Provides the history of the IRA which has transformed the Irish nationalist movement this century. The author examines the IRA's origins, its foreign links, the bombing campaigns, hunger strikes and sectarian violence. Includes events since the Downing Street Declaration and the Peace Talks.[...]
A sequence of stories about the Vietnam War, this book also has the unity of a novel, with recurring characters and interwoven strands of plot and theme. It aims to summarize America's involvement in Vietnam, and her coming to terms with that experience in the years that followed.[...]
On a lake deep in the Minnesota woods, Kathy Wade comforts her husband John, a rising political star, after a devastating electoral defeat. But it is clear that something is horribly wrong between them - too much has been hidden. Then Kathy vanishes, along with their boat.[...]
Perhaps the best book to emerge from the Vietnam War, If I Die in a Combat Zone is a fascinating insight into the lives of the soldiers caught in the conflict. First published in 1973, this intensely personal novel about one foot soldier's tour of duty in Vietnam established Tim O'Brien's reputation[...]
With The Uxbridge English Dictionary the stars of BBC Radio 4's I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue had the nation in stitches. But times move on, words change and their meanings with them. Comedy's most outrageous dictionary is back with a hilarious new collection of definitions for all those English words [...]
Fully matched to the new KS3 Science Framework and QCA Program of Study, Collins KS3 Science provides Exciting Science for all Levels, including full support in How Science Works and Assessment for Learning, to ensure the right progression for all levels and complete success at Key Stage 3.[...]
Pupil Book 2 fully matches the new KS3 specs with built-in progression, helping students working at all levels to work at their full potential. Look out for the differentiated colour-coded levelling and How Science Works throughout, making the transition to the new curriculum easy![...]
Pupil Book 3 is a fully levelled resource matching the new specs, helping students boost their levels at Key Stage 3, getting them ready to start on their GCSEs. Look out for the differentiated colour-coded levelling and How Science Works throughout, making the transition to the new curriculum easy![...]
The shocking, powerful true story of the lives of 7 young kids, marred by guns, gangs and violence on one of Britain's toughest estates.[...]
A comprehensive natural history of one of Britain's favourite animals
It's fun to play outside, and these three children enjoy it in all seasons, summer, autumn, winter and spring - whatever the weather! Each season is evocatively illustrated by Tim Hopgood - 2008 winner of Booktrust's Best Emerging Illustrator Award, developing the text and encouraging discussion.[...]
Ned the hedgehog is looking for a home in the cold, dark forest. He needs somewhere warm and cosy to sleep, but all he keeps finding are other creatures' homes: rabbits', foxes', owls', bats'. Will he ever find a snug safe bed of his own? This beautiful book is written and illustrated by award-winni[...]
It is said that Rosslyn Chapel is the last resting place of the Holy Grail and that the fabulous treasure is buried in its secret vaults. This text is the story of this mysterious chapel in Scotland, taking the reader on a voyage of discovery.[...]
A comprehensive natural history of one of Britain's favourite animals
At the start of each school term, at the age of about 10, I did something that I suppose a million other 10-year-olds have done![...]
The much-loved Guardian columnist asks what it takes to make a husband, and looks to his own married life to provide the answer.* *Anything resembling advice should be taken at reader's own risk.[...]
The acclaimed author of "Florida Roadkill" delivers his fifth delightful novel, in which a cast of weird and dubious characters unite on a manic chase from the Sunshine State to the Big Apple and back again.[...]
A Goldman Sachs businessman working at the company's China office recounts the unexpected education he received from his local Chinese partners after arriving in the country to teach them about business, a process during which he gained considerable respect for Chinese stoicism and professional meth[...]
Recent Tampa resident Jim Davenport 's dreams of a tropical Florida paradise are shattered when he kills one of two recently released convicts and must contend with the other--not to mention homicidal hookers, vicious Little League parents, drug-free Rastafarians, and psychopathic serial killer and [...]