OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities such as walking horse riding & off-road cycling. The series provides complete GB coverage & can now be used in all weathers thanks to OS Explorer Map
- Active a tough versatile version of the OS Explorer Map.
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Help your child get to the top of the class fast with this Eyewitness Project Book" on Ancient Egypt. From famous pharaohs to priceless pyramids watch your child take their knowledge of Ancient Egypt to the next level using this fill-in home-study workbook. Test their knowledge & train their brains with hands-on activities amazing stickers & quick-fire quiz pages. Do the activities together & encourage your child to practise essential skills at home to keep them one step ahead of the class. Fun-filled curriculum based exercises will help them progress with complete confidence. Reward stickers a progress chart & pull-out certificate make learning about Ancient Egypt fun & easy!" ...

DK Eyewitness Ancient Egypt" is a spectacular & informative guide to one of history's most remarkable civilisations the Egyptians. Amazing colour photographs offer your child a unique 'eyewitness' view of these incredible empires. Travel back in time & show your child what life was like & how ordinary Egyptians & Pharaohs lived. They'll also discover what's inside the Great Pyramid at Giza to how Tutankhamun's tomb was found. Then use the giant pull-out wall chart to decorate their room. Great for projects or just for fun make sure your child learns everything they need to know about Ancient Egypt. Find out more & download amazing clipart images at our associated website." ...

This is a stunning sticker book packed with information about Ancient Egypt & over 100 stickers. The reader can discover all ...

These are nine stories of Ancient Egypt wittily retold in comic-strip style. Full of mystery & adventure the stories of the Egyptian pharaohs & their ancient gods are steeped in thousands of years of history. From the creation myth to the curse of Tutankhamen & the fall of Cleopatra Marcia Williams' classic comic strip retellings bring new life to the myths & wonders of this ancient civilization. You can open the gatefold pages to reveal the curse of Tutankhamen. You can discover fascinating facts such as how the Egyptians mummified the bodies of their pharaohs. ...

The civilisation of the Ancient Greeks has been immensely influential on the language politics educational systems philosophy science & arts of Western culture. As well as instigating itself as the birthplace of the Olympics Ancient Greece is famous for its literature philosophy mythology & the beautiful architecture- to which thousands of tourists flock every year. This entertaining guide introduces readers to the amazing world of the Ancient Greeks. It offers a complete rundown of Greek history alongside fascinating insights into daily life in Ancient Greece & a captivating overview of Greek mythology. Readers will discover how this ancient culture came to be the cornerstone of Western civilisation & the enormous influence it has had on our language politics education philosophy science arts & sport. The history of Ancient Greece remains a wide topic of interest particularly renowned for its influential & diverse culture This basic guide will allow greater access to this vibrant area of study & provide a distinct & light-hearted approach to this vast area history Covers dozens of topics including; the early civilisations war & fighting home & family day-to-day life & much much more! About the author Steve Batchelor is a lecturer in Classics at Richmond College & has been teaching ancient history for 10 years. He has written reviews for various publications including History Today & he has also been involved in running guided historical tours of Greece. ...

How modern are our lives? Or are we still living the lives our ancestors lived? Its time for us to re-examine the past. Our lives are infinitely richer if we take the time to look at what the Greeks & Romans have given us in politics & law religion & philosophy & education & to learn how people really lived in Athens Rome Sparta & Alexandria. This is a book with a serious point to make but the author isnt simply a classicist but a comedian & broadcaster who has made television & radio documentaries about humour education & Dorothy Parker. This is a book for us all. Whether political cultural or social there are endless parallels between the ancient & modern worlds. Whether its the murder of Caesar or the political assassination of Thatcher; the narrative arc of the hit HBO series The Wire" or that of " Oedipus"; the popular enthusiasm for the Emperor Titus or President Obama
- over & over again we can be seen to be living very much like people did 2 000 or more years ago."
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The Four Branches of the Mabinogion are a rich treasure trove of tales. These magical quintessentially Welsh stories are confusing but it would be hard to match their splendid strangeness. The Four Branches tell of the kings & queens of Wales in the time of' ' Once upon a time'. Only one character appears in all Four Branches. He is Pryderi & the story of his life journey is told in this book. Pryderi is brave & bold: sometimes foolhardy always fiercely loyal. The stories of two beautiful powerful women entwine with his: Rhiannon of the Birds his mother & Cigfa his wife. Both accompany him on his life path. But at the last Pryderi must go on alone. Here for the first time his tale is told from beginning to end. ...

A story of obsessive young love & the power of grief Ancient Light" is the best novel yet from the Booker Prize winner of " The Sea". Billy Gray was my best friend & I fell in love with his mother. Alexander Cleave an actor who thinks his best days are behind him remembers his first unlikely affair as a teenage boy in a small town in 1950s Ireland: the illicit meetings in a rundown cottage outside town; assignations in the back of his lovers car on sunny mornings & rain-soaked afternoons. & with these early memories comes something sharper & much darker
- the more recent recollection of the actors own daughters suicide ten years before. I should like to be in love again I should like to fall in love again just once more. " Ancient Light is the story of a life rendered brilliantly vivid: the obsession & selfishness of young love & the terrifying shock of grief. It is a dazzling novel funny utterly pleasurable & devastatingly moving in the same moment. He is a master & his prose gives continuous sensual delight Martin Amis on John Banville John Banville was born in Wexford Ireland in 1945. He is the author of fourteen previous novels including " The Sea" which won the 2005 Man Booker Prize. He was recently awarded the Franz Kafka Prize."
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The Ancient Near East embraces a vast geographical area from the borders of Iran & Afghanistan in the east to the Levant & Anatolia & from the Black Sea in the north to Egypt in the south. It was a region of enormous cultural political & linguistic diversity. In this authoritative new study Amelie Kuhrt examines its history from the earliest written documents to the conquest of Alexander the Great c.3000-330 BC. This work dispels many of the misapprehensions which have surrounded the study of the region. It provides a lucid up-to-date narrative which takes into account the latest archaeological & textual discoveries & deals with the complex problems of interpretation & methodology. The Ancient Near East is an essential text for all students of history of this region & a valuable introduction for students & scholars working in related subjects. Winner of the AHO's 1997 James Henry Breasted Award. ...