* The gripping conclusion to the popular genre-breaking epic trilogy of a war between vampires & humans Empress Adele has launched a grand crusade against the vampire clans of the north. Prince Gareth the vampire lord of Scotland serves the Equatorian cause fighting in the bloody trenches of France in his guise as the dashing Greyfriar. But the human armies are pinned down battered by harsh weather & merciless attacks from vampire packs. To even the odds Adele unleashes the power of her geomancy a fearsome weapon capable of slaughtering vampires in vast numbers. However the power she expends threatens her own life even as she questions the morality of such a weapon. As the war turns ever bloodier & Adele is threatened by betrayal Gareth faces a terrible choice. Their only hope is a desperate strike against the lord of the vampire clans
- Gareth's brother Cesare. It is a gamble that could win the war or signal the final days of the Greyfriar. The Vampire Empire" trilogy rushes to a heart-wrenching conclusion of honour & love hatred & vengeance sacrifice & loss."
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Wallpaper City Guides" not only suggest where to stay eat & drink but what the tourist passionate about design might want to see whether he/she has a week or 24 hours in the city. Featured are up & coming areas landmark buildings in an Architour design centers & the best shops to buy items unique to that city. " Wallpaper City Guides" present travelers with a fast-track ticket to the chosen location. The edited guides offer the best most exciting & the most beautiful of that particular city. As well as looking beautiful the guides are expertly designed with function as a priority & have tabbed sections so that the tourist can easily find what they are looking for. There are maps rate & currency cards color-coded parts of the city & an easy navigational tool. They are the ultimate combination of form & function." ...

The key to contentment in the Scottish climate is the right attitude to rain
- just as in life the key to happiness lies in making
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The firstground-breaking account of the teaching of history in Englands state schools from the early 1900s to the present day this accessible study is a major contribution to the current debates about the place of history in the classroom & the national curriculum. Drawing on a wide variety of hitherto unpublished material including an especially created oral history archive & the recollections of many former pupils as to what it was like to be on the receiving end & how much they have remembered of what they were taught the authors of this powerfully-argued book present an original & comprehensive account of the political decisions & the pedagogic practices which determined the sort of history that was taught in the classroom. Concluding with some important recommendations about what needs to be done to safeguard the teaching of history in Englands schools in the future The Right Kind of History will be an invaluable resource for teachers scholars educationalists andpolicy-makers. ...

What is it I wondered that makes a man willing to sit on top of an enormous Roman Candle such as a Redstone Atlas Titan or Saturn rocket & wait for someone to light the fuse? I decided on the simplest approach possible. I would ask a few of the astronauts & find out
- The men had it. Yeager. Conrad. Grissom. Glenn. Heroes. The first Americans in space
- battling the Russians for control of the heavens putting their lives on the line. The women had it. While Mr Wonderful was aloft it tore your heart out that the Hero's Wife down on the ground had to perform with the whole world watching. The Right Stuff". It's the quality beyond bravery beyond courage."

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The landscape of higher education has undergone change & transformation in recent years partly as a result of diversification & massification. However persistent patterns of under-representation continue to perplex policy-makers & practitioners raising questions about current strategies policies & approaches to widening participation. Presenting a comprehensive review & critique of contemporary widening participation policy & practice Penny Jane Burke interrogates the underpinning assumptions values & perspectives shaping current concepts & understandings of widening participation. She draws on a range of perspectives within the field of the sociology of education
- including feminist post-structuralism critical pedagogy & policy sociology
- to examine the ways in which wider societal inequalities & misrecognitions which are related to difference & diversity present particular challenges for the project to widen participation in higher education. In particular the book: focuses on the themes of difference & diversity to shed light on the operations of inequalities & the politics of access & participation both in terms of national & institutional policy & at the level of student & practitioner experience. draws on the insights of the sociology of education to consider not only the patterns of under-representation in higher education but also the politics of mis-representation critiquing key discourses of widening participation. interrogates assumptions behind WP policy & practice including assumptions about education being an unassailable good provides an analysis of the accounts & perspectives of students practitioners & policy-makers through in-depth interviews observations & reflective journal entries. offers insights for future developments in the policy practice & strategies for widening participation The book will be of great use to all those working in & researching Higher Education.

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Contemporary philosophical pluralism recognizes the inevitability & legitimacy of multiple ethical perspectives & values making it difficult to isolate the higher-order principles on which to base a theory of justice. Rising up to meet this challenge Rainer Forst a leading member of the Frankfurt Schools newest generation of philosophers conceives of an autonomous" construction of justice founded on what he calls the basic moral right to justification. Forst begins by identifying this right from the perspective of moral philosophy. Then through an innovative detailed critical analysis he ties together the central components of social & political justice--freedom democracy equality & toleration--and joins them to the right to justification. The resulting theory treats "justificatory power" as the central question of justice & by adopting this approach Forst argues we can discursively work out or "construct " principles of justice especially with respect to transnational justice & human rights issues. As he builds his theory Forst engages with the work of Anglo-American philosophers such as John Rawls Ronald Dworkin & Amartya Sen & critical theorists such as Jurgen Habermas Nancy Fraser & Axel Honneth. Straddling multiple subjects from politics & law to social protest & philosophical conceptions of practical reason Forst brilliantly gathers contesting claims around a single elastic theory of justice." ...

This bestselling book by one of the worlds foremost voice & acting coaches is a classic in its field. Practical passionate & inspiring it teaches how to sue the voice fully & expressively without fear & in any situation. Even a short experience of working with Patsy Rodenburg brings striking insights into the way we use voice & body & how we can change these. Patsys work releases untapped resources of energy sensitivity & activity & I can appreciate how useful this is in professional training not only for actors but for all persons concerned with the way in which we express & suppress ourselves." Dr Malcolm Pines Psychoanalyst" ...

Whether your ambition is to make it big as a professional portrait artist funny cartoonist or clever caricaturist or simply to improve your figure drawing skills for work or pleasure this book should have you churning out first-rate sketches in no time at all. ...

For generations people in the countryside have kept chickens mainly for the eggs. Now more & more people in town as well as countryside are enjoying the pleasure of keeping hens in the garden & reaping the reward of those fresh eggs every day. Virginia Shirt has lived with chickens for over 15 years so her knowledge of these fascinating birds is conditioned by practical experience. Her book is a revelation to every aspiring enthusiast. Concentrating initially on the very first steps the book goes on to deal with feeding & rearing chickens & comprehensively covers matters relating to health & disease. ...