In the summer of 1920 two men both war survivors meet in the quiet English countryside. One is living in the church intent upon uncovering & restoring an historical wall painting while the other camps in the next field in search of a lost grave. Out of their meeting comes a deeper communion & a catching up of the old primeval rhythms of life so cruelly disorientated by the Great War. ...

Life is not a bowl of cherries. Suck it up. On April-Mays first day at Trinity College she has the wrong colour bag too-bright socks & she gets her favourite novel confiscated for reading it during class. She makes total enemies with the evil Mrs Ho but she makes total friends with mouth-breather Melly. Then she meets the gorgeous Seb loses her entire wardrobe to a hobo & gets branded a sockless trouble-maker. A MONTH WITH APRIL-MAY is a one-eyebrow-raised account of a teenagers trials & tribulations as she navigates a new school a new family situation & a whole new way of life. ...

The ninth edition of Ian Ridpath & Wil Tirions famous guide to the night sky is updated with planet positions & forthcoming eclipses to the end of the year 2017. It contains twelve chapters describing the main sights visible in each month of the year providing an easy-to-use companion for anyone wanting to identify prominent stars constellations star clusters nebulae & galaxies; to watch out for meteor showers (shooting stars); or to follow the movements of the four brightest planets Venus Mars Jupiter & Saturn. Most of the sights described are visible to the naked eye & all are within reach of binoculars or a small telescope. This revised & updated edition

Includes:: sections on observing the Moon & the planets with a comprehensive Moon map. The Monthly Sky Guide offers a clear & simple introduction to the skies of the northern hemisphere for beginners of all ages.

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Compiled by the magazines travel experts & by the extraordinary network of international correspondents the guides are truly the insiders guide to each featured city. Both people who live there as well as the well-travelled editorial team of Wallpaper*" have put their heads together to come up with a fascinating efficient guide that keeps the hip urban traveler with his/her finger on the pulse. " The Wallpaper* City Guides" are especially useful for the weekend tourist & the business traveller. If you only have 24 hours to discover a city each guide offers an exact hour-to-hour plan of what to see eat & purchase. For those travelling for a weekend the guides even go as far as to tell you what you could see for a day-trip outside the city. " The City Guides" are being published as Wallpaper* magazine celebrates its 10th anniversary. For a decade " Wallpaper*" has been the first to uncover & present enticingly the best in new design & urban travel spots from across the globe. " The City Guides" are the perfect way to present a decade of experience in one precisely edited guide to each of the 20 new cities to be published in Fall 2007 bringing the total number of guides available to 60." ...

Make the most of your city break with the handy Montreal City Map". Highly practical & easy to use one side contains a map of Montreal with places of interest marked on it while comprehensive tourist & transport information including top sights shopping where to eat & drink ticketing information a transport map & how to get around can be found on the reverse. Printed on durable plasticised paper the " Montreal City Map" is perfect for guiding you around the city." ...

Two men came to personify British & German generalship in the Second World War: Bernard Montgomery & Erwin Rommel. They fought a series of extraordinary duels across several theatres of war which established them as two of the greatest captains of their age. Our understanding of leadership in battle was altered forever by their electrifying personal qualities. Ever since historians have assessed their outstanding leadership personalities & skill. The careers of both began on the periphery of the military establishment & represent the first time military commanders proactively & systematically used (and were used by) the media as they came to prominence first in North Africa then in Normandy. Dynamic & forward-thinking their lives also represent a study of pride propaganda & nostalgia. Caddick-Adams tracks & compares their military talents & personalities in battle. Each brought something special to their commands. Rommels breathtaking advance in May-June 1940 was nothing less than inspired. Montgomery is a gift for leadership gurus in the way he took over a demoralised Eighth Army in August 1942 & led it to victory just two months later. This compelling work is both scholarly & entertaining & marks the debut of a major new talent in historical biography. ...

Former Royal Marine Monty Halls & his faithful canine companion Reuben won the hearts of viewers & readers with his adventures on the west coast of Scotland in Monty Halls Great Escape". In this all-new adventure Monty & Reuben escape to Connemara on the wild west coast of Ireland to help the Irish Whale & Dolphin group & get to know the people of this remote & beautiful place. Amid mussel cook-offs & ill-judged corruch races hair-raising boat-trips with legendary shark fishermen & tales of pirate warrior princesses Monty races the length of the coastline monitoring the marine animals that are his first love. With a plan to set up a network of local people to continue the good work after hes gone Monty is on an incredible quest joined by the kind of amazing people that turn a job into an adventure. Accompanying a major BBC series " Monty Halls Great Irish Escape" is an unforgettable account of a unique expedition filled with Montys trademark charm humour & boundless energy." ...

Every script every episode of the innovative hilarious & absurd Monty Python's Flying Circus " one of the most influential television series of all time is include here plus hundreds of annotations behind-the-scenes stories interviews & more as well as photographs drawings & Terry Gilliam's iconic artwork." Monty Python's Flying Circus" is one of the most popular important & oft-quoted comedy series of all time. Python's influence on comedy has been compared to the Beatles' influence on music. This landmark work collects the complete scripts for every one of the 45 episodes of " Flying Circus" every silly setup every clever conceit every snide insult & ever saucy aside from these classic skits including " The Ministry of Silly Walks " " The Dead Parrot " " Banter in the Cheese Shop " " Spam the Funniest Joke in the World " " The Spanish Inquisition " " The Argument Clinic " " The Fish-Slapping Dance " " The Lumberjack Song " & all the rest. Every script is thoroughly annotated with notes that cover the plethora of cultural historical & topical references touched upon in each sketch. Sidebars & commentary throughout include profiles of the principles -- Graham Chapman Eric Idle Terry Jones Michael Palin Terry Gilliam & John Cleese -- & interviews with the cast & crew; fascinating facts about technical concerns set design & shooting locations; insider stores from on & off the set including arguments accidents & practical jokes; goofs & gaffes; & much more. Also included are thousands of stills & artwork from the shows." ...

Mood mapping simply involves plotting how you feel against your energy levels to determine your current mood. Dr Liz Miller then gives you the tools you need to lift your low mood so improving your mental health & wellbeing. Dr Miller developed this technique as a result of her own diagnosis of bipolar disorder (manic depression) & of overcoming it leading her to seek ways to improve the mental health of others. This innovative book illustrates: The Five Keys to Moods: learn to identify the physical or emotional factors that affect your moods & The Miller Mood Map: learn to visually map your mood to increase self-awareness. It

Includes:: practical ways to implement change to alleviate low mood. Mood mapping is an essential life skill; by giving an innovative perspective to your life it enables you to be happier calmer & to bring positivity to your own life & to those around you. 'A gloriously accessible read from a truly unique voice'
- Mary O' Hara Guardian". ' It's great to have such accessible & positive advice about our moods which after all govern everything we do. I love the idea of Mood Mapping'
- Dr Phil Hammond. ' Can help you find calm & take the edge off your anxieties'
- " Evening Standard" ' Mood Mapping is a fantastic tool for managing your mental health & taking control of your life'
- Jonathan Naess Founder of Stand to Reason."





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The fun & friendly guide to the world's most popular online learning management system Modular Object Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment also known as Moodle is an online learning management system that creates opportunities for rich interaction between educators & their audience. However the market has been lacking a simple easy-to-understand guide that covers all the essentials of Moodle until now. Using straightforward language & an entertaining tone to decipher the intricate world of Moodle this book provides you with the resources you need to take advantage of all the e Learning & e Training possibilities that Moodle offers. Offers a hands-on approach to learning Moodle the revolutionary online learning management system Uses simple language peppered with good humor to break down the complexities of Moodle into easily digested pieces of information Caters to the specific needs of teachers & business trainers by providing the resources they need Moodle For Dummies provides you with the tools you need to acquire a solid understanding of Moodle & start implementing it in your courses. ...