Books with author David Hilliam

Excerpt from The Granger, or Caught in His Own Trap: A Comedy in Three ActsHay. Exactly. Well, with my education finished, I served an apprenticeship of three years with an experienced farmer. You worked around at odd jobs. We bought farms adjoining; same number of acres, same quality of soil; in fact, no choice between them. What has been the result?About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The plane bucked sideways, flinging Darryl against the cabin wall. It plunged vertically, jolted so hard that his teeth clacked together, then started skidding downwards through the sky. The screams rose to a frenzy. Then Darryl felt the aircraft turning, swinging towards the right. They were heading towards Mururoa. And towards the nuclear bomb waiting there. The bomb due to explode in fifty-seven minutes. It's 1974, and a dark, cold New Zealand winter. So when Darryl's mum announces she is going to the remote Pacific island of Mangareva for work, and she's taking him with her, he is thrilled. But even as Darryl soaks up the warmth and peaceful beauty of French Polynesia, his holiday is darkened by violent anti-nuclear protests. Plus there's Alicia, with her furious outbursts against all Pacific nuclear tests. Darryl knows she's talking rubbish. What he doesn't know is that when he boards Flight 766 to fly home, his life and the lives of others will be changed forever. Also available as an eBook

High interest, low-level texts for struggling readers aged 11-14, Go For It is for students who have fallen behind in their reading and have lost the confidence or the desire to pick up a book. This series comprises fiction and non-fiction titles and is designed to encourage reading for fun, interest and information - providing engaging stories and non-fiction texts as well as developing students' reading skills and providing opportunities for group discussion and other kinds of follow-up work. The fiction stories are about teens and the issues confronting them: for example, peer pressure, violence, first loves, 'fitting in' and friendship. The books are in full colour and artwork is in an up-to-date cartoon style which will appeal to the 11-14 age group. Illustrations are by young dynamic artists, who also animate for TV, computer games and music videos.

Excerpt from The Granger, or Caught in His Own Trap: A Comedy in Three ActsHay. Exactly. Well, with my education finished, I served an apprenticeship of three years with an experienced farmer. You worked around at odd jobs. We bought farms adjoining; same number of acres, same quality of soil; in fact, no choice between them. What has been the result?About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Joan of Arc was a woman of significant historical importance. This fascinating book recounts Joan's life from her peasant roots to her hearing the voices of saints, through her arduous, courageous, and miraculous journey to save the kingdom of France from English domination. Using visually beautiful images and absorbing text, the author provides great detail on medieval times, discussing everythin...