Illuminating engrossing & full of surprises The Discovery of France is a literary exploration of a country few will recognize; from maps & migration to magic language & landscape it's a book that reveals the 'real' past of France to tell the whole story -- & history -- of this remarkable nation. ' With gloriously apposite facts & an abundance of quirky anecdotes & thumbnail sketches of people places & customs Robb on brilliant form takes us on a stunning journey through the historical landscape of France' Independent ' Certain books strain the patience of those close to you. How many times can you demand: Look at this! Can you imagine? Did you know that?" without actually handing over the volume? This is such a book' Mail on Sunday ' An extraordinary journey of discovery that will delight even the most indolent armchair traveller' Daily Telegraph" ...

It begins with absence & desire. It begins with blood & fear. It begins with a discovery of witches. When historian Diana Bishop opens an alchemical manuscript in the Bodleian Library it's an unwelcome intrusion of magic into her carefully ordered life. Though Diana is a witch of impeccable lineage the violent death of her parents while she was still a child convinced her that human fear is more potent than any witchcraft. Now Diana has unwittingly exposed herself to a world she's kept at bay for years; one of powerful witches creative destructive daemons & long-lived vampires. Sensing the significance of Diana's discovery the creatures gather in Oxford among them the enigmatic Matthew Clairmont a vampire genticist. Diana is inexplicably drawn to Matthew & in a shadowy world of half-truths & old enmities ties herself to him without fully understanding the ancient line they are crossing. As they begin to unlock the secrets of the manuscript & their feelings for each other deepen so the fragile balance of peace unravels... ...

Containing exam style questions based on the new criteria for GCSE Religious Studies the Students book signposts relevant key skills at level one & two. This title covers the six religions reflecting changes in

Specification most notably the inclusion of Hinduism alongside Judaism Christianity & Islam. Additional teachers material will be available electronically specifically geared towards mixed ability teaching with worksheets geared towards higher & lower level students. The content list
Includes:: The Nature of God; The Nature of Belief; Religion & Science; Death & the Afterlife; Good & Evil; Religion & Human Relationships; Religion & Medical Ethics; Religion & Equality; Religion Poverty & Wealth; & Religion Peace & Justice.


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Biggs Discrete Mathematics has been a best-selling textbook since the first & revised editions were published in 1986 & 1990 respectively. This second edition has been developed in response to undergraduate course changes & changes in students needs. New to this edition are chapters on statements & proof logical framework & natural numbers & the integers in addition to updated chapters from the previous edition. The new chapters are presented at a level suitable for mathematics & computer science students seeking a first approach to this broad & highly relevant topic. Each chapter contains newly developed tailored exercises & miscellaneous exercises are presented throughout providing the student with over 1000 individual tailored exercises. This edition is accompanied by a website www.oup.com/mathematics/discretemath containing hints & solutions to all exercises presented in the text providing an invaluable resource for students & lecturers alike. The book is carefully structured coherent & comprehensive & is the ideal text for students seeking a clear introduction to discrete mathematics graph theory combinatorics number theory coding theory & abstract algebra. ...

Imagine a flat world sitting on the backs of four elephants who hurtle through space balanced on a giant turtle. The Discworld is a place (and a time) parallel to our own
- but also very different. That is the setting for Terry Pratchett's phenomenally successful Discworld series which now celebrates its 25th anniversary. The Discworld Graphic Novels presents the very first two volumes of this much-loved series in graphic novel form. First published fifteen years ago these fully illustrated versions are now issued for the first time in hardback. Introduced here are the bizarre misadventures of Twoflower the Discworld's first ever tourist & possibly
- portentously
- its last & his guide Rincewind the spectacularly inept wizard. Not to mention the Luggage which has a mind of its own.


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Whats wrong with being a people pleaser?" Plenty! "A fascinating book... If you struggle with where when & how to draw the line between your own desires & the demands of others buy this book!"--Kay Redfield Jamison bestselling author of An Unquiet Mind & Night Falls Fast People pleasers are not just nice people who go overboard trying to make everyone happy. Those who suffer from the Disease to Please are people who say " Yes" when they really want to say " No." For them the uncontrollable need for the elusive approval of others is an addiction. Their debilitating fears of anger & confrontation force them to use "niceness" & "people-pleasing" as self-defense camouflage. Featured on NBCs " Today " The Disease to Please explodes the dangerous myth that "people pleasing" is a benign problem. Best-selling author & frequent " Oprah" guest Dr. Harriet Braiker offers clear positive practical & easily do-able steps toward recovery. Begin with a simple but revealing quiz to discover what type of people-pleaser you are. Then learn how making even small changes to any single portion of the Disease to Please Triangle
- involving your thoughts feelings & behavior
- will cause a dramatic positive & long-lasting change to the overall syndrome. As a recovered peoplepleaser you will finally see that a balanced way of living that takes others into consideration but puts the emphasis first on pleasing yourself & gaining your own approval is the clearest path to health & happiness."

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After years teaching Romantic poetry at the Technical University of Cape Town David Lurie middle-aged & twice divorced has an impulsive affair with a student. The affair sours; he is denounced & summoned before a committee of inquiry. Willing to admit his guilt but refusing to yield to pressure to repent publicly he resigns & retreats to his daughter Lucys isolated smallholding. For a time his daughters influence & the natural rhythms of the farm promise to harmonise his discordant life. But the balance of power in the country is shifting. He & Lucy become victims of a savage & disturbing attack which brings into relief all the faultlines in their relationship. ...

Kimmies home is on the streets of Copenhagen. To live she must steal. She has learned to avoid the police & never to stay in one place for long. But now others are trying to find her. & they wont rest until she has stopped moving
- for good. Detective Carl Morck of Department Q the cold cases division has received a file concerning the brutal murder of a brother & sister twenty years earlier. A group of boarding school students were the suspects at the time
- until one of their numbers confessed & was convicted. So why is the file of a closed case on Carls desk? Who put it there? Who believes the case is not solved? A police detective wants to talk to Kimmie & someone else is asking questions about her. They know she carries secrets certain powerful people want to stay buried deep. But Kimmie has one of her own. Its the biggest secret of them all. & she cant wait to share it with them...

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Kitty is living a happy carefree life as a dairymaid in the countryside. The grand family she is employed by looks after her well & she loves her trade caring for the gentle cows & working in the cool calm dairy. & then of course there is Will the river man who she thinks is very fond of her & indeed she is of him. Surely he will ask her to marry him soon? Then one day disaster strikes: Will disappears. Kitty is first worried & then furious. She fears that Will has only been leading her on all this time & has now gone to London to make his fortune forgetting about her completely. So when Kitty is asked to go to London to pick up a copy of Pride & Prejudice the latest novel by the very fashionable Jane Austen Kitty leaps at the chance to track down Will. But Kitty has no idea how vast London is & how careful she must be. It is barely a moment before eagle-eyed pickpockets have spotted the country-born-&-bred Kitty & relieved her of her money & belongings. Dauntingly fast she has lost her only means of returning home & must face the terrifying prospect of stealing in order to survive
- & of being named a thief.. .
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Brought up in a violent Muslim household where family honour is all Saira is watched 24 hours a day. However an innocent friendship with a boy is uncovered & Saira is sent to Pakistan punished for dishonouring her family. There the nightmare really begins. Forced to marry an older stranger who rapes her repeatedly & makes her his round-the-clock sex slave she eventually plots her escape but destitute has to return to the family home in Engl&. Once there she discovers that one of her brothers has run up huge drug debts & Saira must earn money in the only way she can: by selling her body. Disgraced is the true story of an innocence ruined & a life shattered. But it is also a tale of survival told by a woman who has finally discovered her true voice. ...