The nation's favourite idiot is back. Safely home from his latest travels, Karl has decided it is time to share his hard-earned wisdom of the world. Taking the Bucket List of '100 Things to Do Before You Die' as his starting point, Karl combines brilliant stories from his recent adventuresto Alaska, Siberia & beyond with entertaining, highly-opinionated views on what other people aspire to do with their lives. * Why on earth would anybody want to run with the bulls in Pamplona? * Go 'storm chasing' through Tornado Alley? * Have lunch with the Queen? * Or touch hands with the Pope? The Further Adventures of An Idiot Abroad is a fitting finale to two years of eventful globe-trotting. Frank, funny & strangely inspiring, this is Karl's final word on travel. ...

Sherlock Holmes & Dr. Watson travel to New York City to investigate the assassination of true-life muckraker & author David Graham Phillips. They soon find themselves caught up in a web of deceit, violence & political intrigue, which only the great Sherlock Holmes can unravel. ...

Before Sherlock Holmes formed his longstanding alliance with the imitable Dr Watson, one of his earliest investigations was alongside the future President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt. These 'stalwart companions' must together solve a most complicated case that could herald the death of the American Dream. ...

The Owl & the Pussy-cat sailed away in a beautiful blue balloon...

When their beautiful golden ring is stolen,

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Books Geography Books Spy satellites orbiting the Moon. Space metals worth billions. Humans on Mars within our lifetimes.  This isn’t science fiction. It’s astropolitics. We’re entering a new space race – & it could revolutionise life on Earth. Space: the new frontier, a wild & lawless place. It is already central to communication, economics, military strategy & international relations on Earth. Now, it is the latest arena for human exploration, exploitation – &, possibly, conquest. We’re heading up & out, & we’re taking our power struggles with us. China, the USA & Russia are leading the way. From physical territory & resources to satellites, weaponry & strategic choke points, geopolitics is as important in the skies above us as it is down below. If you’ve ever wondered if humans are going back to the Moon, who will benefit from exploration or what space wars might look like, the answers are here. With all the insight & wit that have made Tim Marshall the UK’s most popular writer on geopolitics, this gripping book shows how we got here & where we’re going, covering great-power rivalry; technology; commerce; combat in space; & what it means for all of us down here on Earth. This is essential reading on power, politics & the future of humanity. Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9781783967247 •†Author: Tim Marshall •†Publisher:   Elliott & Thompson •†Format:†  Paperback •†Pages:† 356 •†Dimensions: 13 x 2.5 x 19.9 cm ...

The basis of a four-part prime-time BBC series, this volume offers an accessible portrait of modern times, & explores how digital technology, & the Internet in particular, has changed the way we live. The author argues that not only does our generation now have the easiest access to more information than ever before, but more importantly this has changed our attitudes to how we run our lives. ...

Details: A woman is found dead, apparently the victim of a tragic car crash. Its the first in a spate of seemingly inexplicable
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Rory Connor knows what he wants out of life & he knows he won't get it working as a rent collector. He believes his way up in the world is through his passion for gambling. Rory uses his talents to find a better life
- he becomes the proud owner of a boatyard & marries his childhood sweetheart. However, beneath his success is a tangled web of lies & deceit.
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Successful San Francisco tycoon & control freak Nicholas Van Orton (Michael Douglas) approaches his forty-eighth birthday with some trepidation. For it was at this age that his father fell from his mansion roof & died. Nicholas receives an introductio ...

Victor is the perfect killer.

He has no past. He will stop at nothing. & he can find you anywhere.

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