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The World of Ice & Fire By George R.R. Martin
If the past is prologue, then George R. R. Martin’s masterwork—the most inventive and entertaining fantasy saga of our time—warrants one hell of an introduction. At long last, it has arrived with The World of Ice & Fire.
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Roald Dahl’s Beastly Brutes & Heroic Human Beans Hardcover – by Stella Caldwell
It’s time to meet Roald Dahl’s larger-than-life characters as you’ve never seen them before in this madcap adventure. Focusing on four of Roald’s most-loved books – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The BFG and The Twits – this book is brimming with all your favourite figures. Meet the main characters from each story illustrated by Quentin Blake, and then let them guide you around their worlds, introducing you to the rest of the cast! The die-cut pages let you create a wonderful work of art inside a book – simply press out parts of the pages to reveal a glorious parade of characters, interacting with each other in quirky and mischievous ways – plus press out and keep some of your favourites!
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The Baghdad Clock: Winner of the Edinburgh First Book Award – by Shahad Al Rawi
A HEART-RENDING TALE OF TWO GIRLS GROWING UP IN WAR-TORN BAGHDAD
Baghdad, 1991. The Gulf War is raging. Two girls, hiding in an air raid shelter, tell stories to keep the fear and the darkness at bay, and a deep friendship is born. But as the bombs continue to fall and friends begin to flee the country, the girls must face the fact that their lives will never be the same again.
This poignant debut novel reveals just what it’s like to grow up in a city that is slowly disappearing in front of your eyes, and how in the toughest times, children can build up the greatest resilience.
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Muslim Girls Rise: Inspirational Champions of Our Time Hardcover – Picture Book, by Saira Mir
Long ago, Muslim women rode into battle to defend their dreams. They opened doors to the world’s oldest library. They ruled, started movements, and spread knowledge.
Today, Muslim women continue to make history.
Once upon a time, they were children with dreams, just like you.
Discover the true stories of nineteen unstoppable Muslim women of the twenty-first century who have risen above challenges, doubts, and sometimes outright hostility to blaze trails in a wide range of fields. Whether it was the culinary arts, fashion, sports, government, science, entertainment, education, or activism, these women never took “no” for an answer or allowed themselves to be silenced. Instead, they worked to rise above and not only achieve their dreams, but become influential leaders.
Through short, information-rich biographies and vibrant illustrations, Muslim Girls Rise introduces young readers to the diverse and important contributions Muslim women have made, and role models they may never have heard of before, but whose stories they will never forget.
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The Road Less Stupid Hardcover by Keith J. Cunningham
Smart people do dumb things. Here’s the proof: How much money would you have right now if I gave you the ability to unwind any three financial decisions you have ever made? Years ago, after suffering a humiliatingly large dumb tax, it dawned on me that I have a seemingly unlimited ability to hit unforced errors and sabotage my business and financial success. I suspect you do, too. It turns out that the key to getting rich (and staying that way) is to avoid doing stupid things. I don’t need to do more smart things. I just need to make fewer dumb mistakes. The vast majority of our dumb tax is a direct result of emotional, overly optimistic and poorly thought out decisions. Every one of those three decisions you would love to unwind was an avoidable mistake.
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The Buddha and the Badass: The Secret Spiritual Art of Succeeding at Work
Forget hustling. This book will disrupt your deeply held beliefs about work, success, and, indeed, life.
If you’re the average person in the developed world, you spend 70 percent of your waking hours at work. And if you’re the average person, you’re miserable for most of those hours. This is simply not an acceptable state of affairs for your one shot at life. No matter your station, you possess incredible unique powers. It’s a modern myth that hard work and hustle are the paths to success. Inside you is a soul. And once you unleash it fully into the domain of work, magic happens. Awakening the Buddha and the Badass inside you is a process that will disrupt the way you work altogether. You’ll gain access to tools that bend the very rules of reality.
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Banker To The Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty Paperback
Muhammad Yunus was a professor of economics in Bangladesh, who realized that the most impoverished members of his community were systematically neglected by the banking system — no one would loan them any money. Yunus conceived of a new form of banking — microcredit — that would offer very small loans to the poorest people without collateral, and teach them how to manage and use their loans to create successful small businesses. He founded Grameen Bank based on the belief that credit is a basic human right, not the privilege of a fortunate few, and it now provides $24 billion of micro-loans to more than nine million families. Ninety-seven percent of its clients are women, and repayment rates are over 90 percent. Outside of Bangladesh, micro-lending programs inspired by Grameen have blossomed, and serve hundreds of millions of people around the world.
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Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary 9Th Edition
Say it with Oxford. The Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary is the ultimate speaking and writing tool for developing the skills you need for passing exams and communicating in English. It’s trusted by learners and teachers of English around the world for its clear explanations and example
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Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary 9Th Edition – Hardcover
Say it with Oxford. The Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary is the ultimate speaking and writing tool for developing the skills you need for passing exams and communicating in English. It’s trusted by learners and teachers of English around the world for its clear explanations and example
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Oxford Dictionary of Current English (Oxford Dictionary Current English) 4th Edition
The Oxford Dictionary of Current English is the most comprehensive paperback dictionary of its kind, providing full and up-to-date coverage of English as it is used today around the world.
The Dictionary offers over 120,000 words, phrases, and definitions, and uses a straightforward writing style that avoids technical language, ensuring that definitions are even clearer than before. This edition includes over two hundred new definitions, words from technology, current events, or popular culture that have only recently become part of our mainstream language, such as “A-list,” “domain name,” and “WMD.” It uses thousands of examples to illustrate idiomatic usage, showing how words and phrases are used in everyday speech. In addition, all irregular noun, verb, and adjectival inflexions are spelt out in full, while in-text notes provide guidance on grammar and good usage. All of these features are presented in a new layout designed to be as clear as possible, making information easily accessible and the definition you are looking for a snap to find.
Compact and portable, with high-quality binding and covers, the Oxford Dictionary of Current English is perfect for everyday reference, at home, at school, or in the office. No one should be without this incredibly useful volume, while students and authors will find it an indispensable tool. -
Nigeria’s Defence Policy and Hegemony in West African Sub-region, 1990-2014
After 60 years of independence, an appraisal of Nigeria’s defence policy and hegemony in West African sub-region has become imperative. In her more than half a century as an independent nation, Nigeria’s leaders have consistently designed and fashioned foreign policy using her armed forces among other instruments to achieve international, regional and sub-regional peace and security. The stability of the West African sub-region requires among other factors, a single dominant state to articulate and enforce the rules of interaction among the members of the state.