Creating Writers, Revised and Updated Edition: A Creative Writing Manual for Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3Covering all strands of the English curriculum – poetry, fiction and non-fiction writing – this unique book includes: original interviews from professional, popular and award winning writers and poets about how they work photocopiable writing workshop activities to use in the classroom examples of poetry, fiction and non-fiction writing to inspire your pupils advice on writing in different genres and forms full exploration of the inherent elements of poetry (image, rhythm, rhyme), fiction (narration, plot, characterisation) and non-fiction (structure, media, audience).

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127 Hours: Between a Rock and a Hard Place.

Written and narrated by Aron Ralston

In 2003, Aron Ralston set off for a day's hiking in the Utah canyons.  As he slid down and off of a boulder it shifted, trapping his right hand against the canyon wall. No one knew where he was. He remained trapped for five days in the canyon: hypothermic at night, de-hydrated and hallucinating by day. Finally, he faced the most terrible decision of his life: what to do to save his life.

This is the account of those five days, of the years that led up to them, and where he goes from here. It is narrative non-fiction at its most compelling.

The movie 127 Hours, directed by Danny Boyle, is based on this book.

In this enlightening book James Boyle describes what he calls the range wars of the information age—today’s heated battles over intellectual property. Boyle argues that just as every informed citizen needs to know at least something about the environment or civil rights, every citizen should also understand intellectual property law. Why? Because intellectual property rights mark out the ground rules of the information society, and today’s policies are unbalanced,...

Beeton`s Book of Needlework, by Mrs. Isabella Mary Beeton (1836 - 1865), published in 1870, is a classic reference book for all crafters, beginners and experienced alike. It contains descriptions and instructions illustrated by 600 engravings of tatting patterns, crochet patterns, knitting patterns, netting patterns, embroidery patterns, point lace patterns, Guipure d`Art, Berlin work, monograms, initials and names, pillow work, and lace stitches. Beeton`s Book of Needlework is presented here in it`s entirety for your gentle use.