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Triple bill of romantic dramas based on the novels by Nicholas
Sparks. In 'Dear John' (2010), while Special Forces Army Sergeant
John Tyree (Channing Tatum) is home on leave, he meets beautiful
college student Savannah Curtis (Amanda Seyfried) and the two fall
in love. When the time comes for Savannah to return to college, she
promises to write to John during his 12-month enlistment overseas.
However, their budding love affair is put to the test when John
decides to re-enlist in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. 'Safe Haven'
(2013), follows the fortunes of a guarded young woman who
unexpectedly finds love in a North Carolina town. Katie Feldman
(Julianne Hough) stands out on arrival in Southport. Beautiful but
highly reserved, she makes it clear that she expects to have little
involvement in the social life of the town and its inhabitants.
However, an unforeseen chain of events brings Katie close to Alex
(Josh Duhamel), a widower who runs a store while also attempting to
bring up his young children. As she inexorably falls in love with
Alex and the children Katie begins to let down her guard, but doing
so threatens to raise the dark secret she has been protecting. Will
she find a way to reconcile the trauma of her past with the
possibility of a brighter future? 'The Best of Me' (2014), charts
the relationship between Dawson Cole (Luke Bracey/James Marsden)
and Amanda Collier (Liana Liberato/Michelle Monaghan), two people
from opposite sides of town, who fall deeply in love as teenagers.
However, Amanda's parents don't approve of Dawson and their
relationship is short-lived due to a number of unfortunate events
outside of their control. 20 years later, the pair are reunited at
a mutual friend's funeral and it doesn't take long for their
romance to rekindle. But although it seems the universe is
conspiring to bring them back together after all this time, it
seems there are still other forces at work which are determined to
keep them apart...
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Fruit of the Dead
Rachel Lyon
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R355
Discovery Miles 3 550
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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In one of the greatest engineering feats of his time, Claudius
Crozet led the completion of Virginia's Blue Ridge Tunnel in 1858.
Two centuries later, the National Historic Civil Engineering
Landmark still proudly stands, but the stories and lives of those
who built it are the true lasting triumph. Irish immigrants fleeing
the Great Hunger poured into America resolute for something to call
their own. They would persevere through life in overcrowded
shanties and years of blasting through rock to see the tunnel to
completion. Prolific author Mary E. Lyons follows three Irish
families in their struggle to build Crozet's famed tunnel and their
American dream.
Primary Maths for Scotland Textbook 2B is the second of 3 second
level textbooks. These engaging and pedagogically rigorous books
are the first maths textbooks for Scotland completely aligned to
the benchmarks and written specifically to support Scottish
children in mastering mathematics at their own pace. Primary Maths
for Scotland Textbook 2B is the second of 3 second level textbooks.
The books are clear and simple with a focus on developing
conceptual understanding alongside procedural fluency. They cover
the entire second level mathematics Curriculum for Excellence in an
easy-to-use set of textbooks which can fit in with teacher's
existing planning, resources and scheme of work. - Packed with
problem-solving, investigations and challenging problems -
Diagnostic check lists at the start of each unit ensure that pupils
possess the required pre-requisite knowledge to engage on the unit
of work - Worked examples and non-examples help pupils fully
understand mathematical concepts - Includes intelligent practice
that reinforces pupils' procedural fluency
Katie Woo has been learning about mummies, when she decides to make
one of her own. With Pedro's help, Katie makes a wonderful mummy
and case. When the two mummy-makers let their project sit to dry,
the mummy goes missing! Katie and Pedro start collecting clues that
they hope will lead them to the missing mummy.
Triple bill of zombie films. 'Zombie Apocalypse' (2011) is a
made-for-TV horror starring Ving Rhames in which a group of human
survivors of a zombie outbreak set out to make it to an uninfected
island. Ramona (Taryn Manning), Billy (Eddie Steeples) and Kevin
(Gerald Webb) are almost killed when they head out to search for
food. Fortunately for them, they meet a tough group that includes
Henry (Rhames) and Cassie (Lesley-Ann Brandt), who take on the
zombies with weapons as diverse as a sledgehammer and a samurai
sword. 'Abraham Lincoln Vs Zombies' (2012) is a tongue-in-cheek
zombie horror in which Abraham Lincoln is distracted from his
composition of the Gettysburg Address by a more pressing concern -
an outbreak of the undead. Lincoln (Bill Oberst Jr.) leads a team
of Secret Service agents to the area to try and contain the
disaster. There is a suggestion that Lincoln may have some
experience of dealing with zombies from his past and he takes under
his wing a youngster by the name of Teddy Roosevelt (Canon
Kuipers), who may have a role of his own to play in the American
story. 'The Dead' (2010) is a zombie horror set in West Africa.
Robert Freeman stars as Lieutenant Brian Murphy, a military
engineer who finds himself stranded in the wilderness of Burkina
Faso after a zombie outbreak lays waste to civilisation. Eventually
he teams up with Sergeant Daniel Dembele (Prince David Oseia), a
local soldier who has gone AWOL from the army to search for his
missing son.
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Hop/Despicable Me (DVD)
Kaley Cuoco, Russell Brand, Elizabeth Perkins, James Marsden, Chelsea Handler, …
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R53
Discovery Miles 530
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Ships in 10 - 20 working days
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A double bill of children's feature films. 'Hop' (2011), a
state-of-the-art blend of CGI-animation and live action, follows
E.B. (voice of Russell Brand), the teenage son of the Easter Bunny.
When E.B. arrives in Hollywood with ambitions of finding fame, his
dreams are almost cut short when he is hit by a car driven by
unemployed slacker Fred (James Marsden). Deciding to get what he
can out of the situation, E.B. convinces Fred to take him home
while he recovers from his injuries. Fred finds himself with a very
demanding house-guest and the duo embark on a battle of wills that
may just teach them both something important. 'Despicable Me'
(2010), a computer-animated feature, follows an arch criminal who
has a change of heart. Trying to outdo his main rival Vector (voice
of Jason Segel), serial villain Gru (Steve Carell) hatches a plan
to steal the moon, aided by his army of genetically altered corn
pops. All goes according to plan until the arrival at his door of
three little orphan girls, Margo (Miranda Cosgrove), Agnes (Elsie
Fisher) and Edith (Dana Gaier), in search of a father figure.
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Fruit of the Dead
Rachel Lyon
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R753
R572
Discovery Miles 5 720
Save R181 (24%)
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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An electric contemporary reimagining of the myth of Persephone and
Demeter set over the course of one summer on a lush private island,
about addiction and sex, family and independence, and who holds the
power in a modern underworld. Camp counselor Cory Ansel, eighteen
and aimless, afraid to face her high-strung single mother in New
York, is no longer sure where home is when the father of one of her
campers offers an alternative. The CEO of a Fortune 500
pharmaceutical company, Rolo Picazo is middle-aged, divorced,
magnetic. He is also intoxicated by Cory. When Rolo proffers a
childcare job (and an NDA), Cory quiets an internal warning and
allows herself to be ferried to his private island. Plied with
luxury and opiates manufactured by his company, she continues to
tell herself she's in charge. Her mother, Emer, head of a teetering
agricultural NGO, senses otherwise. With her daughter seemingly
vanished, Emer crosses land and sea to heed a cry for help she
alone is convinced she hears. Alternating between the two women's
perspectives, Rachel Lyon's Fruit of the Dead incorporates its
mythic inspiration with a light touch and devastating precision.
The result is a tale that explores love, control, obliteration, and
America's own late capitalist mythos. Lyon's reinvention of
Persephone and Demeter's story makes for a haunting and ecstatic
novel that vibrates with lush abandon. Readers will not soon forget
it.
Katie and Pedro are enjoying a night of camping, but when it gets
dark, Katie feels nervous. Her dad tells her that it won’t be
very dark for long. Why? It’s a mystery that will be revealed
with time. What other discoveries will Katie and Pedro make during
their wait to solve the mystery?
Primary Maths for Scotland Textbook 2A is the first of 3 second
level textbooks. These engaging and pedagogically rigorous books
are the first maths textbooks for Scotland completely aligned to
the benchmarks and written specifically to support Scottish
children in mastering mathematics at their own pace. Primary Maths
for Scotland Textbook 2A is the first of 3 second level textbooks.
The books are clear and simple with a focus on developing
conceptual understanding alongside procedural fluency. They cover
the entire second level mathematics Curriculum for Excellence in an
easy-to-use set of textbooks which can fit in with teacher's
existing planning, resources and scheme of work. - Packed with
problem-solving, investigations and challenging problems -
Diagnostic check lists at the start of each unit ensure that pupils
possess the required pre-requisite knowledge to engage on the unit
of work - Worked examples and non-examples help pupils fully
understand mathematical concepts - Includes intelligent practice
that reinforces pupils' procedural fluency
Primary Maths for Scotland Textbook 1C is the third of 3 first
level textbooks. These engaging and pedagogically rigorous books
are the first maths textbooks for Scotland completely aligned to
the benchmarks and written specifically to support Scottish
children in mastering mathematics at their own pace. Primary Maths
for Scotland Textbook 1C is the third of 3 first level textbooks.
The books are clear and simple with a focus on developing
conceptual understanding alongside procedural fluency. They cover
the entire first level mathematics Curriculum for Excellence in an
easy-to-use set of textbooks which can fit in with teacher's
existing planning, resources and scheme of work. - Packed with
problem-solving, investigations and challenging problems -
Diagnostic check lists at the start of each unit ensure that pupils
possess the required pre-requisite knowledge to engage on the unit
of work - Worked examples and non-examples help pupils fully
understand mathematical concepts - Includes intelligent practice
that reinforces pupils' procedural fluency
As the bombs began to fall, the book club kept their hopes alive...
London, 1938. Bookseller Gertie Bingham is facing difficult times, having just lost her beloved husband, Harry, and with a lingering sadness at never having been able to have a child of her own. Struggling to face running the bookshop she and Harry opened together, Gertie is preparing to sell up and move away when she is asked if she would be willing to take in a young Jewish refugee from Germany. Gertie is unsure and when sullen teenager Hedy Fischer arrives, Gertie fears she has nothing left to give the troubled girl.
But when the German bombers come and the lights go out over London, Gertie and Hedy realise that joining forces will make them stronger, and that books have the power to bring young and old together and unite a community in need in its darkest hour...
From the author of The Quest for the Original Horse Whisperers (1
84282 020 6) Russell Lyon has written his memoirs as a country vet.
From his first day in the job, practising lassoing animals on an
oil drum, to his thoughts on current veterinary trends, animal
rights and farming this is an entertaining and absorbing read. Full
of anecdotes, incidents and characterful patients and customers.
Primary Maths for Scotland Textbook 1B is the second of 3 first
level textbooks. These engaging and pedagogically rigorous books
are the first maths textbooks for Scotland completely aligned to
the benchmarks and written specifically to support Scottish
children in mastering mathematics at their own pace. Primary Maths
for Scotland Textbook 1B is the second of 3 first level textbooks.
The books are clear and simple with a focus on developing
conceptual understanding alongside procedural fluency. They cover
the entire first level mathematics Curriculum for Excellence in an
easy-to-use set of textbooks which can fit in with teacher's
existing planning, resources and scheme of work. - Packed with
problem-solving, investigations and challenging problems -
Diagnostic check lists at the start of each unit ensure that pupils
possess the required pre-requisite knowledge to engage on the unit
of work - Worked examples and non-examples help pupils fully
understand mathematical concepts - Includes intelligent practice
that reinforces pupils' procedural fluency
An account of the assault on the Union at Grangemouth in 2013, when
workers were forced to accept cuts in their pay andconditions by
the owner's threat of closure. Written by the Grangemouth convenor,
The Battle of Grangemouth is a vital storyin trying times, and
demonstrates why, now more than ever, being organised is vital for
the defense of basic right at work. Published in association with
Unite the Union.This book tells the story of the industrial dispute
at Grangemouth in 2013, when the owner threatened to close a large
part of the complex unless the workforce accepted severe cuts to
their wages and conditions. The events at Grangemouth represented,
in very acute form, the disaster of contemporary approaches to
running the economy. What was once a publicly owned and well-run
national asset has been allowed to fall into the hands of a company
controlled by one man - Jim Ratcliffe - who thus has been able to
exert immense power over the future of a vital national
resource.Ratcliffe conducted a relentless campaign against the
union at the site, with the intention of removing its main
organisers, partly through exploiting the row in Falkirk Labour
Party over candidate selection. Through these endeavours he
succeeded in inflicting considerable hardship on a large number of
people, but he did not destroy the strong union organisation at
Grangemouth, which remains committed to defending the workforce and
local community from his depredations.
Primary Maths for Scotland Textbook 2C is the third of 3 second
level textbooks. These engaging and pedagogically rigorous books
are the first maths textbooks for Scotland completely aligned to
the benchmarks and written specifically to support Scottish
children in mastering mathematics at their own pace. Primary Maths
for Scotland Textbook 2C is the third of 3 second level textbooks.
The books are clear and simple with a focus on developing
conceptual understanding alongside procedural fluency. They cover
the entire second level mathematics Curriculum for Excellence in an
easy-to-use set of textbooks which can fit in with teacher's
existing planning, resources and scheme of work. - Packed with
problem-solving, investigations and challenging problems -
Diagnostic check lists at the start of each unit ensure that pupils
possess the required pre-requisite knowledge to engage on the unit
of work - Worked examples and non-examples help pupils fully
understand mathematical concepts - Includes intelligent practice
that reinforces pupils' procedural fluency
The New Beacon Bible Commentary is an engaging, indispensable
reference tool to aid individuals in every walk of life in the
study and meditation of God's Word. Written from the Wesleyan
theological perspective, it offers insight and perceptive
scholarship to help you unlock the deeper truths of Scripture and
garner an awareness of the history, culture, and context attributed
to each book of study. Readable, relevant, and academically
thorough, it offers scholars, pastors, and laity a new standard for
understanding and interpreting the Bible in the 21st century.Each
volume features: Completely New Scholarship from notable experts in
the Wesleyan traditionConvenient Introductory Material for each
book of the Bible including information on authorship, date,
history, audience, sociological/cultural issues, purpose, literary
features, theological themes, hermeneutical issues, and moreClear
Verse-by-Verse Explanations, which offer a contemporary,
Wesleyan-based understanding derived from the passage's original
languageComprehensive Annotation divided into three sections, which
cover background elements behind the text; verse-by-verse details
and meanings found in the text; and significance, relevance,
intertextuality, and application from the textHelpful Sidebars,
which provide deeper insight into theological issues, word
meanings, archeological connections, historical relevance, cultural
customs, and moreExpanded Bibliography for further study of
historical elements, additional interpretations, and theological
themesOf Romans, Martin Luther wrote: This letter is the principal
part of the New Testament and the purest Gospel, which surely
deserves the honor that a Christian man should not merely know it
by heart word for word, but that he should be occupied with it
daily as the daily bread of his soul. For it can never be read too
often or too well.
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