The 100 Years Series The technology which has allowed the moving image to be captured is now more than 100 years old. To mark this centenary, Demand DVD in association with Ian Allan Publishing bring a series of programmes which explore the evolution of different aspects of public transport in Britain over the last 100 years. The four programmes, compiled mainly from archive material, some of which dates back to the early 1900 s, are now being made available on DVD for the first time. 100 Years of British Ships With its earliest footage dating back to 1901, this programme features a range of craft from warships to fishing boats, pleasure steamers & tugs. Port & resorts all around the coast are featured from Mallaig to Weymouth & from Holyhead to Dover. Among famous vessels included are HMS Ark Royal, the Mauretania & many others. 100 Years of British Buses Buses, Coaches & Trolleybuses are recorded over many decades at work in urban & rural settings throughout Britain. Operators range from small private coach companies to the great provincial & municipal concerns. 100 Years of British Trains This programme features great names & great trains such as the Golden Arrow & the Brighton Belle & covers a period from the heyday of steam to lines chopped by Dr Beeching s axe. Industrial railway working practices & visits to the great cathedrals of the steam age, the loco sheds, are all covered in a comprehensive look at 100 Tears of Trains on Britain. 100 Years of British Trams This programme recaptures the era when the tram dominated the city street. Starting with horse trams & the smoke & grim of steam trams. Through to the rise & decline of the electric tramcar. The programme features dozens of systems the length & breadth of the country from Aberdeen to Bournemouth. ...

The police call him... the working girl killer. But no woman is safe... The 11th victim is found only a short distance from Karin Shaeffer's house. At the crime-scene she discovers a local prostitute stabbed to death, the knife left embedded between her breasts. It is the signature of the ' Working Girl Killer'
- a serial killer who has terrorised New York City for the last three years. The police are clueless but when Karin's best friend becomes the lead investigator, she finds herself drawn into the investigation as a consulting detective. But next time the killer is going to strike all too close to home...
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Books Adventure Books Andy & Terry live in the WORLDS BEST treehouse! Its got a giant catapult, a secret underground laboratory, a tank of man-eating sharks & a marshmallow machine that follows you around & shoots marshmallows into your mouth whenever youre hungry! Just watch out for the sea monkeys, & the monkeys pretending to be sea monkeys, & the giant mutant mermaid sea monster... Oh, &, whatever you do, dont get trapped in a burp-gas-filled bubble... Product Information:• ISBN: 9781447279785• Age: 9 to 12 Years• Author: Andy Griffiths• Publisher: Pan Macmillan• Format: Paperback• Pages: 239• Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 1.5cm ...

Crack the code. Discover the secret. Live to tell...? In the ruins of a medieval monastery in Dorset, the diary of an 11th-century monk is uncovered
- & the murders have already begun... Cybersleuth Gil Pearson & expert translator Sabbie Karaim are thrown together to decipher the ancient text, rumoured to contain the location of one of the Dead Sea Scrolls ï ½ & unimaginable riches. But what they discover is far more shocking. In their hands lies a document written by Jesus's fabled '13th apostle' which could rewrite history itself, sparking international terror. Pursued by those intent on controlling the past, their frantic quest takes them across the globe as they stop at nothing to expose a two-thous&-year-old conspiracy. Just who can you trust when you hold the fate of mankind in your hands? A high-octane, international conspiracy thriller for anyone who loved The Da Vinci Code or Labyrinth.
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The 15-Minute Mathematician introduces the reader to the main ideas of mathematics.

Mathematics is all around us. It governs

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The 17 Day Diet offers readers a plan that will help them change their eating habits, their health & their life. Now, The 17 Day Diet Workbook provides a more structured dieting experience for readers who want extra guidance & direction. The workbook will open with a brief overview of the 17 Day Diet plan & philosophy, & will outline for readers how to use the workbook to get the most out of it. The book then provides readers with daily planning tools for the 4x 17 day cycles of the diet. Every day will have a unique food chart, shopping lists, 17-minute workout, tips from Dr Mike, space for dieters to track their food & water intake, & a notes section to keep track of personal progress. Each section will also talk about common barriers that dieters might experience in the different cycles, & offer suggestions for how to keep the diet on track including food tracking & maintenance journaling. ...

The 1960s was a time of political & social upheaval, with the Cuban Missile Crisis, Civil Rights, the Vietnam War & student riots in Europe & the USA. It was also the time of the Cultural Revolution in China, Beatlemania, the moon landing & Woodstock. This book describes these & many other world-changing events that occurred during this decade. Part of the series Dates of a Decade, each title looks at the key dates that helped shape history during a particular decade in the 20th century. As well as describing landmark events, the books examine their causes & consequences & include contemporary newspaper reports & eyewitness accounts. ...

The 21st Century Astronomer explains the principles of astronomy as well as the practical techniques to provide you with all the information you need to understand & enjoy the wonders of the night sky, & then take & share images. Starting with a simple digital camera & laptop it is possible to create incredible images of the stars & the Moon, & perhaps, with a larger lens, to document the rings of Saturn or the Moons of Jupiter. Add a modern telescope with superb optics & computer control, & many amateur astronomers are now producing breathtaking images of planets & remote galaxies that only a decade ago were the exclusive province of astronomers with access to professional telescopes.
Includes:: Removable map of the Moon by Patrick Moore, a full star atlas, 250 colour photographs & helpful advice.
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Andy & Terry's amazing treehouse has thirteen new levels (it used to be 13 storeys, then 26, but they keep expanding!) They've added a chocolate waterfall you can swim in, a volcano for toasting marshmallows, a bulldozer-battling level, a baby-dinosaur-petting zoo, a not-very-merry merry-go-round, a boxing elephant called the Trunkinator, an X-ray room, a disco with light-up dance floor, the world's scariest roller coaster & a top-secret thirty-ninth level which hasn't even been finished yet! & this year Terry has created the greatest invention that he—or anyone else—has ever invented... a Once-upon-a-time machine that will write & illustrate their entire book for them! Well, what are you waiting for? Come on up! Product Information: • ISBN: 9781447281580 • Author: Andy Griffiths • Publisher: Macmillan Children’s Books • Format: Paperback • Pages: 352 • Dimensions: 12 x 5 x 2 cm ...

In any conflict, the First Alternative is my way, & the Second Alternative is your way. The fight always boils down to a question of whose way is better. This book presents a new & practical, but incredibly effective & eye-opening, way to reach resolution through using the ' Third Alternative'. The Third Alternative moves beyond your way or my way to a higher & better way
- one that allows both parties to emerge from debate or even heated conflict in a far better place than either had envisioned. With the Third Alternative, nobody has to give up anything, & everyone wins. To a world of escalating strife & contention, Third Alternative thinkers like those Covey profiles in this innovative & practical book, bring creative solutions, peace & healing. Through key examples & stories from his work as a consultant, Covey will demonstrate that Third Alternative thinking is the supreme opportunity of our times. Readers will learn how to create new & better results instead of escalating conflict, as well as how to build strong relationships with diverse individuals based on an attitude of winning together. The Third Alternative represents a departure from material on conflict resolution, negotiation & mediation; the book represents a new way of thinking that will be embraced not only by the many fans that have flocked to Covey's prior books, but also by anyone who is seeking resolution in their professional or personal lives.
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