Important maths exams coming up? Worried that you will fail-again? Wondering how some students always seem to get the top marks?Whatever your current level, this ebook will show you how to use a simple, proven, five-step system to ensure that you can achieve grades that you previously thought were impossible.Written by an experienced maths teacher, private tutor and GCSE exam marker who specialises in helping students to pass major maths exams, this ebook will show you:...

Hardly more than a decade old, the twenty-first century has already been dubbed the Asian Century in recognition of China and India’s increasing importance in world affairs. Yet discussions of Asia seem fixated on economic indicators—gross national product, per capita income, share of global trade. Makers of Modern Asia reorients our understanding of contemporary Asia by highlighting the political leaders, not billionaire businessmen, who helped launch the Asian Century.Th...

I couldn't possibly have been more wrong the night I'd tackled Hunter Moore to the ground in the middle of the night. To be fair, the street was pitch-black, the wheel to my suitcase had popped off, and I found myself face to face with a stranger charging at me. My instincts had kicked in, and instead, I'd landed him straight on his back with my knee pressed to his chest. Turns out, the stranger I'd tackled to the ground was my brother's roommate . . . which meant he was also mine....

Discover Beneath the Tide — Where Mystery Meets the Sea!In the charming coastal town of Pelican Bay, secrets lurk beneath the waves, and danger is never far from the shore.Meet Owen Mackenzie, a retired marine biologist who cherishes his quiet life and skepticism of local legends. Enter Jules Rivera, an energetic paranormal podcast host with a flair for the dramatic and an insatiable curiosity about sea monsters and haunted shores. Their worlds collide when a fisherman's de...

This work analyses how political economic shifts contribute to competition within higher education systems in the US, EU, and Canada. The authors highlight competition for prestige and public and private subsidies, exploring the consequences of these processes through theoretical and empirical analyses. Accordingly, the work highlights topics that will be of interest to a wide range of audiences. Concepts addressed include stratification, privatization of formerly public subsidies, prefere...

Brought to you by PenguinThis Penguin Classic is performed by Avita Jay, who has appeared on stage in Sunday Morning at the Centre of the World, Peer Gynt, and Bring on the Bollywood. This definitive recording includes an introduction by Jenny Bourne Taylor and Russell Crofts.Weathering critical scorn, Lady Audley's Secret quickly established Mary Elizabeth Braddon as the leading light of Victorian 'sensation' fiction, sharing the honour only with ...

Get ready for a lively journey in the neighborhood woods to find a lost ball as Bullwrinkle comes face to face with The Mud Monster! His funny antics and imagination may bring Bullwrinkle more than he bargained for as he goes against his mother's rules. You and your kids will love this fun story with great characters, charm, humor and a lesson to learn.

A play that challenges our understanding of mythology, and forces us to ask vital questions about military occupation.'They ask us. When we sign up. We all get asked. "What do you want to do for the Capital State?" And we reply. "Fight. Help. Assist. Do some good." Do some GOOD. That's so horrific it's funny.'Jacob doesn't know why he's here. He's been at war for six years, but nobody will tell him why. The Moon is upstairs and he wants so desperately to talk to he...

One of the most momentous stories of the last century is China’s rise from a self-satisfied, anti-modern, decaying society into a global power that promises to one day rival the United States. Chiang Kai-shek, an autocratic, larger-than-life figure, dominates this story. A modernist as well as a neo-Confucianist, Chiang was a man of war who led the most ancient and populous country in the world through a quarter century of bloody revolutions, civil conflict, and wars of resistance against ...

Point of Aim, Point of Impact, is one man's recollection of his Vietnam experience. That young man was a Marine Corps Scout Sniper and the book addresses many issues of the Scout Snipers and Vietnam Veterans both during the war and present day. It is not a book that glorifies war or weaves a Hollywood script around lies and half truths. In telling the story of one young Marine Sniper it attempts to deal with the real issues which evolved from the traumatic experiences of killing people and...

Driven and efficient businesswoman Vivienne Alexander reluctantly finds herself at a speed-dating night after her friend buys her a ticket. It'll probably be a waste of time anyway, she tells herself. She doesn’t need a relationship to make her whole.So, when an alluring stranger with bright smiles and a riot of auburn hair predicts Vivienne will be in her bed by the end of the night, she’s not sure which is more surprising: the sheer cockiness or the thrill that shoots through her...

Just before dawn on a Sunday morning, three teenage boys go surfing. While driving home exhausted, the boys are involved in a fatal car accident on a deserted road. Two of the boys are wearing seat belts; one goes through the windshield. The doctors declare him brain-dead shortly after arriving at the hospital, but his heart is still beating.The Heart takes place over the twenty-four hours surrounding the resulting heart transplant, as life is taken from a young man and given to a ...