Covering popular topics & containing sharply focused material Longman History in Depth is ideal for AS/A Level or higher Still students of all abilities. * Introduces students to each topis through a narrative supported by charts maps timelines picture galleries. * Covers core objectives with clear & relevant illustration to support the text. * Contains activities which develop study skills & examination techniques. * Encourages in-depth investigation & lads students toward stronger personal judgement. * Provides guidence on making notes completing essays & answering questions. * Allows for easy reference & revision with a structured layout that highlights key terms clearly. ...

2005 marks the centenary of Russias first revolution
- an unplanned spontaneous rejection of Tsarist rule that was a response to
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Peter the Great created a navy from nothing but it challenged & soon surpassed Sweden as the Baltic naval power while in the Black Sea it became an essential tool in driving back the Ottoman Turks from the heartland of Europe. In battle it was surprisingly successful & at times in the eighteenth century was the third largest navy in the world
- yet its history & especially its ships are virtually unrecorded in the West. This major new reference work handsomely fills this gap with a complete & comprehensive list of the fleet with technical detail & career highlights for every ship down to small craft. However because the subject is so little recorded in English the book also provides substantial background material on the organisation & administration of the navy its weapons personnel & shipbuilding facilities as well as an outline of Russias naval campaigns down to the clash with Britain & France known as the Crimean War. Illustrated with plans paintings & prints rarely seen outside Russia it is authoritative reliable & comprehensive the culmination of a long collaboration between a Russian naval historian & an American ship enthusiast.E DUARD SOZAEV is an established Russian naval historian with a number of books to his credit. JOHN TREDREA his translator editor & long-term collaborator is an American ship enthusiast with a life-long interest in the Russian navy.
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Praise for Russian Winter. An elegant compelling puzzle of family memory & solitude that brings to life modern day Boston & postwar Russia through a profound love story. Graceful moving & unexpected
- Matthew Pearl author of The Dante Club. A tender & moving debut novel
- Candis Magazine. An impressive debut: intelligent moving & flitting easily between the artistic salons of Soviet Russia & the Boston of today
- Guardian. A memorable love story cleverly disguised as historical fiction
- Red Magazine. Part romance part mystery this elegant debut captures the danger
- & refuge
- of love in Stalins era
- Good Housekeeping.






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This up-to-date dictionary is a handy tool for both native English & Russian speakers who wish to cross the linguistic barrier. It can be used to supplement studies for travel of for commercial purposes or simply as an introduction to a Russian language. ...

In this book author Malcolm Tucker delves into the photographic archives of the celebrated motoring historian Mike Worthington-Williams. For over forty years Mike has collected photographs of derelict vehicles; some in scrap yards some abandoned & some neglected but often kept for sentimental reasons. Many are now fading & rusting into oblivion but there are also uplifting tales of resurrection. Old car enthusiasts the world over will know of Mikes reporting of such finds but this is the first time that a book dedicated to his lifetime passion has been published. Over 500 photographs are included each captioned with a brief explanation of the vehicle shown. ...

A fantastic new series guaranteed to captivate a whole new generation of animal lovers! In a perfect world thered be no need for Animal Magic. But Eva & Karl Harrison who live at the animal rescue centre with their parents know that life isnt perfect. Every day theres a new arrival in need of their help... Everyone enjoys having Rusty the fox cub to stay at Animal Magic especially Eva. Eva knows that the cub must be returned to the wild but has her love ruined Rustys chances of being set free...? ...

Meet Tilly Redbrow who doesn't just love horses
- she lives breathes & dreams them too! When gentle pony Rusty arrives at Silver
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As a gun-wielding bank robber Noel Razor Smith was top of the criminal tree enjoying the excitement & benefits of a dangerous & adrenalin-filled career. But hed also spent the greater part of his adult life in prison an environment where respect & basic survival were guaranteed only to those prepared to use the most brutal violence. In his new book Smith takes the story on from his highly acclaimed memoir A Few Kind Words & a Loaded Gun" & describes how he came to realize that the game wasnt worth the candle. In his mid-forties he applied to enter Grendon then the only prison in Britain offering intense therapeutic treatment to hardened criminals. He went from a brutal high-security prison HMP Whitemoor to an institution where he was encouraged to investigate just why his life had been given over to violence & crime. Smith paints an unforgettable portrait of the hardened & severely damaged inmates of Grendon many of them guilty of famous crimes & their attempts to turn round their lives. & in particular his own arduous five-year journey to re-enter society as a straight citizen." ...

Ruth Hilton is an orphaned young seamstress who catches the eye of a gentleman Henry Bellingham who is captivated by her simplicity & beauty. When she loses her job & home he offers her comfort & shelter only to cruelly desert her soon after. Nearly dead with grief & shame Ruth is offered the chance of a new life among people who give her love & respect even though they are at first unaware of her secret
- an illegitimate child. When Henry enters her life again however Ruth must make the impossible choice between social acceptance & personal pride. In writing Ruth Elizabeth Gaskell daringly confronted prevailing views about sin & illegitimacy with her compassionate & honest portrait of a fallen woman.
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