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The Gazebo: A Miss Silver Mystery (Miss Silver Series)

For Althea Graham, suffering the whims of her malevolent invalid of a mother, the old family home is a prison. So when two strangely competitive offers for the Graham's house are made to her it suggests that house may hold some dark rewarding secret. Then old Mrs Graham is found murdered in the gazebo ...

Gazza's Gone: Western Wildcats 3 (Western Wildcats #3)

Trying to get enough kids to form a decent football team isn’t easy! It’s not just the playing time involved on the weekends; it’s the training sessions after school and at night too. But when the Wildcats reluctantly take on Peta ‘Gazza” Gascoigne to make up the numbers, they quickly discover that she’s the best player they’ve got. Not only that, she’s got an attractive and apparently unattached—or loosely attached—mum. And Splinters is looking for a new partner for his dad. Everything looks set on and off the field, but Gazza and her mum have been deported back to England for overstaying their visa and suddenly disappeared without a trace. Nothing for it but to fly to England, track them down and persuade them to come back. But where are the Wildcats going to get the money? Nuke gets the bright idea that they can borrow his father’s credit card and book their flights on the internet. And that’s where the real trouble begins!

GB84: A Novel

Great Britain. 1984. The miners' strike. The government against the people.In a bloody and dramatic fictional portrait of the year that left an indelible mark on the nation's consciousness, David Peace brings Britain's social and political past shockingly to life.

GBH

A new edition of the crime masterpiece from the author of Get CarterBritish crime icon Ted Lewis's GBH is an unnerving tale of paranoia and madness in the heart of London's 1970s criminal underworld.In London, George Fowler heads a lucrative criminal syndicate that specialises in illegal pornography. Fowler is king, with a beautiful woman at his side and a swanky penthouse office, but his world is in jeopardy. Someone is undermining his empire from within, and Fowler becomes increasingly ruthless in his pursuit of the unknown traitor, trusting an ever smaller set of advisers.Juxtaposed with the terror and violence of Fowler's last days in London is the flash-forward narrative of his hideout bunker in a tiny English beach town, where he skulks during the off-season, trying to salvage his fallen empire. Just as it seems possible for Fowler to rise again, another trigger may cause his total, irreparable unravelling.'This is vintage British pulp fiction at its fast, furious and thoroughly sleazy best'- Laura Wilson, Guardian'1980 wasn't ready for this masterpiece' - Jake Kerridge, Telegraph'Lewis is one of the great postwar writers' - Benjamin Myers'GBH is the final masterpiece of one of England's finest, but still most neglected post-war writers' - David Peace

GCSE Bitesize Drama: Complete Revision and Practice

With Bitesize Complete Revision and Practice you get all the help you need to get the results you want. It helps you plan your revision, identify the topics you need to work on most and test and check your progress, as well as sending you reminders to keep you on target. Integrated with the BBC Bitesize website and updated for the revised GCSEs, Bitesize Complete Revision and Practice will help you build the skills and confidence you need for exam success.

GCSE Bitesize Drama: Complete Revision and Practice (PDF)

With Bitesize Complete Revision and Practice you get all the help you need to get the results you want. It helps you plan your revision, identify the topics you need to work on most and test and check your progress, as well as sending you reminders to keep you on target. Integrated with the BBC Bitesize website and updated for the revised GCSEs, Bitesize Complete Revision and Practice will help you build the skills and confidence you need for exam success.

GCSE English: The Text Guide (PDF)

The CGP's Romeo and Juliet Text Guide is an excellent reference and revision resource for anyone studying Shakespeare's play at GCSE. It includes detailed sections on characters, themes, language and the specific kinds of questions that the examiners like to ask about, along with plenty of tips on how to write good essays on the play at GCSE. There's even a great comic-strip version telling the whole story in just two pages. It is of great value for the price.

GCSE English for AQA A

GCSE English for AQA A is designed to help students get the highest grade they can in the AQA A GCSE English examination. Written by an experienced examiner, it shows what the examiners are looking for when they mark each paper and provides lively, stimulating materials to help students practice the reading and writing skills they need. This edition is for specifications first examined in 2003. It offers a complete match to the AQA A GCSE exam.

GCSE English Language And Literature: Complete Revision And Practice (Braille file available upon request)

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GCSE English Language Edexcel Exam Practice Workbook (includes Answers)

This CGP Exam Practice Workbook is packed with a huge range of exam-style questions, all perfectly matched to the GCSE Edexcel English Language course. Plus, we've included detailed answers at the back so students can check their work and be confident they're on the right track! Every reading and writing skill is covered, with plenty of sample texts throughout the book and extracts from real 19th-century texts. There's also a section where students can mark sample answers to exam questions - perfect for getting to grips with what the examiners are looking for. And at the end of the book, there's a full set of practice papers for realistic exam prep. Study notes for this course are available in our matching Revision Guide (9781782949503).

GCSE English Literature for AQA Macbeth Student Book (PDF)

A new series of bespoke, full-coverage resources developed for the 2015 GCSE English qualifications. Written for the AQA GCSE English Literature specification for first teaching from 2015, this Student Book and digital bundle provides specific set text coverage for the Shakespeare aspect of the specification. With progress at its heart, students will build their skills through a range of active learning approaches, including class, group and individual activities. Incorporating differentiated support, activities will help students develop whole-text knowledge. Designed for classroom and independent use, rich digital content includes bespoke video, online assessment and progress tracking.

GCSE English Literature For AQA Poetry Student Book (PDF)

A new series of bespoke, full-coverage resources developed for the 2015 GCSE English qualifications. Developed for the 2015 AQA GCSE English Literature specification, this print Student Book provides a fresh approach to building students' skills and confidence in reading and responding to poems. Written by authors with unparalleled experience, this resource includes one unit for each of the poems in the AQA poetry anthology (Poems Past and Present), sections on comparing anthology poems and exploring unseen poems, and an in-depth exam preparation section. See also our Poetry print and digital pack, which comprises the print Student Book, the enhanced digital edition and a free Teacher's Resource.

GCSE English Literature for AQA Short Story Anthology Student Book (PDF)

A new series of bespoke, full-coverage resources developed for the 2015 GCSE English qualifications. Written for the 2015 AQA GCSE English Literature specification, this Student Book provides in-depth support for studying Telling Tales – the AQA Anthology of Modern Short Stories. With a dedicated unit for each short story, this resource builds students' skills and confidence in understanding and writing about these exciting short texts. An exam preparation section includes practice questions, example answers and a chart comparing themes and ideas. See also our Short Story Anthology print and digital pack, which comprises the print Student Book, the enhanced digital edition and a free Teacher's Resource.

GCSE English Text Guide: A Christmas Carol (PDF)

"This CGP Text Guide contains everything you need to write top-grade essays about ‘A Christmas Carol’ by Charles Dickens. It’s suitable for all GCSE English exams, including the new ones starting in summer 2017. Inside, you’ll find clear, thorough notes on the novel’s context, plot, characters, themes and the writer’s techniques - with quick questions, in-depth questions and exam-style questions included at the end of every section. There’s also detailed exam advice to help you improve your grades, plus a cartoon-strip summary to remind you of all the important plot points!

GCSE English Text Guide - Animal Farm (PDF)

This CGP Text Guide contains everything you need to write top-grade essays about George Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’. It’s suitable for all GCSE English exams, including the new ones starting in summer 2017. Inside, you’ll find clear, thorough notes on the novel’s context, plot, characters, themes and the writer’s techniques - with quick questions, in-depth questions and exam-style questions included at the end of every section. There’s also detailed exam advice to help you improve your grades, plus a cartoon-strip summary to remind you of all the important plot points!

GCSE English Text Guide - Anita and Me (PDF)

This CGP Text Guide contains everything you need to write top-grade essays about Meera Syal's 'Anita and Me'. It's suitable for all GCSE English exams, including the new ones starting in summer 2017. Inside, you'll find clear, thorough notes on the novel's context, plot, characters, themes and the writer's techniques - with quick questions, in-depth questions and exam-style questions included at the end of every section. There's also detailed exam advice to help you improve your grades, plus a cartoon-strip summary to remind you of all the important plot points!

GCSE English Text Guide - Blood Brothers (PDF)

"This CGP Text Guide contains everything you need to write top-grade essays about Willy Russell’s ‘Blood Brothers’. It’s suitable for all GCSE English exams, including the new ones starting in summer 2017. Inside, you’ll find clear, thorough notes on the play’s context, plot, characters, themes and the writer’s techniques - with quick questions, in-depth questions and exam-style questions included at the end of every section. There’s also detailed exam advice to help you improve your grades, plus a cartoon-strip summary to remind you of all the important plot points! "

GDR Literature in German Curricula and Textbooks: Exploring the Legacy of GDR Authors, 1985-2015 (Palgrave Studies in Educational Media)

This book analyzes the changing portrayal of GDR literature in German Gymnasium textbooks 1985-2015. Addressing the need for textbook research to broaden its focus from GDR history to GDR literature, the author presents case studies of well-known GDR authors (Bertolt Brecht, Johannes R. Becher, Anna Seghers, Wolf Biermann, and Christa Wolf), each examining a particular aspect of the societal discourse about GDR literature and the tension between (literary) text and (historical) context. Taken together, the case studies reveal the frequently underestimated power of ideology in literature textbooks. They also show how attempts to package these authors into simplified categories ultimately reveal the profound complexities of the GDR literary legacy. By examining the clear tension between literature and politics in textbooks and curricula, the author demonstrates how ideological messages are transmitted in all textbooks, as well as the importance of attending to overt and covert ideology.

Gears of War: The Slab (Gears Of War Ser. #5)

Marcus Fenix. War hero. Decorated Gear. Loyal son. Traitor. As the Locust Horde advances into one of humanity's last bastions, Marcus does the unthinkable: he defies Colonel Hoffman's orders and abandons his post in the middle of the battle in a bid to rescue his father, weapons scientist Dr Adam Fenix. As the Coalition struggles to defend Sera's surviving humans from the invading 'grubs', Marcus faces a court martial - and a possible death penalty. In the Slab, there are no rules and no mercy. Marcus must learn to survive in an institution populated by the most dangerous dregs of society.Meanwhile, COG scientists continue the race against time to find a weapon to defeat the Locust - but there's another traitor - one of the most trusted men in the COG, who knew the Locust existed long before the creatures erupted from their underground warrens. Worse, there's an even bigger threat emerging: a life-form called the Lambent, which drove the Locust to the surface and that will eventually destroy all life on Sera.As the Locust infiltrate deeper into COG territory, the Slab is in danger of being overrun. All the prisoners are released . . . except Marcus. The Locust close in while Dom Santiago mounts a last-ditch rescue bid to free the one man who can save humanity.

Gears Of War: Jacinto's Remnant (Gears Of War Ser. #2)

Based on the blockbuster Xbox game, this is the stunning story of the men and women who stood between a planet and total destruction - and now have to face the consequences of their actions. After a brutal fifteen-year war for survival, the Coalition of Ordered Governments is forced to destroy mankind's last city in a final bid to stop the Locust Horde. As the survivors flee Jacinto, they must contend with the last of the Locust, bent on vengeance, as they struggle to stay alive in an icy wilderness. Marcus Fenix, Dom Santiago, and their fellow Gears fight to get Jacinto's refugees to a safe haven, but find themselves in a lawless new world where the enemy is human - and as desperate and dangerous as any grub. This novel is based on a computer game with an 18-rating.

Gears Of War: Coalition's End (Gears Of War Ser. #4)

When the bestselling video game Gears of War was released in late 2006, it quickly became the fastest selling original Xbox title ever, and has since gone on to sell more than five million copies, received more than fifty industry awards, and has garnered high praise from critics and fans alike. And the first novel in the series was released at the end of 2008, to coincide with the release of the second Gears of War video game.With this terrific track record to build on, this is the third tie-in novel to be based on the Gears of War franchise. The massive Gears of War fan-base will be eager to see more in this series of original novels.

Gears Of War: Aspho Fields (Gears Of War Ser. #1)

The story of Delta Squad's toughest fighters - soldier's solder Marcus Fenix and steadfast Dominic Santiago - as well as a detailed account of the pivotal battle of the Pendulum Wars. As kids, the three of them were inseparable; as soldiers, they were torn apart. Marcus Fenix and Dominic Santiago fought alongside Dom's elder brother Carlos at Aspho Fields in the epic battle that changed the course of the Pendulum Wars. There's a new war to fight now, a war for mankind's very survival. But while the last human stronghold on Sera braces itself for another onslaught from the Locust Horde, ghosts come back to haunt Marcus and Dom, as the return of an old comrade threatens to dredge up an agonizing secret Marcus has sworn to keep.As the beleaguered Gears of the Coalition of Ordered Governments take a last stand to save mankind from extinction, the harrowing decisions made at Aspho Fields have to be relived and made again. Marcus and Dom can take anything the Locust Horde throws at them - but will their friendship survive the truth about Carlos Santiago?

Gears Of War: Anvil Gate (Gears Of War Ser. #3)

With the Locust Horde apparently destroyed, Jacinto's survivors have begun to rebuild human society on their island stronghold. Raiding pirate gangs take a toll - but it's nothing that Marcus Fenix and the Gears can't handle. Then the terrifying life-forms they thought they'd left behind - the Lambent, creatures even the Locust feared - begin to advance across the planet. Gears and gangs must fight side by side to stop their deadliest enemy yet, falling back on the savage tactics of another bloody siege: Anvil Gate.

Geary's Guide to the World's Great Aphorists

Both an expert and a collector, James Geary has devoted his life to aphorisms-and the last few years to organizing, indexing, and even translating them. The result is Geary's Guide, featuring aphorists like Voltaire, Twain, Shakespeare, Nietzsche, Woody Allen, Muhammad Ali, Emily Dickinson, and Mae West, as well as international practitioners appearing in English for the first time. But it is more than just a conventional anthology. It is also an encyclopedia, containing brief biographies of each author in addition to a selection of his or her aphorisms. The book is a field guide, too, with aphorists organized into eight different "species," such as Comics, Critics & Satirists; Icons & Iconoclasts; and Painters & Poets. The book's two indexes-by author and by subject-make it easily searchable, while its unique organizational structure and Geary's lively biographical entries set it apart from all previous reference works. A perfect follow-up to Geary's New York Times bestseller The World in a Phrase, Geary's Guide is eminently suitable for browsing or for sustained reading. A comprehensive guide to our most intimate, idiosyncratic literary form, the book is an indispensable tool for writers and public speakers as well as essential reading for all language lovers.

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