A special anniversary edition with a striking new cover design to celebrate 10 years of the Chaos Walking trilogy Prentisstown isn't like other towns Everyone can hear everyone else's thoughts in a constant overwhelming Noise There is no privacy There are no secrets Then Todd Hewitt unexpectedly stumbles on a spot of complete silence Which is impossible & now he's going to have to run This new edition marks the 10th anniversary of the award-winning modern classic soon to be a major motion picture starring Tom Holland & Daisy Ridley ...

He is coming to kill me Now would be a good time to run I cannot run I am too afraid to run Paul Varderman could be at any normal school
- bullies girls & annoying teachers are just a part of life Unfortunately 'normal' doesn't apply when it comes to the school's most evil bully Roth a twisted & threatening thug with an agenda quite unlike anyone else When Paul ends up delivering a message from Roth to the leader of a gang at a nearby school it fuels a rivalry with immediate consequences Paul attempts to distance himself from the feud but when Roth hands him a knife it both empowers him & scares him at the same time This thought-provoking & original novel highlights the terrible consequences of peer pressure & violence & casts a spotlight on the worrying rise in knife crime among teenagers
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Leo the mouse isn't like the other knights While they like fighting he'd rather read a book Leo's parents are keen to turn him into a proper knight so they pack him off on a mission to tame a dragon But Leo knows that books are mightier than swords & he tames not just the dragon but a troll & a griffin too
- by reading them stories With its witty rhyming text & glorious detailed illustrations THE KNIGHT WHO WOULDN'T FIGHT is a joyful magical picture book about the power of stories
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The six knights clanking round the castle corridors are driving King Artie up the wall He can't even visit the privy without them pestering him about jousting tournaments the Code of Chivalry the proper way to polish armour & if Sir Tralahad sings another of his ridiculous songs Artie will chuck him off the ramparts What the knights need Queen Gwinnie says is a room of their own for meetings But that's easier said than done & trouble really starts when someone brings a feast to a table that's more drop-leaf than round Particularly suitable for struggling reluctant & dyslexic readers aged 8 ...

The knitting world has evolved in the last nine years with new tools & needles developed; new techniques such as knitting in the round with two circular needles gaining popularity; & the internet rising as a central figure in the knitting community This revised & updated edition of the best-selling The Knitting Answer Book covers all of these improvements & addresses the new questions knitters have asked author Margaret Radcliffe as she travels teaching classes & workshops It's still the best reference for knitters of all levels & the one book they'll want to have with them whenever they have a knitting question ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play When Jeremy (Matthew Mc Nulty) wakes from his stag-do with a transvestite in his bed & scant memory of the night before Best Man Peter (Noel Clarke) & buddies Ralphus Albert & Jack muddle through the fog of their hangovers to reach the church on time Meanwhile blushing bride Alexandra (Talulah Riley) wakes nervously from her hen night which ended with sex-crazed Anisha bedding the male stripper Fellow bridesmaids Sarah (Mena Suvari) Julie & Helen attempt to keep Alex sane as the moment arrives to walk down the aisle & say "I do" Both hilarious & heartfelt The Knot is the perfect blend of British romantic comedy at its best Actors Noel Clarke Mena Suvari Matthew Mc Nulty Talulah Riley Jason Maza Susannah Fielding Davie Fairbanks Brett Goldstein Louise Dylan Rhoda Montemayor Juliet Oldfield Michael Warburton Vincenzo Nicoli Flaminia Cinque & Steve Furst Director Jesse Lawrence Certificate 15 years & over Year 2012 Screen Widescreen Languages English
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The Knot Tying Bible is a complete guide to selecting tying & using a wide array of knots useful for everything from hauling logs to securing the canoe to wrapping a present Beginners can master the basics before progressing to the more difficult knots Experienced rope users can enjoy new knot challenges & discoveries Using a dual approach of photographs & written instructions explaining step-by-step how to tie knots the book

Includes:: A comprehensive introduction to rope; Material properties of rope types; How to select care for & store all types of rope; Ropeworking terms; Descriptions of rope constructions & outlines of breaking strains; Information & ideas for using each knot; Picture icons A 'hands-on' knot directory outlines the function & formation of over 70 knots & categorizes them according to physical properties making it easy to find the right knot for the job at hand The knots are set out in ten chapters including Quick-Tie Knots overhand knot cow hitch figure-eight knot; Easy-release Knots the bow knot the reef knot; Hold-Fast Knots the surgeon's knot Klemheist knot; Sliding Knots slip knot trucker's hitch running bowline; Loop Knots Englishman's loop neck halter angler's loop; Knots for Joining Ropes Carrick bend double fisherman's bend; Shortening Knots chain knot & sheepshank; Weight-adding Knots Stevedore knot monkey's fist stopper knot; Lashings Cross lashing parallel lashing transom knot; Decorative Knots the Turk's head & the true lover's Knowing the right knot to use & how to tie it can make life easier
- & safer The Knot Tying Bible is a timeless resource that will be useful just about anywhere for just about anything An essential purchase


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Learn how to master hundreds of knotting & braiding techniques to create stunning jewellery & accessories Written by renowned ...

The Beginning a Stanford University lab embarked on an idealistic quest to create an artificial intelligence that would benefit society perhaps even profit the makers There were few women or minorities in the department & its head rejected the very idea of authority but really
- what could go wrong? Now more & more aspects of our lives are being dictated by a tiny unaccountable elite a breakaway sect of free-market libertarians who are determined to bypass government & enrich themselves at the expense of society Pioneers & self-proclaimed geniuses like Jeff Bezos Peter Thiel Reid Hoffman & Mark Zuckerberg have not only made the Internet what it is today
- their impact on the world has been profound This is a history of Silicon Valley through its eleven greatest entrepreneurs & a damning indictment of the greed bias & outright prejudice of an industry that is fracturing America & taking the rest of us with it

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One of the first Usborne books to be published reissued for the 40th anniversary of Usborne Publishing in 2013 This book is all about keeping secrets It shows you how to set up secret meeting places & a secret post office & how to disguise your messages & maps It shows you lots of secret codes & signals On the first page you will meet the Black Hat Spy Watch out for the tricks he plays in Spy Trick
- these are things real spies have done There are messages in code all through the book
- see if you can work them out As used in evidence at the high court trial of Soviet spy Oleg Gordievsky who testified that this book gave away the KGB's tradecraft

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