* Levelled key points & practice questions provide explicit differentiation. * High impact images put maths in an exciting context. * Stimulating fun & exciting activities provide a memorable learning experience. * Extended activities give pupils plenty of opportunities for problem solving & peer discussion. * SAT-style questions at the end of every Unit ensure pupils are fully prepared. ...

The story of Britains colourful maritime past seen through the changing fortunes of the Cornish port of Falmouth. Within the space of few years during the 1560s & 1570s a maritime revolution took place in England that would contribute more than anything to the transformation of the country from a small rebel state on the fringes of Europe into a world power. Until then it was said there was only one Englishman capable of sailing across the Atlantic. Yet within ten years an English ship with an English crew was circumnavigating the world. At the same time in Cornwall in the Fal estuary just a single building
- a lime kiln
- existed where the port of Falmouth would emerge. Yet by the end of the eighteenth century Falmouth would be one of the busiest harbours in the world. The Levelling Sea uses the story of Falmouths spectacular rise & fall to explore wider questions about the sea & its place in history & imagination. Drawing on his own deep connection with Cornwall award-winning author Philip Marsden writes unforgettably about the power of the sea & its ability to produce greed on a piratical scale dizzying corruption & grand & tragic aspirations.

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' You put together two things that have not been put together before. & the world is changed...' Julian Barnes's new book is about ballooning photography love & grief; about putting two things & two people together & about tearing them apart. One of the judges who awarded him the 2011 Man Booker Prize described him as 'an unparalleled magus of the heart'. This book confirms that opinion. ...

' You put together two things that have not been put together before. & the world is changed...' Julian Barnes' new book is about ballooning photography love & grief; about putting two things & two people together & about tearing them apart. One of the judges who awarded him the 2011 Man Booker Prize described him as 'an unparalleled magus of the heart'. This book confirms that opinion. ...

Paul Bambrick-Santoyo (Managing Director of Uncommon Schools) shows leaders how they can raise their schools to greatness by following a core set of principles. These seven principles or levers " allow for consistent transformational & replicable growth. With intentional focus on these areas leaders will leverage much more learning from the same amount of time investment. Fundamentally each of these seven levers answers the core questions of school leadership: What should an effective leader do & how & when should they do it. Aimed at all levels of school leadership the book is for any principal superintendent or educator who wants to be a transformational leader. The book

Includes:: 30 video clips of top-tier leaders in action. These videos bring great schools to you & support a deeper understanding of both the components of success & how it looks as a whole. There are also many helpful rubrics extensive professional development tools calendars & templates. Explores the core principles of effective leadership Author's charter school North Star Academy in Newark New Jersey received the highest possible award given by the U.S. Department of Education; the National Blue Ribbon Print version

Includes:: an instructive DVD with 30 video clips to show how it looks in real life. E-book customers: please note that details on how to access the content from the DVD may be found in the e-book Table of Contents. Please see the section: " How to Access DVD Contents" Bambrick-Santoyo has trained more than 1 800 school leaders nationwide in his work at Uncommon Schools & is a recognized expert on transforming schools to achieve extraordinary results."



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He that is to govern a whole nation must read in himself not this or that particular man; but mankind. Leviathan is both a magnificent literary achievement & the greatest work of political philosophy in the English language. Permanently challenging it has found new applications & new refutations in every generation. Hobbes argues that human beings are first & foremost concerned with their own individual desires & fears. He shows that a conflict of each against every man can only be avoided by the adoption of a compact to enforce peace. The compact involves giving up some of our natural freedom to a sovereign power which will enforce the laws of peace on all citizens. Hobbes also analyses the subversive forces
- religion ambition private conscience
- that threaten to destroy the body politic Leviathan itself & return us to the state of war. This new edition reproduces the first printed text retaining the original punctuation but modernizing the spelling. It offers exceptionally thorough & useful annotation an introduction that guides the reader through the complexities of Hobbess arguments & a substantial index. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxfords commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more.

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Six days ago a man blew himself up by the side of a road in northern Wisconsin.. . The explosion that detonates the narrative of Paul Austers remarkable novel also ends the life of its hero Benjamin Sachs & brings two FBI agents to the home of one of Sachs oldest friends the writer Peter Aaron. What follows is Aarons story an intricate subtle & gripping investigation of another mans life in all its richness & complexity. ...

The story of a man s obsession with whales which takes him on a personal historical & biographical journey
- from his childhood
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Two opposing forces are on the brink of war. The Clankers
- who put their faith in machinery
- & the Darwinists
- who have


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The history of Britain as never before told ' Leviathan' overturns long-held beliefs about our ancestry & weaves together the disparate strands that made the fabric of the Empire. The 350 years between the accession of the Tudors & the beginning of the Victorian era saw one of the great transformations of any nation in history: Britain emerged from its lowly position as European underdog to become the world's only maritime superpower. It was a period that saw the creation of Protestant kingdoms in England & Scotland the gain & loss of American colonies & the beginnings of a new empire in Africa India & Australasia. It is a slice of our past represented by some of the most compelling personalities to have graced the historical stage
- Elizabeth I Nelson Cromwell & Byron amongst them. In this wide-ranging yet succinct history David Scott challenges some of our longest held beliefs in how Britain achieved its constitutional might. Where other histories have concentrated on a narrow chronology ' Leviathan: A World of Ships & Men' encompasses a broad spectrum tracing the connections made across time as never before.
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