Thomson: 610 books

The meal they ate in the inn was boiled cabbage, sliced cooked meats, and bread with a cup of red wine. There was horseradish to flavor the beef and butter to spread on the brot. They sat beside the big heating and cooking fireplace. A kettle hung from a hinged iron hook that pivoted over the fire....

Primrose Perfect was just seven years old. Today was her birthday. She was living in the orphanage home of Aunt Mary's where the children were cared for by Mr and Mrs Blossom known as Ma and Pa. It was so boring there she thought, and wished something really exciting would happen that she could remember...

My Perfect Child is Dyslexic “We don’t receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us, or spare us.” Dyslexia has been defined by the British Dyslexia Association as ‘a combination of abilities and difficulties that affect the learning...

Exam Board: CCEA Level: GCSE Subject: Home Economics First Teaching: September 2017 First Exam: June 2019 Fully updated to cover the 2017 CCEA Home Economics: Food and Nutrition GCSE specification, this new edition of the market-leading textbook will guide your students through the content,...

"Ten years after surviving special operations in Afghanistan, Danny Clay is working as a scriptwriter in the emotional war zone of TV production. His best mate and editor is Vietnamese neighbour and script editor Zan who may or may not have killed a man with her bare hands. When their writer...

Chaos seems to follow Danny and Zan. After narrowly avoiding a sticky end in Los Angeles, they escape to Vietnam to help out an old army mate of Danny?s and explore a new TV-writing project. But soon they become entangled in a web of mysteries: their friend is being poisoned, a government official?s...

Rocky Shores explores the species, communities and landscape of the narrow strip of land surrounding much of the British Isles. While it may be limited in extent, this habitat is incredibly biodiverse, and this insightful book details all the patterns of marine life that might be encountered on sheltered...

What is my strength is a short story about a little puppy who to be special to get more attention from the family. the story moves on like what all it does and where it goes to learn something special from somewhere so it can prove itself better than its sister puppy. the story is catered for all...

Written for dyslexic adults or anyone who thinks they might be dyslexic, this bold and imaginative book is deliberately concise and easy to dip into. User-friendly, essential guide to the world of study and work for anyone with dyslexia; Identifies the key needs of adults and young people...

Seminal and representative papers have been chosen to illustrate the vital importance of infant observation in psychoanalytic training, tracing influences on the practice of infant observation and contemporary developments. The book outlines the thinking that has evolved since Esther Bick's introduction...

Personal transformation is usually an experience we actively seek out—not one that hunts us down. Becoming a caregiver is one transformation that comes at us, requiring us to rethink everything we once knew. Everything changes—responsibilities, beliefs, hopes, expectations, and relationships....

This accessible and practical book is a mixture of selected theological and psychological insights into key human emotions and relationships. Its aim is to help Christian people and churches to behave in relationships and handle emotions in constructive and liberating ways. It argues that, after Christendom,...

Challenging the usual introductions to the study of law, A Critical Introduction to Law argues that law is inherently political and reflects the interests of the few even while presenting itself as neutral. This fully revised and updated fourth edition provides contemporary examples to demonstrate...

This report addresses two questions: first, whether the spatial distribution of the American electorate has become more geographically clustered over the last 40 years with respect to party voting and socioeconomic attributes; and second, whether this clustering process has contributed to rising polarization in the U.S. House of Representatives.