A collection of short fiction by the author of " The Wasp Factory" & " Against a Dark Background". The title story is a novella continuing the " Culture" sequence but set on Earth in 1977. The other stories range from science fiction to horror, & dark-coated fantasy to morality tale. ...

From desert to forest, beach to city, vast open plains to sprawling metropolis, this is the USA. Celebrate with History both the extreme diversity & the common bonds that define this extraordinary nation, from sea to shining sea. An unprecedented survey of America, The States takes you across the entire country
- Hawaii to Maine, Florida to Alaska
- on a lavish tour of each & every state, revealing its unique character & history, along with its one-of-a-kind qualities. This comprehensive collection reveals the lay of the land with thrilling graphics & vantage points while exposing interesting tidbits, curiosities & facts. The States puts the nation at your fingertips & contains a lifetime's worth of exploration.

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1857. Joel Heygate is the popular stationmaster at Exeter St David's railway station. 

So when the charred remains

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Books Young Adult Romance Books Who would have guessed that four minutes could change everything? Today should be one of the worst days of Hadley's life. Her father is getting married in London to a woman she's never even met, & she's just missed her flight. Hadley has never believed in destiny or fate before. But, stuck at the airport in New York, today is also the day she meets Oliver. He's British. He's cute. & he's on her new flight. Set over twenty-four hours, Hadley & Oliver's story will make you believe that true love finds you when you're least expecting it. Product Information: •†ISBN:† 9781529427455 •†Author: Jennifer E. Smith •†Publisher: Quercus •†Format: Paperback •†Pages: 272 •†Dimensions: 12.8 x 2.4 x 19.6cm ...

Jockey for position & influence amongst the nobles of Henry VI’s retinue as he travels across his vast empire.

In the

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Details: Respected transport author Julian Holland delves into the intriguing world of steam in his latest book, which
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The Steampunk User’s Manual features beautiful images & entertaining text about the incredibly popular Science Fiction subgenre that imagines future technology & fashion via a 19th century perspective & toolbox.

The Steampunk User’s Manual provides a conceptual how-to guide across all aspects of Steampunk that motivates & awes both the armchair enthusiast & the committed creator.

The idea here is to give readers points of reference that are both refreshingly down-to-earth & completely over-the-top that utterly doable jewellery project juxtaposed with that stunningly crazy & jaw-dropping art installation.

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9781419708985
• Author: Jeff Vandermeer & Desirina Boskovich
• Publisher: Abrams Image
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 255
• Dimensions: 26 x 19 x 2.2cm











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The women of Stepford are not all that they seem... All the beautiful people live in idyllic Stepford, Connecticut, an affluent, suburban Eden populated with successful, satisfied hubbies & beautiful, dutiful wives. For Joanna Eberhart, newly arrived with her husband & two children, it all seems too good to be true
- from the sweet Welcome Wagon lady to all those cheerful, friendly faces in the supermarket checkout lines. But just beneath the town's flawless surface, something is sordid & wrong
- something abominable with roots in the local Men's Association. & it may already be too late for Joanna to save herself from being devoured by Stepford's hideous perfection.

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1899 ï ½ & two young men find their lives drawn together in the bloody Boer War. Matthew, sent down from university, enlists to go to South Africa as a trooper. He is in search of adventure, but finds himself caught up in the turmoil of this beautiful but tragically divided country ï ½ & in love with a girl on the enemy side. Will is an officer who believes in the glory of war ï ½ until he sees the realities of battle, when his views start to change. The one thing that never alters is his love for Frances, Matthews's sister. Fighting in a cruel conflict thousands of miles from home, both men, & the women they love, find themselves entangled in a drama they could never have foreseen. ...

From popular children's book authors Julia Donaldson & Alex Scheffler comes yet another hit: The Stick Man. The storybook follows the character The Stick Man on his adventures, from living in his tree with his stick wife & children to being taken further away from home as he is thrown for a dog, thrown on a fire & various other 'sticky' situations! He keeps trying to get back home & is given help in a delightful Christmas themed surprise which would make this children's book an ideal holiday gift. The Stick Man is filled with vibrant illustrations in bright colours of fun characters that children will love looking at & the book is a sturdy hardback to help resist wear & tear. The story is fun, with the authors' signature rhymes, a hint of danger & a happy ending. Adults might get tired of reading it but the kids won't! The Stick Man even

Includes:: jigsaws to play with when the story is done & is sure to take pride of place in any library.

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