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Talks about the three factors that are directly responsible for the development of a child's ability to speak. This work also shows how to use these factors to maximise a child's learning curve.

Argues that in theory the world's wealthiest countries and supra-national institutions like the IMF, World Bank and WTO want to see all nations developing into modern industrial societies. This book describes that in practice, though, those at the top are 'kicking away the ladder' to wealth that they themselves climbed.

When a body is found floating in a canal, strangely disfigured and with multiple stab wounds, Commissario Brunetti is called to investigate and is convinced he recognises the man from somewhere.

Reveals an energetic and vibrant woman, determined to battle for power. This title documents the Byzantine machinations behind Victoria's quest to occupy the throne, and shows how her struggles did not end when finally the crown was placed on her head. It presents a tale of secrets, sexual repression and endless conflict.

Fiona Phillips is one of our best-loved television presenters. But in August 2008 she announced that she was to quit the job she loved, revealing that her father had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's just a year after her mother had died of the same disease. In this book, she gives an account of growing up in the 60s and 70s within a complex family.

Benjamin Britten was the greatest English composer of the twentieth century and one of the outstanding musicians of his age. Born in Lowestoft, Suffolk, in 1913, Britten was the youngest child of a dentist father and amateur musician mother.

Presents a magisterial anthology of American noir writing in the 20th century. Offering the examples of literary sure things gone bad, this book ensures that nowhere else can readers find a darker, more thorough distillation of American noir fiction.