Adelia Aguilar is to accompany 10-year-old Princess Joanna on her thous&-mile journey to marry the King of Sicily. They must take with them the legendary sword Excalibur. & so Adelia sets sail with the golden princess & her lavish procession of nobles musicians servants laundresses grooms luggage & treasure. But when members of the procession begin to die & it looks as though Adelia is to blame there are dangerous accusations of witchcraft. Meanwhile one traveller armed with a brilliant disguise & a personal vendetta has been watching Adelia all too closely. He wants Adelia dead.. .but he wants her to suffer first. ...

The gripping finale to Robin Hobb's classic Farseer trilogy. Keystone. Gate. Crossroads. Catalyst. Fitz is about to discover the truth about the Fool's prophecy. Having been resurrected from his fatal tortures in Regal's dungeons Fitz has once more foiled Regal's attempts to be rid of him. Now back in his own body & after months of rehabilitation Fitz begins the painful & slow process of learning the ways of a man again. Under the watchful eye of Burrich old King Shrewd's Stablemaster Fitz must learn to cast off the wild but carefree ways of the wolf & enter once more the human world: a world beset ever more viciously by the relentless Red Ship Raiders who are now left free to plunder any coastal town they please. But more immediately a world in which he finds he is utterly alone. Regal has stripped the kingdom of its riches & retired to the inland city of Tradeford. Of Verity on his quest to find the legendary Elderings there has been no word; Molly Kettricken & the Fool have all vanished. Unless Fitz can find Verity & help him in his quest the Six Duchies will perish & there will be no safe place to live. ...

The forces of King Charles are victorious; their Parliamentarian enemies in deep crisis. In the west the crucial port city of Bristol has fallen & Royalist eyes fall quickly upon neighbouring Gloucester. Its walls are weak its garrison under strength & its governor
- Sir Edward Massie
- suspected of harbouring sympathy for the King. Stryker & his men are with the army as it converges on Gloucester still reeling from the loss of a close friend at the bloody Battle of Stratton. Ordered to infiltrate the rebel city on a mission to discover whether Massie will indeed surrender Stryker reluctantly embarks upon his most desperate mission yet. But Gloucester's defenders are more resolute than any had imagined & catastrophe soon befalls him. With his life seemingly forfeit Stryker is spared by an unlikely saviour; Vincent Skaithlocke his former commander. The mercenary has returned to England to fight for Parliament & offers Stryker his protection. As old friends adjust to life fighting for opposing sides Stryker begins to question his own loyalties.. .but a chance discovery makes him realise that all in Gloucester is not what it seems for a hidden menace threatens his own life & that of King Charles himself.

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Never told before Assassination is the revelation of a 1000-year curse that has shaken the monarchy from Canute to Elizabeth II. After years of painstaking research David Maislish uncovers the murder or attempted murder of every single King & Queen. Here is English history without the things that sent us to sleep in school; instead brought to life with a series of royal murders & near murders. Read how a quarter perhaps as many as half of our Kings & Queens were killed
- even one in the twentieth century. It is all in Assassination
- the Royal Family's 1000-year curse.

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This book is the fully documented story of Marilyn Monroe's death
- a heart-stopping account of the events that led to the circumstances
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Jonathan goes on a secret quest to Rome & Flavia Nubia & Lupus set out to find him. Their dangerous mission takes them to the Golden House of Nero where a deadly assassin is rumoured to be at work
- & they learn what happened to Jonathan's family during the terrible destruction of Jerusalem nine years earlier.
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Are you happy to get soaking wet & covered in mud? You probably think that assault courses are only for the Army however now anyone can push their bodies to the max & see if they can accomplish an assault course. Climbing over walls balancing on beams & diving through tube slides is all part of the challenge. Think fast play hard & you will conquer the assault course. An assault course can vary wildly but generally

Includes:: two parallel lanes of specially designed obstacles including: walls balance beams seesaws crawl nets under over bars river crossings (depending on season) & much more. It is tremendous for fitness & fun. This course is suitable for everyone & your instructor will tailor the approach & alter emphasis to suit your needs. What You Will Receive On purchasing this experience you will receive a Silver A5 Presentation Pack. Your Silver A5 Presentation Pack is embossed with a ribbon design great if you are buying this experience as a gift. Included within your presentation pack: Your Gift Experience Voucher
- Keep this safe! You will need this to book your experience & may be required to take this with you on the day of your experience. An Information Booklet
- Detailing all you need to know about your experience including personal injury cover cancellation cover & full terms & conditions of the experience. How to Book Guide
- A personal guide based on your chosen experience detailing all the available locations & contact numbers you need to ensure you experience runs smoothly. "




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Jamie & Tom are off on another adventure in Dino World & with their little dinosaur friend Wanna they set off for Misty Mountains. They spot a group of turkey-sized dinosaurs on the mountainside
- they look really cute. But when the dinos chase after a passing lizard the boys realize they're not so sweet after all. They're carnivores & they want Jamie & Tom for their next meal! As they race to get away the boys & Wanna climb further up the mountain but a sudden tremor stops them in their tracks. It's not a mountain at all
- it's a volcano.. .and it's about to blow!

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Designed to make headteachers lives easier these two exciting new photocopiable books from Andrew Brodie provide a selection of well thought out stories (moral multicultural bible & fables) plus all the stimulus material needed for 30 assemblies. Ideas in this book include cut-out silhouettes lively illustrations & a host of other visual materials that can be photocopied on to acetate & used as a focal point. Themed according to school terms these two books will prove an essential buy for any school looking to liven up their assemblies! ...

Raising student achievement has benefits not only for the individual but for society as well. In this lecture Dylan Wiliam argues that many efforts at reform have focused on things that are easy to change rather than those that would make the most difference. He shows that some investments in raising achievement are more cost-effective & more suitable for large-scale application than others. In particular he argues helping teachers make greater use of assessment for learning (Af L) would be the most effective way of raising student achievement. Professor Wiliam argues that if we are to be successful as well as being clear about what we want teachers to do differently we have to understand why changing teachers' practice is so difficult & this will require radical changes in the way we treat teachers' professional development. ...