Working at an Airport (Stratton Connor)(Paperback)

Working at an Airport (Stratton Connor)(Paperback)

This title introduces readers to the people who work at airports. Easy-to-read text, labeled photos, and a picture glossary make this book the perfect introduction to the

Chien-Shiung Wu: Physicist (Stratton Connor)(Paperback)

This fascinating book introduces readers to the life and work of Chien-Shiung Wu, including her important contributions to nuclear physics. Historic images, 'Did You Know?' sidebars, and a 'Topic Spotlight' special feature provide added interest and

Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Supreme Court Justice (Stratton Connor)(Paperback)

This fascinating book introduces readers to the life and work of Ruth Bader Ginsberg, including her famous decisions as a justice on the Supreme Court. Historic images, 'Did You Know?' sidebars, and a 'Topic Spotlight' special feature provide added interest and

Day at the Airport (Scarry Richard)(Paperback / softback)

Discover what happens at the airport with Huckle and Sally Cat and Lowly

After You (Moyes Jojo)(Paperback)

Lou Clark has lots of questions.Like how it is she's ended up working in an airport bar, spending every shift watching other people jet off to new places.Or why the flat she's owned for a year still doesn't feel like home.Whether her close-knit family can forgive her for what she did eighteen

First Sticker Book Airport (Smith Sam)(Paperback / softback)

Children can create their own busy airport scenes showing people and planes arriving at the airport, getting ready to fly, taking off and up in the air. With over 100 stickers depicting holidaymakers with their luggage, pilots and cabin crew, the runway staff who bring planes in safely to land, and

Sticker Dolly Dressing Travel (Watt Fiona)(Paperback / softback)

Dress the dollies as they travel around the world, checking in at the airport, boarding an inter-city train, going on a cable car in San Francisco, sightseeing in Venice and lots more. With over 250 stickers of sunhats, snowsuits, suitcases, hiking boots, summer dresses and

Translator (Aboulela Leila)(Paperback / softback)

Sammar is a young Sudanese widow, working as an Arabic translator at a British university. Estranged from her son, she drifts, grieving and isolated. Life takes a positive turn when she finds herself falling in love with Rae, a Scottish academic. To Sammar, he seems to come from another world and

Eco-Evolutionary Dynamics (Hendry Andrew P.)(Paperback)

An invaluable guide for students and researchers working at the interface of evolution and ecology Scientists are increasingly realizing that evolution can occur on timescales much shorter than the 'long lapse of ages' that was emphasized by Darwin. In fact, evolutionary change is occurring all

Freckles (Stratton-Porter Gene)(Paperback)

In this companion book to the much-loved classic A Girl of the Limberlost, an orphaned teenager longs to find his place in the world. Freckles was discovered on the doorstep of a Chicago orphanage, badly beaten and missing a hand. He yearns for the fulfillment of useful work, and at Indiana's

Dead at First Sight (James Peter)(Paperback)

A man waits at a London airport for Ingrid Ostermann, the love of his life, to arrive. Across the Atlantic, a retired NYPD cop waits in a bar in Florida's Key West for his first date with the lady who is, without question, his soulmate. The two men are about to discover they've been scammed out of

Air Raid Girls (Holmes Jenny)(Paperback / softback)

Connie's life has taken an unexpected turn since her husband died - she's living at home and working in the family bakery - but night shifts as an ARP Warden give her a firm sense of purpose. Her younger sister Lizzie is eager to play her part too, perhaps as an ambulance

Passenger to Frankfurt (Christie Agatha)(Paperback / softback)

A middle-aged diplomat is accosted in an airport lounge and his identity

Working Memory and Second Language Learning: Towards an Integrated Approach (Wen Zhisheng)(Paperback)

This book introduces an approach to understanding and measuring working memory components and functions in second language learning, processing and development. It presents comprehensive, thorough and updated reviews of relevant literatures from cognitive sciences and applied linguistics. Drawing

Stolen (Christopher Lucy)(Paperback / softback)

I was stolen from an airport. Taken from everything I knew, everything I was used to. Taken to sand and heat, dirt and danger. And he expected me to love him. This is my story. A letter from

A Girl of the Limberlost (Stratton-Porter Gene)(Paperback)

Working with the Curlew - A Farmhand's Life (Robinson Trevor)(Paperback / softback)

Working with the Curlew is an intimate and evocative account of an era before factory farming, when farmers worked closely with nature and the rhythm of the seasons, a smallholding could sustain a family, and there were enough small farms for a shepherd to climb the ladder to

Airbus A380 (Jackson Robert)(Paperback)

On 27 April 2005, an aircraft lifted away from the runway of Toulouse-Blagnac Airport under the power of six massive Rolls-Royce Trent 900 turbofan engines. It carried a six-man crew, it was making its first flight, and it was making history. For this was the Airbus A380, the largest passenger

Little World: At the Airport - A push-and-pull adventure(Board book)

How to Repair Briggs and Stratton Engines, 4th Ed. (Dempsey Paul)(Paperback)

Learn the Latest Money-Saving Techniques for Troubleshooting and Repairing Any Briggs & Stratton Engine, New or Old /p> Turn to the Fourth Edition of How to Repair Briggs & Stratton Engines for expert guidance on completing any Briggs & Stratton maintenance and repair job quickly and easily. This

Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work (Crawford Matthew B.)(Paperback)

A philosopher/mechanic's wise (and sometimes funny) look at the challenges and pleasures of working with one's hands This is a deep exploration of craftsmanship by someone with real, hands-on knowledge. The book is also quirky, surprising, and sometimes quite moving. --Richard Sennett, author of

Player One (Coupland Douglas)(Paperback / softback)

A real-time five-hour story set in an airport cocktail lounge during a global disaster. Slowly, each reveals the truth about themselves while the world as they know it comes to an end. In the tradition of Kurt Vonnegut and

Blackpool Highflyer (Martin Andrew)(Paperback / softback)

Offers an evocation of Edwardian working-class

Kind Worth Killing (Swanson Peter)(Paperback / softback)

Delayed in London, Ted Severson meets a woman at the airport bar. Over cocktails they tell each other rather more than they should, and a dark plan is hatched - but are either of them being serious, could they actually go through with it and, if they did, what would be their chances of getting away