Designed to help pupils with their National Tests at the end of Key Stage 3 the book contains two complete sets of practice tests including the timed mental arithmetic tests. The answer section contains tips to guide students as to how to achieve the correct answers. ...

Will you do my eulogy? With those words Mitch Albom begins his long-awaited return to non-fiction. His journey to honour the last request of a beloved clergyman ultimately leads him to rekindle his own long-ignored faith. Albom spends years exploring churches & synagogues the suburbs & the city the us" versus "them" of religion. Slowly he gravitates to an inner-city pastor of a crumbling church that houses the homeless & is stunned at how similar belief can be. As his own beloved cleric slowly lets go Albom writes his final farewell having learned that a faithful heart comes in many forms & places." ...

Small chapters each deal with fun interesting & downright weird ways to make yourself feel happier:; What if you fall ill & die?; What if you die & then fall ill?; Watch out for naked emperors; Lottery tickets & candles; What could it be like?; Avoid TV programmes about crocodiles; Expect nothing; Think first act later; Act first think later; The world is full of fools; Be a bit negative; Smile! (but not all the time); Drown your mother-in-law; Only believe amusing rumours; Become a billionaire; Accepting the unacceptable; & more. ...

A young woman falls asleep on a deserted beach & wakes to discover the body of a man whose throat has been slashed from ear to ear.. . The young woman is the celebrated detective novelist Harriet Vane once again drawn against her will into a murder investigation in which she herself could be a suspect. Lord Peter Wimsey is only too eager to help her clear her name. ' She combined literary prose with powerful suspense & it takes a rare talent to achieve that. A truly great storyteller.' Minette Walters ...

Karen Rose's thrillers chill you to the bone. In HAVE YOU SEEN HER a serial killer is targeting cheerleaders in a small North Carolina town. Can he be stopped before the killings escalate out of all control? Good night. Sleep tight. One by one the girls disappear from their beds at night. Each one is pretty with long dark hair. & each one is found brutally murdered. Special Agent Steven Thatcher has sworn to find the killer. As the investigation pulls him one way his family pulls him in another. A widower haunted by loss he now worries about his son Brad slipping away. But there's a bright light in his life: his son's teacher Jenna Marshall has reached out to help & slowly she & Steven are falling in love. But both have been hurt before. & as the two try to find the courage to bare their souls a murderer looks for the real treasure he craves. He sets his traps. & waits. ...

You can indulge without guilt! Enjoy delicious desserts perfect pastries cookies & cakes breads & bakes as part of a healthy lifestyle. Who says you can't have it all? Busy mum home cook & heart-attack survivor Sally Bee knows better than anyone how to incorporate healthy eating into a busy lifestyle with her gorgeous flavoursome & balanced recipes. In her new book Have Your Cake & Eat it Too Sally turns her attention to the sweet things in life to show that you don't have to give up your favourite treats to maintain a healthy lifestyle or slimmer waistline. In fact Sally claims that depriving yourself of these little pleasures makes it harder to stick to a nutritious & balanced diet long term. Sally shows how to make your favourite treats a little less naughty with healthier versions of much loved puddings bakes cakes & desserts. You can rest assured that they won't be as sinful as they taste; a sensible attitude & a bit of creative cooking is all that's needed to spoil yourself the healthier way. Sally also shares her helpful tips advice & experience to show you how to enjoy little luxuries sensibly. She also reveals some of her culinary secrets & how to make compensations for 'naughty' ingredients by adding more of the good stuff. At the age of 36 Sally Bee suffered three major heart attacks in a single week. Sally defied all odds & 5 years on is glowing with health. She is the ultimate endorsement for living a sustainable healthy life & is living proof that her recipes work. Recipes Include... Hot Choccy Souffle Raspberry Muffins Low-fat Zesty Lemon Buttercream Pineapple Raspberry & Amaretti Parfaits Chocolate Vanilla Mousse Peach & Strawberry Sorbet Soda Bread Spicy Apple Muffins Almond & Hazelnut Gateau Gooey Chocolate Orange Cookies Caramelised Apples Almond Macaroons Oatmeal Fruit Bread Chocolate Pistachio Biscuits Passionate Pear Crumble ...

You've devoured Fifty Shades.. . Now it's time to lose yourself in the Haven of Obedience Twenty-something Londoner Natalie Bowen is envied by many but her personal life is a disaster. Men can't cope with her career success & Natalie thinks she'll never find real happiness. Then she hears about an exclusive weekend retreat called The Haven a place that specialises in introducing you to pleasures you could never have imagined. Shocked at the idea but unable to resist finding out more Natalie decides it's time to put her fears behind her. Once at The Haven Natalie meets the enigmatic & disciplined Simon a man who is used to getting what he wants. & Natalie may very well have met her match.. . ...

Youve devoured Fifty Shades.. . Now its time to lose yourself in the Haven of Obedience Twenty-something Londoner Natalie Bowen is envied by many but her personal life is a disaster. Men cant cope with her career success & Natalie thinks shell never find real happiness. Then she hears about an exclusive weekend retreat called The Haven a place that specialises in introducing you to pleasures you could never have imagined. Shocked at the idea but unable to resist finding out more Natalie decides its time to put her fears behind her. Once at The Haven Natalie meets the enigmatic & disciplined Simon a man who is used to getting what he wants. & Natalie may very well have met her match.. . ...

Meet the Dobsons & the Jamiesons: two ordinary families on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Joe Dobson left his wife & kids when his young girlfriend Nina discovered she was pregnant. Now he feels like a cliche & Nina feels like a drudge swapping her wild nights out with friends for mild nights in wiping baby sick off the carpet. So when Joe announces that hes booked a weeks luxury holiday in Italy Nina is thrilled
- until she realises Joes kids Saul & Tabitha are coming along for the ride. Meanwhile Guy Jamieson is sure this will be his last family holiday; he plans to leave his wife Alice on his return. Guy is a high-powered advertising director & Alice
- with her elasticated skirts inedible mince suppers & unshaven legs
- just doesnt fit his image. But Alice has a secret plan of her own: to have another baby... Funny smart & refreshingly honest HAVING A LOVELY TIME is all about infidelity jealousy resentment recriminations & just occasionally love.


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There was a delicate tracery of gold foil on the back of the dress. How strange that such a consummately made garment should be worn for this one day only. But as every girl growing up understood her wedding day was the most significant she would know: a womans crowning glory. Catherine Havisham was born into privilege. Handsome imperious she is the daughter of a wealthy brewer & lives in luxury in Satis House. But she is never far from the smell of hops & the arresting letters on the brewhouse wall
- HAVISHAM. A reminder of all she owes to the family name & the family business. Sent by her father to stay with the Chadwycks Catherine discovers literature music & masquerades
- elegant pastimes to remove the taint of new money. But for all her growing sophistication Catherine is anything but worldly & when a charismatic stranger pays her attention everything
- her heart her future the very Havisham name
- is vulnerable. It is a masterly tribute to one of Dickens most celebrated & iconic characters.



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