The Republic of Gilead offers Offred only one function: to breed. If she deviates, she will, like dissenters, be hanged at the wall or sent out to die slowly of radiation sickness. But even a repressive state cannot obliterate desire
- neither Offred's nor that of the two men on which her future hangs.
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Step in to the world of the Ancient Egyptians! Wear your own beaded collar, challenge a friend to the ancient game of senet, make papyrus paper, learn to write in hieroglyphs, measure time with a water clock & paint a life size pharaoh. This fantastic book combines informative text with brilliant hands-on projects that bring this ancient civilisation to life! This awesome book gives young learners a comprehensive introduction to a fascinating period in history which looks at their food & drink, how they dressed, the buildings they lived in, their beliefs & festivals, family life & how their society was organised. ...

Step in to the world of the Ancient Greeks! Make a Minotaur mask, wear a chiton, write your name in ancient Greek, paint a fresco, design a mythical creature & build a Greek temple. This fantastic book combines informative text & unique activities that brings this ancient civilisation to life. This awesome book provides young learners a comprehensive introduction to this fascinating period in history including their food & drink, how they dressed, the buildings they lived in. their beliefs & festivals, their family life & how their society was organised. ...

Step in to the world of the Celts! Make a Celtic chariot, wear a torc, create face paint for battle, use Ogham to write your name, play a tune on a Celtic harp & make tribal coins. Informative text & unique activities combine to bring ancient civilizations to life. Each book in this series gives young learners a comprehensive introduction to a fascinating period in history, looking at food & drink, how people dressed, the buildings they lived in, their beliefs & festivals, family life & how society was organised. Written by a subject specialist, clear step-by-step instructions are included. ...

Step into the fascinating world of the Romans! Write in Latin, stand in a Roman soldier's sandals, send signals the Roman way, try your luck at the dice game Tropa, make a mosaic, nibble on sweet honey toast & dress up as a gladiator. Each book in the Hands-on History series combines informative text with brilliant hands-on projects that bring history to life. Perfect for homework projects & step-by-step instructions are always included. ...

Step in to the world of the Aztecs! Step back in time to Central America before the Spanish conquest & discover the fascinating history of the people who lived there. Wear an Aztec ruler's feather headdress, sip Aztec hot chocolate, keep your wits about you as you play patolli, make a seed rattle & create your own folding codex book. Each book in the Hands-on History series combines informative text with brilliant hands-on projects that bring history to life. Perfect for homework projects, projects are explained using clear, step-by-step instructions & photographs. ...

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I liked doing handstands. Maybe my secrets & sore bits would disappear if I stayed like this. Sometimes I would only talk upside-down or in a secret code only I knew, & scoop water from puddles coz I was thirsty but too scared to go home & face what was there.   Janey & her family live in the tough East End of Glasgow. Her father is hard-working but hard-drinking & her depressive mother struggles to cope. & from an early age, Janey is being sexually abused by her uncle. When her parents separate, she has to witness her mother's abuse by a violent new boyfriend. Then, when still a teenager, Janey marries the son of a notorious gangster & is suddenly immersed in a dangerous & insular Glasgow underworld. This is the story of one girl's everyday fight for her family's future that will strike a chord with anyone who has ever struggled against diversity. ...

A colourful, complex mix of contrast & continuity typifies much of what has happened to Handsworth during the past century. Soho Road, & nearby, provide a prime example of radical change: bright, lively shops run by people of West Indian, Pakistani & Indian background share space with an elegant Muslim mosque & imposing Sikh Gurdwara (temple) silently calling into question a famous poet's dictum, ' Oh, East is East & West is West, & never the twain shall meet'. Handsworth (and part of Perry Barr) remains a residential suburb, its most famous residents surely being Boulton, Watt & Murdoch, the trailblazing eighteenth-century entrepreneur engineers whose work attracted world-wide acclaim. Even just a skim through these pages will reveal intrinsically interesting as well as highly nostalgic comparisons & contrasts, of then & now. ...