Once the great forest of Lythe was a vast, impenetrable thicket with a mystery at its heart. & here, in the beginning, was Fairfax Manor. But the forest became Streets of Trees: Chestnut Avenue, Laurel Bank, & Sycamore Street. The Fairfaxes dwindled too & now lived in Hawthorne Close; Vinny, Gordon, fat Debbie, & Charles & Isobel, the children. The story belongs to Isobel. Born in the middle of the twentieth century, she drops into pockets of time waiting for the return of Eliza, her mother, whose disappearance is part of the mystery that remains at the heart of the forest. ...

Once it had been the great forest of Lythe. & here, lived the Fairfaxes, visited once by the great Gloriana herself. But over the centuries the forest had been destroyed. The Fairfaxes have dwindled too. But Isobel Fairfax knows about the past. She is waiting for the return of her mother whose disappearance is part of the mystery. ...

Read by Patricia Hodge. Once it had been the great forest of Lythe
- a vast & impenetrable thicket of green. & here, in the beginning,
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The authors guide the reader through their approach to emotional health & education, clearly explaining a body of psychological knowledge gained through decades of research into neurophysiology, psychology & behaviour. This is a fresh edition containing a wealth of new material that will enhance its already considerable reputation. ...

Human Rights is an introductory text that is both innovative & challenging. Its unique interdisciplinary approach invites students to think imaginatively & rigorously about one of the most important & influential political concepts of our time. ...

Jacques Rebiere & Thomas Midwinter, both sixteen when this story starts in 1876, come from different countries & contrasting families. They are united by an ambition to understand how the mind works & whether madness is the price we pay for being human. This work explores the question of what kind of beings men & women really are. ...

Human life is a staggeringly strange thing. On the surface of a ball of rock falling around a nuclear fireball in the blackness of a vacuum the laws of nature conspired to create a naked ape that can look up at the stars & wonder where it came from. ...

The iconic vehicle of the British Army's Reconnaissance Corps during World War II, the Humber Light Reconnaissance Car (LRC) saw service in several theatres of war between 1941 & 1945. Using numerous photographs, this book looks at the development of the LRC, its use by the Reconnaissance Corps & its importance to British infantry divisions. ...

Everyone thinks they know the real Gordon Ramsay: rude, loud, driven, stubborn. But this is his real story... In this fast-paced, bite-sized edition of his bestselling autobiography Ramsay tells the real story of how he became the world's most famous & infamous chef: his difficult childhood, his brother's heroin addiction, his failed first career as a footballer, his fanatical pursuit of gastronomic perfection & his TV persona
- all the things that have made him the celebrated culinary talent & media powerhouse that he is today. Gordon talks frankly about: * his tough childhood: his father's alcoholism & violence & the effects on his relationships with his mother & siblings * his first career as a footballer: how the whole family moved to Scotland when he was signed by Glasgow Rangers at the age of fifteen, & how he coped when his career was over due to injury just three years later * his brother's heroin addiction. * Gordon's early career: learning his trade in Paris & London; how his career developed from there: his time in Paris under Albert Roux & his seven Michelin-starred restaurants. * kitchen life: Gordon spills the beans about life behind the kitchen door, & how a restaurant kitchen is run in Anthony Bourdain-style. * & how he copes with the impact of fame on himself & his family: his television career, the rapacious tabloids, & his own drive for success.
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Books Non-Fiction Books Caroline Taggart browses through thousands of years of history to shed light on why we use the words & phrases we do. Arranged by themes including food, the household, childhood, romance & more, this intriguing book looks at the origins of our language from their historical context. For example, did you know that: From blue-blooded (an invention of aristocratic Spaniards) to limelight (a way of lighting Victorian theatres), passing an exam with flying colours (another image from sailing ships) to winning hands down (from horse racing), Humble Pie & Cold Turkey will answer questions you may never have thought to ask. Including why turkeys need to be cold & how pies came to be humble. Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9781789295450 •†Author:†  Caroline Taggart •†Publisher:†  Michael O' Mara •†Format:†  Paperback •†Pages:† 192 •†Dimensions:† 12.9 x 2.29 x 19.81 cm ...