Why Read the Classics? is an elegant defence of the value of great literature by one of the finest authors of the last century ...

It is a complete mystery why anyone would choose to murder the trusted old butler of Norton Manor Barrister turned amateur detective Frank Amberley has reason to suspect that the shooting involves the nervy young lady discovered at the scene of the crime a snooping gentleman in the halls of Greythorne & then a second dead body A dramatic tale of upstairs downstairs & family secrets ...

Some people boldly claim Christianity is fine for some but it isn't for me Others feel it is just outdated & irrelevant For better or worse everyone in the Western world has come into contact with Christianity we all have some opinion on it James Anderson with a clear humorous logic explores what Christianity really claims & shows the underlying reason & consistency behind these claims By the end of Why Should I Believe Christianity? while you may not agree with the Christian worldview it is impossible to be left sitting on the fence ...

Can rocks have snot? Why do doughnuts have holes in the middle? Could a human child ever be raised by animals? What have hyenas got to laugh about? & why is it impossible to belch after blast-off? This title deals with these questions 272 pages Symons Mitchell ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Eli Bloom (Jesse Eisenberg) is a musical prodigy & he has an important audition to get to The only problem is his mother A recovering drug addict she needs to get to her rehab centre & the only person she trusts to get her there is Eli What should be a simple task spirals comically out of control as his mother s drug dealer turns up & the chances of Eli getting to his audition look less & less likely ...

' Outstanding Overy has written a masterpiece of analytical history posing & answering one of the great questions of the century' Niall Ferguson Sunday Times The Allied victory in 1945
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In this book teacher education consultant & researcher Jon Tibke fact-checks prevailing 'neuromyths' by shining a light on what scientific research is truly relevant for the classroom & exploring the current limits of our understanding 216 pages Tibke Jon ...

A favourite Chinese greeting is Ni chi fan le ma?
- Have you eaten yet? Unlike many in the West the Chinese see food not as a chore
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A SCOTSMAN TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR Stranded at Schiphol airport Ben Coates called up a friendly Dutch girl he'd met some months earlier He stayed for dinner Actually he stayed for good In the first book to consider the hidden heart & history of the Netherlands from a modern perspective the author explores the length & breadth of his adopted homeland & discovers why one of the world's smallest countries is also so significant & so fascinating It is a self-made country the Dutch national character shaped by the ongoing battle to keep the water out from the love of dairy & beer to the attitude to nature & the famous tolerance Ben Coates investigates what makes the Dutch the Dutch why the Netherlands is much more than Holland & why the colour orange is so important Along the way he reveals why they are the world's tallest people & have the best carnival outside Brazil He learns why Amsterdam's brothels are going out of business who really killed Anne Frank & how the Dutch manage to be richer than almost everyone else despite working far less He also discovers a country which is changing fast with the Dutch now questioning many of the liberal policies which made their nation famous A personal portrait of a fascinating people a sideways history & an entertaining travelogue Why the Dutch are Different is the story of an Englishman who went Dutch & loved it ...

This book is a brilliant account of German military history which makes for thought-provoking reading Military Modelcraft International The German armed forces suffered crushing defeat in the last century Kenneth Macksey examines the reasons behind these catastrophic military failures Were they the random fortunes of war or the inevitable result of a particular structure leadership & history? A nation with few natural defensive boundaries Germany traditionally had to struggle to survive & developed an aggressive & militant outlook Its great strengths were the brilliance of individual generals & military thinkers the innovative development of the military forces & the skill & tenacity of the fighting men Set against all this was a short-term war policy a tendency to underestimate the enemy & believe its own propaganda & the politicisation of the military staffs These & many other factors were to lead Germany from nineteenth-century success & dreams of world domination to twentieth-century defeat ...