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What is rubbish today is treasure tomorrow. Join Captain Spoons, Mug, Jug, Brew, Skittle and friends on Rubbish Island: wander through its warren of underwater rooms, including a toothbrush library and a hospital for sick fish, climb its terraces overlooking the sea and scale Rubbish Mountain. Prize-winning author Sally Gardner takes the Tindims on their first ocean adventure to show keen young ecologists how to help protect our planet for the future. A new series that empowers young listeners to get creative with their rubbish and save the planet.

In this second instalment of John Gardner's Bond series, Bond teams up with CIA agent Cedar Leiter, daughter of his old friend Felix Leiter, to investigate Markus Bismaquer, who is suspected of reviving the notorious criminal organisation SPECTRE

The story of Orpheus and Eurydice is the ultimate tragic love story. It is perhaps one of the most famous Greek myths, and the greatest artists have composed masterpieces to honour these two great lovers who lost their chance at reunion. The earliest account comes from Ibycus (circa 530 BC), a Greek lyric poet. This short story is a mixture of the various existing versions, presenting the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice in all its details, all the way to Orpheus' death at the hands of the Bacchantes.

"1000 essential words in Albanian". Albanian is a language of the Indo-European family. It is an official language in Albania and Kosovo. The number of Albanian speakers in the Balkans is estimated to be approximately 5 million. How to learn a language differently? Today, language learning is revolutionized: you do not have to go to traditional language classes anymore. Our learning method: a selection of hundreds of phrases and essential words. You listen to them, you repeat them, and you speak.

Only days have passed since a freak accident granted four college students superhuman powers. Now Jools and her friends (who haven’t even picked out a name for their superhero team yet) get caught up in the hunt for a Mad Genius’ misplaced super-weapon. But when Jools falls in with a modern-day Robin Hood and his band of superpowered Merry Men, she finds it hard to sort out the Good Guys from the Bad Guys - and to figure out which side she truly belongs on. Especially since nobody knows exactly what the Gun does....

Cómo leer a las personas como un libro: Descubra las claves ocultas del lenguaje corporal y revele la psicología de las personas para predecir su comportamiento. Escucha activa: Cómo escuchar en un mundo de distracciones para generar confianza, mejorar las conversaciones y profundizar las relaciones

Elabora un matrimonio maravilloso, hermoso y feliz, lleno de perdón, aceptación y libertad. Descubre los enfoques revolucionarios que transformarán tu matrimonio de un lugar de dolor y resentimiento a uno de amor y gracia. Obtén la guía definitiva para reconstruir un matrimonio satisfactorio y feliz en el desafiante libro de W. Austin Gardner. Este libro enfatiza el perdón, el amor y la gracia, haciendo posible restaurar la conexión emocional y física con tu cónyuge. Reconstruye la confianza y restaura la intimidad en el matrimonio. Descubre la unión alegre, dichosa y feliz que ...

In this posthumously published collection of his essays and reviews, acclaimed novelist John Gardner discusses the craft of fiction writing, taking to task some of his best-known contemporaries in the process.

State Trooper Bobby Dodge watches a tense hostage standoff through the scope of his sniper rifle. Dodge has only one second to react, or a woman and her child may die. The woman at the other end of Bobby Dodge’s rifle isn’t only in trouble—she is trouble. Cool, beautiful, and dangerously sexy, Catherine Rose Gagnon’s life will change in an instant of violence. It’s the most terrifying place to be. . . . When Bobby pulls the trigger, someone will die. And then no one will be above suspicion, no one beyond harm.

Composed by an unknown author in early thirteenth-century France, The Quest of the Holy Grail is a fusion of Arthurian legend and Christian symbolism, reinterpreting ancient Celtic myth as a profound spiritual fable. It recounts the quest of the knights of Camelot - the simple Perceval, the thoughtful Bors, the rash Gawain, the weak Lancelot and the saintly Galahad - as they journey through danger and temptation to reach the elusive Holy Grail.

Find out who the Trump Voters are with empirical data on nearly 50 different variables across 10 major domains including intelligence, health, family life, violence, economic well-being, voting patterns, and "hot button" issues like abortion, immigration, and book banning. Discover that there is no single Trump voter but rather several types of Trump voters who differ from each other as much as they differ from the rest of us.

When someone leaves an abusive marriage, life isn't instantly fixed. Women who have experienced domestic violence feel shattered. Because of the trauma they've been through, a bond with their abuser has formed that keeps them tied together long after they've physically left. Karen DeArmond Gardner understands these difficulties all too well. And she intimately knows what women in this situation need in order to gain freedom from the lies of abuse - to be reborn as the people God longs for them to be.

Teenager Cason Martin is the youngest ballerina in the Atlanta Ballet Conservatory. She never really had a choice of whether she learned to dance or not. Her mother, the conservatory's artistic director, has made all the decisions in Cason's life. But that's about to change. Cason has been hiding an injury, and it's much worse than anyone imagines.

Seeking reassurance to remove doubt or fear is natural, and we all do it from time to time. However, it becomes a compulsion when it develops into something repetitive and ritualistic. This compulsion is linked to obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), can perpetuate and worsen this condition, and can also create conflict between you, your friends, coworkers, and loved ones. So, how do you stop? The Compulsive Reassurance Seeking Workbook offers proven-effective tools to reduce compulsions, make peace with uncertainty, and better manage your OCD.

"I am learning Slovak": 300 essential words and phrases, 140 common expressions, the 100 most common verbs, the 1000 essential words. Slovak is spoken by about 6 million people, 5 million of whom live in Slovakia. How to learn a language differently? Today, language learning is revolutionized: you do not have to go to traditional language classes anymore. Our learning method: a selection of hundreds of phrases and essential words. You listen to them, you repeat them, and you speak. We rely on pronunciation, oral rehearsal, listening, combined with words.

Entrenamiento de habilidades de comunicación: Cómo hablar con cualquier persona sobre cualquier tema y mejorar inmediatamente su inteligencia social, su capacidad de escucha activa y su oratoria

"King Lear" is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare, depicting the gradual descent into madness of the title character after he disposes of his kingdom giving bequests to two of his three daughters based on their flattery of him, bringing tragic consequences for all. The play is derived from the legend of Leir of Britain, a mythological pre-Roman Celtic king; after the English Restoration, it was often revised with a happy ending for audiences who disliked its dark and depressing tone, but since the nineteenth century, Shakespeare's original version has been regarded as one of his supreme achievements.

Dr. Susan Everett is living her dream. She has the perfect girlfriend, the perfect job, and lives in a perfect town. She is surrounded by wonderful friends and couldn't be happier...until Carrie St. Clair, her ex-fiancee, comes back to town. Susan's perfect life takes a wrong turn as Carrie tries to win her back. Tess Donnelly has never believed in happily ever after - until she meets Susan. Tess opens her heart, her arms, and her home for the woman she loves. Then Carrie St. Clair threatens to destroy everything she loves.

"Travel words and phrases in Malay". 300 essential words and phrases and the 100 most common verbs. Malay (Bahasa Melayu) is a major language of the Austronesian family spoken in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore. A language of the Malays, it is spoken by 290 million people. How to learn a language differently? Today, language learning is revolutionized: you do not have to go to traditional language classes anymore. Our learning method : a selection of hundreds of phrases and essential words. You listen to them, you repeat them, and you speak.

Si alguna vez ha tenido la sensación de que entablar relaciones estrechas y de confianza es como atravesar un campo minado, sigue leyendo…¿Estás cansado de la confusión y el dolor que supone no entender por qué las relaciones te resultan tan difíciles? ¿Deseas un guía que no se limite a hablarte, sino que camine a tu lado a través de un viaje de sanación y conexión? ¿Estás preparado para transformar tus dificultades en fortalezas, pero no sabes por dónde empezar? Si has respondido afirmativamente a estas preguntas, has encontrado en este libro un faro para darte luz en la ...