Since the 1960s, the National Aeronautics & Space Administration has been sending unmanned satellites to explore the planets, moons & sun. These probes have amassed a stunning visual record of other worlds. This book brings together some of the most spectacular of these images that focus on the awesome appearance of these celestial bodies. ...

It is 1945 & the war is finally over. For sisters Sophie & Maria, though, the upheaval is just beginning. For they have no choice but to leave their beloved home on the Isle of Man. It is a huge wrench for eighteen-year-old Maria, who can't forget Hans Bonhoeffer, a young Austrian, interned on the island during the war. For widowed Sophie, Liverpool offers a new beginning with her daughter Bella. She has no room for distractions
- until she falls in love with Frank Ryan, a man married to a woman who, although she doesn't love him, has no intention of letting him go. Without the men they love, will the sisters ever find happiness?
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This film tells the story of C.J Nicholas, an ambitious young journalist, (Jessie Metcalfe) who investigates a corrupt district attorney by setting himself up as a murder suspect, only for the DA (Michael Douglas) to uncover the plot & incriminate the scribe. A present-day remake of the Fritz Lang 1956 RKO classic, the film updates the dark & ominous film noir genre by making use of plot twists that will keep audiences guessing until the end. ...

Provides students the chance to consolidate their learning over the course. In this title, each unit

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June Thomson & Giselle Ross are inextricably linked by two unspeakable acts of evil. On the same day, in the UK, just miles apart, their estranged husbands murdered their children. The killings were not driven by rage, or committed in moments of madness. They were planned, & carried out with chilling precision
- to inflict the worst pain imaginable on the women who no longer needed them.
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On D-Day, Dick Winters took off with 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment & prepared to parachute into German-held north France. Starting with an account of the gruelling training designed to make the 506th the elite unit in the US Army, this is an account of one man's experience of commanding ' Easy Company from D-Day', to the Battle of the Bulge. ...

Carole Rodgers, author of Beading Basics, returns with more beautiful projects for readers who want to move beyond simple stringing. Beyond Beading Basics contains 24 projects that teach & incorporate techniques new to the beginning beader, such as increasing & decreasing stitches, doing three-dimensional beading & working with multiple hole-beads. Jewelry created with unusual materials such as fishing bobbers, brass washers & snap rings encourage you to explore & experiment. Detailed diagrams illustrate the steps for each project. Beyond Beading Basics presents: 24 beading projects, from dazzling jewelry sets to a beaded card case & embroidered shirt step-by-step instructions accompanied by diagrams & photos a handy review of basic tools & techniques Expand your beading skills with beautiful creations from Beyond Beading Basics. ...

Do your outfits need a little hint of natural, playful or vintage?

Beyond Beading has all of the answers for you!



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'I was living in a world where a priest who spoke the words of God used me for sex, & there was no-one to tell. The world where this horror happened didn't exist for anyone else.' As a boy in Ireland where everyone -- from among his own neighbours to the powers of church & state -- chose to deny that a priest could sexually assault a child, Colm O' Gorman felt only shame, guilt & fear at the regular rape & abuse he suffered. But Colm would go on to make history, successfully suing the Roman Catholic Church, asking questions of the Pope himself & creating a watershed in history as hundreds more victims found the courage to report their abuse. Beyond Belief is a powerful story of a young man's shame turning to outrage, & demonstrates that -- whatever our past hurts -- there is hope for the future if we are prepared to stand for truth. ...

Discusses African-American politics & struggles against racism. This book rejects both liberal inclusionist strategies & the separatist politics of Louis Farrakhan, arguing for a transformationist' strategy which retains a distinctive black cultural identity but draws together all the poor & exploited in a united struggle against oppression. ...