Ten beloved fairy tales, given new life by the one and only Angela Carter
Many classic fairy tale characters might not have survived into the present were it not for Charles Perrault, a seventeenth-century French civil servant who rescued them from the oral tradition and committed them to paper[...]
All prayer is concerned with healing in its fullest sense, as whenever we pray, we open ourselves to receive God s transforming love. When we pray for others, we are offering ourselves as channels for that same healing love. The prayers in this exquisite collection recognize that each of us is bruis[...]
Following DK's large, hardcover format "Hide and Seek" books, comes the new "Little Hide and Seek" series: smaller (and more sparkly ) board books in the "I-spy" series. These sturdy books are perfect for preschoolers to hold, and an engaging character is hiding somewhere on every spread, ready to h[...]
This latest picture book from the fantastic author and illustrator team, Angela McAllister and Alison Edgson, is a touching, gently humorous story exploring the unique relationship between siblings. The perfect read for young children with brothers or sisters. Scurry loves sunflowers. He's got one s[...]
Tony Anthony var fryktløs. Som trippel verdensmester i kung fu, og med en fascinerende innsikt i kinesisk kampsport, var han selvsikker og sterk. Han reiste verden rundt som livvakt for noen av verdens mest innflytelsesrike personer. Denne fengslende beretningen om Tonys liv overgår fantasien og [...]
6-vuotias Tony lähetetään Kiinaan isoisänsä kungfu-oppilaaksi. Hän joutuu sietämään kipua, hakkaamista, kuolemanvaaraa, häpeää ja alistamista. Tony voittaa kolmesti kungfun maailmanmestaruuden. Alkaa ura kuuluisuuksien henkivartijana, mutta patoutuneen vihan seurauksena kuvaan astuvat v�[...]
"Since the late 1970s, Sri Lanka has undergone a socio-economic transformation, shifting from a protectionist stance towards economic liberalization and increasing integration into the world economy. Through a systematic comparison of these periods of economic change, 1956 - 1977 and 1977 to the pre[...]