Six weeks to write for your life In this blistering story of a ghostwriter haunted by his demonic subject the Man Booker Prize winner turns to lies crime & literature with devastating effect A young & penniless writer Kif Kehlmann is rung in the middle of the night by the notorious con man & corporate criminal Siegfried Heidl About to go to trial for defrauding the banks of 700 million Heidl proposes a deal 10000 for Kehlmann to ghostwrite his memoir in six weeks Kehlmann accepts but begins to fear that he is being corrupted by Heidl As the deadline draws closer he becomes ever more unsure if he is ghostwriting a memoir or if Heidl is rewriting him&8213;his life his future Everything that was certain grows uncertain as he begins to wonder who is Siegfried Heidl&8213;and who is Kif Kehlmann? By turns compelling comic & chilling First Person is a haunting journey into the heart of our age ...

An engaging First Phonics activity book to really help boost your child's progress at every stage of their learning! Fully in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage this English book provides reassurance whilst supporting your child's learning at home Combining useful English practice with engaging colourful illustrations this First Phonics practice book helps to boost your child's confidence & develop good learning habits for life Each fun activity is designed to give your child a real sense of achievement Included in this book questions that allow children to practise the important skills learned at school colourful activities that make learning fun & motivate children to learn at home helpful tips & answers so that you can support your child's learning ...

Whether your child is learning English or Polish Oxford First Polish Words gives your child a head start in learning another language by taking a picture-book journey through a day with familiar settings everyday things & cute little dinosaurs There is a bird's eye view of getting ready for school in the morning the journey to school inside the classroom a birthday party & even a trip to the seaside As a first picture word book this is perfect for children & their language teacher or native speaker to share together picking out the familiar items playing the matching game recognizing numbers shapes & time words It is ideal for supporting the language skills children are learning in school language clubs & for those learning English as a 2nd language Over 400 Polish words & their English translations are given next to their illustrations on every page There is also an expertly-levelled supplementary section at the back
- a pictureword matching game counting the ladybirds up to twenty shapes opposites weather time & a comprehensive index The David Melling (The Kiss that Missed Fidget & Quilly) illustrations make this an adorable first bilingual word book
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Poppy & Sam decide to go on a camping trip but Daisy the cow wants to join in too Young children will love this charming short story from the much loved Farmyard Tales series beautifully illustrated by Stephen Cartwright & specially written for beginner readers There are puzzles to solve at the end of the story too ...

Ears the donkey is up to mischief! Will she still be able to win a prize in the village show? Beginner readers will love this lively story from the popular Farmyard Tales series delightfully illustrated by Stephen Cartwright & with puzzles to solve at the end of the story ...

Beginner readers are taken on a trip back to medieval times to learn what it was like to be a knight & live in a castle Part of the Usborne Reading Programme developed with experts at the University of Roehampton this title is full of information on how knights fought what they did for fun & also

Includes:: short biographies of real-life knights & descriptions of some of the castles that can still be seen today The book is accompanied by Internet links to carefully selected websites that reveal more about knights & castles

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region Free DVD Player in order to play From Golden Globe Nominee Director Paul Schrader (Taxi Driver American Gigolo Affliction) FIRST REFORMED is a brooding thriller-drama centred around Ernst Toller (Academy Award Nominee Ethan Hawke) a troubled priest of a small historical church in upstate New York who starts to spiral out of control after a soul-shaking encounter with Mary (Amanda Seyfried) & her husband Michael an unstable environmental activist Consumed by thoughts that the world is in danger & motivated by the church’s lack of action Toller embarks on a perilous self-assigned undertaking with the hope that he may finally restore the faith & purpose he’s been longing for in his mission to right the wrongs done to so many Language English Subtitles Spanish French Hungarian Italian Russian Dubbed Spanish French Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired English ...

From the bestselling author of the Spider Shepherd & Jack Nightingale series comes First Response the utterly addictive new thriller by Stephen Leather London is under siege Nine men in suicide vests primed to explode hold hostages in nine different locations & are ready to die for their cause Their mission
- to force the Government to release jihadist prisoners from Belmarsh Prison The deadline
- 6pm Today But the bombers are cleanskins terrorists with no obvious link to any group & who do not appear on any anti-terror watch list What has brought them together on this one day to act in this way? Mo Kamran is the Superintendent in charge of the Special Crime & Operations branch of the Met As the disaster unfolds & the SAS armed police & other emergency services rush to the scenes he is tasked with preventing the biggest terrorist outrage the capital has ever known But nothing is what it seems & only Kamran has the big picture Will anyone believe him? A chillingly plausible & pulse-pounding depiction of how London might be held to ransom in a concerted terrorist attack this is thriller writing at its very best

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Rod Campbell the creator of the preschool lift-the-flap classic Dear Zoo has been a trusted name in early learning for over thirty years Nursery Rhymes is is bursting with rhymes & games to share with your toddler & features both classic & original nursery rhymes from Rod Campbell With flaps to lift on every page there's so much to discover
- & the thick board pages chunky cased cover & sturdy flaps make it great for small hands
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First Saratoga Burgoyne&s Gambit In the late summer of 1777 the British master plan to sever New England from the rest of the rebellious American colonies had come unhinged leaving John Burgoyne&s Northern Army dangerously isolated In an attempt to break through American defenses to reach Albany New York Burgoyne launched his army at the American defenses on Bemis Heights An American screen dispatched by Benedict Arnold clashed with the British advance in deep woods triggering an afternoon-long fight fed by reinforcements for both sides The battle ended in stalemate as good as a defeat for Burgoyne but might have tipped in his favor Saratoga uses the simplified Quick Play version of the Musket & Saber system of warfare during the muzzle-loading era Combat is based on unit quality rather than raw numbers & rewards use of historical tactics All units are susceptible to rout when weakened so players must maintain reserves Leaders enhance unit capabilities Special rules cover the characteristics of eighteenth century warfare especially the emergence of light infantry & the differences between regulars & militia Winning the battle depends on deployment thoughtful maneuver to concentrate at the key points the proper coordination of arms careful use of leaders & special units & an understanding of the strengths & weaknesses of each army ...