Best known for her role in cult comedy TV hit Benidorm & for playing Maggie Conlon in Ken Loachs remarkable film Ladybird Ladybird Crissy Rock is a hugely popular actress & comedienne. But Crissys path to success was far from easy & her life has been plagued by trauma & turmoil. Never has there been a more honest & disturbing biography ever written; never has there been so much to tell. Born & bred in the backstreets of Liverpool Crissy Rocks poor but idyllic young life was plunged into darkness at the age of eight when her grandfather began to abuse her both physically & sexually. Pregnant & married to a violent bully at sixteen it seemed that trouble & turmoil would always stalk her. Having finally escaped her violent marriage Crissy began to turn her life around. Crissy tells of her first experiences as a performer when a friend bet her that she wouldnt enter a st&-up competition
- she ended up being runner up in the north west region. Having firmly established herself on the comedy circuit she was then cast in Ladybird Ladybird for which she won Best Actress at the Berlin Film Festival. From there Crissy became a familiar face on television landing roles in a host of popular programmes including Brazen Hussies alongside Julie Walters.
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Best known for her role in cult comedy TV hit Benidorm & for playing Maggie Conlon in Ken Loach's remarkable film Ladybird Ladybird Crissy Rock is a hugely popular actress & comedienne. But Crissy's path to success was far from easy & her life has been plagued by trauma & turmoil. Never has there been a more honest & disturbing biography ever written; never has there been so much to tell. Crissy Rock's poor but idyllic young life was plunged into darkness at the age of eight when her grandfather began to abuse her both physically & sexually. Pregnant & married to a violent bully at sixteen it seemed that trouble & turmoil would always stalk her. Having finally escaped her violent marriage Crissy began to turn her life around. Having firmly established herself on the comedy circuit she was then cast in Ladybird Ladybird for which she won Best Actress at the Berlin Film Festival. This is one of the most astonishing books you will ever read. ...

1867. Eliza Caine arrives in Norfolk to take up her position as governess at Gaudlin Hall on a dark & chilling night. As she makes her way across the station platform a pair of invisible hands push her from behind into the path of an approaching train. She is only saved by the vigilance of a passing doctor. When she finally arrives shaken at the hall she is greeted by the two children in her care Isabella & Eustace. There are no parents no adults at all & no one to represent her mysterious employer. The children offer no explanation. Later that night in her room a second terrifying experience further reinforces the sense that something is very wrong. From the moment she rises the following morning her every step seems dogged by a malign presence which lives within Gaudlin's walls. Eliza realises that if she & the children are to survive its violent attentions she must first uncover the hall's long-buried secrets & confront the demons of its past. ...

Someone called & said Kurt died. I just f*****g lost it. He has sold over 40 million albums. Hes been in bands that have changed popular music forever. He saw his best friend commit suicide. He starts supergroups. Hes the nicest guy in rock. From Nirvana to Foo Fighters from brotherhood to bitter rivalry from breathless highs to lifeless lows Paul Brannigan gives an unparalleled intimate & extraordinary account of the life & times of Dave Grohl. In 1990 little-known punk-metal upstarts Nirvana added a new drummer to the b&. They were soon to become a global phenomenon -- but as we all know things went wrong. Daves friend Kurt frontman of Nirvana took his own life plunging the band & their future into chaos. His friends grief was mirrored by worldwide sorrow to an unprecedented degree. Defying expectations a knack that was soon to become his trademark Grohl refused to see it as the end. In 1995 his new band the Foo Fighters rose to join the pantheon of rock deities. The wonder years were by no means calm. The spotlit existence imposed by his celebrity status the bellowed vilification by his critics & his high-speed lifestyle proved a dangerous cocktail. With an account of Grohls life that is more personal than anything written before more startling more thrilling more heart-rending & more inspiring Paul Brannigan reveals Dave fully for the first time. This is the story of the man who changed music forever. ...

Someone called & said Kurt died. I just f*****g lost it. He has sold over 40 million albums. Hes been in bands that have changed popular music forever. He saw his best friend commit suicide. He starts supergroups. Hes the nicest guy in rock. From Nirvana to Foo Fighters from brotherhood to bitter rivalry from breathless highs to lifeless lows Paul Brannigan gives an unparalleled intimate & extraordinary account of the life & times of Dave Grohl. In 1990 little-known punk-metal upstarts Nirvana added a new drummer to the b&. They were soon to become a global phenomenon
- but as we all know things went wrong. Daves friend Kurt frontman of Nirvana took his own life plunging the band & their future into chaos. His friends grief was mirrored by worldwide sorrow to an unprecedented degree. Defying expectations a knack that was soon to become his trademark Grohl refused to see it as the end. In 1995 his new band the Foo Fighters rose to join the pantheon of rock deities. The wonder years were by no means calm. The spotlit existence imposed by his celebrity status the bellowed vilification by his critics & his high-speed lifestyle proved a dangerous cocktail. With an account of Grohls life that is more personal than anything written before more startling more thrilling more heart-rending & more inspiring Paul Brannigan reveals Dave fully for the first time. This is the story of the man who changed music forever. & hes not finished yet.
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Rob Ryans magical paper-cuts & screenprints have been used by designer Paul Smith appeared on a Vogue model & graced book covers (THE BOOK OF LOST THINGS by John Connolly The World to Come by Dara Horn). THIS IS FOR YOU is a magical romantic & touching story of thoughts & dreams loneliness & longing the personal & the universal. Each page has been cut out of paper using a scalpel sprayed & photographed. ...

This is Geography is a major new course for Key Stage 3 Geography aiming to raise standards of teaching & learning. It offers:
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This is Geography is a major new course for Key Stage 3 Geography aiming to raise standards of teaching & learning. It offers:
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' This is Geography' is a major new course for Key Stage 3 Geography aiming to raise standards of teaching & learning through covering less content but doing more learning with it. It offers: -Focus: a streamlined scheme of work which focuses on the essentials & which allows teachers to do in-depth work on real world topics that really matter to pupils
- Worthwhile & significant tasks
- every unit builds step by step towards an engaging & significant final task. These tasks use the full range of learning styles to provide something for all pupils. Equally important they progressively develop skills across the three year course.
- Integrated ICT
- embedded ICT tasks in the Pupil's Book are supplemented by a separate CD-ROM with interactive e Learning activities to support each lesson with starters plenaries games & presentations. All the key visuals from the pupils book are clickable & usable as you wish. The associated Teacher's Resource Book available in print & as a CD-ROM supports this Pupil's Book with lesson plans & differentiated worksheets
- for homework & class work. The lesson plans & worksheets are also provided on CD for you to edit & customise.




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When I look in the mirror I know that I came from dirt. I came from the streets. Both of my parents are drug addicts. I lived in cars motels in the back of people's houses. But now I look in the mirror & realize that I'm somebody. Everybody in this world can have goals & dreams & they can achieve those goals & dreams if they work hard enough. I came from nothing & I've done it. I smile every time I talk about it. So begins the inspirational tale of Jacob ' Tito' Ortiz aka the ' Huntington Beach Bad Boy'. Ortiz made his mixed martial arts debut as an amateur at UFC 13. He wasn't interested in being paid or getting a contract -- he just wanted 'to kick somebody's ass'. Before long he was fighting for the UFC Middleweight (200 pound) title & battled it out in an historic contest with prodigy Frank Shamrock. Ortiz lost but the fight shaped the future of the division for the next several years to come. The Middleweight title was renamed the Light Heavyweight title & Ortiz again took the belt successfully defending it five times in the next three years. A controversial opponent Ortiz remains one of the most exciting Ultimate Fighting Championship fighters to watch. This is the outspoken no-holds-barred story of his colourful life & career. ...