Part of the Abacus toolkit the textbooks provide the perfect balance of practice & problem-solving for each area of maths pictorial representations to support children&s conceptual understanding clearly laid out questions with instructions that are easy to follow a self-assessment opportunity on every page colour to indicate the different maths areas within the programme Series Editor Ruth Merttens Authors Jennie Kerwin & Hilda Mertten ...

A young man finds himself trapped in a bizarre apartment with a group of ill matched roommates He quickly discovers that his new home doesn&t adhere to any rational laws of nature & poses a strange enigma
- a puzzle he needs to solve in order to escape It&s no help that both him & his roommates are missing crucial parts of their memories & identities; he must try & gather the missing pieces as he struggles to find a way out This existential mystery loosely based on Jean Paul Sartre&s play " No Exit" lures you the reader into a horror house of lust angst & madness; As you venture deeper & deeper into the darkest recess of The Abaddon you will begin to wonder if you&ll ever see the light of day again
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NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES ON NETFLIXAbaddon's Gate is the third book in the New York Times bestselling Expanse series For generations the solar system
- Mars the Moon the Asteroid Belt
- was humanity's great frontier Until now The alien artefact working through its program under the clouds of Venus has emerged to build a massive structure outside the orbit of Uranus a gate that leads into a starless dark Jim Holden & the crew of the Rocinante are part of a vast flotilla of scientific & military ships going out to examine the artefact But behind the scenes a complex plot is unfolding with the destruction of Holden at its core As the emissaries of the human race try to find whether the gate is an opportunity or a threat the greatest danger is the one they brought with them The Expanse series has sold over two million copies worldwide & is now a major television series The Expanse series Leviathan Wakes Caliban's War Abaddon's Gate Cibola Burn Nemesis Games Babylon's Ashes Persepolis Rising Praise for the Expanse ' The science fictional equivalent of A Song of Ice & Fire' NPR Books' As close as you'll get to a Hollywood blockbuster in book form' io 9com' Great characters excellent dialogue memorable fights' wiredcom' High adventure equalling the best space opera has to offer cutting-edge technology & a group of unforgettable characters Perhaps one of the best tales the genre has yet to produce' Library Journal' This is the future the way it's supposed to be' Wall Street Journal' Tense & thrilling' Sci Fi Now

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This beautiful & functional board has room for two teams of large marbles Players take turns pushing the marbles around the board with the goal of pushing six of the opposing player&s marbles off the board The central idea is that a column of marbles has weight given by the number of marbles in line Someone will need to push with a heavier group of marbles in order to push the column along that axis However with six possible directions it&s difficult to defend yourself perfectly Also it&s possible to play the game with up to six players when supplemental marble sets are purchased Suggested ages 7 Playing time 30 minutes Players 2 ...

This beautiful & functional board has room for two teams of large marbles Players take turns pushing the marbles around the board with the goal of pushing six of the opposing player&s marbles off the board The central idea is that a column of marbles has weight given by the number of marbles in line Someone will need to push with a heavier group of marbles in order to push the column along that axis However with six possible directions it&s difficult to defend yourself perfectly Also it&s possible to play the game with up to six players when supplemental marble sets are purchased ...

This isn&8217;t your garden-variety card game! A bumper-crop of prickly produce has overtaken your patch & there&8217;s only one choice abandon all artichokes! Prune your deck by harvesting fresh vegetables each with a special power that lets you swap discard or compost cards You&8217;ll need luck strategy & a green thumb to grow a winning hand! Welcome to Abandon All Artichokes a fast-paced &8220;deck-wrecking” card game Harvest vegetables to build your deck & gain new powers while abandoning Artichokes by any means necessary If you&8217;re able to draw a hand free of Artichokes at the end of your turn you win the game! Despite the title no harm or offense is intended towards artichokes!A heartless card game from Gamewright This isn&8217;t your garden-variety card game!A bumper-crop of prickly produce has overtaken your patch & there&8217;s only one choice abandon all artichokes! You&8217;ll need luck strategy & a green thumb to grow a winning hand! Suitable for 2-4 players aged 10 ...

The places time forgot From the magical empty theatres of Detroit to the lost playgrounds of Chernobyl there are places across the globe that were once a hub of activity but are now abandoned & in decay With nature creeping in & reclaiming these spots we are left with eerie crumbling ruins & breathtaking views that offer us a window into the past & capture our imagination Abandoned showcases the very best photographs from around the world documenting this phenomenon More immersive than a museum & more human that a lecture abandoned photography has given the world an exciting way to look at our history & the places we have long neglected Compiled & curated by photographer & former urban explorer Mathew Growcoot ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play The small working-class town of Angels Crest is a tight-knit community resting quietly in the stunningly beautiful Rocky Mountains Ethan (Thomas Dekker) one of the town&s residents is a young father but not much more than a kid himself He has no choice but to look after his three-year-old son Nate since mom Cindy is an alcoholic But one snowy day Ethan&s good intentions are thwarted by a moment of thoughtlessness resulting in tragedy A local prosecutor (Jeremy Piven) haunted by his past goes after Ethan & the ensuing confusion & casting of blame begins to tear the town apart Actors Jeremy Piven Lynn Collins Elizabeth Mc Govern Mira Sorvino Thomas Dekker Directors Gaby Dellal Format Dolby PAL Region Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Number of discs 1 Classification 15 Studio High Fliers Films DVD Release Date 15 April 2013 Run Time 93 minutes ...

Every city has its ghosts From Manhattan & Brooklyn's trendiest neighbourhoods to the far-flung edges of the outer boroughs Ellis captures the lost & lonely corners of the United States' most populous city Step inside the New York you never knew with 200 eerie images of urban decay through crumbling institutions defunct military posts abandoned factories railroads schools & waterways Uncover the forgotten history behind New York's most incredible abandoned spaces & witness its seldom seen & rapidly disappearing landscape Explore the ruins of the Harlem Renaissance sift through the artefacts of massive squatter colonies & find out how the past is literally washing up on the shores of a Brooklyn beach called Dead Horse Bay This book is for anyone who's ever wondered what's behind the " No Trespassing" sign ...

Ghost towns empty streets crumbling ruins & lost empires this book reveals these & other deserted places Many places featured were once populated & now sit unoccupied modern day ruins sitting in decay Stories facts & photographs of 60 beautiful & eerie abandoned places from throughout the world Time has stopped & nature is taking resident in these places mainly due to natural disasters war or economic reasons Places
Includes:everely damaged by Hurricane Katrina Six Flags Jazzland has been abandoned since Several of the rides still stand a testimony to the resilience of New Orleans Shicheng in China has been under water for 53 years since the Xin&an River Hydro Plant flooded the area The city was founded 1300 years ago Chernobyl was totally abandoned after the nearby nuclear disaster in 1986 Due to radiation it has been left untouched ever since the incident & will be for many thousands of years into the future Nature now rules the city in what resembles an apocalyptic movie Poveglia is an island in the Venetian Lagoon which under the rule of Napoleon Bonaparte became a dumping ground for plague victims & later an asylum for the mentally ill Plymouth was the capital of the island of Montserrat The town was overwhelmed by volcanic eruptions starting in 1995 & was abandoned St Kilda a remote Scottish Island may have been permanently inhabited for at least two millennia the population probably never exceeding 180 The entire population was evacuated in 1930
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