Tess Durbeyfield is driven by family poverty to claim kinship with the wealthy D' Urbevilles & meeting her cousin" Alec proves to be her downfall. When Angel Clare offers her love & salvation she must choose whether to reveal her past or remain silent in the hope of a peaceful future." ...

By employing the same basic methodologies used to establish the currently accepted chronology it has been possible for a group of young archaeologists including David Rohl to create a New Chronology which resolves many of the problems permeating ancient world studies. In particular one model has been developed which has major implications for Old Testament research. Through the revision of the master chronology of ancient Egypt they have unlocked the key to biblical history
- the epic events of the Bible really did happen as recorded in the Books of Genesis Exodus Judges Samuel Kings & Chronicles
- the problem was that we had previously been looking for them in completely the wrong place in time. Many of the conundrums of the past are explained & legendary figures such as Joseph Moses David & Solomon find their true political setting. Exodus & Conquest will be restored to history & the magic of legend will begin to make its great comeback

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The perfect gift book for cat lovers everywhere showing how to measure your cats intelligence in a series of easy & fun tests. How clever is your cat? Can your cat: * Make sounds upon request? * Predict a change in the weather? Or is your cat the type who * Falls of ledges while sleeping? * Continually runs into walls or doors? You can find out how smart your cat really is by giving him or her the Cat IQ Test
- a simple four-part intelligence test. By observation & by using everyday household items you will be able to measure your cats co-ordination communication social & reasoning powers. Also
Includes:: * Suggestions on how to improve your cats IQ. * Comparative scores of other cats by age sex & type. * A Certificate of Merit to be filled in & proudly displayed on completion of the Cat IQ Test.

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Tests needn't be boring! You can use this book alone or in class & watch your rapid progress. Each test will build your confidence & help you to remember 'problem' words. You can use Test Your English Vocabulary in Use on its own or along with the companion volume English Vocabulary in Use Pre-Intermediate & Intermediate 3rd edition (sold separately). ...

Vocabulary tests to accompany the popular English Vocabulary in Use Upper-intermediate Third edition. Test Your English Vocabulary in Use Upper-intermediate Second edition contains 100 easy-to-use practice vocabulary tests with a clear marking system on each page so that progress can be easily checked. The book can be used on its own for self-study or in the classroom or to reinforce the vocabulary covered in English Vocabulary in Use Upper-intermediate Third edition available separately. ...

Troy Phelen is a self-made billionaire one of the richest men in the United States. He is also eccentric reclusive confined to a wheelchair & looking for a way to die. Nate O' Riley is a high-octane Washington litigator who's lived too hard too fast for too long. Emerging from his fourth stay in rehab he knows returning to the real world is always difficult but this time it's going to be murder. Rachel Lane is a young woman who chose to give her life to God who walked away from the modern world with all its strivings & trappings & encumbrances & went to live & work with a primitive tribe of Indians in the deepest jungles of Brazil. In a story that mixes legal suspense with a remarkable adventure their lives are forever altered by the startling secret of The Testament. ...

Somewhere in Germany was hidden a manuscript that would rock Western Europe to its foundations: the testament of Caspar Schulz. Once a prominent Nazi & long believed to be dead Schultz could soon be hailed as the author of the most shattering confessions ever to make print. Paul Chavasse British Intelligence's toughest trouble-shooter was hired to track the former Nazi down & secure the manuscript. But he soon discovered that he wasn't the only one who wanted to get his hands on the book. & some of his rivals would go to any lengths
- including murder
- to get it.

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In her bestselling first volume of autobiography Testament of Youth Vera Brittain passionately recorded the agonising years of the First World War lamenting the destruction of a generation which for her included those she most dearly loved
- her lover her brother her closest friends. In Testament of Friendship Brittain tells the story of the woman who helped her survive those tragic years
- the writer Winifred Holtby. They met at Somerville College Oxford immediately after the war & their friendship continued through Veras marriage & their separate but parallel writing careers until Winifreds untimely death at the age of thirty-seven. When she died her fame as a writer was about to reach its peak with the publication of her greatest novel South Riding. A moving record of a friendship between two women of courage determination & intelligence & a wonderful portrait of a lifelong love Testament of Friendship now takes its rightful place as a Virago Modern Classic with a new introduction by Mark Bostridge.

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The Testament of Gideon Mack is James Robertson's acclaimed novel exploring faith & belief. For Gideon Mack faithless minister unfaithful husband & troubled soul the existence of God let alone the Devil is no more credible than that of ghosts or fairies. Until the day he falls into a gorge & is rescued by someone who might just be Satan himself. Mack's testament
- a compelling blend of memoir legend history & quite probably madness
- recounts one man's emotional crisis disappearance resurrection & death. It also transports you into an utterly mesmerizing exploration of the very nature of belief. Fascinating extraordinary strange rich". (Sunday Telegraph). " Overwhelmingly compassionate & thought-provoking. Demands another read". (Irvine Welsh Guardian). " Hugely enjoyable very funny deeply refreshing.. .its touch of devilry makes it even more of a joy". (Herald). " Fabulous.. .a work of the highest literary quality". (Scotland on Sunday). " Astonishingly accomplished utterly compelling from start to finish.. .could well be the best novel published anywhere this year". (Big Issue). " James Robertson is a brilliant novelist. It's a long time since I read a novel in which the contemporary notions of faith & belief were so frankly tested". (Ali Smith). James Robertson is the author of the novels The Fanatic Joseph Knight The Testament of Gideon Mack & the Land Lay Still & The Professor of Truth. The Testament of Gideon Mack was longlisted for the 2006 Man Booker Prize picked by Richard & Judy's Book Club & shortlisted for the Saltire Book of the Year award & And the Land Lay Still was the winner of the Saltire Book of the Year Award 2010."

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In a voice that is both tender & filled with rage The Testament of Mary" tells the story of a cataclysmic event which led to an overpowering grief. For Mary her son has been lost to the world & now living in exile & in fear she tries to piece together the memories of the events that led to her sons brutal death. To her he was a vulnerable figure surrounded by men who could not be trusted living in a time of turmoil & change. As her life & her suffering begin to acquire the resonance of myth Mary struggles to break the silence surrounding what she knows to have happened. In her effort to tell the truth in all its gnarled complexity she slowly emerges as a figure of immense moral stature as well as a woman from history rendered now as fully human." ...