New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson returns to the exciting world of the Mistborn in The Alloy of Law. In the three hundred years since the events of the Mistborn trilogy, science and technology have marched on. Scadrial is now on the verge of modernity, with railroads, electric lighting, and even the first steel-framed skyscrapers racing for the clouds. Yet even with these advances, the magics of Allomancy and Feruchemy continue to play a role in this reborn world. Out in the frontier lands known as the Roughs, they are crucial tools for those attempting to establish order and... View More...
Who is the Hero of Ages? To end the Final Empire and restore freedom, Vin killed the Lord Ruler. But as a result, the Deepness---the lethal form of the ubiquitous mists---is back, along with increasingly heavy ashfalls and ever more powerful earthquakes. Humanity appears to be doomed. Having escaped death at the climax of The Well of Ascension only by becoming a Mistborn himself, Emperor Elend Venture hopes to find clues left behind by the Lord Ruler that will allow him to save the world. Vin is consumed with guilt at having been tricked into releasing the mystic force known as Ruin from the W... View More...
Evil has been defeated. The war has just begun.They did the impossible, deposing the godlike being whose brutal rule had lasted a thousand years. Now Vin, the street urchin who has grown into the most powerful Mistborn in the land, and Elend Venture, the idealistic young nobleman who loves her, must build a healthy new society in the ashes of an empire.They have barely begun when three separate armies attack. As the siege tightens, an ancient legend seems to offer a glimmer of hope. But even if it really exists, no one knows where to find the Well of Ascension or what manner of power it bestow... View More...
Scotland, with its temperate climate and abundance of game, has provided a cornucopia of food for its inhabitants for millennia. The wealth of seafood available on and off the coasts provided sustenance for the earliest settlers. Agriculture was introduced, with primitive oats quickly becoming the staple. During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries there was large-scale immigration to Scotland from Italy, and later from the Middle East, Pakistan and India. These cultures have influenced Scots cooking dramatically. In this, the quintessential Scottish cook book, the history of Scottish cuisin... View More...
The first instalment in the compelling new fantasy series from the author of the internationally bestselling Night Angel trilogy. The start of a brand new trilogy from the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of THE WAY OF SHADOWS. Gavin Guile is the Prism, the most powerful man in the world. He is high priest and emperor, a man whose power, wit and charm are all that preserve a tenuous peace. But Prisms never last, and Guile knows exactly how long he has left to live: five years to achieve five impossible goals. But when Guile discovers he has a son, born in a far kingdom after the war that p... View More...
Gavin Guile Is Dying. He'd thought he had five years left - now he's got less than one. With fifty thousand refugees, a bastard son and an ex-fiancee who may have learned his darkest secret, Gavin's got problems on every side. As he loses control, the world's magic runs wild, threatening to destroy the Seven Satrapies. The old gods are being reborn and their army of colour wights is unstoppable. The only salvation may be the brother whose freedom and life Gavin stole sixteen years ago. View More...
The perfect killer has no friends. Only targets. For Durzo Blint, assassination is an art. And he is the city's most accomplished artist, his talents required from alleyway to courtly boudoir. For Azoth, survival is precarious. Something you never take for granted. As a guild rat, he's grown up in the slums, and learned the hard way to judge people quickly - and to take risks. Risks like apprenticing himself to Durzo Blint. But to be accepted, Azoth must turn his back on his old life and embrace a new identity and name. As Kylar Stern, he must learn to navigate the assassins' world of dangerou... View More...
In December 1943 Monte La Difensa was part of the formidable German defences overlooking the Allies' planned route to Rome via Monte Cassino. In the First Special Service Force's first combat in the Mediterranean theater, the Force would employ its special training in mountain and winter warfare to scale the peak, capture it, and then hold it against the inevitable German counterattacks. Astonishing their superiors, the First Special Service Force succeeded in the face of seemingly impossible odds, but suffered a 77 percent casualty rate. Their victory, founded on their aggressive doctrine and... View More...
The zany CATegorical cats introduce the measurement of time, from seconds, minutes, and hours up to decades. Brian Cleary and Brian Gable bring their winning teamwork to this playful, fun look at learning about time. View More...
What is a prefix? You'll find the answer inside this book. Playful rhymes and humorous illustrations creatively present the concept of prefixes. For easy identification, key prefixes appear in color and comical cats reinforce each idea. View More...
When Imperial Japan unleashed the Pacific War in December 1941, Australian forces went into action, as part of a larger British Empire force, to defend Malaya and Singapore. This reflected an Australian commitment to defending Australia by protecting its 'near north'. Unfortunately, Australian forces were compromised before they fired a shot by wider problems: the Allies were not ready for global war in late 1941, Australia lacked the forces to fill the gap in Southeast Asia, and all Allied forces on the ground in Southeast Asia were unprepared for the high tempo manoeuvre warfare the Japanes... View More...
After the events of Hellhole Awakening, the people of Hellhole and the shadow-Xayans scramble to rally against the threat from the still-living rogue Xayans. Back on Sonjeera, the Monarchy is in an uproar after their surprising defeat and the breakaway of the Deep Zone planets. The dowager Queen decides to go to Hellhole on a diplomatic mission, hoping to keep her power. But after touring Hellhole, Queen Michella is shaken, and begins to realize that she can never have the old Monarchy back. Before the Queen can return to Sonjeera, she's captured by the rogue Xayans and learns the reason for... View More...
The Oxford Maths Practice and Mastery Books give students more opportunities for practice, consolidation, homework and revision. The Oxford Maths Practice and Mastery Books are an integral part of the Oxford Maths series, which incorporates all the resources that a teachers needs to simply and comprehensively teach the Australian and Victorian Mathematics curricula and the New South Wales Syllabus. Sequencing The Oxford Maths Practice and Mastery Books follow exactly the same sequence of topics as the Oxford Maths Student Books.Each topic features:Practice – activities that allow students to... View More...
The Oxford Maths Practice and Mastery Books give students more opportunities for practice, consolidation, homework and revision. The Oxford Maths Practice and Mastery Books are an integral part of the Oxford Maths series, which incorporates all the resources that a teachers needs to simply and comprehensively teach the Australian and Victorian Mathematics curricula and the New South Wales Syllabus. Sequencing The Oxford Maths Practice and Mastery Books follow exactly the same sequence of topics as the Oxford Maths Student Books.Each topic features:Practice – activities that allow students to... View More...
Go Maths ACE is a new edition of a proven and successful program, developed to help teachers implement the Australian Curriculum. Written by some of Australia's leading mathematics educators, it provides schools with a comprehensive and rigorous mathematics program that addresses every strand, sub-strand and content description from Foundation to Year 6. Student Journal contains: - Two-colour student journals including tear-out pages to reduce the need for photocopying - Activities that reflect the Australian Curriculum content at each level View More...
Go Maths ACE is a new edition of a proven and successful program, developed to help teachers implement the Australian Curriculum. Written by some of Australia's leading mathematics educators, it provides schools with a comprehensive and rigorous mathematics program that addresses every strand, sub-strand and content description from Foundation to Year 6. Student Journal contains: - Two-colour student journals including tear-out pages to reduce the need for photocopying - Activities that reflect the Australian Curriculum content at each level View More...
Go Maths ACE is a new edition of a proven and successful program, developed to help teachers implement the Australian Curriculum. Written by some of Australia's leading mathematics educators, it provides schools with a comprehensive and rigorous mathematics program that addresses every strand, sub-strand and content description from Foundation to Year 6. Student Journal contains: - Two-colour student journals including tear-out pages to reduce the need for photocopying - Activities that reflect the Australian Curriculum content at each level View More...
Go Maths ACE is a new edition of a proven and successful program, developed to help teachers implement the Australian Curriculum. Written by some of Australia's leading mathematics educators, it provides schools with a comprehensive and rigorous mathematics program that addresses every strand, sub-strand and content description from Foundation to Year 6. Student Journal contains: - Two-colour student journals including tear-out pages to reduce the need for photocopying - Activities that reflect the Australian Curriculum content at each level View More...
Go Maths ACE is a new edition of a proven and successful program, developed to help teachers implement the Australian Curriculum. Written by some of Australia's leading mathematics educators, it provides schools with a comprehensive and rigorous mathematics program that addresses every strand, sub-strand and content description from Foundation to Year 6. Student Journal contains: - Two-colour student journals including tear-out pages to reduce the need for photocopying - Activities that reflect the Australian Curriculum content at each level View More...
Go Maths ACE is a new edition of a proven and successful program, developed to help teachers implement the Australian Curriculum. Written by some of Australia's leading mathematics educators, it provides schools with a comprehensive and rigorous mathematics program that addresses every strand, sub-strand and content description from Foundation to Year 6. Student Journal contains: - Two-colour student journals including tear-out pages to reduce the need for photocopying - Activities that reflect the Australian Curriculum content at each level View More...
