As the Byzantine & German emperors plot war against each other Venice's future rests in the hands of three unwilling people: The newly knighted Sir Tycho. An ex-slave & trained assassin who defeated the Mamluk navy but cannot make the woman he loves love him back. Tortured by secrets afraid of the daylight he sees no reason to save a city he hates. The grieving Lady Giulietta. Impossibly rich deeply spoilt. A virgin a mother a widow.. . Both emperors want her hand for their sons in marriage. All she wants is to retire from the poisonous world of the Venetian court to mourn her husband in peace. & finally a naked mud-strewn girl who crawls from a paupers' grave on an island in the Venetian lagoon & begins by killing the men who buried her. ...

Ferret Swartt Sixclaw & badger Sunflash the Mace are arch enemies who have sworn a pledge of death upon each other. Meanwhile the Abbess of Redwall has banished a young creature from her Abbey. This harsh sentence forces a heart-breaking decision upon a young Redwall mousemaid & ultimately links her destiny to...the Outcast of Redwall. ...

Outcomes" is a completely new general English course in which: natural real-world grammar & vocabulary help students to succeed in social professional & academic settings; CEF goals are the focus of communication activities where students learn & practise the language they need to have conversations in English; clear outcomes in every lesson of every unit provide students with a sense of achievement as they progress through the course." ...

Outcomes is a completely new general English course in which natural real world grammar & vocabulary help students to succeed in social professional & academic settings. CEF goals are the focus of communication activities where students learn & practice the language they need to have conversations in English. Clear outcomes in every lesson of every unit provide students with a sense of achievement as they progress through the course. The Outcomes student book
Includes:: a grammar reference section with activities for all grammar points covered; eight two-page writing lessons which cover social academic & professional writing needs; & four four-page reviews to revise language & skills & explore learner training.
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Outdoor education offers children special contexts for play & exploration real experiences & contact with the natural world & the community. To help ensure young children thrive & develop in your care this book provides essential information on how to make learning outdoors a rich & valuable part of their daily life. Written by a team of experts in the field this book focuses on the core values of effective outdoor provision & is packed with ideas to try out in practice. Topics covered include: the role of play in learning outdoors; meaningful experiences for children outdoors; the role of the adult outdoors; creating a dynamic & flexible outdoor environment; dealing with challenge risk & safety; & including every child in outdoor learning. There are case studies of successful strategies in action covering the Birth to 5 age range. Outdoor provision needs to be thoughtfully planned well organised & appropriately supported by adults & this book will help practitioners & students to lead good practice with complete confidence so that they respond to the needs & interests of young children. ...

This title is presented with a Foreword by Bear Grylls. More people today are choosing to shun personal comfort when they travel to remote destinations instead seeking challenges that test their ability to survive in hostile & often extreme environments. Former Royal Marine Commando & outdoor survival expert Dave Pearce has travelled worldwide visiting some of the most inhospitable environments. His survival skills are based on having been there & done it. Dave's practical guide for intrepid survivalists offers planned & improvised survival skills for a weekend away in the woods or for the most extreme environments on earth. ...

By the author of the critically acclaimed Border Trilogy Outer Dark is a novel at once mythic & starkly evocative set in an unspecified place in Appalachia sometime around the turn of the century. A woman bears her brothers child a boy; the brother leaves the baby in the woods & tells her he died of natural causes. Discovering her brothers lie she sets forth alone to find her son. Both brother & sister wander separately through a countryside being scourged by three terrifying & elusive strangers headlong toward an eerie apocalyptic resolution. Mc Carthy is a master stylist perhaps without equal in American letters.. . In his hands everything is done with consummate skill Village Voice A master in perfect command of his medium Washington Post A true American original Newsweek ...

The Outer Hebrides is Malcolm Mac Gregors second book of landscape photography in Scotl&. Here travels throughout the islands in pursuit of Atlantic light. The photographic journey on the edge of Scotland takes him from the majestic beaches of North Lewis via the mountainous tops of Harris to the awe-inspiring cliffs on Mingulay in the south. The photographs in this book cover remote mountains hills coastline & deserted islands. in addition he photographs churches ruined castles ancient graveyards fishing vessels Harris tweed factories & standing stones bringing a different perspective to the Outer Hebrides. ...

When he's caught stealing young Alan Dale is forced to leave his family & go to live with a notorious band of outlaws in Sherwood Forest. Their leader is the infamous Robin Hood. A tough bloodthirsty warrior Robin is more feared than any man in the county. & he becomes a mentor for Alan; with his fellow outlaws Robin teaches Alan how to fight
- & how to win. But Robin is a ruthless man
- & although he is Alan's protector if Alan displeases him he could also just as easily become his murderer... From bloody battles to riotous feast days to marauding packs of wolves Outlaw is a gripping action-packed historical thriller that delves deep into the fascinating legend of Robin Hood.

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After a fierce storm a boy discovers a human skull buried beneath the roots of an ancient tree. A skull with a legendary story... Vivid re-imagining of the legendary hero Robin Hood by bestselling author of War Horse. Tell the sheriff tell Sir Guy of Gisbourne tell everyone in Nottingham that the Outlaws rule here in Sherwood that we rule in the king's name...I am Robin Hood." Homeless & lost in a dark strange forest young Robin is rescued by a motley crew of misfits. He yearns to avenge his father & seek justice against cruel oppressors to finally defeat the Sheriff of Nottingham once & for all. & through his friends Robin Hood finds the courage to become a legendary hero." ...