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The ability to persuade people to agree with you can be crucial to your working life. This book will help you apply the psychology of persuasion to your writing. Persuasion expert Karen Mannering guides you through all aspects of business writing, from adverts to business plans, emails to Twitter Feeds, letters to reports to produce sharper and more productive copy through the power of persuasion.

Do you want to... learn to communicate for yourself? Understand how Spanish works? Review and measure your own progress? Then you need to Get Started in Spanish. Speaking another language is the key to a fuller, more interesting life. We've all dreamed of travelling abroad and communicating with confidence. Who wants to be the tongue-tied visitor when you could be making friends and having new experiences? Now's your chance to really live better by getting started in Spanish. What will I learn? Start to speak, write, read and listen in Spanish. The course covers language for a range of useful situations — from shopping and travelling to food and daily life. You'll also pick up all the grammar and vocabulary you need. How will I learn? You'll learn for yourself through our Discovery Method — by understanding key words and language patterns and seeing the links between Spanish and English. Because when you learn to understand for yourself you're more likely to remember and practise. You'll also get the chance to regularly review what you've learnt and track your own progress. Rely on Teach Yourself, trusted by language learners for over 70 years.

And yes, it was full of naivety and boyishness, but that is all right, because we were boys then. It makes me love him a little, even now, to remember him sitting beneath the hawthorn tree, sad that his girl had left him, but without anger or resentment, despite being only a few hours removed from all the killing of the night before. He sat there in the dark. We spoke like children. We looked at each other as if into a dim mirror. I remember that part of him fondly, before he was lost, before he surrendered fully to the war, twisting through the air, perhaps one beat of his heart remaining. Succinct, intense and beautifully written, this is the story of John Bartle, a young soldier who has just returned home from Iraq.

Is this the right course for me? Are you looking for a course in Arabic written for the absolute beginner? Do you want to set up a foundation in Arabic that will allow you to take your studies further? Get Started in Arabic will give you the ability to communicate confidently in Arabic and the tools you need to continue learning. Now fully updated to make your language learning experience fun and interactive. You can still rely on the benefits of a top language teacher and our years of teaching experience, but now with added learning features within the course and online. How will I learn? Establish the four key language skills: — Reading — Writing — Listening — Speaking Acquire new information in attainable chunks The course is broken down into ten main units and two review units. Each main unit contains an audio dialogue to help solidify your understanding of the spoken language, and key words and phrases to help build your vocabulary. Cultural content provides the relevant backdrop for the language, and exercises and end of unit tests help you check your progress and consolidate your learning. The emphasis of the course is placed on communication, rather than grammar, and all the teaching is in English, so that you will quickly and effortlessly get started in Arabic.

If you want to really understand German and use the language independently, this comprehensive course will help you reach an intermediate level in all four skills — reading, writing, listening and speaking. Through authentic conversations, detailed language and grammar explanations and extensive practice and review you'll learn to master German for yourself. You'll get the knowledge to use the language how you want to when you want to — from giving opinions to planning events. With our interactive Discovery Method, you'll absorb language rules faster, remember what you learn easily, and put your German into use with confidence.

Pearl is an ordinary girl — but she has a very extraordinary secret. She is a real sea princess! Pearl is enjoying a quiet sleep in the summer sun when she suddenly wakes up in the Underwater Kingdom and is transformed into a sea princess. The Prima Ballerinas are staying and are holding auditions for the chorus. All the princesses practise hard, expect for Princess Anastasia who already thinks she is the best. Will Pearl ever fulfill her dream of becoming a ballet star?

Pearl is an ordinary girl — but she has a very extraordinary secret. She is a real sea princess! When Pearl receives a birthday party invitation to the Underwater Kingdom, she dives down to the bottom of the ocean and transforms into a beautiful princess. She is given a pearl necklace from her friends, but jealous Princess Amethyst takes the necklace for herself! Will Pearl ever see her treasured present again?

A bang-up-to-the-minute and totally modern guide to girls' growing up issues. The Girl Files offers friendly advice, practical tips and support to help girls navigate the physical and mental rollercoaster of puberty. From periods and body hair, to bras, boys and cyber bullying, The Girl Files chatty, big-sisterly style is a fantastic, feel-good reference source for tweens and young teens.

If you want to really understand Spanish and use the language independently, this comprehensive course will help you reach an intermediate level in all four skills — reading, writing, listening and speaking. Through authentic conversations, detailed language and grammar explanations and extensive practice and review you'll learn to master Spanish for yourself. You'll get the knowledge to use the language how you want to when you want to — from giving opinions to planning events. With our interactive Discovery Method, you'll absorb language rules faster, remember what you learn easily, and put your Spanish into use with confidence. Complete Spanish has a learner-centred approach that incorporates: Outcomes-based learning — focus your studies with clear goals Discovery Method — figure out rules and patterns for yourself to make the language stick Self-assessment — see and track your own progress Learn to learn — tips on how to become an independent learner.

To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the first publication of the Famous Five books, here are the first three Famous Five adventures in one volume. Book 1: Five On A Treasure Island A shipwreck off Kirrin Island! But where is the treasure? The Famous Five are searching for clues — but they're not alone ...Someone else has joined the treasure hunt. Book 2: Five Go Adventuring Again A thief at Kirrin Cottage! Who can it be? The Famous Five think they know — but they need proof! Then they find an old map and an unusual hiding place...Book 3: Five Run Away Together Who's been on George's Island? And what is locked in the mysterious trunk hidden on Kirrin Island? The Famous Five think they're on the trail of smugglers — until they hear a child scream...These editions feature the classic texts and Eileen A. Soper's original illustrations.

Meet Peter, Janet and Jack, Barbara, Pam, Colin and George. Together they are The Secret Seven — ready to solve any mystery, any time! Book 1: The Secret Seven It's their first adventure and the Secret Seven super-sleuths are already on the trail of a mystery! The gang are dressed in disguise, following a lead to a spooky old house in the snow...Book 2: Secret Seven Adventure When a priceless pearl necklace goes missing the Secret Seven are first off the mark to catch the thief! Why? Because they saw him making his escape! Now all they have to do is find the necklace ...Book 3: Well Done, Secret Seven The Secret Seven have a new meeting place — a treehouse! But someone else is using it too. The gang are furious, but then they learn the intruder is in big trouble and needs their help. Can the Seven come to the rescue ...?

Have you ever fallen into a book? Well, if you do, just make sure it isn't a fairy tale. Because in every one there's always a wicked this, an evil that or a hungry somebody just waiting to gobble you up. Herb, star of Beware of the Storybook Wolves, returns in this thrilling tale from Kate Greenaway Medal winner Lauren Child. What will happen when he falls into his book of fairy tales? Read on to find out! 'A thrilling story to scare your socks off.' The Bookseller 'Wonderfully imaginative... Absorbing and with fantastical, zany pictures.' The Observer 'Very, very funny and definitely not to be missed!'

The sudden death of Guy Brouard after his morning swim shocks the residents of Guernsey. A generous patron and benefactor of the island since his arrival there a decade ago, his demise puts a question mark over many cherished projects. When a young American woman is charged with the murder, her brother seeks help from the only contact he has in the UK — Deborah St James. Deborah is horrified to find that her old friend has been arrested and persuades her husband Simon to accompany her to Guernsey to avert this miscarriage of justice. There they find a tangled web of deceit and betrayal, with its origins in wartime occupation. In solving the crime, they must rely on their long-standing friendship with Inspector Lynley; they must also learn painful lessons about loyalty and trust, and the loving tyranny of family ties.

Spring, 1943. The war is turning against Germany, but Hitler isn't giving up. In a secret bunker deep in occupied France, scientists are hard at work on Hitler's latest deadly weapon: code name FZG-76. Back in England Henderson's boys will need to undergo advanced sniper training if they've any chance of infiltrating the bunker. Parachuting into occupied France, they track down a secret dossier filled with invaluable material — and uncover the meaning of the enigmatic code. For official purposes, these children do not exist.

Every night Herb's mother would read him a bedtime story. Sometimes it was about a big bad wolf who terrified little girls and their grandmothers with his chilling growl and big yellow teeth. The story got very nasty in the middle and everybody nearly came to a sticky end. But, by the last page, it all turned out well and went happy-ever-afterly. But what will happen to Herb when the wolves escape from his book? Will they gobble him up? Or will it all end happily ever after? Read this thrilling tale to find out — and learn what to do if the wolves ever escape from your storybook!

This a pivotal instalment in the epic saga provides the key to the quest that defines Roland's life. In the next part of their journey to the tower, Roland and his band of followers face adversity from every side: Susannah Dean has been taken over by a demon-mother and uses the power of Black Thirteen to get from the Mid-World New York City. But who is the father of her child? And what role will the Crimson King play? Roland sends Jake to break Susannah's date with destiny, while he himself uses 'the persistence of magic' to get to Maine in the Summer of 1977. It is a terrible world: for one thing it is real and bullets are flying. For another, it is inhabited by the author of a novel called «Salem's Lot: Song Of Susannah» is driven by revelation and by suspense. It continues «The Dark Tower» series seamlessly from «Wolves Of The Calla» and the dramatic climax will leave readers desperate to read the quest's conclusion.

A collection of three stories of future shock and suspense. This title includes: The Long Walk, Roadwork, and The Running Man — in which Stephen King also explains `Why I was Richard Bachman`.

A bold revitalization of this legendary author, which began with THE COLLABORATOR — one of the 5 'best thrillers of the year' — Observer, 2009.

DI Thomas Lynley is still on compassionate leave after the murder of his wife. The discovery of a body in a Stoke Newington cemetery offers Isabelle Ardery, his temporary replacement at the Met, the chance to make her mark with a high profile murder investigation. Persuading Lynley back to work seems the best way to guarantee a result: Lynley's team is fiercely loyal to him and Isabelle needs them — and especially Barbara Havers — on side. The Met is twitchy: a series of PR disasters has undermined its confidence. Isabelle knows that she'll be operating under the unforgiving scrutiny of the media, so is quick — perhaps too quick — to pin the murder on a convenient suspect. The murder trail leads Lynley and Havers to the New Forest, and the eventual resolution of the case. Its roots are in a long-ago act of violence that has poisoned subsequent generations and its outcome is both tragic and shocking.

From the bestselling author of «Me Before You» and two-time winner of the RNA Novel of the Year award. When journalist Ellie looks through her newspaper's archives for a story, she doesn't think she'll find anything of interest. Instead she discovers a letter from 1960, written by a man asking his lover to leave her husband — and Ellie is caught up in the intrigue of a past love affair. Despite, or perhaps because of her own romantic entanglements with a married man. In 1960, Jennifer wakes up in hospital after a car accident. She can't remember anything — her husband, her friends, who she used to be. And then, when she returns home, she uncovers a hidden letter, and begins to remember the lover she was willing to risk everything for. Ellie and Jennifer's stories of passion, adultery and loss are wound together in this richly emotive novel — interspersed with real 'last letters'.

Being given yet another pointless 'man manual' that told him fifty ways to tie a bow tie in under 30 seconds made James May certain there was a need for another kind of book. This book, in fact. He reckons there are nine vital things that a chap should be able to do. Not stuff you can download from the internet, but really important things. You never know when you might need to land an A330 Airbus, or deliver twins. And there may well be a moment when being able to play a bit of classical music on the piano is absolutely crucial to your success with women. So read, learn and be prepared — you'll wonder how you ever lived without it.

We say a lot about ourselves by what we don't say. Words and phrases like 'collateral damage', 'wardrobe malfunction', 'vertically challenged', and old favourites like 'unmentionables' (trousers, apparently) or 'lady of the night' — all are ways of not using particular words. UNMENTIONABLES is a rollicking exploration of the history of euphemistic usage, looking at how taboos connected to sex, death, religion, war, politics, business and matters of status have produced an extraordinary linguistic creativity, and how euphemistic speech has changed over the centuries. It looks at how euphemisms are born, and how they die (or 'experience a negative outcome') and it explores why it is that we create euphemisms, and the different purposes — from the benign to the sinister — that they serve. (Is 'euphemism' a euphemism for lying?) Lively, entertaining, and crammed with fascinating nuggets of information, UNMENTIONABLES is a celebration of the richness of language. Why have just one word for something when you can have ten other words instead?

Following on from John Grisham's first massively successful foray into the children's market, Theodore Boone 2 will once more feature his loveable, know-it-all young lawyer solving another tricky legal case in his native Strattenburg.

Half the man, twice the lawyer In the small city of Strattenburg, there are many lawyers, and though he's only thirteen years old, Theo Boone thinks he's one of them. Theo knows every judge, policeman, court clerk — and a lot about the law. He dreams of being a great trial lawyer, of a life in the courtroom. But Theo finds himself in court much sooner than he expected. Because he knows so much — maybe too much — he is suddenly dragged into the middle of a sensational murder trial. A cold-blooded killer is about to go free, and only Theo knows the truth. The stakes are high, but Theo won't stop until justice is served. Brimming with the intrigue and suspense that made John Grisham a number one international bestseller and the undisputed master of the legal thriller, Theodore Boone will keep readers guessing and pages turning.