A captivating novel by the author of the 2022 Booker Prize-shortlisted Treacle Walker
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‘I salute him with the most heartfelt respect and admiration’ PHILIP PULLMAN ‘One of Britain’s greatest writers’ FINANCIAL TIMES ‘Alan Garner’s world is unbearably beautiful and dangerous’ GUARDIAN In this lyrical and revelatory memoir, Alan Garner, Booker shortlisted author of Treacle Walker, traces the line of his life: from a working-class childhood in the landscape of Cheshire during World War II, through a grammar school education and on to the University of Oxford, and then home to see if he could become what he most desired: a writer. We see the serendipitous moments that drove his course, from coming-of-age in a period of great cultural change, to crossing paths with a famous mathematician while out long-distance running, to the fateful day he chanced across Blackden, the medieval hall, miraculously located next to the giant telescope at Jodrell Bank, that was to become his lasting home and the setting for Treacle Walker. As Garner tells us, a lifetime of working with a pen produces the powsels and thrums of research, imagination and story. These oddments can be shaped into something more than its parts: a vivid tapestry of a creative life that will inspire any reader, and what a celebration it is. Alan Garner's book Treacle Walker was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2022. 'Better than anyone else writing in English today' THE TIMES ‘A unique genius’ NEW STATESMAN ‘One of the most distinct and profound writers we have’ GUARDIAN
‘I salute him with the most heartfelt respect and admiration’ PHILIP PULLMAN ‘One of Britain’s greatest writers’ FINANCIAL TIMES ‘Alan Garner’s world is unbearably beautiful and dangerous’ GUARDIAN In this lyrical and revelatory memoir, Alan Garner, Booker shortlisted author of Treacle Walker, traces the line of his life: from a working-class childhood in the landscape of Cheshire during World War II, through a grammar school education and on to the University of Oxford, and then home to see if he could become what he most desired: a writer. We see the serendipitous moments that drove his course, from coming-of-age in a period of great cultural change, to crossing paths with a famous mathematician while out long-distance running, to the fateful day he chanced across Blackden, the medieval hall, miraculously located next to the giant telescope at Jodrell Bank, that was to become his lasting home and the setting for Treacle Walker. As Garner tells us, a lifetime of working with a pen produces the powsels and thrums of research, imagination and story. These oddments can be shaped into something more than its parts: a vivid tapestry of a creative life that will inspire any reader, and what a celebration it is. 'Better than anyone else writing in English today' THE TIMES ‘A unique genius’ NEW STATESMAN ‘One of the most distinct and profound writers we have’ GUARDIAN
Cambridge IGCSE™ Geography Student's Book
Alan Parkinson; John Rutter; Rob Bircher; Claire Kyndt
HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS
2025
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Collins Cambridge IGCSE Geography Student Book has been fully updated to cover the Cambridge IGCSE, IGCSE (9-1) and O Level Geography syllabuses (0460/0976/2217) with in-depth content presented in a clear and easily accessible format. This Student Book provides full coverage of the Cambridge IGCSE, IGCSE (9-1) and O Level Geography syllabuses (0460/0976/2217) for examination from 2027. This resource is endorsed for the Cambridge Pathway to support the for the Cambridge Pathway to support the syllabuses (0460/0976/2217) for examination from 2027. Find what you need easily with content divided into Human Geography, Physical Geography, and Geographical Skills for coursework and investigations.Engage and inspire learning with fascinating geographical facts, investigations and questions.Encourage students to explore core themes and skills and make links between the Detailed Specific Examples and their own local contexts.Give opportunities for practice and self-assessment with end-of-unit review questions and sample answers.Support students with contextual glossaries and clear, illustrated explanations.Be confident in the content and approach – this resource has written by highly experienced Geography teachers and Geographers.
Cambridge IGCSE™ Geography Teacher’s Guide
Alan Parkinson; John Rutter; Rob Bircher
HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS
2025
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Collins Cambridge IGCSETM Geography Teacher’s Guide has been fully updated to cover the Cambridge IGCSE. IGCSE (9-1) and O Level Geography (0460/0976/2217) syllabuses, providing full coverage for examination from 2027. Save planning time with lesson plans for every session in the Student’s Book that explore core themes and skills and make links between the Detailed Specific Examples and local contexts Support students with worksheets for every topic. Complete with all answers and a suggested two-year scheme of work. Be confident in the content and approach – this resource has written by highly experienced Geography teachers and Geographers. This text will not go through the endorsement process for the Cambridge Pathway.
Learn to play the trumpet with popular pieces – lessons and sheet music for beginners The Abracadabra approach to learning through songs and tunes has set countless beginners on a clear path of progress and enjoyment with their chosen instrument. With carefully graded technique, clear fingering diagrams and concise theory explanations, this best-selling series is the ideal learning companion for pupil and teacher. An established and popular course offering a thorough grounding in basic technique. Now in its fourth edition, features include: • Carefully graded songs and tunes • Clear guidance on theory and technique • Enough flexibility to suit individual teaching approaches • Ensemble skills taught through duets and trios
Cambridge International AS & A Level Art & Design Student's Book
Alan Parsons; Liz Macfarlane; Louise Arnould
HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS
2026
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Equip your students to be creative and reflective artists with our brand new course book, the only resource fully matched to the Cambridge International AS and A Level Art & Design syllabus. The book promotes understanding of the key concepts, encourages critical practice, and builds confidence in practical skills and independent expression. Exam board: Cambridge Assessment International Education First teaching: 2026 First examination: 2028 -The only course book on the market with full coverage of the Cambridge International AS and A Level Art & Design 9479 syllabus for first examination from 2026 -Guides students through the artistic process of observation and intention, context and concepts, development and refinement and audience and setting in all disciplines: fine art, graphic communication, three-dimensional design, and textiles and fashion -Activities throughout improve students’ practical skills in a wide range of techniques -Developed by an experienced team of teachers and practitioners -Complete language support with key terms highlighted and definitions provided -Dedicated sections supporting students through researching, planning, writing and reviewing their personal investigation as well as a practical guidance section at the end of the book -Critical thinking boxes promote reflective practice in students -Artist and designer features deepen awareness of contemporary and historical practitioners worldwide -Materials, references and examples are drawn from a broad range of contexts worldwide, making this a truly international course book -Suggestions for additional research to take students’ learning further -Annotated student work so that students can learn from real-life examples
Alan Page Fiske shares insight on the basic models of social relations in this “important book that will be of value to all psychologists with an interest in organization, culture, economic behavior, and decision making” (Richard E. Nisbett, University of Michigan).Structures of Social Life examines the relational models of social relationships, including how they are implicit in earlier social theories, how they have emerged into diverse domains of social action and though, and how they produce diverse and complex social forms. Aiming to create conversations and debate about social relationships and the models that structure them, Alan Page Fiske provides insight on the four elementary forms of human relations.
A wonderfully illustrated guide to men's fashion by the president of Alan Flusser Designs introduces men to the timeless elements of fashion and personal style.
A ten-time James Beard Award-winning food critic for GQ retraces his culinary quests throughout the world, from his failure at Paul Bocuse's cooking school in Paris and dinner escapades with an unimpressed Sharon Stone to his reviews of communist nation restaurants and his visit to Louis Farrakhan's restaurant in Chicago. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.
A leading spiritual writer invites Christians to discover "the desert way of believing"--experiencing the "barren yet beautiful terrain" of the heart, where we find the clearest wellsprings of faith and the possibility of revelation, conversion, and transformation.
Essayist and biographer Alan Jacobs introduces us to the world of original sin, which he describes as not only a profound idea but a necessary one. As G. K. Chesterton explains, "Only with original sin can we at once pity the beggar and distrust the king."Do we arrive in this world predisposed to evil? St. Augustine passionately argued that we do; his opponents thought the notion was an insult to a good God. Ever since Augustine, the church has taught the doctrine of original sin, which is the idea that we are not born innocent, but as babes we are corrupt, guilty, and worthy of condemnation. Thus started a debate that has raged for centuries and done much to shape Western civilization.Perhaps no Christian doctrine is more controversial; perhaps none is more consequential. Blaise Pascal claimed that "but for this mystery, the most incomprehensible of all, we remain incomprehensible to ourselves." Chesterton affirmed it as the only provable Christian doctrine. Modern scholars assail the idea as baleful and pernicious. But whether or not we believe in original sin, the idea has shaped our most fundamental institutions--our political structures, how we teach and raise our young, and, perhaps most pervasively of all, how we understand ourselves. In Original Sin, Alan Jacobs takes readers on a sweeping tour of the idea of original sin, its origins, its history, and its proponents and opponents. And he leaves us better prepared to answer one of the most important questions of all: Are we really, all of us, bad to the bone?
The classic biography of Hitler that remains, years after its publication, one of the most authoritative and readable accounts of his life. Here in an abridged edition.
As the Romans Do: An American Family's Italian Odyssey
Alan Epstein
William Morrow Company
2001
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A celebration of the character and style of one of the world's most spectacular cities This vibrant insider's view of the most mature city on earth is the perfect companion for anyone who loves anything Italian. In 1995, after a twenty-year love affair with Italy, Alan Epstein fulfilled his dream to live in Rome. In As the Romans Do, he celebrates the spirit of this stylish, dramatic, ancient city that formed the hub of a far-flung empire and introduced the Mediterranean culture to the rest of the world. He also reveals today's Roman men and women in all their appealing contradictions: their gregarious caffe culture; inborn artistic flair; passionate appreciation of good food; instinctive mistrust of technology; showy sex appeal; ingrained charm and expressiveness; surprisingly unusual attitudes toward marriage and religion; and much, much more.
The classic account of one of the most tragic battles in modern history."The story is told superbly. Because Mr. Moorehead knows what a battlefield looks, smells, and sounds like, the reader gets the 'feel' of the battle....I have read no better descriptive writing about either world war." -- Drew Middleton, New York TimesWhen Turkey unexpectedly sided with Germany in World War I, Winston Churchill as First Sea Lord for the British conceived a plan of smashing through the Dardanelles, reopening the Straits to Russian shipping, and immobilizing the Turks.On the night of March 18, 1915, this plan nearly succeeded--the Turks were virtually beaten. But poor communication left the Allies in the dark, allowing the Turks to prevail and the Allies to suffer a crushing quarter-million casualties. A vivid chronicle of adventure, suspense, agony, and heroism, Gallipoli brings to life the tragic waste in human life, the physical horror, and the sheer heartbreaking folly of fighting for impossible objectives with inadequate means on unknown, unmapped terrain.
"A truly great work--massive, monumental. . . . A wonderful story of heroism, a superb feat of research. . . . The best book of its kind." --Baltimore SunRelive all the thrills and adventure of Alan Moorehead's classic bestseller The White Nile--the daring exploration of the Nile River in the second half of the nineteenth century, which was at that time the most mysterious and impenetrable region on earth. Capturing in breathtaking prose the larger-than-life personalities of such notable figures as Stanley, Livingstone, Burton and many others, The White Nile remains a seminal work in tales of discovery and escapade, filled with incredible historical detail and compelling stories of heroism and drama.
In the first half of the nineteenth century, only a small handful of Westerners had ventured into the regions watered by the Nile River on its long journey from Lake Tana in Abyssinia to the Mediterranean-lands that had been forgotten since Roman times, or had never been known at all. In The Blue Nile, Alan Moorehead continues the classic, thrilling narration of adventure he began in The White Nile, depicting this exotic place through the lives of four explorers so daring they can be considered among the world's original adventurers -- each acting and reacting in separate expeditions against a bewildering background of slavery and massacre, political upheaval and all-out war.
The Shadow University: The Betrayal of Liberty on America's Campuses
Alan Charles Kors; Harvey A. Silverglate; Press The Free
HARPER PERENNIAL
1999
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A revealing exploration, from a libertarian perspective, of repression and censorship in the name of political correctness in America's universities offers case histories and thorough research demonstrating this disturbing trend. Reprint. NYT.
Change or Die: The Three Keys to Change at Work and in Life
Alan Deutschman
HARPER BUSINESS
2007
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Based on the author's sensational May 2005 cover story for Fast Company, a cultural analysis debunks five popular myths about change, drawing on the research and ideas of top medical, science, and corporate leaders to challenge companies and individuals to conduct business in fundamentally different ways. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.
A journey into the imagination of C.S. Lewis explores the themes and life events that contributed to The Chronicles of Narnia, the most enduring classics of children's literature C.S. Lewis was one of the intellectual giants of the 20th century and arguably the most influential Christian writer of his day. Yet among his poetry, literary history and criticism, novels and Christian apologetics stands a unique, delightfully imaginative children's series called The Chronicles of Narnia, which have become enduring classics. Alan Jacobs takes this imaginary world of Narnia and uses the themes and stories found within to explore the imaginative life of C.S. Lewis. Not just a conventional, straightforward biography of Lewis, Jacobs instead seeks a more elusive quarry: an understanding of the way Lewis's experiences, both direct and literary, formed themselves into patterns--themes that then shaped his thought and writings, especially the stories of Narnia.