” In this remarkable & groundbreaking book, Kenan Malik explores the history of moral thought as it has developed over three millennia, from Homer`s Greece to Mao`s China, from ancient India to modern America. It tells the stories of the great philosophers, & breathes life into their ideas, while also challenging many of our most cherished moral beliefs. Engaging & provocative, The Quest for a Moral Compass confronts some of humanity`s deepest questions. Where do values come from? Is God necessary for moral guidance? Are there absolute moral truths? It also brings morality down to earth, showing how, throughout history, social needs & political desires have shaped moral thinking. It is a history of the world told through the history of moral thought, & a history of moral thought that casts new light on global history. At a time of great social turbulence & moral uncertainty, there will be few histories more important than this.” ...

You are about to discover the secrets of The Quick
- But first, reader, you must travel to Victorian Engl&, & there, in the
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You are about to discover the secrets of The Quick
- But first you must travel to Victorian Yorkshire, & there, on a remote country
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There are many reasons why you might need to learn a foreign language quickly-perhaps an unexpected business trip or a sudden travel opportunity. A. G. Hawke, a U.S. Army Green Beret, often travels to foreign countries on short notice & has been able to work intimately with officials who do not speak English. Frequently, he needs to be able to communicate in a foreign language in a matter of days or weeks. He tried all types of schools, classes, books, & tapes, but none delivered what he needed when he needed it. Subsequently, he developed his own method for learning languages. It proved so effective for him (he is certified by the military in seven languages) & his fellow Green Berets that he decided to share it with others who are struggling to learn a foreign language on the quick. The Quick & Dirty Guide to Learning Languages Fast is designed for people who have no time t for learning complicated rules of grammar. Hawke promises that his method will help anyone become functional in any language in as little as seven days & proficient in thirty days. How? Because he has trimmed that fat for you, freeing your time for what`s truly useful. Hawke provides a detailed day-by-day schedule, a hands-on workbook format, & secret tips to help you master the key elements of any new language. In true Special Forces style, this quick-&-dirty method contains no fluff; it`s all action so you can quickly get into the action yourself. If your mission is to learn a foreign language, why not learn how from the very best? ...

After a lifetime`s struggle with alcohol, critical neglect & depression, in 1840 the nature poet John Clare is incarcerated. The asylum, in London`s Epping Forest, is run on the reformist principles of occupational therapy. At the same time, the young Alfred Tennyson, moves nearby & became entangled in the life of the asylum. This historically accurate, intensely lyrical novel, describes the asylum`s closed world & Nature`s paradise outside the walls: Clare`s dream of home, of redemption, of escape. ...

The Quiet Book is now available in a cozy padded board book edition! In this irresistibly charming picture book, many different quiet moments are captured, from the anticipation
- heavy ” Top of the roller coaster quiet” to the shocked-into-silence ” First look at your new hairstyle quiet.” The impossibly sweet bears, rabbits, fish, birds, & iguanas are all rendered in soft pencils & coloured digitally, &, as in all of the best picture books, the illustrations propel the story far beyond the words. Soft covers, rounded comers, & sturdy board book pages make this new classic the perfect bedtime companion.
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The Quiet Girl is a lyrical, striking novel from Danish novelist Peter Høeg, the author of Miss Smilla’s Feeling for Snow. Kasper Krone is a world renowned clown with exceptional powers of hearing & a deep love of Bach’s music but life is about to change… Wanted for tax evasion & on the verge of extradition, Krone is drafted into the service of a mysterious order of nuns who promise him a reprieve from the international authorities in return for his help safeguarding a group of children. When one of the young girls goes missing Krone sets off to rescue her. On the way he makes a series of shocking discoveries about the child’s identity & the true intentions of his young wards ...

When fifteen-year-old Queenie escapes from the squalid slums of nineteenth-century London, she has no idea about the dangers of the dark world she is about to become embroiled in. Initially thrilled at being taken on as a maid for the seemingly respectable Waters sisters, Queenie comes to realise that something is very wrong with the dozens of strangely silent babies being `adopted` into the household. Meanwhile, lonely & unloved sixteen-year-old Ellen is delighted when her handsome & charming young cousin Jacob is sent to live with her family. She thinks she has finally found a man to fall in love with & rely on, but when Jacob cruelly betrays her she finds herself once again at the mercy of her cold-hearted father. Soon the girls` lives become irrevocably entwined in this tension-filled drama. THE QUIETNESS is a novel of friendship & trust in the darkest of settings. ...

The Quincunx is an epic Dickensian-like mystery novel set in 19th century Engl&, & concerns the varying fortunes of young John Huffam & his mother. A thrilling complex plot is made more intriguing by the unreliable narrator of the book
- how much can we believe of what he says? First published in 1989, The Quincunx was a surprise bestseller & began a trend for pastiche Victorian novels. It remains one of the best.
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The Quincy 23cm (9”) desktop globe is a sophisticated & charming antique-style raised-relief globe mounted atop a luxurious ...