Beth Roberts & Rula Popek have a lot in common. They are both 19 both have crap jobs & both live in the worst flat in the whole of Wales. The girls have no money no boyfriends family who are thousands of miles away & a final demand for a gas bill which they cannot pay. It all looks pretty bleak until one day when Rula stumbles across an entire vinyl record collection which has been left in a local charity shop. She takes a gamble & blows the money for the gas bill on the whole lot & the dream of becoming Cardiffs very own answer to the global girl DJ Lisa Lashes. Its just a shame she didnt bother to explain the plan to Beth first. ...

Viola Time Joggers is compatible with Fiddle Time Joggers: 44 of the 47 tunes may be played together by viola & violin either in unison in unison with simple octave transposition or with the ensemble parts provided. The book uses open string pieces & tunes using the finger pattern 0-1-23-4 including 'C string specials'; extra pieces to give plenty of practice on the C string. Easy duets & a CD with performances of all of the pieces
- bass & drums added for the jazz & rock numbers
- make learning the viola fun. Piano accompaniments are provided in Joggers Piano Book.

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Viola Time Runners is compatible with Fiddle Time Runners: all of the tunes (except the C string pieces) may be played together by viola & violin either in unison in unison with a few simple changes or with the ensemble parts provided. The book uses the finger patterns 0-12-3-4 & 0-1-2-34 &

Includes:: C string specials; extra pieces to give plenty of practice on the C string. Duets with parts of equal difficulty & a CD with performances of all of the pieces
- bass & drums added for the jazz & rock numbers
- make learning the viola fun. Piano accompaniments are provided in Runners Piano Book.



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Almost as soon as it was built London suffered the first of many acts of violent protest when Boudica & her followers set fire to the city in AD 60. Ever since the capitals streets have been a forum for popular insurrection. Covering nearly 2 000 years of protest -- from Wat Tyler to the G20
- this is the story of an alternative London & an alternative history of the British Isles: outside parliamentary processes & in direct confrontation with the forces of the state. It is a story of political activism expressed in street fighting & slum warfare in assassination & bombing peopled by a fascinating array of demagogues democrats bigots & social revolutionaries. It is also the story of the growth of London as a capital & as a major city. This fully revised & comprehensive edition contains new chapters on the 7/7 attacks the deaths of Jean Charles de Menezes & Ian Tomlinson recent environmental anti-capitalist & libertarian protest & a discussion of the importance of current laws on terrorism civil rights & the policing of protests.
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If America is a lunatic asylum then California is the Violent Ward. Mickey Murphy is a criminal lawyer with an office in LAs downtown low-rent district an ex-wife who bleeds him for money clients who would plead the Fifth Amendment if they could count that high & an unrequited passion for his wealthiest clients wife. To make matters worse Mickey finds himself embroiled against his wishes in an elaborate & clever scam thats going askew & being interrogated by the LAPD about a brutal murder. With an observant eye & ear for the California scene Deighton once again uses his brilliant storytelling skills to propel an exciting & suspenseful narrative at breakneck speed to a dramatic climax in a riot-torn city. This new reissue

Includes:: a foreword from the cover designer Oscar-winning filmmaker Arnold Schwartzman & a brand new introduction by Len Deighton which offers a fascinating insight into the writing of the story.

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The sixth & final adventure in the thrilling fantasy series from award-winning author Garth Nix. Tal & Milla are only one step away from death while the evil that has controlled their world for so long is about to triumph. If the Veil is lifted nothing can save the Dark World. Their one glimmer of hope is to confront the monster Sharrakor & regain the violet keystone. But first they must climb up to the highest levels & find their way into the Seventh Tower! ...

This is a new character series for 6-9s featuring the funny quirky violet Mackerel
- a girl with a mission to think outside the
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The seventh novel in the Alex Cross series The Mastermind is back
- & he's hot on detective Alex Cross's trail. His cold taunting
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This tale of a tormented musical genius moves across time & place from 19th-century New Orleans to the Rio de Janeiro of the late 1990s. It traces three charismatic figures bound to one another by a passionate commitment to music as a means of rapture seduction or liberation. ...

This pupils book provides a lively & comprehensive introduction to the very first steps of playing the violin. It is part of the Abracadabra Strings Beginners series a new series of string tutors designed to precede our existing Abracadabra books. All the titles in the series work in conjuction with each other making them ideal for ensemble group & whole class tuition. Used alone they remain perfect for indivdual lessons. The book contains activities games & pieces that teach the fundamentals of playing the violin: good posture (with & without the instrument) bow hold finger position & pitch awareness as well as developing rhythm & notation reading. The CD also aids pitch development with performances of the pieces & backing tracks to motivate pupils to practise outside of their lessons. The basics are constantly reinforced & revisited with the pupils building up to performance pieces that combine & showcase all of the skills they have developed. ...