Do you want to become a extremely good critical thinker? Do you want to learn how to observe, analyze and break down information faster, easier and more efficiently? Do you want to learn how to reach the depths of your mind and how to use brain capacity at its fullest?Then this book is just the thing you are looking for.“Critical Thinking: 8 Surprisingly Effective Ways to Improve Critical Thinking Skills. Think Fast, Smart and Clear (Improve Logic and Analytical Skills)” is...

A beloved but overworked toy strikes out on his own to find glory—only to find that the best rewards were at home all along in this sweet and funny picture book that is perfect for fans of Toy Story and Knuffle Bunny.Nubby the stuffed rabbit is his owner’s favorite toy, but you wouldn’t know it from the way he’s treated. He’s been dropped, dragged, and even used as a nose wipe. He decides to strike out for a fresh start, and his adventure takes hi...

'A beautifully written work of startling brilliance' IRVINE WELSH'The height of crafted eloquence' SAMANTHA HARVEY'Both gripping and consoling' SARAH PERRYThere is something special about the night.For many, dusk and evening conjure thoughts of starlit skies, romance, bedtime stories and rest. For others, the small hours mean fear, vulnerability and sleeplessness. At night things go bump, the familiar world becomes mysterious and unca...

This illustrated handbook from the experts at Popular Photography covers everything you need to know about your new digital camera.Today's technology has made DSLR/ILC cameras more powerful (and more reasonably priced) than ever. Getting the perfect shot has never been easier—if you know how to get the most out of your machine. Get the Picture walks you through all the functions, modes, buttons, and dials on the latest standard models, providing so...

Holloway - a hollow way, a sunken path. A route that centuries of foot-fall, hoof-hit, wheel-roll and rain-run have harrowed deep down into bedrock. In July 2005, Robert Macfarlane and Roger Deakin - author of Wildwood - travelled to explore the holloways of South Dorset's sandstone. They found their way into a landscape of shadows, spectres ### great strangeness. Six years later, after Roger Deakin's early death, Robert Macfarlane returned to the holloway with the artist Stanley ...

There are still wild places out there on our crowded planet.Through a series of personal journeys, Dan Richards explores the appeal of far-flung outposts in mountains, tundra, forests, oceans and deserts. Following a route from the Cairngorms of Scotland to the fire-watch lookouts of Washington State; from Iceland’s ‘Houses of Joy’ to the Utah desert; frozen ghost towns in Svalbard to shrines in Japan; Roald Dahl’s writing hut to a lighthouse in the North Atlantic, Richards explore...

We all have a purpose in life. We are not an accident. We may not know or understand it fully yet, but we do have a purpose. We have a God-given reason to exist. We were created with a purpose, as part of God’s master plan. Our purpose includes a life of service. We were uniquely created to help serve others, and not just yourself.Did you know that God actually prepares opportunities for us to serve? Yes, the Almighty Creator of all that we know cares enough about each of us to giv...

Dan Richards teams up with celebrated artist, Jeff Newman, to share a funny and vibrant picture book about how powerful a child’s imagination can be…with a little encouragement.Evan asks a simple question, “Can one balloon make an elephant fly?”At first, his mother is too busy to answer. But when she takes the time to play the game with her son…magic happens.

Two girls on a play date learn there’s more to each other than meets the eye with a little help from their dolls in Penny and Penelope, an exciting picture book adventure from writer Dan Richards and illustrator Claire Almon.Penny and Penelope are very different dolls. Penelope is a sweet princess, while Penny is a fierce secret agent. Penelope wants to ride her pony through the countryside, while Penny wants to wrestle alligators. How can they possibly ge...

There is something special about the night. For many, just the idea of it conjures thoughts of starlit skies, romance, refuge, of being tucked up in bed. For some, the night means fear, vulnerability, danger, sleeplessness. For others still, nightfall signals the start of work. At night things go bump, monsters hide under beds, owls take wing and foxes prowl.Overnight is a celebration of all things nocturnal, of those who labour while the rest of us sleep: the bakers, health worker...

From the maelstrom of Cape Horn to murder on the high seas. From cutthroats in Zanzibar to death temples in Tahiti. And finally to seething intrigues in Maui. This epic story ricochets from lust and danger to betrayal and love.Each in pursuit of their own separate and perilous quest-correspondent/adventuress Samantha Swift and rogue secret agent Jack Dancer cross paths in the "hellhole of the Pacific" only to find themselves in the middle of a struggle between two superpowers. Each...

BY THE SPRING OF 1846...the tinderbox of the Mexican-American War needs only a first spark to explode. Two powerful enemies plot Mexico's defeat for diabolically opposing reasons.President Polk enlists secret agent Jack Dancer for a suicide mission to single-handedly expose the Southern slavocracy's plot to steal victory from the American Army and claim new territory for slavery...as America's Manifest Destiny hangs in the balance.On a collision course with her own destiny ...