Andy Warhol

Even as a child, Andy loved to draw. While on bed rest with sickness at the age of six, he fell in love with images from magazines. After studying illustration, he moved to New York and invented a whole new art movement, re-imagining everyday objects into vibrant works of art. This inspiring story about the king of pop art features a facts and photos section at the back.

Greta Thunberg

When young Greta learned of the climate crisis she stopped talking. She couldn't understand why people in power were not doing anything to save our Earth. One day she started striking from school. Soon, lots more young people joined her in a global movement that shook adults and politicians alike. This urgent story about the pioneering climate activist features a facts and photos section at the…

Evonne Goolagong

Aged six, Evonne read a magazine article about a young girl who made it to centre court at a magical place called Wimbledon. Somehow, she knew she had to get there. Fast forward 15 years, and Evonne was the first Indigenous Australian to win Wimbledon, aged 20 years old. A pioneer of Indigenous rights and women in tennis, this inspiring story features a facts and photos section at the back.

Aretha Franklin

Aretha grew up in a family of musicians, singing with heart and soul in her father's gospel choir. She went on to bring that feeling to her own music, creating some of history's best-loved songs that still spark hope in listeners today. This inspiring story about the Queen of Soul features a facts and photos section at the back.

Billie Jean King

Billie Jean King grew up surrounded by sport of all kinds. But the first time she played tennis, she knew she would become World No. 1. On and off the court, she strived for equality, blazing a trail for women in sport and showing the world that women's tennis deserved to be taken seriously. Billie Jean continues to teach young players the value of teamwork and the importance of equality in spo…

Communication secrets

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Ed. 1

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9780007324446

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128 p. ; ill. ; 20 cm

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659 BOY c

Project management secrets

Edition

Ed. 1

ISBN/ISSN

9780007328109

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128 p. ; ill. ; 20 cm

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658 BAT p

People management secrets

Edition

Ed. 1

ISBN/ISSN

9780007346783

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128 p. ; ill. ; 20 cm

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658 SLA p

Management secrets

Edition

Ed. 1

ISBN/ISSN

9780007328062

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128 p. ; ill. ; 20 cm

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658 HEA m

Persuasion

Persuasion is Jane Austen's last completed novel. She began it soon after she had finished Emma, completing it in August 1816. She died, aged 41, in 1817; Persuasion was published in December that year (but dated 1818). Persuasion is linked to Northanger Abbey not only by the fact that the two books were originally bound up in one volume and published together, but also because both stories are…