Norman Stone Castles (2): Europe 950-1204

Following the creation of the Duchy of Normandy, the Normans were soon introduced to the castle and they built them in large numbers. In the mid-11th century, other Norman adventurers began carving out dominions for themselves in Southern Italy: some crossed to Sicily in 1061 and by 1091 had conquered the whole island. As in Normandy, they were keen to assimilate new ideas, including architectural styles, resulting in some striking buildings. This title, a companion to Fortress 13: Norman Stone Castles (1) The British Isles 1066-1216

Rosetta Stone 3.4.7 English (American) Level 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (2010)

Rosetta Stone  - almost the best program for the proper development of language at home. This development provides an opportunity to learn as you child begins to teach her native language - with no rules, submerging in the linguistic environment, multiple repetition and associative learning in a number of different areas of life skills and automaticity on the principle of the truism to the complex, from the practical to the perception writing and rules.

 

John Lennon - 1970

  Plastic Ono Band

 

John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band is the debut solo album by English rock musician John Lennon.

It is generally considered one of Lennon's finest solo albums and a landmark recording.

Rolling Stone named it the twenty-second greatest album of all time.

Doorways in the Sand

Doorways in the Sand is a Hugo nominated novel written in one draft, with absolutely no rewrites. Fred Cassidy, perpetual student and expert building climber, finds himself hunted by gangs of criminals and government agents. He discovers that a priceless jewel called the Star Stone, on loan to the Earth from an extraterrestrial civilization, has gone missing and he may be the last person to have seen it. He decides to do his own investigating with help from friends and some strange, rogue galactic policemen.

Magician's Guild

Each year the magicians of Imardin gather together to purge the city streets of vagrants, urchins and miscreants. Masters of the disciplines of magic, they know that no one can oppose them. But their protective shield is not as impenetrable as they believe. Sonea, angry, frustrated and outraged by the treatment of her family and friends, hurls a stone at the shield, putting all her rage behind it. To the amazement of all who bear witness, the stone passes unhindered through the barrier and renders a magician unconscious. The guild's worst fear has been realised ...