Category Archives: Accessories
Why Orwell Matters
In this widely acclaimed biographical essay, Christopher Hitchens assesses the life, the achievements, and the myth of the great political writer and participant George Orwell. In true emulative and contrarian style, Hitchens is both admiring and aggressive, sympathetic yet critical, taking true measure of his subject as hero and problem. Answering both the detractors and
The Edge of the Sky: All You Need to Know About the All-There-is
From the big bang to black holes, from dark matter to dark energy, from the origins of the universe to its ultimate destiny, The Edge of the Sky tells the story of the most important discoveries and mysteries in modern cosmology–with a twist. The book`s lexicon is limited to the thousand most common words in
An Inspector Calls
The Heinemann Plays series offers contemporary drama and classic plays in durable classroom editions. In this play an inspector interrupts a party to investigate a girl`s suicide, and implicates each of the party-makers in her death.
Church of Spies
The Vatican`s silence in the face of Nazi atrocities remains one of the great controversies of our time. History has accused wartime pontiff Pius the Twelfth of complicity in the Holocaust and dubbed him Hitler`s Pope.” But a key part of the story has remained untold.Pope Pius in fact ran the world`s largest church, smallest
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Edexcel and A Level Modular Mathematics C1 features: Student-friendly worked examples and solutions, leading up to a wealth of practice questions. Sample exam papers for thorough exam preparation. Regular review sections consolidate learning. Opportunities for stretch and challenge presented throughout the course. `Escalator section` to step up from GCSE. PLUS Free LiveText CD-ROM, containing Solutionbank
The Triumph of Seeds: How Grains, Nuts, Kernels, Pulses, and Pips Conquered the Plant Kingdom and Shaped Human History
We live in a world of seeds. From our morning toast to the cotton in our clothes, they are quite literally the stuff and staff of life: supporting diets, economies, and civilizations around the globe. Just as the search for nutmeg and pepper drove the Age of Discovery, coffee beans fueled the Enlightenment and cottonseed
The Adventures of Captain Underpants
When naughty George and Harold hypnotise their headteacher, they accidentally create the greatest superhero in the history of their school — Captain Underpants! His true identity is so secret that even HE doesn`t know who he is…but he`s fighting for truth, justice, and all things pre-shrunk and cottony!! If you`re a naughty villain like the
First Aid Afloat
The lifesaving guide to treating any accident or sudden illness at sea When someone is injured or becomes ill while on a boat, help may be miles and days away. First Aid Afloat is the onboard guide to taking control of any medical emergency. Illustrated with photo sequences showing exactly what to do, and written
Drawing Your Life: Learn to See, Record, and Appreciate Life`s Small Joys
Observe. Record. Reflect. Create a visual record of your days. Informed by the author`s personal philosophy of “Sustainable Creativity,” this guided journal encourages creative people – from doodlers and sketchers to fine artists and graphic designers – to develop their artistic impulses and discover their own inspirations through observing and recording – in pictures and
Teaching & Learning in the Secondary School
Research and writing on secondary education is often a specialised treatment of isolated themes. This reader draws together the most significant work of recent years across a whole range of themes to give students and new teachers an overview of some of the most important issues and challenges that faced secondary teachers in the 1990s.
Teaching English
The place of English in the secondary curriculum has recently been the subject of intense debate in the general media as well as in education circles. This reader addresses the key issues of that debate in a way that is both accessible and lively. Separate sections cover the historical background to the debate, including the
Teaching & Learning in the Primary School
This sourcebook offers a unique summary into all that was important in primary education during the 1990s. It provides almost fifty key readings on the field which are grouped around six major topics: learners; teachers; classrooms; curriculum; assessment; and, school and education policy. Over half of the readings focus on real life cases – such
New Labour,New Language?
This is a book about the politics of New Labour that focuses on language. Fairclough gets behind the rhetoric to uncover the real meaning. He examines a wide range of political speeches and texts, from Tony Blair`s speech following the death of Diana to the 1997 Labour Party Manifesto and Bill Clinton`s book Between Hope
Colloquial Danish
These two 60-minute CDs, recorded by native speakers of Danish, are an invaluable component of the Colloquial Danish course. While reinforcing material from the book, the CDs also contain a variety of additional exercises, including role-playing, and a useful guide to pronunciation. Course components: The complete course comprises the book and audio materials. These are
The Ancient Near East: History, Society and Economy
The Ancient Near East reveals three millennia of history (c. 3500-500 bc) in a single work. Liverani draws upon over 25 years` worth of experience and this personal odyssey has enabled him to retrace the history of the peoples of the Ancient Near East. The history of the Sumerians, Hittites, Assyrians, Babylonians and more is
Seven Myths About Education
In this controversial new book, Daisy Christodoulou offers a thought-provoking critique of educational orthodoxy. Drawing on her recent experience of teaching in challenging schools, she shows through a wide range of examples and case studies just how much classroom practice contradicts basic scientific principles. She examines seven widely-held beliefs which are holding back pupils and
The Science of Interstellar
Interstellar, from acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan, takes us on a fantastic voyage far beyond our solar system. Yet in The Science of Interstellar, Kip Thorne, the physicist who assisted Nolan on the scientific aspects of Interstellar, shows us that the movie`s jaw-dropping events and stunning, never-before-attempted visuals are grounded in real science. Thorne shares his
