Jane Roberts is a celebrity. Now that Jane has weathered her first season on the air, she's learned a few things. Most importantly: Hollywood is full of people trying to use you. So Jane is trying to surround herself with the people she knows love her for her. Jane is on a break from boys. But that doesn't mean she can't hang out with Caleb.

Consumers in eighteenth-century England were firmly embedded in an expanding world of goods, one that incorporated a range of novel foods (tobacco, chocolate, coffee, and tea) and new supplies of more established commodities, including sugar, spices, and dried fruits. Much has been written about the attraction of these goods, which went from being novelties or expensive luxuries in the mid-seventeenth century to central elements of the British diet a century or so later. They have been linked to the rise of Britain as a commercial and imperial power, whilst their consumption is seen as transforming many aspects of British society and culture, from mealtimes to gender identity. Despite this huge significance to ideas of consumer change, we know remarkably little about the everyday processes through which groceries were sold, bought, and consumed. In tracing the lines of supply that carried groceries from merchants to consumers, Sugar and Spice reveals how changes in retailing and shopping were central to the broader transformation of consumption and consumer practices, but also questions established ideas about the motivations underpinning consumer choices. It demonstrates the dynamic nature of eighteenth-century retailing; the importance of advertisements in promoting sales and shaping consumer perceptions, and the role of groceries in making shopping an everyday activity. At the same time, it shows how both retailers and their customers were influenced by the practicalities and pleasures of consumption. They were active agents in consumer change, shaping their own practices rather than caught up in a single socially-inclusive cultural project such as politeness or respectability.

"In this charming sequel to Mice skating, Lucy, the adventure-loving mouse, discovers that baking is a lot harder than skating"--Page 4 of cover

The story is seen from a man's point of view, from boyhood to manhood. It starts with William Mackenzie who is 85 years old, and he is dying because he has cancer. In his long exciting life he was a policeman, artist, musician and Author, as well as a sailor and diver. All his life right from the very start he loved the females and had many exciting encounters. As the morphine is pumped into his veins he starts to remember the very first day he discovered girls are a lot different to boys, not only in body but mind as well. This second book in the series takes you from age19, William is still determined that this will be his last book before he dies, and is hanging on to finish it, but itÕs not for anyone else, for him alone, for this book will be written in his mind. He can see the paper and pen in his head and he has started writing again. Take an exclusive look into what he has to say and be amazed, shocked and excited with the continuing story.

This mouse doesn’t want to stay in the house . . . even if it’s cold outside! For most field mice, winter means burrowing down and snuggling in. But not for Lucy! She loves snow crunching under her paws and wearing a fluffy wool hat. And most of all, Lucy loves to skate, and she’s just ACHING to show off her new skill with her friends. After all, a winter wonderland is twice as nice when you have friends to enjoy it with. But the other mice just don’t understand—and after a disastrous indoor snowball fight, it looks as if they never will. Can Lucy find a way to make the other mice come out and “mice skate” too? With intricately detailed illustrations as cozy as a fireplace in December (and a cup of cocoa, too), this funny punny warmhearted love song to winter—and to one brave, bold, and generous mouse—will have kids bundling up for some cold-weather fun of their own.