Lighthouses hold a perennial fascination for all sorts of people
- an indicator of danger, a beacon of the sea, laced with history
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The first book in a laugh-out-loud, high-voltage, action-packed adventure series for 8+ readers from hugely popular TV personality, Alesha Dixon, written in collaboration with Katy Birchall.10-year-old Aurora Beam lives at home with her utterly unremarkable family... until the day she sees her little sister being picked on in the playground & suddenly beams of light shoot out of her fingers! It`s time for her parents to drop a life-changing bombshell. Mum is a secret superhero, fighting crime across the globe while Dad looks after the kids at home. As Aurora`s own powers come into play, will she be able to balance her new super skills training with school? Will she be able to keep it all a secret from her friends? & when her mum`s evil twin pops up, will Aurora think that being a super VILLAIN might be more fun...? Alesha Dixon says: My inspiration to create a superhero called Lightning Girl began with wanting my young daughter to feel empowered. It`s been a dream to create a strong role model that any child can look up to
- I want my readers to see themselves in Aurora, who is dealing with trouble at home & trouble at school alongside her new powers. I also have a love of precious stones & their healing properties; I have always been fascinated with their spectacularcolours & the positive energy that they bring. As human beings we are always searching for something greater within ourselves & a deeper meaning to life & it`s my belief that we all have a light within us that can affect change & bring good
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' All I want is to be a success. That's all I ask.' Failing salesman Joe has a dream
- or rather an outrageous fantasy. Because
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An extremely useful set of cards which makes a difficult subject much easier. Each card shows a vessel`s display of night-time navigation lights (in colour) or daytime shapes, as seen from your position. In the case of the cards showing lights the vessel`s silhouette is just discernible. The meaning is shown on the back of the cards as usual. ...

` Brilliantly researched & written` Observer A mother who puts her children into a refrigerated lorry & asks `what else could I do?` A runaway teenager who comes of age on the streets & in abandoned buildings. A student who leaves his war-ravaged country behind because he doesn`t want to kill. Each of the thousands of people who come to Europe in search of asylum every year brings a unique story with them. But their stories don`t end there. In Lights in the Distance, acclaimed journalist Daniel Trilling draws on years of reporting to build a portrait of the refugee crisis, seen through the eyes of the people who experienced it first-h&. As the European Union has grown, so has a tangled & often violent system designed to filter out unwanted migrants
- one that extends from the border into cities. Most of us became aware of the crisis when it apparently reached its peak in 2015, but the roots go much deeper. Visiting camps & hostels, sneaking into detention centres & delving into his own family`s history of displacement, Trilling weaves together the stories of people he met & followed from country to country. In doing so, he shows that the terms commonly used to define them
- refugee or economic migrant, legal or illegal, deserving or undeserving
- fall woefully short of capturing the complex realities. The founding myth of the EU is that it exists to ensure the horrors of the twentieth century are never repeated. Now, as it comes to terms with its worst refugee crisis since the Second World War, the ` European values` of freedom, tolerance & respect for human rights are being put to the test. Lights in the Distance is a uniquely powerful & illuminating exploration of the nature & human

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Gabriel Brockwell, aesthete, poet, philosopher, disaffected twenty-something decadent, is thinking terminal. His philosophical enquiries, the abstractions he indulges, & how these relate to a life lived, all point in the same direction. His destination is Wonderl&. The nature & style of the journey is all that`s to be decided. Taking in London, Tokyo, Berlin & the Galapagos Islands, ” Lights Out In Wonderland” documents Gabriel Brockwell`s remarkable global odyssey. Committed to the pursuit of pleasure & in search of the Bacchanal to obliterate all previous parties, Gabriel`s adventure takes in a spell in rehab, a near-death experience with fugu ovaries, a sexual encounter with an octopus, & finally an orgiastic feast in the bowels of Berlin`s majestic Tempelhof Airport. Along the way we see a character disintegrate & re-shape before our eyes. ” Lights Out In Wonderland” carries you through its many corridors of delight & horror on the back of Gabriel`s voice, which is at once skeptical, idealistic, broken & optimistic. An allegorical banquet & a sly commentary on these End Times & the march towards insensate banality, DBC Pierre`s third novel completes a loose trilogy of fictions, each of which stands alone as a joyful expression of the human spirit. ...

Gabriel Brockwell, aesthete, poet, philosopher, disaffected twenty-something decadent, is looking to end it all with one last journey of excess. Taking in London, Tokyo, Berlin & the Galapagos Islands, ” Lights Out In Wonderland” documents Gabriel Brockwell`s remarkable global odyssey. Committed to the pursuit of pleasure to obliterate all previous parties, Gabriel`s adventure takes in a spell in rehab, a near-death experience with fugu ovaries, a sexual encounter with an octopus, & finally an orgiastic feast in the bowels of Berlin`s majestic Tempelhof Airport. Along the way we see a character disintegrate & re-shape before our eyes. An allegorical banquet & a sly commentary on the march towards mindless banality, DBC Pierre`s third novel is an unexpectedly joyful expression of the human spirit. ...

Claude discovers a film set on the other side of the fence! When the two lead actors are injured, Claude & Sir Bobblysock are asked to take their places. Can they become movie stars with just the simple addition of a wig? Of course they can! Claude was selected for the Waterstone`s Children`s Book Prize & the Richard & Judy Book Club. Alex T. Smith is the World Book Day Illustrator 2014. Praise for Claude: `...illustrated with humour & elegance...`
- The Times ` With quirky illustrations & plenty of humour...`
- Metro Follow the author at http://alextsmith.blogspot.co.uk & http://twitter.com/ Alex_T_ Smith

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Return to the Wizarding World & discover how director David Yates & producer David Heyman brought the thrilling next chapter of J.K. Rowling`s Fantastic Beasts story to the big screen. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald reunites fans with Magizoologist Newt Scamander & his friends, Tina, Queenie & Jacob as they travel from 1920s New York via London to Paris & encounter a wizarding world threatened by the rise of Gellert Grindelwald. Explore the filmmaking magic behind the story in Lights, Camera, Magic!, & visit a wizard`s hatful of brand new locations never before seen on screen. The compelling narrative tells the full story behind the film, from script to screen, with profiles of the key characters & revealing insights from J. K. Rowling, Eddie Redmayne, Johnny Depp, Jude Law & many others. Also included are sections on Costume, Set Design, Make-up, Special Effects & Props, all of which are illuminated by interviews with Academy Award (R)-winners David Heyman, David Yates, Stuart Craig, Colleen Atwood & a magical army of other crew. Packed with exciting photos that reveal the filmmaking process in discerning detail, & officially licensed by Warner Bros. Consumer Products, this is the definitive adult companion book to the film, & perfect introduction to Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. ...

Since the Ancient Greeks, actors have been society`s storytellers. & ever since Hollywood first left the back lot, these storytellers have been traveling to far-flung corners of the world to tell those tales. Lonely Planet ingeniously asked some of the most widely travelled people in the film industry to sit down & tell us their own stories
- personal, inspiring, funny, embarrassing & human experiences from their time on the road. Featuring contributions by Alec Baldwin, Brooke Shields, Richard E. Grant, Neil La Bute, Bruce Beresford & Sandra Bernhard. The book is edited by one of the original Brat Pack, Andrew Mc Carthy (Pretty In Pink, St Elmo`s Fire, Less Than Zero), & Don George (A Moveable Feast, Tales from Nowhere).
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