It is the early years of the 20th century, air travel is in its infancy, & newspaper publisher Preston Whiteway is offering $50, 000 for the first flier to cross America in less than fifty days. He is even sponsoring one of the candidates
- a barnstorming woman flier named Josephine Frost
- & that's where intrepid detective Isaac Bell comes in.

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Offers a glimpse into the challenges faced by black & white college students from widely different class backgrounds as they come to live together as freshmen. This book chronicles what they learned from racial & class diversity
- & what colleges might do to help their students learn more.
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Keeborns are the Guardian Sect of what was once an ideal Kee Nation, but impending destruction of their beautiful world forces the Keeborns to flee to Doroon, their new home planet. As Racton Wilcurt (' Race') walks though the perpetual green forest of Doroon, he discovers a Keeborn Cat (named ' Satin') caught in the jaws of a colonist's steep trap. ...

London's victory in the campaign for the 2012 Olympics on 6 July, 2005 was one of the biggest surprises in the history of the modern Games. For most of the two year bidding campaign, Paris was regarded as the firm favourite. But the London team never gave up on the dream of bringing the world's most prestigious sporting event back to Britain. ...

Tells the inside story of those thrilling months, from the collapsing House of Clinton to the erratic John Mc Cain & the bewildering Sarah Palin. This book lays bare the characters of the candidates, warts & all, & charts the true path to the White House. ...

Toys & Games Board Games A fantastic travel sized adaptation of the classic family game. The exciting game returns in a compact size for plenty of fun on the run. The quick set-up time makes it a great game to play anytime, anywhere.
Includes::  • 1 x playing board • 16 x counters (4x each colour) Product Information:  • Race To Base Travel Game • 2-4 players  • Ages: 3+ • Measures: 22 x 14 x 4 cm
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Compete against your friends with this Race To Save Earth 300 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle.

Who will be the first astronaut

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One hundred years ago, the ambitions of Robert Falcon Scott & Roald Amundsen collided in near-simultaneous quests to claim the South Pole, the outcome of which was grand achievement mingled with bitter tragedy & selfless heroism, yielding one of the most powerful & moving stories in the history of exploration. Richly illustrated & beautifully written, Race to The End guides the reader along each team's journey through Earth's harshest, most unforgiving terrain. Ross Mac Phee's piercing insight & keen storytelling illuminates not only the natural, biological, & scientific detail, but also the human & emotional motivation. The highly illustrated pages feature diary entries, letters from members of the exploration teams, drawings, paintings, & photographs of the landscape, living quarters, equipment, & methods of transport. Images of the last items discovered with Scott & his four mates, who perished upon their return from the South Pole mere miles from the warmth & safety of their base camp, are published here for the first time. With special fold-out maps showing panoramas of the journeys taken, Race to the End is a beautifully told, impeccably researched, & stunningly illustrated account of the arduous quest for social advancement, scientific knowledge, recognition, & pride. ...

Albert & Arthur are inventors, but they are as different as can be.

When Albert challenges Arthur to a race to the moon,

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An A-Z directory of different racehorses that ran in Britain during the 2006-2007 Jumps Season. Each entry in this work



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