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 ...

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...

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.

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?

Kriminalkommissarie Ben Kitto har nu blivit polischef på Scillyöarna utanför Cornwall. Men medan öns stränder flockas av sommarturister känner Ben att han börjar sakna spänningen och stressen på polisstationen i London där han tidigare jobbade.När en kropp hittas i en av öns grottor inser han dock att mord inte är något som bara sker i storstäder. Och ön Tresco visar sig snart bära på hemligheter lika mörka och ogenomträngliga som vattnet som omger den …I grottans mörke...

Kriminalkommissarie Ben Kitto behöver en andra chans i livet. Efter många år som polis i London har en särskild händelse kommit honom in på skinnet. Han vill helst säga upp sig, men chefen beordrar honom att ta en tre månader lång semester.Tillsammans med sin älskade hund Shadow beger han sig till Bryher, en del av ögruppen Scilly Islands, utanför Cornwalls dramatiska kust. Ben växte upp här, och känner de flesta i befolkningen.Men snart hittas sextonåriga Laura Trescothick...

During Cornwall's Dark Sky Festival, children begin to disappear, with mermaid charms left behind. Grieving DI Ben Kitto desperately races to stop a killer before his own young son is next. The bestselling, critically acclaimed Isle of Scilly series continues…'A classy, edge-of-the-seat thriller which will keep you guessing throughout!' B.A. PARIS'An absolute master of pace, plotting and character' ELLY GRIFFITHS'Rh...

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...

Die Frühlingssonne taucht die Scilly-Inseln vor Cornwall in goldenes Licht. Doch in den azurblauen Tiefen nahe der Küste liegen ungeahnte Geheimnisse verborgen – der zweite Fall für den charismatischen Ermittler Ben KittoAn einem klaren Morgen Mitte Mai will Detective Inspector Ben Kitto seinem Onkel Ray in dessen Bootsbaubetrieb aushelfen. Doch dann wird Ben zu einer Höhle vor der rauen Küste der Insel Tresco gerufen. Dort treibt der leblose Körper einer Frau im Wasser.Jude ...

Ein Täter, so gefährlich wie der Ozean selbst – der 7. Band der Krimi-Reihe auf den Scilly-Inseln vor Cornwall um den charismatischen Detective KittoDetective Inspector Ben Kitto hat sich freiwillig bei der Seenotrettung der Scilly-Inseln gemeldet und wird zu einem persönlichen Einsatz gerufen: Jez Cardew, ebenfalls Mitglied des Rettungsteams der Inselgruppe, ist auf See verschollen. Er ist ein erfahrener Kapitän und gefeierter Held - der nun selbst in Lebensgefahr...