Only one woman can stop the world from descending into endless war in the thrilling new series in the world of the Gas-Lit Empire The year is 2012 The nations of the world are bound together in an alliance of collective security overseen by the International Patent Office & its ruthless stranglehold on technology When airships start disappearing in the middle of the Atlantic the Patent Office is desperate to discover what has happened Forbidden to operate beyond the territorial waters of member nations they send spies to investigate in secret One of those spies is Elizabeth Barnabus She must overcome her dislike of the controlling Patent Office disguise herself as a man & take to the sea in search of the floating nation of pirates who threaten the world order File Under Fantasy A Lost Airship On the Sargasso Stowaway Bay The Crow Queen ...

One day in 2005 while searching for food nine-year-old Ugandan Phiona Mutesi followed her brother to a dusty veranda where she met Robert Katende Katende a war refugee turned missionary had an improbable dream to empower kids in the Katwe slum through chess
- a game so foreign there is no word for it in their native language Laying a chess-board in the dirt Robert began to teach At first children came for a free bowl of porridge but many grew to love the game that
- like their daily lives
- requires persevering against great obstacles Of these kids one girl stood out as an immense talent Phiona By the age of eleven Phiona was her country's junior champion & at fifteen the national champion Now a Woman Candidate Master
- the first female titled player in her country's history
- Phiona dreams of becoming a Grandmaster the most elite level in chess But to reach that goal she must grapple with everyday life in one of the world's most unstable coun-tries The Queen of Katwe is a remarkable & inspirational book that shows how ' Phiona's story transcends the limitations of the chessboard' (Robert Hess US Grandmaster)




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The Queen of Spades & Selected Works is a brand new English translation of two of Alexander Pushkin's greatest short stories ' The Queen of Spades' & ' The Stationmaster' together with the poem ' The Bronze Horseman' extracts from Yevgeny Onegin & Boris Godunov & a selection of his poetic work' The Queen of Spades' (' Pikovaya dama') originally published in Russian in 1834 is one of the most famous tales in Russian literature & inspired the eponymous opera by Tchaikovsky; in ' The Stationmaster' (' Stantsionnyy smotritel'') originally published in Russian in The Tales of the Late Ivan Petrovich Belkin (Povesti pokoynogo Ivana Petrovicha Belkina) in 1830 he reworks the parable of the Prodigal Son; the hugely entertaining ' Tsar Nikita & his Forty Daughters' is a bawdier early poem; & the deeply moving narrative poem ' The Bronze Horseman' inspired by a St Petersburg statue of Peter the Great is one of his most influential works The volume also

Includes:: a selection of his best lyric poetry Translated by Anthony Briggs The Queen of Spades & Selected Works is the perfect introduction to Alexander Pushkin's finest work Contents' The Queen of Spades'' The Stationmaster' Extract from Boris Godunov Extract from Mozart & Salieri' The Bronze Horseman'' Tsar Nikita & His Forty Daughters' Extract from Yevgeny Onegin Fourteen lyric poems Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin ranks as one of Russia's greatest writers Born in 1799 he published his first poem when he was a teenager & attained fame in 1820 with his first long poem Ruslan & Lyudmila In the late 1820s he found himself the target of government censors unable to travel or publish at will; during this time he wrote his most famous play Boris Godunov & Yevgeny Onegin (published 1825-1832) ' The Queen of Spades' his most famous prose work was published in 1834; his best-known poem ' The Bronze Horseman' appeared after his death (from a wound sustained in a duel) in 1837 Anthony Briggs is one of the world's leading authorities on the work of Pushkin author of Alexander Pushkin A Critical Study & editor of Alexander Pushkin A Celebration of Russia's Best-Loved Writer He is also an acclaimed translator from the Russian whose translations include War & Peace The Death of Ivan Ilyich & Resurrection by Leo Tolstoy

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Eliza Peabody is one of those dangerously blameless women who believe they have God in their pocket She is a modern-day Florence Nightingale always up at the Hospice or the Wives' club; she is too enthusiastic; she talks too much Her concern for the welfare of her wealthy south London neighbours even extends to ingenuous well-meaning notes of unsolicited advice under the door It is just such a one-sided correspondence that heralds Eliza's undoing Did her letter have something to do with Joan's abrupt disappearance from number forty-one? What to make of the long absences of her husband & Joan's & of the two men's new inseparable friendship? & why will no one else on Rathbone Road speak of Joan? As Eliza's own life seems to disintegrate she finds that despite the pity & embarrassment with which her neighbours greet her she is at last being drawn into their lives
- although not in the way she had once fantasised about This is a sharp poignant & wickedly funny tale of love heartache & disillusionment
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Kelsea Glynn is the sole heir to the throne of Tearling but has been raised in secret after her mother
- a monarch as vain as she
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Since his arrival at Buckingham palace Rex lives a life of luxury Top dog he has superseded his three fellow Corgis in Her Majesty&s heart His arrogance can be quite irritating When he causes a diplomatic incident during an official dinner with the President of the United States he falls into disgrace Betrayed by one of his peers Rex becomes a stray dog in the streets of London How can he redeem himself? In love he will find the resources to surpass himself in the face of great danger Actors Jack Whitehall Ray Winstone Julie Walters Sheridan Smith Matt Lucas Directors Ben Stassen Vincent Kesteloot Format PAL Blu-ray Language English Region Region B2 Aspect Ratio Unknown Number of discs 1 ...

Follow the Queen & her loyal astronauts on a lightning tour through space in this hilarious picture book story From the award-winning creator of The Queen's Hat 32 pages full colour throughout Antony Steve ...

' Having been asked many times if he could recommend a definitive guide to use of our glorious language & not satisfied that the right book existed Lamb wrote it himself'
- Yorkshire Post Written by the President of the Queen's English Society & covering all of the basics this clear & practical guide will teach anyone how to write & use English correctly What is good English & why do we need it? The Queen's English shows how the English language used properly has great power to instruct move & entertain people but used incorrectly can lead to a lack of clarity & confusion This book informs in a light-hearted way reminding readers how to use the basics of grammar punctuation & spelling as well as further teaching them new tips & tricks of style rhetoric vocabulary & the use of foreign phrases to give their writing & speech a stylish & impressive flair The book also shows the perils of using language incorrectly offering extremely (if unintentionally) humorous examples of where bad English can cause one thing to mean something entirely different! Authoritative yet entertaining & illustrated with pithy drawings this is the ideal book for anyone who strives for clear stylish & accurate communication
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A stunning novel set in the Tudor court from the Sunday Times No 1 bestseller Philippa Gregory I would have been a fool indeed ...

With a Jon Klassen appeal Steve Antony is the one to watch A naughty swan steals the Queen's handbag so naturally the Queen races after it She follows it all around the United Kingdom in various modes of transport including an Aston Martin car a motorbike a Red Arrow plane a speedboat a train & a horse Taking in sights such as Stonehenge Snowdonia Giants Causeway Edinburgh Castle Oxford & then arriving back in London this chase

Includes:: the Queen's butler & an awful lot of policemen A witty & stylish celebration of the United Kingdom & the Queen Praise for The Queen's Hat ' This is a wonderful romp of a read that's a great introduction to London royalty & all that makes Britain great'
- Sun' this picture book is hard to beat for its sweet simplicity & charming monochromatic drawings'
- The Times



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