Exploring early Japan, Chinese Dynasties & India, this series journeys into the technological past that shaped our world. Travel back in time to understand the motivations behind early solutions & inventions. Much of the science & technology we consider to be ...

Exploring the Ancient Greece, Roman Empire & the early Egyptians, this series journeys into the technological past that shaped our world. Travel back in time to understand the motivation behind early solutions & inventions. We learn that much of the science & technology we consider to be ...

Lost Empire is the second phenomenal FARGO Adventure from international bestseller, Clive Cussler. Some treasures are best left buried... Scuba diving off the Tanzanian coast, husb&-&-wife treasure-hunting team, Sam & Remi Fargo discover a huge ship's bell, covered in cryptic carvings. But as they struggle to first recover the bell & then decode its clues, they find they are not alone in wanting to discover its secrets. When news of the find is publicised, Mexican President Quauhtli Garza is forced to act. He knows that this bell comes from a former Confederate ship that sank off the African coast & he fears that the discovery of a missing piece of a Quetzalcoatl statuette, which was aboard the ship, will undermine his plans for Mexico's future. With Garza determined to stop the Fargos investigation at all costs, the couple are drawn into a deadly conspiracy that connects the 1883 Krakatoa explosion with an attempt to resurrect the fallen Aztec empire.. . Clive Cussler, author of the celebrated Dirk Pitt novels Arctic Drift & Crescent Dawn, presents the second in the series following the adventures of treasure hunters Sam & Remi Fargo. Lost Empire is the second of the FARGO Adventures; Spartan Gold is the first. ...

An evocation, both funny & sad, of a young man's awakening to the world of love & sex, this title is also a portrait of a life soon to change irrevocably. Set in the world of Music Hall, it offers a snapshot of a fascinating period in theatre history ...

Takes a look at how our language changes & explores the influence of other cultures on our own. This work

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What if you were trapped between two cultures? Life is tough in 1870s Wyoming. But it's tougher still when you're a girl who looks Chinese but speaks like an American. Orphaned as a baby & taken in by an American family, Charity Walker knows this only too well. ...

Two girls go missing. Only one will return. The parents who offer the highest amount will see their daughter again. The losing parents will not. Make no mistake. One child will die. When nine-year-old best friends Charlie & Amy disappear, two families are plunged into a living nightmare. A text message confirms the unthinkable: that the girls are the victims of a terrifying kidnapping. & when a second text message pits the two families against each other for the life of their children, the clock starts ticking for Detective Kim Stone & the squad. Seemingly outwitted at every turn, Kim realises that these ruthless killers might be the deadliest she has ever faced. & that their chances of bringing the girls home alive are getting smaller by the hour... Untangling a dark web of secrets from the families' past might hold the key to solving this case. But can Kim stay alive long enough to do so? Or will one of the girls pay the ultimate price? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781... ...

A young girl has mysteriously disappeared in Rome. As rain lashes the ancient streets, two men, Clemente & Marcus, sit in a caf? near the Piazza Navona & pore over the details of the case. They are members of the ancient Penitenzeri
- a unique Italian team, linked to the Vatican, & trained in the detection of true evil. But they are not alone. Sandra
- a brilliant forensics expert with a tragic past
- is also working on the case. When her path crosses theirs, not only do they make headway in the case of the missing girl, but they also uncover a terrible secret world, hidden in the dark recesses of Rome. A world that is as perfect as it is evil...A spellbinding literary thriller from the author of The Whisperer, this novel offers a window onto the hidden secrets of Rome. Beautifully capturing the atmosphere of the city, it blends a page-turning plot with fascinating historical fact.


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When Jason, Piper & Leo crash land at Camp Half-Blood, they have no idea what to expect. Apparently this is the only safe place for children of the Greek Gods
- despite the monsters roaming the woods & demigods practising archery with flaming arrows & explosives. But rumours of a terrible curse
- & a missing hero
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Following a plane crash, the British consul Conway, his deputy, a missionary & an American financier find themselves in the mysterious snow-capped mountains somewhere in Tibet. Instructed by the mortally wounded pilot to find the lamasery of Shangri-La, they are both confused & delighted to be greeted with gracious hospitality there, but find themselves virtually imprisoned in the mystical & beautiful place. With its luxurious amenities, a vast library & many antiques treasures, what is the dark secret at the heart of the apparent utopia of Shangri-La? Summersdale are delighted to be re-releasing Lost Horizon, first published in 1933 & greet with enormous critical & public acclaim. ...