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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
This beautiful HarperCollins Children’s Classics edition of L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is the perfect addition to any bookshelf. When a tornado hits Dorothy’s home in the Kansas prairies, she and her dog, Toto, are whisked away to the magical Land of Oz. To return home, Dorothy must follow the yellow brick road to the Emerald City and seek help from the great and powerful Wizard of Oz. So, accompanied by the Tin Woodman, the Scarecrow and the Cowardly Lion, Dorothy sets out on a wild and magical adventure. This classic children’s novel has been described as the first American fairy tale, and its huge global legacy includes numerous book, film, TV and theatrical adaptations.
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Arabian Nights ....
Arabian Nights (Collins Classics), originally called One Thousand and One Nights, is a wonderful collection of folktales that have their origins in ancient Persia, India and Arabian countries. They have been passed on from one generation to the next. These stories were originally composed in Arabic and have been later translated into English. Perhaps the most popular translation is by Sir Richard Burton, which was initially released in a ten volume set.Arabian Nights (Collins Classics) has over thirty chapters, some of which contain more than one story. A few of the stories in the book are The Lady and Her Five Suitors, The Foolish Dominie, The Tale of The Simpleton Husband and The Lovers of Bassorah. The tales are filled with elements of love, comedy, tragedy and history.Arabian Nights (Collins Classics) also contains a list of phrases and words of classic literature. A few examples of such terms include bagatelle, ague and ambuscade. The definitions have been adapted from the Collins English Dictionary. There is also a section titled Life and Times and it provides an insight into the life of the author and the time of publication. This Collins Classics edition, published by Harper Press in 2011, is available in paperback. Key Features: Arabian Nights, Sir Richard Burton's version, was adapted into a television mini series by ABC Studios and BBC in 2000.
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The Beautiful and Damned
From Collins Classics and the author of ‘The Great Gatsby’ comes this razor-sharp satire on the excesses of the Jazz Age. From the author of The Great Gatsby, a tale of marriage and disappointment in the Roaring Twenties. Fitzgerald’s rich and detailed novel of the decadent Jazz Era follows the beautiful and vibrant Anthony Patch and his wife Gloria as they navigate the heady lifestyle of the young and wealthy in 1920s New York. Patch is the presumptive heir to his grandfather’s fortune, and keeps his equally spoiled wife in comfort while biding time until his grandfather’s death. Patch is unable to hold down any kind of job and spends his days in luxury, indulging in whatever pleasures are available. But as the money begins to fail, so does their marriage. Patch’s gradual descent into alcoholism, depression and alienation from his marriage ultimately lead to his ruin. Fitzgerald’s novel is a remorseless exploration of the horrors of an age of excess and lost innocence. F. Scott Fitzgerald is regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. Despite his present popularity, Fitzgerald was often in financial trouble, due to the fact that only one of his novels sold well enough to support the extravagant lifestyle that he and his wife Zelda adopted, and later Zelda’s medical bills. His novel The Great Gatsby has sold millions of copies and remains a continual best-seller.
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News Now Being A TV Journalist
Are you a student trying to figure out what you want to do with your life? The TV newsroom could be a good place for you. In this book, you can take a tour through the news studio, move from the writer's desk to the editor's, walk the fields with the reporter and cameraman, and get back to the front desk of the anchor. Find out how to interview like a pro, how breaking news is created and how to sustain a job in a highly competitive industry. Featuring in-depth interviews with leading journalists like Suhasini Haidar, Shereen Bhan, Rajiv Makhni and Sonia Singh, this book could help you take that important decision that may change your life.
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All About Bacteria
Live longer, be healthier and look good naked. Harness your inner bacteria! Did you know that 90 per cent of our body's cells are bacterial? Or that the bacteria that cause meningitis live in our body all the time, without troubling us at all? Or even that life as we know it on earth began because bacteria rode into our world on an asteroid? Health activist Ravi Mantha explains that, in order to remain in the pinkest health, we need to understand and maintain the human ecosystem - which includes looking after our bacteria. Prevent the onset of illnesses, he advises, rather than search for cures to diseases, as Western medicine tends to do. China followed the practice of preventive medicine until a hundred years ago, where doctors were paid if you were healthy, and not paid if you fell sick. In the US, this practice is being re-explored through the concept of 'concierge care'. Until ideas such as these become fashionable, and as long as public health care systems are wanting, we must care for our own health. The first step to this: understanding the bacteria in our body. Combining the very latest in medical research with prevention and wellness techniques, All About Bacteria will shift your focus from pills and products, and move you along on the path to achieving and maintaining excellent health.
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Levkas Man
LEVKAS MAN - He was moving slowly nearer, a ghost of a figure in the red immensity of that dune landscape, walking with slow uncertain steps... "Who sent you?" There was hostility, no sign of affection. "I was worried about you." A rasping sound came from his throat, a jeering laugh of disbelief. "After eight years?" And then - "You're in trouble again. Is that it?" I couldn't help it. I laughed, looking down at him squatting there, weak with hunger and half out of his mind, and thinking I'd come to him for help. "yes," I said. "I think I killed a man."
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When Parents Hurt
This unique book supports parents who are struggling with the heartache of having a teenager or an adult child who is troubled, angry, or distant. Such rifts can cause unspeakable sorrow that parents too often must bear alone. Psychologist and parent Joshua Coleman, Ph.D., offers insight, empathy, and perspective to those who have lost the opportunity to be the parent they desperately wanted to be and who are mourning the loss of a harmonious relationship with their child. Through case examples and healing exercises, Dr. Coleman helps parents: Reduce anger, guilt, and shame Learn how temperament, the teen years, their own or a partner's mistakes, and divorce can strain the parent-child bond Come to terms with their own and their child's imperfections Maintain self-esteem through difficult times Develop strategies for rebuilding the relationship or move toward acceptance of what can't be changed Understand how society's high expectations of parents contribute to the risk of parental wounds By helping parents recognize what they can do, and let go of what they cannot, Dr. Coleman helps families develop more positive ways of healing themselves and relating to each other.
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Serving Two Masters ?
C. William Pollard joined ServiceMaster in 1977 and has served not once but twice as its CEO. His first term as CEO was from 1983 to 1993, a period characterized by major change, including the introduction and growth of the company"s consumer group. In 1999, Bill returned as CEO and served for sixteen months until the process of electing his successor was completed. During his leadership, ServiceMaster was recognized by Fortune magazine as the #1 service company among the Fortune 500. ServiceMaster was also identified as a "star of the future" by the Wall Street Journal and recognized by the Financial Times as one of the most respected companies in the world. In 2004, Pollard received the Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh Award for Business Ethics at Notre Dame.
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Secrets of the Millionaire Mind
For the first time, the secrets, principles, and techniques of Eker's popular personal success seminars are captured on the page for readers across North America. Eker teaches people how to play the inner game of money so that they not only achieve financial success, but keep it once they have it.