Children can write with complete confidence with this brightly illustrated thesaurus Words & synonyms are organised by type (adventure words etc) or by topic (in a city under the sea etc) with both simple words & more advanced vocabulary included A handy word finder at the back allows children to look up a word & find its synonyms Illustrations Full colour throughout ...

Extensively researched First in Space is based on the true-life adventures of Ham a chimpanzee the Americans trained for the first sub orbital flight The story follows his training & experiences through the launch as well as those of the other chimps & trainers involved Because it is Ham's exciting adventure it is told primarily through his eyes along with anecdotal information that provides a snapshot of that time in America's conquest of space ...

Penny Pepper has led an extraordinary life She is a writer Poet Punk Pioneer Activist & she also happens to be disabled In her absorbing memoir which spans the mid-1980s up until the millennium Penny paints a picture of life love sex music success failure & misadventures in the UK punk scene of the late 20th century Craving freedom from the poor Chiltern Hill council estate where she grew up Penny dreams of moving to London of writing of finding her way in the North London music scene She doesn't have what others take for granted; she is disabled & she sets out with just her raw burgeoning talent to fight the social demons of indifference discrimination & out-right bigotry all while wearing micro-mini leather bondage skirts fishnets & hair extensions There are parties; there's sex; there's music She exchanges letters with Morrissey Ken Livingstone helps her find a wheelchair-accessible flat Her demo tape is reviewed in the NME & played on the radio Her 90s album Spiral Sky is No 1 in Greece for a week & there is opportunity
- opportunity to join the radical beginnings of the disability rights movement First in the World Somewhere tells of her endless adventures Through the years there's an overload of adventure despair & joy Often faced with prejudice she fails she suffers she survives & she even sometimes succeeds Penny does not deny her disability; rather she keeps it at the forefront of everything she stands for & she tells her story with blood heart & an undeniable wit
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Plea&115;e note thi&115; i&115; a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Action thriller directed by &83;teven C Miller in which high-flying Wall &83;treet broker Will (Hayden Chri&115;ten&115;en) decide&115; to take hi&115; family to hi&115; hometown for a bonding experience When Will decide&115; to take hi&115; young &115;on Danny (Ty &83;helton) on a hunt however Danny end&115; up being kidnapped Will need&115; the help of local &115;heriff Howell (Bruce Willi&115;) to re&115;cue him but Howell i&115; &115;ceptical of the &115;ituation & Will'&115; part in it Actor&115; Bruce Willi&115; Hayden Chri&115;ten&115;en Ty &83;helton Megan Leonard Gethin Anthony Director&115; &83;teven C Miller Writer&115; Nick Gordon Producer&115; Randall Emmett George Furla Mark &83;tewart Language Engli&115;h Number of di&115;c&115; 1 ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Lancelot (Richard Gere) a nomadic rogue has no ties no enemies & no fear until that is he meets the beautiful Lady Guinevere of Leonesse (Julia Ormond) Guinevere has promised to marry King Arthur (Sean Connery) not only because his armies can protect her country but because she truly loves him But her chance encounter with Lancelot as she prepares to enter Camelot stirs conflicting & powerful emotions within her Arthur welcomes both into his city with open heart little foreseeing how his great capacity for love & trust opens the doors for his own betrayal ...

The Dark Knight sits atop a fearsome steed as they charge into battle The knight prepares to strike a blow to the enemy with his sword held high in his off-hand is a heater shield branded with the Knights Templar cross This intimidating figure is beautifully sculpted on the side of the goblet which is expertly h&-painted to imitate steel The goblet also contains gold ornate decoration around the rim & the base Available wholesale from Nemesis Now this goblet makes the ideal gift for any medieval collector This product is for ornamental use only ...

Without Churchill's inspiring leadership Britain could not have survived its darkest hour & repelled the Nazi menace Without his wife Clementine however he might never have become Prime Minister By his own admission the Second World War would have been 'impossible without her' Clementine was Winston's emotional rock & his most trusted confidante; not only was she involved in some of the most crucial decisions of war but she exerted an influence over her husband & the Government that would appear scandalous to modern eyes Yet her ability to charm Britain's allies & her humanitarian efforts on the Home Front earned her deep respect both behind closed doors in Whitehall & among the population at large That Clementine should become Britain's ' First Lady' was by no means pre-ordained Born into impecunious aristocracy her childhood was far from gilded Her mother was a serial adulteress & gambler who spent many years uprooting her children to escape the clutches of their erstwhile father & by the time Clementine entered polite society she had become the target of cruel snobbery & rumours about her parentage In Winston however she discovered a partner as emotionally insecure as herself & in his career she found her mission Her dedication to his cause may have had tragic consequences for their children but theirs was a marriage that changed the course of history Now acclaimed biographer Sonia Purnell explores the peculiar dynamics of this fascinating union From the personal & political upheavals of the Great War through the Churchills' 'wilderness years' in the 1930s to Clementine's desperate efforts to preserve her husband's health during the struggle against Hitler Sonia presents the inspiring but often ignored story of one of the most important women in modern history ...

Two months before the outbreak of the Second World War seventeen-year-old Geoffrey Wellum becomes a fighter pilot with the RAF Desperate to get in the air he makes it through basic training to become the youngest Spitfire pilot in the prestigious 92 Squadron Thrust into combat almost immediately Wellum finds himself flying several sorties a day caught up in terrifying dogfights with German Me 109s Over the coming months he & his fellow pilots play a crucial role in the Battle of Britain But of the friends that take to the air alongside Wellum many never return ...

The aging First Lord of Alera has fallen in battle Yet his people must continue to resist an invading inhuman army Desperate Alerans even pledge fealty to the Vord Queen to survive turning the incredible power of Aleran furies back on their own people & despite all efforts the Alerans are being ground into dust & pushed to the farthest reaches of their own realm However Tavi has returned with vital insights from the Canim Blood Lands He knows how to counter the Vord & more importantly believes human ingenuity can equal fury-born powers Now events are rushing towards a last stand where Tavi & the last Aleran legions must formulate a dangerous new strategy together For a civilisation is on the brink of extinction ...

'A singular devastating journey into the ungovernable reaches of the heart' Observer SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILEYS WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2017 Neve is a writer in her mid-30s married to an older man Edwyn For now they are in a place of relative peace but their past battles have left scars As Neve recalls the decisions that led her to this marriage she tells of other loves & other debts from her bullying father & her self-involved mother to a musician who played her & a series of lonely flights from place to place Drawing the reader into the battleground of her relationship Neve spins a story of helplessness & hostility an ongoing conflict in which both husband & wife have played a part But is this nonetheless also a story of love? ...