Nelson was a young South African with a reputation for trouble-making Who would have thought he would one day lead his people to freedom? 128 pages Hadland Adrian ...

To tie into the anniversary of the 100th NOW album this book is a celebration of the last 35 years of pop music as told through the NOW brand & 100 of the most iconic artists ever featured 240 pages Mulligan Michael ...

Four friends Twenty years One powerful secret There are certain dates on which you'll always remember where you were The day Princess Diana died 911 The London 2012 opening ceremony The same is true for Sophie Emily Amy & Melissa who have been best friends since they met twenty years ago As history has moved on around them they have seen each other through everything From Sophie's secret fear that she doesn't actually want to be a mother despite having two kids to Amy's perfect-on-the-outside-abusive-on-the inside marriage to Melissa's spiralling alcoholism & Emily's single motherhood But could a lie that spans just as long tear them apart? A moving unputdownable novel about four incredible friendships & the stories we all share The Story of Our Lives is a treat for fans of The Versions of Us & One Day A moving unputdownable novel about four ...

Everyone knows what is feels like to be in pain Scraped knees toothaches migraines giving birth cancer heart attacks & heartaches pain permeates our entire lives We also witness other people
- loved ones
- suffering & we 'feel with' them It is easy to assume this is the end of the story 'pain-is-pain-is-pain' & that is all there is to say But it is not In fact the way in which people respond to what they describe as 'painful' has changed considerably over time In the eighteenth & nineteenth centuries for example people believed that pain served a specific (and positive) function
- it was a message from God or Nature; it would perfect the spirit ' Suffer in this life & you wouldn't suffer in the next one' Submission to pain was required Nothing could be more removed from twentieth & twenty-first century understandings where pain is regarded as an unremitting evil to be 'fought' Focusing on the English-speaking world this book tells the story of pain since the eighteenth century addressing fundamental questions about the experience & nature of suffering over the last three centuries How have those in pain interpreted their suffering
- & how have these interpretations changed over time? How have people learnt to conduct themselves when suffering? How do friends & family react? & what about medical professionals should they immerse themselves in the suffering person or is the best response a kind of professional detachment? As Joanna Bourke shows in this fascinating investigation people have come up with many different answers to these questions over time & a history of pain can tell us a great deal about how we might respond to our own suffering in the present
- & just as importantly to the suffering of those around us




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This is a lively re-telling of the Greek myth in which Pegasus the flying horse helps hero Bellerophon to defeat a fire-breathing monster This is a new title in Young Reading Series One Part of the Usborne Reading Programme Series One has short stories that are full of excitement aimed at children who are starting to read on their own ...

In The Story of Post-Modernism Charles Jencks the authority on Post-Modern architecture & culture provides the defining account of Post-Modern architecture from its earliest roots in the early 60s to the present day By breaking the narrative into seven distinct chapters which are both chronological & overlapping Jencks charts the ebb & flow of the movement the peaks & troughs of different ideas & themes The book is highly visual As well as providing a chronological account of the movement each chapter also has a special feature on the major works of a given period The first up-to-date narrative of Post-Modern Architecture
- other major books on the subject were written 20 years ago An accessible narrative that will appeal to students who are new to the subject as well as those who can remember its heyday in the 70s & 80s
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Robin Hood famously 'stole from the rich to give to the poor' This illustrated picture book brings his legend to life for little children When Jack's father is arrested by the evil Sheriff of Nottingham Jack enlists the help of Robin Hood to break his dad out of the castle ...

The story of the Roman Empire from the myth of Romulus & Remus to the foundations of the vast Empire & the Emperors who ruled it & its eventual collapse retold as a story for children growing in reading confidence Usborne Young Reading has been developed with reading experts from Roehampton University ...

This is a new edition to the classic title in Young Reading Series Two which is aimed at children whose reading ability & confidence allows them to tackle longer & more complex stories It smells horrible & look disgusting but rubbish hasn't always been a problem Some of it can even be useful You can squelch through its intriguing story past ancient animal droppings stinking sewers & dirty nappies It is developed in consultation with Alison Kelly who is a senior lecturer in education & an early reading specialist from Roehampton University ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-Ray & will require a region B or region free blu-ray player in order to play United Kingdom released Blu-Ray Region B DVD LANGUAGES English (Dolby Digital 20 ) English (Subtitles ) WIDESCREEN (1781) SPECIAL FEATURES 3-DVD Set Interactive Menu Scene Access SYNOPSIS For three thousand years we have struggled to answer the great questions the what the where the how & the why of mankind & our planet In this fascinating series award-winning journalist Michael Mosley explains how our knowledge of science has grown over time We learn about some of the great figures in the history of science
- Galileo Newton & Darwin
- but also of the astronomer who lost his nose in a duel but helped create a new vision of the cosmos & the alchemist who tried to make gold from human urine & set us on the course to modern chemistry An insightful & entertaining series The Story of Science reveals how the political upheavals of history combine with iconic inventions & discoveries along with the ideas of great thinkers to create the advances that have transformed our lives Episodes Comprise 1 Cosmos
- What is out there?2 Matter
- What are we made of?3 Life
- Where did we come from?4 Power
- Can we control nature?5 Medicine
- Can we live forever?6 Mind
- What is human nature? The Story of Science
- Season 1
- 3-Disc Set (The Story of Science Power Proof & Passion ) (Blu-Ray)









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