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Hortense yearns for a new life away from rural Jamaica. Gilbert dreams of becoming a lawyer. Queenie longs to escape her Lincolnshire roots. Three intimately connected stories, tracing the tangled history of Jamaica and Britain. Andrea Levy's epic...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780573113512Author Ian HislopFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint Samuel French LtdPublisher Samuel French Ltd

'Atlas of Improbable Places has that rare, through-the-wardrobe quality. It is a delightful compendium of the strangest places on the planet.' DAILY TELEGRAPH 2020 WINNER OF THE EDWARD STANFORD TRAVEL ILLUSTRATED BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD FOR Atlas of...

This CGP Workbook provides brilliant practice for KS3 French grammar - it covers all the grammar students will need in Years 7-9. Trickier questions have handy hints to help students along, and there are self-assessment tick boxes to help keep track of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781948174787Author Irvin KhaytmanFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Topix Media LabPublisher Topix Media LabWeight(grams) 743gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 159mm...

Women prisoners gain insight and inspiration through their creative reading practices. Drawing on extensive interviews with ninety-four women prisoners, Megan Sweeney examines how incarcerated women use available reading materials to come to terms with...

Discover Scotland's ancient monuments and castles. Explore Scotland's ancient monuments with this pictorial map featuring over 700 castles and fortified houses. Includes an easy-to-use index listing visitor information and an attractive...

Exam board: AQA, Edexcel, OCR WJECLevel: A-levelSubject: FrenchFirst teaching: September 2017First exams: Summer 2019Build confidence in French grammar with hundreds of activities to embed the grammar knowledge necessary for exam success.Suitable for all...

The Oxford School Dictionary & Thesaurus combines a comprehensive dictionary at the top of the page with a companion thesaurus at the bottom, for the upper primary student moving into secondary school. The dictionary contains clear simple definitions,...

The wisdom of a king of sport, business and charity.Dedicated to a legend of basketball, this is a pocket-sized compendium of the inspirational thoughts of one of the game's all-time greats. From the earliest years of his life through to the heartfelt...

Exam Board: AQA Level: GCSE Grade 9-1 Subject: English Literature Suitable for the 2024 exams Everything...

A Memory of Water was Stephenson's first play, opening in London in 1996, and was awarded the prestigious Olivier Award for Best Comedy. Three sisters meet on the eve of their mother's funeral; as the conflicts of the past converge, everyday lies and...

John Wilders - literary advisor to the BBC TV Shakespeare series - brings thorough scholarship and a practical understanding of performance needs to this new edition. Clarity, accessibility and rigour are the hallmarks of an edition which will provide...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780375401855Author T. S. EliotFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Modern Library IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 210gDimensions(mm) 164mm *...

Plautus Comoediae Vol. I: Amphitruo - MercatorBook InformationISBN 9780198146285Author W. M. LindsayPage Count 530Imprint Oxford University PressPublisher Oxford University PressWeight(grams) 1gDimensions(mm) 193mm * 128mm * 32mm

Plautus Comoediae Vol. II: Miles Gloriosus - FragmentaBook InformationISBN 9780198146292Author W. M. LindsayPage Count 592Imprint Oxford University PressPublisher Oxford University PressWeight(grams) 1gDimensions(mm) 192mm * 130mm * 35mm

Bond is the number 1 provider of 11+ practice, helping millions of children pass selective entrance exams. Bond English 10 Minute Tests for 11+ - 12+ years provide essential bite-size practice in core English skills, setting strong foundations for...

This is the first book-length study of the uncanny, an important topic for contemporary thinking on literature, film, philosophy, psychoanalysis, feminism and queer history. Much of this importance can be traced back to Freud's extraordinary essay of...

This title has been endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education Thoroughly explore the Cambridge International updated AS & A Level Psychology syllabus with this brand-new Student Book that embeds psychological theories, perspectives and...

This brilliant Maths Workout Book has stacks of quick and simple practice questions matched to the Year 2 National Curriculum - perfect for ages 6-7. It's presented in a fun and friendly style and is a great way to help make sure children have really got...

The Level 5 Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories, written by Roderick Hunt and illustrated by Alex Brychta, provide a rich story context to help develop language comprehension and decoding skills. Stories, More Stories A, More Stories B and More Stories C...

WINNER OF THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION A spectacular, definitive portrait of ordinary life within one of the world's most repressive states - North Korea. 'A most perceptive and eye-opening account of everyday life in North Korea'...

When an essay is due and dreaded exams loom, here's the lit-crit help students need to succeed! SparkNotes Literature Guides make studying smarter, better, and faster. They provide chapter-by-chapter analysis, explanations of key themes, motifs and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781916207844Author Pamela Osakwe Leon-MezueFormat PaperbackPage Count 100Imprint Osakwe-Mezue PressPublisher Osakwe-Mezue PressWeight(grams)...

The 11 essays collected here take the recent explosion of interest in field recording as the point of departure for an investigation of the sounded field in music and its relationship to literature and writing.Book InformationISBN 9781474454803Author...

To achieve their full potential, it is essential that children develop skills to become autonomous learners, yet this skill does not come naturally to many learners. This book is a practical teaching and planning guide to the theory, practice and the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780892878055Author Haynes PublishingFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Clymer PublicationsPublisher Haynes Publishing GroupWeight(grams)...

Syllabus: CfE (Curriculum for Excellence, from Education Scotland) and SQALevel: BGE (S1-S3) and Senior Phase (National 4/5)Subject: LiteracyWords are powerful. Enrich your vocabulary and you will be able to speak, listen, read and write more effectively...

The Indo-Europeans, speakers of the prehistoric parent language from which most European and some Asiatic languages are descended, most probably lived on the Eurasian steppes some five or six thousand years ago. Martin West investigates their traditional...

Level: EYFS Subject: Maths Learn the easy way with this counting activity book! Fully in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage, this English book provides reassurance whilst...

Unforgettable French, 2nd edition has been completely updated to meet the requirements of the 2014 National Curriculum for England for foreign languages, which stipulate, not only a firm knowledge of grammar, but also the ability to understand and...

A book of 7 units where each main lesson is 4 pages long. Each lesson opens with a quotation from a famous person - the quotes range from flippant to philosophical, witty, or thought-provoking - which provide talking points for the...

In Pop Goes the Weasel, Albert Jack explores the strange and fascinating histories behind the nursery rhymes we thought we knew, showing that their real meanings are far from innocent.Who were Mary Quite Contrary and Georgie Porgie? How could Hey Diddle...

A classic of 20th-century theatre, Ariel Dorfman's Death and the Maiden ran for a year in the West End, was a hit on Broadway and was filmed by Roman Polanski starring Ben Kingsley and Sigourney Weaver. A woman seeks revenge when the man she believes...

Exam Board: CCEALevel: A-levelSubject: GeographyFirst Teaching: September 2016First Exam: June 2018Reinforce students' geographical understanding throughout their course; clear topic summaries with sample questions and answers help students improve their...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781951949242Author Lingo MasteryFormat PaperbackPage Count 334Imprint Lingo MasteryPublisher Lingo MasteryWeight(grams) 449gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

'The latest in the series of powerful books on the divisions in modern Britain, and will take its place on many bookshelves beside Reni Eddo-Lodge's Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race and Owen Jones's Chavs.' -Andrew Marr, Sunday...

Learn to raise independent, can-do kids with a new edition of the book that started a movement In the newly revised and expanded Second Edition of Free-Range Kids, New York columnist-turned-movement leader Lenore Skenazy delivers a compelling and...

Simple and concise, The Teacher's Introduction to Attachment offers an easy way to understand children with attachment issues and how they can be supported. Author Nicola Marshall combines her expertise as an adoptive parent and schools trainer to...

A thrilling World War II adventure set in occupied France, featuring an Indian RAF pilot. Great for fans of Michael Morpurgo and John Boyne, and those who want diverse historical fiction. Thirteen-year-old Joelle Breton stumbles across Indian-born...