Refreshes the parts other history books cant reach...A bit ropy on the Renaissance? In the dark about the Enlightenment? Or in fact do you need a revision course on the entire history of the world & want to read a witty irreverent definitely not boring romp through everything that has ever happened on planet earth
- from 15 billion years BC to the present day? Good. A Less Boring History of the World" tells you everything you need to know from the Big Bang to Barack Obama taking in the Byzantines the " Black Death" the " Boston Tea Party" Bonaparte & Bin Laden along the way. Each historical episode is boiled down to edible bite size chunks so that you can finally piece together all the different bits of history
- & see how on earth we ended up in the mess we are today. Whipping through the chaotic journey of man past ancient civilisations the rise of empires & the fall of bankers A " Less Boring History" refreshes your memory & broadens your mind. & if thats not enough it will also make you laugh. A lot."

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Brian Draper was tired of feeling tired; life in its fullness" felt like a life crammed full of stuff & no more. "I dont want to be the kind of father who turns up late & exhausted for his childrens school concert & sits at the back fiddling with a Blackberry distracted vacant. I want to be THERE in the front row fully present." Drawing on the guidance of Christian wisdom he began to notice opportunities day to day to reduce the quantity & increase the quality of life
- to make room for his soul. LESS IS MORE distils a wonderful spiritual principle which is especially significant at this point in history when time is limited & money is in short supply. Chapters include: Clearing the loft
- literally & spiritually; Using your senses to savour what is free; Finding rhythm; Giving freely; Expressing yourself."

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For the last two centuries Western philosophy has developed in the shadow of Hegel whose influence each new thinker tries in vain to escape: whether in the name of the pre-rational Will the social process of production or the contingency of individual existence. Hegel's absolute idealism has become the bogeyman of philosophy obscuring the fact that he is the dominant philosopher of the epochal historical transition to modernity; a period with which our own time shares startling similarities. Today as global capitalism comes apart at the seams we are entering a new transition. In Less Than Nothing" the pinnacle publication of a distinguished career Slavoj Zizek argues that it is imperative that we not simply return to Hegel but that we repeat & exceed his triumphs overcoming his limitations by being even more Hegelian than the master himself. Such an approach not only enables Zizek to diagnose our present condition but also to engage in a critical dialogue with the key strands of contemporary thought
- Heidegger Badiou speculative realism quantum physics & cognitive sciences. Modernity will begin & end with Hegel."
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In 1985 Bret Easton Ellis shocked stunned & disturbed with his debut novel Less Than Zero. Published when he was just twenty-one this extraordinary & instantly infamous work has done more than simply define a genre it has become a rare thing: a cult classic & a timeless embodiment of the zeitgeist. It continues to be a landmark in the lives of successive generations of readers across the globe. Filled with relentless drinking in seamy bars & glamorous nightclubs wild drug-fuelled parties & dispassionate sexual encounters Less Than Zero -- narrated by Clay an eighteen-year-old student returning home to Los Angeles for Christmas -- is a fierce coming-of-age story justifiably celebrated for its unflinching depiction of hedonistic youth its brutal portrayal of the inexorable consequences of such moral depravity & its author's refusal to condone or chastise such behaviour. ' An extraordinarily accomplished first novel' New Yorker ' The Catcher in the Rye for the MTV generation' USA Today ' One of the most disturbing novels I've read in a long time. It possesses an unnerving air of documentary reality' Michiko Kakutani New York Times ...

A Lesser Evil" is the thrilling novel from Lesley Pearse. She defied her parents to marry for love... Following her heart Fifi moves with Dan to London where they rent a seedy flat in Dale Street Kennington. Though Fifi must now become acquainted with squalor she is soon drawn into the goings on behind the shabby front doors of her new neighbours. But it is the Muckles at number 11 who are the street's focus. Rumours of criminal depravity & shocking behaviour are rife. So when Fifi steps in to help their youngest child she risks the wrath of this frightening family. Suddenly not only her marriage & her family but the lives of all the inhabitants of Dale Street are at the mercy of the immoral Muckles... Lesley Pearse author of the hugely successful " Till We Meet Again" & " Secrets" explores love life & morality in her thrilling novel "A Lesser Evil". Susan lewis fans should take note of Lesley Pearse. Praise for Lesley Pearse: " With characters it is impossible not to care about.. .this is storytelling at its very best". (" Daily Mail"). " Lose yourself in this epic saga". (" Bella"). " An emotional & moving epic you won't forget in a hurry". (" Woman's Weekly"). With her gripping & moving storylines best-selling author Lesley Pearse has captured the imaginations of millions in the UK & abroad. Her other titles " The Promise" "A Lesser Evil" " Till We Meet Again" " Secrets" " Charlie" " Father Unknown" " Gypsy" " Trust Me" " Faith" " Never Look Back" " Remember Me" & " Hope" are also available as Penguin paperbacks. Lesley lives near Bristol & has three daughters & two grandchildren." ...

Each book in the Lesson for Every Day series

Includes:: 190 creative activities for Literacy or Maths lessons

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In the summer of 1932 Maisie Dobbs's career takes an exciting new turn when she accepts an undercover assignment directed by Scotland Yard's Special Branch & the Secret Service. Posing as a junior lecturer she is sent to a private college in Cambridge to monitor any activities not in the interests of His Majesty's Government." When the college's controversial pacifist founder & principal Greville Liddicote is murdered Maisie is directed to stand back as Detective Chief Superintendent Robert Mac Farlane & Detective Chief Inspector Richard Stratton spearhead the investigation. She soon discovers however that the circumstances of Liddicote's death appear inextricably linked to the suspicious comings & goings of faculty & students under her surveillance. To unravel this web Maisie must overcome a reluctant Secret Service discover shameful hidden truths about Britain's conduct during the Great War & face off against the rising powers of the Nazi Party in Britain." ...

This extensively illustrated Pocketbook takes a practical approach to classroom observation for professional development purposes. It begins by establishing the reasons for lesson observations outlining the benefits & defining protocols. There is a chapter with clear do's & dont's on how to become an effective observer. This is followed by a look at different models of observation starting with the observer as learner also known as 'the worker bee model'. Then via paired peer & trio observations there is a section on being observed as professional development. Here the observer takes the role of coach. The final model is the performance management/ Ofsted model with the observer as assessor or judge. A section on how to give supportive verbal & written feedback leads to a closing chapter on personalising classroom observation for individual departments or schools touching briefly on pupil observation. Roy Watson-Davis author of this title & of the Creative Teaching" & " Form Tutor's Pocketbooks" is an Advanced Skills Teacher with hundreds of observations & feedback sessions to his name. He trains teachers on effective observation & is experienced in developing whole school protocols & policy." ...

When Detective Bill Corde looks at the beautiful face of the murdered girl in the mud he does not know his own life is about to turn into a terrifyingly real nightmare. For the girl's killer is now on the trail of Corde & his unsuspecting family: his wife teenage son & imaginative but vulnerable daughter Sarah. Sarah who alone knows the identity of the killer... ...