Away at Christmas is a collection of stories of human endeavour drawn from the journals of famous explorers who have spent Christmas day in far flung places. Covering the period from 1492 to the present day, the book describes where & how each explorer spent the Christmas festival, often against the odds, & what became of them & their parties after the season of good will ended.A foreword is supplied by Sir Ranulph Fiennes & extracts from the journals of Columbus, Cook, Darwin, Nansen, Stanley & Livingtone, Shackleton, Eric Newby & Ellen Mac Arthur are included alongside writings from many other well-known names. ...

It`s 1979 & in Birkenhead smack & Maggie Thatcher are still less of an issue than Lois jeans & Adidas Forest Hills training shoes. For Paul Carty, 19, & his mystical, Joy Division-loving mate Elvis, life revolves around The Pack, a mob of violent Tranmere Rovers supporters. Carty & Elvis travel the Northern wastelands, always by train, causing mayhem in the `woollyback` strongholds of Halifax, Crewe & Chesterfield. For most of the mob, The Pack is their reason for living. But Elvis, who loves Ezra Pound, & Carty, still getting over the death of his mother, are starting to get bored of it all. The question is: will the Pack let them go? & can they get by without each other? ...

Want to know the who/what/where of the coolest things on the planet? Check out the Top 8 lists in the latest Awesome 8! This lively book features 50 different topics with dazzling photo, such as the 8 most awesome Monster Fish, Dressed Up Dogs, Supersize Sculptures, Rad Replicas, Coolest Pools, Serious Stadium Snacks, Thrilling Theatres, Dazzling but Deadly, Hair Through History, Volcanoes We Lava, & so much more. It`s so graphically stupendous, you truly have to see it to believe it! ...

Curious kids who want to know the who/what/where of the coolest things on the planet will welcome this first book in an awesome new National Geographic Kids series. Every turn of the page presents a different theme & counts down the greatest of the great top 8 of its kind. For example: The Awesome 8 Coolest Coasters, Haughtiest Hotels, Wicked Water Slides, Perilous Predators, Remarkable Ruins, Weirdest Wonders, Swankiest Subways, & anything else you can imagine. It`s truly something you have to see to believe--which is why the entire list appears in photographs, layered with fun facts & insightful stories. ...

From number one bestselling author David Walliams comes another heartfelt but hilarious hoot of an adventure Stella Saxby is the sole heir to Saxby Hall. But awful Aunt Alberta & her giant owl will stop at nothing to get it from her. Luckily Stella has a secret
- & slightly spooky
- weapon up her sleeve...

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All the family will love playing these three classic card games: Go Fish, Cheat & Old Maid beautifully illustrated with images from David Walliams` best-selling books, Ratburger, Gansgsta Granny & Awful Auntie. Contains: 52 cards featuring illustrations by Tony Ross ...

Step back to an awfully ancient time when pharaohs were phoul, servants suffered & everyone believed in an awesome afterlife. Discover the dire details of mummy-making, the truth about Tutankhamun & his creepy curse & find out why people worshipped a dung beetle. With a bold, accessible new look, these bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary fans. Revised by the author to make Horrible Histories more accessible to young readers. 2013 is HORRIBLE HISTORIES twentieth anniversary. ...

Young Bond & James Bond meet Alex Rider & Cherub in this brilliantly written, fast-paced spy action thriller. All credibly delivered from somebody who knows all about counter-intelligence... Kieron & his friend Sam are shocked to see a man kidnapped in a Newcastle shopping centre right in front of their eyes. The boys quickly realise that the kidnapped man left something behind in the scuffle
- an earpiece & glasses. Kieron puts them on & realises he can see not what is front of him, but a busy, tourist city, somewhere very hot
- in Mumbai... Kieron has accidentally stumbled upon the undercover world of Rebecca ` Bex` Wilson
- a freelance agent working for the British Secret Intelligence Service. & without her handler Bradley (the man who was kidnapped), Bex is in trouble. She doesn`t know who of her usual contacts she can trust, & like it or not, she is going to have to use teenage Kieron to get her out of danger. Before Kieron & Sam know it, they are part of a mission to stop a weapon of mass destruction from falling into the wrong hands... High-octane action & fast-paced adventure
- guaranteed.



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Topographic survey of France at 1:25, 000 in IGN`s excellent TOP25 / Série Bleue series. All the maps are GPS compatible, with a 1km UTM grid plus latitude & longitude lines at 5’ intervals. Contours are at 5m intervals except for mountainous areas where the maps have contours at 10m intervals, vividly enhanced by hill shading & graphics for rocky terrain. Colouring with graphics indicates different types of vegetation or land use (deciduous or coniferous forests, moors, orchards, vineyards, etc). PLEASE NOTE: coverage of France at this scale is currently being revised – the format & the presentation of each title are indicated by the letters at the end of its Sheet Reference number (e.g. 0416ET, 3531ETR, 1923SB, etc.)MAPS WITH FULL TOURIST OVERPRINT & AN ENGLISH MAP LEGEND: all TOP25 maps & the SB editions of Série Bleue have an overprint highlighting waymarked walking trails including long-distance GR routes &, where appropriate, ski routes. Symbols indicate campsites, gîtes d’etape, refuges, equestrian centres & other recreational facilities or sites, tourist information centres, cultural heritage, etc. Towns & locations of particular interest are highlighted.- ET or OT = single-sided TOP25 map covering approx. 29x 21 km / 18x 13 miles.- ETR or OTR = waterproof & tear resistant TOP25 map covering the same area as the corresponding ET or OT number, but double-sided, printed on a smaller size sheet with a good overlap between the sides.- SB = Série Bleue map with full tourist overprint; these maps, first introduced in summer 2014, each cover approx. 29x 24km / 18x 15 miles.SÉRIE BLEUE maps with numbers ending in E (Est) or O (Ouest): most editions now indicate the GR routes, but do not show any other tourist information. Map legend is in French only. Each map covers approx. 14x 20km / 9x 12 miles. ...

Topographic survey of France at 1:25, 000 in IGN`s excellent TOP25 / Série Bleue series. All the maps are GPS compatible, with a 1km UTM grid plus latitude & longitude lines at 5’ intervals. Contours are at 5m intervals except for mountainous areas where the maps have contours at 10m intervals, vividly enhanced by hill shading & graphics for rocky terrain. Colouring with graphics indicates different types of vegetation or land use (deciduous or coniferous forests, moors, orchards, vineyards, etc). PLEASE NOTE: coverage of France at this scale is currently being revised – the format & the presentation of each title are indicated by the letters at the end of its Sheet Reference number (e.g. 0416ET, 3531ETR, 1923SB, etc.)MAPS WITH FULL TOURIST OVERPRINT & AN ENGLISH MAP LEGEND: all TOP25 maps & the SB editions of Série Bleue have an overprint highlighting waymarked walking trails including long-distance GR routes &, where appropriate, ski routes. Symbols indicate campsites, gîtes d’etape, refuges, equestrian centres & other recreational facilities or sites, tourist information centres, cultural heritage, etc. Towns & locations of particular interest are highlighted.- ET or OT = single-sided TOP25 map covering approx. 29x 21 km / 18x 13 miles.- ETR or OTR = waterproof & tear resistant TOP25 map covering the same area as the corresponding ET or OT number, but double-sided, printed on a smaller size sheet with a good overlap between the sides.- SB = Série Bleue map with full tourist overprint; these maps, first introduced in summer 2014, each cover approx. 29x 24km / 18x 15 miles.SÉRIE BLEUE maps with numbers ending in E (Est) or O (Ouest): most editions now indicate the GR routes, but do not show any other tourist information. Map legend is in French only. Each map covers approx. 14x 20km / 9x 12 miles. ...