At the dawn of the Roman Empire when tyranny ruled a daughter of Egypt & a son of Rome found each other... Selenes parents are gone her country has been taken from her & she has been brought to the city of Rome in chains with only her twin brother Alexander to remind her of home & all she once had. Paraded as captives & brought to live among the ruling family Selene & her brother attend lessons learning how to be Roman & where allegiances lie. Devoting herself to her artistic skill & training as an architect she tries to make herself useful in hope of staying alive & being allowed to return to Egypt. But before long she is distracted by the young & handsome heir to the empire. But all is not well in the city & when the elusive Red Eagle starts calling for the end of slavery causing riots & murder & the Roman army goes to war Selene & Alexander the children of Mark Antony Romes lost son & greatest rival find their lives in grave danger. ...

Intimidated by her father the rector of Knype Hill Dorothy performs her submissive roles of dutiful daughter & bullied housekeeper. Her thoughts are taken up with the costumes she is making for the church school play by the hopelessness of preaching to the poor & by debts she cannot pay in 1930s Depression Engl&. Suddenly her routine shatters & Dorothy finds herself down & out in London. She is wearing silk stockings has money in her pocket & cannot remember her name. Orwell leads us through a landscape of unemployment poverty & hunger where Dorothys faith is challenged by a social reality that changes her life. ...

With 187 finest top quality mainly 1950s photographs & eleven drawings Railway Memories No.18" lavishly illustrates the diverse railways that once wove their way around the hills dales & spectacular coastline of Cleveland Yorkshires north east corner. As well as the busy line threading its way through the mass of iron steel & chemical plants along the south bank of the Tees from Thornaby to Middlesbrough & the seaside resorts of Redcar & Saltburn this new book also recalls the four different routes that once linked Teesside with Whitby taking us to such places as Guisborough Stokesley Skinningrove the Esk Valley & Whitby itself. " Railway Memories No.18" not only shows us the steam trains that once served both heavy industry & rural communities but features stations depots signal boxes & a wealth of operational information. It

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The Cleveland Way National Trail offers a fine walk around the North York Moors National Park enjoying scenery that



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Man is not ape. Dog is not wolf. From startling facts about its origins to the fundamental reasons behind dog & mans unbreakable attachment Clever Dog: The Secrets Your Dog Wants You to Know explores the myths that so many pet owners have been led to believe
- & forms conclusions as to how our future relationship with the dog needs to change in order to survive & thrive. With her unique understanding of the secret language of dogs & her belief that all dogs are clever dogs Sarah uses amusing anecdote & useful case histories to discover the mysteries of dog behaviour & show us a way of communicating with the four-legged friend who shares our hearts & homes. Dog lovers can look at their best friends in a new light & create the perfect bond. As a world-leading expert in canine psychology & often acknowledged as the trainers trainer Sarah Whitehead shares her unique understanding of dogs in Clever Dog. With sections on Life Love Health & Happiness this is a book about how we can become a harmonious team with our best friend. Here at last are the secrets your dog wants you to know. With fascinating case studies & expert practical advice Clever Dog is much more than a guidebook
- it is the book your dog would want you to buy.

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There are times when ladies must use all their wisdom & good sense to face lifes problems & mysteries. Mma Ramotswe owner of the No.1 Ladies Detective Agency keeps her wits about her as she looks into why the countrys star goalkeeper isnt saving goals. Georgina turns her rudeness into a virtue when she opens a successful hotel. Italian shop-keeper Fabrizia shows her bravery when her husband betrays her. & in Suffolk during the Second World War gentle La proves that music really can make a difference. With his trademark gift for storytelling international bestselling author Alexander Mc Call Smith brings us five tales of love heartbreak hope & the cleverness of ladies. ...

This popular new KS3 French course offers a uniquely differentiated approach from Year 7 onwards. Our two new Access Student Books designed for your reluctant learners work brilliantly alongside the updated twin-tiered (Star & Plus) core scheme taking account of greater diversity from Year 7 & fitting all your language needs. To ensure youre fully supported the accompanying Ox Box software

Includes:: lesson planning classroom resources & assessment
- all easily customisable for personalising both teaching & learning. In addition there is a Teacher Guide to Transition engaging audio material En solo Workbooks & helpful Teacher Books. This Clic! 1 Star Student Book is aimed at lower to middle ability students. It is packed with motivating & engaging real world content & a wealth of language support to keep students focused & on track plus its clear format makes it easy to follow so nothing gets in the way of learning!


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At the end of the day when it comes to getting your head around cliches everybody seems to be singing from the same hymn sheet. Cliches have become such a familiar part of the English language & peoples everyday speech that many are now trite meaningless & often quite irritating. This book looks at cliches in their many forms
- once useful but overworked catch phrases (move the goal posts) worn-out sayings (all hands on deck) pointless phrases used to conceal a weak argument (to be perfectly honest) technical terms used out of context (collateral damage) & many others. It shows where they came from & with examples from people who ought to know better why they should be avoided. Entertaining & informative this collection of cliches really is the best thing since sliced bread...
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Farmer Brown has a problem. His cows like to type. All day long he hears Click clack moo. Click clack moo. Clickety clack moo. But the problems really begin when the cows start leaving Farmer Brown notes. First it was electric blankets...where will it end? & when the animals dont get what they want they go on strike of course! Doreen Cronins unusual text & Betsy Lewins quirky illustrations make this a hilarious story. ...

Joyce June & Paula Kavanagh were three sisters born to a family of ten in Ballyfermot Dublin in the 1960s. Their father abused all three of them in the family home throughout their childhood. In 1989 the sisters made the brave decision to bring charges against their father & in 1990 the state took a successful case against him. He was convicted & imprisoned. Click Click is the story of their abuse; the exposure of a man prolific in his paedophilia; & an Irish childhood lost in a dysfunctional abusive & torturous environment. Importantly however it is also the story of three women's healing; their coming to terms with their abuse & their forgiveness of themselves & others. The Kavanagh sisters have refused to allow their abuse to define them. With fierce humour insight & honesty they now share their story & show that with love & determination you can indeed conquer all. ...