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Desperate to escape grinding poverty and ethnic cleansing, Nina and Habib risk everything in a deadly race to reach the West. Nina, a bright young Moldovan girl, leaves her remote village determined to make her mark on the world. At the same time, Habib
"Jesus! A roomful of weeping women and me the wrong side of the door." "Maud watched her sister twitch, three, four times, then peace and stillness." "A little Sambuca spurted from my mouth and landed on her fringe but she was too far gone to notice." "He loved to sniff her all over. She was clean and full with high end product." "With horror, Mrs Dalgleish realised he was wearing a thong!"
Although Frank Bell thinks up lots of stories, The Adventures of James Bone Secret Agent was always his wife’s favourite, and she has often encouraged him to get around to finding the time to write down the first adventure. This book is about the adventures of James and his cat and dog friends, working as secret agents to protect our county. Frank chose Elena D’Cruze-Reynolds as the illustrator for The Adventures of James Bone as he really likes her detailed and quirky style. Frank Bell, author of The Adventures of James Bone, Secret Agent, is a businessman. Whenever he is not at work, he loves to involve himself in creative or sporty things, whether it’s writing, painting, gardening, ...
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Life Coaching for Writers is a self-help and personal development guide for every writer that will help you to unleash your creative potential. Whether you are a fiction or non-fiction writer, it's not always easy to be creative - life conspires to throw up obstacles, fears and external influences that get in the way of our writing lives. It is aimed at writers who know that they want to write but are struggling to realize their full potential. It is specifically aimed at more experienced writers who have had some successes and want to move from the life of an amateur scribbler to a professional writer. ,
Illustrated throughout with photographs of the time.'An imaginative and graceful interpretation of Dickens' vision of London...fascinating...vivid.' Sunday MirrorSee London come alive in the company of Dickens, the master storyteller of his Age, with 31 o
Online television streaming has radically changed the ways in which programs are produced, disseminated and watched. While the market is largely globalized with some platforms streaming in multiple countries, audiences are fragmented, due to a large number of choices and often solitary viewing. However, streaming gives new life to old series and innovates conventions in genre, narrative and characterization. This edited collection is dedicated to the study of the streaming platforms and the future of television. It includes a plethora of carefully organized and similarly structured chapters in order to provide in-depth yet easily accessible readings of major changes in television. Enriching a growing body of literature on the future of television, essays thoroughly assess the effects new television media have on institutions, audiences and content.
From West African masquerades to Venetian carnivals and New York society galas, fancy dress has long been used to convey important social and political messages. The only form of clothing that all people, regardless of gender, race, class or sexuality are likely to wear at some point in their lives, fancy dress is a symbol of both escapism and protest; it stands for a vision of fantasy and fun, while also confronting the reality of cultural stereotypes. Exploring all the allure, playfulness and daring of dressing up, Carnival to Catwalk takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the global history of fancy dress. Drawing on a treasure-trove of textual and visual resources, the book en...
A guide to Russia, providing background on the history, people, and culture of the country; featuring maps and information about places of interest; and including practical travel tips on topics such as communications, emergencies, accommodations, food, and shopping.
This book examines the conceptual, historical and practical implications that various social policies in the United States have had on ethnic minorities.