Telling Stories" by Tim Burgess of The Charlatans is one of the decade's most revealing rock books. " Clear honest. An unusually frank & well-written rock memoir". (" The Times"). The Charlatans. Madchester. Britpop. Taking on the world. Here are the highs the lows the joys the agonies & the stories of what it's like to be in a rock band as told by front man & survivor Tim Burgess. " Like the best bits of every cautionary rock star tale.. .there is armed robbery & smuggling. There's serious fraud. There are near & actual death experiences divorce industrial cocaine consumption & magnificent cameos from Madonna Alan Mc Gee Ronnie Wood Joe Strummer LA drug dealer Harry The Dog & Joaquin Phoenix. A minor classic". ("Q"). For readers who enjoyed " Life" by Keith Richards & " Bit of a Blur" by Alex James " Telling Stories" is one of the finest music books of recent times. It's a story of achievement & survival from London to LA. "A vivid read". (" Independent on Sunday")."' The Charlatans' frontman recalls the heyday of Britpop & Madchester with endearing exuberance. He's unflinchingly honest about the bad times but also peppers his story with anecdotal nuggets about the pitfalls of rock 'n' roll excess". (" Metro"). " Burgess keeps a level head a sharp eye & a nice turn of phrase". (" Independent"). " Written with the stylish flow of a novel
- light & dark hilarious & melancholic". (Emma Forrest). " For a man whose behaviour borders on the suicidal Timothy Burgess the people's friend is what you call a life enthusiast. He is also mad. It's a much-abused word mad.. .but he really is proper coo-ee clouds pan-dimensional mad mad". (Syliva Patteerson " Sky"). Tim Burgess was born in Salford but grew up in a village near Northwich Cheshire. Leaving school at 16 to work at ICI his real love was music & soon afterwards he was invited to join new band The Charlatans. For twelve years Burgess lived in Los Angeles but he has recently returned to the UK."
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Telling Tales is the second book in Ann Cleeves' Vera Stanhope series -- which is now a major ITV detective drama starring Brenda Blethyn VERA. Ten years after Jeanie Long was charged with the murder of fifteen-year-old Abigail Mantel disturbing new evidence proving her innocence emerges in the East Yorkshire village of Elvet. Abigail's killer is still at large. For Emma Bennett the revelation brings back haunting memories of her vibrant best friend -- & of the fearful winter's day when she had discovered her body lying cold in a ditch. Detective Inspector Vera Stanhope makes fresh inquiries & the villagers are hauled back to a time they would rather forget. Tensions begin to mount but are people afraid of the killer or of their own guilty pasts? Also available in the Vera Stanhope series are The Crow Trap Hidden Depths Silent Voices & The Glass Room. Ann Cleeves' Shetland series (BBC television drama SHETLAND) contains five titles of which Dead Water is the most recent. ...

DK Readers" help a child learn to read & encourage a life-long love of reading. Tick tock. Long ago people told time using the sun or water
- follow a historical timeline & find out how clocks have changed & become more accurate. "DK Readers" are part of a five-level highly pictorial reading scheme which uses lively illustrations & engaging stories to encourage reading. Level 2 have long sentences increased vocabulary information boxes & a simple index
- read them together with children who are beginning to read alone & with early or reluctant readers. There are over 70 titles in the series."

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Naomi Noviks stunning series of novels follow the global adventures of Captain William Laurence & his fighting dragon Temeraire ...

The Tempest is the most lyrical profound & fascinating of Shakespeare's late comedies. Prospero long exiled from Italy with his daughter Miranda seeks to use his magical powers to defeat his former enemies. Eventually having proved merciful he divests himself of that magic his 'art' & prepares to return to the mainl&. The Tempest has often been regarded as Shakespeare's 'farewell to the stage' before his retirement. ...

Jackson Meyer is hiding a secret. He can time-travel. But he doesnt know how he does it how to control it or what it means. When Jackson & his girlfriend Holly find themselves in fatal danger Jackson panics & catapaults himself two years into his past further than hes ever managed before & this time he cant find a way back to the future. All the rules of time-travel hes experienced so far have been broken & Jackson has no choice but to pretend to be his younger self whilst he figures out a solution. Jackson is tearing himself apart with guilt & frustration wondering if Holly survived. Hes also become the target of an unknown enemy force & it seems even his dad is lying to him. Jackson is racing against time to save the girl he loves but to do that he must first discover the truth about his family & himself. & stay alive. ...

* Unrivalled design that is enticing & clear for all students including low-attainers. * Dramatic photography from a range of productions to stimulate discussion. * Targeted support that helps pupils to understand the play & its language. * Interpretation-based questions & activities that encourage students to explore the plays in performance. * Durable & hardwearing books that last for years. ...

Oxford School Shakespeare is an acclaimed edition especially designed for students with accessible on-page notes & explanatory illustrations clear background information & rigorous but accessible scholarly credentials. The Tempest is a popular text for study by secondary students the world over. This edition

Includes:: illustrations preliminary notes reading lists (including websites) & classroom notes.

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This new edition of The Tempest is part of the established Cambridge School Shakespeare series & has been substantially updated with new & revised activities throughout. Remaining faithful to the series' active approach it treats the play as a script to be acted explored & enjoyed. As well as the complete script of The Tempest you will find a variety of classroom-tested activities an eight-page colour section & an enlarged selection of notes including information on characters performance history & language. ...

A storm rages. Prospero & his daughter watch from their desert island as a ship carrying the royal family is wrecked. Miraculously all on board survive. Plotting mistaken identities bewitching love & drunkenness follow as the travellers explore the strange place of spirits & monsters on which they have landed. They soon begin to realize all is not as it seems. ...