Cheryl's Destinies - Stephen Sexton
Shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best CollectionA Financial Times, Irish Times and Telegraph Book of the Year history is what we call / what might have happened differently / and didn''tIt is the decade…
Think more deeply and work more independently at A level History through a carefully thought-out enquiry approach from SHP.Enquiring History: It makes you think! The OFSTED report on school history suggests that the current generation of A Level students have been poorly served by exam-based textbooks which spoon-feed students while failing to enthuse them or develop deeper understandings of studying HistoryThe Schools History Project has risen to this challenge with a new series for the next generation. Enquiring History is SHP''s fresh approach to Advanced Level History that aims: - To motivate and engage readers - To help readers think and gain independence as learners- To encourage enquiry, and deeper understanding of periods and the people of the past- To engage with current scholarship - To prepare A Level students for universityKey features of each Student book:- Clear compelling narrative - books are designed to be read cover to cover- Structured enquiries - that explore the core content and issues of each period- ''Insight'' panels between enquiries provide context, overview, and extension - Full colour illustrations throughoutWeb-based support includes:- Lesson planning tools and activities for teachers- Dynamic eBooks for whole class teaching or individual student reading- Exam advice for each specification The French RevolutionThis title covers the turbulent history of France from 1774 to 1802 and the revolutionary events and larger than life individuals whose ideas and actions sent shock waves around Europe. Each enquiry tackles a discrete topic which together build a rounded and balanced picture of the causes, the course, the consequences, and the historiography of the revolution. As William Doyle puts it: ''There are few periods in history when so many benevolent intentions led to such unintended chaos and destruction, ...''How and why did this happen? What can we learn from it? What has the French Revolution got to say to us today?Web-based support includes- lesson planning tools and guidance for teachers available from the SHP website http://www.schoolshistoryproject.org.uk/Publishing/BooksSHP- eBooks for whole class teaching or individual student reading available from eBook retailers
Shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best CollectionA Financial Times, Irish Times and Telegraph Book of the Year history is what we call / what might have happened differently / and didn''tIt is the decade…
The most ambition and exciting novel yet from the Booker shortlisted author of C and Satin Island.Bodies in motion. Birds, bees and bobsleighs. What is the force that moves the sun and other stars? Where''s…
V úvodní studii se Hilský věnuje vzniku a výkladu této slavné tragédie. Následují anglický originál hry a jeho český překlad, které jsou uspořádány na stránkách proti sobě a opatřeny poznámkami pod čarou. Anglické poznámky fungují…
''This is the kind of book that make you different when you''re done.'' - Ashley C. Ford, New York Times bestselling author of Somebody''s Daughter''From the womb, we must repeat with regularity that to love…
Praktická etika Petera Singera je již třicet let klasickým úvodem do aplikované etiky. V tomto třetím vydání autor zrevidoval a aktualizoval všechny kapitoly a přidal jednu novou o klimatické změně, tedy jedné z nejdůležitějších etických…
This book brings together a superb collection of recipes for jams, jellies, marmalades, fruit curds, butters and cheeses, and sweet preserved fruits. There are all the classic preserves such as Blackcurrant Jam, Lemon Curd and…
So the shortest day came, and the year died...As the sun set on the shortest day of the year, early people would gather to prepare for the long night ahead. They built fires and lit…
The secret history of MI6 - from the Cold War to the present day.The British Secret Service has been cloaked in secrecy and shrouded in myth since it was created a hundred years ago. Our…