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The dazzling follow-up to the phenomenal The Book of Stolen Dreams
from master storyteller David Farr, perfect for fans of Katherine
Rundell and Philip Pullman. Step inside the pages of an immortal
adventure... Rachel and Robert have defeated the tyrant Malstain
and become the heroes of Krasnia, but all is not how it should be.
Robert is swept away with his new friends, leaving Rachel alone to
take care of her ailing father, who's lost without their beloved
mother. From nowhere, a boy appears knowing the secrets of the
hidden blood-red key. For the key is a way into the Hinterland -
and Rachel must promise that, as a new key keeper, she will answer
when it calls. When a young girl, Elsa Spiegel, is illegally
smuggled into the Hinterland, Rachel has no choice but to use her
key to save Elsa. But her fate is linked to Krasnia, and Rachel
must battle to save her home as she knows it. Praise for The Book
of Stolen Dreams: "A new and important voice for young people."
Michael Morpurgo "Dazzling! An instant classic. An eye-wateringly
funny and jaw-droppingly fantastical adventure, chock-a-block with
rare books, airships, and penguin-shaped hats." Ben Miller "A
wonderful story. Gripping and magical." Anthony Horowitz
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Action movie in which a pair of unlikely heroes find themselves at
the heart of the struggle to save Earth from a fateful collision
with the planet Mercury. When the Sun briefly magnetises and throws
Mercury out of orbit, experts are horrified to discover the result
of the mishap: Mercury is now on a collision course with Earth.
Scientist James (Kirk Acevedo) believes he may have a way of
deflecting Mercury from its apocalyptic course, but struggles to
get his ideas heard due to previous issues with the weapon system
he thinks has the capacity to save the day. However, with help from
Victoria (Diane Farr), the sole surviving crew member of a space
shuttle in Mercury's orbit, James may yet have the chance to make
himself a hero.
An exhilarating, awe-inspiring debut from a master storyteller
writing for children for the first time, perfect for fans of
Katherine Rundell, Eva Ibbotson and His Dark Materials. "A new and
important voice for young people." Michael Morpurgo "Dazzling! An
instant classic. An eye-wateringly funny and jaw-droppingly
fantastical adventure, chock-a-block with rare books, airships, and
penguin-shaped hats." Ben Miller "A wonderful story. Gripping and
magical." Anthony Horowitz When Rachel and Robert are passed a
stolen book by their librarian father, they have to go on the run
and protect it at all costs. With their father captured and
everyone hunting for the Book, they must uncover its secrets and
track down the final, missing page. But the cruel and calculating
Charles Malstain is on their trail. When the children discover the
astonishing, magical truth about the Book, they resolve to do
everything in their power to stop it falling into his hands. For if
it does, he could rule forever. Step inside the pages of an
immortal adventure and discover a truly unforgettable journey of
wonder, courage and magic...
As a rousing Strauss piece is reaching its crescendo in Maningpool
Civic Hall, the talented yet obnoxious conductor Sir Noel Grampian
is shot dead in full view of the Municipal Orchestra and the
audience. It was no secret that he had many enemies - musicians and
music critics among them - but to be killed in mid flow suggests an
act of the coldest calculation. Told through the letters and
documents sent by D.I. Alan Hope to his wife as he puzzles through
the dauntingly vast pool of suspects and scant physical evidence in
the case, this is an innovative and playful mystery underscored by
the author's extensive experience of the highly-strung world of
music professionals. First published in 1941, this new edition
returns Farr's only crime novel to print to receive its
long-deserved encore.
Hidden Realms by Martyn Farr showcases 100 of the most outstanding
caves, potholes and mines across the UK and Ireland. Martyn is one
of the world’s most respected cavers, and he has been at the
forefront of cave exploration in the UK and further afield for
decades. Throughout Hidden Realms he combines his experience and
passion for caving to present his favourite subterranean sites –
the best of the best in the UK and Ireland. This is an
explorer’s-eye view of the most secret and wild places in the
British Isles. Many of the most highly rated and classic caves and
mines are here – Gaping Gill with its almighty chasm and Porth yr
Ogof with the swirling waters of White Horse Pool. Also captured
are more remote, difficult-to-explore and seldom-visited places –
including the challenging-to-reach bivvy site known as Restaurant
at the End of the Universe in Ogof Daren Cilau and Circus Maximus
in Ogof Draenen. For pure, pristine displays of formations the
wonders of Neverland in Upper Flood Swallet cannot be surpassed.
Here, too, there are a wide range of mines, today mostly abandoned
and silent. Some, such as Nenthead, contain important and
intriguing industrial archaeology. Others offer an underground
adventure for intrepid explorers: the Tyrolean crossings and
bridges of the Croesor–Rhosydd Slate Mine or the thrilling
challenges of Cwmorthin Slate Mine which will test the nerve of all
comers. Venture into the world of caving – at its spectacular,
mysterious and inspirational best. Martyn’s stunning photographs
capture moments held in time that most people have never seen, and
the accompanying texts skilfully weave nuggets about the history of
the sites hidden beneath us. We don’t yet know how many more
caves and tunnels there are waiting to be explored. Some may be the
hardest places in Britain and Ireland to reach, yet enormous scope
remains for discovery and original exploration. For most, this is
undoubtedly an unknown realm. Within these pages, underground
wonders are presented to the wider world to fire the imagination.
The rise of the information age and the digital economy has
dramatically changed engineering. With tremendous advances in
computing and communication systems, causing major organizational
upheaval, all fueled by complexity, globalization, short cycle
times, and lean supply chains, the functions of engineers have
significantly changed. Engineers must be technically savvy and have
product management and costing skills all while working in a
distributed and often unstable environment. This new edition
textbook is updated to cover the integration of cost, risk, value,
scheduling, and information technologies going beyond basic
engineering economics. Engineering Economics of Life Cycle Cost
Analysis, Second Edition offers a systems and life cycle or total
ownership cost perspective. It presents advanced costing techniques
such as simulation-based costing, decision analysis, complex
systems costing, software, big data, and cloud computing
estimation. Examples and problems demonstrating these techniques
with real-world applications are also included. All engineers will
find this book useful, but it is mainly written for systems
engineers, engineering management, and industrial engineers along
with graduate courses on advanced engineering economic analysis and
cost management, and financial analysis for engineers. To assist
with classroom teaching, the textbook provides an instructor's
manual for qualified course adoption and downloadable Excel
solutions.
This book covers the life of John Blackwell, who pursued interests
in Ireland, banking schemes in London and Massachusetts, before
being Governor of Pennsylvania / This book will apeal to all those
interested in 17th century English history and society / Working
with his son, Lambert Blackwell, who established himself as a
merchant and financier this book will also appeal to those
interested in financial and trading history, as well as the history
of the English colonies in America
When they called saying your body had been found, I had one
immediate thought. I remember thinking that maybe now I'd be free.
Sam hasn't spoken to her mother Kath for three years when she
learns that she's been found dead in the New Mexico desert.
Travelling to the small town of Taos to identify the body, she
discovers Kath had become embroiled in a shadowy enterprise,
offering Sam an unimaginable chance to rebuild their broken
relationship. But to do so, she must decide whether she can finish
what her mother started. David Farr's compelling new play is both
an unsettling science fiction and an intimate study of loss and
bereavement, examining how artificial intelligence could alter our
understanding of death, consciousness and the soul. A Dead Body in
Taos opened at the Bristol Old Vic in September 2022.
Do you love your natural hair? Some of the world's most inspiring
black women tell us about their attitudes to, and struggles with,
their crowning glory. Kinky, wavy, straight or curly, this book
will help you celebrate your natural beauty, however you choose to
style your hair. With an overview of the politics and history of
black hair, the book explores how black hairstyles have played a
part in the fight for social justice and the promotion of black
culture while inspiring us to challenge outdated notions of beauty,
gender and sexuality for young women and girls everywhere. The
power is in our hair. And we've come to tell the world what ours
can do! Interviewees include: Annika Allen, co-founder Black Magic
Awards and podcaster, UK; Samantha Allen, arts activist,
Singapore/UK; Doreene Blackstock, actor, UK; Sienna Brown, writer
and filmmaker, Australia; Dawn Butler, Member of Parliament, UK;
Sokari Douglas Camp, artist, Nigeria/UK; Deitra Farr, blues, soul
and gospel singer-songwriter, from Chicago, USA; Ruthie Foster, is
an American blues singer-songwriter from Texas, USA; Jamelia,
singer-songwriter, broadcaster and author, UK; Judith Jacob, actor,
radio presenter and fitness instructor, UK; Angie LeMar, comedian,
presenter, producer, UK; Lynette Linton, artistic director theatre,
UK; Nnenna Okore, artist, Australia; Anita Okunde, climate
activist, Ireland; Chi Onwurah, Member of Parliament, UK; Olusola
Oyeleye, writer, director and producer, UK; Djamila Ribeiro,
feminist philosopher, Brazil; Vivienne Rochester, actor, UK; Kadija
George Sesay, writer and curator, UK; Cleo Sylvestre, actor,
singer, writer, UK; Carryl Thomas, actor, UK; Nellie Travis, blues
singer, USA; Rianna Raymond-Williams, sexual health advisor and
social entrepreneur, UK. Photos and illustrations throughout
The notorious Robin Hood and his band of outlaws steal from the
rich, creating a fearsome reputation amongst those who dare to
travel through the mighty forest of Sherwood. But they do not share
their spoils with the poor and are unloved by the people, who must
also pay unfair taxes to the evil Prince John as he plots to steal
his brother's crown. In this time of chaos and fear, it is down to
Marion to boldly protect the poor and convince Robin that he must
listen to his heart if they are to save the country. The Heart of
Robin Hood, David Farr's spirited new version of the great English
legend, was premiered by the RSC at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre,
Stratford-upon-Avon in November 2011.
Originally published in 1987, this book reports the proceedings of
a conference held in 1983 at Stanford, California. The purpose of
the conference was to bring together individuals whose research
reflected advanced theoretical thinking and empirical evidence on
the combined analysis of cognitive, conative, and affective
processes, the role of these processes in learning from
instruction, and the importance of individual differences therein.
The Editors believed that this volume made an early and important
contribution to the reemphasis and reexamination of the conative
and affective aspects of human performance, in coordination with
cognitive psychology, in the study of aptitude, learning, and
instruction. It takes its place as Volume 3 of the Aptitude,
Learning, and Instruction series.
Entire first series of the popular TV show. In 'Encounter at
Farpoint', a double length story, the Enterprise encounters a
planet that is being threatened by an alien creature - and to make
matters worse, Picard is called before the super-being Q to answer
questions on behalf of humanity. 'The Naked Now' has the cew
infected by a deadly virus which manifests itself in such symptoms
as intoxication and promiscuity. 'Code of Honour' sees Tasha
kidnapped by an alien who wants her as his mate. 'The Last Outpost'
finds the Enterprise coming face-to-face with the Ferengi for the
first time. In 'Where No One Has Gone Before', a warp experiment
goes wrong and flings the Enterprise into a strange galaxy billions
of light-years from its starting point. 'Lonely Among Us' has
Picard's body becomes the host for an alien entity. 'Justice' sees
the unfortunate Wes Crusher sentenced to death for violating a
local custom on an alien world. 'The Battle' finds Picard taking on
DaiMan Bok, who wants revenge for the death of his son. 'Hide and
Q' has the crew of the Enterprise D plagued once more by the cosmic
trickster Q. 'Haven' sees Riker's heart set to break when Deanna is
forced into an arranged marriage. In 'The Big Goodbye', Picard
indulges his love of film noir detective stories on the holodeck,
only to end up trapped when the system malfunctions. 'Datalore' has
the crew of the Enterprise discover the component parts of Lore,
Data's twin brother, on a devastated planet. 'Angel One' sees Riker
caught up in the politics of a planet ruled entirely by women.
'11001001' finds the Enterprise hijacked by an alien race called
the Bynars, who upgrade the ship's computer to their own ends. 'Too
Short a Season' has the Enterprise accompany the ageing Admiral
Mark Jameson to Mordan IV, where his mission is to secure the
release of Federation hostages. 'When the Bough Breaks' sees Wesley
and various other children from the Enterprise kidnapped by the
technologically advanced but sterile civilisation on the planet
Aldea. In 'Home Soil', it transpires that the Enterprise is under
attack from Microbain, a microscopic life-form, after Data is
attacked by a laser drill. 'Coming of Age' finds Wesley preparing
to sit an Academy exam, while Picard is investigated by the
unpopular Lt Commander Dexter. 'Heart of Glory' has the Enterprise
play host to two Klingons who claim to have been attacked by
Ferengi. 'The Arsenal of Freedom' sees Picard lead a team to the
lifeless planet Minos to search for the USS Drake. 'Symbiosis'
finds Picard caught in the middle of a war between the
narcotics-addicted Ornarans and their enemies the Brekkans, who
possess a possible cure. In 'Skin of Evil', an Enterprise
shuttlecraft crash lands on Vagra II and is captured by the evil
Armus. 'We'll Always Have Paris' sees the man married to Picard's
first love create a hole in the universe. 'Conspiracy' has Picard's
best friend suffer from an acute paranoia which leads to the
destruction of his starship being destroyed. Finally, in 'The
Neutral Zone', the crew encounter an enemy stronger than any they
have come across before.
Hezekiah Haynes was shaped by the Puritanism of his father's
network and experienced emigration to New England as part of a
community removing themselves from Charles I's Laudianism.
Returning to fight in the British Civil Wars, Haynes rose to become
Cromwell's ruler of the east of England, tasked with bringing about
a godly revolution, and in rising to prominence he became the
centre of his own developing political and religious network, which
included a kin link to Cromwell himself. As one of Cromwell's
Major-Generals Haynes was tasked with security and a reformation of
manners, but he was hampered by the limits of the early modern
state and Cromwell's own contradictory political and religious
ideas. The Restoration saw Haynes imprisoned in the Tower before
emerging to return to the community in which he had been raised,
and continuing the links with some of those he had worked with for
Cromwell and the kin he had left behind in New England in dealing
with the norms of early modern life. This book will appeal to
specialists in the area and students taking courses on early modern
English and American history, as well as those with a more general
interest in the period.
Originally published in 1987, this book reports the proceedings of
a conference held in 1983 at Stanford, California. The purpose of
the conference was to bring together individuals whose research
reflected advanced theoretical thinking and empirical evidence on
the combined analysis of cognitive, conative, and affective
processes, the role of these processes in learning from
instruction, and the importance of individual differences therein.
The Editors believed that this volume made an early and important
contribution to the reemphasis and reexamination of the conative
and affective aspects of human performance, in coordination with
cognitive psychology, in the study of aptitude, learning, and
instruction. It takes its place as Volume 3 of the Aptitude,
Learning, and Instruction series.
When she died in 2016, Dr Jennifer O'Reilly left behind a body of
published and unpublished work in three areas of medieval studies:
the iconography of the Gospel Books produced in early medieval
Ireland and Anglo-Saxon England; the writings of Bede and his older
Irish contemporary, Adomnan of Iona; and the early lives of Thomas
Becket. In these three areas she explored the connections between
historical texts, artistic images and biblical exegesis. This
volume brings together nine studies of the Insular Gospel Books.
One of them, on the iconography of the St Gall Gospels (Essay 9),
was left completed, but unpublished, on the author's death. It
appears here for the first time. The remaining studies, published
between 1987 and 2013, examine certain themes and motifs that
inform the Gospel Books: their implicit Christology, their
harmonisation of the four Gospel accounts, the depiction of Christ
crucified, and the portrayal of St John the Evangelist. Two of the
Books, the Durham Gospels and the Gospels of Mael Brigte, receive
particular attention. (CS1079).
Freshly blended herbal teas offer more healing power than do
pre-packaged tea bags. In Healing Herbal Teas, master herbalist and
author Sarah Farr serves up 101 original recipes that not only
offer health advantages but also taste great. Formulations to
benefit each body system and promote well-being include Daily
Adrenal Support, Inflammation Reduction, and Digestive Tonic.
Additional recipes that address seasonal needs such as allergy
relief or immune support will attune you to the cycles of nature,
while instruction on the art of tea blending will teach you how to
develop your own signature mixtures to give your body exactly what
it needs. This book is an enchanting and delectable guide to
blending and brewing power-packed herbal teas at home.
Hezekiah Haynes was shaped by the Puritanism of his father's
network and experienced emigration to New England as part of a
community removing themselves from Charles I's Laudianism.
Returning to fight in the British Civil Wars, Haynes rose to become
Cromwell's ruler of the east of England, tasked with bringing about
a godly revolution, and in rising to prominence he became the
centre of his own developing political and religious network, which
included a kin link to Cromwell himself. As one of Cromwell's
Major-Generals Haynes was tasked with security and a reformation of
manners, but he was hampered by the limits of the early modern
state and Cromwell's own contradictory political and religious
ideas. The Restoration saw Haynes imprisoned in the Tower before
emerging to return to the community in which he had been raised,
and continuing the links with some of those he had worked with for
Cromwell and the kin he had left behind in New England in dealing
with the norms of early modern life. This book will appeal to
specialists in the area and students taking courses on early modern
English and American history, as well as those with a more general
interest in the period.
The exponential growth and development of modern technologies in
all sectors has made it increasingly difficult for students,
teachers and teacher educators to know which technologies to employ
and how best to take advantage of them. The Routledge Handbook of
Language Learning and Technology brings together experts in a
number of key areas of development and change, and opens the field
of language learning by exploring the pedagogical importance of
technological innovation. The handbook is structured around six
themes: historical and conceptual contexts core issues interactive
and collaborative technologies for language learning corpora and
data driven learning gaming and language learning purpose designed
language learning resources. Led by fundamental concepts, theories
and frameworks from language learning and teaching research rather
than by specific technologies, this handbook is the essential
reference for all students, teachers and researchers of Language
Learning and TESOL. Those working in the areas of Applied
Linguistics, Education and Media Studies will also find this a
valuable book.
This book analyzes an example of life-writing, an autobiography
that was written in the early nineteenth century and will appeal to
readers of many disciplines who are interested in understanding the
interconnectedness of memory, textual narrative, and ideas of
selfhood. Moreover, this book reasserts the importance of the
individual in history. It explains how personal narratives reveal
the individual as a purposeful social actor pursuing particular
objectives, but framed by cultural and social contexts, in this
case by eighteenth-century London and Imperial India. The author of
this autobiography, William Hickey, projects a sense of self formed
by a combination of an interiorized self-consciousness (an
awareness of himself as an autonomous individual, although not one
prone to deep self-reflection) and a socially-turned
self-fashioning. Like so many autobiographers of his time, Hickey's
self is realized through the production of a narrative, his self
fixed and defined through the act of writing. As he wrote his
memoirs, Hickey was engaged in purposeful textual representation to
satisfy his perceived sense of place in that culture (above all, as
a gentleman) while tacitly reflecting the constraints of that
culture imposed upon the form and content of the text.
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Biscuits for Breakfast
Gareth Farr
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'People always need to eat. If you can cook, really cook, if you
know flavour and taste and texture, people will pay you to do it.
People always need to eat. Always.' They don't seem an obvious
match. Joanne is spikey, defensive, a survivor, whilst Paul is
quiet, considered – and hiding profound grief for his father. But
the pleasure he takes in cooking – and the astonishing food he
prepares – creates a bond between them. So, when the
hotel where they both work closes and they start to
spiral into poverty, it throws everything up in the air – first
the dreams of a cookbook and a restaurant, and, eventually, even
the dreams of a future together… Gareth Farr's play Biscuits for
Breakfast is premiered at Hampstead Theatre in May 2023.
Due largely to developments made in artificial intelligence and
cognitive psychology during the past two decades, expertise has
become an important subject for scholarly investigations. The
Nature of Expertise displays the variety of domains and human
activities to which the study of expertise has been applied, and
reflects growing attention on learning and the acquisition of
expertise. Applying approaches influenced by such disciplines as
cognitive psychology, artificial intelligence, and cognitive
science, the contributors discuss those conditions that enhance and
those that limit the development of high levels of cognitive skill.
Please note this title is suitable for any student studying: Exam
Board: AQA Level/Subject: AS and A Level History First teaching:
September 2015 First exams: June 2017 Retaining well-loved features
from the previous editions, Stuart Britain and the Crisis of
Monarchy has been approved by AQA and matched to the 2015
specifications. This textbook covers AS and A Level content
together and covers in breadth issues of change, continuity, and
cause and consequence in in this period of British history through
key themes such as how far did the monarchy change during Stuart
Britain, why were there disputes over religion, how effective was
opposition, and how important were ideologies and individuals. Its
aim is to enable you to understand and make connections between the
six key thematic questions covered in the specification. Students
can further develop vital skills such as historical interpretations
and source analyses via specially selected sources and extracts.
Practice questions and study tips provide additional support to
help familiarize students with the new exam style questions, and
help them achieve their best in the exam.
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