The Koran is a book apart, not only as Holy Scripture for Muslims, but as the supreme classic of Arabic literature. In its 114 Suras, or chapters, it comprises the total of revelations believed to have been communicated to the prophet Muhammad as a final expression of God's will and purpose for man. The revelations were received over a number of years, the first dating from AD 610, the last shortly before Muhammad's death in AD 632, and the definitive canon was established some twenty years later. The Koran is neither prose nor poetry but a unique fusion of both. In his attempt to convey the s... View More...
Targeting Handwriting QLD Year 5 Student Book focuses on fluency and legibility. Features include: includes practical techniques to help students check letter spacing, word spacing and slope, features practice of common letter clusters and high frequency words, includes support for the transition to 8mm lines. The Years 4-7 Targeting Handwriting Student Books have been designed to make learning cursive handwriting as easy as possible for students. New skills and techniques are introduced sequentially, so that students build on skills one by one and aren't called on to use skills that haven'... View More...
Her high school graduation just days away, pretty Gabriel Landry is blissfully happy. Then a rich cannery owner, Octavious Tate, surprises her near a secluded pond and shatters her world. Pregnant and desolate, Gabriel agrees to let Mrs. Tate pretend she's the one who's expecting and claim the baby for her own. But after her baby is taken from her, Gabriel's life is shattered again -- until the mysterious Creole millionaire Pierre Dumas comes to the bayou... View More...
The dust, the flies, the dingoes are the only company, sometimes for weeks, the occasional crackle of a voice over a wireless radio from far-flung places - this was the world of Val Oldfield for 10 years when living on Australia's infamous Birdsville Track. ... Val Oldfield was flung into this world as a naïve newly-wed from an Adelaide seaside suburb in post-war boom years of Australia. No beating about the bush traces her life from childhoold years, when she wriggled her little toes in the sand at Semaphore Beach, to her teenage years as a modern young in 1950's miss about town, to the alie... View More...
Translated by Alan Leslie Cockerill. Vasily Sukhomlinsky's My Heart I Give to Children is an educational classic that has sold millions of copies in 30 languages. It describes Sukhomlinsky's ground-breaking work with thirty-one students in rural Ukraine, during an experimental preschool year and the subsequent four years of their primary schooling. Sukhomlinsky wrote over thirty books, all based on his personal experience as a teacher and school principal at Pavlysh Secondary School in rural Ukraine during the 1950s and 1960s. His school became famous in educational circles and hosted tho... View More...
Tales from Pavlysh: A World of Beauty contains 19 little tales from Sukhomlinsky's Ethics Anthology, a collection of over 500 stories designed to promote thought about values. The stories have been translated into English by Alan Cockerill, and beautifully illustrated by students from Ukraine and Belarus. All the stories in this short selection are about beauty, and how people perceive it and relate to it. The colourful illustrations are a feature of this book. Over 2000 pictures were entered in a competition to illustrate the 19 stories, and the pictures chosen for this book are exceptional. ... View More...
Understand the ins and outs of running MYOB AccountRight software MYOB Software For Dummies covers everything you need to know about using MYOB, from setting up your accounting file to analysing sales figures, managing payroll to preparing Business Activity Statements ? and everything in between. With in-depth coverage of all major updates to the current MYOB software release, plus extensive guidance on utilising MYOB's cloud-accounting features, this fun and friendly guide will help you become a MYOB master! MYOB is the biggest selling accounting software in Australia, and MYOB Software For D... View More...
Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita is a dark and daring story of obsessive love and transgression. Humbert Humbert's lust for his pubescent step-daughter, Lolita, shocked readers when it was first published in the 1950s; yet the novel was also celebrated for its beautifully lyrical writing. Almost fifty years after its first publication, Lolita remains a powerful tale of perversion and love gone wrong. About the Author: Born in St. Petersburg in 1899, Vladimir Nabokov was the eldest son of an aristocratic and culturally educated family. Russian, French and English were spoken in the Nabokov household ... View More...
Covers all methods for grafting and budding. Gives detailed step-by-step instructions. Clearly illustrated with photographs and line drawings. Grafting and Budding is an updated and expanded version of Grafting and Budding Fruit and Nut Trees and now includes the grafting of ornamental plants. It is a comprehensive and clearly written, practical guide on all of the grafting techniques the professional and home gardener is likely to need. The book begins with an introduction to vegetative propagation, which includes growing plants from cuttings as well as from grafts. It provides a brie... View More...
Far from the battlefields of Europe and North Africa, Allied forces fought a very different war against another foe, from the jungles of Burma to the islands of the Pacific and the shores of Australia. This new Theatre Book for Bolt Action allows players to command the spearhead of the lightning Japanese conquests in the East or to fight tooth and nail as Chindits, US Marines and other Allied troops to halt the advance and drive them back. Scenarios, special rules and new units give players everything they need to recreate the ferocious battles and campaigns of the Far East, from Guadalcanal t... View More...
In 1939, Germany shattered the peace of Europe with a lightning-fast strike against Poland. The next year, it captured Denmark and Norway, before launching its famous Blitzkrieg against France, Belgium and The Netherlands. In less than two years of fighting, Nazi Germany became the master of mainland Europe. This new Theatre Book for Bolt Action allows players to command armies of German tanks driving across the continent or to lead the desperate defense of the outgunned Allied armies. New scenarios, special rules and units give players everything they need to recreate the devastating battles ... View More...
Take charge of Operation Barbarossa and drive towards Moscow or command the steadfast defenders of the Soviet Union. From the early battles for Leningrad and Sevastopol to the tank clash of Kursk and the bitter urban warfare of Stalingrad, this new Theatre Book for Bolt Action provides wargamers with new scenarios and special rules that give them everything they need to focus their gaming on the Eastern Front. View More...
Wayne Bennett, coach of the Brisbane Broncos, is known as one of Rugby League's shrewdest and most innovative managers and motivators. He is also a man of great compassion, courage, tenacity and humour with powerful family ties. In this book, Bennett discusses what it takes to be a winner, in football and in life. Wayne Bennett's DONt DIE WItH tHE MUSIC IN YOU is a book full of anecdotes, inspiration and homespun philosophies that reflect Wayne Bennett's love for his family, friends and footballers, his great talent for teaching and his enormous respect for rugby league and the men who play it... View More...
Not strictly related to football, this text capture's Bennett's philosophy of what it takes to succeed. It includes inspirational quotes and comments from high-profile people across a range of subjects and Bennett's own profiles of the inspiring individuals he has come into contact with. View More...
Most of my poetry started out written by pen or pencil on whatever paper was available at the time; such as paper napkins (accompanying a coffee and the compulsory cookie or cake), or the inside of a emptied breakfast cereal box. The poems were collected in a scrapbook, currently residing in the bottom drawer of my filing cabinet. Many were then typed on a small portable typewriter in its tan coloured case. The scrapbook and typewriter accompanied me by car out of British Columbia, the furthest west province of Canada; down the western coast of the United States through Washington, Oregon and ... View More...
With all the latest information, this new fifth edition of The Puberty Book answers all of those direct (pre) teenage questions: What's a wet dream? How do you ask a girl on a date? How are sperm made? After sex do you get sick? What do you do if your penis is small? How does milk get into breasts? When should you start shaving your legs? With simple language and honest answers, the authors discuss the changes that happen at puberty - sex and sexuality, health, relationships, pregnancy and birth. View More...
Smoking meat is a cookery art form that combines scientific precision with a little smoky alchemy to produce the tenderest, most delicious cuts. Even better, it's something that anyone can do, whether you're cooking with an adapted bucket or a purpose-built Texan smokehouse. Smoking Meat is the ultimate mouth-watering guide to cooking with smoke. Whether you're whipping up some pork belly or spare ribs, Smoking Meat will have you experimenting with endless combinations of woods, heats, meats, cuts, rubs, and sauces. Impress your friends with over 50 inspired meat recipes for every taste, dr... View More...
William Cheung, wing chun teacher, student of Yip Man and a member of the Black Belt Hall of Fame (1983, Kung Fu Artist of the Year), covers the techniques and history of the dragon pole, wing chun warm-up exercises and training drils for the dragon pole. This weapon, the most effective form of the staff and long pole, was developed by Gee Sin. Combines wing chun with dragon-pole techniques for increased efficacy. View More...
A new educational edition, fully revised and updated with new material, and featuring artwork by the winner of the Faber/Guardian illustration competition. Lord of the Flies is a novel that has captivated schoolchildren ever since it was first published in 1954. A teacher himself, Golding clearly understood what excites and interests children. It is not only a gripping story, with strong, sympathetic characters, but it also raises timeless and profound questions. Part of its lasting appeal, particularly in schools, surely arises from the way it tackles universal issues.The novel is a catalyst... View More...
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