Fifteen-year-old Vernon Gregory Little is in trouble & it has something to do with the recent massacre of 16 students at his high school. Soon the quirky backwater of Martirio barbecue capital of Texas is flooded with wannabe CNN hacks eager for a scapegoat. ...

First performed at the Young Vic London in 2007 when it was nominated for the Olivier Award for Best New Play. Vernon Little is fifteen years old & lives with his mother in Martirio a flea-bitten Texan town. His best friend just massacred sixteen of their classmates before killing himself. The town wants vengeance & turns its sights on Vernon. ...

Footprintfocus Verona & Lake Garda is the only dedicated guide available covering this popular Italian destination. Features an Essentials section with practical tips to help plan a trip detailed information on attractions & comprehensive listings of where to eat sleep & have fun. * Essentials section with tips on getting there & around * Up-to-date recommendations of great places to stay & eat * Highlights map of the region plus detailed street maps where relevant * Slim enough to fit in a pocket Loaded with advice & information on how to get around this concise Footprintfocus guide will help travellers get the most out of Verona & Lake Garda without weighing them down. The content of the Footprintfocus Verona & Lake Garda guide has been extracted from Footprint's Italian Lakes guide. ...

The new novel from internationally acclaimed author Paulo Coelho
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This follow-up to the hugely popular Louvre showcases another of Frances most treasured landmarks in its signature format offering fresh analysis & compelling visuals. One of the worlds most spectacular opulent relics of royal wealth & power the Chateau de Versailles boasts a fascinating tumultuous history. Starting with its metamorphosis from humble hunting lodge to luxurious palace by Louis XIV in 1661 then fast-forwarding to the extravagant additions of Louis XIV & Marie Antoinette to the dismantling of its collections during the French Revolution & finally to its restoration & status today as a grand reception hall for foreign heads of state. The book begins by introducing the sites vibrant history & the colourful figures that resided there. Subsequently Versailles explores the singular Chateau offering a photographic tour of the many artistic & architectural treasures of the palace. ...

The disappearance of Richey Edwards troubled guitarist with the Manic Street Preachers is one of rock & rolls great unresolved mysteries. His Vauxhall Cavalier was found abandoned in a service station car park near the Severn Bridge a notorious suicide spot in February 1995 a fortnight after Edwards had last been seen. The location of the car & the tape left in the deck
- Nirvanas album In Utero
- tended to point to one conclusion. However it almost seemed too obvious a statement & in A VERSION OF REASON Rob Jovanovic unravels the complicated life & final days of Richey Edwards. Piecing together testimony from those close to Edwards Jovanovic seeks to produce an authoritative account of the life & times of Richey Edwards.

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For courses in Vertebrate Zoology Vertebrate Biology Function & Paleontology Widely praised for its comprehensive coverage & exceptionally clear writing style this best-selling text explores how the anatomy physiology ecology & behavior of animals interact to produce organisms that function effectively in their environments & how lineages of organisms change through evolutionary time. The Ninth Edition features dozens of new figures & photos updated information from molecular data & evolutionary development & expanded discussions on global climate change extinction & conservation. ...

Vertebrate Palaeontology" is a complete up-to-date history of the evolution of vertebrates. The third edition of this popular text has been extensively revised to incorporate the latest research including new material from North & South America Australia Europe China Africa & Russia. This work: highlights astonishing new discoveries including new dinosaurs & Mesozoic birds from China; features a new chapter on how to study fossil vertebrates; provides an increased emphasis on the cladistic framework with cladograms set apart from the body of the text & full lists of diagnostic characters; &

Includes:: new molecular evidence on early mammal diversification. New features aid study including new functional & developmental feature spreads key questions & extensive references to useful web sites. It offers a strong phylogenetic focus making it an up-to-date source of the latest broad-scale systematic data on vertebrate evolution."

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Vertical Take-Off Fighter Aircraft" is an illustrated history of concepts experimental & operational military VTO & VTOL aircraft. The book starts with wartime German projects such as the Focke Wulf Treibflugel Heinkel Wespe & VTO rocket fighters. Postwar projects include US Navy carrier-based VTOL fighters the French annular wing experiments undertaken by SNECMA & various other proposals for fighters. In addition to "tail sitters " the author discusses conventionally shaped VTOL designs such as the Harrier Russian carrier-based Yaks & the new Lock Mart F-35 Lightning. This title will be of interest to aviation enthusiasts & modelers." ...

An original funny & poignant story about those things in life that you just cant plan for...A very modern fairytale full of Claudias trademark wit & humour Sheila OFlanagan Eloise Elliot is one of the youngest newspaper editors in the country. Respected & revered by her peers shes at the top of her game. But on the eve of her thirtieth birthday finding herself surrounded by some pathetic looking balloons & mangy sandwiches in The Daily Posts conference room Eloise is hit but a long sharp pang of loneliness. Suddenly & with dazzling clarity she realises what she wants to make her life more complete. A baby. One successful trip to the sperm bank & almost three years later & she is the adoring mother of a gorgeous little girl Lily. Juggling a high-powered job with motherhood is not easy & when she finds herself without childcare she sends an SOS to her sister Helen. Yet its when Lily starts asking about her daddy that Eloise really starts to panic. What will she tell her? So Eloise decides theres nothing for it
- shes going to find Lilys father. After all she chose the perfect donor so surely there wont be any surprises. Except that there are plenty & Eloise gets a lot more than she bargained for.
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