Greed Compassion Heroism These three seemingly disparate human traitscollide explosively in this unconventional ironic action-packedadventure At the end of the Gulf War a small group of American soldiersplots to steal a huge cache of gold reputedly hidden somewhere neartheir Iraqi desert base After finding a map that they believe will leadthem to the treasure the men embark on a treacherous journey filledwith unexpected events--a trip that dramatically forces them to confronttheir fears & flaws while drastically altering their lives forever ...

Bring a touch of golden elegance to any home with this sophisticated metal leaf ornament made from iron with a gold paint effect to the leaves Measurements 9 x 51 x 24cm ...

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Once Upon A Time Can you help the Three Little Piggies build their houses? You can make it so that the piggies can play outside of them? When the wolf arrives you can help them to hide safely? Three Little Piggies is a perfect game for stimulating the minds of little ones The game

Includes:: 3 large easy to handle puzzle pieces that will intrigue children for the possibility of hiding the piggies inside The game

Includes:: a booklet with 48 different challenges 24 with the Wolf & 24 without Wolf Every challenge proposes a way of placing the piggies on the board Materials which are pleasant to the touch & a book illustrated with the fairy tale of the three little piggies complete this fun game The book also contains the solutions Smart Games is the worldwide leader in multi-level logic-based family fun games A fun & exciting single player brainteaser game This puzzle game is perfect for children aged 3
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I'll huff & I'll puff & I'll blow your house down! But can the little pigs get the better of the wolf in the end? This sturdy board book contains an abirdged version of the classic fairy tale & is great for sharing with the very youngest of children Enjoy Tony Ross' bright illustrations as you follow the adventures of the three little pigs & find out what happens to the wolf! ...

The classic fight between pigs & wolves as you've never seen it before! A subversive & hilarious take on the well-loved fairy tale The three little wolves erect first a solid brick house The big bad pig comes along & when huffing & puffing fails to work he uses a sledgehammer to bring the house down Next they build a home of concrete The pig demolishes it with his pneumatic drill The three little wolves choose an even stronger design next time round They erect a house made from steel barbed wire armor plates & video entry system but the pig finds a way to demolish it too It is only when the wolves construct a rather fragile house made from cherry blossoms daffodils pink roses & marigolds that the pig has a change of heart A great read for children who enjoyed The Wolf's Story by Toby Forward Kids aged 5 & up will enjoy this hilarious subversive & brilliant read aloud picture book Eugene Trivizas's text for The Three Little Wolves & the Big Bad Pig is perfectly complemented by Helen Oxenbury's watercolour illustrations Eugene Trivizas has written over 100 books & is the winner of more than twenty national & international prizes & awards His work has been adapted for stage screen & radio Helen Oxenbury's warm & witty illustrations have charmed children & adults alike for many years Her version of Alice in Wonderland published by Walker Books won the 2001 Kate Greenaway Award which she first won in 1969 for The Quangle Wangle's Hat She has also won the Smarties Book Prize three times ...

USA Today bestselling author Jenny Holiday gives us the next book in her fun & flirty Bridesmaids Behaving Badly contemporary romance series 368 pages Holiday Jenny ...

Harper Collins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved essential classics Melanctha Herbert was always seeking rest & quiet & always she could only find new ways to be in trouble' In Bridgepoint USA people get trapped into lives they didn't choose without means of escape Anna a sweet but intimidating German housemaid; Melanctha a troubled young woman whose passion threatens to tear her apart; & Lena a timid girl bullied into work & marriage In this ground-breaking collection Stein depicts the interior lives of these women struggling to find happiness in an unkind world Gertrude Stein was a pioneering figurehead of Modernism & a mentor to writers like Ernest Hemingway & F Scott Fitzgerald Written in 1909 Three Lives captures the artistic styles of Picasso Cezanne & Matisse & uses them to create heart-breaking portraits of working-class women ...

Lope de Vega (1562-1635) widely regarded as the architect of the drama of the Spanish Golden Age was known by his contemporaries as the 'monster of Nature' on account of his creativity as a playwright Claiming to have written more than a thousand plays he created plots & characters notable for their energy inventiveness & dramatic power & which in contrast to French classical drama combine the serious & the comic in their desire to imitate life Fuente Ovejuna based on Spanish history & revealing how tyranny leads to rebelliion is perhaps his best-known play The Knight from Olmedo is a moving dramatization of impetuous & youthful passion which ends in death Punishment without Revenge Lope's most powerful tragedy centres on the illicit relationship of a young wife with her stepson & the revenge of a dishonoured husband These three plays grouped here in translations which are faithful to the original Spanish vivid & intended for performance embody the very best of Lope's dramatic art ABOUT THE SERIES For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more ...

Two features & Three Men & A Baby& tells of three carefree & self indulgent bachelors who find their designer lives turned upside down with the arrival of a baby girl on their penthouse doorstep Chaos ensues as they all slowly come to terms with fatherhood & the nightmare of feeding bathing & clothing the tiny cherub & Three Men & A Little Baby& is the sequel & follows the three fathers to England to find five-year-old Mary & her mother ...