The story of the only person to attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon, & the golden age of Polar Exploration. In August 1930, a Norwegian sloop, sailing in the Arctic Ocean, stopped at a remote isl&, where its crew members foudn a book, together with a boathook stamped ' Andree's Pol. Exp 1896'. Not far from the boat was a body leaning against a rock, with its frozen legs extended. They carefully opened the jacket the corpse was wearing. When they saw a large monogram 'A', they knew who they were looking at: S. A. Andree, the Swede who, in 1897, set off to discover the North Pole, one of the last unmapped places on earth. The Ice Balloon is the story of the heroic age of polar exploration, & the dream of conquering one of the most inhumane landscapes on earth. In this golden age of discovery, Andree's ambition was the most original & remarkable, with many comparing him to Columbus for novelty & daring. For, of the thousand or so people who had gone looking for the Pole, at least seven hundred & fifty of whom had died, only Andree used a balloon. ...

The story of the only person to attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon, & the golden age of Polar Exploration. In August 1930 a Norwegian sloop sailing in the Arctic Ocean moored at a remote isl&. Here, the crew members found a body leaning against a rock. When they saw a large monogram 'A' on the body's jacket, they realized who the unfortunate adventurer had been: S. A. Andree, the Swede who, in 1897, set off to discover the North Pole, one of the last unmapped places on earth. The Ice Balloon is the story of the heroic era of polar exploration, & the dream of conquering one of the most inhumane landscapes on earth. In this golden age of discovery, Andree's ambition was the most original & remarkable. For, of the thousand or so people who had gone looking for the Pole, most of whom perished on the way, only Andree used a balloon. ...

A young woman is found beheaded in an infamous business tycoon's marble-lined hallway.

The businessman, scandal-ridden

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This is he definitive step-by-step guide to making ice creams, sorbets, granitas & iced desserts, in 800 photographs.



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When Jake Drake gets mugged twice in ten minutes, he comes up with a plan to con the criminals on his estate. With the help of his closet pals, he starts a rumour about a new gangster in town
- the Big Baresi, the biggest, gangster that never was. The con works, but not for long, as events start snow-balling out of control. Soon Jake & his gang are in trouble. Big trouble. Facing total meltdown, & stuck with a freezer full of diamonds every bad guy wants a scoop of.
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As teenagers, Poppy Carlisle & Serena Gorringe were the only witnesses to a tragic event. Amid heated public debate, the two seemingly glamorous teens were dubbed ' The Ice Cream Girls' by the press & were dealt with by the courts. Years later, having led very different lives, Poppy is keen to set the record straight about what really happened, while Serena wants no one in her present to find out about her past. But some secrets will not stay buried
- & if theirs is revealed, everything will become a living hell all over again.. .
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Ten-year-old Siri & her little sister Miki live with their elderly father in an Arctic archipelago. One day, while they are out

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The Ice Soldier is an action-packed adventure story set in Britain & the Alps in the aftermath of the Second World War. While the eyes of the world are focused upon attempts to scale Mount Everest, two young men
- once members of the world's climbing elite, subsequently forced into premature retirement after the failure of a secret military operation in the Alps during World War II
- have become outcasts of mountaineering society. Until, that is, a peculiar & dangerous request is made from them, drawing them back to the mountains on an exploit that will prove treacherous in more ways than one, as they confront not only the pitiless cruelty of nature but also the ghosts of their former selves.

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The Ice Soldier is an action-packed adventure story set in Britain & the Alps in the aftermath of the Second World War. While the eyes of the world are focused upon attempts to scale Mount Everest, two young men
- once members of the world's climbing elite, subsequently forced into premature retirement after the failure of a secret military operation in the Alps during World War II
- have become outcasts of mountaineering society. Until, that is, a peculiar & dangerous request is made from them, drawing them back to the mountains on an exploit that will prove treacherous in more ways than one, as they confront not only the pitiless cruelty of nature but also the ghosts of their former selves.

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Discover a magical adventure that will test two children's bravery to the limit... the Ickabog is coming. With a mythical monster and a kingdom in peril, this is a brilliantly original fairy tale about the power of hope & friendship to triumph against all odds, from one of the world’s best storytellers! The kingdom of Cornucopia had plenty of gold, a king with the finest moustaches you could possibly imagine, & butchers, bakers & cheesemongers & much more. It seemed that everything was perfect – except for the misty Marshlands to the north which, according to legend, were home to the monstrous Ickabog. Anyone sensible knew that the Ickabog was just a myth, to scare children into behaving. But the funny thing about myths is that sometimes they take on a life of their own... Could this myth bring a once happy country to it's knees?  Could a myth thrust two children into an adventure they didn’t ask for & never expected? If you’re feeling brave, step into the pages of this... ...