Set in Italy in the summer of 1940, this trio of stories explores the relationships between the different generations caught up in the war as well as Calvino`s own experiences as a teenager. In the title story, ” Into the War”, we are given an insight into what life was really like for those too young to be conscripted into Mussolini`s army, while in ” The Avanguardisti in Menton”, Calvino & his friends take a revealingly anti-climactic trip to the garrisoned French town of Menton, the sole Italian conquest of the early months of the conflict. The final story, ”UNPA Nights”, is a touching, comic tale of friendship in a blackout, where the narrator`s imagination wanders as he roams through the seedier parts of the darkened town instead of guarding the school buildings. ” Into the War” is Calvino at his autobiographical best, combining brilliantly recollected memory with compelling wit & perfect prose. ...

The addictive new psychological thriller from the author of The Girl on the Train, the runaway Sunday Times No. 1 bestseller & global phenomenon. In the last days before her death, Nel called her sister. Jules didn`t pick up the phone, ignoring her plea for help. Now Nel is dead. They say she jumped. & Jules has been dragged back to the one place she hoped she had escaped for good, to care for the teenage girl her sister left behind. But Jules is afraid. So afraid. Of her long-buried memories, of the old Mill House, of knowing that Nel would never have jumped. & most of all she`s afraid of the water, & the place they call the Drowning Pool... With the same propulsive writing & acute understanding of human instincts that captivated millions of readers around the world in her explosive debut thriller, The Girl on the Train, Paula Hawkins delivers an urgent, satisfying read that hinges on the stories we tell about our pasts & their power to destroy the lives we live now. ...

Just days before her sister plunged to her death, Jules ignored her call. Now Nel is dead. They say she jumped. & Jules must return to her sister`s house to care for her daughter, & to face the mystery of Nel`s death. But Jules is afraid. Of her long-buried memories, of the old Mill House, of this small town that is drowning in secrecy... & of knowing that Nel would never have jumped.*****‘ Paula Hawkins does it again! Into the Water is a moody & chilling thriller that will have you madly turning the pages. A gripping, compulsive read!’ Shari Lapena, bestselling author of The Couple Next Door‘ Fans of Paula Hawkins’ The Girl on the Train rejoice: her second novel Into the Water is even better. A brilliantly plotted & fast-paced juggernaut of a read that hurtles to a heart-stopping conclusion.’ Good Housekeeping (Book of the Month)‘A twisting whodunnit that leaves you both gratified & surprised (also the best kind)... Not just a brilliant thriller but also a furious feminist howl... ’ Stylist‘ Dark, gothic & twisty as a snake in the grass. I read it in one sitting.’ Erin Kelly, author of He Said, She Said‘ Into the Water is superb. Sinister layers, complex characters & a plot that`ll keep you guessing.’ Ali L&, author of Good Me, Bad Me ...

This is the story of Robert Falcon Scott`s Terra Nova expedition & the memorable characters, who with a band of shaggy ponies & savage dogs, followed a man they trusted into the unknown. Battling storms at sea, impenetrable pack ice, man-eating whales, crevasses, blizzards, bad food, extreme temperatures, & equal measures of hunger, agony & snow blindness, the team pushes on against all odds. But will the weather hold? Will their rations be adequate? How will they know when they get there? & who invited the Norwegians? Into the White will leave you on the edge of your seat, hoping against hope that Scott & his men just might survive their Antarctic ordeal & live to tell the tale. ...

In April 1992, Chris Mc Candless, a young man from a well-to-do family, hitchhiked to Alaska & walked alone into the wilderness. He had given all his savings to charity, abandoned his car & possessions, burnt all the money in his wallet & in doing so created a new life for himself. What emerges from this mesmerizing, heartbreaking story is a version of the wilderness that is hard & seductive; a place where one can quite possibly find the pure self, but in turn leading us to the dark chance that we might find our own nature strange & disturbing. It is using Mc Candless’ restless progress around the wilds of North America that author Jon Krakauer (“ Into Thin Air”) explores the call of the wild & the mentality of those who succumb to it. ...

In April 1992 a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska & walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. Mc Kinley. His name was Christopher Johnson Mc Candless. He had given $25, 000 in savings to charity, abandoned his car & most of his possessions, burned all the cash in his wallet, & invented a new life for himself. Four months later, his decomposed body was found by a moose hunter. ...

With an introduction by novelist David Vann In April 1992, Chris Mc Candless set off alone into the Alaskan wild. He had given his savings to charity, abandoned his car & his possessions, & burnt the money in his wallet, determined to live a life of independence. Just four months later, Chris was found dead. An SOS note was taped to his makeshift home, an abandoned bus. In piecing together the final travels of this extraordinary young man`s life, Jon Krakauer writes about the heart of the wilderness, its terribly beauty & its relentless harshness. Into the Wild is a modern classic of travel writing, & a riveting exploration of what drives some of us to risk more than we can afford to lose. ...

This unique book opens a window on to the lives of animals from different habitats around the world, namely the Amazon rainforest, the North American Rockies, European scrubl&, African savanna & the forests of Asia. The book introduces the animals of each biome in the flat spreads, & then tells their stories in the five, multi-layered spreads, which are made up of either two or three flaps. Each scene works in tandem with sound effects
- activated upon lifting the final layer
- to bring each habitat to brilliant life. The book features wild creatures including mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, insects & arachnids.

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Journey through dream-like forest scenes & encounter real & fabulous creatures in this gorgeous new colouring book by Daisy Fletcher, creator of Birdtopia. Beginning in a woodland world of otters, badgers, foxes & deer, the pages gradually transport you deeper into a flower forest, a magical environment populated with rare & mythical animals such as caracals, muntjacs & ibex. Colour your way through exotic & wonderful plants
- Candy Cane Sorrel, Passion Flowers & giant Cacti
- & you may even discover the fabled unicorn.

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With plenty of sunscreen & a cold beer swaddled in his sleeping bag, writer & botanist Jim Malusa bicycled alone to the lowest point on each of six continents, a six-year series of ”anti-expeditions” to the ”anti-summits.” His journeys took him to Lake Eyre in the arid heart of Australia, along Moses` route to the Dead Sea, & from Moscow to the Caspian Sea. He pedaled across the Andes to Patagonia, around tiny Djibouti in the Horn of Africa, & from Tucson to Death Valley. With a scientist`s eye, he vividly observes local landscapes & creatures. As a lone man, he is overfed by grandmothers, courted by ladies of the night in Volgograd, invited into a mosque by Africa`s most feared tribe, chased by sandstorms & hurricanes -- yet Malusa keeps riding. His reward: the deep silence of the world`s great depressions. A large-hearted narrative of what happens when a friendly, perceptive American puts himself at the mercy of strange landscapes & their denizens, ” Into Thick Air” presents one of the most talented new voices in contemporary travel writing. ...