Guys like us that work on ranches are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They dont belong no place.. . With us it aint like that. We got a future.. .because I got you to look after me & you got me to look after you." George & Lennie are migrant American labourers the one alert & protective & the other strong stupid & potentially dangerous. This is the powerful story of their relationship & their dreams of finding a more stable & less lonely way of life. This hardback educational edition comes without notes." ...

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Of Water & Rock derives its power from the basic human need for connectedness & belonging. When Torontonian Edward Hamblin steps off the plane in Barbados in the winter of 1969 he crosses more than the tarmac at Seawell Airport. As he navigates the islands racial & cultural boundaries he leaves behind an empty life of comfort & discovers a vibrant world of simple beauty an undiscovered family & reconciliation with the memory of a long dead father. Powerful converging themes give the novel an emotional strength: Edward Hamblins immesion into the post-colonial culture of Barbados; his unresolved animosity towards his long dead Barbadian father who deserted his family when he was young; the poor black peasant farmer Sissy Braithwaite & her unrequited love for an abandoned daughter; the wealthy white Mary Collymores disconnected life of privilege & racial intolerance. After Sissys death when Edward discovers his Great Aunts diary the apparently disconnected threads are drawn together. As well as revealing the true relationships between the protagonists Edward hears his fathers voice comes to understand & pity the man that he has for so long despised & resolves to unite his newly discovered family in a way his father never could. ...

Tony Blairs least favourite colleague casts a mordant eye on whips & rebels wars & liberties spin & patronage & expenses & legacies. Bob Marshall-Andrews looks at the sombre events of the last thirteen years including wars in Kosovo & Iraq sustained assaults on ancient English liberties & the worst scandal of recent political history. He reveals the stories that lie behind them & the Westminster dramas of intrigue triumph & disaster. He describes the delights & trials of his work as constituency MP & examines his own & others motives for entering politics: should the ambition he asks be to achieve power or to control it. Bob Marshall-Andrews breathes new life into the old values of libertarian socialism. Off Message" is as provocative & entertaining as its authors campaigns & interventions." ...

Little Gloria Summers body has been found hidden inside two plastic bin bags in a disused warehouse. Somewhere in the city a child killer is on the loose free to strike again. Then Emily Morrison vanishes on a sunny Sunday afternoon. A week later there are still no clues. Inspector Charlie Resnick is as appalled as the media. But years of patient police work have taught him a thing or two
- including his conviction that those who jump to easy conclusions are often the last ones to solve a crime.
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Head for the hills across some rough tough terrain in a hardy 4-wheel drive vehicle. You'll be amazed by what a four wheel drive vehicle can do. Mud holes gullies steep slopes
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Commemorating 75 years since the Empress of Crimes first book the seventh volume in a set of omnibus editions presenting the complete run of 32 Inspector Alleyn mysteries. OFF WITH HIS HEAD When the pesky Anna Bunz arrives at Mardian to investigate local folk-dancing she quickly antagonizes the villagers. But Mrs Bunz is not the only source of friction. When the sword dancers traditional mock beheading of the Winter Solstice becomes horribly real Superintendent Roderick Alleyn finds himself faced with a complex case of gruesome proportions! SINGING IN THE SHROUDS On a cold February London night the police find a corpse on the quayside her body covered with flower petals & pearls. The killer who walked away singing is known to be one of nine passengers on the cargo ship Cape Farewell. Superintendent Roderick Alleyn joins the ship on the most difficult assignment of his career! FALSE SCENT Mary Bellamy darling of the London stage holds a 50th birthday party a gala for everyone who loves her & fears her power. Then someone uses a deadly insect spray on Mary instead of the azaleas. The suspects all very theatrically are playing the part of mourners. Superintendent Alleyn has to find out which one played the murderer! ...

Off With Their Heads" the follow-up to the bestselling " Thirty Days Has September" is bursting with the best bits from British history. This book will inspire a love of history that will last a lifetime & is a lovely gift from parent to child to help all school children get to grips with British history. Contents of this title include: rules to remember the rulers of Britain; clue-up on the cruel fate of all six of Henry VIIIs wives; become an expert on the inventions of the Industrial Revolution; be wise to the bloody battles of the Hundred Years War; swat-up on stories of the Saxons successes; get to grips with the gunpowder plot; understand the Easter Uprising; roam about in Roman Britain; What was the War of the Roses? Learn a poem to understand the events leading up to WW1." ...

In England in the eighth century in the midst of the so-called Dark Ages Offa ruled Mercia one of the strongest Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. For over 30 years he was the dominant warlord in the territory south of the Humber & the driving force behind the expansion of Mercias power. During that turbulent period he commanded Mercian armies in their struggle against the neighbouring kingdoms of Northumbria & Wessex & against the Welsh tribes. Yet the true story of Offas long reign & of the rise & fall of Mercia are little known although this is one of the most intriguingepisodes in this little-recorded phase of Englands past. It is Chris Peerss task in this new study to uncover the facts about Offa & the other Mercian kings & to set them in the context of English history before the coming of the Danes. He describes how the tribes of middle England were welded together by Penda one of Offas remarkable predecessors & how Mercia developed into a cohesive militaristic society which defended itself & preyed on its neighbours. A line of strong kings
- Wulfhere Aethelred & Aethelbald
- followed & laid the foundations for the kingdom Offa took over in 757. Warfare came naturally to these men
- they were born into a warrior tradition
- & Chris Peers pays particular attention to this key element in Mercian society. Also of course he discusses the most famous monument that has come down to us from Offas reign
- the defensive dyke constructed in the west of England to deter the incursions of the Welsh. His fresh account of this neglected era in English history draws together the results of the latest archaeological research & the sparse documentary evidence that has survived. It makes fascinating reading.




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The Offas Dyke Path National Trail runs along the England / Wales border between Chepstow & Prestatyn has been designed to allow some flexibility in following the official route. Alternative routes which allow visits to places of interest or to find accommodation are included & form part of the total mileage"ed. Each chapter covers what for some would be regarded as more than a full days walk. The overall distance has been further subdivided to allow for shorter excursions a there-&-back exploration or to assist in planning round walks. Offas Dyke was constructed by the powerful King of Mercia in the late eighth century to mark out the western boundary of his kingdom. The Offas Dyke Path makes its way through varied sometimes wild often remote & frequently superb scenery linked by a succession of historic towns & attractive villages. The route offers an attractive & at times demanding prospect for the long-distance walker. Useful information on parking maps required distances & so on is all included. ...