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Hatshepsut is now famous for being the first female pharaoh of
Egypt, but for thousands of years her rule was shrouded in secrecy,
even by Hatshepsut herself. Under her rule Egypt grew and
prospered, and many great monuments were built, yet she died
suddenly in mysterious circumstances. Suitable for readers aged 8+,
each book in History Starting Points explores the life and times of
a key historical figure, from Alfred the Great to Hatshepsut. It
tells the story of the subject's life, using vital primary source
material, such as what contemporary people wrote about the figure.
Alongside this, each book builds up a vivid picture of the
historical era in which the person lived, from Anglo-Saxon Britain
to the civilisations of ancient Greece and Egypt. Included
throughout are cross-curricular links to other key subject areas
such as literacy, science or geography, and the text is supported
by cartoon, myths and legends and fun craft projects to make.
Alfred was the only English king to ever be given the title 'Great'. Why? He successfully defended Britain from wave after wave of Viking invaders, formed the first English army and navy, encouraged English people to talk in their mother tongue and set up the beginnings of a renowned, progressive legal system.
Suitable for readers aged 8+, each book in History Starting Points explores the life and times of a key historical figure, from Alfred the Great to Hatshepsut. It tells the story of the subject's life, using vital primary source material, such as what contemporary people wrote about the figure. Alongside this, each book builds up a vivid picture of the historical era in which the person lived, from Anglo-Saxon Britain to the civilisations of ancient Greece and Egypt. Included throughout are cross-curricular links to other key subject areas such as literacy, science or geography, and the text is supported by cartoon, myths and legends and fun craft projects to make.
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An Unjust God? (Hardcover)
Jacques Ellul; Translated by Anne-Marie Andreasson-Hogg; Foreword by David Gill
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R998
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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
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++++ Results Of Astronomical Observations Sir David Gill, Royal
Observatory, Cape of Good Hope, Sydney Samuel Hough, Great Britain.
Admiralty Published by order of the Lords Commissioners of the
Admiralty, H.M.S.O., 1876 Science; Astronomy; Science / Astronomy
Philip K. Dick didn t predict the future he summoned the
desperate bleakness of our present directly from his fevered
paranoia. Dick didn t predict the Internet or iPhones or email or
3D printers, but rather he so thoroughly understood human nature
that he could already see, even at the advent of the transistor,
the way technology would alienate us from each other and from
ourselves. He could see us isolated and drifting in our own private
realities even before we had plugged in our ear buds. He could see,
even in the earliest days of space exploration, how much of our own
existence remained unexplored, and how the great black spaces
between people were growing even as our universe was shrinking.
Philip K. Dick spent his first three years as a science fiction
author writing shorter fiction, and in his lifetime he composed
almost 150 short stories, many of which have gone on to be adapted
into (slightly watered down) Hollywood blockbusters. Collected here
are thirteen of his most Dickian tales, funhouse realities with
trap doors and hidden compartments, the literary equivalent of
optical illusions, tricks of perspective.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
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Violence (Paperback)
Jacques Ellul; Foreword by David Gill
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R713
R590
Discovery Miles 5 900
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