The brilliant new novel in the internationally renowned Sister Fidelma crime series by Peter Tremayne. Ireland AD 670. When an eminent scholar is found murdered in his cell in the abbey of Lios Mor fear spreads among his brethren; his door was secured from the inside with no other means of exit. How did the murderer escape? & what was the content of the manuscripts apparently stolen from the scholars room? Abbot Iarnla insists on sending for Sister Fidelma & her companion Brother Eadulf to investigate the killing. But even before they reach the abbey walls there is an attempt on their lives. As the mystery deepens Fidelma & Eadulf must also wrestle with problems of their own which threaten to separate them for ever... ...

In the summer of 1812 Britain stood alone fighting for her very survival against a vast European Empire. Only the Royal Navy stood between Napoleons legions & ultimate victory. In that dark hour America saw its chance to challenge British dominance: her troops invaded Canada & American frigates attacked British merchant shipping the lifeblood of British defence. War polarised America. The south & west wanted land the north wanted peace & trade. But America had to choose between the oceans & the continent. Within weeks the land invasion had stalled but American warships & privateers did rather better & astonished the world by besting the Royal Navy in a series of battles. Then in three titanic single ship actions the challenge was decisively met. British frigates closed with the Chesapeake the Essex & the President flagship of American naval ambition. Both sides found new heroes but none could equal Captain Philip Broke champion of historys greatest frigate battle when HMS Shannon captured the USS Chesapeake in thirteen blood-soaked minutes. Brokes victory secured British control of the Atlantic & within a year Washington D.C. had been taken & burnt by British troops. Andrew Lambert Laughton Professor of Naval History in the Department of War Studies at Kings College London brings all his mastery of the subject & narrative brilliance to throw new light on a war which until now has been much mythologised little understood. ...

In the summer of 1812 Britain stood alone fighting for her very survival against a vast European Empire. Only the Royal Navy stood between Napoleons legions & ultimate victory. In that dark hour America saw its chance to challenge British dominance: her troops invaded Canada & American frigates attacked British merchant shipping the lifeblood of British defence. War polarised America. The south & west wanted land the north wanted peace & trade. But America had to choose between the oceans & the continent. Within weeks the land invasion had stalled but American warships & privateers did rather better & astonished the world by besting the Royal Navy in a series of battles. Then in three titanic single ship actions the challenge was decisively met. British frigates closed with the Chesapeake the Essex & the President flagship of American naval ambition. Both sides found new heroes but none could equal Captain Philip Broke champion of historys greatest frigate battle when HMS Shannon captured the USS Chesapeake in thirteen blood-soaked minutes. Brokes victory secured British control of the Atlantic & within a year Washington D.C. had been taken & burnt by British troops. ...

The WHSmith Challenge series for Key Stage 2 gives your child the opportunity to build on the work they are doing at school. The series

Includes:: Maths English & Science titles each containing lots of challenging questions to stretch & inspire your child.
- Activities designed to be done at home
- Supports the work your child does at school
- Written by experienced teachers




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The WHSmith Challenge series for Key Stage 2 gives your child the opportunity to build on the work they are doing at school. The series

Includes:: Maths English & Science titles each containing lots of challenging questions to stretch & inspire your child.
- Activities designed to be done at home
- Supports the work your child does at school
- Written by experienced teachers""




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The WHSmith Challenge series for Key Stage 2 gives your child the opportunity to build on the work they are doing at school. The series

Includes:: Maths English & Science titles each containing lots of challenging questions to stretch & inspire your child.
- Activities designed to be done at home
- Supports the work your child does at school
- Written by experienced teachers




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The WHSmith Challenge series for Key Stage 2 gives your child the opportunity to build on the work they are doing at school. The series

Includes:: Maths English & Science titles each containing lots of challenging questions to stretch & inspire your child.
- Activities designed to be done at home
- Supports the work your child does at school
- Written by experienced teachers""




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The WHSmith Challenge series for Key Stage 3 gives your child the opportunity to build on the work they are doing at school. The series

Includes:: Maths English & Science titles each containing lots of challenging questions to stretch & inspire your child.
- Activities designed to be done at home
- Supports the work your child does at school
- Written by experienced teachers""




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The WHSmith Challenge series for Key Stage 3 gives your child the opportunity to build on the work they are doing at school. The series

Includes:: Maths English & Science titles each containing lots of challenging questions to stretch & inspire your child.
- Activities designed to be done at home
- Supports the work your child does at school
- Written by experienced teachers




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With practical insights powerful observations & critical analysis this collection makes the widely discussed topic of school change accessible to all readers. Editor Michael Fullan author of The New Meaning of Educational Change" brings together articles & essays that explore the theories leadership & implementation strategies behind the never-ending journey of educational reform. Contributors address the problems that have led to the school change movement & offer solutions & proposals for reform. The articles provide not only practical implementation examples involving schools & communities but also a look at the essential role hope & emotion play in the change process. Each essay provides fresh insights such as the importance of establishing collaborative work cultures & the need for professional learning communities that when taken as a whole introduce a new mindset for understanding change. " The Challenge of School Change: A Collection of Articles" sheds new light on educational reform & offers important ideas about how change happens & how it is sustained. Fullans collection confronts a complex issue with clarity & thoughtfulness & reminds teachers administrators principals & parents that if they are up to the challenge successful change efforts are possible in any school environment." ...