The only way scientists can study dinosaurs is by their fossils. Bill Nye gives his spin on dinosaurs and theories about their extinction in Bill Nye the Science Guy: Dinosaurs. The big creatures didn't leave much else behind, but the bones tell interesting stories. Drawing on his experience as a stand-up comic, Nye keeps his show light, but the science instruction is formidable. He shows how the dinosaur bones were protected by substances such as mud or sand, and explains the process by which they absorbed minerals.
After the death of a close friend, Elly, Sable, Barbara Ann, and Beth gather at her house for a weekend to sort through her personal papers, as well as to come to terms with what their own lives have become.
It's spring break, and the pretty little liars are trading in Rosewood for a cruise vacation. They want nothing more than to sail into the tropical sunset and leave their troubles behind for one blissful week. But where Emily, Aria, Spencer, and Hanna go, A goes, too. From scuba diving to tanning on the upper deck, A is there, soaking up all their new secrets.
The liars better tighten their life jackets. A perfect storm is brewing, and if they aren't careful, A will bury them at sea. . . .
Full-colour IELTS Speaking Exam Guide analysing all the different task types of the IELTS Speaking Section. Includes 10 theme-based units help candidates increase their knowledge of vocabulary and communicate confidently in English.
The King's Jews: Money, Massacre and Exodus in Medieval England
In July 1290, Edward I issued writs to the Sheriffs of the English counties ordering them to enforce a decree to expel all Jews from England before All Saints' Day of that year. England became the first country to expel a Jewish minority from its borders. They were allowed to take their portable property but their houses were confiscated by the king. In a highly readable account, Robin Mundill considers the Jews of medieval England as victims of violence (notably the massacre of Shabbat haGadol when York's Jewish community perished at Clifford's Tower) and as a people apart, isolated amidst a hostile environment.
