Legendary explorer Percy Fawcett marched deep into the Amazon in search of El Dorado He was never seen again Your team has gone in search of him but now you hope to escape the jungle with the greatest treasure of all--your life Make the best of your food your ammunition & your health as you plunge deep into the jungle Choose your path carefully to ensure you&re ready for the pitfalls which may occur Play solo or co-operatively to survive the expedition or play in teams to see which group can escape the jungle first From award-winning designer Peer Sylvester & acclaimed artist Garen Ewing The Lost Expedition is a game of hard choices on the road to El Dorado Number of players 1-5 Ages 14 Playing Time 30-50 minutes Components 6 Character cards 9 Jungle cards 56 Adventure cards 2 Reference cards 2 Playing pieces 24 Health tokens 24 Food tokens 12 Ammo tokens 2 Expedition leader tokens ...

Explorers have been returning from the Amazon with extraordinary tales – conquistadors withered with age marching through the rainforest unidentified beasts stalking expeditions & an ominous mountain that is said to be more perilous than the jungle itself! Only the most reckless adventurers would ignore these warnings but even they might find that they need some help The Fountain of Youth & Other Adventures contains four new expansions for The Lost Expedition which can be added separately or combined to provide a host of new challenges for your intrepid explorers Number of Players 1-5 Ages 14 Playing Time 30-50 minutes Components 4 Character cards 18 Adventure cards 10 Expedition cards ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play In a world of jungles deserts & primeval wetlands that have obliterated civilization the post-apocalyptic survivors are fighting to survive When one of the last settlements gets attacked by genetically mutating beasts & a mysterious disease spreads a group of warriors set out to find other humans in a desperate attempt to save the human race ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The gardens of Heligan in Cornwall were a thriving paradise until the First World War killed most of the gardening staff & the grounds fell into decay The 1990s saw archaeologist Tim Smith set about restoring them to their former glory his efforts described by The Times as &the garden restoration of the century& This video based on the Channel Four series charts the development of the garden over a 12 month cycle Certificate Exempt from Classification Languages English Duration 1 hour & 30 minutes (approx) ...

What if you were trapped between two cultures? Life is tough in 1870s Wyoming But it's tougher still when you're a girl who looks Chinese but speaks like an American Orphaned as a baby & taken in by an American family Charity Walker knows this only too well The mounting tensions between the new Chinese immigrants & the locals in the mining town of Carter see her shunned by both communities When Charity's one friend Joe leaves town she finds herself isolated However in his absence a new friendship with the only other Chinese girl in Carter makes her feel like she finally belongs somewhere But for a lost girl like Charity finding a place to call home was never going to be that easy ...

The Number one bestselling title in this new spin-off series from Percy Jackson creator Rick Riordan OLD ENEMIES AWAKEN AS CAMP HALF-BLOOD'S NEW ARRIVALS PREPARE FOR WAR When Jason Piper & Leo crash land at Camp Half-Blood they have no idea what to expect Apparently this is the only safe place for children of the Greek Gods
- despite the monsters roaming the woods & demigods practising archery with flaming arrows & explosives But rumours of a terrible curse
- & a missing hero
- are flying around camp It seems Jason Piper & Leo are the chosen ones to embark on a terrifying new quest which they must complete by the winter solstice In just four days time Can the trio succeed on this deadly mission
- & what must they sacrifice in order to survive?



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OLD ENEMIES AWAKEN AS CAMP HALF-BLOOD'S NEW ARRIVALS PREPARE FOR WAR When Jason Piper & Leo crash land at Camp Half-Blood they have no idea what to expect Apparently this is the only safe place for children of the Greek Gods
- despite the monsters roaming the woods & demigods practising archery with flaming arrows & explosives But rumours of a terrible curse
- & a missing hero
- are flying around camp It seems Jason Piper & Leo are the chosen ones to embark on a terrifying new quest which they must complete by the winter solstice In just four days time Can the trio succeed on this deadly mission
- & what must they sacrifice in order to survive?



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FROM THE WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATUREKatharina Blum is pretty bright hard-working & at the centre of a big city scandal when she falls in love with a young radical on the run from the police Portrayed by the city's leading newspaper as a whore a communist & an atheist she becomes the target of anonymous phone calls & sexual threats Blum's life is systematically undone by the distortions of a corrupt press concerned only with presenting the most salacious story This is a chilling & unforgettable novel from a Nobel Prize-winning writer ...

One day when she hears a knocking at her window & sees the face of a horse peering through the glass Lyra is whisked off on an unexpected adventure This inspiring picture book is a celebration of friendship & reminds us all that the power of dreaming means we'll never be alone for long! 32 pages Colour illustrations throughout Nicholas Mark ...

After saving the Grand Duchy of Elffinberg from the jaws of a dragon in The Last Duchess Pattern has been recruited by The Silver Service Agency to help solve supernatural mysteries Pattern is dispatched undercover to the Island of Cull as a housemaid to the mysterious Lady Hawk to investigate the disappearance of a young man called Henry She quickly discovers that the Isle of Cull has some strange & magical properties including an unseasonably tropical climate & a party of house guests who seem entirely in thrall to Lady Hawk & her beautiful daughter Pattern & her new friend Nate are the only ones immune to the spell Lady Hawk has cast but as the male house guests begin to disappear one by one they find themselves in a race against time to solve the mystery of the island's magic Join Pattern on another dangerous & spellbinding adventure in The Lost Island the second Silver-Service Mystery from Laura Powell illustrated by Sarah Gibb ...