Newlywed Alice appears to have the perfect life. The one fly in the ointment is her mother's detestable boyfriend, Louie Scifo: champion of incredibly bad taste & a bona fide stalker. After Alice's mother cuts him loose, Louie's determination to win bac ...

Part of a series that guides the reader through a habitat, introducing different species & offering facts about the environment along the way. This is a text on the modern situation in each environment, with an emphasis on conservation. It

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From Oscar Wilde's unconventional method of using the mail to cycling enthusiast Reginald Bray's quest to post himself, this title uncovers a host of stories that capture the enchantment of this irreplaceable art (with a supporting cast including Pliny the Younger, Ted Hughes, Virginia Woolf, Napoleon Bonaparte, Lewis Carroll, Jane Austen). ...

Mr & Mrs Ramsay & their eight children have always holidayed at their summer house in Skye, surrounded by family friends. In this novel, the opening section teems with the noise, complications, bruised emotions, joys & quiet tragedies of everyday family life that might go on forever. ...

A remarkable & moving story about the allegiances of family life, To the Lighthouse is Virginia Wolf’s most autobiographical novel.

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From the D-Day landings in June 1944 to the final declaration of peace the following year the Allied forces fought a bitter battle to the end against Hitler's Nazi Germany. This title tells the true story of life among the ranks of Field Marshall Montgomery's 21st Army group & reveals a tale of sex, burglary, rape, pillage & alcohol. ...

How would it feel if all your sons & daughters were caught up in war? What would it be like to spend six years fearing what a

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What made Arthur, Duke of Wellington the military genius who was never defeated in battle? In the vivid narrative style that is his trademark, Peter Snow recalls how Wellington evolved from a backward, sensitive schoolboy into the aloof but brilliant commander-in-chief. He tracks the development of Wellington's leadership & his relationship with the extraordinary band of men he led from Portugal in 1808 to the final destruction of Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo. Having described his soldiers as the 'scum of the earth', Wellington transformed them into the finest fighting force of their time. Digging deep into the rich treasure trove of diaries & journals that make this war the first in history to be so well recorded, Snow examines Wellington's prickly relationship with generals such as the irascible Thomas Picton & the ruthless ' Black Bob' Craufurd, cavalrymen like the daredevil Fred Ponsonby, & soldiers including jaunty Irishman Ned Costello & failed actor Thomas Todd. Using many first-hand accounts, Snow describes the horror & the humanity of life in & out of battle, & he explains how Wellington mastered the battlefield to beat Napoleon & change the future of Europe. ...

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The seven-year campaign that saved Europe from Napoleon told by those who were there.

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Hamlet could NEVER make his mind up about ANYTHING. & one time he actually went to school in just his pants & got sent home because he couldn’t decide what to wear. When Izzy (star of The Spy Who Loved School Dinners) is asked to tell her friends some HILARIOUS & SCARY stories she knows exactly where to look: Shakespeare, the king of SUPER dramatic stuff. After learning about Macbeth (a STRONG solider who ate four bowls of porridge & twenty pieces of toast every morning) her friends want more. So Hamlet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, & Romeo & Juliet all get the Izzy treatment. There’s blood & guts, ghosty stuff, & plenty of people wandering around in their nighties. The perfect introduction to the Bard! Product Information: • ISBN: 9780857637727 • Author: Pamela Butchart • Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd • Pages: 176 • Format: Paperback • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 cm ...