Windsor Castle 1714 Queen Anne has known her share of tragedy & grief betrayed by her father; plagued by illness & obesity; cursed to lose all seventeen of her children Now she is dying with no living offspring & the question of who will succeed her hangs over the court fuelling political intrigue & fear There are two likely successors James Stuart the half-brother she has always refused to acknowledge & George of Hanover the cousin who once turned her down for marriage Neither is ideal She hates them both As courtiers politicians & sycophants plot to steer the succession to their own advantage Queen Anne must finally face the past For nothing can be resolved until she comes to terms with her children's deaths & repairs the terrible wrong she committed many years before With familiar characters
- including three of the most important writers in English literature Daniel Defoe (Robinson Crusoe) Jonathan Swift (Gulliver's Travels) & fashionable poet Alexander Pope
- & a gripping plot What If the Queen Should Die? is the thrilling historical tale of Britain's most tragic queen

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Jim Luckless has had a windfall & decides to spend it on a racehorse He is sure that Contraflow bred at Patrick Wheeler-Deeley&s racing stables will make him a fortune But WHAT IF Contraflow had a very special talent? & WHAT IF things took an unexpected turn? The picture on this pack shows Jim buying his racehorse The puzzle inside the box shows what happened after that ...

If life is about the journey & not the destination could it be that this is heaven
- this physical life we are living here on Earth?
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<DIV> If you could have any animal's tail whose would you choose?<DIV> 32 pages Markle Sandra ...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERFrom the creator of the wildly popular xkcdcom hilarious & informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask Millions visit xkcdcom each week to read Randall Munroe&s iconic webcomic Fans ask him a lot of strange questions How fast can you hit a speed bump driving & live? When (if ever) did the sun go down on the British Empire? When will Facebook contain more profiles of dead people than living? How many humans would a T Rex rampaging through New York need to eat a day? In pursuit of answers Munroe runs computer simulations pores over stacks of declassified military research memos solves differential equations & consults nuclear reactor operators His responses are masterpieces of clarity & hilarity complemented by comics They often predict the complete annihilation of humankind or at least a really big explosion ...

Delve into literature & discover exactly what a novel is What makes a great novel? How are characters important? What is a setting? Using great examples from past & present this book explains clearly what is meant by a novel then prompts children to write their own! ...

Leading anthropologist Thomas Hylland Eriksen shows how anthropology is a revolutionary way of thinking about the human world Perfect for students but also for those who have never encountered anthropology before this book explores the key issues in an exciting & innovative way Lucid & accessible What is Anthropology? draws examples from current affairs as well as previous anthropological studies He looks at the history of anthropology its unique research methods & some of its central concepts such as society culture & translation This second edition contains a new introduction as well as updates throughout New content

Includes:: discussions about Brexit the rise of the populist Right in Europe the anthropology of climate change & social media What is Anthropology? shows in persuasive ways why anthropology is a fundamental intellectual discipline perhaps more so in the 21st century than ever before

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This entertaining & informative book explores the world of architecture through a series of 101 questions & answers that cover a wide range of issues on its practice & theory There are historical questions such as ' Who was the first architect?' & ' Are all churches architecture?' as well as ones that relate to contemporary activity such as ' Have computers changes architecture?' or ' How small can a home get?' There are also many that are intriguing & irreverent such as ' Why do architects want to paint the world white?' or ' Is Dubai a city?' For each of the questions there is a brief one-line answer & then a more extended discussion Aimed at both general readers as well as those in the field this book will make a perfect purchase or gift for anyone interested in architecture ...

Joseph Beuys' work continues to influence & inspire practitioners & thinkers all over the world in areas from organizational learning direct democracy & new money forms to new art pedagogies & ecological art practices Here in dialogue with Volker Harlan
- a close colleague whose own work also revolves around understandings of substance & sacrament that are central to Beuys
- the deeper motivations & insights underlying 'social sculpture' Beuys' expanded conception of art are illuminated His profound reflections complemented with insightful essays by Volker Harlan give a sense of the interconnectedness between all life forms & the foundations of a path towards an ecologically sustainable future

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Nicolas Joly is responsible for producing some of the finest & most highly esteemed wines of France at his Coulee de Serrant vineyard Practising the biodynamic method of agriculture
- sometimes referred to as 'premium organic'
- he is at the forefront of a movement to return to the concept of terroir as full expression & embodiment of a particular grape-growing locality or appelation Today even expensive wines made under strictly regulated controls & standards are tainted by the use of pesticides & fertilizers & manipulated in the cellar through the use of osmosis & the additions of aromatic yeasts & enzymes To counter such trends a new ' Charter of Quality' run by organic & biodynamic viticulturists guarantees that the appelation comes to full authentic expression To aid this process biodynamic winegrowers like Joly use special planting methods & preparations that enhance & invigorate the soil bringing it into harmony with the forces of sun moon & cosmos to embed the vine in a rich living context

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