Stuart Sutcliffe is best known to many as the original bass player in the Beatles, touring with the band in Hamburg in 1960 & 1961. Less well-known is his interest in art. This book charts his life as a student at the Liverpool College of Art & subsequently in Hamburg through accounts by people who knew Stuart personally. ...

The Stuart era was full of excitement, upheaval & change. Parliament battled against the crown to win more control over government policy, & religious life was in confusion. This title takes a look at key eras in British history, covering daily life, exploration, battles, & religion. ...

Ever since Jake & his family moved to the city, Jake's been feeling like a country bumpkin. He wishes he could get to know Denny, a boy who lives in his apartment block & owns a parrot. So when Pop Hooper offers Jake the chance to have his own perfect pet, Jake is delighted. But then Pop asks Jake to look after a pony called Popcorn. ...

Psychological thriller with Mena Suvari involved in a gruesome hit-&-run accident that threatens to derail her future. After a hard night partying & too much drink, retirement-home carer Brandi (Suvari) decides to drive back home. Crossing town, she hits newly homeless down-&-out Tom (Stephen Rea), causing him to smash head first through her windscreen, leaving him impaled on the broken glass. In a state of panic, Brandi drives home, promising to take Tom, now conscious, to hospital. But when she realises that the accident could destroy her chances of promotion & consequently her future, she decides to leave Tom in the garage to die, when she can then dispose of the body with the help of her drug-dealer boyfriend. Bleeding to death, Tom realises what's happening & that he needs to escape
- & fast.
...

Psychological thriller with Mena Suvari involved in a gruesome hit-&-run accident that threatens to derail her future. After a hard night partying & too much drink, retirement-home carer Brandi (Suvari) decides to drive back home. Crossing town, she hits newly homeless down-&-out Tom (Stephen Rea), causing him to smash head first through her windscreen, leaving him impaled on the broken glass. In a state of panic, Brandi drives home, promising to take Tom, now conscious, to hospital. But when she realises that the accident could destroy her chances of promotion & consequently her future, she decides to leave Tom in the garage to die, when she can then dispose of the body with the help of her drug-dealer boyfriend. Bleeding to death, Tom realises what's happening & that he needs to escape
- & fast.
...