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'If a man is to write A Panegyrick, he may keep vices out of sight; but if he professes to write A Life, he must represent it really as it was.' In the last of his major writings, Samuel Johnson looked back over the previous two centuries of English...

Exam board: SQALevel: National 4 & 5Subject: HistoryFirst teaching: September 2017First assessment: Summer 2018Fresh stories, fresh scholarship and a fresh structure. Connecting History informs and empowers tomorrow's citizens, today.Bringing together...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781948174404Author Red RileyFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Topix Media LabPublisher Topix Media LabWeight(grams) 441gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm *...

A peculiar can be defined as something that 'has eccentric or individual variations to the general or predicted pattern'. And, as it turns out, London is overflowing with them. This pocket-sized book will accompany you around the capital, guiding you...

Everything you ever wanted to know about beer but were too busy drinking it to ask. The Little Book of Beer is a light-hearted, irreverent but also informative book that celebrates beer culture. The book should be something that enlightens the reader...

EROS!! Do your thing! It's 1950s London, and Ferdy, Bernie, Dennis and Lennie arrive from the West Indies full of expectations and aspirations. Eager to make successes of themselves, they are optimistic about what the future holds. Building this...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781496425805Author Sarah ClarksonFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Tyndale House PublishersPublisher Tyndale House Publishers

BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION: PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES, Sixth Edition, uses a precise, step-by-step, scientific approach to explain human behavior. Case studies and examples illustrate key principles.About the AuthorRaymond G. Miltenberger received his Ph.D...

While the phrase "Fake News" may be a recent phenomenon, the relationship between journalists and the politicians they cover has been on a course for disaster for decades. From Richard Nixon's disdain for the press, to Donald Trump's claims that...

Why do I have to go to school before the show that I am watching is over? Why do I have to wear shoes and a jacket when I go outside? Rules like these can be really frustrating - but they don't have to be!Why do I have to? looks at a set of everyday...

Master Japanese scripts with this straightforward guide from Teach Yourself - the No. 1 brand in language learning. Read and write Japanese scripts is a clear step-by-step guide to the written languages, with plenty of examples from real-life texts to...

The work of Michel Houellebecq - one of the most widely read and controversial novelists of our time - is marked by the thought of Schopenhauer. When Houellebecq came across a copy of Schopenhauer's Aphorisms in a library in his mid-twenties, he was...

The celebrity dog trainer and Emmy-winning star of the CBS show Lucky Dog shares his training system to transform any dog-from spoiled purebred puppy to shelter-shocked rescue-into a model companion in just seven days. Each week on Lucky Dog, Brandon...

No matter what you teach, there is a 100 Ideas title for you! The 100 Ideas series offers teachers practical, easy-to-implement strategies and activities for the classroom. Each author is an expert in their field and is passionate about sharing best...

Big Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that...

From its humble origins as a cluster of rival chiefdoms along the banks of the Nile, ancient Egypt rose to become one of the most advanced civilizations of its time. This atlas traces its turbulent history and remarkable cultural development, from the...

The Room, The Dumb Waiter, A Slight Ache, A Night Out, Night School, The Collection, The Dwarfs, The Lover, Tea Party, The Basement, Landscape, Silence, Monologue, Family Voices, A Kind of Alaska, Victoria Station, One for the Road, Mountain Language,...

Exam board: SQALevel: HigherSubject: Physical EducationFirst teaching: September 2018First exams: Summer 2019Perform to the very best of your ability in Higher PE as you master the theory and overcome the challenges of the exam.This highly visual...

One of Shakespeare's late, fantastical plays, Cymbeline considers human love and art through the thrilling wonder of the Renaissance theatre. This Penguin Shakespeare edition is edited with an introduction by John Pitcher.'Fear no more the heat o' the...

The most important critical work for decades' Bryan Appleyard, Sunday Times In the brilliantly engaging style that characterised The Genius of Shakespeare, Jonathan Bate has written a series of compelling pieces on the link between literature and the...

The author of "The Barracks Thief" and "Hunters in the Snow" recreates his boyhood experiences, relating how he and his mother travelled throughout the United States, and tracing his experiences and changes from young boy to manhood against the...

Navigate your way around Swansea with detailed street maps from A-Z This up-to-date, folded A-Z street map includes all of the 1,500 streets in and around Swansea.As well as the city centre and Swansea Maritime Quarter, the other areas covered...

Inspire and engage your students with this fully updated Lower Secondary Maths course from Collins offering comprehensive coverage of the curriculum framework and Thinking and Working Mathematically skills. Written by an experienced team, each Stage...

Phaedra * Oedipus * Medea * Trojan Women * Hercules Furens * Thyestes Seneca's plays are the product of a sensational, frightening, and oppressive period of history. Tutor to the emperor Nero, Seneca lived through uncertain and violent times, and his...

Stage 8 is endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education.Help learners engage with and fully understand topics they are studying with captivating content following the new Cambridge Lower Secondary Science curriculum framework (0893). -...

Exam Board: ISEBLevel: 11 PlusSubject: Non-Verbal ReasoningFirst Teaching: September 2016First Exam: Spring 2017A demanding write-in workbook to further pupils' non-verbal reasoning skills in preparation for pre-test and 11 plus independent school...

Seamus Heaney's version of Sophocles's Philoctetes tells of the wounded hero marooned upon an island by the Greeks during the Siege of Troy. As the conflict comes to a climax, the Greeks begin to realise they cannot win the Trojan war without...

It's exam season - but Five Mile is in shock. Ateenageboywasshotlastnight, with no clear motive and no clues. Garvie Smith - reprobate, genius and waster - was just getting down to a spot of revision. But he knows he's the only one who has any idea where...

Chambers Adult Learners' Writing Guide is aimed at adults who are seeking to gain confidence in their writing skills. The book is spaciously laid out using a two-colour text with plentiful examples and exercises to reinforce key learning points. A simple...

At once a lexicon of fashion and a style guide, The Style Thesaurus is the essential wardrobe companion for all fashion lovers.Style can be used to fit in or to stand out, to send different messages and, with the right knowledge, it can also be adjusted...

A lively and engaging guide to vital habits of mind that can help you think more deeply, write more effectively, and learn more joyfullyHow to Think like Shakespeare is a brilliantly fun exploration of the craft of thought-one that demonstrates what...

In the 1920s there were over a million coalminers working in over 3000 collieries across Great Britain, and the industry was one of the most important and powerful in British history. It dominated the lives of generations of individuals, their families...

Send students into their exam with the confidence to aim for their best with this formula for effective and structured revision including guidance that helps students practice vocabulary, grammar and all four skills.- Enable students to avoid...

Exam Board: ISEBLevel: 11 PlusSubject: Verbal ReasoningFirst Teaching: September 2016First Exam: Spring 2017Give pupils the best chance of success in entrance exams with this write-in workbook for ages 9-11. Ideal for 11 plus and pre-test practice, the...

Exam Board: AQA A, WJEC, WJEC EduqasLevel: AS/A-levelSubject: English literatureFirst teaching: September 2015First exams: Summer 2016Enable students to achieve their best grade in AS/A-level English Literature with this year-round course companion;...

English for Everyone is an exciting and comprehensive self-study course for adults learning English as a foreign language. This course is a unique new series with a visual, engaging, and easy to follow style to make the English language easy to learn...

'A joy of a book - enriching, illuminating, eclectic and far from a conventional science read' Richard Webb, New Scientist Books of the Year'Carlo Rovelli's imaginative rigour, his lively humour and his beautiful writing are inspiring' Erica WagnerOne of...

Here is the distinctly surreal world of Henry King, who perished through his 'chief defect' of chewing little bits of string; of dishonest Matilda whose dreadful lies led her to death by burning; and of Godolphin Horne who 'held the human race in scorn'...

Exam Board: AQALevel & Subject: AS SociologyFirst teaching: September 2015Next exams: June 2023 AQA approved This fourth edition of Collins' respected AQA A-level Sociology series is updated for the 2015 AQA Sociology specifications...

Join Poppy and Sam on their adventure at the farmer's market! Young children will love finding out what happens in this charming short story, specially written for new readers.About the AuthorHeather Amery was born and brought up in Bath, Somerset...