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
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The darkly magical new story about the monsters under the bed, from bestselling author of The Christmasaurus, Tom Fletcher. What silently waits in the shadows at night? What`s under your bed, keeping just out of sight? Do you ever hear strange, creaking noises at night? Ever wonder what makes those noises? Lucy Dungston always did. Until, one morning, Lucy discovers that all the grown-ups have disappeared
- as if into thin air. Chaos descends as the children in Lucy`s town run riot. It`s mayhem. It`s madness. To most kids, it`s amazing! But Lucy wants to find out the truth. Lucy lost her dad not long ago, & she`s determined not to lose her mum too. She`s going to get her back
- & nothing is going to stop her.... .. except maybe the Creakers.

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Part biography, part cultural history, The Creation of Anne Boleyn is a fascinating reconstruction of Anne`s life & an illuminating look at her afterlife in the popular imagination. Why is Anne so compelling? Why does she inspire such extreme reactions? & what really was the colour of her hair? & perhaps the most provocative question concerns Anne`s death, more than her life: how could Henry order the execution of his once beloved wife? Drawing on scholarship & popular culture, Bordo probes the complexities of one of history`s most infamous relationships & teases out the woman behind the myths. ...

The story of a rustic boyhood, first love & eventual exile from a harsh homel&, by one of the giants of modern Portuguese & European fiction. Miguel Torga`s celebrated Tales & More Tales from the Mountain, published by Carcanet in 1995, are set in the remote & barren Tras-os-Montes -- `over the mountains` -- in north-east Portugal. There the writer was born among illiterate country people. In The Creation of the World, his most important book, he recreates his childhood & evokes the men & women living there
- complex in emotion & thought, elusive & thrifty with words, direct in action, forced by circumstance to deal with matters of love & hate, life & death, without the illusions & expectations that protect most people, even the urban poor. This autobiography, exactly observed, touches & haunts the reader in the ways that myth & epic do.
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The Cretan Way is a 500km walking route which takes you from east to west across the varied & spectacular landscapes of Crete. It is the ideal way to discover the rural, mountainous & costal regions of this incredible isl&. This guide is based on a 28-day walk. This guide

Includes:: practical information, maps at a scale of 1:25.000 of Zakros-Vai, Mt Dikti, Psiloritis, Lefka Ori/ Sfakia, Frangokastello & Samaria-Sougia-Paleochora.

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The crew of a French reconnaissance plane during the First World War consisted of just two men: a pilot & an observer. Two such men are Jean Herbillon & Claude Maury. Herbillon`s dreams of glory as an air ace have been dashed after only a few months at the front; Maury suffers from a broken heart
- his only hope is that his exploits as a pilot will win back his lost love. Together the two form one of the best crews in the air, fighting in the first aerial conflict in history
- one in which a combatant can count his life expectancy in weeks. The pressure of war forges a strong bond between the two flyers, but can it survive the discovery that they are both in love with the same woman? Joseph Kessel`s autobiographical novel is a staggering tale of courage, brotherhood & loss.

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The Crew`s Pocketbook is the perfect companion for anyone learning the ropes of yachting. Written in a friendly & approachable way, it assumes no nautical knowledge & uses diagrams & photographs to demystify the art of sailing. There are simple explanations of how a yacht works & an explanation of key vocabulary. New crew will be able to climb aboard safely, be a help to the skipper & stay safe, ensuring their first sail is a pleasurable experience. They`ll even know how to use a marine toilet. More experienced sailors will have a practical aide memoire with guidance on knots, manoeuvres & sail trim. The author is a national & European sailing champion with thousands of miles cruising miles in his wake. He is a highly experienced skipper who regularly welcomes new crew on board. The tips & techniques included in the Crew`s Pocketbook will help you pass your sailing exams &, most importantly, ensure your time spent sailing is both safe & enjoyable. ...

This is the First Campion Mystery. ” Margery Allingham stands out like a shining light.” (Agatha Christie). A suspicious death & a haunted family heirloom were not advertised when Dr George Abbershaw & a group of London`s brightest young things accepted an invitation to the mansion of Black Dudley. Skulduggery is most certainly afoot, & the party-goers soon realise that they`re trapped in the secluded house. Amongst them is a stranger who promises to unravel the villainous plots behind their incarceration
- but can George & his friends trust the peculiar young man who calls himself Albert Campion?
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From Jack the Ripper to the modern day drug cartels, discover the most notorious crimes & criminals in history. With a foreword by bestselling crime author Peter James, The Crime Book explores over 100 crimes & examines the science, psychology & sociology of criminal behaviour. See the gory details of each crime & how it was solved, with renowned"es & detailed criminal profiles letting you delve into the criminal mind. The Crime Book looks at the big ideas & concepts in criminology spanning from pirates, kidnapping & political plots to modern con artists, serial killers & rogue traders, including the Black Dahlia investigation, the Mississippi Scheme, & the notorious Jeffrey Dahmer. The Crime Book is the perfect introduction to law enforcement & criminology across history`s most infamous crimes. ...