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Dover Publications Inc. Famous Cities SearchaWord Puzzles
Have fun while learning about cities all over the world! Survey the grids to find groups of letters that spell the names of waterways, airports, landmarks, royal residences, and other notable aspects of such cities as Rome, Rio de Janeiro, Mecca, Oslo, Montreal, Hong Kong, Istanbul, Athens, New York, and many more.
£5.03
The Armchair Traveller at the Bookhaus The Ends of the Earth
An author, foreign correspondent, academic, and television personality, Roger Willemsen is a familiar figure in Germany, and The Ends of the Earth offers English-language readers a chance to engage with his uniquely astute take on the world. Consisting of twenty-two essays recounting and reflecting on a lifetime of travel to the far and forgotten corners of our planet, the book offers remarkable encounters and mysterious entanglements in locations as diverse as a Kamchatkan volcano, a Burmese railway station, an Arctic icebreaker, and a Minsk hospital ward. Willemsen is the perfect companion, reveling in the strange and unlovely, and tracing unexpected connections among places, times, and peoples.
£20.00
The Armchair Traveller at the Bookhaus Salzburg: City of Culture
Now in paperback, Nowak reveals the lesser-known side of Salzburg through stories of those who have lived there over the centuries. Situated in the shadow of the Eastern Alps, Salzburg is known for its majestic baroque architecture, music, cathedrals, and gardens. The city grew in power and wealth as the seat of prince-bishops, found international fame as the birthplace of the beloved composer Mozart, and expanded to become a global destination for travel as a festival city. With all its stunning sights and rich history, Salzburg has become Austria’s second most visited city, drawing visitors from around the world. Hubert Nowak sets out to reveal the lesser-known side of Salzburg, a small town with international renown. Leaving the famed festival district, he plunges into the narrow façade-lined streets of the old quarter, creating one of the most extensive accounts of the city published in English. Through the stories of those who visited and lived in the city over the centuries, he gives the reader a fresh perspective and gives the old city new life.
£12.99
Harvard University Press Charlemagne
When Charlemagne died in 814 CE, he left behind a dominion and a legacy unlike anything seen in Western Europe since the fall of Rome. Distinguished historian and author of The Middle Ages Johannes Fried presents a new biographical study of the legendary Frankish king and emperor, illuminating the life and reign of a ruler who shaped Europe’s destiny in ways few figures, before or since, have equaled.Living in an age of faith, Charlemagne was above all a Christian king, Fried says. He made his court in Aix-la-Chapelle the center of a religious and intellectual renaissance, enlisting the Anglo-Saxon scholar Alcuin of York to be his personal tutor, and insisting that monks be literate and versed in rhetoric and logic. He erected a magnificent cathedral in his capital, decorating it lavishly while also dutifully attending Mass every morning and evening. And to an extent greater than any ruler before him, Charlemagne enhanced the papacy’s influence, becoming the first king to enact the legal principle that the pope was beyond the reach of temporal justice—a decision with fateful consequences for European politics for centuries afterward.Though devout, Charlemagne was not saintly. He was a warrior-king, intimately familiar with violence and bloodshed. And he enjoyed worldly pleasures, including physical love. Though there are aspects of his personality we can never know with certainty, Fried paints a compelling portrait of a ruler, a time, and a kingdom that deepens our understanding of the man often called “the father of Europe.”
£31.46
Haus Publishing King of Kings: The Triumph and Tragedy of Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia
Haile Selassie I, the last emperor of Ethiopia, was as brilliant as he was formidable. An early proponent of African unity and independence who claimed to be a descendant of King Solomon, he fought with the Allies against the Axis powers during World War II and was a messianic figure for the Jamaican Rastafarians. But the final years of his empire saw turmoil and revolution, and he was ultimately overthrown and assassinated in a communist coup. Written by Asfa-Wossen Asserate, Haile Selassie s grandnephew, this is the first major biography on this final king of kings. Asserate, who spent his childhood and adolescence in Ethiopia before fleeing the revolution of 1974, knew Selassie personally and gained intimate insights into life at the imperial court. Introducing him as a reformer and an autocrat whose personal history with all of its upheavals, promises, and horrors reflects in many ways the history of the twentieth century itself, Asserate uses his own experiences and painstaking research in family and public archives to achieve a colorful and even-handed portrait of the emperor."
£13.49
Harvard University Press The Making of the Bible: From the First Fragments to Sacred Scripture
“A landmark…If you have time to read only one book on the Bible this year, make sure that it is this one.”—Katherine J. Dell, Church Times“Excellent…With a sure touch, the authors lead the reader through the geopolitical context of the Hebrew Bible and the setting and background of the New Testament, finding something to say about practically every book’s origins and development.”—John Barton, The Tablet“A remarkable deep dive into foundational books whose origins are often taken for granted.”—Publishers WeeklyIn this revelatory account of the making of the foundational text of western civilization, a world-renowned scholar of the Hebrew scriptures joins a noted authority on the New Testament to reconstruct Jewish and Christian scriptural histories and reveal the underappreciated contest between them.The New Testament, they show, did not develop in the wake of an Old Testament set in stone. The two evolved in parallel, often in conversation with each other, ensuring a continuing mutual influence of Jewish and Christian traditions. A remarkable synthesis of the latest Old and New Testament scholarship, The Making of the Bible is the most comprehensive history yet of the long, transformative journeys of these texts on route to inclusion in the holy books, revealing their buried lessons and secrets.
£19.56
Cambridge University Press Think Starter Student's Book
Challenge and inspire your teenage learners to think beyond language. Think is a vibrant course designed to engage teenage learners and make them think. As well as building students' language skills, it offers a holistic approach to learning: developing their thinking skills, encouraging them to reflect on values and building self-esteem. Topics are chosen to appeal to and challenge teenagers, firing their imagination and ensuring effective learning. Exam-style exercises and tips help students prepare for Cambridge English Key, Preliminary and First. Informed by the Cambridge English Corpus, the course reflects real language usage and 'Get it right' sections help students avoid common mistakes.
£41.62
Cambridge University Press Think Level 4 Student's Book
Challenge and inspire your teenage learners to think beyond language. Think is a vibrant course designed to engage teenage learners and make them think. As well as building students' language skills, it offers a holistic approach to learning: developing their thinking skills, encouraging them to reflect on values and building their self-confidence. Topics are chosen to appeal to and challenge teenagers, firing their imagination and ensuring effective learning. Exam-style exercises and tips help students prepare for Cambridge English Key, Preliminary, First and Advanced. Informed by the Cambridge English Corpus, the course reflects real language usage and 'Get it right' sections help students avoid common mistakes.
£41.62
Cambridge University Press Think Level 1 Class Audio CDs (3)
Challenge and inspire your teenage learners to think beyond language. Think is a fresh, vibrant and upbeat course designed to engage teenage learners and make them think. The Class Audio CDs contain all the audio to accompany the Student's Book and Workbook at this level.
£76.09
Cambridge University Press Think Level 1 Student's Book
Challenge and inspire your teenage learners to think beyond language. Think is a fresh, vibrant and upbeat course designed to engage teenage learners and make them think. As well as building students' language skills, it offers a holistic approach to learning: developing their thinking skills, encouraging them to reflect on values and building their self-confidence. Topics are chosen to appeal to and challenge teenagers, firing their imagination and ensuring effective learning. Exam-style exercises and tips help students prepare for Cambridge English Key, Preliminary and First. Informed by the Cambridge English Corpus, the course reflects real language usage and 'Get it right' sections help students avoid common mistakes.
£41.62
Cambridge University Press English in Mind Level 4 Workbook
This second edition updates a course which has proven to be a perfect fit for classes the world over. Engaging content and a strong focus on grammar and vocabulary combine to make this course a hit with both teachers and students. This Workbook provides extra language and skills practice for use both in the classroom and at home. It also includes extra vocabulary exercises corresponding to the expanded lexical sets in the Student's Book 'Vocabulary Bank'. 'Study Help' and 'Skills Tips' sections give learners extra support and guidance. The audio content to accompany the Workbook is included on the Student's Book DVD-ROM and on the Class Audio CDs which are available separately.
£23.88
Cambridge University Press Think Level 5 Student's Book
Challenge and inspire your teenage learners to think beyond language. Think is a fresh, vibrant course designed to engage teenage learners and make them think. As well as building students' language skills, it offers a holistic approach to learning: developing their thinking skills, encouraging them to reflect on values and building their self-confidence. Topics are chosen to appeal to and challenge teenagers, firing their imagination and ensuring effective learning. Exam-style exercises and tips help students prepare for Cambridge English Key, Preliminary and First. Informed by the Cambridge English Corpus, the course reflects real language usage and 'Get it right' sections help students avoid common mistakes.
£41.62
Cambridge University Press Super Safari Level 1 Activity Book
Super Safari is a three-level pre-primary course that welcomes very young children to English through stories, songs and plenty of playtime. Super Safari fun continues with Activity Book Level 1. There are more songs for children to enjoy, engaging TPR activities, fascinating stories and projects at the end of each unit. The exercises develop creativity, encourage cross-curricular thinking while lively stories explore social values. For each page of Pupil's Book 1, Activity Book 1 features a page of activities. And there is plenty of fun for children to enjoy with parents at home. Includes colourful mini picture cards and fun cut-out masks!
£22.51
Cambridge University Press Think Level 2 Student's Book
Challenge and inspire your teenage learners to think beyond language. Think is a fresh, vibrant and upbeat course designed to engage teenage learners and make them think. As well as building students' language skills, it offers a holistic approach to learning: developing their thinking skills, encouraging them to reflect on values and building their self-confidence. Topics are chosen to appeal to and challenge teenagers, firing their imagination and ensuring effective learning. Exam-style exercises and tips help students prepare for Cambridge English Key, Preliminary and First. Informed by the Cambridge English Corpus, the course reflects real language usage and 'Get it right' sections help students avoid common mistakes.
£41.62
Cambridge University Press Think Level 2 Class Audio CDs (3)
Challenge and inspire your teenage learners to think beyond language. Think is a fresh, vibrant and upbeat course designed to engage teenage learners and make them think. The Class Audio CDs contain all the audio to accompany the Student's Book and Workbook at this level.
£76.09
Cambridge University Press Super Safari Level 3 Activity Book
Super Safari is a three-level pre-primary course that welcomes very young children to English through stories, songs and plenty of playtime. Super Safari fun continues with the Activity Book Level 3. There are more songs for children to enjoy, engaging TPR activities, fascinating stories and projects at the end of each unit. The exercises develop creativity, encourage cross-curricular thinking while lively stories explore social values. For each Pupil's Book 3 page, this Activity Book 3 features a page of activities. And there is plenty of fun for children to enjoy with parents at home. Includes colourful mini picture cards and fun masks!
£19.51
Cambridge University Press Super Safari Level 2 Activity Book
Super Safari is a three-level pre-primary course that welcomes very young children to English through stories, songs and plenty of playtime. Super Safari fun continues with the Activity Book Level 2. There are more songs for children to enjoy, engaging TPR activities, fascinating stories and projects at the end of each unit. The exercises develop creativity, encourage cross-curricular thinking while lively stories explore social values. For each page of Pupil's Book 2, Activity Book 2 features a page of activities. And there is plenty of fun for children to enjoy with parents at home. Includes colourful mini picture cards and fun cut-out masks!
£19.51