Lily & Laurence had it all: the money, the car, a beautiful home in the Buckinghamshire countryside. Then Laurence loses his job & everything disappears. With nowhere to turn, Lily & Laurence are forced to take their two young children & move to a flea-ridden council house on a notoriously rough estate. As they try to pick up the pieces of their shattered lives, Lily constantly dreams of returning to her old, luxurious life. Will her dream come true or will she learn that money doesn't always buy happiness? ...

In a remote corner of rural Essex, when ploughs were drawn by heavy horses & children walked shoeless to school, young Spike Mays lived with his family in a two-up, two-down cottage, where there was no electricity, no bathroom, no running water & just a shared privy in the back yard. Beset by poverty, this was an England in the shadow of the Great War. In this bittersweet memoir Mays recreates the village, its travelling parson, local poacher & even the local drunkard. & in the bustling backstairs world of the squire's house where Spike served his apprenticeship we see a more privileged side to life. This warm & nostalgic portrait of a very different Essex opens a door to a distant past. ...

Evil pixie, Opal Koboi is back & she's more dangerous than ever. This time she doesn't just want power over the fairy People, this time she wants the lot. Everyone is under threat
- humans & fairies alike. Captain Holly Short is the only fairy with a hope of stopping her, but as Holly knows, it takes one genius criminal mastermind to fight another. & the 14-year-old genius Holly is thinking of can't even remember that fairies exist. How is she going to convince Artemis Fowl to help her? Gold usually does the trick with that young man & this time is no different. Together Artemis, Holly, Mulch & Butler foil Opal Koboi's plans for world domination.
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Details: St George & The Dragon is a 1000 piece Jan van Haasteren jigsaw puzzle that is sure to have you laughing at all
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A stirringly evocative, thought-provoking, & often jaw-dropping account of SEAL Team Operator Robert O’ Neill’s awe-inspiring 400-mission career.

O’ Neill describes his idyllic childhood in Butte, Montana; his impulsive decision to join the SEALs; the arduous evaluation & training process; & the even tougher gauntlet he had to run to join the SEALs’ most elite unit.

The Operator describes the nonstop action of O’ Neill’s deployments in Iraq & Afghanistan, evoking the black humor of years-long combat, & reveals first hand details of the most discussed anti-terrorist operation in military history.

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9781471148156
• Author: Robert ONeill
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 358
• Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 2.5cm











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The Oprah Winfrey Show will come to an end next spring after twenty-five years on television. Arguably the most influential television personality of all time, Ms. Winfrey & her show's impact on American culture cannot be overstated. This beautifully illustrated book will explore & celebrate the legacy of the show using written contributions from a stellar group of public figures & images from notable photographers. This book will also feature behind-the-scenes photographs from the Harpo archive, spanning the twenty-five years the show has been on the air, including the farewell season. Each chapter in the book will be dedicated to a theme (e.g., love & relationships, equality, giving, literature) & will open with an essay, written by a public figure closely associated with the topic of the chapter, which will explore how the show has touched people's lives & impacted the conversation around that issue. This essay will be followed by a narrative text, which will guide the reader through the history of Ms. Winfrey's involvement with that topic, including her motivation for engagement, as well as stories about the events, people, & organizations that have acted as touchstones or provided insights along the way. Interwoven in this narrative will be a story or"e from a featured celebrity contributor, who will provide a more personal perspective on the issue at h&. Ms. Winfrey will write the final chapter on the theme of gratitude. Accompanying the essays & narrative text will be images from the show, behind-the-scenes photographs, as well as signature portraits of the contributing celebrities taken by noted photographers. ...

It is 1939 & working class  Evie Bishop has received a scholarship to study mathematics at Oxford when tragedy turns her life

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Optimum nutrition is a revolution in health care
- it means giving your body the best possible intake of nutrients to allow you
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1973. Professor Periklis Harvatis, working alone & late into the night on an important archaeological dig, unearths a magnificent golden vase.

But in the very same chamber, the Professor sees something so frightening that less than seven hours later he dies... but not before he has ensured the safety of the vase.

Ten years later, a series of gruesome deaths connected to the rape & murder during the student protests in Athens of a Greek woman, on the same night as Professor Harvatiss discovery, is perplexing the authorities.

Each atrocity is accompanied by a dire"ation from the ancient sources, exposing an ingeniously cruel mind.

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9781447276715
• Author: Valerio Massimo Manfredi
• Publisher: Pan Macmillan
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 343
• Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 2.5cm













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Toys & Games Jigsaw Puzzles Have hours of fun piecing together this stunning Orangery image. This picture perfect puzzle



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