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Maria's Story
Maria's Story
Barratt, Robin
¥39.14
When Robin Barratt and his wife first met Maria in Moscow, they had no idea how much of an impact she would have on their own lives. From the initial interest in her story, the horror of discovering her daily struggle to survive through to active involvement in trying to improve her life. Living on the streets and begging is a harsh reality for many in Russia but for those with a disability life can be doubly cruel. Overlooked by the authorities and people who should have helped her, Maria willingly shared her story with the author who, in turn, made a promise, not only to tell the world about her situation, but to try and make a real difference. Maria's Story documents the true story of one woman's fight for survival against all the odds and those who tried to help her. It uncovers the truth of how many people continue to live in poverty in one of the world's most vibrant cities. Desperately sad, haunting but frequently uplifting, this book is a tale about overcoming adversity and, above all, never losing hope.
First Class Phonics - Book 2
First Class Phonics - Book 2
Quick, P S
¥44.05
First Class Phonics is a series of books designed to help children quickly become proficient readers and writers.These books use Synthetic Phonics, a high-quality teaching method recognised all over the world. In Synthetic Phonics, children focus on the skills that enable them to read and spell words accurately. They recognise the importance of every sound they hear in the spoken word and learn to blend these sounds so that they can read words from the very beginning of the program.It is essential that children develop the ability to hear, identify and manipulate individual sounds in order to read fluently. This book provides a range of fun activities to ensure this happens.Book 2 covers the sounds b, f, ff, l, ll, ss, j, v, w, x, y, z, zz and qu. It teaches the tricky words my, her, of, all, you, they and into. The last chapter contains a story that uses only words built from the sounds taught in this book.
Castles, A Very Peculiar History
Castles, A Very Peculiar History
Morley, Jacqueline
¥58.76
Whether you're planning your first seige, building a fortress or just looking for a way to escape the peasants below, 'Castles: A Very Peculiar History' is full of tips, tricks and horror stories from the castle-building trade. We can't all match up to the combined beauty and danger of the Tower of London, but in this title you'll learn who developed the world's first flat-pack castle, the difference between donjeons and dungeons (it's important, trust us) and even the best time of year for a siege. Discover how a fortress was brought down by forty pigs and even how to use a common plant to defect lightning! Gasp in horrible glee at the many horrid substances poured onto beseigers through those dastardly trebuchets (there are things worse than boiling hot oil!). From the keep to the bailey, 'Castles: A Very Peculiar History' is all you need to learn how to build, manage and defend a mighty fortress.
Ronnie Biggs - The Inside Story
Ronnie Biggs - The Inside Story
Currie / Gray, Tel / Mike
¥73.48
Ronnie Biggs: The Inside Story, written by two of Ronnie Biggs's closest friends and most ardent supporters, delivers exactly what it says on the label, giving a very personal, unique and yet disturbing insight into the mind and subsequent treatment by the judicial and penal systems of the man that became a legendary household name for his role in one of Britain's most notorious crimes, the Great Train Robbery of 1963, and his subsequent life on the run upon his escape from prison in 1965. Raising pointed questions and dispelling many myths, the story makes one wonder who is the greater criminal: the carpenter that played a bit part in an unarmed robbery 45 years ago, who has remained incarcerated since his return to the UK in 2001 despite the fact that he is now a frail, wheelchair-bound 79-year-old grandfather who is no threat to society, is fed via a tube to his stomach and can only communicate by pointing to letters on a laminated sheet; or the justice and prison systems that have allowed him to rot in jail for so long. One thing's for sure, although Ronnie Biggs's body is letting him down after a series of strokes and other illnesses, his legal team, campaign supporters, underworld friends and devoted family certainly aren't, and neither is his own fighting spirit or his humanity in the face of inhumanity. All he wants now is to be able to die a free man rather than suffer "e;a slow crucifixion on the Home Office cross"e;, and once all the facts have been digested one can only be moved to ask: "e;How could anyone deny him that?"e;
The Confessions of Nat Turner
The Confessions of Nat Turner
Nat Turner
¥8.09
According to Wikipedia: "Nathaniel "Nat" Turner (October 2, 1800 – November 11, 1831) was an American slave who led a slave rebellion in Virginia on August 21, 1831 that resulted in 56 deaths among their victims, the largest number of white fatalities to occur in one uprising in the antebellum southern United States. He gathered supporters in Southampton County, Virginia. Turner's killing of whites during the uprising makes his legacy controversial. For his actions, Turner was convicted, sentenced to death, and executed. In the aftermath, the state executed 56 blacks accused of being part of Turner's rebellion. Two hundred additional blacks were beaten and killed, as part of overreaction by white militias and mobs. Virginia and other southern states passed legislation reducing rights of free blacks and slaves. Across the South, state legislators passed new laws prohibiting education of slaves and free blacks, restricting rights of assembly and other civil rights for free blacks, and requiring white ministers to be present at black worship services."
Gest?o de Recursos Humanos
Gest?o de Recursos Humanos
Samuel River
¥24.44
Gest?o de Recursos Humanos
Técnicas de Estudo para Crian?as
Técnicas de Estudo para Crian?as
Daniel Marques
¥24.44
Técnicas de Estudo para Crian?as
The Fall of the Stuarts
The Fall of the Stuarts
Edward Hale
¥8.09
The Fall of the Stuarts
Bismarck
Bismarck
James Headlam
¥8.09
Bismarck
Cardinal Richelieu
Cardinal Richelieu
Richard Lodge
¥8.09
Cardinal Richelieu
History of Germany
History of Germany
Bayard Taylor
¥8.09
History of Germany
A Cynic Looks at Life
A Cynic Looks at Life
Ambrose Bierce
¥8.09
A Cynic Looks at Life
History of the Fourth Crusade
History of the Fourth Crusade
Edwin Pears
¥8.09
History of the Fourth Crusade
Isabella of Castile
Isabella of Castile
O. Howard
¥8.09
Isabella of Castile
Louis XIV
Louis XIV
John Abbott
¥8.09
Louis XIV
Stories of the French Revolution
Stories of the French Revolution
Walter Montgomery
¥7.72
Stories of the French Revolution
The Hanseatic League
The Hanseatic League
Helen Zimmern
¥8.09
The Hanseatic League
Stories from Roman History
Stories from Roman History
Lena Dalkeith
¥8.09
Stories from Roman History
The Life of Cesare Borgia
The Life of Cesare Borgia
Raphael Sabatini
¥8.09
The Life of Cesare Borgia
George Eliot
George Eliot
Mathilde Blind
¥8.09
George Eliot
Ten Great Events in History
Ten Great Events in History
James Johonot
¥8.09
Ten Great Events in History