Most Popular Books by Elizabeth Foley

If you paid attention to Homework for Grown-ups you should hopefully now have a grasp of the basics: know your chiasmus from your zeugma, your obliques from your acutes, and your Anne of Cleves from your Anne Boleyn. Now, sit up straight, and get your jotters and pencils out, because E Foley and B Coates are back to steer you through some of the more complicated elements of the curriculum and beyond. Advanced Homework for Grown-ups will revisit and refresh the core subjects of Maths, English, Science, Geography, History and Classics in a little more depth. This time, amongst other topics, they tackle logarithms, unlock the secrets of semantics, and explore the Agrarian Revolution, with a mix of really useful information and entertainingly esoteric material. In addititon, new subjects enter the timetable: Music, Modern Languages, Economics, Politics, Philosophy and Psychology, as well as Design and Drama. Packed with fun practical excercises and, of course, examination papers for the competitive, Advanced Homework for Grown-ups will be the perfect gift.

''What guts. What attitude! These are the immortals I wish I''d learned about at school.'' OLIVIA COLMAN Channel the feminist power of mythical goddesses in this witty, inspirational gift book. ''Wonderful.'' CERYS MATTHEWS Whether it''s the Norse warrior goddess Freya breaking all the rules, the Yoruba goddess Oshun being unafraid to ask for what she''s owed, or the Japanese goddess Uzume finding humour and playfulness in even the most embarrassing of situations: this fierce and fantastic tour of 25 ancient deities reclaims these feminist icons for a new generation. Why settle for mere mortal excellence when you could be living like a goddess? Divinely illustrated by Georgia Perry, You Goddess! will help you conquer today''s world.

“Fun, cheeky” (Booklist), and a visual delight, What Would Cleopatra Do? shares the wisdom and advice passed down from Cleopatra, Queen Victoria, Dorothy Parker, and forty-seven other heroines from past eras on how to handle common problems women have encountered throughout history and still face today. What Would Cleopatra Do? tackles issues by reminding us of inspiring feminists from the past, telling their stories with warmth, humor, and verve. From sticking up for yourself, improving body image, deciding whether to have children, finding a mentor, getting dumped, feeling like an imposter, being unattractive, and dealing with gossip, we can learn a lot by reading motivational stories of heroic women who, living in much tougher times through history, took control of their own destinies and made life work for them. Here are Cleopatra’s thoughts on sibling rivalry, Mae West on positive body image, Frida Kahlo on finding your style, Catherine the Great on dealing with gossip, Agatha Christie on getting dumped, Hedy Lamarr on being underestimated—to list only a few—as well as others who address dilemmas including career-planning, female friendship, loneliness, financial management, and political engagement. Featuring whimsical illustrations by L.A.-based artist Bijou Karman, What Would Cleopatra Do? is a distinctive, witty, and gift-worthy tribute to history’s outstanding women.

Pamela Colman Smith’s illustrations for the Rider Waite tarot deck are known to millions worldwide, but her work took her from art galleries in New York and Europe to salons with luminaries of the English suffrage movement, the Irish literary revival, and friendships with Bram Stoker, W. B. Yeats, and G. K. Chesterton. A feminist artist, poet, folklorist, editor, publisher, and stage designer who was active from 1896 through the 1920s, Colman Smith became popular for her live performances of Jamaican folktales in both England and the U.S., using the creole of the island to capture the dramatic power of these tales while driving speculation about her purposefully indeterminate racial and sexual identity. She also travelled in - and was expelled from – occult circles, and her ability to take on and cast aside a wide range of identities was central to her life’s work. Colman Smith illustrated more than 20 books and well over a hundred magazine articles, wrote two collections of Jamaican folktales, and edited two magazines. Her paintings were exhibited in galleries in the U.S. and Europe.

''Rather jolly and very helpful’ The Times Need to swot up on your Shakespeare? The ultimate guide to the Bard, perfect for the Shakespeare aficionado and general reader alike. If you’ve always felt a bit embarrassed at your precarious grasp on the plot of Othello, or you haven’t a clue what a petard (as in ‘hoist with his own petard’) actually is, then fear not, because this, at last, is the perfect guide to the Bard. From the authors of the number-one bestselling Homework for Grown-ups, Shakespeare for Grown-ups is the essential book for anyone keen to deepen their knowledge of they plays and sonnets. For parents helping with their children’s homework, casual theatre-goers who want to enhance their enjoyment of the most popular plays and the general reader who feels they should probably know more about Britain’s most splendid scribe, Shakespeare for Grown-ups covers Shakespeare''s time; his personal life; his language; his key themes; his less familiar works and characters; his most famous speeches and quotations; phrases and words that have entered general usage, and much more.

Malachy Foley (1740-1814) was born in County Clare, Ireland and was the father of Patrick Foley (1782-1866) who was born in Killinny, County Clare, Ireland. Patrick married Mary Keating and they were the parents of eleven children, one of whom was Mathew Foley (1829-1911) who was born in Ireland but immigrated to America where he married Mary Ann Griffin (1839-1893). They were the parents of nine children. Descendants live in the United States.

Join Skelly the Skeleton as she rhymes her way through human anatomy! A is for Anatomy covers the different parts of the body, from A-Z, and includes a glossary for parents. Suitable for ages 0-8 years.

Which literary giant also held the post of Controller of the Custom of Hides, Skins and Wools in the port of London? Which former concubine went on to become the first, and only, empress of China? Which French diplomat gave his name to the notoriously addictive nicotine? How old was George Harrison whent the Beatles split up? Test your wits, compete with your loved ones and check if it''s all still there upstairs with these devilishly diverting questions on all the old-school subjects.

The legend of Dungeon Rock had intrigued and intimidated Colton and his friends since the first time they laid eyes on it. Huge and black in color, it straddles the cool, clear Monadnock River which lies at the foot of Mt. Monadnock. When the friends start out to win a simple kayak race in the shadow of Dungeon Rock, they find out that things can go terribly wrong. In the blink of an eye, the friends find themselves in mortal danger. Is the legend of Dungeon Rock coming true? Their story is all adventure and suspense as they face extreme adversity and discover that personal sacrifice, giving, caring, and the strength that lies in the strong bonds of friendship and family are all they have to rely on. Before their adventure is over, they will know that the truth isn=t out there, it=s in there--but they are all sworn to secrecy. Dungeon Rock is a story of courage, determination and hope that will entertain and educate readers from eight to one-hundred and eight with no parental controls necessary.

Channel the outstanding sisters of history to beat the system today.

Cambridge, UK, 9th November 2010-Parts of at least 1,069 Tigers have been seized in Tiger range countries over the past decade, according to new analysis of Tiger seizures carried out by TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network. Reduced to Skin and Bones (PDF, 4 MB) shows that from January 2000 to April 2010, parts of between 1,069 and 1,220 Tigers were seized in 11 of the 13 tiger range countries-or an average of 104 to 119 animals per year

What would happen if I found myself in a black hole?Why is a heart not heart-shaped?Will I ever understand crypto-currency?Would Mr Darcy make a good life partner?What am I doing when I apricate?Is Everything Getting Worse?Dip into A Year of Living Curiously and you''ll discover the answers.Spend just three minutes a day with this clev[Bokinfo].

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between characteristics of refreshed registered nurses and reemployment in the nursing workforce post Refresher programme.

Background: Chronic pain exerts a tremendous burden on individuals, families, and society, and has a high estimated prevalence (up to 54% globally and 44% in Canada) and direct health care cost ($7.2 billion in Canada in 2014). Most Canadian epidemiological and cost estimates do not include Newfoundland and Labrador; a knowledge gap potentially filled using health administrative data. Aim: To extract information about chronic pain as a single chronic disease in Newfoundland and Labrador using health administrative data. Methods: Health administrative data algorithms that identify cases of chronic pain as a single chronic disease were derived from the Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Care Plan Fee-for-Service Physician Claims File and Provincial Discharge Abstract Data of known chronic pain populations, and validated against an audit of the electronic medical records data of a primary care population sample. The most performant algorithm was used to identify chronic pain cases from fee-for-service physician claims data in Newfoundland and Labrador, which allowed estimation of both chronic pain incidence/prevalence, and chronic pain association with comorbidity presence and annual health care utilization. Results: The most performant validated algorithm to ascertain chronic pain cases from Newfoundland and Labrador administrative data had 70.3% sensitivity, 66.8% specificity, and 40.3% positive predictive value. As defined by the algorithm, the 2009/10 age-standardized Newfoundland and Labrador chronic pain prevalence was estimated at 37,469 per 100,000 population and incidence rate was estimated at 4,585 per 100,000 person-years at risk. Estimates were higher in females, residents of urban areas, and with increasing age. Residents identified as chronic pain cases had two to four times the odds of having a chronic comorbidity and up to twice the rate of publicly funded health care utilization compared to residents not identified as chronic pain cases. Conclusions: A health administrative data algorithm was derived and validated to identify chronic pain cases and estimate disease burden in residents attending fee-for-service physician encounters in Newfoundland and Labrador. The Chronic Pain Algorithm identified almost four out of ten Newfoundland and Labrador residents and they had a higher prevalence of comorbidities and utilization of publicly funded health services.