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Portsmouth Quiz Book
Portsmouth Quiz Book
Cowlin, Chris
¥34.24
Are you a Portsmouth supporter? Do you attend every game and follow the club's progress in the League? Can you name all the great players, past and present, who have passed through the club's doors? If you think you know all there is to know about Pompey, why not put your knowledge to the test with this exciting new quiz book?With 250 thought-provoking questions on all aspects of the club, including honours and history, top goalscorers, playing positions and nationalities and memorable managers, as well as a wealth of information about individual players, The Portsmouth Quiz Book is certain to get you thinking. Even the most dedicated Pompey fans are bound to discover something new.Full of fascinating facts, this quiz book will provide hours of fun for football supporters of all ages and it is an easy way for younger Pompey fans to learn more about the club. Perfect for match day to find out who really knows the most about Portsmouth and to gen up on your favourite team.
Inside King Kong
Inside King Kong
Shephard, Will
¥58.76
When actor Will Shephard turned up at the Beverley Hills offices of Dino De Laurentiis, he expected to be interviewed for a modest role in the great man's next production. "e;My agent told me on the phone that you were looking for actors who could do animal movements, but she didn't tell me what the film was about,"e; said Will. "e;It's King Kong,"e; said the producer. "e;You mean a remake of the 1933 film?"e; "e;Yes."e; "e;What's the role I'm being considered for?"e; "e;It's Kong."e; And so began an extraordinary few months in Will's life as he joined fellow actor and make-up artist Rick Baker to become the one of the 'guys in the ape suit', striding through miniature jungles, wrestling a giant rubber snake, running amok in Manhattan and scaling the World Trade Center. Inside the suit it was fearsomely hot, the special contact lenses made him dizzy and he frequently had to insert a tube through the gorilla mask in order to breathe. But the illusion was perfect: audiences never knew that the highly publicized, forty-foot tall, mechanical Kong that had cost millions of dollars to develop only got a few seconds of exposure, and that on screen for the rest of the movie were Rick and Will, clad in rubber and bear-hide. Inside King Kong is Will's journal of his experiences on the set in 1976. This delightful, engaging and funny account is accompanied by behind-the-scenes photographs that are being published for the first time.
Planning for Learning to use Phonics
Planning for Learning to use Phonics
Sparks Linfield, Rachel
¥88.19
Plan for six weeks of learning covering all six areas of learning and development of the EYFS through the topic of phonics. The aim of this book is to provide early years practitioners in both group and home settings with ideas for creative and fun ways to use the phonics skills that are currently being taught and learnt. The book will be a valuable addition to what is already happening in phonics within schools and nurseries. In addition, it will provide a simple introduction to phonics for new trainees and parents.
Meeting Special Needs
Meeting Special Needs
Baker, Rachel
¥83.29
This is a practical, informative guide on how to care for young children with epilepsy. It is aimed at professionals working in child-care, but may also be of use to parents and anyone else wishing to know more about epilepsy. The book includes: a description of the condition, its causes and treatments, activities that may need to be avoided. Also included are pages to copy and use, such as a guide to seizures, a seizure chart and a quick reference of what to do in an emergency.
Planning for the Early Years
Planning for the Early Years
Lindon, Jennie
¥98.00
This title is part of a brand new series which takes a fresh approach to planning by ensuring that children's interests are at the heart of all plans. Planning for the Early Years: The Local Community is packed with adaptable ideas that can be extended for older children, or more focussed for the under threes. It focuses on the prime areas of learning, especially the development of early language, defined in the 2011 Tickell review of the EYFS as the foundations for all learning. This title will allow you to: plan for children's individual stages of development through the use of adaptable and inclusive plans, and plans specifically for birth-3s, engage and motivate children to learn by planning around their interests and include children with English as an Additional Language and Special Educational Needs through plans that take into consideration a variety of abilities.
Whitney Houston Quiz Book
Whitney Houston Quiz Book
Kimber, Kim
¥29.33
Are you a fan of Whitney Houston? Have you followed every twist and turn in her long and successful career? Were you, like thousands of others, deeply saddened by Whitney's untimely death? Then what better way to pay tribute to the legendary queen of soul than with this quiz book?The 100 questions in the The Whitney Houston Quiz Book have been compiled to test your memory of the people and places that shaped the life of one of the highest achieving performers of all time. Whitney Houston leaves behind a legacy of record breaking hits and best-selling albums. This book details Whitney's life from the early years singing in a gospel choir with her mother through acting success and on to become a multi-award winning diva. With questions about all aspects of Whitney's life, you are certain to find out something new.This book is a must have for all Whitney Houston fans and for anyone interested in learning more about the woman who paved the way for women of colour to achieve recognition in the music industry.
Mitchum, Mexico and the Good Neighbours Era
Mitchum, Mexico and the Good Neighbours Era
White, Liam
¥112.72
Robert Mitchum was one of the most charismatic stars of the 'classic Hollywood' era. His screen persona was the essence of cool: tough but vulnerable, accepting of his fate with languid charm and easy humour. His films have often been seen through the lens of film noir, but they had something else in common too: the characters he played in Out of the Past, The Big Steal, His Kind of Woman, Second Chance, Where Danger Lives, and Angel Face seemed irrevocably drawn to Mexico. Mitchum's sequence of films south of the border coincided with the advent of the 'golden age' of Mexico's own film industry, a new cinematic wave that drew on serious artistic influences from the muralists to Sergei Eisenstein, and that was led by director Emilio Fernandez and cinematographer Gabriel Figueroa whose 1943 film Maria Candelaria, starring former Hollywood siren Dolores del Rio, had won a prize at Cannes. Under the Roosevelt administration's 'Good Neighbour' policy - a wartime effort to court friendly Latin American countries - Hollywood's portrayal of Mexico changed: out went the all-purpose exoticism, where 'south of the border' was a metaphor for the loosening of moral and sexual standards, and in came a more nuanced approach. In this authoritative study, Liam White encourages us to take a fresh look at how Mitchum's films broke with Hollywood convention in the way they depicted Mexico; how Mexico's own film industry boomed, becoming the first example of 'world cinema' to have an impact on the post-War world; and how its success attracted significant US talent - from John Steinbeck to John Ford - to work on bi-national projects.
What does it mean to be two? Revised edition
What does it mean to be two? Revised edition
Lindon, Jennie
¥127.43
This revised and updated edition helps practitioners to understand the distinction in the 2012 revised EYFS between the prime and specific areas of development for two-year-olds. It considers key issues in a well-rounded assessment of individual twos. It also includes an invaluable checklistto help practitioners prepare for the new progress check.
Cobblers Quiz Book
Cobblers Quiz Book
Freestone, Nigel
¥39.14
Are you a fan of Northampton Town Football Club? Do you attend every home game and follow the Cobblers progress through the season? Are you familiar with the history of this popular Midlands club? If so, you why not test your knowledge with The Cobblers Quiz Book. With so many fascinating facts about The Cobblers in one book, you are certain to find out something new about your favourite team. The 900 questions have been carefully put together to test your memory of The Cobblers, including sections on all the great players, memorable managers, goals, penalties, trophies, transfers, hat-trick heroes, 2011/12 squad and a whole lot more. Perfect for sharing and challenging family and friends on match day, this fun quiz book is great way to find out who really knows the most about Northampton Town FC. This is a must-have for Cobblers fans of all ages and for anyone with an interest in finding out more about the club. If you support the Cobblers, you won't want to be without this book.
Broken World
Broken World
Bucciferro, Marco
¥39.14
Inspired by the current world situation, blighted by wars and evil dictators, Broken World thrusts the hero of the story, Mark Angelo, into an alien world, one that he has been chosen to save from extinction. However, despite their technological advances, the alien race is unable to feel love or compassion. Instead, their world's two hemispheres vie against each other for supremacy, driven by jealousy, greed and self-interest and a desire for world domination. Mark has something the alien world needs in order to survive, and he is willing to help. However, the motives of Second Hemisphere's leader are called into question when Mark is sent, as part of a team, on an archaeological expedition to First Hemisphere to retrieve the Eye of Rancour, an ancient artefact with unknown powers. Instead, he finds himself on a mission to save the alien world from destruction, trapped in the midst of a war, and embroiled in a battle of wits and courage to defeat a power-crazed ruler. Throughout the book, parallels can be drawn with our own world, challenging the reader to consider, question and draw conclusions about modern-day events and wrestle with their political, social and personal conscience.
Dark Tourism of the Bosnian Screen
Dark Tourism of the Bosnian Screen
Alexander, Edward
¥19.52
How is it possible that despite the destruction of its infrastructure during the Siege of Sarajevo in the 1990s, Bosnian cinema rapidly rose to claim many of the most prestigious awards in world cinema during the 2000s? Were Bosnian films simply 'better' than those from neighbouring post-Yugoslav countries? Perhaps not. This work proposes that the international success of Bosnian films since the turn of the millennium has been due to how they enact Western prejudices concerning the war and its consequences. Delivering films with national narratives which associate the country with primitiveness and victimhood, Western audiences have engaged in dark tourism of the Bosnian screen.
101 Interesting Facts on Arctic Monkeys
101 Interesting Facts on Arctic Monkeys
Snelgrove, Kevin
¥24.43
Are you a fan of rock band the Arctic Monkeys? Have you followed their career from the early days when the band first gained recognition via the internet through to international success? Would you like to know more about your favourite indie band? 101 Interesting Facts on Arctic Monkeys gives you the chance to pick up some little-known trivia about popular band from Sheffield. What was the original line-up and who was the band's other lead singer with Alex Turner? What NME first did the Arctic Monkeys clock up in 2006? What offer did the Band repeatedly turn down during 2005? Find out the answers in this exciting new book along with many more fascinating facts. Packed with information including many personal details about the individual band members as well as up-to-date news on the Arctic Monkeys' recent projects. This book will appeal to anyone with an interest in contemporary music and is a must-have for all Arctic Monkeys' fans.
I Was Rupert Murdoch's Figleaf
I Was Rupert Murdoch's Figleaf
Bull, John
¥58.76
A pale ray of sunlight seeps through a dusty stained glass window to light a shabby congregation - all kneeling, eyes closed in devout prayer: "e;Thank you, Lord. Thank you for saving us."e; The scene is a Fleet Street pub at lunchtime - and, as yet, hardly a drop's been touched. I stand up, cross myself, dust the knees of my corduroy trousers and reach to take a grateful sip of my pint of London Pride. All around me my fellow workers are rising from their knees: men - and a few women - all known to the world as penny liars, scribbling scum, foot-in-the-door merchants, callous bastards, and reptiles. The massed hacks of the News of the World. We are celebrating a crucial moment. Just ended is a long, bitter financial war. It has been the saving of the world's best-selling Sunday paper from the grasping hands of the monster - Robert Maxwell. And our unlikely saviour? A newcomer to the Fleet Street jungle, a raw young hayseed from the Australian outback - Rupert Murdoch. In this lively memoir, John Bull lifts the lid on what it was really like to work on the 'News of the Screws' in its heyday, producing what the staid British Establishment called a 'torrent of filth' every Sunday - and selling four million copies a week.
Evading the Issue
Evading the Issue
Field, Amanda J
¥19.52
Tino Balio, in his book The American Film Industry, said that the Production Code meant that American films could not deal with political or social issues 'in an honest and truthful fashion'. This incisive essay tests out the legitimacy of Balio's claims, using The Lost Weekend (directed by Billy Wilder, 1945) as an example of the Hollywood 'problem film'. Rather than treating the film as being an entity with a single, unchanging meaning, it is put into its historical and social context, in particular the commercial context within which the studios were working. The commercial imperatives hardly sat well with the reality of a social problem such as alcoholism and this essay reminds us that the prime aim of the industry was to entertain: many of these 'problem films', therefore, were as honest and truthful within these confines as it was possible to be.
Felix Wild
Felix Wild
Broadbent, Peter
¥107.81
Gosport, 1860. Felix Wild has lived on the streets and on his wits for all his young life. He's been a mudlark at The Hard, eaten tallow when there was nothing else to be had, picked oakum in Forton Gaol, and acquired a skill for 'tup-tup-tupping' from the women of Haslar. He has no family, no idea of how old he might be, and has never heard of Christmas. But he has one remarkable talent: he can make a perfect drawing, from memory, of anything that he has seen.Saved from a further spell in prison by the wealthy William Kettle, Felix joins the Kettle household in East London and is employed to make drawings of the building of a magnificent new iron-clad vessel, HMS Warrior. His eagerness to learn new things knows no bounds: from working out how to use a knife and fork, and reading a dictionary from cover to cover, to being given the 'tipsy key' for the chronometers during his first voyage on board Warrior as she conducts sea-trials. While the men he meets are in awe of his drawing skills, the young women are absorbed in rather less cerebral matters, namely the fit of his fashionably tight 'gas-pipe' trousers and his distinctive looks - one eye is blue, the other green.Felix Wild is a captivating novel that has all the affectionate humour and vivid sense of place that has made Peter Broadbent's naval memoirs so popular.
101 Interesting Facts on The Wanted
101 Interesting Facts on The Wanted
Snelgrove, Kevin
¥24.43
Do you like British boy band The Wanted? Have you followed their career from when they first formed in 2009 through to the current day? Would you like to find out more about Max, Siva, Jay, Tom and Nathan? If you answered yes to any of these questions, 101 Interesting Facts on The Wanted is certain to appeal to you. Do you know who is the oldest member of the group? Which artist did The Wanted support on tour in Brazil? What member of the band originally came up with the name, The Wanted? The answers can all be found inside this book, together with many more fascinating facts about your favourite band. Fun and informative, this book includes many personal details about the individual band members as well as up-to-date information about The Wanted's projects, past and present. Gen up on The Wanted so that you can impress your friends with your knowledge. If you are a fan of The Wanted, you won't want to be without this book.
101 Interesting Facts on London
101 Interesting Facts on London
Snelgrove, Kevin
¥24.43
Do you love London? Were you born there or do you commute to the city for work? Maybe are you one of the millions of tourists who flock to the UK's capital city every year? Whatever your reason for visiting, if you would like to find out more about England's capital, you won't want to be without 101 Interesting Facts on London. What percentage of the UK's population lives in London? What 'first' did the UK's capital city achieve when it hosted the London 2012 Olympic Games? What unexpected event happened in England's capital on 8 March 1750? The answers to these brain-teasers and more can all be found in this new book. If you enjoy spending time in London, walking around its famous streets, sightseeing, or visiting one of the capital's many historic landmarks and monuments, make sure that you are never without this informative little book. Whether you come to live, work or visit the diverse and fascinating city of London, you are guaranteed to enjoy this fascinating book.
Car Quiz Book
Car Quiz Book
Snelgrove, Kevin
¥24.43
If you drive for work or leisure you will undoubtedly have an interest in cars, but just how much do you know about the many different makes of vehicles, their designers and history? The Car Quiz Book has been compiled to test your knowledge of all aspects of the motor industry and is sure to prove a hit with car enthusiasts.In what country was Mitsubishi founded in1960? Which British car designer was responsible for the 1992 Dodge Viper? Which car turned into a submarine in the 1977James Bond film, The Spy Who Loved Me? The answers can all be found inside this handy new book.With 250 challenging car-related questions from designers, marques and manufacturers to models of sports car and cars used in film, you are certain to learn something new. This is a must-have book for anyone who likes cars. Be sure to keep it handy so that the next time you are in a traffic jam you can gen up on the history of that sleek new model in the next lane.
Next Train's Gone!
Next Train's Gone!
Field, Amanda J
¥19.52
In the 1930s, British film producers and critics championed the idea of 'quality' pictures - thoughtful, intelligent films that would project a particular and positive view of Britain. The result was to drive a wedge between 'national' cinema (which reflected middle-class values) and 'popular' cinema (which reflected the working-class values of the majority of cinema audiences). 'Popular' became a term of abuse, particularly directed at comedies, whose roots often lay in music-hall. A very different image of Britain emerges from these comedies, as this insightful analysis of two Will Hay films - Oh Mr Porter (1937) and Ask a Policeman (1939) reveals.
Miss Lou
Miss Lou
Morris, Mervyn
¥73.48
The career of Louise Bennett ('Miss Lou') is an essential component in any reckoning of Jamaican culture. This book offers a brief account of her life (1919-2006): a story of challenges and blessings, of a journey towards national and international acclaim. It draws on a variety of sources, including interviews, archives, academic theses, documentary projects, recorded performances and Louise Bennett's own writings.It also offers an assessment of Miss Lou's contribution to the arts. She was a key figure in the transformation of the Little Theatre Movement pantomime; a generous, well trained actor; an expert creator of Anancy stories; a television personality regularly engaging with children; a distinctive radio commentator; a laughing poet evaluating attitudes, sometimes with complex irony.Miss Lou used Standard English comfortably in many contexts, and did not wish the country rid of it; but she chose in most of her creative work to employ the language most Jamaicans speak. Her ebullient delight in Jamaican Creole spread joy and promoted respect. A diligent researcher into Jamaican heritage, she acknowledged its various streams, but was especially concerned with continuities out of Africa.When the Asian culture and the European culturebuck up on African culture in the Caribbean people,we stir them up and blend them to we flavour,we shake them up and move them to we beat,we wheel them and we tu'n them and we rock themand we sound them and we temper them,and lawks, the rhythm sweet!Her name is frequently invoked by Jamaicans, especially in relation to national identity. As 'Jamaica's First Lady of Comedy' she delighted audiences in many parts of the world, and her publications have been praised internationally.
Bradford City Quiz Book
Bradford City Quiz Book
Freestone, Nigel
¥29.33
Do you support Bradford City? Are you familiar with the many momentous events that have shaped the club over the years? Do you consider yourself to be an expert on your favourite team. If so, why not find out how many of the challenging questions you can answer in this exciting new quiz book? Carefully compiled to test your knowledge of the Bantams, from Division 4 to the Premier League and everything in between, the 250 questions in the The Bradford City Quiz Book cover all aspects of the club's long history. Learn about past honours and club records, legendary players, top goalscorers, famous opponents, League success and relegation, play-offs, nail biting cup finals and much more. Dedicated to the supporters who sadly lost their lives during the Bradford City fire disaster in 1986, this tribute is certain to score a hit with Bantams supporters of all ages. This is a must-have book for football fans and anyone interested in learning more about Bradford City Association Football Club.