Author: Nurzan Mohd. WahiePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Diplomacy
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
"A clear insight of diplomatic life in London from the perspective of the wife of a [Malaysian] High Commissioner" ... [p. xi].
A Glimpse of Life in London and of Times Past
Author: Nurzan Mohd. WahiePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Diplomacy
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
"A clear insight of diplomatic life in London from the perspective of the wife of a [Malaysian] High Commissioner" ... [p. xi].
The Joy of Small Things
Author: Hannah Jane ParkinsonPublisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 178335237X
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
'This book is a not-so-small joy in itself.' NIGELLA LAWSON 'Parkinson has the gift of making you look with new eyes at everyday things. The perfect daily diversion.' JOJO MOYES 'Always funny and frank and full of insight, I absolutely love Parkinson's writing.' DAVID NICHOLLS 'I loved this book . . . Parkinson's writing transports you to unexpected places of joy and comfort . . . these pages contain happiness.' MARINA HYDE 'The twenty-first century feels a lot more bearable in Parkinson's company.' CHARLOTTE MENDELSON Drawn from the successful Guardian column, these everyday exultations and inspirations will get you through dismal days. Hannah Jane Parkinson is a specialist in savouring the small pleasures of life. She revels in her fluffy dressing gown ('like bathing in marshmallow'), finds calm in solo cinema trips, is charmed by the personalities of fonts ('you'll never see Comic Sans on a funeral notice'), celebrates pockets and gleefully abandons a book she isn't enjoying. Parkinson's everyday exaltations - selected from her immensely successful Guardian column - will utterly delight. FEATURES BRAND NEW MATERIAL 'A compendium of delights.' OBSERVER 'Delightful . . . a love letter to those little moments of bliss that get us through the daily grind.' RED
A Glimpse of Eternal Snows
Author: Jane Wilson-HowarthPublisher: Bradt Travel Guides
ISBN: 1841624357
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
Set against the backdrop of one of the most colorful countries in the world, A Glimpse of Eternal Snows is an inspiring story of courage, love and a family's determination to give their child the best life possible. In pulsating, polluted Kathmandu and an idyllic village on a river island at the foot of the Himalayas, 'Doctor Jane' and her engineer husband Simon hope to make a difference: Jane to fulfil her vision to heal and advocate for the poor, Simon to avert the floods that threaten to devastate the land every monsoon season. The Nepali people are accepting of whatever fate flings at them and here the family find sanity, compassion and joy with baby David, who in England was little more than an 'interesting case'. This is a tale of Himalayan highs and monsoon lows, of cultural complexities, unexpected wildlife and rugged terrain, of vivid color, superstition and spicy smells.
A Wrinkle in Time
Author: Madeleine L'EnglePublisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
ISBN: 1429915641
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER • TIME MAGAZINE’S 100 BEST FANTASY BOOKS OF ALL TIME • NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM DISNEY Read the ground-breaking science fiction and fantasy classic that has delighted children for over 60 years! "A Wrinkle in Time is one of my favorite books of all time. I've read it so often, I know it by heart." —Meg Cabot Late one night, three otherworldly creatures appear and sweep Meg Murry, her brother Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin O'Keefe away on a mission to save Mr. Murray, who has gone missing while doing top-secret work for the government. They travel via tesseract--a wrinkle that transports one across space and time--to the planet Camazotz, where Mr. Murray is being held captive. There they discover a dark force that threatens not only Mr. Murray but the safety of the whole universe. A Wrinkle in Time is the first book in Madeleine L’Engle’s Time Quintet.
Olga Tufnell’s 'Perfect Journey'
Author: John D.M. GreenPublisher: UCL Press
ISBN: 1787359069
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 454
Book Description
Olga Tufnell (1905–85) was a British archaeologist working in Egypt, Cyprus and Palestine in the 1920s and 1930s, a period often described as a golden age of archaeological discovery. For the first time, this book presents Olga’s account of her experiences in her own words. Based largely on letters home, the text is accompanied by dozens of photographs that shed light on personal experiences of travel and dig life at this extraordinary time. Introductory material by John D.M. Green and Ros Henry provides the social, historical, biographical and archaeological context for the overall narrative. The letters offer new insights into the social and professional networks and history of archaeological research, particularly for Palestine under the British Mandate. They provide insights into the role of foreign archaeologists, relationships with local workers and inhabitants, and the colonial framework within which they operated during turbulent times. This book will be an important resource for those studying the history of archaeology in the Eastern Mediterranean, particularly for the sites of Qau el-Kebir, Tell Fara, Tell el-‘Ajjul and Tell ed-Duweir (ancient Lachish). Moreover, Olga’s lively style makes this a fascinating personal account of archaeology and travel in the interwar era.
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Author: The Hall and the Grange
Author: Archibald MarshallPublisher: London ; Glasgow : W. Collins Sons
ISBN:
Category : Country life
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Marshall homes in on the lives of a family ensconced in comfort and luxury on their country estate and the social unrest that is beginning to boil over all around them.
The Hall and the Grange
Author: Archibald MarshallPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3752440570
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Reproduction of the original: The Hall and the Grange by Archibald Marshall
Birth Without Violence
Author: Frédérick LeboyerPublisher: Pinter & Martin Publishers
ISBN: 9781905177301
Category : Childbirth
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Birth without Violence revolutionised the way we perceive the process of birth, urging us to consider birth from the infant's point of view. This Pinter & Martin edition is the definitive edition, published exactly how the author intended it.
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