With safe seas, good roads, a common currency, & lots of interesting conquered territory, the Romans naturally invented tourism. They believed in a life of leisure & some would set off on their travels for maybe five years at a time. As these ancient culture vultures descended on the sights, the tour guide was born to cater to their needs. ...

Takes the reader, chapter-by-chapter, through every potential etiquette pitfall related to being a parent, beginning with pregnancy & 'tummy-touching' issues straight through the socially traumatic school years. This title

Includes:: a real-life question & answer element called An ' Etiquette in Action' for each problem.

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White Wolves are engaging books that children want to pick up, at a range of different reading levels. Eighteen exciting new titles reflect the range of non-fiction texts children will come across in the real world, from guidebooks to cookbooks. They are ideal for topic libraries, & for teaching literacy skills in a curriculum context. ...

Tells the story of the Nimrod from its genesis as a small company full of ideas & energy to its third bankruptcy in 1985 & the departure of its longest-serving director, John Bell. It examines the rise & fall of one of Australia's major theatre companies & offers a view of the cultural ethos of the times. ...

French crime thriller starring Jean Yanne & Jean-Louis Trintignant. Simon Hirsch (Yanne) is a bored, 50-something salesman whose life changes when his best friend, undercover cop Mickey (Yvon Back), ends up in a coma after being shot during a stakeout. Leaving his dead-end job & his wife behind him, Simon now sets out on a crusade for revenge on the would-be killers. Meanwhile, in a convergent story set some time earlier, unlucky-in-cards gambler & drifter Marx (Trintignant) instructs unworldly youth Johnny (Mathieu Kassovitz) in the ways of gangland life. ...