Is there life on Mars? This age-old question has prompted many missions to Mars with the most recent rover Curiosity having safely landed in August 2012 amid a blaze of publicity. This manual covers the development design & engineering of three generations of Mars rover: Sojourner which landed in 1997 was the size of a microwave; Spirit & Opportunity both the size of a shopping trolley followed in 2004; & Curiosity is the size of a car with a design life of two years. Learn how these machines work as well as what they have found & hope to discover
- & look forward to the possibility that humans may yet set foot on the Red Planet.
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Despite having signed the Magna Carta & made promises to mend his ways there is still great dissatisfaction with King John's rule. Among the rebellious nobles is young Nicholas de Caen. While fighting John's troops he is captured but during the trip back to be questioned the treacherous marshes cause trouble & Nicholas & King John's treasure are both lost. Nicholas is injured & ends up at a nunnery where he is nursed by Miriel of Wisbech. News of the lost treasure comes to them & the nuns realise the young man they are looking after probably knows something about this... ...

A bestseller when first published in 1982 The Marsh Lions" portrays a vivid picture of life & death on the African savannah through the story of a pride of lions in Kenyas world-famous Masai Mara game reserve. The story is essentially a true one. All the central characters are real & most of the incidents described actually happened. For five years Brian Jackman & Jonathan Scott followed the Marsh pride & their progeny painstakingly recording the daily drama of life & death on the African plains. In time they came to regard them as old & familiar friends & real individuals
- the big resident males Scar Brando & Mkubwa & three lionesses known as the Marsh sisters. Their lives together with the leopards & cheetahs that shared their wild paradise offer a unique insight into the unforgiving world of these magnificent carnivores. The Marsh Lions were the most successful group to be filmed for Big Cat Diary the BBCs hugely successful TV series. With Jonathan Scott as co-presenter " The Big Cat Diary" camera teams allowed millions of viewers to observe the ongoing saga of the Marsh pride at a time when lions are fast disappearing all over Africa. The " Marsh Lions" is a powerful reminder of what the world stands to lose if the big cats were to vanish forever & highlights the need to cherish the Mara as one of the most beautiful of the earths wild places. This edition of the book

Includes:: a new chapter bringing the story up to date with the pride as it is now alongside photos of the new lions. The book is illustrated with photographs & drawings by Jonathan & Angela Scott."


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In the spirit of Judge Dredd & the current hit series The Boys" " Marshal Law" is a violent satirical series about a futuristic law official charged with policing super-heroes gone rogue by any means necessary all while fighting his own self-hatred for being the thing he hates most: a super-hero. Featuring art by Kevin ONeill illustrator of " The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" the centerpiece of this massive volume is the original six-part tale in which " Marshal Law" hunts down the Sleepman a serial killer who is somehow connected to the popular hero known as The Public Spirit." ...

Quirky witty & brilliant Marshall Armstrong is new to school & he definitely stands out from the crowd; but will he find it easy to make friends? A highly original take on a perennially popular theme from an exciting talent. Marshall Armstrong is new to our school. He looks different to me. His laces are straight not criss-crossed like mine & his eyes are always looking at the blackboard. Marshall Armstrong doesnt fit into our school. Not one bit...but it doesnt take long for Marshall to prove that you dont have to follow the crowd to be the most popular kid in the playground. A quirky & witty first day at school story from a brilliant new talent. ...

When Kendra Tamale returns to England from Australia she rents a room from Kyle a divorced father of two & begins a new job. She's looking forward to a fresh start & simple life. Kyle's five-year-old twins Summer & Jaxon have other ideas & quickly adopt Kendra as their new mother
- mainly because she lets them eat marshmallows for breakfast. Kendra eventually becomes a part of their lives even though she's hiding a painful secret that makes her keep everyone
- especially children
- at arm's length. Then Kendra bumps into the man who shares her awful secret & things fall apart: she can't sleep she can't eat she's suspended from work & the kids are taken away by their mother. The only way to fix things is to confess to the terrible mistake she made all those years ago. But that's something she swore never to do.. .


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This title is the sensational number 1 New York Times" bestseller. Swirled & sprinkled dipped & glazed or otherwise fancifully decorated cupcakes are the treats that make everyone smile. They are the star attraction for special days such as birthdays & holidays as well as perfect everyday goodies. Now in " Martha Stewart's Cupcakes" you can enjoy 175 ideas for simple to spectacular creations
- with cakes frostings fillings toppings & embellishments that can be combined to produce just the right cupcake for any occasion. Alongside traditional favourites like yellow buttermilk cupcakes swirled with fluffy vanilla frosting & devil's food cupcakes crowned with rich dark chocolate buttercream there are also sweet surprises such as peanut butter & jam cupcakes dainty delights like chai-tea mini cupcakes & showstoppers topped with marzipan ladybirds or clowns. The book features cupcakes for everyone every season & every event: Celebrations (fondant monogram heart cupcakes for an elegant wedding); Birthdays (starfish-on-the-beach cupcakes sure to be a hit at children's parties); Holidays (gumdrop ghouls & goblins ideal for Halloween revellers); & Any day (red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting for a potluck dinner or applesauce-spice cupcakes for an after-school snack). In singular Martha Stewart style the pages are both stunning in design
- with a photograph of each finished treat
- & brimming with helpful how-to information from step-by-step photographs for decorating techniques to ideas for packaging & presenting your cupcakes. Whether for any day or special days the treats in " Martha Stewart's Cupcakes" will delight one & all."


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Liverpool 1915. Martha Rossi lives in a tenement with her husband & their five children. Despite working all the hours she can the family dont have much to get by on. When Marthas fourteen-year-old son Joe proudly enlists to fight for his country just to earn his mother an extra shilling Martha is horrified. She realises the government is turning a blind eye to the scores of young boys who are joining the army. Despite her pleas & protests Joe is dispatched to France within weeks. Unbeknownst to them all Joes act of selfless heroism will have huge implications for Martha & all the family. As the dreaded telegrams begin to arrive from the front in France mothers hearts are broken across the country. Spurred on by grief of her own Martha Rossi begins a quest that will take her right to the doors of No.10 Downing Street. Marthas journey there will be a tough one but with courage & the support of her friends & family it will be the most important undertaking of her life. ...

The strange & wonderful tale of mans experiences on Mars filled with intense images & astonishing visions. The classic work that transformed Ray Bradbury into a household name. Written in the age of the atom when America & Europe optimisitcally viewed the discovery of life on Mars as inevitable Bradburys 1940s short stories of a brutal stark & unforgiving martian landscape were as shocking & visionary as they were insightful. The Martian Chronicles tells the story of humanitys repeated attempts to colonize the red planet. The first men were few. Most succumbed to a disease they called the Great Loneliness when they saw their home planet dwindle to the size of a pin dot. Those few that survived found no welcome. The shape-changing Martians thought they were native lunatics & duly locked them up. More rockets arrived from Earth piercing the hallucinations projected by the Martians. People brought their old prejudices with them
- & their desires & fantasies tainted dreams. These were soon inhabited by the strange native beings with their caged flowers & birds of flame.
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This deceptively little book contains more truth & provides more insight into what it is like to have Aspergers Syndrome than many a weighty tome on the subject. It offers a view from the inside but it is not yet another autobiography. Admirably & refreshingly the author has refrained from giving an account solely based on her own experiences. Instead she sets out observations from 25 different suffers giving often astonishing & sometimes harrowing glimpses of what actually happens to a child with Aspergers Syndrome in the classroom in the playground in the lunch queue & at home
- The Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry This award-winning book illuminates what it means to be a person who has Aspergers Syndrome by providing a window into a unique & particular world. Drawing on her own experience of schooling & that of a network of friends & correspondents who share her way of thinking & responding Clare Sainsbury reminds us of the potential for harm which education holds for those who do not fit. This book holds insights that take us beyond the standard guidance on how to manage autistic spectrum disorder. It challenges the way we might handle obsessional behaviour. It invites us to celebrate the pure passion of the intellect which such obsessions can represent & to recognise the delight which can be experienced by children who love to collect. It reminds us that many of the autistic mannerisms we might try to suppress actually help the child to think. This revised edition

Includes:: an additional introduction & extensive summary of research in the field of Aspergers Syndrome both by Tony Attwood.


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