Ann Aguirre

Simple Acts of Kindness - 500+ ways to make a difference

Adams Media 2017 Hardcover, 208pp. no dj, (ISBN: 9781507205679). Very good.

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Nuria Agullo

Spanish Among Amigos: Conversational Spanish Beyond the Classroom

McGraw-Hill Contemporary 2003 Paperback, 192pp. One of the biggest hurdles to mastering a second language is learning how to speak naturally. Here is a humorous, one-of-a-kind program that teaches readers how to carry a conversation without sounding stilted or awkward. Spanish Among Amigosallows language learners to eavesdrop on two native speakers and their befuddled English-speaking friend Tom. As they talk about a host of topics, the reader becomes accustomed to conversing naturally in Spanish.Each of the book's 21 units of dialogue includes:A multiple-choice comprehension check A vocabulary quiz Hints on grammar and usage, (ISBN: 9780071415149). Very good.

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Cecelia Ahern

Flawed

HarperCollins Publishers Limited 2016 Paperback, 400pp. The stunning YA debut from internationally bestselling author Cecelia Ahern. Celestine North lives a perfect life. Sheâe(tm)s a model daughter and sister, sheâe(tm)s well-liked by her classmates and teachers, and sheâe(tm)s dating the impossibly charming Art Crevan. But then Celestine encounters a situation in which she makes an instinctive decision. She breaks a rule and now faces life-changing repercussions. She could be imprisoned. She could be branded. She could be found FLAWED. In this stunning novel, bestselling author Cecelia Ahern depicts a society in which perfection is paramount and mistakes are punished. And where one young woman decides to take a stand that could cost her everything. Previous owner's name inside. (ISBN: 9780008125127). Good.

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Cecelia Ahern

Roar

HarperCollins Publishers Ltd 2018 Hardcover. Cecelia Ahern gives us thirty stories, all titled 'The Woman Who.', that capture the different facets of women's lives. Humorous, moving and poignant, the stories capture the moments the characters are overwhelmed by guilt, confusion, frustration, intimidation, exhaustion the private moments when they feel the need to roar.--Provided by publisher. dj, (ISBN: 9780008283490). Near mint.

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Cecelia Ahern

Thanks for the Memories

Harper 2008 Paperback, 489pp. How can you know someone you've never met? Joyce Conway remembers things she shouldn't. She knows about tiny cobbled streets in Paris, which she has never visited. And every night she dreams about an unknown little girl with blonde hair. Justin Hitchcock is divorced, lonely and restless. He arrives in Dublin to give a lecture on art and is persuaded to donate blood. It's the first thing to come straight from his heart in a long time. When Joyce leaves hospital after a terrible accident, with her life and her marriage in pieces, she moves back in with her elderly father. All the while, a strong sense of déjà vu is overwhelming her and she can't figure out why . (ISBN: 9780007233694). Good.

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Janet Ahlberg and Allan Ahlberg

Funnybones

Puffin Books 1999 Paperback, 32pp. ""This is how the story begins. On a dark dark hill there was a dark dark town. In the dark dark town there was a dark dark street." Discover the classic children's story that has delighted generation after generation. A must read for halloween, discover the hillarious Funnybones stories. Packed with playful illustrations and easy to read text, discover this timeless bedtime story.", (ISBN: 9780140565812). Very good.

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A.X. Ahmad

The caretaker

Minotaur Books 2013 Hardback, 294pp. 'Ranjit Singh, a former Indian Army Captain trying to escape a shameful past, lives with his family among the migrant workers of Martha's Vineyard, working as a caretaker of the vacation homes of the rich and powerful. Needing a place to stay, Ranjit moves his family into an empty Senator's home. Happily, but illegally ensconced in the house, he tries to forget his brief affair with Anna, the wife of an African-American senator, and focus on providing for his family. But one night, their idyll is shattered when mysterious armed men break into the house, looking for an antique porcelain doll. Forced to flee, Ranjit is pursued and hunted by unknown forces, and becomes drawn into the Senator's shadowy world. To save his family and solve the mystery of the doll, he must join forces with Anna, who has her own dark secrets. As the past and present collide, Ranjit must finally confront the hidden event that destroyed his Army career and forced him to leave India. Tightly plotted, action-packed, smart and surprisingly moving, The Caretaker takes us from the desperate world of migrant workers to the elite African-American community of Martha's Vineyard, and a secret high-altitude war between India and Pakistan. '--, (ISBN: 9781250016843). Good.

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Farah Ahmedi and Tamim Ansary

The Story of My Life: An Afghan Girl on the Other Side of the Sky

Simon Spotlight Entertainment 2005 Paperback, 256pp. 'I was late to school, and that's all I could think about. I started across the field. And then suddenly a fire flashed in my face and the earth seemed to move beneath my feet. I remember a shower of soil and then nothing. I woke up on the ground, surrounded by a crowd, men and boys.no women. They were all staring down at me with huge eyes. Their lips were moving, but I could hear no voices. All I heard was a loud ringing in my ears.'Farah Ahmedi is born into the world just as the war between the mujahideen and the Soviets reaches its peak in Afghanistan. Bombs are falling all over her country, and her native Kabul is swelling with hundreds of thousands of people looking for homes and jobs. The sounds of gunfire and fighter planes are as normal to Farah as the sounds of traffic or children playing are to a schoolgirl in America. When Farah steps on a land mine on her way to school, her world becomes much smaller than the dreams and hopes in her heart. She begins to learn--slowly--that ordinary people, often strangers, have immense power to save lives and restore hope.The Story of My Life: An Afghan Girl on the Other Side of the Skyrecounts an epic journey. It deftly interweaves a childhood in Afghanistan, where the classrooms are naked chambers with only chalkboards on the walls and are filled with more students than seats (and no books), with an American adolescence, where teenagers struggle to decide whether to try out for school plays, whom to take to the homecoming dance, and where to go to college. In Kabul, they cancel school because of rockets and bombings; in Chicago, Farah might have a snow day. In Kabul, a schoolgirl wears a black dress and a white headscarf; in America, girls need the right jeans and trendy tops.Thanks to a number of good people who crossed her path at critical moments, Farah is thriving. She may be haunted by her past, but she is no longer enslaved by it. She is actively enjoying the realization of her childhood dreams; she's an Afghan American, free to learn, work, support herself, and choose her own path. She'll graduate from high school soon and is being recruited by some of the best colleges in the world.Farah is living proof that not only can the human heart endure, it can also thrive. Even in war, there are miracles. Even when limbs are amputated, we are whole. Even in refugee camps, dreams come true. Even when fathers and siblings die young, there is love.The Story of My Lifeis our new great American memoir. (ISBN: 9781416906704). Good.

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Bernhard Aichner

Woman Of The Dead : A Thriller

London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson 2015 Paperback. How far would you go to avenge the one you love? Blum has a secret buried deep in her past. She thought she'd left the past behind. But then Mark, the man she loves, dies. His death looks like a hit-and-run. It isn't a hit-and-run. Mark has been killed by the men he was investigating. And then, suddenly, Blum rediscovers what she's capable of. KILL BILL meets DEXTER via THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, WOMAN OF THE DEAD is a wild ride of a thriller where the first stage of grief is revenge. And revenge is a dish best served bloody dog-eared; some tanning. (ISBN: 9780297608486). Fair.

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Joan Aiken

All But a Few

Puffin Books 1978 Paperback. Fair.

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Joan Aiken

Arabel, Mortimer And the Escaped Black Mamba

Barn Owl 2002 Paperback, 80pp. A black mamba has escaped from the zoo and Arabel and Mortimer are missing. This story was originally published in the collection Tales of Arabel's Raven. (ISBN: 9781903015247). Very good.

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Joan Aiken

Jane Fairfax - a Companion Volume to Emma

Gollancz (UK) 1996 Paperback, 256pp. Jane Austen's Emma has been a favorite novel for Austenites since 1816. In the mid-1990s it became a favorite movie for millions of new admirers. A key reason for Emma's success is that the story has two heroines-Emma Woodhouse and Jane Fairfax. In Austen's novel, Jane's backgound is left obscure, and the turmoil underlying her current reduced circumstances in mysterious. At last we learn her whole story in Joan Aiken's superb retelling of Emma-this time from Jane Fairfax's point of view. When Jane Fairfax was published in hardcover, Aiken's wit, style, and skill prompted Booklist to say, 'Brilliant.extraordinarily will done and highly recommended.' This worthy companion to the great original is for the first time now available in paperback. (ISBN: 9780575400429). Fair.

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Joan Aiken

Midnight Is a Place

Puffin Books 1974 Paperback, 292pp. Now, back in print, the engaging and suspenseful British fantasy by one of England's most imaginative storytellers. Lucas Bell is lonely and miserable at Midnight Court, a vast, brooding house owned by his intolerable guardian, Sir Randolph Grimsby. When a mysterious carriage brings a visitor to the house, Lucas hopes he's found a friend at last. But the newcomer, Anna Marie, is unfriendly and spoiled—and French. Just when Lucas thinks things can't get any worse, disastrous circumstances force him and Anna Marie, parentless and penniless, into the dark and unfriendly streets of Blastburn. (ISBN: 9780140308365). Fair.

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Don Aimer

The Colours of Joy - the Life of An Artist - Told By Jeanne Macaskill

Don Aimer 2015 Paperback. (ISBN: 9780473324698). Very Good.

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Jenny Aimers and Peter Walker

Community Development

Dunmore Publishing 2013 Paperback. This book examines the depth and breadth of experience in community work practice in Aotearoa New Zealand with examples from practice from the Otago and Southland/Murihiku region. While the examples are drawn from this area, their application is universal, encompassing the theory and practice ('praxis') of community development as both a process and a way of perceiving the world. Case studies presented within an editorial structure together provide a useful, insightful and easily read community work resource for practitioners and students. Very good.

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Keywords: NZ, social work