Part of a collection designed to support pupils aged 11-15 years with a reading age of 11-13 years. This book traces the bizarre development of medicine through the ages. Medical breakthroughs from ancient civilizations are put into cultural contexts & various practices & beliefs are revealed. ...

A comic western following the exploits of Joe Bass (Burt Lancaster), an old fur trader who is hell bent on taking revenge on bountyhunters who have embezzled his trade from him. Along the trail, he runs into Joseph (Ossie Davis), a slave determined to win back his freedom. ...

Focuses on the family of Irish traveller con artists & explores the full range of the ethnic clans, uncovering America's secret crime families. This book provides details about the travellers' secret lifestyles & outlines their wide range of scams against Americans. ...

Once upon a time store prices were simple & fair, businesses stood behind their products with guarantees free of fine print & loopholes, & companies genuinely seemed to care about their valued customers
- but those days are long gone. This title reveals the broken relationship between American consumers & businesses.
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Provides practical analysis of the law of agricultural holdings. This book contains a commentary on the Agricultural Tenancies Act 1995, as well as the full text of all relevant statutes & statutory instruments, including forms & precedents for both types of tenancy. ...

A definitive text that provides practical analysis of the law of agricultural holdings. It contains a commentary on the Agricultural Tenancies Act 1995. It also contains the text of various relevant statutes & statutory instruments, as well as forms & precedents for both types of tenancy. ...

Classic British drama starring Richard Attenborough as school teacher Stephen Leigh. When Stephen meets Tod (Colin Petersen), a young boy accused of shoplifting, & finds out about his unsettled & unschooled life, he is eager to enroll him at his school. When Tod's father (Terence Morgan) announces that he's found work in the US, Stephen offers to look after Tod in his absence. As Stephen & his wife Barbara (Dorothy Alison) are unable to have children, they initially view Tod's arrival as a blessing. But, as the young rascal struggles to adapt to English middle-class life, the couple begin to question their decision. Stephen & Tod, however, share a love of music, & this shared love strengthens the bond between them. Things are looking up for the Leighs until Tod's father comes back from America with his new bride (Jill Adams) & demands the return of his son... ...