On 11 March 2011, a massive earthquake sent a 120-foot-high tsunami smashing into the coast of north-east Japan. By the time the sea retreated, more than 18, 000 people had been crushed, burned to death, or drowned. It was Japan`s greatest single loss of life since the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. It set off a national crisis, & the meltdown of a nuclear power plant. & even after the immediate emergency had abated, the trauma of the disaster continued to express itself in bizarre & mysterious ways. Richard Lloyd Parry, an award-winning foreign correspondent, lived through the earthquake in Tokyo, & spent six years reporting from the disaster zone. There he encountered stories of ghosts & hauntings. He met a priest who performed exorcisms on people possessed by the spirits of the dead. & he found himself drawn back again & again to a village which had suffered the greatest loss of all, a community tormented by unbearable mysteries of its own. What really happened to the local children as they waited in the school playground in the moments before the tsunami? Why did their teachers not evacuate them to safety? And why was the unbearable truth being so stubbornly covered up? Ghosts of the Tsunami is a classic of literary non-fiction, a heart-breaking & intimate account of an epic tragedy, told through the personal accounts of those who lived through it. It tells the story of how a nation faced a catastrophe, & the bleak struggle to find consolation in the ruins. ...

Germany`s Baltic coast. A place of escape, of carefree summer holidays, of spa towns & health retreats. A place where some of the darkest stories of 20th Century German history played out. Inspired by his wife`s collection of family photographs from the 1930s & her memories of growing up on the Baltic coast in the GDR, Paul Scraton set out to walk from Lu beck to the Polish border on the island of Usedom, an area central to the mythology of a nation & bearing the heavy legacy of trauma. Exploring a world of socialist summer camps, Hanseatic trading towns long past their heyday & former shing villages surrendered to tourism, Ghosts on the Shore unearths the stories, folklore & contradictions of the coast, where politics, history & personal memory merge to create a nuanced portrait of place. ...

REISSUED AS A SCEPTRE 30TH CLASSIC, with a new afterword by the author. Winner of the Mail on Sunday/ John Llewellyn Rhys Prize. A magnificent achievement & an engrossing experience, David Mitchell`s first novel announced the arrival of one of the most exciting writers of the twenty-first century. An apocalyptic cult member carries out a gas attack on a rush-hour metro, but what links him to a jazz buff in downtown Tokyo? Or to a Mongolian gangster, a woman on a holy mountain who talks to a tree, & a late night New York DJ? Set at the fugitive edges of Asia & Europe, Ghostwritten weaves together a host of characters, their interconnected destinies determined by the inescapable forces of cause & effect. ...

Includes: THE THREE BEST GHOST STORIES EVER Everyone knows someone who has seen a ghost
- Who among us, lying in bed

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Giant Dinosaurs is jam-packed with novelty & features popular dinosaurs such as Tyrannosaurus, Stegosaurus & Diplodocus. Find out how much meat Tyrannosaurus ate in one go, why Stegosaurus had plates on its back, how Diplodocus used its tail & much, much more! Pairing bold, colourful scenes from illustrator Naray Yoon with rhyming text & a page full of further information, this is the perfect novelty book for children just starting to find out more about the world around them. With amazing, funny facts, bright infographics & a mixture of novelties that

Includes:: 30 flaps, Giant Dinosaurs is accessible & visual, with all facts checked by Barbara Taylor, a former Science Editor at London`s Natural History Museum. Discover more of the First Facts & Flaps series with Amazing Animals

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Giant Hugg-a-Planet is a HUGE soft, huggable 60cm (24) globe made from fibre-filled, sturdy cotton. This super-sized globe clearly depicts over 600 place names of the Earth in fantastic detail, allowing children of all ages to not only hug a planet, but learn about it as they play. Children will love to play with this brightly coloured ball
- & once worn out by playing with the world they can cuddle up next to it. As for those power hungry adults among us, hankering after world domination, with Hugg-a-Planet, you really can have the whole world in your hands. Build up a huggable solar system with the Hugg-a-Mars & Hugg-a-Moon also available!
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A rollicking, swashbuckling adventure, full of cheeky humour! From the creators of Rudey`s Windy Christmas. Jake, the new cabin boy, isn`t brave like the rest of the crew on the pirate ship; he can`t even climb the rigging & he still sleeps with a teddy! So how ever will he scare away the enemy pirates who have caught his shipmates, Captain Fish Breath Fred, Snot Nose Ned & Butt Beard Bob? If only Jake could make an ear-splitting noise like the legendary sea monster, Giant Jelly Jaws... Perhaps an extra-fizzy drink might help? A beautifully illustrated, laugh-out-loud rhyming text
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In Punta Arenas, Chile, in November 1998, Karl Bushby set out on one of the most remarkable journeys of modern times. His plan is as simple as it is extraordinary: to walk up the Americas, across the Bering Strait, through Asia, Russia & Europe, back through the Channel Tunnel & returning to Britain in 2011. It is a journey of remarkable endurance -- 20 miles a day, 3, 000 miles a year, 36, 000 miles in total. By the time Karl returns, he will have crossed four continents, twenty-five countries, a frozen sea, six deserts & seven mountain ranges. But more than that, unlike other similar expeditions, Karl is attempting it single-handed: no huge support teams, no large sponsorship deals, this is the inspiring true story of a man facing remarkable odds -- & winning. ...

The Giant World Map Puzzle is a fun & informative interlocking jigsaw made up of 60 foam mat pieces. When completed, the puzzle illustrates a clear & colourful map of the world featuring world flags, time zones, & charming illustrations. The Giant World Map Puzzle provides an exciting way for children to learn the geography of the world, making an excellent teaching aid for both the classroom & the home. This puzzle is also a great way to protect expensive/hard floors by creating a play area that is safe for all ages. Made from 100% EVA foam with heat transfer printing, the Giant Map World Puzzle is non-toxic, odourless, hypoallergenic, & can be washed with soap & water. This is a great present, for a little person! ...