, regulations, and bureaucracy come from? How did we come to spend so much of our time filling out forms? And is it really ...
My First Book of Patterns
Stripes, polka dots, plaid, and more are featured in this first-ever patterns concept book that provides readers with the vocabulary to name what they see in the world around them. Full color. 6 1/2 x 9....
How to Invent Everything - A Survival Guide for Stranded Time Travelers (Hardback)
'How to Invent Everything is such a cool book' -- Randall Munroe Get ready to make history better... on the second try. Imagine you are stranded in the past (your time machine has broken) and the only way home is to rebuild civilization yourself. But you need to do it better and faster this time round...
Baby Bedtime
A lullaby to babies everywhere, Baby Bedtimeis a lyrical tribute to the love inspired by the little people in our lives.This enchanting read-aloud story combines the talents of Australia's premier picture-book writer, Mem Fox, author of Possum Magicand Where is the Green Sheep?, and acclaimed illustrato...
The World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How It Transformed Civilization
After water and air, sand is the natural resource that we consume more than any other-even more than oil. Every concrete building and paved road on Earth, every computer screen and silicon chip, is made from sand. From Egypt's pyramids to the Hubble telescope, from the world's tallest skyscraper to the ...
Mary Berry's Simple Comforts
Find comfort with Mary's easy home cooking. In this brand new tie-in to a new BBC Two series, Mary Berry shares over 120 of her ultimate food recipes, all made simply and guaranteed to get smiles around your kitchen table. Mary's utterly reliable recipes are perfect for days when you want tasty and de...
Pounamu Pounamu
Pounamu Pounamu is classic Ihimaera and also classic New Zealand literature. First published in 1972, it was Witi's first book, which as he says in the new introduction 'fulfilled a childhood vow- to write about Maori using his own self and home place'. The vivid stories in this collection not only expl...
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