Nigel Carrington
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Confucius stands alone among the world's greatest thinkers. Perhaps no other teacher has exerted so powerful a hold over so many people for so long. For two and a half millennia his sayings, preserved and developed by generations of his followers, have shaped the cultural and political life of the world's most populous nation, and they continue to offer fresh insights for today's globalised society. This text sets Confucius's life and teaching in...
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"A startling new talent."
-James Rollins, New York Times bestselling author of Altar of Eden
The thrilling sequel to the international bestseller Secret of the Seventh Son, Glen Cooper's Book of Souls setsFBI agent Will Piper on the trail of an ancient volume that has had a profound and shocking effect on human history. An exciting new voice in the thriller genre, author Glen Cooper is ideal for readers who simply can't get enough of Dan Brown,...
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Sammy is the smallest kid on the basketball court. But, ever since the first time his father held him up to dunk a ball, Sammy felt like he was meant to fly. When the other kids won't pick Sammy for their team, he uses that as motivation to practice his skills and get stronger. Each day, Sammy tries and tries again, until one day, he becomes a neighborhood legend. Readers will learn about the important skills of setting goals and staying disciplined...
4) Research
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Houston publishes so many books a year that he can't possibly write them himself. He has a ghost team; writers, agents, publishers. So when he takes a year out to write something of quality, a novel that will win prizes, a lot of people stand to lose their livelihoods. Now Houston, the prime suspect in his wife's murder, has disappeared. He could be anywhere and there are many who'd like to find him.
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Would you break the law to see justice done? In Sheffield, a bankrupt businessman has murdered his family. It seems like an open-and-shut case: a desperate man resorting to desperate measures. In Middlesbrough, a woman named Angel is heading south. She is a woman alone. A prostitute. Now a murderer. And she has only one thing on her mind: revenge. Two crimes, a hundred miles apart, but a terrible secret connects them.
6) The prince
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IL: UG - BL: 9.3 - AR Pts: 7
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Treatise on political power, statecraft, and the qualities of the ideal ruler.