Agu is just a boy when war arrives at his village. His mother & sister are rescued by the UN, while he & his father remain to fight the rebels. ` Run!` shouts his father when the rebels arrive. & Agu does run. Straight into the rebels` path. In a vivid, sparkling voice, Agu tells the story of what happens to him next. His story is shocking & painful, & completely unforgettable. Beasts of No Nation gives us an extraordinary portrait of the chaos & violence of war. It is a gripping & remarkable debut. ...

Seventh book in the fun & funny Greek mythology BEASTS OF OLYMPUS series. The Greek gods & goddesses meet the Norse gods in this beastly mythical mash-up. Demon must travel to Asgard, to help save Odin`s boar, Goldbristle
- without his shining light, nothing can grow & all of Asgard will wither & die. But nothing Demon does has any effect, & Asgard is a strange place
- he must contend with Fafnir the ice dragon, ravenous & dangerous Fenrir the wolf &, worst of all, the treacherous trickster god Loki, who is determined to cause mischief. With the help of Ratatosk, a giant squirrel, & Thrud, the daughter of Thor, Demon tries his best to fulfil his quest before Odin decides to freeze him into an icicle & use him for spear practice...

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Eighth book in the Greek mythology BEASTS OF OLYMPUS series. Artemis, goddess of the hunt, has a unicorn emergency... Artemis, goddess of the hunt, has a unicorn emergency
- something is sickening her wonderful wild herd, & if Demon, Official Beastkeeper to Olympus, can`t save them, they`ll become extinct. There`s just one teeny tiny snag: unicorns HATE boys. So Demon finds himself disguised as a girl, & desperately trying to discover what`s happening to make them so sick. If he can`t find a cure, Artemis will feed him to her hounds! With a little help from his friends on Olympus, & the magic medicine box, Demon sets off to harness the power of moonlight & the stars to find a solution...
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Beasts Royal is the second book written by Patrick O` Brian
- made available, at last, for the first time since the 1930s & elegantly
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Beasts Royal is the second book written by Patrick O` Brian
- made available, at last, for the first time since the 1930s & elegantly
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A companion to our guides to San Francisco & New York, Beat Atlas: A Guide to the Beat Generation in America is a state-by-state

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Map No. 1208, Beatenberg, in the topographic survey of Switzerland at 1:25, 000 from Bundesamt für Landestopographie (swisstopo), covering the whole country on 247 small format sheets, with special larger maps published for popular regions including some titles now available in hiking versions. Highly regarded for their superb use of graphic relief & hill shading, the maps give an almost 3-D picture of Switzerland`s mountainous terrain. Contours are at 10 m intervals, with 20m intervals in the mountainous areas. All the maps have a 1-km grid for Swiss national coordinates (datum CH 1903). * Small format sheets (Nos. 1011
- 1374)* Map legend in the language of the area covered by the map. Additional margin ticks show latitude & longitude in steps of 2`. The area covered by each map is 17 x 12 km (11 x 7 miles approx). * Special larger sheets (Nos. from 2501 onwards) – STANDARD editions:* No map legend is included but a separate leaflet can be provided instead. The area covered by each map is 25 x 17 km (15 x 11 miles approx).* Special larger sheets (Nos. from 2501 onwards) – HIKING editions:* An overprint highlights hiking, mountain & alpine paths, including regional & national long-distance trails. The maps also show bus routes with bus stops, plus inns in remote locations. The area covered by each map is 25 x 17 km (15 x 11 miles approx).
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WINNER OF THE GOLDSMITHS PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS ” John is so many miles from love now & home. This is the story of his strangest trip.” A novel of family, ghosts, love, music & the quest for truth, Beatlebone recounts a wild journey through the west of Ireland in 1978. At its helm is John, a maddened genius fleeing fame & seeking peace. With his deadpan Irish driver, Cornelius, at his side, John is hellbent on reaching the Island of Dorinish, an assignment he arranged ten years before. Lyrical, freewheeling, quixotic & fun, Beatlebone is a sad & beautiful comedy. ...

This is the story of an extraordinary journey undertaken by a man named Henry. It begins with a mysterious parcel. It ends in a place that will make you think again about one of the most significant events of the twentieth century. It also involves a howler monkey, a donkey, an enigmatic taxidermist, & a dog named Erasmus. Once you have finished reading it, it is impossible to forget. ...

This is a perfect gift to introduce children to the world of Beatrix Potter, ” The Complete Tales” is a timeless & classic essential for any nursery shelf. This complete & unabridged collection contains all 23 of Beatrix Potter`s tales in one deluxe volume with all their original illustrations. The tales are arranged in the order in which they were first published & a section at the end of the book contains four additional works by Beatrix Potter that were not published in her own lifetime. The stories inside are: ” The Tale of Peter Rabbit”, ” The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin”, ” The Tailor of Gloucester”, ” The Tale of Benjamin Bunny”, ” The Tale of Two Bad Mice”, ” The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle”, ” The Tale of The Pie & The Patty-Pan”, ” The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher”, ” The Story of A Fierce Bad Rabbit”, ” The Story of Miss Moppet”, ” The Tale of Tom Kitten”, ” The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck”, ” The Tale of Samuel Whiskers”, ” The Tale of The Flopsy Bunnies”, ” The Tale of Ginger & Pickles”, ” The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse”, ” The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes”, ” The Tale of Mr. Tod”, ” The Tale of Pigling Bland”, ” Appley Dapply`s Nursery Rhymes”, ” The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse”, ” Cecily Parsley`s Nursery Rhymes”, ” The Tale of Little Pig Robinson”, ” Three Little Mice”, ” The Sly Old Cat”, ” The Fox & the Stork” & ” The Rabbit`s Christmas Party”. ...