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A VINTAGE MURDER MYSTERY Rediscover Gladys Mitchell – one of the 'Big Three' female crime fiction writers alongside Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayers. A friend staying with distinguished psychoanalyst and sometime detective Mrs Bradley is alarmed by a chance meeting with a pale young man who claims his uncle is being poisoned - is there a detective who could help discover the culprit? Mrs Bradley is soon on the case, but upon investigation it seems the uncle is in the best of health. But then the old man does indeed die suddenly, followed by his nephew, and Mrs Bradley finds herself in the murderer's firing line. Opinionated, unconventional, unafraid... If you like Poirot and Miss Marple, you’ll love Mrs Bradley.
The Yellow Suit: A Guide for Women in Leadership includes all those things women usually share with each other in private or those things we wish someone had told us about being a leader-unvarnished truths. It explains what steps women must take if they want to become effective leaders in today's workforce and emphasizes the importance of women taking control of their careers and shows them how to do it. The book examines the unique challenges that leadership presents and focuses on professional and personal development. It's packed with enlightened insights, helpful anecdotes, and pratical tools. What people are saying ...Riveting, Compelling, Life-Changing... This Year's MUST READ guide for self improvement.
Sabina had no dress to wear for her first graduation. Her family presented her with a gift. It was a dress, the most-beautiful yellow dress Sabina had ever seen! But during the night, there was a flood caused by a hurricane, and she had to leave her home and her yellow dress behind. As she was leaving in an old school bus to safety, she looked back at her home knowing that she might never see it again. All she could think with tears rolling down her cheeks is, "Will I ever see my beautiful yellow dress again?"
Features activities that teach Spanish vocabulary, the Spanish alphabet, first sentences, Spanish introductions and greetings, listening skills, Spanish songs and chants.
Max Nix lives with his six brothers and Papa and Mama Nix in a small village called Winkelburg. Max likes where he lives and he's happy - except for one thing: Max longs for a suit. Not just an ordinary work-a-day suit, but a suit for doing Everything. One day, a mysterious parcel arrives but whom is it for? When it is opened the fun begins - for inside is a perfectly marvellous suit, and the first person who tries it on is Papa . . . This is a delightful book. Written with the rhythm and energy that made The Bed Book a perennial favourite, and gloriously illustrated by the acclaimed German artist Rotraut Susanne Berner, it has all the ingredients of a classic children's picture book. Adult fans of Sylvia Plath will be as captivated as young children by the sensational story of Max's 'woolly, whiskery, brand new, mustard-yellow It Doesn't Matter suit.'
Features activities that teach Spanish vocabulary, the Spanish alphabet, first sentences, Spanish introductions and greetings, listening skills, Spanish songs and chants.
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Ava wears a different coloured dress for each type of day - a red dress for hot days, a purple dress for rainy days and a blue dress for cold days. One whistling, whirly, windy morning, Ava and her puppy want to go out and play. But Ava's favourite coloured dress is missing.
Studies show that children who learn a second language also develop a larger vocabulary and a better understanding of the structural and grammatical rules of their first language. With Brighter Child(R) Spanish Grade 2, you can help your child acquire the