A drowned sailor, counterfeit coins & a ship full of opium can only mean one thing: another adventure for Tintin! Aboard the Karaboudjan Tintin is introduced to Captain Haddock, but soon they face deathly thirst in the Sahara desert. Haddock`s thirst in particular guarantees chaos at every turn! ...

In this groundbreaking book, Tristram Riley-Smith charts the cultural landscape of a conflicted America in the opening decade of the 21st Century & addresses two key questions: Why is it that a nation that is so clear about its destiny leaves the world confused about its direction of travel; & why is it that a people intent on the pursuit of happiness appears so unsettled? Delving beneath the chaotic surface of American society, Riley-Smith exposes the enduring fault-lines in the cultural bedrock. In doing so, he offers up a panoramic snapshot of American society, flash-lit by the thunderbolts of `9/11`, Hurricane Katrina, the 2008 Credit Crash & the inauguration of President Obama. ” The Cracked Bell” gets to the heart of what it means to live in Obama`s America, addressing questions of identity & power, belief & value, liberty & law, innovation & tradition, commerce & consumption, nature & civilization, war & peace. ...

Stranger Things meets Pullman`s Northern Lights in this dark & magical fantasy adventure. Fourteen years ago, Jane Doe & her father arrived on the steps of the Manor
- the entrance to a dangerous labyrinth connecting the island of Bluehaven to many other worlds. That was the same night the earthquakes started, & Jane & her silent, troubled father, John have been feared & despised ever since. When the strongest quake yet strikes & John disappears back into the Manor, Jane embarks on a perilous adventure to find her father & save her world
- perhaps all worlds
- from destruction... Fans of Phillip Pullman`s Dark Materials, Rick Riordan`s Percy Jackson adventures, Frances Hardinge & the Netflix blockbuster Stranger Things will love this heart-pounding & spell-binding middle grade adventure with its nod to the classic 80s movies The Goonies & Indiana Jones. Jeremy Lachlan, a Sydney bookseller, has always been obsessed with the big epic adventures such as Star Wars, Indiana Jones & The Chronicles of Narnia
- & was inspired to write The Cradle of All Worlds while lost in the Cairo Museum. The first book in a duology, this is his debut novel.



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Provocative & enlightening, Richard Sennett`s ” The Craftsman” is an exploration of craftsmanship
- the desire to do a job well
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A classic collection of healthy & delicious plant-based recipes from the Cranks kitchen Since opening their first restaurant in 1961, Cranks have been pioneers of vegetarian cuisine & champions of organic produce. Here, celebrated writer & chef Nadine Abensur presents over 200 classic meat-free recipes from the Cranks kitchen. From pumpkin & parsley risotto to aubergines with smoked ricotta, passion fruit ice-cream, walnut & raisin loaves & plum jam, every recipe is packed full of beautifully simple, natural ingredients that will nourish both body & soul. With advice on selecting the freshest seasonal produce, eating healthily & enjoying the experience of making mouth-watering food, THE CRANKS BIBLE is a celebration of vegetarian cooking & an essential resource for every home. ...

In The Crash Detectives, veteran aviation journalist & air safety investigator Christine Negroni takes the reader inside crash investigations from the early days of the jet age to the present, including the search for answers about what happened to the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. As Negroni dissects each accident, she explores the common themes &, most importantly, what has been learned from them to make planes safer. Indeed, as Negroni shows, virtually every aspect of modern pilot training, airline operation & aircraft design has been shaped by lessons learned from disaster. Along the way, she also details some miraculous saves, when quick-thinking pilots averted catastrophe & kept hundreds of people alive. Tying in aviation science, performance psychology & extensive interviews with pilots, engineers, human factors specialists, crash survivors & others involved in accidents all over the world, The Crash Detectives is an alternately terrifying & inspiring book that might just cure your fear of flying, & will definitely make you a more informed passenger. ...

What happened to MH370? How did Amelia Earhart disappear? When have quick-thinking pilots averted catastrophe & kept hundreds of people alive? & what, if any, are the lessons we have learned from these accidents? Aviation journalist & air safety investigator Christine Negroni uses science, performance psychology, extensive interviews with pilots, & the accounts of crash survivors to answer these questions, & more. Alternately terrifying & inspiring
- Negroni might just cure your fear of flying, & will definitely make you a more informed passenger.
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Learning colours is fun in this entertaining book from the creators of the 1 New York Times Bestsellers, The Day the Crayons Quit & The Day the Crayons Came Home. It`s Duncan`s birthday, & the crayons all want to make him a card! With their fun & quirky illustrations of fire engines, dragons, even wheat, the creative crayons each have something special to contribute. But when they come together, they can create a truly spectactular celebration! From the creative minds behind the The Day the Crayons Quit & The Day the Crayons Came Home comes a colourful board book introducing young readers to numbers. ...

Learning to count is fun in this entertaining book of numbers from the creators of the 1 New York Times Bestsellers, The Day the Crayons Quit & The Day the Crayons Came Home. Poor Duncan! His favourite colours have gone missing. Can you help find them for him & count along the way? From the creative minds behind the The Day the Crayons Quit & The Day the Crayons Came Home comes a colourful board book introducing young readers to numbers. ...

Professor Yang, a respected teacher of literature, has had a stroke & it falls to Jian Wan
- who is also engaged to Yang`s daughter
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