Matilda and her dad are very different. Matilda is fast and Dad is slow. Matilda is tidy and Dad is messy, and Matilda is quiet and Dad is very, very loud. They're off to find treasure, but Dad keeps
Little Rabbit and her friends are playing in the snow. Rose Rabbit and Grey Rabbit are skating fast and slow. Honey Rabbit and Rust Rabbit are sledging from top to bottom. And Little Rabbit and Brown
Look! A book! A hook! A cowboy cook!Weird and kooky things that go! Some go fast and some go slow! Can you find the squawking crow? Go on a crazy seek-and-find adventure in this new picture book from
Fully described and illustrated in this volume are the widely practiced Bassal and Kanku kata from the JFA recommended group. The student learns fast and slow techniques, the dynamics of strength, ho
"I'm too fast, you're too slow. Pan, pan, patty-cake pan, I can get away from you, I can!" The much-loved story of the Runaway Pancake who pops out of the oven and is sure he can escape all who want
Nafziger explains the reasons for the recent fast growth of India, Poland, Brazil, China, and other Pacific Rim countries, and the slow, yet essential, growth for a turnaround of sub-Saharan Africa. The book is suitable for those with a background in economics principles. The fifth edition of the text, written by a scholar of developing countries, is replete with real-world examples and up-to-date information. Nafziger discusses poverty, income inequality, hunger, unemployment, the environment and carbon-dioxide emissions, and the widening gap between rich (including middle-income) and poor countries. Other new components include the rise and fall of models based on Russia, Japan, China/Taiwan/Korea and North America; randomized experiments to assess aid; an exploration of whether information technology and mobile phones can provide poor countries with a shortcut to prosperity; and a discussion of how worldwide financial crises, debt, and trade and capital markets affect developing cou
Animals of all different shapes and sizes illustrate the meaning of big (elephant) and small (mouse), fast (cheetah) and slow (snail), loud (lion) and quiet (butterfly), and a herd of other common opp
Cook fast in the modern “instant” pressure cookers—or cook slow, since these 7-in-1 appliances can also be used as a slow-cooker. It’s also a sauté pan, rice cooker, steamer, warmer, and yogurt maker.
Big dog, little dog, tall dog, short. Pups of every size, shape, and style show off the meaning of opposites. The lovable animals are fat and skinny, asleep and awake, slow and fast, dry and wet, you
From the bestselling author ofThinking, Fast and Slow,the co-author ofNudge,and the author ofYou Are About to Make a Terrible Mistake!comesNoise, a groundbreaking exploration of why people make bad ju
Consummate home cook and magazine editor Suzanne Gibbs shows us how to use a pressure cooker to create slow-cooked flavour in a fast-paced world.Pressure cookers allow us to cook quickly, cheaply and
Dill is an odd duck.Bizzy, his best friend, is a strange bird. One day, Bizzy declares that it’s Opposite Day: time to eat dinner for breakfast, go for a fast run instead of a slow waddle, and have
Nearing fifty, Joe Ransom won't slow down, not in his pickup, not with a gun-and certainly not with women. But all the fast living in Mississippi won't fill the hunger Joe can't name. At fifteen, Gar
Mindfulness is the easy way to gently let go of stress and be in the moment. It has fast become the slow way to manage the modern world - without chanting mantras or finding hours of special time to m
A new board book about opposites for the youngest fans of Leo Lionni—inspired by his bestselling books!Up, down (and fast, slow) are simple concepts every child should know. Now little ones can learn
From the best-selling, award-winning author of The Buddha in the Attic and When the Emperor Was Divine, comes a novel about what happens to a group of obsessed recreational swimmers when a crack appears at the bottom of their local pool―a tour de force of economy, precision, and emotional power.The swimmers are unknown to one another except through their private routines (slow lane, medium lane, fast lane) and the solace each takes in their morning or afternoon laps. But when a crack appears at the bottom of the pool, they are cast out into an unforgiving world without comfort or relief. One of these swimmers is Alice, who is slowly losing her memory. For Alice, the pool was a final stand against the darkness of her encroaching dementia. Without the fellowship of other swimmers and the routine of her daily laps she is plunged into dislocation and chaos, swept into memories of her childhood and the Japanese American incarceration camp in which she spent the war. Alice's estranged daug
Fully described and illustrated in this volume are the widely practiced Bassal and Kanku kata from the JFA recommended group. The student learns fast and slow techniques, the dynamics of strength, how
Thomas is taking the judge to the train show! He speeds up a hill, across a ridge, through a tunnel, and over a bridge. But as soon as Thomas starts to go fast—screech!—he has to slow down. A goat is
Dinosaur fast, dinosaur slow, Dinosaur roar ...and away we go! A celebratory 20th anniversary edition of this much-loved, multi-million selling classic that combines an infectiously rhythmic text with
