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A fascinating book detailing how the Africa Bridge self-sustaining programme for transforming rural life in African villages, and lifting the most vulnerable children out of poverty, has been achieved.

Murder in Toyland is a book of poetry by Barry Childs Suitable for adults and older children. The poems range from humorous to very serious. Some are long and some are short.

A sinister force helps Iranian agents avenge the assassination of General Soleimani by murdering American and British deep-cover spies and coordinates global cyber-attacks to crash hospital networks -crash planes- collapse power and communication grids -and wipe away financial markets and economies - leaving the world with one hope: Xander Ridge must use RUBICON to stop Paul Ross. I have been on the inside for thirty years. RUBICON is a story on the verge of happening in our time as Russia and China surge forward, reclaiming status as superpowers. In the zero-sum battle, America must fall. RUBICON is the story that you want to read before the world goes dark.

This book analyzes the common narrative residing in American History textbooks published in the first half of the 19th century. That story, what the author identifies as the American “creation” or “origins” narrative, is simultaneously examined as both historic and “mythic” in composition. It offers a fresh, multidisciplinary perspective on an enduring aspect of these works. The book begins with a provocative thesis that proposes the importance of the relationship between myth and history in the creation of America’s textbook narrative. It ends with a passionate call for a truly inclusive story of who Americans are and what Americans aspire to become. The book is organized into three related sections. The first section provides the context for the emergence of American History textbooks. It analyzes the structure and utility of these school histories within the context of antebellum American society and educational practices. The second section is the heart of the book. It recounts and scrutinizes the textbook narrative as it tells the story of America’s emergence from “prehistory” through the American Revolution—the origins story of America. This section identifies the recurring themes and images that together constitute what early educators conceived as a unified cultural narrative. Section three examines the sectional bifurcation and eventual re-unification of the American History textbook narrative from the 1850s into the early 20th century. The book concludes by revisiting the relationship between textbooks, the American story, and mythic narratives in light of current debates and controversies over textbooks, American history curriculum and a common American narrative.

A collection of poems

A book of simple rhymes for your enjoyment

SynopsisDiamonds are for Trevor is a comic adventure story about two lads from South Wales, Trevor, and David, who undertake an ironic pilgrimage of crime and self-discovery in rural France. Trevor's grandad had been a magician, and taught his grandson the tricks of the trade, in order to help the boy to be an upstanding citizen. It didn't. Instead, he uses these skills to further his criminal activities. Trevor also writes poetry and hopes to have it published sometime. His other interest is in local politics, but he is too lazy to pursue it.David regularly visits the bookmaker as gambling on horses may be the ideal way to get some money without having to work for it. He is fortunate and does win some money. When the choir go to Brittany for a concert, David joins them but does not return. He rings Trevor to tell him he has bought a bar and invites his friend to join him to help rejuvenate it.As David and Trevor are short of funds, they decide to do a robbery that involves stealing diamonds. If anything could go wrong, it goes wrong, but in the end, with a little help from their friends, they come up smelling of roses, but unfortunately not diamonds.The book is a light-hearted tribute to Lady Luck as the random and arbitrary rescuer of the oppressed and downtrodden. By the time the Welshmen reach the last chapter of their quest they have grown from teenage petty criminals to upstanding adults beloved by the community.

A collection of poems