The second in a three-volume collection of the legendary John Grimes books! If space travel is going to be anything like sailing the oceans then A Bertram Chandler has surely caught its absolute essence in his Grimes novels Here it is the entire John Grimes
- Far Traveller Courier" saga collected in one volume These are the tales of John Grimes& action-packed merchantman & courier years After moving on from the Terran Navy Grimes tries his hand at leading a private life & finds he likes being his own man The only problem is his ship The Far Traveller has a (very stubborn & very feminine) mind of its own
- & a penchant for getting Grimes into the worse sort of interplanetary pickles

Includes:: The Far Traveller (with the classic John Grimes stories that started it all) Star Courier To Keep the Ship Matilda Stepchildren Star Loot The Anarch Lords The Last Amazon & The Wild Ones



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NEW STATESMAN BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2017 Most politicians write autobiographies to 'set the record straight' & provide retrospective justification for their careers That is not the case with this book ' It occurred to me that to track down myself would enable me to discuss an issue that had begun to intrigue me namely the relationship between politics & identity the things that had shaped me & whether & how they had come to reflect my life & opinions As I wrote the question of identity moved from the wings to centre stage & roiled politics & nations on both sides of the Atlantic'' Who am I? Who are we?' Chris Patten's career has taken him from the outer London suburbs to the House of Commons a seat in the Cabinet last Governor of Hong Kong Chairman of the BBC & Chancellor of Oxford University About all of these he is enlightening & entertaining He has unexpected & telling things to say about each of the three Prime Ministers for whom he worked
- Edward Heath Margaret Thatcher & John Major But his political heroes
- Baldwin Macmillan Butler
- came from an earlier time he is proud to be 'wet' & reckons all his paladins were pretty damp themselves But more Patten uses each phase of his life as a spur to reflect upon its contemporary situation
- education America conservatism Ireland China Europe & finally the question of links between violence & religion Unlike one No 10 press secretary Patten definitely 'does God' At the end the reader has an impression of someone who knows himself as well as any of us can & who continues to think passionately & intelligently about the world around him Wise funny & opinionated First Confession is a different sort of memoir a meditation on personal & political identity which in an age of simplification reminds us of the complexities of both



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Track Listing Disc 1 Stevie Wonder
- For Once in My Life Diana Ross
- Ain&t No Mountain High Enough The Supremes
- Baby Love


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Based on Channel 4&s hit show First Dates this game is loosely based on the TV programme The game splits players into fictional first dates in a restaurant They are then faced with some very awkward questions which get increasingly risque as the fictional meal moves from starter to dessert Other players are eavesdropping & voting on the outcomes These are not comforable first dates but they are very very entertaining Ages 17 Players 4-10 Playing time 20 minutes ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The girl who always stood out is finally getting the chance to fit in Samantha Mackenzie (Katie Holmes) has fame & glamour but she just wants what every college freshman wants the opportunity to experience the world away from home & most importantly away from her parents She just wants to be treated like anyone else To be normal But it&s not going to be easy because Sam&s home address is 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue & her dad is John Mackenzie (Michael Keaton) the President of the United States Now living thousands of miles away from the White House Sam hopes that being out on her own means she&ll be free of the constraints of being the First Daughter But everywhere she turns there&s a Secret Service agent at the ready & her fellow freshmen won&t let her stop being the most famous student in the country ...

Listen can you hear it? There&s a creepy noise & Welcome!& smiles Mr Bones & Meet the spooky girls & boys& At Skeleton School they howl in assembly fly broomsticks in the library & learn how to float through walls! Join in the fun with this comic caper from a bestselling authorillustrator of Calm Down Boris Mr Pusskins & First Day at Bug School
- it&s perfect for back to school & Halloween
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Help your child meet their favourite dinosaurs face-to-face with First Dinosaur Encyclopedia They'll discover where dinosaurs came from how they lived & what happened to them as well as interesting facts like which was the tallest dinosaur & who laid the largest dinosaur egg From unearthing fossils to well-known dinosaurs like Velociraptor & Tyrannosaurus rex kids will love getting their teeth into this exciting encyclopedia Perfect for homework or just for fun let your child take a stomp into the prehistoric world! ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Sir David Attenborough presents this fascinating look at the landscape wildlife & plants of the Mediterranean region charting the area from its first settlers right through to the cityscapes of today Attenborough looks at man&s attitude towards nature from the rise of ancient Egypt to the fall of the Roman Empire the transformation of the lands around the Mediterranean due to human migration wars & the growth of trade in medieval times the discovery of the New World & how the cutting of the Suez Canal introduced new species to the area ...

This is a fantastic new edition of this bright & lively encyclopedia introducing young readers to the wonders of the animal world Filled with information on mammals birds reptiles creepy-crawlies & waterlife this book answers such questions as ' Which animal has a tongue as long as its body?'; ' How does a whale breath?'; ' How does a snake see in the dark?'; & ' Why do zebras have stripes?' Simple text amazing photographs detailed illustrations & a selection of exciting recommended websites make the subject easy to understand ...

This is a thrilling introduction to prehistoric times It has fabulous illustrations & clear simple text It is an ideal reference book for school projects It features a glossary index & facts & records It presents internet-links to amazing websites What was the biggest dinosaur? When was the ice age? Why did the dinosaurs die out? Find out in this lavish & lively book Simple text beautiful illustrations stunning photographs of dinosaur models & links to exciting recommended websites introduce young readers to the wonder of the prehistoric world ...