This series introduces the reader to scientific ideas by way of everyday situations & objects that they can recognise in the world around them. Covering a range of basic science topics required by the science curriculum, these books support the QCA KS1 schemes of work. ...

When a long-term relationship ended, her best friend’s scheme to get Lottie back in the swing of things seemed like a good idea.

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My brain, which had just let me down so badly, was perhaps never so active. The paramedics question was a fundamental one. Who are you? Yes indeed. Who am I?

Robert Mc Crum was forty-two when he suffered a massive stroke which left one side of his body totally paralysed, his speech drastically impaired, & his sense of himself radically altered. What followed was a prolonged period of recovery, full of heart ache & frustration, as he gradually regained sensation, movement & self-esteem & as his family pulled together in the extraordinary effort necessary to make him well again.

My Year Off is a moving story of determination, courage & love that sings with wit & honesty. An invaluable insight into the reality of life after stroke, the moments of hope, the anger & despair, this is a touching classic that gives voice to millions.



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Culture Smart! Myanmar provides essential information on local attitudes, beliefs & behaviour. This concise guide will tell you what to expect & how to behave. This inside knowledge will enable you to avoid embarrassing faux pas, feel confident in unf ...

Professor Aubrey Manning tries to solve the hidden mysteries in the landscape of Britain, This DVD set

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This great DVD & book set provides a fascinating journey into the Mysteries of Britain's past. Mysteries of Britain begins by uncovering an array of historical mysteries, exposing the tales of the past that are sitting right underneath us in the present. From the secrets of the 17th & 18th century smugglers tunnels to the flight of Mary, Queen of Scots, mysteries are researched, studied & explained in detail. Mysteries of Britain also looks at various intriguing & mysterious landscape features from the British landscape before the Ice Age to the ingenuity of the Tower People of Shetl&. Landscape Mysteries with Aubrey Manning
- Presenter Aubrey Manning travels to Ireland in search of a Celtic Eldorado, a secret source of Bronze Age gold, buried more than 3000 years ago. Watch in awe as clues in the landscape help Aubrey work out if & where deposits still exist. Figures in the Chalk
- Aubrey travels to the Chalk Hills of England to unravel the origins of the enigmatic chalk figures such as the Long Man of Wilmington, where a team of archaeologists come up with a remarkable new & exciting discovery.

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This classic novel tells the story of the orphaned Emily St. Aubert who find herself separated from the man she loves & confined within the Castle of Udolpho. A new introduction discusses the Gothic Romance genre, Radcliffe's use of the supernatural & there are explanatory textual notes. ...

This richly illustrated A-Z of Gloucestershire's towns & villages contains manifold mysteries of every kind. There are many places in the region that might be termed mysterious, from crumbling manor houses, castles & ruins to ancient woods & trackways where standing stones & tombstones lie forgotten. This volume explores them all. Added to this are reports of hauntings & ghostly activity, & sightings of UFOs & mysterious creatures from across the county; in a more sinister vein, several particularly gruesome murders from the past are recounted, all of which remain unsolved. These events have, over time, become part of the area's folklore. Mark Turner, whose previous titles include Curious Cotswolds, presents a fascinating collection of inexplicable events that will delight residents & visitors alike. No one with an interest in the darker side of Gloucestershire's history should leave home without it. ...

Mysterious Somerset & Bristol is the next volume in DB Publishings Mysterious Counties series. It takes the reader on a fascinating journey through this most beautiful, mystical, enchanting & yet sometimes eerie county, looking at its strange historical curiosities, unexplained mysteries & supernatural phenomena. Covering a wide area ? from Exmoor, through the Brendon Hills & the Quantocks, the Mendip Hills & Cheddar Gorge, to the Avon Gorge & southern Bristol ? the author has unearthed hundreds of strange tales & anecdotes to capture the imagination &, sometimes, chill the blood. Researched & compiled from archive sources, although up-to-date & including many contemporary first-hand accounts & contributions, Mysterious Somerset & Bristol should prove a satisfying read for the lovers of all that is weird, wonderful & unexplained in this part of the South West. What is behind the ghostly sobbing that plagues an organic farm near North Petherton? Can it be that King Arthurs ghost still patrols South Cadbury? What are the monstrous creatures that have occasionally been encountered in the Bristol Channel? Does a petrified witch really glare at tourists in the subterranean recesses of Wookey Hole? & what to make of the strange things that have been witnessed in the skies: phantom battles over Lansdown, exploding meteorites over Yeovil, twin suns over Chard &, most recently, a staggering array of missiles, phantom aeroplanes & mysterious UFOs? Within these pages, the reader will discover a Somerset & Bristol rich in folklore, supernatural & paranormal phenomena, myth & legend ? a land where every town & village from Minehead to Bath hides a perplexing mystery; Mysterious Somerset & Bristol is the most thought-provoking & comprehensive look at the regions mysteries in years. ...