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The Astounding Broccoli Boy
From Frank Cottrell Boyce--the beloved, award-winning, New York Times-bestselling author of Millions and Cosmic--comes another hilarious, heartbreaking, and completely original middle grade novel.Rory Rooney likes to be prepared for anything. That sort of planning pays off when you're the smallest k... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015 -
Cosmic
Liam has always felt a bit like he's stuck between two worlds. This is primarily because he's a twelve-year-old kid who looks like he's about thirty. Sometimes it's not so bad, like when his new principal mistakes him for a teacher on the first day of school or when he convinces a car dealer to let ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2008 -
Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth
Award-winning author Frank Cottrell Boyce returns with another one-of-a-kind story of heart, humor, and finding one’s place in the universe. Prez knows that the best way to keep track of things is to make a list. That's important when you have a grandfather who is constantly forgetting. And it's eve... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016 -
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The Unforgotten Coat
When two Mongolian brothers inexplicably appear one morning in Julie's sixth grade class, no one, least of all Julie, knows what to do with them. But when Chingis, the older of the two brothers, proclaims Julie as their "Good Guide" - a nomadic tradition of welcoming strangers to a new land - Julie ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2011 -
A Love Letter to Europe: An outpouring of sadness and hope – Mary Beard, Shami Chakrabati, Sebastian Faulks, Neil Gaiman, Ruth Jones, J.K. Rowling, Sandi Toksvig and others
by Various • Melvyn Bragg • Lindsey Davis • Pete Townshend • Chris Cleave • Chris Riddell • Margaret Drabble • Philip Ardagh • Mary Beard • William Dalrymple • Will Hutton • Holly Johnson • Simon Callow • Prue Leith • Brian Catling • Tony Robinson • Tracey Emin • Shami Chakrabarti • Jonathan Meades • Frank Cottrell Boyce • J. K. Rowling • Jeffrey Boakye • Onjali Rauf • Peter J ConradiHow are great turning points in history experienced by individuals?As Britain pulls away from Europe great British writers come together to give voice to their innermost feelings. These writers include novelists, writers of books for children, of comic books, humourists, historians, biographers, nat... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2019 -
Autobiographies in Experimental Psychology: Frank A. Beach, Fred S. Keller, Howard H. Kendler, Karl H. Pribram, Curt P. Richter (Psychology Revivals)
by Karl H. Pribram • Ronald Gandelman • Frank A. Beach • Fred S. Keller • Howard H. Kendler • Curt P. RichterOriginally published in 1985, the proceedings in this volume followed a different format from the usual symposium. Participants were asked to share their lives and thoughts about the future of the discipline; to share insights which come only from looking upon long, productive, and innovative career... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 1985 -
Kitty Literature: An Illustrated Collection for Cat Lovers
by William Shakespeare • L. Frank Baum • Rudyard Kipling • Miguel De Cervantes • Edgar Allan Poe • Charles Darwin • Emily Dickinson • Mark Twain • Charles Dickens • Louisa May Alcott • Alexandre Dumas • Lewis Carroll • Henry David Thoreau • Oscar Wilde • John Greenleaf Whittier • Walter Scott • Washington Irving • Anton Chekhov • Lafcadio Hearn • Beatrix Potter • John Keats • Bram Stoker • P. G. Wodehouse • Harriet Beecher Stowe • H. P. Lovecraft • Carl Sandburg • E. E. Cummings • John Muir • Leonardo Da Vinci • William Wordsworth • W. B. Yeats • Charles Baudelaire • William Carlos Williams • The Brothers Grimm • Percy Bysshe Shelley • John Richard Stephens • Arthur Rackham • Vincent Van Gogh • John James Audubon • Paul Gauguin • Pierre Bonnard • Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes • Teddy Roosevelt • Louis Wain • Samuel F. B. Morse • Goya • Marc Chagall • Ando Hiroshige • Pierre-Auguste Renoir • Pablo Picasso • Thomas Eakins • Henri RousseauPeople have been fascinated by cats for centuries. From the ancient Egyptians, all the way down to today's cat lovers throughout the world, cats have held a special place in people's lives. Cats are unique creatures. It shouldn't be surprising that they have captured the imaginations of many of the ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2012 -
Conservation Agriculture in Africa: Climate Smart Agricultural Development
by Neil Miller • Richard Bell • Patrick Gicheru • Trent W Bunderson • Zwide D Jere • Josef Kienzle • Erna Kruger • Peter Kuria • Simon Lugandu • Weldone Mutai • Brian G. Sims • Hendrik J. Smith • Christian Thierfelder • Reynolds K. Shula • Johann Strauss • Joseph Mureithi • Mohamed Annabi • Haithem Bahri • Mloza Banda • Gotlieb Basch • Alexandra Bot • Martin Bwalya • Hatem Cheikh M’hamed • Cornelius Chiduza • Cary Clark • Demba Diakhaté • Mazwi Dlamini • Sjoerd Duiker • Alioune Fall • Aymen Frija • Josiah Gitari • Tom Goddard • Emilio Gonzalez-Sanchez • Isaac Gura • Enamul Haque • Michel Havard • Zied Idoudi • Mohammad Jahiruddin • Onesmos Kitonyo • Phlorentin Philip Lagwen • Ngari Macharia • Temakholo Mathebula • Sixolise Mcinga • Alfred Micheni • Frank Mmbando • Rachid Moussadek • Pearson Nyari Mnkeni • Rachid Mrabet • Ndabhemeye Mulengera • Walter Mupangwa • R. M. Museka • Munyaradzi Mutenje • Lindah Muzangwa • Remmy Mwakimbwala • Andre A Nel • James Njeru • Rama Ngatoluwa • Phumzile Ngcobo • Isaiah Nyagumbo • Putso Nyathi • Ricardo Ralisch • Leonard Rusinamhodzi • John Sariah • Ibrahima Sarr • Peter Setimela • Richard Shetto • Dimas Soares Júnior • Peter Steward • Gerhardus Trytsman • Jean Twilingiyumukiza • Carl Wahl • Peter Waweru • Nouhoun ZampaligreTillage agriculture has led to widespread soil and ecosystem degradation globally, and more particularly in the developing regions. This is especially so in Africa where traditional agricultural practices have become unsustainable due to severe exploitation of natural resources with negative impacts... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2022