Adeles soulful voice catchy hits & vulnerable personality have won her critical acclaim & huge popularity. She shattered a chart record of 21 years standing when her second album 21 remained at the number one spot in the UK charts for 15 consecutive weeks. A global success Adele has topped the chats in 18 countries. But who is she? What is the truth of the tempestuous life that has so influenced her heartbreaking tracks? How did she overcome the challenges that threatened to derail her career? This compelling book traces her story from her childhood in London where she began singing at the age of four. During her teenage years she wrote her own music & attended the BRIT school alongside the likes of Leona Lewis. After posting demos on the My Space website she earned a record deal & quickly captured our hearts. Adele remains an unlikely icon. Her looks are unusual for a formulaic world of celebrity image she suffers badly with pre-stage nerves & once cancelled a crucial promotional trip to America because she felt too down to travel. ...

Kirsty & Rachel are in for a surprise when their fairy friends whisk them off to the Fairyland Music Festival only for Jack Frost & his goblins to strut onto the stage! The naughty gang have stolen the Pop Star Fairies magical clef necklaces & Jack Frost intends to use them to become the biggest star in the world. In this second book of the magical series the girls must help Adele the Singing Coach Fairy to get her clef back so singers everywhere have the confidence to perform! ...

During the early 1960s the Cold War reached its climax. Britain's dwindling power in the Middle East was under siege from Arab nationalism the Communist Bloc & from American designs in the region. Aden with its strategic military base & old Protectorate buffer zone was soon the main battleground. The 1962 Egyptianinspired coup in the neighbouring Kingdom of Yemen further tightened the noose. So began a bitter & bloody insurgency war in South Arabia. British regular & Special Forces were soon pitted against growing & formidable terrorist forces fighting both a war in the mountains & an urban conflict in the backstreets of Aden town. Intelligence agencies vied for control of 'hearts & minds'. The British launched a clandestine war in Yemen to keep their enemies at bay. But still the situation spiralled out of control in Aden reaching a bloody denouement in June 1967. In November 1967 the British Army finally withdrew from South Arabia. Aden Insurgency is the extraordinary story of Britain's last colonial conflict. Using a wide-range of recently released archives & eye-witness accounts Jonathan Walker examines the collapse in military security & failures in the intelligence war set against a background of ruthless political ambition. ...

Some children have frequent temper tantrums. Some are always fidgeting running around screaming or falling over. Perhaps you have a child like that or teach one. If so the chances are that theres nothing to worry about & theyre just being boisterous. For 5-10% of children its not that simple though. These characteristics can be some of the symptoms of ADHD. So how can you tell the difference & what can you do about it? This book is here to help. Its easy-to-read style guides parents teachers & carers through the process: from spotting the symptoms & getting a diagnosis to receiving treatment & finding support. Find out which professionals can help how to get through the system & how to gain support from your school. Practical issues such as life after school & healthy eating are also an integral part of the book. Whether you are a parent or teacher this practical guide will provide you with all the facts & resources you need. Knowledge is king & this book is your starting point. ...

Are you struggling with students who have ADHD (Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)? There is likely to be at least one student in any mainstream class with ADHD an evolving concept that affects pupils learning concentration behaviour & social relationships. In order to offer effective support & maximize the learning potential of all students in your classroom you will need to understand the different needs of all children but perhaps especially those with ADHD. With sections covering the background to ADHD the school setting & the wider context of home life this complete resource ensures excellent practice for working with students with ADHD. It provides: examples of successful tried-&-tested strategies; activities to use with children; checklists; information on referral pathways; advice on working with parents; & case studies to facilitate discussion. A substantial bank of electronic resource materials is available from the SAGE website to use with the book including Power Point presentations & a range of photocopiable sheets. Packed with the most up-to-date information & rooted in real-life examples from the authors own experiences & research this is the complete resource you need to help you work successfully with students who have ADHD. Every class teacher SENCO & teaching assistant in a primary or secondary school will find this an invaluable & supportive guide. Linda Wheeler is an independent education consultant & researcher having been for many years a teacher in both mainstream & special schools. She is currently a part-time Lecturer at the University of Worcester. ...

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The Adlard Coles Book of Navigation is the perfect reference for anyone following an RYA navigation course from Day Skipper through to Yachtmaster Offshore & for any seafarer requiring a knowledge of navigation. This highly practical book explains everything the reader needs to know to navigate a yacht or motorboat from one port to another safely & accurately. Using clear diagrams worked examples & colour photographs throughout Tim Bartlett explains each stage of navigation including electronic navigation. Excellent bestselling reference...you should be able to do it once youve read this! Kelvin Hughes Particularly useful for readers with little navigational experience...will also appeal to anyone studying for navigational qualifications. The Nautical Magazine A must-have for any coastal & offshore yachtsman. Yachting Monthly" ...

This logbook is not only a convenient place to keep all the specific notes that need constant referral during a long voyage but also a sailing record of the boat ports visited interesting sights & people invited aboard. This revised edition

Includes:: new material relating to the advent of GMDSS.

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Admiral John Benbow was an English naval hero a fighting sailor of ruthless methods but indomitable courage. Benbow was a man to be reckoned with. In 1702 however when Benbow engaged a French squadron off the Spanish main other ships in his squadron failed to support him. His leg shattered by a cannon-ball Benbow fought on
- but to no avail: the French escaped & the stricken Benbow succumbed to his wounds. When the story of his ' Last Fight' reached England there was an outcry. Two of the captains who had abandoned him were court-martialled & shot; ' Brave Benbow' was elevated from national hero to national legend his valour immortalized in broadsheet & folksong: ships were named after him; Tennyson later feted him in verse; in Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island the tavern where Jim Hawkins & his mother live is called ' The Admiral Benbow'. For the very first time Sam Willis tells the extraordinary story of Admiral Benbow through an age of dramatic change from his birth under Cromwell's Commonwealth; to service under the restored Stuart monarchy; to the Glorious Revolution of 1688; to the French wars of Louis XIV; & finally to the bitter betrayal of 1702. The Admiral Benbow covers all aspects of seventeenth century naval life in richly vivid detail from strategy & tactics to health & discipline. But Benbow also worked in the Royal Dockyards lived in Samuel Evelyn's House knew Peter the Great helped to found the first naval hospital & helped to build the first offshore lighthouse. The second volume in the Hearts of Oak trilogy from one of Britain's most exciting young historians The Admiral Benbow is a gripping & detailed account of the making of a naval legend.
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The Ship Craft series provides in-depth information about building & modifying model kits of famous warship types. Lavishly illustrated each book takes the modeller through a brief history of the subject class highlighting differences between sister-ships & changes in their appearance over their careers. This

Includes:: paint schemes & camouflage featuring colour profiles & highly detailed line drawings & scale plans. The modelling section reviews the strengths & weaknesses of available kits lists commercial accessory sets for super-detailing of the ships & provides hints on modifying & improving the basic kit. This is followed by an extensive photographic survey of selected high-quality models in a variety of scales & the book concludes with a section on research references
- books monographs large-scale plans & websites. The subject of this volume is the largest & most sophisticated German cruiser class of WW2. The five ships suffered very different fates. Blucher was sunk during the invasion of Norway in 1940 whereas Admiral Hipper fought right through the war. The most famous Prinz Eugen escaped when Bismarck was sunk & survived to be expended in a postwar Atomic bomb test. Seydlitz was intended to be converted to an aircraft carrier but never finished while Lutzow was sold to Russia & sunk by her erstwhile owners.STEVE BACKER is the editor of steelnavy.com the best warship modelling site on the web for which he writes extensively on warship kits & accessories. He is also the author of four previous titles Japanese Heavy Cruisers British Battlecruisers Essex Class Carriers & Bismarck & Tirpitz in this Ship Craft series.


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