A rich blend of history & spirituality adventure & politics laced with the thread of black comedy familiar to readers of William Dalrymple’s previous work In AD 587 two monks John Moschos & Sophronius the Sophist embarked on an extraordinary journey across the Byzantine world from the shores of the Bosphorus to the sand dunes of Egypt Their aim to collect the wisdom of the sages & mystics of the Byzantine East before their fragile world shattered under the eruption of Islam Almost 1500 years later using the writings of John Moschos as his guide William Dalrymple set off to retrace their footsteps Taking in a civil war in Turkey the ruins of Beirut the tensions of the West Bank & a fundamentalist uprising in Egypt William Dalrymple’s account is a stirring elegy to the dying civilisation of Eastern Christianity ...

Over recent years the field of Science of Learning has increased dramatically Unfortunately despite claims that this work will greatly impact education very little research makes it into teacher practice Although the reasons for this are varied a primary concern is the lack of a proper translation framework From the Laboratory to the Classroom aims to consolidate information from many different research disciplines & correlate learning principles with known classroom practices in order to establish explanatory foundations for successful strategies that can be implemented into the classroom It combines theoretical research with the diverse & dynamic classroom environment to deliver original effective & specific teaching & learning strategies & address questions concerning what possible mechanisms are at play as people learn Divided into five sections chapters cover A Framework for Organizing & Translating Science of Learning Research Motivation & Attention as Foundations for Student Learning Memory & Metamemory Considerations in the Instruction of Human Beings Science of Learning in Digital Learning Environments Educational Approaches for Students Experiencing Learning Difficulties & Developmental Characteristics of Gifted Children Brain Behaviour & Classroom Practice Forging Research Practice Relationships via Laboratory Schools This fascinating text gathers an international team of expert scientists teachers & administrators to present a coherent framework for the vital translation of laboratory research for educational practice Applying the Science of Learning framework to a number of different educational domains it will be an essential guide for any student or researcher in education educational psychology neuropsychology educational technology & the emergent field of neuroeducation ...

New York City girl Claudia a mere month shy of being a twelve-year-old has resolved to run away from home with her younger brother Jamie She knows that she could never pull off the classic spur-of-the-moment departure without a destination (inevitably involving having to eat outside with the insects & cupcakes melting in the sun); so she plans everything to perfection including their destination the grand elegant beautiful all-encompassing Metropolitan Museum of Art However no sooner have Claudia & Jamie settled into their new home than they are caught up in the mystery of an angel statue bought by the museum for the bargain price of 225 Is it in fact an as yet undiscovered work by Michelangelo worth millions? Claudia is determined to find out & her quest leads her to the remarkable secretive Mrs Frankweiler who sold the statue to the museum
- & to some equally remarkable discoveries about herself Since its first appearance nearly 50 years ago The Mixed-up Files of Mrs Basil E Frankweiler has gained a place in the hearts of generations of readers
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Pankaj Mishra's provocative account of how China India & the Muslim World are remaking the world in their own image
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THE NEW SERIES FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR NEIL WHITEHe hides in the shadows watching waiting until the time is right Mary Kendricks a smart pretty twenty-four-year-old teacher has been brutally murdered & Robert Carter is accused of killing her When defence lawyer Dan Grant inherits Carter's case only weeks before the trial starts everyone expects him just to babysit it but Dan's not that kind of lawyer He'll follow the evidence
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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 The Vault is a series of live concerts from The Rolling Stones archive which are getting their first official release The Marquee Live In 1971 is the latest addition to the series The show was filmed at London s legendary Marquee club on March 26th 1971 shortly after the finish of the band s 1971 UK tour & about a month before the release of the Sticky Fingers album in late April Mick Taylor was now fully integrated into the group & the band had used the tour to showcase some of the tracks from the forthcoming album The show at the Marquee was filmed for American television & four songs from the Sticky Fingers album were featured including the rarely performed I Got The Blues The footage has now been carefully restored & the sound has been newly mixed by Bob Clearmountain for this first official release of the show ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play According to Daniel Cotton (Philip Glenister) there are three battles that shape our lives nature versus nurture; free will versus destiny; & City versus United Saturday 15th June 1996 an ordinary day in Manchester England is preparing to play Scotland in the Euros Daniel has brought together his adoptive brother Robbo (Steven Mackintosh) & father Samuel (Bernard Hill) in the hope of healing a family rift when they are caught up in a massive terrorist attack & from this moment Daniel’s life changes forever In helping Joanne (Liz White) escape the debris Daniel realises he wants to be someone else someone more exciting… The trigger for major changes in Daniel’s life & the reinvention of Manchester City Centre the bomb does much more than cause devastation Spanning four years From There to Here brings to life a family a city & an era in a way that no one who watches it will ever forget For contractual reasons music edits have been made from the original transmitted version Starring Philip Glenister Bernard Hill Steven Mackintosh Saskia Reeves Liz White Morven Christie Daniel Rigby ...

Few gave tiny Singapore much chance of survival when it was granted independence in 1965 How is it then that today the former British colonial trading post is a thriving Asian metropolis with not only the world's number one airline best airport & busiest port of trade but also the world's fourth-highest per capita real income? The story of that transformation is told here by Singapore's charismatic controversial founding father Lee Kuan Yew Rising from a legacy of divisive colonialism the devastation of the Second World War & general poverty & disorder following the withdrawal of foreign forces Singapore now is hailed as a city of the future This miraculous history is dramatically recounted by the man who not only lived through it all but who fearlessly forged ahead & brought about most of these changes Delving deep into his own meticulous notes as well as previously unpublished government papers & official records Lee details the extraordinary efforts it took for an island city-state in Southeast Asia to survive at that time Lee explains how he & his cabinet colleagues finished off the communist threat to the fledgling state's security & began the arduous process of nation building forging basic infrastructural roads through a land that still consisted primarily of swamps creating an army from a hitherto racially & ideologically divided population stamping out the last vestiges of colonial-era corruption providing mass public housing & establishing a national airline & airport In this illuminating account Lee writes frankly about his trenchant approach to political opponents & his often unorthodox views on human rights democracy & inherited intelligence aiming always to be correct not politically correct Nothing in Singapore escaped his watchful eye whether choosing shrubs for the greening of the country restoring the romance of the historic Raffles Hotel or openly unabashedly persuading young men to marry women as well educated as themselves Today's safe tidy Singapore bears Lee's unmistakable stamp for which he is unapologetic If this is a nanny state I am proud to have fostered one Though Lee's domestic canvas in Singapore was small his vigor & talent assured him a larger place in world affairs With inimitable style he brings history to life with cogent analyses of some of the greatest strategic issues of recent times & reveals how over the years he navigated the shifting tides of relations among America China & Taiwan acting as confidant sounding board & messenger for them He also

Includes:: candid sometimes acerbic pen portraits of his political peers including the indomitable Margaret Thatcher & Ronald Reagan the poetry-spouting Jiang Zemin & ideologues George Bush & Deng Xiaoping Lee also lifts the veil on his family life & writes tenderly of his wife & stalwart partner Kwa Geok Choo & of their pride in their three children -- particularly the eldest son Hsien Loong who is now Singapore's deputy prime minister For more than three decades Lee Kuan Yew has been praised & vilified in equal measure & he has established himself as a force impossible to ignore in Asian & international politics From Third World to First offers readers a compelling glimpse into this visionary's heart soul & mind

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