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Sing Me the Summer

Jane Godwin

A stunning board book edition of this CBCA shortlisted ode to the seasons

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Villa E

Jane Alison

Two brilliant architects clash over the fate of a luxurious villa in this riveting tale of artistic obsession.

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Roger Mayne: Youth

Jane Alison

This beautiful catalogue reassesses the work of acclaimed British photographer Roger Mayne (1929-2014), famous for his arresting street scenes capturing Britain's
post-war youth. It accompanies an exhibition at The Courtauld…

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Pathological Demand Avoidance Syndrome - My Daughter is Not Naughty

Jane Alison Sherwin

Full of advice and support, this book is an honest account of one family’s experiences of raising a child with Pathological Demand Avoidance Syndrome (PDA). It includes strategies to help…

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Sing Me the Summer

Alison Lester

Splash into summer with this glorious love letter to the seasons.

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Nine Island

Jane Alison

Autobiographical novel told by J, a woman who lives in a glass tower on one of Miami Beach’s lush Venetian Islands. After decades of disaster with men, she’s trying to…

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Jean Cooke: Seascapes & Chalk Caves

Jane Alison

The first publication about the artist in over ten years, it provides an original account of Jean Cooke and her connection with East Sussex.

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The Marriage of the Sea

Jane Alison

Oswaldo fantasizes about avoiding the ravages of time that have beset him and his beloved Venice, while Max plans on leaving London for New Orleans in pursuit of a woman…

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Natives and Exotics

Jane Alison (University of Virginia)

In the manner of W.G. Sebald’s The Emigrants, this novel follows three characters, linked by blood and legacy, through four stories that span a period from the discovery of the…

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The Sisters Antipodes

Jane Alison (University of Virginia)

The Sisters Antipodes is a unique window on the intimate devastations of family betrayal, in equal measure unsettling and engrossing. Two girls are thrown into a state of silent combat…

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The Beaker People

The Beaker People: isotopes, mobility and diet in prehistoric Britain presents the results of a major project that sought to address a century-old question about the people who were buried…

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Monster Party

The children of Rawa Community School,Alison Lester,Jane Godwin

Monster Party is an explosion of fun and pure joy. Children will love the hilarious, naughty desert monsters who come out of the ground to have a party on Dora…

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Assignment for Alison

Jennifer Jane Pope

She felt a hand on her buttocks, the fingers forcing their way between the taut rubber of her thong, pulling it down and to one side, and then another pressure…

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Radical Food Geographies

This collection presents critical and action-oriented approaches to addressing food systems challenges across places, spaces, and scales. With global case studies, it explores the interconnections between the social and ecological…

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Rethinking the Renaissance and Reformation in Scotland

This collection of essays, in honour of Professor Roger A. Mason, critically re-assesses what we understand by the terms 'Renaissance' and 'Reformation' in Scottish History.

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Change Me: Stories of Sexual Transformation from Ovid

Jane Alison (University of Virginia),Elaine Fantham,Alison Keith (University of Toronto)

Jane Alison, the critically acclaimed author of The Love Artist, now takes on an equally demanding and in some ways more rigorous challenge: translating substantial portions of the Metamorphoses, Ovid’s…

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Jane Seymour, The Haunted Queen: A Novel

Alison Weir

A sumptuous historical novel anchored by its excellent depiction of Jane Seymour, Henry the VIII’s third queen … This is a must for all fans of Tudor fiction and history…

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Some Account of My Life and Writings

Archibald Alison, Sir,Jane R Alison

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the…

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Some Account of My Life and Writings: An Autobiography, Volume 2

Archibald Alison, Sir,Jane R Alison

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the…

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The Ambitions of Jane Franklin: Victorian Lady Adventurer

Alison Alexander

A genius at publicity before the term existed, Jane Franklin was a celebrity in the mid-19th century. This is her remarkable life, including her extensive travels, her years in Tasmania…

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Jane Austen and the Province of Womanhood

Alison G. Sulloway

In Jane Austen and the Province of Womanhood, Alison Sulloway offers a comprehensive vision of Austen as a moderate feminist.

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Jane Seymour, The Haunted Queen (Six Tudor Queens Book 3)

Alison Weir

The third stunning novel in the Six Tudor Queens series by foremost and beloved historian Alison Weir

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Lady Jane Grey: Classic Histories Series: Nine Days Queen

Alison Plowden

This revealing account of Jane’s life and tragic death, offers a fresh insight into the woman herself.

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Oxford Literature Companions: Jane Eyre

Alison Smith,Peter Buckroyd

This guide is ideal for use in the classroom or as revision, providing insight into characters, themes and contexts, together with activities designed to prompt a closer analysis of the…

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Charlotte Bronte Before Jane Eyre

Glynnis Fawkes

A stunning graphic examination of the life of Charlotte Bronte, with an introduction by Alison Bechdel.

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Jane Eyre: A BabyLit Counting Primer

Jennifer Adams,Alison Oliver

Jennifer is the author of 5 books: Lion House Weddings, Baby Showers, Wedding Showers, Packing Up a Picnic (co-authored with Rick Walton), and The Night Before Christmas in Idaho. Jennifer…

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Six Tudor Queens: Jane Seymour, The Haunted Queen: Six Tudor Queens 3

Alison Weir

The third stunning novel in the Six Tudor Queens series by foremost and beloved historian Alison Weir

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Snippy the Crab’s Laboratory Lockdown: Longer-length rhyming picture book for the advancing reader

Alison Jane Miles

‘They raced over heathland and chased through plush vales. Snippy thought to himself: Now, I’ll have some fine tales!
But PHUT…went the engine, and PHUT-PHUT some more. Then the bike…

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Research Methods in Information

Alison Jane Pickard

The long-awaited 2nd edition of this best-selling research methods handbook is fully updated and includes brand new coverage of online research methods and techniques, mixed methodology and qualitative analysis.

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Snippy The Crab’s Deep Sea Adventure

Alison Jane Miles

Book 1. Snippy The Crab’s Deep Sea Adventure ‘Snippy the crab looked out from his lair,
Over rose-spangled waters and dawn dappled air. And though all at shoreline was calmness…

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Snippy The Crab’s High-Flying Adventure

Alison Jane Miles

In Snippy’s second exciting adventure he attempts a daring feat which doesn’t quite go to plan. He joins a family picnic before being sky-rocketed into the stratosphere! Yikes! How will…

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Snippy The Crab’s Restaurant Caper: A longer length picture book for the developing reader

Alison Jane Miles

He was tipped in a box marked ‘Riverside Nosh’,
Squeezed in with the fish and the ice-crystal slosh. Then placed in a van; the doors slammed up tight -
A…

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Snippy the Crab’s Bandstand Blast Off

Alison Jane Miles

'Then... WAAAAHH! Wailed the trumpet and the music began; The saxophone schmoozed while the clarinet sang. And the bass was belled out by the orotund tuba, Pomp-pomping the beats of…

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Snippy the Crab’s Christmas Cracker

Alison Jane Miles

A heartwarming Christmas tale of festive fun, written in rhyme with colourful, vibrant illustrations. When Snippy the Crab finds a bauble fallen from a tree, he takes it home to…

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Research Methods in Information

Alison Jane Pickard

Focuses on the research needs of the information and communications community. This work explores the range of research options, including the emerging field of internet communications research, and provides the…

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Research Methods in Information

Alison Jane Pickard

The long-awaited 2nd edition of this best-selling research methods handbook is fully updated and includes brand new coverage of online research methods and techniques, mixed methodology and qualitative analysis.

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Snippy The Crab - Caught on Camera!

Alison Jane Miles

Sprawling, he tumbled, head over heels,
Adrift ‘mongst the blob fish and candescent eels. Columns of gases red, green and blue Rose in great clouds from a magical brew,
Giving…

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Bug Club Phonics Fiction Year 1 Phase 5 Unit 14 Jane and the Jay

Alison Hawes

In this phonics fiction book, which is aligned to Letters & Sounds Phase 5 and Bug Club Phonics Unit 14, Jane is playing shops in her garden. But then a…

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Jane Austen Embroidery: Regency Patterns Reimagined for Modern Stitchers

Jennie Batchelor,Alison Larkin

Beautiful antique embroidery patterns, re-purposed into 15 modern sewing projects, are complemented by lively historical features, quotes from Jane Austen’s letters and novels, enchanting illustrations, clear instructions, and inspirational project…

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Jane Austen Embroidery: Authentic Embroidery Projects for Modern Stitchers

Jennie Batchelor,Alison Larkin

15 beautiful embroidery projects from the era of Jane Austen.

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Postwar Modern: New Art in Britain 1945-65

This landmark volume offers a major re-assessment of the art that emerged in Britain in the twenty years following the end of the Second World War: a period of anxiety…

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