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Nine years ago, French architect Jean-Pierre Houdin became obsessed by the centuries-old mystery of how the Great Pyramid was built. For ten hours a day, he labored at his computer to create exquisit

Collins Edexcel GCSE 9-1 Maths Higher Student Book 5th edition has thousands of expertly designed questions with proven progression and pacing, refined over time and tested in classrooms. Contextualise learning and promote the breadth of career opportunities with features reviewed by the WISE campaign (Women into Science and Engineering) Enhance exam preparation with new exam practice questions and worked exemplars to reflect the recent GCSE (9- 1) exams Help students to focus on the maths with the clear, uncluttered layout Boost fluency, reasoning and problem-solving skills with questions integrated throughout Help all students reach their potential with content reviewed and adjusted for greater accessibility as well as challenging content for Higher students Strengthen knowledge and deepen understanding with high quality explanations and hundreds of worked examples Foster independence and self-reflection with answers at the back

A charming, clever, and original collection of more than 100 spine poems-a popular form of found poetry composed by arranging book spines--illustrated with 110 full-color photographs.Easy to create and share online, spine poems--also known as collage poems or centos--have become a fun and popular way of writing poetry. Disclaimer is a delightful, illustrated collection of more than 100 spine poems that range from hilarious to heart-rending to profound. Award-winning creative director and former bookseller Annette Simon has arranged the poems in categories that resemble those found in a bookstore: Art, Biography and Memoir, Business, Cooking, Home and Garden, Music, Parenting, Philosophy, Politics, Pop Culture, and True Crime. Each poem pulls from a wide variety of book genres and ranges from the short and quippy to lengthier and poignant.ActressAnyoneAnne Enright / Charles SoulesEek!My HeartIs WasTorpedoedHundred PercentWonderstruckDidn't See That ComingRestart(Julie Larios and Julie P

Featured as one of the best road trips in the world by Rough Guide and Booking.com Full colour, informative touring map featuring the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. With detailed mapping, key tourist information and a suggested itinerary, this is a perfect guide for anyone travelling around New Zealand. This map includes: Clear comprehensive mapping Tourist routes, attractions and places of interest clearly marked Images of top sights along the route accompanied by textual descriptions Suggested itineraries Detailed index of places of interest and place names Essential for those planning an adventure around New Zealand's South Island.

From spring birdwatching walks to summer park games, autumn wildlife tracking to winter nature rubbings, these 52 things to see and do will inspire children to go on a nature walk and have fun outdoors! Fun activities for every week of the year Easy-to-follow instructions and tips Colorful photographs and illustrations From authors of A Year of Nature Craft and Play, (9780008467944), awarded Highly Commended in the 2022 Creative Play Awards.

Citizenship Today for Edexcel GCSE 9-1 Citizenship Studies offers all the knowledge students require to do well and combining thorough course coverage with skills-building practice questions to support exam preparation. The fourth edition of this bestselling course combines clear coverage of the 2016 Edexcel GCSE (9-1) specification with an engaging approach. It is designed to motivate your students to become active and engaged citizens and to help you prepare them for examination success. This Teacher's Guide suggests ways to teach and add depth to every topic in the Student Book, with a focus on exam preparation. Save time on planning with a full two-year scheme of work. Pick up and teach each double-page topic in the Student Book with clearly structured lesson plans as well as prompts for discussion, homework activities, suggested answers and web links for students to explore further. Activities to suit a range of learning styles include traditional extended writing tasks alongside

Enjoy delicious, healthful Japanese food anytime with this stylish four-color cookbook from the author of the international bestseller Tokyo Cult Recipes, featuring 100 authentic and simple recipes to get you cooking like a pro in your own kitchen.In Simply Japanese, Maori Murota gives homes cooks the ingredients, tools, and confidence they need to easily prepare dishes that are staples of Japanese family cuisine, such as udon, soba, miso, onigiri, and tofu.Born and raised in Japan and now living in France, Maori couldn't find the Japanese products she normally relied on due to the pandemic. To enjoy her favorite Japanese foods, she decided to try making them herself in her own kitchen. Drawing on her twenty years of experience as a caterer, she began experimenting, making batches of udon noodles, gyoza dough, and fermenting tsukemono pickles using locally sourced ingredients. The results were delicious! Maori was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was to make these authentic Japanese

Discover the history of Ireland through mapsFrom early maps of the Emerald Isle to modern day, Ireland has evolved rapidly-along with the ways in which it has been mapped. Cartography has not only kept pace with these changes, but has often driven them. Explore Ireland's fascinating history with this stunning collection of over 80 maps.Key features include - 80 maps which tell the story of Ireland's history - Compiled from archival collections in both Ireland and Britain - Combines the artistic world of early cartography with modern computerised surveys to produce an invaluable history of Ireland and its relationship with its neighbours - A great addition to the growing titles in this fascinating series

The Reptiles Coloring Book is the ideal resource for reptile enthusiasts, students interested in zoology and herpetology, and the more than 1.8 million households who care for a reptile pet! A compreh

A revised and expanded edition of the world-renowned graphic designer’s classic and bestselling monograph, using examples from a portfolio spanning his full career to date.Protégé of design legend Mas

A lavish full-colour celebration of the 2000 books by more than 250 authors published by the iconic Crime Club between 1930 and 1994.The Hooded Gunman was the sinister figure who, having appeared in v

A unique history of plant and animal invaders of the British isles spanning thousands of years of arrivals and escapes, as well as defences mounted and a look to the future.

For readers of The Devil in the White City and The Massey Murder, the incredible story of Norman “Red” Ryan—“the Jesse James of Canada” and the “Kardashian” o

Collins Skills for the TOEIC Test: Listening and Reading is a unique skills-based exam preparation course.TOEIC (‘Test of English for International Communication’) is a test of English proficiency for

Parenting without anxiety, guilt, or feeling overwhelmedHappy Parents Happy Kids is the ultimate no-guilt guide to boosting your enjoyment of parenting while at the same time maximizing the health and

Fast, no-fuss (and quick clean-up) recipes for the millions of people who are obsessed with the new pressure cooker that Bon Appetit says “will change your life—no joke” Pioneered in

The national bestseller, now in paperback and in time to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthdayCanada 365 is a visually compelling walk through Canadian history. Showcasing an event and image for eac

A city-by-city guide to the best hidden gems, local institutions and memorable placesFor over five years, John Catucci has crossed North America uncovering the great joints and legendary restaurants t

A stunning new edition of the Canadian classic with never-before-seen paintingsFirst published in 1977 to commemorate the centenary of the birth of a Canadian painter whose brief, brilliant life, and

Can a Canali-clad million-dollar banker learn anything from a paint-stained artist? Definitely. Especially now.Clearly, succeeding in business is an art form. We’ve informally labelled activities and

Every day tells a storyCanada 365 is a beautifully illustrated book that shows what happened on this day in Canada--from January 1 to December 31--from historical turning points to the odd and unusual

Natural solutions for a healthy, happy lifestyleAs Canadians have become more health-conscious than ever, more and more people want alternative solutions to health problems rather than conventional me

Based on the wildly popular segments broadcast during the Vancouver Olympics, Superbodies explores how genetics and DNA, the brain, muscles, lungs, heart and blood work together in extreme conditions.

The revised edition of From Cover to Cover offers a fresh, up-to-date look at some of the best examples of children's literature today and also includes practical advice on how to write clearly arti

The first-ever inside look at DARPA—the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency—the maverick and controversial group whose futuristic work has had amazing civilian and military applica

In the history of space exploration, there have been many leaps for humankind. From the foremost experts at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum, here is a complete visual narrative of our

A powerful story about race and identity told through the lives of one American family across three generations In 1914, in defiance of his middle-class landowning family, a young white man named J

An inside look at the work and adventures of Harry Hopkins and Averell Harriman in the creation of history's most remarkable international partnership After the fall of France in June 1940, Lond

Pioneering oceanographer Curtis Ebbesmeyer unravels the mystery of marine currents, uncovers the astonishing story of flotsam, and changes the world's view of trash, the ocean, and our global enviro

Lincoln's Men is the first narrative portrait of the three young men who served as Lincoln's secretaries during the Civil War. John Nicolay and John Hay lived in the White House, across the hall fro

Biologists and laypeople alike have repeatedly claimed victory over life. A thousand years ago we thought we knew almost everything; a hundred years ago, too. But even today, Rob Dunn argues, discove

The inside story of how people invented and refined the airplane. Who were aviation's dreamers and from where did they draw their inspiration? What lessons did inventors learn from birds, insects, ma

Righting the Mother Tongue tells the cockamamie story of English spelling. When did ghost acquire its silent 'h'? Will cyberspace kill the one in rhubarb? And was it really rocket scientists who inve

A man, a microphone, and a dream When he opened his tiny recording studio in New York in 1940, Moses Asch had a larger-than-life dream: To document and record all the sounds of his time. He created F

The first accessible book on a theory of physics that explains the relationship between the particles and forces that make up our universe. For decades, physicists have been fascinated with the pos

Why do we see pigeons as lowly urban pests and how did they become such common city dwellers? Courtney Humphries traces the natural history of the pigeon, recounting how these shy birds that once made

More than just the tale of one flag and one song, The Star-Spangled Banner is the story of how Americans—often in times of crisis—have expressed their patriotism and defined their identity through the

This first-of-its-kind, definitive book offers a fascinating textual and visual tour of civilian, military, and commercial aviation from the earliest balloon flights to today's most advanced aircraft.

It's the stuff of nightmares, the dark inspiration for literature and film. But astonishingly, cannibalism does exist, and in Among the Cannibals travel writer Paul Raffaele journeys to the far corn

Why does Oklahoma have that panhandle? Did someone make a mistake? We are so familiar with the map of the United States that our state borders seem as much a part of nature as mountains and rivers.