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The discovery of a cache of thousands of letters and dozens of diaries brings to light the untold story of Mrs. Tennant and her glittering social world Gertrude Tennant’s life was remarkable for its length (1819–1918), but even more so for the influence she achieved as an unsurpassed London hostess. The salon she established when widowed in her early fifties attracted legions of celebrities, among them William Gladstone and Benjamin Disraeli, Oscar Wilde, Mark Twain, Thomas Huxley, John Everett Millais, Henry James, and Robert Browning. In her youth she had a fling with Gustave Flaubert, and in her later years she became the redoubtable mother-in-law to the explorer Henry Morton Stanley. But as a woman in a male-dominated world, Mrs. Tennant has been remembered mainly as a footnote in the lives of eminent men.This book recovers the lost life of Gertrude Tennant, drawing on a treasure trove of recently discovered family papers—thousands of letters, including two dozen original letters from Flaubert to Tennant; dozens of diaries; and many other unpublished documents relating to Stanley and other famous figures of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. David Waller presents Gertrude Tennant’s life in colorful detail, placing her not only at the heart of a multigenerational, matriarchal family epic but also at the center of European social, literary, and intellectual life for the best part of a century.

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Support teachers and learners through the Cambridge IGCSE Information & Communication Technology syllabuses (0983/0417). This coursebook with digital access strengthens practical skills and allows learners to apply theory to real-life scenarios, building core skills they will use in all areas of life. A three-tiered approach to practical tasks develops fundamental skills with ''Getting started'' and ''Practice'' tasks, and stretches more confident students with ''Challenge'' tasks. Students are given a taste of the industry through ''ICT in context'', adding relevancy to students'' learning. As well as this, learners develop autonomous learning skills through the ''Reflection'' feature, encouraging students to evaluate their learning journey. Answers are freely accessible to teachers on the Cambridge GO platform.

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A new series of bespoke, full-coverage resources developed for the 2016 AQA and OCR GCSE Computer Science qualifications. Written for the AQA GCSE Computer Science specification for first teaching from 2016, this print Student Book and enhanced digital bundle is designed to help students master underlying computing principles and concepts, and develop their computational thinking, programming and problem-solving skills. Interactive worksheets consolidate students'' learning and rich digital content including animations help relate computer science to everyday life. This resource allows students to annotate text and add audio notes, and enables teachers to assess, track and report on students'' progress. Accessible online and on tablet devices through the Cambridge Elevate app (iOS and Android).

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This is a project-based student book for Flash especially aimed at 11-14 year olds. Written for the 2008 Key Stage ICT curriculum and following our popular Basic approach, this accessible resource offers students practical learning and support with Flash. It follows a project-based approach that teaches students both the skills and capabilities they need to understand and succeed. All assessment criteria are linked to National Curriculum levels for each activity to help pupils to progress. Coverage of Functional Skills is clearly highlighted throughout to ensure learners are developing these skills whilst they learn. Motivating project themes that really appeal to pupils are included.

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Written for the OCR GCSE Computer Science updated specification (J277) for first teaching from 2020. This print and digital student book has been updated and reordered and uses an exciting and engaging approach to help students build their knowledge and master underlying computing principles and concepts. Designed to develop computational thinking, programming and problem-solving skills, this resource includes challenges and real-life examples that demonstrate how computer science relates to everyday life with practice questions. Our new reflection feature helps students to reflect on their progress and see where they could improve. Answers can be found in the teacher''s resource.

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This print and digital workbook includes practical task exercises for students to practise new skills they are learning throughout the course. Practical tasks gradually increase in difficulty and cover all sub-sections of the practical chapters within the coursebook to test students' knowledge and understanding. Students are supported by fully worked examples providing an example of What a good answer looks like. The workbook contains additional self-assessment and reflection opportunities alongside key learning intentions, complementing the coursebook for the Cambridge International AS & A Level Information Technology syllabus (9626). Answers to activities are available to teachers via Cambridge GO.

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Developed by an experienced teacher and examiner team, this scaffolded support guides you through the coursebook chapter by chapter, allowing you to teach with confidence whether new or experienced at teaching ICT. This resource includes over 400 teaching activity ideas, as well as teaching plans, language support, differentiated worksheets, homework ideas, links to useful digital resources, and exam-style papers, which save you much-needed time.

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A new series of bespoke, full-coverage resources developed for the 2016 AQA and OCR GCSE Computer Science qualifications. Written for the AQA GCSE Computer Science specification for first teaching from 2016, this print Student Book uses an exciting and engaging approach to help students build their knowledge and master underlying computing principles and concepts. Designed to develop computational thinking, programming and problem-solving skills, this resource includes challenges that build on learning objectives, and real-life examples that demonstrate how computer science relates to everyday life. Remember features act as revision references for students and key mathematical skills relevant to computer science are highlighted throughout. A digital Cambridge Elevate-enhanced Edition and a free digital Teacher's Resource are also available.

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Written for the OCR GCSE Computer Science updated specification (J277) for first teaching from 2020. This print student book has been updated and reordered and uses an exciting and engaging approach to help students build their knowledge and master underlying computing principles and concepts. Designed to develop computational thinking, programming and problem-solving skills, this resource includes challenges and real-life examples that demonstrate how computer science relates to everyday life with practice questions. Our new reflection feature will help students to reflect on their progress and see where they could improve. Answers can be found in the teacher's resource.

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Spatial cognition is a branch of cognitive psychology that studies how people acquire and use knowledge about their environment to determine where they are, how to obtain resources, and how to find their way home. Researchers from a wide range of disciplines, including neuroscience, cognition, and sociology, have discovered a great deal about how humans and other animals sense, interpret, behave in, and communicate about space. This book addresses some of the most important dimensions of spatial cognition, such as neurology, perception, memory, and language. It provides a broad yet detailed overview that is useful not only to academics, practitioners, and advanced students of psychology, but also to city planners, architects, software designers, sociologists, and anyone else who seeks to understand how we perceive, interpret, and interact with the world around us.

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It’s a game you’re already playing, whether you like it or not. You can choose to ignore it and remain at the mercy of what others say about you, or you can take the time to learn how it works. For those who do the potential benefits are unlimited. Through pioneering research and interviews with a host of major figures ranging from Jay-Z and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman to Bernie Madoff and Man Booker prize-winning Hilary Mantel, Waller and Younger reveal the key mechanisms that make and remake our reputations, providing the essential guide to the most important game in business and in life.

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