' York Notes Advanced' offer an accessible approach to English Literature This series has been completely updated to meet the needs of today's A-level & undergraduate students Written by established literature experts ' York Notes Advanced' introduce students to sophisticated analysis a range of critical perspectives & wider contexts ...

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Three Top Writers Continue the Epic Fantasy Adventure Begun in the Best-Seller The Shadow of the Lion Prince Manfred & his mentor & bodyguard the deadly warrior Erik survived dangers & enemies both natural & supernmatural & if they thought that their new mission was going to be anything but more of the same they soon gave up on that hope Returning from Jerusalem they & their escort of knights of the Holy Trinity are escorting an envoy of II Khan Mongol to the lands of the Golden Horde-between the Black Sea & the Carpathians which happen to be eastern bastion against their old enemies the demon Chernobog & his possessed puppet the Jangellion Unfortunately what began as a diplomatic mission leads to Manfred & his knights being caught up in an inter-clan civil war rescuingh a fugitive woman & her injured brother & becoming involved in the problems of Prince Vlad Duke of Valahia who has been held as a hostage by King Emeric og Hungary until freed by Countess Elizabeth Batholdy to use as bait to capture a gropu pf nonhumans Instead the wolflike nonhumans who masquerade as gypsies free Prince Vlad & help him to return to his homeland to raise revolt against Hungary & to renew age-old magics Manfred & Erik are forced into an alliance of convenience between the Golden Horde & the ancient magical forces of Valahia as directed by the troubled Vlad The magic calls for blood & Vlad is deathly afraid of it-and at the same time is irresistibly drawn toward it About the Author Mercedes Lackey is the New York Times best-selling author of the Bardic Voices series & the SERRted Edge series (both baen) The Heralds of Valdemar series (DAW) & many more She was one of the first writers to have an online newsgroup devoted to her writing Among her populat Baen titles are The Fire Rose The Lark & the Wren & The Shadow of the Lion (with Eric Flint & Dave Freer) She lives in Oklahoma Eric Flint is the authorcreator of the New York Times best-selling Ring of Fire series With David Drake he has written six popular novels in the Belisarius series including the new novel The Dance of Time & with David Weber collaborated on 1633 & 1634 The Baltic War two novels in the Ring of Fire series & on Crown of Slaves a best of the year pick by Publishers Weekly Flint recevied his masters degree in history from UCLA & was for amny years a labor union activist He lives in East Chicago IL with his wife & is working on more books in the best-selling Ring of Fire series Dave Freer is an ichthyologist turned author living in a remote part of Kwa Zulu-Natal South Africa with his wife & chief proof-reader Barbara four dogs & four cats & two sons Paddy & James His first book-The Forlorn (Baen)-came out in 1999 Since then he has co-authored with Eric Flint (Rats Bats & Vats The Rats The Bats & the Ugly Pyramid Scheme Pyramid Power) & with Mercedes Lackey & Eric Flint (The Shadow of the Lion This Rough Magic The Wizard of Karres) as well as writing another solo novel in that series A mankind Witch & various shorter works Besides working as a fisheries scientist for the Western Cape shark fishery he has worked as a commerical driver & as a relief chef at several luxury game lodges ...

Barnaby Lenon a former schoolmaster & headmaster who is chair of the Independent Schools Council takes an in-depth look at the elements that make up a successful school He examines leading & latest research on school leadership & management; looks at how teachers pupils parents & governors can achieve results; & puts the spotlight on subjects exam systems & social mobility For his research he visited a number of schools that are achieving outstanding results John Perryn Primary School Acton; Tollgate Primary School Newham; King Solomon Academy Marylebone; Burlington Danes Academy Hammersmith; West London Free School Hammersmith; Michaela Community School Wembley; St Mary Magdalene Academy Islington; Dixons Kings Academy Bradford; Tauheedul Boys' School Blackburn; London Academy of Excellence Newham; & Brighton College His analysis of their innovations & achievements provides an insight into some of England's most successful schools ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play George Formby plays a handyman with a knack for handling the paint brush a talent he pursues by painting portraits of heads minus the body because he lacks the boldness to have his models pose nude In a commercial art class fellow students add bodies to three of Formby&s heads creating trouble for him ...

It will tug at your heartstrings' Dawn O' Porter It's 1979 & thirteen-year-old Lydia has no idea how she'll cope when her dad announces that the family has to sell up & move onto a Thames sailing barge in Essex 416 pages Thomas Emily ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Mud tells the story of a dangerous but charismatic fugitive (Matthew Mc Conaughey) hiding out from bounty hunters on a remote island on the Mississippi Discovered living on a boat in a tree by two young boys Ellis (Tye Sheridan) & Neckbone (Jacob Lofland) an unlikely friendship forms as the boys struggle to help Mud escape his pursuers whilst at the same time reunite him with his long-time love Juniper (Reese Witherspoon) Actors Matthew Mc Conaughey Tye Sheridan Jacob Lofland Reese Witherspoon Michael Shannon & Sam Shepard Director Jeff Nichols Year 2012 Languages English ...

Shauzia is Parvana's friend from The Breadwinner Now Shauzia has fled from Afghanistan to a refugee camp in Pakistan But Shauzia has a dream She dreams of getting away from the refugee camp & travelling to France There she knows she would find a better life away from the war in her home country of Afghanistan But escape is not so easy Once she leaves the camp she has no money no food
- & only her dog Jasper for company But Shauzia is determined to find a new future for herself This is another deeply moving story from Deborah Ellis which casts light for readers on the ongoing human situation in Afghanistan
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Mud tells the story of a dangerous but charismatic fugitive (Matthew Mc Conaughey) hiding out from bounty hunters on a remote island on the Mississippi Discovered living on a boat in a tree by two young boys Ellis (Tye Sheridan) & Neckbone (Jacob Lofland) an unlikely friendship forms as the boys struggle to help Mud escape his pursuers whilst at the same time reunite him with his long-time love Juniper (Reese Witherspoon) Actors Matthew Mc Conaughey Tye Sheridan Jacob Lofland Reese Witherspoon Michael Shannon & Sam Shepard Director Jeff Nichols Year 2012 Languages English ...

The farm animals are having a day off! Lay your animal tiles on the towels around the pool & try to splash as many of them as you can by dropping the Pig right in the mud! The game characters take a Step for each animal you splashed but be careful
- or you might end up helping your opponents move towards the finish line! The farm animals are having a day off! Amazing 3D gameplay that requires just the right amount of skill Comes with a plastic mud pool mud tiles & a hilarious rubber pig! Full of colourful illustrations!
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