Peter & the Wolf was composed by the Great Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev to introduce children to the instruments of the orchestra. This timeless tale is beautifully retold & illustrated with by award-winning Ian Beck, & remains a wonderful introduction to the world of music. ...

The Swallows & Amazons are sailing with Nancy & Peggy's Uncle Jim (better known as Captain Flint) when their hired deckhand tells them a tale of his younger days
- a tale to set pulses racing & hopes shooting sky high. Soon their boat is on its way to a Caribbean treasure hunt & they find themselves up against shark, storm, earthquake
- & the vilest pirate who ever eavesdropped at a porthole.

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Passing up the opportunity to join Manchester United & a host of other clubs, Lorimer plumped instead for Leeds. In September 1962, he made his debut aged 15 years & 289 days. His first spell with the club lasted until 1979 & he then returned for a second period between 1983 & '86. He remains the only Leeds player to have scored over 200 goals & he won 21 caps for Scotl&. The highlight of hisinternational career was the 1974 World Cup in West Germany, although his country was eliminated despite not having lost a single game. Travelling throughout Europe with Leeds at the height of their success, Lorimer witnessed bribery & corruption as well as glory & failure. Telling his story with humour, warmth & not a little controversy, this revised & updated edition

Includes:: Lorimer's take on the club's recent high-profile financial woes.

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Peter Manuel was an icy-eyed psychopath & sexual predator, a petty thief & a relentless liar given to violent & uncontrollable rages. His unprecedented crimes presented the Scottish police & public with a new sort of criminal: the ruthless serial killer.

Manuel was hanged at the age of thirty-one & convicted of seven murders, but suspected of many more. He slew many of his victims as they lay sleeping in bed, while others were picked up in lonely places & strangled or savagely beaten to death. Right up to his final arrest, he played a taunting game with the police, mocking their bungling attempts to trap him & continuing to kill with impunity

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Wendy, Michael & John are sleeping when the window of their nursery blows open & lets in a very remarkable boy, Peter Pan, & his fairy, Tinker Bell. Peter soon entices the three children from their beds & out through the window to Neverl&. There, they encounter mermaids, fairies, the Lost Boys, the Indian princess Tiger Lily & her tribe, & do battle with an villainous gang of pirates & their leader, the sinister Captain Hook, in a magical adventure which has enchanted generations of children & adults alike. ...

Wendy, Michael & John are sleeping when the window of their nursery blows open & lets in a very remarkable boy, Peter Pan, & his fairy, Tinker Bell. Peter soon entices the three children from their beds & out through the window to Neverl&. There, they encounter mermaids, fairies, the Lost Boys, the Indian princess Tiger Lily & her tribe, & do battle with an villainous gang of pirates & their leader, the sinister Captain Hook, in a magical adventure which has enchanted generations of children & adults alike. ...