This is the true story of reporter Nellie Bly, who pretends to be insane, and manages to get herself committed into an insane asylum in the USA. This revised second digital edition is a fascinating account, specially formatted for today's e-readers by Andrews UK.

Which king's guards massacred a group of his supporters by mistake? Who had an oversized tongue and had to slobber when they ate food? Who was so large when they died that they had to be buried in a square coffin? Who survived seven assassination attempts? As you can tell from the bizarre questions above, it wasn't all thrones and sceptres for British kings and queens. Some of them were completely batty, and others were downright vicious. On the other hand, some monarchs were an icon to the people and represented the power and importance of Britain and England. 'Kings & Queens, A Very Peculiar History' explores some of the most marvellous monarchs to have ruled Britain and ekes out their bizarre habits and idiosyncracies, featuring quirky stories and fascinating facts and lists.

The Tudors were an odd bunch, even weirder than their subjects, perhaps. When they weren't beheading wives and enemies they were threatening to, or going around earning themselves nicknames like 'Bloody Mary' and 'The 9 Day Queen'. 'The Tudors: A Very Peculiar History; tells the story of the Tudor monarchs, their castles, their lives and their subjects in a time when it was fashionable to slash up your clothes for that 'fresh from battle' look. The book details each monarch's reign and casts light on the more bizarre elements of their time in power, right down to an analysis of their seals and signatures and the various torture and execution methods they liked to use.

Plan for six weeks of learning covering all six areas of learning and development of the EYFS through the topic of where I live. The Planning for Learning series is a series of topic books written around the Early Years Foundation Stage designed to make planning easy. This book takes you through six weeks of activities on the theme of the local area and where children live. Each activity is linked to a specific Early Learning Goal, and the book contains a skills overview so that practitioners can keep track of which areas of learning and development they are promoting. This book also includes a photocopiable page to give to parents with ideas for them to get involved with their children's topic, as well as ideas for bringing the six weeks of learning together.The weekly themes in this book include: on the high street; people where I live; parks and gardens; safe and strong; getting around and big buildings.

Plan for six weeks of learning for each season with this bumper edition, covering all six areas of learning and development of the EYFS. This bumper edition contains all the material contained in Planning for Learning Through Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter in one value book. Ideal for helping young children to explore the seasons, whatever the time of year, with this step-by-step guide to planning fun activities that cover a wide range of Early Learning Goals. This title comes with advice on observing and assessing children's learning, as well as how to record evidence of learning. It also includes photocopiable sheets for parents to take and extend the learning at home. A must-have for any early years setting wanting easy to dip into planning all year round.

Plan for six weeks of learning covering all six areas of learning and development of the EYFS through the topic of numbers. The Planning for Learning series is a series of topic books written around the Early Years Foundation Stage designed to make planning easy. This book takes you through six weeks of activities on the theme of numbers. Each activity is linked to a specific Early Learning Goal, and the book contains a skills overview so that practitioners can keep track of which areas of learning and development they are promoting. This book also includes a photocopiable page to give to parents with ideas for them to get involved with their children's topic, as well as ideas for bringing the six weeks of learning together. The weekly themes in this book include: finding numbers outdoors, musical numbers, cooking with numbers, arty numbers, shopping with numbers, and we love numbers. This book is a great way to bring numbers and early problem solving and numeracy skills into all areas of the curriculum so children learn about them in a fun and unpressured way.

Plan for six weeks of learning covering all six areas of learning and development of the EYFS through the topic of nursery rhymes. The Planning for Learning series is a series of topic books written around the Early Years Foundation Stage designed to make planning easy. This book takes you through six weeks of activities on the theme of nursery rhymes. Each activity is linked to a specific Early Learning Goal, and the book contains a skills overview so that practitioners can keep track of which areas of learning and development they are promoting. This book also includes a photocopiable page to give to parents with ideas for them to get involved with their children's topic, as well as ideas for bringing the six weeks of learning together. The weekly themes in this book include: Humpty Dumpty, Little Miss Muffet, Jack and Jill, The Grand Old Duke of York, Hickory Dickory Dock and Little Bo Peep.

Throughout human history, countless women have made important contributions to society. Some have made scientific discoveries vital to modern-day life, whereas others have fought for human rights, shaped entire countries and broken down barriers. This fascinating book introduces the reader to over one hundred such figures, with each having made important contributions in fields such as politics, science, literature, business and warfare. Women from all historical periods and walks of life are featured, from famous figures in ancient history including Cleopatra and Wu Zetian through to women changing the world today such as Emma Watson and Malala Yousafzai. Whereas the achievements of some of the 101 individuals featured are well known, some readers may be finding out about others for the first time, meaning that the book is also an excellent gateway to further reading.

Help to develop your pupils' investigation skills using the attractively laid out worksheets in How to Sparkle at Science Investigations. Using familiar contexts, the sheets provide opportunities for children to develop their observational skills, make measurements, plan and carry out investigations, and draw conclusions from their results. Worksheet themes include: Mr Happy and Healthy; what do plants need to grow?; is it see through?; which hat for Teddy?; we're going on a materials hunt; which magnet is the strongest?; making a circuit; and investigating sails.

Read all about the badness of Bad Boris... Though his mother's pride and joy, Boris was a nervous boy, But Boris had a cunning plan - one day he'd be superman, He whizzed around the crowded streets,Smash doors and stealing sweats,Whilst shouting out some very rude names,Boris stole computer games.

A fascinating look at the life of Henry Plantagenet, King of England from 1154 to his death in 1189.

Just Jill is an inspirational and moving account of one woman's triumph over adversity and how she used her own experience of disability to benefit others.When she was growing up during the 1940s very few people were aware that Jill Allen-King had lost one eye as the result of measles when she was a baby. Her disability was a taboo subject and she attended a normal school, progressed to catering college and secured employment as a cook. However, tragedy struck for the second time when glaucoma rendered her completely blind at the age of 24 on what should have been one of the happiest occasions of her life - her wedding day.For the next seven years Jill barely left the house, too scared to go outside unaccompanied and afraid that she would never again be able to participate in the activities she loved, such as dancing. The birth of her daughter, Jacqueline, gave her renewed purpose but could not give her back the thing she desperately needed - her independence. It was only when Jill got her first guide dog that she began to rediscover the world outside her front door and take those first giant steps towards regaining her confidence and freedom. Jill's autobiography charts her journey from partially sighted child to totally blind adult and beyond, a process of readjusting and learning through grit and determination and then using her knowledge and experience to do everything in her power to help others and to campaign for reforms to secure a safer, fairer and more disability-aware environment. It is a story that will provide encouragement to those that are struggling to cope with disabilities and also educate people from all spheres of life about the challenges and needs of disabled people. At the age of 70, Jill continues to fight for the cause, and hopefully her story will inspire others to take up the baton.

A comprehensive look at the life of Marie Antoinette. Wife to King Louis XVI, she was executed by guillotine during the French Revolution. Her life has become a symbol of the rich continuing their ostentatious lifestyle even while their country lives in squalor around them.

Trebuie spus c ghinga pe nelesul tuturor e i el un volum de construcie. Se vede de la poziionarea la nceput i la final a dou texte pn la capt/ la capt. Nu doar prin abilitatea cu care l structureaz, Coman d impresia unei poete exersate ndelung nainte de a-i propune s debuteze, ci prin modul impecabil n care i concepe fiecare text n parte. Dac vei cuta bjbieli, construcii ntmpltoare, falsete, balast (inerente unui volum de debut), v asigur ca nu le vei gsi aici. Coman reuete s construiasc o lume credibil cu o voce feminin care, dei pare s opteasc, strig. Este o carte care exploateaz jocul de contraste, nuannd: abia dup cel de-al doilea copil al nostru/ am neles ca sunt chestiuni/ perfect distincte – dragostea (am/ putea tri foarte bine/ ca fraii) i plcerea./ pentru amndoi plcerea a venit/ de la corpul strin. n-a mai rmas dect dragostea./ o vom duce cum se cuvine pn la capt. Unei poetici feminine viscerale cu artificii retorice, Coman i opune ceea ce muli ar punea vedea drept o extirpare a afectivitii. Vorbim de dedublare: niciodat n-am ncetat s-mi vorbesc/ altfel dect unei femei/ dar astzi am depit orice nchipuire./ astzi cnd tocmai reuisem/ s-mi adorm trupul/ iar tensiunea dintre mine i el/ aproape c se risipise i de depersonalizare: ntr-un loc n care se aud tot mai tare/ copiii/ cineva m numete nina./ am 40 de ani/ i nu vreau s-mi mai beau cafeaua cu un mort. Vorbim de existen domestica printre oale, robinet, frigider, paa hasan, adjectiv, de hiperchinezie dublat de deficien de concentare, dar i de oboseal cronica (nu m odihnesc niciodat) i acuitate perceptiv, de pnd (ciulesc urechile). O figur care pare c folosete prospecia ca terapie: voi schimba ceva la pr, mi voi/ cumpra ciorapi verzi./ voi zugrvi buctria. mi voi/ face timp s corectez teancurile cu lucrri./ voi mbtrni pentru a cdea, de fapt, imediat n blazare. Pe aceste schimbri brute de direcie, fr a fi disonante, ci perfect muzicale, Coman mizeaz i iese pe deplin ctigtoare.“ – Ioana Dunea

„Bagdad, capitala devastat? a Irakului. ?i «Bagdad» – capitala unei combustii ontologice care pare a urm?ri, prin arheologia poeziei, ipostazierea întro stare de maxim? vulnerabilitate, splendoare ?i vinov??ie a acelor lucruri care sunt la limita vizibilit??ii, amalgamând realit??ile (sociale, istorice, existen?iale, memoriale etc.) întrun nod al autodemol?rilor ?i al infrarealit??ilor beligerante. Index de ecouri instinctive: tropismele lui Nathalie Sarraute ?i antiescapismul via Aktionsgruppe Banat. Iulia Modiga debuteaz? puternic ?i tran?ant, cu transfigur?ri germanice pe linie experimental?, cu rigoare lingvistic? ?i cu o atitudine imagistic? cu totul extrateritorial? în contextul actualelor poetici române?ti.“ (Liviu G. Stan) „Miar fi greu s? detectez motivele care au conduso pe Iulia Modiga spre poezie. Datele ei oficiale – doctorand? în sociologie, ma?tera unui site unionist ?i mama unui b?iat crescut frumos – nu l?sau loc b?nuielii c? Iulia ar avea ?i preocup?ri lirice. Uite îns? c? un sâmbure, ascuns bine pân? acum, a irumpt întrun volum de poezie care, sunt convins, va stârni interesul criticilor literari, pe care, îns?, îi desfid de pe acum dac? vor accesa tagul «poezie feminin?» ?i nu vor recunoa?te c? în «Bagdad» e poezie pur? ?i simpl?, scris? nu din ambi?ia de a încropi vreun manifest sau de a promova, în subsidiar, cine mai ?tie ce idei, ci din pl?cerea de a imagina ?i a formula tot cei trece prin minte Iuliei. Au f?cut vreodat? poe?ii altceva?“ (Dumitru B?di?a) „Poezia Iuliei Modiga din acest volum se na?te din nota?ii frânte ?i rapide, din înregistr?ri neutre ale unor st?ri acute de disperare ?i revolt?, din jocuri lingvistice, din ambiguit??i c?utate, din ciocnirea unei sensibilit??i exacerbate cu un cotidian agresiv, dintro luciditate sentimental? ie?it? din comun, din mici ilumin?ri personale, dar ?i din fel de fel de expresii scânteietoare memorabile, precum «u?ile se deschid în exterior»; «oameni în c?ma?? alb? de z?pad?»; «respir?m ca sub ap?»; «din cre?tet în t?lpi sârm? ghimpat?»; «deatunci ritmul cardiac î?i strânge genunchii la piept în slow motion/ precum troleele care trec pe bd. ?tefan cel Mare când efectueaz? o vizit? Merkel sau Biden»; «m? a?ez în praf întro prelungire de mesteac?n/ alt?dat? ai fi suflat ?i ar fi disp?rut tot». Dac? ar fi s?i caut un nume acestei poezii r?scolitoare, ia? spune c? e o poezie a a?tept?rii dup? ce nu mai ai niciun fel de a?tept?ri.“ (Dumitru Crudu) „Iulia Modiga scrie o poezie în care detaliile cotidiene primesc profiluri ferme, fundamentale, privind mereu spre un cel?lalt absent. Dar acest cel?lalt din volumul «Bagdad» este pentru poem o ocazie de a contura deopotriv? st?ri politice ?i personale. Uneori cel?lalt este poezia («copiii etnobotanici ?i masca?ii o conduc pe ultimul drum»), alteori cel?lalt este partenerul unei plastice discu?ii despre putere ?i istorie (unde «pe?ti?orii înoat? cu ciocane s? sparg?», iar «Bruce Lee plânge pentru c? ?i regii plâng câteodat?»). Versurile Iuliei nu cunosc ambiguitatea: «m?car am crescut un câine/ care nu te cunoa?te/ care tear sfâ?ia/ la o simpl? comand?». Reu?ita cea mai de seam? în «Bagdad» ?ine de claritatea cu care este decupat un spa?iu personal între atâtea detalii care au preten?ia c? sunt mai importante decât noi. ?i, de acolo, poezia Iuliei Modiga organizeaz? ap?rarea f?r? s? cedeze.“ (R?zvan ?upa)

Paul Arva schi?eaz? fr?nturi dintr-un prezent-trecut ale c?rui grani?e imaginare se ?ntrep?trund cu cele ale realului. Amintirile ies la lumin? dintr-un subteran ad?nc (o ?min?“) sub forma unor poeme ?n proz? scrise cu sinceritate ?i sensibilitate.

12 interviuri cu Ioan Es. Pop. Via?a ?i opera unuia dintre cei mai importan?i poe?i rom?ni ?n interviuri

Aceast? carte de interviuri, pe care le-am realizat ?n timp, reprezint?, pentru mine, portrete scrise ?i vorbite ale unor scriitori de valoare cu care am avut ?ansa s? m? ?nt?lnesc. Dar ele nu au numai o valoare literar?, ci ?i una afectiv?.

Cucamonga este o carte de avangard?, experimental?, care cuprinde texte din zonele poeziei, prozei ?i filozofiei. Cele cinci capitole ale c?r?ii s?nt urm?toarele:1) Best Sailor. Este un poem ?n proz?, polemic ?i critic la adresa societ??ii de consum ?i a pie?ei de carte dominate de bestselleruri. Arm?tura fiec?ruia dintre cele ?apte capitole ale acestui poem este alc?tuit? din scurte descrieri ale c?r?ilor prezente ?n topurile de v?nz?ri din Statele Unite ale Americii, topuri publicate ?n revista The New York Times Book Review (nr. 11 din 24 martie 2008). Unul dintre personajele cele mai sonore care apar ?n acest text este Barack Obama.Best Sailor este probabil singurul poem din lume cu bibliografie (lista cuprinde ?n jur de 100 de c?r?i).2) 19 pove?ti despre orice. Este un capitol care cuprinde 19 poeme scrise ?n registre diferite, fiecare fiind despre ceva anume: Despre visele unora pl?tite de al?ii; Despre importan?a ficu?ilor ?n via?a c?l?torilor; Despre pas?rea care ??i ia zborul din om; Despre pescuitul alternativ; Despre cum se pleac? ?n luna de miere; Despre cum ajunge privirea s? vad?; Despre orbirea vorbirii; Despre pompierul care ??i incendia ?ig?rile; Despre rolul menghinei ?n deprinderea tehnicii zborului; Despre legile rescrise ale ospitalit??ii termodinamice; Despre c?l?toria p?m?ntului ?n jurul omului; Despre mor?i numai de bine; Despre teorema pesc?ru?ului cu cap de lup; Despre fatalitatea de a urm?ri ?tirile la televizor; Despre anatomia valurilor; Despre garderoba incandescent? a lui Dumnezeu; Despre con?inutul de metal al picioarelor; Despre lumina care ne calc? pe urme; Despre categoriile aristotelice ale liniei orizontului. Ultimele cinci poeme-pove?ti au la baz? c?te o ipotez? ?tiin?ific? ?i s?nt scrise ?ntr-o manier? inovatoare.3) Iubita mea vitreg? ?i 4) Unul dintre domni?oara W ?i doamna Kuttare s?nt dou? poeme ?n proz?, cu personaje ?i ?nt?mpl?ri stranii. (Aceste poeme s?nt relu?ri din c?r?i mai vechi, ap?rute ?n urm? cu 8-9 ani.)5) Demonadologia este o lucrare de filozofie, o scurt? introducere ?n metafizica r?ului, alc?tuit? din 90 de paragrafe, care parodiaz? Monadologia, celebrul tratat de metafizic? al lui G. W. Leibniz. Monadei leibniziene i-a fost aici substituit? demonada, ?n locul lui Dumnezeu apare Demonezeu, iar cea mai bun? dintre lumile posibile a fost ?nlocuit? de cea mai rea dintre lumile posibile. De?i trateaz? despre principiile care stau la baza r?ului din lume, Demonadologia se ?ncheie ?ntr-o not? optimist?, cu happy-end.

M? numesc Valeriu Mircea Popa. M-am n?scut ?n 4 octombrie 1947. Eu ?i fratele meu Sorin (un matematician de elit?) suntem a patra genera?ie de intelectuali din familie. O familie de prin Ardeal.?n via?a de acum am fost (?i poate ?nc? mai sunt) golan, student, muzician (chitar? clasic? ?i instrumentul indian numit sitar), textier, fum?tor, afemeiat, b?utor de vodc?, culturist, defectolog, logoped ?i psihoterapeut ?n ?coli speciale, practicant de karate, contrabandist, marochiner, poet, ?ngrijitor de b?tr?ni ?ntr-un Altenheim din Germania, tat?, cre?tin gnostic, lector universitar, doctor ?n psihologia artei, t?mplar, designer de bijuterii, gravor, bijutier.De o vreme ?ncoace am impresia c? sunt un nimeni.Nu vreau s? ?tiu ce am fost ?n vie?ile anterioare.

volumul al II-lea dintr-un interviu de un cristian Ce noroc a avut Genera?ia noastr?, Genera?ia ‘60, c? a fost contemporan?, c? a avut ?n mijlocul ei ?n permanen?? un artist ca Ion Cucu, un om ?n stare s? fixeze imaginea ei ?ntr-o vreme ?n care nu puteau s? r?m?n? niciun fel de alte imagini, pentru c? televiziunea era dedicat? exclusiv perechii conduc?toare, pentru c? la un moment dat nici m?car pe c?r?ile proprii nu puteau s? apar? fotografii. Dac? n-ar fi existat Cucu ?n mijlocul scriitorilor ?i dac? n-ar fi fost ?ntr-o m?sur? aproape magic? – a? zice – prieten cu ei ?i nu i-ar fi intuit, aceast? genera?ie important? a literaturii rom?ne n-ar fi existat vizual. Nu s-ar fi ?tiut cum eram. R?sfoind albumul lui, concluzia mea e c? eram frumo?i. Senza?ia e c? ne f?cea mai frumo?i dec?t eram. ?ntotdeauna c?nd v?d o fotografie a mea f?cut? de Ion Cucu, m? ?ntreb ?oare chiar a?a ar?tam ?n realitate?“. Senza?ia este c? prietenia cu care ne privea f?cea s? ap?rem mai frumo?i. (Ana Blandiana)