Gavin is creating a unique `holiday experience`, every facility any tourist who hates abroad will ever want, will all be available on a converted North Sea oil rig. To test the facilities he`s hosting a reunion for his old school (none of his ex-classmates can remember him, but what the heck, it`s free). He is so busy showing off that he doesn`t notice that another group have invited themselves along -- a collection of terrorist mercenaries who are occasionally of more danger to themselves than to the public. & they in turn are unaware that Inspector Mac Gregor has got wind of their activities. Within twenty-four hours Gavin`s dream has blown to the four winds, along with a lot of other things. Fast, rabidly funny, & seriously over the top. ...

From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere. In this hilarious exploration of simple concepts such as colours, numbers & opposites, Dr. Seuss presents a crazy world of boxing Goxes & winking Yinks that drink pink ink! With his unique combination of hilarious stories, zany pictures & riotous rhymes, Dr. Seuss has been delighting young children & helping them learn to read for over fifty years. Creator of the wonderfully anarchic Cat in the Hat, & ranked among the UK`s top ten favourite children`s authors, Seuss is firmly established as a global best-seller, with nearly half a billion books sold worldwide. ...

Boisterous, ribald, & ultimately shattering, Ken Kesey`s One Flew Over the Cuckoo`s Nest is the seminal novel of the 1960s that has left an indelible mark on the literature of our time. Here is the unforgettable story of a mental ward & its inhabitants, especially the tyrannical Big Nurse Ratched & Randle Patrick Mc Murphy, the brawling, fun-loving new inmate who resolves to oppose her. We see the struggle through the eyes of Chief Bromden, the seemingly mute half-Indian patient who witnesses & understands Mc Murphy`s heroic attempt to do battle with the awesome powers that keep them all imprisoned. ...

Many of the popular, often prophetic, phrases that we use on a day-to-day basis have their roots in traditional folklore. For example: ` One swallow doesn`t make a summer`; ` March comes in like a lion & goes out like a lamb`; &, ` One for sorrow, two for joy`. Such common idioms are familiar to most people, but their history & origins are far from well known. However, in ” One for Sorrow” readers will discover that there is a wealth of fascinating stories & history behind them. This charming book is filled with sayings, legends & proverbs derived from the oral history of the countryside & unveils how they came about, what they mean, & how they came to be such a big part of the language we use today. Written with a light touch & expert knowledge, it will entertain & inform in equal measure
- the perfect gift for anyone with an interest in the rich & varied heritage of the English language.
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A captivating collection of the origins & meanings of traditional sayings from the folklore of the countryside. Many of the popular, often prophetic, phrases that we use on a day-to-day basis have their roots in traditional folklore, such as: ` One swallow doesn`t make a summer`; ` March comes in like a lion & goes out like a lamb`; ` One for sorrow, two for joy`. Such common idioms are familiar to most people, but their history & origins are far from well known. However, in One for Sorrow readers will discover that there is a wealth of fascinating stories & history behind them. This charming book is filled with sayings, legends & proverbs derived from the oral history of the countryside & unveils how they came about, what they mean, & how they came to be such a big part of the language we use today. Written with a light touch & expert knowledge, it will entertain & inform in equal measure
- the perfect gift for anyone with an interest in the rich & varied heritage of the English language.
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One Hand for Yourself, One for the Ship is a course on single-handed sailing by the man most qualified to give it. It is a highly personal perspective on both the science & art of this ultimate challenge, & it bears the unmistakable stamp of one who has lived on & for the sea. ...

” Catherine Rayner has the marvellous gift for capturing the souls of animals in a few, rich washes of colour.”
- The Daily Telegraph.
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It`s 1988 & radios across the land blast out the Top Ten hit ` Stutter Rap` by Morris Minor & the Majors. The man behind the fake moustache is Tony Hawks. Fast forward to the 21st century & those heady days of pop stardom are a distant memory. That is, until it is suggested that Tony is just another One Hit Wonder. Really? We`ll have to see about that.. . For two years Tony struggles to have a hit somewhere, anywhere, in the world, changing acts & styles with a bewildering lack of integrity. From Nashville to Amsterdam, from Eastern Europe to Africa, he travels the globe in search of that elusive hit. But it`s only after a chance encounter with Norman Wisdom that things get really strange. Is it really possible that together they could storm the Albanian charts? In One Hit Wonderland anything can happen.. . ...

A unique, colorful view of Victorian London when residents both famous & now-forgotten endured ”the Great Stink” across one hot summer While 1858 in London may have been noteworthy for its broiling summer months & the related stench of the sewage-filled Thames River, the year is otherwise little remembered. & yet, historian Rosemary Ashton reveals in this compelling microhistory, 1858 was marked by significant, if unrecognized, turning points. For ordinary people, & also for the rich, famous, & powerful, the months from May to August turned out to be a summer of consequence. Ashton mines Victorian letters & gossip, diaries, court records, newspapers, & other contemporary sources to uncover historically crucial moments in the lives of three protagonists-Charles Dickens, Charles Darwin, & Benjamin Disraeli. She also introduces others who gained renown in the headlines of the day, among them George Eliot, Karl Marx, William Thackeray, & Edward Bulwer Lytton. Ashton reveals invisible threads of connection among Londoners at every social level in 1858, bringing the celebrated city & its citizens vibrantly to life. ...

A celebration of the most enchanting hamlets in France, now available in a popular format. Gorgeously illustrated as well as informative, One Hundred & One Beautiful Small Towns in France is a tour through the pleasures of the French countryside, a place where the pace slows, locals engage strangers in conversation, & every town presents a unique set of curiosities waiting to be discovered. Whether you are an armchair traveler or a Francophile planning another trip, this volume is the guide to the hidden treasures of France that proves once & for all that the heart of this popular travel destination lies in the countryside far from the grandeur & pomp of Paris. Wander the serpentine alleyways of the rockbound coastal fishing villages in Brittany & Normandy; explore medieval masterpieces in Alsace & order flammekueche, this region s thin-crusted pizza; spend a day in the Ile-de-France, the green surround of Paris, & visit the magnificent Chateau de Versailles, or the palace at Fontainebleau, a treasure trove of mannerist delights. One Hundred & One Beautiful Small Towns in France is a map to the heart & soul of the French countryside, complete with a full appendix of restaurants, hotels, & shops to aid even the most seasoned travelers & Francophiles.” ...