Go tell the Spartans stranger passing by that here obedient to their laws we lie. Nearly 2 500 years ago in 480BC at a bleak pass in a far-flung corner of eastern Greece three hundred Spartan warriors faced the army of Xerxes of Persia a massive force rumoured to be over a million strong. Their orders were simple: to delay the enemy for as long as possible while the main Greek armies mobilized. For six days the Spartans held the invaders at bay. In the final hours
- their shields broken swords & spears shattered
- they fought with their bare hands before being overwhelmed. It was battle that would become synonymous with extraordinary courage heroism & self-sacrifice: it was Thermopylae. In Gates of Fire Steven Pressfield tells the epic story of those legendary Spartans: the men & women who helped shaped our history & have themselves become as immortal as their gods.

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Schuyler Van Alen is running out of time. The Dark Prince of Hell is storming the Gates of Paradise intent on winning the heavenly throne for good. This time he has his greatest angels by his side Abbadon & Azrael or as they are known in this world Jack & Mimi Force. Will Bliss & the wolves she has recruited to join her win the battle for the vampires? Is Schuyler prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice? Love & vengeance duty & and loyalty life & death are all at odds in the gripping heartbreaking finale of the Blue Bloods series. ...

Its ten years since Odysseus & the warrior Eperitus joined the heroes of the age to compete for the hand of Helen of Sparta. Settled in his small island kingdom Odysseus wants nothing more than to rule Ithaca in peace. Meanwhile Eperitus frustrated at his quiet life dreams of glory in battle. When the lion-motifed sails of Agamemnon appear on the horizon Odysseus knows that the time for peace is over & a time of war is beginning. Helen of Sparta has been abducted by a prince of Troy & the hosts of ancient Greece are gathering. As the greatest names flock to join the crusade only Achilles is missing. Odysseus must use all his wits & cunning to hunt him down & persuade him to join their cause. For without Achilles the gates of Troy will never fall... ...

Gateway" is an academically-rich five-level course designed to lead teenage students to success in school-leaving & university entrance exams & prepare them for university & the world of work. The course stimulates the interest of students & teachers by providing cross-curricular & intercultural content that is genuinely interesting meaningful & thought-provoking. " Gateway" helps students prepare & practise for their school-leaving exams & equips them with lifelong learning & study skills. Taking an inductive approach to Grammar " Gateway" revises & extends the students active knowledge of grammar & vocabulary through a wealth of varied skills-based activities that recycle revise evaluate & develop language skills." ...

This book mirrors the layout of the Gateway Science OCR

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This book mirrors the layout of the Gateway Science OCR

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This book introduces the learner to a broad range of Arabic vocabulary grouped according to subject including items within the home & school animals shapes colours fruit & vegetables transport clothing parts of the body the family occupations & nationalities. ...

Gateway to Arabic Book One" with its wealth of practice materials teaches the skills necessary for reading & writing the Arabic language. It covers the complete Arabic alphabet in all its forms as well as the various short & long vowel sounds. It offers plenty of opportunity for handwriting practice through extensive copying exercises. By the end of this book the learner will have covered the skills needed to read any vocalised Arabic text." ...

Gateway to Arabic Book Three" builds on the skills learnt in Book Two & Extension Book One of the series & introduces new areas of grammar & vocabulary. The main focus of the book is the introduction of form one past & present tense verbs in their regular form to enable the student to move on from non-verbal sentences & take their language skills to new levels. Numerous written exercises & passages of dialogue give students the opportunity to put into practice the knowledge they have acquired." ...

The Gateway to Arabic" series is a well-structured progressive course that has been designed to teach Arabic to non-Arabic-speakers from a broad age range. As students progress in building up their knowledge of Arabic grammar & vocabulary they are able to put into practice the skills they have acquired through written drills spoken passages of dialogue & comprehension exercises. " Gateway to Arabic Book Four" builds upon the knowledge of first form regular past & present tense verbs acquired in Book Three of the series by introducing the student to the concept of first form hollow doubled root letter & hamzated verb forms. It also further develops the student's knowledge of ordinal & cardinal numbers & the rules governing them & teaches the use of numbers in telling the time as well as for counting." ...