Hazard hunters Eddie & Junko are exploring some of the most extreme environments on Earth! But don't worry they have their dangermobile packed with gadgets to tackle everything they come across Join them & discover the fires of erupting Stromboli the world's fastest winds on Mt Washington Brazil's venomous snake island & much more 80 pages Illustrations unspecified Lonely Planet Kids ...

A universal & empowering story about conquering your fears from Lemony Snicket & Jon Klassen Laszlo is afraid of the dark The dark lives in the same house as Laszlo but mostly it spends its time in the basement It doesn't visit Laszlo in his room Until one night it does Join Lazlo on his journey to meet the dark & find out why it will never bother him again With emotional insight & poetic economy two world-renowned talents of children's literature bring to light a powerful story about overcoming fears The originality of The Dark is breathtaking
- The Times A reassuring story for any children who may be afraid of the dark
- Sunday Express If ever there was a perfect creative pairing of words & pictures surely this is it
- Daily Mail Thoughtful perceptive & very reassuring
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HELL COMES TO THE HOME FRONT Iris Gentry thought the worst was over A veteran of the Iraq war he returned home shaken & psychologically scarred but with body & spirit intact A dry county in rural Kentucky however isn’t an easy place to make a living To provide for his loved ones he’s fallen back on an old family tradition moonshine Breaking the local liquor laws isn’t what’s keeping Iris awake at night though Something very bad happened in Iraq—something that not even the strongest white lightning can erase from his memory As soldiers Iris & his squad sowed the wind Now the whirlwind has come for them—and as always the innocent & guilty alike will suffer in the reaping A terrifying tale of crime combat & the evils they unleash THE DARK & BLOODY collects the six-issue VERTIGO miniseries by acclaimed creators Shawn Aldridge & Scott Godlewski Meet the Author Shawn Aldridge is a comic book writer letterer & occasional colorist He is best-known for his creator-owned series Vic Boone a mix of pulp & sci-fi He is now writing The Dark & The Bloody for Vertigo DC Comics ...

FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR THE 10TH DR RUTH GALLOWAY MYSTERY
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This exquisite anthology collects together the very best fiction from across the Nordic region Travelling from cosmopolitan Stockholm to the remote Faroe Islands & from Denmark to Greenland this unique & compelling volume displays the thrilling diversity of writing from these northern nations Selected & introduced by Sjon The Dark Blue Winter Overcoat

Includes:: both notable authors & exciting new discoveries As well as an essential selection of the best contemporary storytelling from the Nordic countries it's also a fascinating portrait of contemporary life across the region The perfect book to curl up with on a cold winter's evening Naja Marie Aidt (Denmark) Per Olov Enquist (Sweden) Dorthe Nors (Denmark) Linda Bostroem Knausgard (Sweden) Madame Nielsen (Denmark) Rosa Liksom (Finland) Johan Bargum (Finland) Kristin Omarsdottir (Iceland) Kjell Askildsen (Norway) Ulla-Lena Lundberg (Finland Sweden) Hassan Blasim (Finland) Sorine Steenholdt (Greenland Gudbergur Bergsson (Iceland) Solrun Michelsen (Faroe Islands) Frode Grytten (Norway) Carl Johan Jensen (Faroe Islands) Niviaq Korneliussen (Greenland)

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Shortlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction' Extraordinarily affecting' Alex Preston Observer' This is a novel whose engine is flesh & blood not cold ideas Grant brings the 1950s
- that odd downbeat fertile decade between war & sexual liberation
- into sharp bright heartbreaking focus'
- Christobel Kent Guardian All over Britain life is beginning again now the war is over but for Lenny & Miriam East End London teenage twins who have been living on the edge of the law life is suspended
- they've contacted tuberculosis It's away to the sanatorium
- newly opened by the NHS
- in deepest Kent for them where they will meet a very different world among other patients an aristocract a young university grad a mysterious German woman & an American merchant seaman with big ideas about love & rebellion They are not the only ones whose lives will be changed forever ' Grant is so good at conjuring up atmosphere & writes with earthy vivacity'- Anthony Gardner Mail on Sunday' Read this fine persuasive moving novel & contemplate' John Sutherland The Times





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Jim Henson co-directs produces & lends his voice to this classic animated adventure set on the planet Thra 1000 years ago a mysterious crystal was broken creating two new races the evil Skeksis & the kind Mystics With feuding all around him Gelling Jen (voice of Henson)
- the only one left of his kind
- dreams of the day when he can restore peace to his planet A Mystic tells him that in order to return Thra to its former glory Jen must heal the crystal before the three suns align If he fails the Skeksis will be free to rule forever

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The Dark Crystal is a remarkable fantasy adventure starring some of Jim Henson&s most imaginative creatures ever Five years in the making this magical tale of good & evil is directed by Jim Henson & Frank Oz & Produced by Gary Kurtz You can also discover some of the secrets behind the making of the first ever all-puppet film in a special 60 minute Featurette In another time The Dark Crystal
- a source of Balance & truth in the Universe
- was shattered dividing the world into two factions the wicked Skekis & the peaceful Mystics Now as the convergence of the three suns approaches the Crystal must be healed or darkness will reign forever! It&s up to Jen
- the last of his race
- to fulfil the prophecy that a Gelfling will return the missing shard to the Crystal & destroy the Skekis& evil Empire But will young Jen&s courage be any match for the unknown dangers that await him? Special Features Commentary with Brian Froud Storyboard Track The Book of Thra Dark Crystal Collector Skek Tek&s Crystal Challenge Trivia Game Original Skeksis Language
- Test Scenes with Introduction by Screenwriter David Odell Deleted Scenes The World of " The Dark Crystal" Reflections of the Dark Crystal " Light on the Path of Creation" Reflections of the Dark Crystal " Shard of Illusion" Actors David Lazer David Odell Frank Oz Jim Henson Kathryn Mullen Steve Whitmire Louise Gold Brian Muehl & Billie Whitelaw Director Jim Henson & Frank Oz Certificate PGYear 1982 Screen Widescreen Languages English
- PCM (51) Additional Languages French ; German Subtitles English ; English For The Hearing Impaired ; Arabic ; Danish ; Dutch ; Finnish ; French ; German ; Hindi ; Norwegian ; Swedish ; Turkish Duration 1 hour & 29 minutes (approx)





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Will Jen & Kira manage to find the Shard & heal the Dark Crystal? Find out in this fun family board game for 2 to 4 players based on the classic The Dark Crystal movie by Jim Henson Box Contents 4 highly collectable figurine renditions of the main characters 2 Gelflings – Jen & Kira (with Fizzgig!) 2 Skeksis – skek Sil the Chamberlain & skek Ung the Garthim-Master Rules booklet – 24 pages 2′ x 2′ game board – lavishly illustrated with inspiring new artwork featuring all the legendary places from the movie including Aughra’s Observatory the Valley of the Stones & the Crystal Castle 25 World cards 9 Mystic cards 7 Skeksis cards & 15 Minion cards Over 20 game tokens 6 polyhedral dice (D4 D6 D8 D10 D12 D20) 4 character sheets & 4 Special Ability cards Cardboard st&-ups & bases 4 Garthim 1 Slave Podlings 1 Gourmand Skeksis & 1 Slave-Master Skeksis 1 Orrery turn track (top & bottom with plastic connector) ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play On another planet in the distant past a Gelfling embarks on a quest to find the missing shard of a magical crystal & so restore order to his world ...