As the wife of a Resistance member in German-occupied Belgium Claire Daussois has grown used to hiding strange men in her attic. By the end of 1943 the tiny room has housed dozens of Allied airmen soldiers & other refugees whom Claire nurses & harbours from the perpetual threat of discovery by the Gestapo. The B-17 bomber that crash-lands outside Claires village of Delahaut contains the man who will be both the last & the most significant of the attics residents: US Air Force pilot Ted Brice. Ted is found severely wounded & semi-conscious by ten-year-old Jean Benoit minutes before the Germans begin their search for survivors. Knowing of Claires connections with the Resistance & desperate to atone for his fathers shameful collaboration Jean realises that Claire is the pilots only hope of survival. The month that follows will stay with them both for the rest of their lives. A few weeks only a handful of days it is a period in which the war recedes in the face of more powerful forces
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Bruno chef de police can't get a moment's peace. He's uncovered a cache of old bank notes & is also dealing with a wave of burglaries. The victims include the recently retired head of Britain's Joint Intelligence Committee which brings old flame Isabelle back to St Denis. The next burglary ends in murder: the victim's bludgeoned body found by his lover
- the prime suspect. But Bruno is on another track. Meanwhile the Mayor introduces Bruno to Jacqueline who is researching the theory that American funds were used to prevent Communism in France which led the US to give clandestine support to the nuclear program. When Jacqueline's home is subsequently burgled the stakes become much higher. Jacqueline's work suggests the Mayor is political dynamite.
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Written for 2009 curriculum change Essentials provides concise coverage of all the externally assessed course content & skills for GCSE Resistant Materials. The other five subjects are also available: Electronic Products Food Technology Graphic Products Product Design & Textiles Technology. The student-friendly uncluttered approach guides students through the core content with succinct revision notes & practice questions that focus on the essential content needed for the exams. * Short sentences focused paragraphs & bullet points help to make the content accessible to students of all abilities * Key words & concepts are highlighted to aid memory & recall * Relevant diagrams & illustrations clarify key points & aid visual learning * Practice questions at the end of each section test & reinforce understanding * Quick Test & Key Word summary at the end of every spread. FREE 16-page pull-out guide to Controlled Assessment included! Written for 2009 curriculum change Essentials provides concise coverage of all the externally assessed course content & skills for GCSE Resistant Materials. The other five subjects are also available: Electronic Products Food Technology Graphic Products Product Design & Textiles Technology. The student-friendly uncluttered approach guides students through the core content with succinct revision notes & practice questions that focus on the essential content needed for the exams. * Short sentences focused paragraphs & bullet points help to make the content accessible to students of all abilities * Key words & concepts are highlighted to aid memory & recall * Relevant diagrams & illustrations clarify key points & aid visual learning * Practice questions at the end of each section test & reinforce understanding * Quick Test & Key Word summary at the end of every spread. FREE 16-page pull-out guide to Controlled Assessment included! ...

Intended for use alongside the GCSE Essentials Resistant Materials Revision Guide this workbook

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Resisting Mr. Tall Dark & Texan Ethan Traub is bringing the family oil business & his sassy assistant Lizzie Landry to Thunder Canyon. Settling down wasnt part of this gorgeous bachelors plan but when Lizzie wants to go back to Texas to open a bakery he wont let her go so easily... Is this one deal Ethan will seal with a kiss? The Baby Wore a Badge Decorated police officer Jake Castro is hoping Thunder Canyon will prove the perfect place to raise his baby daughter... But when serious sparks start to fly between Jake & small-town Cinderella Calista Clifton hes suddenly not sure hes ready to settle down. Can he make Calistas dreams come true
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Reveals the underlying story form of all great presentations that will not only create impact but will move people to action Presentations are meant to inform inspire & persuade audiences. So why then do so many audiences leave feeling like they've wasted their time? All too often presentations don't resonate with the audience & move them to transformative action. Just as the author's first book helped presenters become visual communicators Resonate helps you make a strong connection with your audience & lead them to purposeful action. The author's approach is simple: building a presentation today is a bit like writing a documentary. Using this approach you'll convey your content with passion persuasion & impact. Author has a proven track record including having created the slides in Al Gore's Oscar-winning An Inconvenient Truth Focuses on content development methodologies that are not only fundamental but will move people to action Upends the usual paradigm by making the audience the hero & the presenter the mentor Shows how to use story techniques of conflict & resolution Presentations don't have to be boring ordeals. You can make them fun exciting & full of meaning. Leave your audiences energized & ready to take action with Resonate. ...

This is a complete resource for teaching creative writing & thinking at KS4 & KS5. This resource book is designed to engage students in the process of creative writing. Using ideas & activities he has put into practice himself. Johnnie Young guides the teacher through a series of creative lessons designed to stimulate creative thinking. Each activity is supported by lesson notes including ideas for starters pleanaries & follow up work as well as a photocopiable worksheet. ...

' It may be rash to claim that there is nothing more you'll ever need to know about people resourcing & talent management once you've read Stephen Taylor's book but it's nonetheless a claim I come close to making.. . For Stephen people resourcing & talent management properly performed will promote people as contributors to organisational excellence. In other words everything he writes is said with the long-term health of the business in mind'
- Ted Johns CIPD Chief Examiner People Resourcing & CIPD National Examiner Managing & Leading People. This textbook has been written for the new optional CIPD postgraduate module Resourcing & Talent Management. It is also ideal for students studying People Resourcing modules on non-CIPD programmes. It maps on to the new CIPD module on Resourcing & Talent Management. This title is written by Stephen Taylor the CIPD's examiner for the Managing in a Strategic Business Context paper & the author of the new Resourcing & Talent Management module. It is very student-friendly with exercises in-depth case studies & reference to academic journal articles. Through practical guidance & theoretical underpinning Resourcing & Talent Management" provides a comprehensive overview of fundamental management issues. New to this edition: Three new chapters on fairness & diversity employer branding & succession planning/talent management; Dedicated chapters on measuring & analysing employee turnover & improving employee retention; Individual chapters on retirements & managing redundancy; & Online resources. For tutors: Power Point slides Comprehensive lecturer's guide (including sample assessments & lecture handouts) Feedback on the case studies in this book & One additional case study per chapter. For students: Web links for each chapter & Annual update on developments in resourcing & talent management."
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This fascinating & detailed book about acting is Miss Hagens credo the accumulated wisdom of her years spent in intimate communion with her art. It is at once the voicing of her exacting standards for herself & those she teaches & an explanation of the means to the end. For those unable to avail themselves of her personal tutelage her book is the best substitute."
- Publishers Weekly " Uta Hagens Respect for Acting is not only pitched on a high artistic level but it is full of homely practical information by a superb craftswoman. An illuminating discussion of the standards & techniques of enlightened stage acting."
- Brooks Atkinson " Hagen adds to the large corpus of titles on acting with vivid dicta drawn from experience skill & a sense of personal & professional worth. Her principal asset in this treatment is her truly significant imagination. Her object exercises display a wealth of detail with which to stimulate the student preparing a scene for presentation."
- Library Journal " Respect for Acting is a simple lucid & sympathetic statement of actors problems in the theatre & basic tenets for their training wrought from the personal experience of a fine actress & teacher of acting."
- Harold Clurman " Uta Hagens Respect for Acting is a relatively small book. But within it Miss Hagen tells the young actor about as much as can be conveyed in print of his craft."
- Los Angeles Times " Uta Hagen is our greatest living actor; she is moreover interested & mystified by the presence of talent & its workings; her third gift is a passion to communicate the mysteries of the craft to which she has given her life. There are almost no American actors uninfluenced by her."
- Fritz Weaver " This is a textbook for aspiring actors but working thespians can profit much by it. Anyone with just a casual interest in the theater should also enjoy its behind-the-scenes flavor. Respect for Acting is certainly a special book perhaps for a limited readership but of its " How-To" kind Id give it four curtain calls & two hollers of " Author Author
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Respect for Acting This fascinating & detailed book about acting is Miss Hagen's credo the accumulated wisdom of her years spent in intimate communion with her art. It is at once the voicing of her exacting standards for herself & those she [taught] & an explanation of the means to the end." --Publishers Weekly " Hagen adds to the large corpus of titles on acting with vivid dicta drawn from experience skill & a sense of personal & professional worth. Her principal asset in this treatment is her truly significant imagination. Her 'object exercises' display a wealth of detail with which to stimulate the student preparing a scene for presentation." --Library Journal " Uta Hagen's Respect for Acting.. .is a relatively small book. But within it Miss Hagen tells the young actor about as much as can be conveyed in print of his craft." --Los Angeles Times " There are almost no American actors uninfluenced by Uta Hagen." --Fritz Weaver " This is a textbook for aspiring actors but working thespians can profit much by it. Anyone with just a casual interest in the theater should also enjoy its behind-the-scenes flavor." --King Features Syndicate" ...