In 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton set forth to make history with the first-ever crossing of the Antarctic continent. He sailed into the Weddell Sea aboard the Endurance, while a ship called the Aurora sailed into the Ross Sea to create a lifeline of vital food & fuel depots to supply the epic crossing. Yet all went tragically wrong. ...

Fans of the Lost Planet series, & star-spanning science fiction, shouldn't miss out on this vibrantly-illustrated, self-contained epic.

Who will live? Who will die? & what dark secrets of E.D.N.

All will be revealed in the process!

This hardback book has 48 pages & measures: 28.2 x 21 x 0.8cm





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From the great cathedral-like railways stations of the steam age to obscure lines built through spectacular landscapes to open up countries before the advent of motorised road transport, this book is a celebration of our lost railway heritage & the lines that can no longer be travelled.

Through stunning images, Lost Railway Journeys evokes the romance & drama of these journeys, taking the reader as close as they can possibly get to this lost world of dining cars, sleeping cars, station porters & international rail travel.

Organised by continent, all of these routes have stories to tell & the lost journeys are captured in the old postcards & posters that accompany photographs drawn from collections & archives across the world.

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9781781319031
• Author: Anthony Lambert
• Publisher: White Lion
• Format: Hardback
• Pages: 208
• Dimensions: 25 x 21.5 x 2.5cm











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The arrival of the railways in South Wales during the 1830s heralded a period of economic prosperity never experienced before. New lines were built carrying freight from the coalfields & industrial areas to local ports, London, the Midlands & the North. ...

An atmospheric new Fry & Cooper thriller for fans of Peter Robinson & Reginald Hill. A May Bank Holiday in the Peak District is ruined by the tragic drowning of an eight-year-old girl in picturesque Dovedale. For Detective Constable Ben Cooper, a helpless witness to the tragedy, the incident is not only traumatic, but leads him to become involved in the tangled lives of the Neilds, the dead girl's family. As he gets to know them, Cooper begins to suspect that one of them is harbouring a secret
- a secret that the whole family might be willing to cover up. Meanwhile, Detective Sergeant Diane Fry has a journey of her own to make
- a journey back to her roots. As she finds herself drawn into an investigation of her own among the inner-city streets of Birmingham, Fry realises there is only one person she can rely on to provide the help she needs. But that man is Ben Cooper, & he's back in Derbyshire, where his suspicions are leading him towards a shocking discovery on the banks of another Peak District river. The size of this book is 19.7cm in height & 12.9cm wide with 360 pages

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Lisa Jackson's new novel returns to Louisiana
- scene of some of her most memorable bestsellers
- where a courageous young investigator

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Following a successful coup, the leaders of the rebel Midway Star System struggle to forge a government free enough to please its citizens yet strong enough to secure power. But in a world where former rulers have become new foes, an alien threat to humanity may turn old adversaries into uncertain allies... ...

Following a successful coup, the leaders of the rebel Midway Star System struggle to forge a government free enough to please its citizens yet strong enough to secure power. But in a world where former rulers have become new foes, an alien threat to humanity may turn old adversaries into uncertain allies... ...

The recent decease of one of the descendants of Dr. Watson has brought to light his personal papers. These include a number of stories that Dr. Watson suppressed at the time for various reasons. As all involved are long dead, the inheritor has agreed to the publication of a set of eight of the most interesting adventures. ...

It was the Capitol Building, Washington DC. Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon believes he is here to give a lecture. He is wrong. Within minutes of his arrival, a shocking object is discovered. It is a gruesome invitation into an ancient world of hidden wisdom. ...