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From the brilliant, bestselling author of Child 44 comes a suspenseful and fast-paced novel about an Antarctic colony of global apocalypse survivors seeking to reinvent civilization under the most extreme conditions imaginable.
The world has fallen. Without warning, a mysterious and omnipotent force has claimed the planet for their own. There are no negotiations, no demands, no reasons given for their actions. All they have is a message: humanity has thirty days to reach the one place on Earth where they will be allowed to exist… Antarctica.
Cold People follows the perilous journeys of a handful of those who endure the frantic exodus to the most extreme environment on the planet. But their goal is not merely to survive the present. Because as they cling to life on the ice, the remnants of their past swept away, they must also confront the urgent challenge: can they change and evolve rapidly enough to ensure humanity’s future? Can they build a new society in the sub-zero cold?
Original and imaginative, as profoundly intimate as it is grand in scope, Cold People is a masterful and unforgettable epic.
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Cold People
Tom Rob Smith
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* "A zany, wildly gripping, dark futuristic fantasy." --Vogue, Most
Anticipated Books of the Year * "Fascinating...a propulsive
ride...through a well-built world." --The Christian Science Monitor
* From the brilliant, bestselling author of Child 44 and creator of
the FX series Class of '09 comes a "cinematic" (The Washington
Post), "captivating...[and] "brilliantly conceived postapocalyptic
story" (Booklist, starred review) about an Antarctic colony of
global apocalypse survivors seeking to reinvent civilization under
the most extreme conditions imaginable. The world has fallen.
Without warning, a mysterious and omnipotent force has claimed the
planet for their own. There are no negotiations, no demands, no
reasons given for their actions. All they have is a message:
humanity has thirty days to reach the one place on Earth where they
will be allowed to exist...Antarctica. Cold People follows the
perilous journeys of a handful of those who endure the frantic
exodus to the most extreme environment on the planet. But their
goal is not merely to survive the present. Because as they cling to
life on the ice, the remnants of their past swept away, they must
also confront the urgent challenge: can they change and evolve
rapidly enough to ensure humanity's future? Can they build a new
society in the sub-zero cold? Original and imaginative, as
profoundly intimate as it is grand in scope, Cold People is a
"spellbinding...speculative masterpiece" (Library Journal, starred
review) that's "chilling in so many ways" (Los Angeles Times).
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Cold People (Hardcover)
Tom Rob Smith
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'Stunning' Publishers Weekly 'Absolutely captivating' Booklist What
if the only hope for survival becomes the greatest threat? From the
brilliant, bestselling author of Child 44 comes a suspenseful and
fast-paced novel about a colony of global apocalypse survivors
seeking to reinvent civilisation under the most extreme conditions
imaginable. The world has fallen. Without warning, a mysterious and
omnipotent force has claimed the planet for their own. There are no
negotiations, no demands, no reasons given for their actions. All
they have is a message: humanity has thirty days to reach the one
place on Earth where they will be allowed to exist... Antarctica.
Cold People follows the journeys of a handful of those who endure
the frantic exodus to the most extreme environment on the planet.
But their goal is not merely to survive the present. Because as
they cling to life on the ice, the remnants of their past swept
away, they must also confront the urgent challenge: can they change
and evolve rapidly enough to ensure humanity's future? Can they
build a new society in the sub-zero cold? Original and imaginative,
as profoundly intimate as it is grand in scope, Cold People is a
masterful and unforgettable epic. Praise for Tom Rob Smith 'A
remarkable achievement' Jeffrey Deaver 'Amazing' Lee Child
'Chilling, hypnotic and thoroughly compelling' Mark Billingham
'Truly original and chilling' Jojo Moyes 'Tom Rob Smith's mastery
of suspense will make any reader's heart pound' Financial Times 'A
thrilling, intense piece of fiction' Observer 'Ingeniously
plotted... a high voltage story' New York Times 'Perfectly plotted,
utterly terrifying' Daily Mail 'A mind-blowing, addictive plot that
will have you on the edge of your seat' Stylist 'A powerful
page-turner' GQ 'Taut and atmospheric' Irish Independent
'Masterly... read this and shiver' Telegraph
Former Soviet Secret Service agent Leo Demidov has built himself a
new life as a civilian with his wife Raisa, and their two teenage
daughters, Elena and Zoya. The Soviet Union is a country trying to
reassert itself after the murderous excesses of Stalin and the
chaos of the following years, and as the Cold War continues powers
inside Russia seek to topple their great enemy, the United States
of America. Communist allies within the United States will prove
vital players in this game of intrigue and revolution. Raisa and
their two daughters travel to the United States on a diplomatic
mission, but a horrifying tragedy destroys everything Leo and Raisa
have built. Leo must get to the States somehow and find out what
happened. Exiled from the Soviet Union and separated from his
family, Leo's quest takes him through the stark wilderness of
Afghanistan, reawakening all his old instincts and forcing him to
confront his demons. But whatever it costs, wherever he must go, he
will find Agent 6.
THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION. INCLUDING A FOREWORD FROM JOSEPH
KANON. OVER 2 MILLION COPIES SOLD MOSCOW, 1953. Under Stalin's
terrifying regime, families live in fear. When the all-powerful
State claims there is no such thing as crime, who dares disagree?
AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER IN OVER 30 LANGUAGES An ambitious
secret police officer, Leo Demidov believes he's helping to build
the perfect society. But when he uncovers evidence of a killer at
large - a threat the state won't admit exists - Demidov must risk
everything, including the lives of those he loves, in order to
expose the truth. A THRILLER UNLIKE ANY YOU HAVE EVER READ But what
if the danger isn't from the killer he is trying to catch, but from
the country he is fighting to protect? Nominated for seventeen
international awards and inspired by a real-life investigation,
CHILD 44 is a relentless story of love, hope and bravery in a
totalitarian world. From the screenwriter of the acclaimed
television series, THE ASSASSINATION OF GIANNI VERSACE: AMERICAN
CRIME STORY.
This book invites readers to engage with the rich and complex
debates of contemporary English education, outlining new
possibilities to revive the teaching of English. Bringing together
diverse voices and insights from educators in English across the
primary, secondary, further and higher education phases, the book
offers reflections and critical engagement with the lived
experiences of English teachers and pupils in contemporary
educational spaces. Each chapter includes example vignettes from
classrooms which tell something of the story of English teaching
today. The book considers how politics and policy have worked to
close the opportunities of the English classroom for
self-expression and critical engagement with the world - a murder.
The authors then offer an exploration of the opportunities for a
re-imagining of English - the murmurs of teachers and pupils that
resist such closures. The chapters explore new thinking, new
practices and new possibilities for English classrooms as
inclusive, emancipatory, critical and creative spaces. Offering a
thoughtful and hopeful dialogue from practising English
teacher-researchers, the book will be essential reading for
researchers and students of English language and literature
education, as well as trainee teachers of English.
OVER 2 MILLION COPIES SOLD MOSCOW, 1953. Under Stalin's terrifying
regime, families live in fear. When the all-powerful State claims
there is no such thing as crime, who dares disagree? AN
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER IN OVER 30 LANGUAGES An ambitious secret
police officer, Leo Demidov believes he's helping to build the
perfect society. But when he uncovers evidence of a killer at large
- a threat the state won't admit exists - Demidov must risk
everything, including the lives of those he loves, in order to
expose the truth. A THRILLER UNLIKE ANY YOU HAVE EVER READ But what
if the danger isn't from the killer he is trying to catch, but from
the country he is fighting to protect? Nominated for seventeen
international awards and inspired by a real-life investigation,
CHILD 44 is a relentless story of love, hope and bravery in a
totalitarian world. From the screenwriter of the acclaimed
television series, THE ASSASSINATION OF GIANNI VERSACE: AMERICAN
CRIME STORY.
No matter what you teach, there is a 100 Ideas title for you! The
100 Ideas series offers teachers practical, easy-to-implement
strategies and activities for the classroom. Each author is an
expert in their field and is passionate about sharing best practice
with their peers. Each title includes at least ten additional
extra-creative Bonus Ideas that won't fail to inspire and engage
all learners. From the creator of The Literacy Shed, 100 Ideas for
Primary Teachers: Literacy is packed with new, interesting and
practical ideas for new teachers as well as those whose classroom
practice needs reinvigorating. The book covers all aspects of
literacy in primary school, with sections on grammar, reading
comprehension and writing skills. These sections take teachers from
the basics through to some more complicated skills within literacy
plus ideas for using fiction and non-fiction, the classics and
Shakespeare. There is an emphasis on visual literacy and film
literacy as it has so many benefits for students, in particular
boys, who may be reluctant readers and writers.
Based on the Transforming Lives research project, this book
explores the transformative power of further education. The book
outlines a timely and critical approach to educational research and
practice, and draws extensively on the testimonies of students and
teachers to construct a model of transformative teaching and
learning. It critiques reductive 'skills' policies in further
education and illuminates the impact colleges and lifelong learning
have on social justice outcomes for individuals, their families and
communities. For trainee teachers, teachers, leaders, researchers
and policy makers alike, the book presents a persuasive argument
for transformative approaches to teaching and learning, and
highlights the often unmeasured and under-appreciated holistic
social benefits of further education.
Former Soviet Secret Service agent Leo Demidov has built himself a
new life as a civilian with his wife Raisa, and their two teenage
daughters, Elena and Zoya. The Soviet Union is a country trying to
reassert itself after the murderous excesses of Stalin and the
chaos of the following years, and as the Cold War continues powers
inside Russia seek to topple their great enemy, the United States
of America. Communist allies within the United States will prove
vital players in this game of intrigue and revolution. Raisa and
their two daughters travel to the United States on a diplomatic
mission, but a horrifying tragedy destroys everything Leo and Raisa
have built. Leo must get to the States somehow and find out what
happened. Exiled from the Soviet Union and separated from his
family, Leo's quest takes him through the stark wilderness of
Afghanistan, reawakening all his old instincts and forcing him to
confront his demons. But whatever it costs, wherever he must go, he
will find Agent 6.
This book invites readers to engage with the rich and complex
debates of contemporary English education, outlining new
possibilities to revive the teaching of English. Bringing together
diverse voices and insights from educators in English across the
primary, secondary, further and higher education phases, the book
offers reflections and critical engagement with the lived
experiences of English teachers and pupils in contemporary
educational spaces. Each chapter includes example vignettes from
classrooms which tell something of the story of English teaching
today. The book considers how politics and policy have worked to
close the opportunities of the English classroom for
self-expression and critical engagement with the world - a murder.
The authors then offer an exploration of the opportunities for a
re-imagining of English - the murmurs of teachers and pupils that
resist such closures. The chapters explore new thinking, new
practices and new possibilities for English classrooms as
inclusive, emancipatory, critical and creative spaces. Offering a
thoughtful and hopeful dialogue from practising English
teacher-researchers, the book will be essential reading for
researchers and students of English language and literature
education, as well as trainee teachers of English.
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Agent 6 (Paperback)
Tom Rob Smith
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Moscow, 1965. Former Secret Service agent Leo Demidov is forbidden
to travel with his wife and daughters to New York as part of a
'Peace Tour', meant to foster better relations between the two Cold
War enemies. Leo's natural paranoia reaches its peak: Why have his
family been selected? What is being planned? When Leo's worst fears
are realised and a tragic murder destroys everything he loves, he
demands only one thing: that he is allowed to investigate and find
the killer who has struck at the heart of his family. Crippled by
grief, his request denied, Leo sees no other option than to take
matters into his own hands, thousands of miles from the crime
scene. In a surprising, thrilling story that spans decades and
continents - from the backstreets of 1960s New York to the
mountains of Afghanistan in the 1980s - Leo will stop at nothing as
he hunts the one person who knows the truth: Agent 6.
Based on the Transforming Lives research project, this book
explores the transformative power of further education. The book
outlines a timely and critical approach to educational research and
practice, and draws extensively on the testimonies of students and
teachers to construct a model of transformative teaching and
learning. It critiques reductive 'skills' policies in further
education and illuminates the impact colleges and lifelong learning
have on social justice outcomes for individuals, their families and
communities. For trainee teachers, teachers, leaders, researchers
and policy makers alike, the book presents a persuasive argument
for transformative approaches to teaching and learning, and
highlights the often unmeasured and under-appreciated holistic
social benefits of further education.
In recent years, Further Education has reached a crossroads, with
questions being asked about its function, aims and focus, as well
as querying the role of the FE teacher, the key aspects of the
curriculum and which values should inform FE pedagogy. Identity and
Resistance in Further Education explores these questions and
effectively conveys the sense of uncertainty that those in the
field are experiencing today. Connecting Higher Education and FE
practitioners and researchers, the book gathers a collection of
essays covering a range of topics, including: the journey from
student to teacher, critical reflective practice as a way of
organising identity, values-based teacher education and policy
critique. In keeping with the themes of resistance and creativity,
the chapters draw on a wide range of theoretical, as well as
literary, perspectives to offer answers. Problematising
relationships between the teacher and the institution and the
teacher and government, the book argues that the profound challenge
to teachers' values and identities finds its response in a critical
collegiality. This book will be of great interest to academics,
researchers and postgraduate students engaged in the study of
further education, educational policy and teacher education. It
should also be essential reading for practitioners and
policymakers.
No matter what you teach, there is a 100 Ideas title for you! The
100 Ideas series offers teachers practical, easy-to-implement
strategies and activities for the classroom. Each author is an
expert in their field and is passionate about sharing best practice
with their peers. Each title includes at least ten additional
extra-creative Bonus Ideas that won't fail to inspire and engage
all learners. Experienced trio Adam Bushnell, Rob Smith (founder of
The Literacy Shed) and David Waugh present 100 quick, exciting and
inspiring writing activities for the primary classroom. Focusing on
the underpinnings of literacy, including grammar, spelling and
syntax, this must-have book provides ideas for '30-minute writes' -
fun and engaging writing activities that can be completed within 30
minutes. The ideas can be completed in a standalone literacy
session focusing on a particular writing skill, or incorporated
into a longer session relating to literacy or even other subjects.
With cross-curriculum links to blend writing and other subject
areas such as history, art, PE, music and more, 100 Ideas for
Primary Teachers: Writing is ideal for all teachers looking for
fresh, invigorating ideas that have been tried and tested in
primary classrooms. Written by experts in their field, 100 Ideas
books offer practical ideas for busy teachers. They include
step-by-step instructions, teaching tips, taking it further ideas
and online resources. Follow the conversation on Twitter using
#100Ideas
Rob Smith quantifies the financial value of Real Options in the
form of operational and managerial flexibility in the real-life
world of the global automotive industry using an existing,
operational supply chain specifically designed to support world car
vehicle platform production.
A book to inspire and support teachers to explore and teach amazing
words. A resource to widen the vocabulary of teachers and the
children they teach. When children are inspired by, and begin to
love, words their literacy learning and engagement in writing can
be transformed. The words presented in this book are not often in
use. Words that are forgotten, unusual, largely un-known. For each
word, an image inspires teachers and children to think more about
the word and how it can be used. This book elevates writing through
the use of a wider vocabulary but also through visual prompts to
support composition and story-making. This highly visual book
inspires teachers and children to love words, to explore them and
to want to know more about what they mean, how they are used and
where they came from. Rob Smith is a lover of words and the founder
of the Literacy Shed.
If you refuse to believe me, I will no longer consider you my
son... Daniel believed that his parents were enjoying a peaceful
retirement on a remote farm in Sweden, the country of his mother's
birth. But with a single phone call, everything changes. Your
mother... she's not well, his father tells him. She's been
imagining things - terrible, terrible things.In fact, she has been
committed to a mental hospital. Before Daniel can board a plane to
Sweden, his mother calls: Everything that man has told you is a
lie. I'm not mad... I need the police... Meet me at Heathrow.
Daniel is immediately caught between his parents - whom to believe,
whom to trust? He becomes his mother's unwilling judge and jury.
Presented with a horrific crime, a conspiracy that implicates his
own father, Daniel must examine the evidence and decide for
himself: who is telling the truth? And he has secrets of his own
that for too long he has kept hidden...
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Child 44 (Paperback)
Tom Rob Smith
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SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE"In a country ruled by fear, no
one is innocent."
Stalin's Soviet Union is an official paradise, where citizens live
free from crime and fear only one thing: the all-powerful state.
Defending this system is idealistic security officer Leo Demidov, a
war hero who believes in the iron fist of the law. But when a
murderer starts to kill at will and Leo dares to investigate, the
State's obedient servant finds himself demoted and exiled. Now,
with only his wife at his side, Leo must fight to uncover shocking
truths about a killer-and a country where "crime" doesn't exist.
To master the teaching of writing at greater depth, teachers first
need to know: *What makes writing 'greater depth'? *What does it
looks like? *How do I support children to develop the skills and
creativity to be able to write at 'greater depth'? Official
guidance lacks the substance and clarity that is needed so where do
teachers go for support? This book provides teachers with support,
guidance, background theory, examples and practical advice for the
teaching of writing at greater depth. The text highlights the need
to take writing beyond transcription into creative composition -
and not only shows how this is possible, but also explores why it
matters. The second edition is updated with new questions for
discussion supporting teacher professional learning and links to
the ITT Core Content Framework for trainee teachers.
In order to teach writing effectively, teachers must be able to
model writing effectively to children. The Primary National
Curriculum sets challenging expectations for the teaching of
writing. Children must master the process of composition,
redrafting, editing and writing final pieces. Increased emphasis on
spelling, punctuation and grammar may leave some teachers and
trainee teachers lacking ideas for developing children's writing
beyond transcription and into composition. It is important that
they are able to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding, as
well as the practical applications of both transcriptional and
compositional aspects of writing.
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