The definitive field guide to the birds of the Greater Southern African region.

This spectacular field guide includes all resident, breeding and migrant species found in Greater Southern Africa. Comprising South Africa, Lesotho, eSwatini, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia, Greater Southern Africa is a vast region and home to a truly extraordinary diversity of avifauna.

The latest in the Helm Field Guides series, Birds of Greater Southern Africa describes all 1,170 regularly occurring species that are likely to be encountered in the region, from the Wandering Albatross to the Pennant-winged Nightjar. Featuring 272 colour plates by three of the world’s leading bird illustrators, this practical guide also includes concise species accounts describing key identification features, status, range, habitat and voice.

Distribution maps for each species are also included. Fully illustrated throughout, this is an essential reference guide for anyone visiting or living in this wildlife-rich area.

It's Die Hard in a stadium when an American ex-soldier has to use all his lethal fighting skills to save 35,000 fans and prevent mass destruction when deadly Russian terrorists take a British football stadium under siege.

Believing his traitorous brother Dimitri is somewhere in the Upton Park stadium, Arkady, the former leader of a revolution in the Russian state of Sukovia, locks down the ground during the European semi-final between West Ham United and Dynamo FCC. In the crowd with his niece, Danni, is US-veteran Mike Knox, who stumbles upon the plot and goes about taking out Arkady's heavily armed team. Can he get to Arkady before Arkady gets to Dimitri?

The fate of 35,000 people inside the stadium and many more in Russia depends on it...

Samuel Daniell can be described as one of the most accomplished yet least-known artists from the era of British exploration. He travelled around southern Africa between 1800 and 1803, and lived in Ceylon until his death in 1811.

His vivid sketches, drawings and watercolours are individuated and accomplished art works. Daniell’s representations of people of colour are remarkable for their perceptiveness and are perhaps unmatched in their sensitivity in the colonial era.

He also produced many drawings and paintings of animals that are noteworthy for their accuracy. His biography is a fascinating example of how art contributed to the accumulation of scientific knowledge and the extension of British imperial power.

Daniell’s drawings are widely scattered, and mostly unpublished. This biography reconstructs his life and travels by bringing together his known works from collections across the world.

Examination: English Language & Literature Specification: GCSE 9-1 Set Text covered: The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson Type: Set Text: Annotation Edition "This version of the text [Scholastic GCSE 9-1: A Christmas Carol: Annotation Edition] is vastly superior to a simple copy of the book, double spacing and wide margins allow for the text to be annotated in detail without losing the original text, often impossible to do with other versions." Lisa Ward, English Teacher "Very easy to use, accessible for a lot of learners who have previously struggled. The spacing of the text was a feature that students particularly liked and the clear annotation." Nicola O'Donnell, English Teacher [regarding Scholastic GCSE 9-1: Macbeth: Annotation Edition] This annotation edition of Robert Louis Stevenson's account of man's capacity for evil is as powerful today as it was on first publication in 1886. Scholastic Annotation Editions come with extra-wide margins and double-spaced lines, they are perfect for your annotations. They include: Large spaces between lines and large outer margins, perfect for highlighting and note-taking. Pages for note-taking in every book. A large, easy to read font and left-justified text for children who struggle to access the printed word. Top tips on effective annotation from English teacher and revision guide author, Cindy Torn. A powerful and thrilling account of man's dual nature. The mysterious association between respectable Dr Henry Jekyll and despicable lowlife Edward Hyde is a puzzle to Dr Jekyll's friends, including his lawyer Gabriel Utterson. Where Jekyll is sociable, hardworking and pious, Hyde is a violent criminal, a wild hedonist. When Hyde beats a member of Parliament to death, Utterson is determined to discover the ties that bind the two men together. Scholastic have a full suite of revision guide, study guide, app, student book, revision cards and essay planners - the most comprehensive support for GCSE set texts available!

In this fast-paced world that seems tailored to produce short attention spans, it’s important to learn mindfulness techniques for accessing and creating a peaceful inner place. Meditation can decrease anxiety and improve the quality of our experience on Earth, and yoga is still practiced today as a means to physical, mental, and spiritual health.   This Little Bit of Self-Care boxed set includes the introductory knowledge of mindfulness, meditation, and yoga, and presents them with gorgeous diagrams, visuals, and accessible text. With this set, anyone can learn to access a healthier mindset with mindfulness, the practical applications of meditation, and some of the basic postures practiced in yoga. This set is a crucial addition to any person's self-care library.  

The Atlas of X-Linked Intellectual Disability Syndromes is a comprehensive and up-to-date summary of the clinically distinctive disorders caused by genes on the X chromosome. Clinical and laboratory data on 150 syndromes are presented in a concise and consistent manner. Each syndrome is defined and information is provided on somatic features, growth and development, neurological signs, cognitive performance, imaging and other laboratory findings, and when possible, the nature and localization of the responsible gene. Craniofacial and other somatic findings are extensively illustrated. A differential matrix accompanies each syndrome description to assist the reader in identifying other X-linked syndromes with overlapping features. Individual syndrome entries are supplemented with nineteen appendices that identify syndromes with common features and provide the location or mapping limits and function of the responsible genes. The authors have extensive experience in the clinical and laboratory delineation of X-linked intellectual disability. They have described new syndromes, regionally mapped disease loci on the X chromosome, and identified the genes responsible for X-linked syndromes.

This book collects papers from meetings of the American Chemical Society held over the past four years, reporting on trends in research for safe, efficient, biologically active agrochemicals. After an overview chapter, a section describes efforts in the discovery of new herbicides. A second section

Knives Out and Clue meet Agatha Christie and The Thursday Murder Club in this "utterly original" (Jane Harper), "not to be missed" (Karin Slaughter), fiendishly clever blend of classic and modern murder mystery. "A witty twist on classic whodunits... Stevenson not only 'plays fair, ' he plays the mystery game very, very well." -- Maureen Corrigan, Washington Post Everyone in my family has killed someone. Some of us, the high achievers, have killed more than once. I'm not trying to be dramatic, but it is the truth. Some of us are good, others are bad, and some just unfortunate. I'm Ernest Cunningham. Call me Ern or Ernie. I wish I'd killed whoever decided our family reunion should be at a ski resort, but it's a little more complicated than that. Have I killed someone? Yes. I have. Who was it? Let's get started. EVERYONE IN MY FAMILY HAS KILLED SOMEONE My brother My stepsister My wife My father My mother My sister-in-law My uncle My stepfather My aunt Me

This book is not aimed at exhuming Kant, but resurrecting him. It is inspired by the Critique of Pure Reason , yet is not about it: perhaps over-ambitiously, it tries to delineate not Kant's metaphysics of experience but the truth of the matter. The author shows rather than says where he agrees and disagrees with the first Critique , in so far as he understood that profound but obscure, over-systematic yet carelessly written, inspiring and infuriating, magnificent but flawed masterpiece. The book attempts a highly systematic presentation, in which the very form of the work reflects the content of the arguments. Kant is often derided for the extent to which he allows his penchant for architectonic structure to distort his insights, but it is argued that he had the right instinct in assuming that there must be some systematic way in which the necessary conditions for experience fit together. The contemporary trend in analytical philosophy seems to be towards ever more specialized, jargon-infested work, and there is a need to draw things together into a wider view that can be more generally appreciated.

This accessible textbook offers students the opportunity to explore for themselves a wide range of sociolinguistic issues relating to the German language and its role in societies around the world. It is written for undergraduate students who have a sound practical knowledge of German but who have little or no knowledge of linguistics or sociolinguistics. It combines text with practical exercises and discussion questions to stimulate readers to think for themselves and to tackle specific problems.
In Part One Patrick Stevenson invites readers to investigate and reflect on issues about the status and function of the German language in relation to its speakers and to speakers of other languages with which it comes into contact. In Part Two the focus shifts to the forms and functions of individual features of the language. This involves, for example, identifying features of regional speech forms, analysing similarities and differences between written and spoken German, or looking at the 'social meaning' underlying different forms of address. Part Three explores the relationship between the German language and the nature of 'Germanness'. It concentrates on people's attitudes towards the language, the ways in which it is changing, and their views on what it represents for them.
Features and benefits of using this book:
* Comprehensive: provides the basis for a typical one-semester course
* Informative and practical: combines a review of current themes with graded exercises and relevant reading, plus an index of terms
* Topical and contemporary: deals with current situations with the most up-to-date information
* Has a workbook character: encourages students to think and work for themselves.
Patrick Stevenson is a lecturer in German in the School of Modern Languages, Southampton University.

Billy Bob Thornton directs and stars in this drama set in 1960s Alabama featuring an ensemble cast that includes Robert Duvall, John Hurt, Kevin Bacon, Robert Patrick, Frances O'Connor and Ray Stevenson. Jim Caldwell (Duvall), an ageing World War I veteran, is the head of a family that includes two sons who fought in World War II, Skip (Thornton) and Carroll (Bacon). Almost 30 years ago the family was torn in two when Jim's wife left him and moved overseas to marry Brit Kingsley Bedford (Hurt). When Mrs Bedford passes away her will indicates that she'd like to buried back home in Alabama, setting the Caldwells and the Bedfords on collision course. How will the two families change each other?

Young Jim Hawkins has no reason to suspect that Billy Bones, the pensioner who has taken up residence in his father’s inn, is anything other than an aging former mariner. But when violent altercations with visitors to the inn leave Billy on death’s doorstep, Jim discovers that they all are members of the crew of the notorious pirate Captain Flint, and that Billy has a map that shows the whereabouts of Flint’s buried treasure. . .  First serialized in a children’s magazine between 1881 and 1882 as a coming-of-age story for young readers, Treasure Island has transcended its time and intended audience. Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel forged the template for the tale of pirate adventure, and many of its dramatic elements—including buried treasure, treasure maps, and pirate oaths, among others—have become iconic parts of virtually every pirate adventure story written in its wake.  

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'All human beings, as we meet them, are commingled out of good and evil.'

After taking an elixir created in his laboratory, mild mannered Dr Jekyll is transformed into the cruel and despicable Mr Hyde. Although seemingly harmless at first, things soon descend into chaos and Jekyll quickly realises there is only one way to stop Hyde. Stevenson's quintessential novella of the Victorian era epitomizes the conflict between psychology, science and religious morality, but is fundamentally a triumphant study of the duality of human nature.

Tell the story of Empire from the perspective of colonised peoples, as you explore differing experiences around the world, including Ireland, America, India, Africa and the Caribbean. The textbooks that belong in your classroom. The people and stories that belong in your curriculum. Looking to diversify your KS3 curriculum? > A new focus on... is designed to be used flexibly, with enquiries that will complement and enhance your existing schemes of work. > Look at topics through a different lens, see the past from many perspectives and question traditional narratives. This exciting new series publishes in 2023.

Test your knowledge, practise your skills and feel ready for 2021 assessments and 2022 exams. Test and build your knowledge of every part of the text with a huge range of questions, activities and exercises. Find out what you really know about key characters, themes, contexts and quotations before tests and assessments. Perfect your responses, practise writing great answers and find out how to score the best grades you can. Learn to apply what you've learned and get vital experience of test and assessment-style questions. York Notes are the long-established experts in English Literature, and we take your success seriously. So whether you're studying Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson for GCSE at home, online or in the classroom, York Notes is your best bet for the best grades. The biggest and most in-depth available, this Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Workbook from York Notes is simple to use and will help you practise, improve and test all your skills and knowledge so you can build your confidence, stay motivated and feel ready to impress in any test, assessment or exam. Why not combine this Workbook with a York Notes Study Guide or Practice Tests Book for Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde? They're the best way to make sure you're on track for success. Just search for 9781447982180 for the Study Guide and 9781292236841 for the Practice Tests.

Part one of the second series of the British fantasy drama starring Jack Donnelly as a young man who finds himself transported to the lost city of Atlantis. Havin been taken under the wing of mathematician Pythagoras (Robert Emms) and washed-up hero Hercules (Mark Addy), Jason (Donnelly) quickly finds himself wrapped up in the power struggles at the heart of the mythical city. After the death of King Minos, the trio must help the newly-crowned Queen Ariadne (Aiysha Hart) defend Atlantis from the attack of old adversary Pasiphae (Sarah Parish), as her advancing army attempt to take the Palladium. The episodes are: 'A New Dawn: Part One', 'A New Dawn: Part Two', 'Telemon', 'The Marriage of True Minds', 'The Day of the Dead' and 'The Grey Sisters'.