The Greeks were extraordinary not least because they evolved "a totally new conception of what human life was for". Elaborating on that claim, the author explores the life, culture and history of classical Greece.

Emily is a lonely little girl who sadly has no friends until she meets Laila, Linsey, and Emma. Even though they quickly become best friends, Emily is still teased by her classmates. After she relies on her resilience to gain their trust, she is voted class captain and, with her three best friends, forms the Friendship Club to help other lonely children find friends.Princess Melody loves football more than anything. Unfortunately, her parents will not let her join ...

Beneath the dry, orange, dusty sands of Ghana, a glowing key is found lost in the shadows. When Ama, a young, adventurous girl with love and fire in her heart, clutches the key, it whispers promises of unimaginable wealth.Will Ama unlock the secrets this mysterious key holds?This is an exciting and captivating adventure that captures the great value of the power of unity in the land of gold.

When Linsey and her twin brother Max stumble upon an unexpected visitor in their cosy home, they are filled with fear. Soon, they realise the visitor, a blue baby fox named Alex Bluefox, is in trouble and has lost his family. With empathy and courage, Linsey and Max decide to help Alex reunite with his lost family deep in the forest.But as they go on their quest, they must escape the pursuit of a mysterious woman and her son, determined to capture the fox. Will the twins be able to...

Friendship, family, and the thrill of the unknown await you!Join Linsey, Max, and their loyal companion, Alex the blue fox, as they journey through the haunting, depleted forest. Alex yearns for the family he barely remembers, and Linsey and Max are determined to help him find them. But the desolate forest is full of surprises, testing their courage and the strength of their bond.Will they discover the truth, or will Alex's search end in heartbreak?

Chios Classics brings literature's greatest works back to life for new generations. All our books contain a linked table of contents.The History of Palestine is a thorough history from ancient times until the mid 19th century.

This Encyclopedia of Biblical Literature is a 6 volume set in 1 book. It has over 2,300 entries and more than 300 illustrations. It also has a linked table of contents and a full word index at the end of the volume. This Encyclopedia was designed to furnish a Dictionary of the Bible, not framed, as others had been, out of old materials, but embodying the products of the best and most recent researches in Biblical Literature, in which the scholars of this country and of the continent had be...

The book you can trust to guide you through your career in the early years, as the expert authors share tried and tested techniques in a range of early years settings. For this new edition, Jennifer Colwell and Amanda Ince have drawn together an expert author team to bring you guidance from top practitioners that is both cohesive and that continues to evolve to meet the needs of today's early years practitioners. It is designed for trainees whether in universities or early...

Why did Aeschylus characterize differently from Sophocles? Why did Sophocles introduce the third actor? Why did Euripides not make better plots? So asks H.D.F Kitto in his acclaimed study of Greek tragedy, available for the first time in Routledge Classics.Kitto argues that in spite of dealing with big moral and intellectual questions, the Greek dramatist is above all an artist and the key to understanding classical Greek drama is to try and understand the tragic conception of each...

This practical and evidence-based workbook offers a series of assessment, implementation and evaluation activities for professionals working in critical care contexts. Designed to improve the quality of care delivery, it looks both at collaboration between professionals and between patients and/or family members.Collaborative Practice in Critical Care Settings:identifies the issues relating to the "current state" of collaboration in critical care through a s...

‘China Cuckoo’ is the charming true story of a witty and eccentric sinophile Englishman and his China tree-change, narrated by the author.Mark Kitto was the first westerner to return and live in Moganshan, a dilapidated, beautiful Chinese mountain village, since the original foreign residents left in 1949.In millennial Shanghai, Kitto was the creator of the ‘That's’ city magazine series, the most popular and profitable English language publications in China since the ‘North...

An astonishing, cautionary tale of how Westerner Mark Kitto built a successful media empire in China, creating and running 3 magazines, only to have the state take his business, and his livelihood, away.I had fought off attacks from jealous rivals and been investigated by every bureau with the slightest connection to publishing, and by many who did not: nine in total. I had paid over 1 million Yuan in fines, and who knows how much more in administration fees to government 'agencie...