Winner of the Man Booker Prize The nine surviving children of the Hegarty clan gather in Dublin for the wake of their wayward brother Liam It wasn't the drink that killed him
- although that certainly helped
- it was what happened to him as a boy in his grandmother's house in the winter of 1968 The Gathering is a novel about love & disappointment about thwarted lust & limitless desire & how our fate is written in the body not in the stars

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' Oswald easily outstrips the formulaic work of bigger names' Guardian THE DEAD DEMAND VENGEANCE in the ALL-NEW compelling novel in the BESTSELLING Inspector Mc Lean series A truck driver loses control in central Edinburgh ploughing into a crowded bus stop & spilling his vehicle's toxic load The consequences are devastating DI Tony Mc Lean witnesses the carnage Taking control of the investigation he soon realises there is much that is deeply amiss
- & everyone involved seems to have something to hide But as Mc Lean struggles to uncover who caused the tragedy a greater crisis develops the new Chief Superintendent's son is missing last seen in the area of the crash PRAISE FOR THE INSPECTOR Mc LEAN SERIES' Creepy gritty & gruesome' Sunday Mirror' The new Ian Rankin' Daily Record' Oswald easily outstrips the formulaic work of bigger names' Guardian' Crime fiction's next big thing' Sunday Telegraph' Oswald is among the leaders in the new batch of excellent Scottish crime writers' Daily Mail ' Oswald's writing is in a class above most' Daily Express
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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 Christina Ricci (Monster) stars in this spine-tingling supernatural thriller about an American backpacker in rural England whose life takes a turn for the worse after a car accident During recovery she is befriended by a researcher (Stephen Dillane) studying a buried 1st Century church embedded with images of Christ&s crucifixion She begins to have horrific visions of the townspeople & their deaths Is the town cursed or are her visions spirits from the unearthed church grasping for life? What is uncovered will shock & terrify you! Actors Christina Ricci Ioan Gruffudd Stephen Dillane Robert Hardy & Mackenzie Crook Director Brian Gilbert Certificate 15 years & over Year 2002 Screen Widescreen 2351 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital (20) Stereo Subtitles None Listed Duration 1 hour & 27 minutes (approx)
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' Epic in every sense'
- Sunday Times Tarmon Gai'don the Last Battle looms & mankind is not ready Rand al' Thor struggles to unite
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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 Albert Finney stars as Sir Winston Churchill in the years leading up to the Second World War as he tries to warn Britain of the threat posed by Hitler & Nazi Germany The film looks at his comeback from political obscurity & the personal sacrifices he made for his country ...

The Gatsby Affair explores Zelda Fitzgerald's affair with the French aviator Edouard Jozan who served as the prototype for F Scott Fitzgerald's most famous creation Jay Gatsby This book draws on the Jozan family papers photographs & archival materials & takes a bold new look at the creation of The Great Gatsby ...

The famed ancient Indian guide to lovemaking the Kama Sutra has been used to enhance sexual experiences since the fourth century Now a leading gay author has reinterpreted this iconic erotic manual to create a practical sex guide for gay lovers Clear empowering text celebrating the art of gay lovemaking is accompanied by exquisite sensual artworks from the original Kama Sutra & other homoerotic classical works & tasteful contemporary black & white instructional line drawings The book provides practical advice on sexual technique relationships & emotional wellbeing Featuring an illustrated journey through all the different sexual positions & covering everything from meeting a partner courtship & kissing to games & massage The Gay Man's Kama Sutra is the ultimate guide to satisfying exciting gay love ...

Would GCHQ recruit you? Pit your wits against the people who cracked Enigma in the official puzzle book from Britain's secretive intelligence organisation --------------------------------Odd word out The themes in the following words are identical but totally different! Which is the odd word out in each case? a) ANGLE BRING CLAMP DIRTY EXACT FIELD GRASS HEART IMAGE JAUNTb) ABBEY BURST COURT DRINK ENJOY FOUND GIANT HARMS IDIOT JUMPYIdentify Me My first is in a combine harvester but not in a ploughshare My second is in a pigsty but not in a cowshed My third does not exist My whole is in a farmyard but not in a jungle Identify me--------------------------------GCHQ is a top-secret intelligence & security agency which recruits some of the very brightest minds Over the years their codebreakers have helped keep our country safe from the Bletchley Park breakthroughs of WWII to the modern-day threat of cyberattack So it comes as no surprise that even in their time off the staff at GCHQ love a good puzzle Whether they're recruiting new staff or challenging each other to the toughest Christmas quizzes & treasure hunts imaginable puzzles are at the heart of what GCHQ does Now they're opening up their archives of decades' worth of codes puzzles & challenges for everyone to try In this book you will find
- Tips on how to get into the mindset of a codebreaker
- Puzzles ranging in difficulty from easy to brain-bending
- A competition section where we search for Britain's smartest puzzler Good luck!' Fiendish as frustrating divisive & annoying as it is deeply fulfilling the true spirit of Christmas' The Guardian ' Ideal for the crossword enthusiast' Daily Telegraph


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The GCSE Mindset 40 activities for transforming student commitment motivation & productivity written by Steve Oakes & Martin Griffin offers a wealth of concrete practical & applicable tools designed to supercharge GCSE students' resilience positivity organisation & determination At a time when GCSE teaching can feel like a conveyor belt of micromanaged lessons & last-ditch interventions Steve & Martin
- acclaimed authors of The A Level Mindset
- suggest a different approach underpinned by their VESPA model of essential life skills vision effort systems practice & attitude These five non-cognitive characteristics beat cognition hands down as predictors of academic success & in The GCSE Mindset Steve & Martin take this simple model as their starting point & present a user-friendly month-by-month programme of activities resources & strategies that will help students break through barriers build resilience better manage their workload & ultimately release their potential
- both in the classroom & beyond The book's forty activities while categorised thematically under the VESPA umbrella have been sequenced chronologically by month in order to better chart the student's journey through the academic year & to help them navigate the psychological terrain ahead Each activity can be delivered one-to-one to a tutor group or to a whole cohort has been designed to take fifteen to twenty minutes to complete & has been written with a pupil audience in mind However to complement the tasks' practical utility the authors also explore the underpinning research & theory
- including the pioneering work of Angela Duckworth Dr Steve Bull & Carol Dweck
- in more detail in the introduction to each section Informed by the authors' collective thirty-plus years of teaching & coaching this essential handbook for GCSE success also suggests key coaching questions & interventions for use with pupils &

Includes:: expert guidance on how schools can implement & audit the core components & outcomes of the VESPA approach in their own settings in addition
- & indeed pertinently in the present educational environment where empirical data is valued so highly
- the book features a chapter dedicated to the measurement of mindset written by guest contributors Dr Neil Dagnall & Dr Andrew Denovan from Manchester Metropolitan University They present the twenty-eight-item VESPA questionnaire which they helped Steve & Martin to design & take the reader through the research process behind its origins before going on to describe how it can be used to identify areas for development & to measure the impact of interventions Suitable for teachers tutors & parents who want to boost 14-16-year-olds' academic outcomes & equip them with powerful tools & techniques in preparation for further education & employment








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