Give your students a flying start to GCSE English! Make a smooth transition from Key Stage 3 to GCSE. Designed to help students develop the skills and knowledge they will need for exam and controlled assessment success, A Bridge to GCSE helps you align your KS3 curriculum to the new GCSEs in Englis[...]
Exploring the forms and meanings of mediated politics beyond the news cycle, this book encompasses genres drawn from television, radio, the press and the internet, assessing their individual and collective contribution to contemporary political culture through textual analysis and thematic review.[...]
After becoming popularized by the troubadours of southern France in the twelfth century, the social system of 'courtly love' soon spread. Evidence of the influence of courtly love in the culture and literature of most of western Europe spans centuries. This unabridged edition of codifies life at Que[...]
This text on the craft of painting materials to imitate wood and marble is revised to take into account the changes in the craft, both in technical colleges and among the professional and DIY markets. It features additional text on several other decorative finishes.[...]
When horrific acts of violence take place, events such as massacres in Boston, Newtown, CT, and Aurora, CO, people want answers. Who would commit such a thoughtless act of violence? What in their backgrounds could make them so inhumane, cruel, and evil? Often, people assume immediately that the perp[...]