Eight days before the summer solstice, a man is butchered in a blood-freezing sacrifice on the ancient site of Stonehenge before a congregation of robed worshippers. Within hours, one of the world's foremost treasure hunters has shot himself in his country mansion. & to his estranged son, young archeologist Gideon Chase, he leaves a cryptic letter. Teaming up with an intrepid Wiltshire policewoman, Gideon soon exposes a secret society
- an ancient international legion devoted for thousands of years to Stonehenge. With a charismatic & ruthless new leader at the helm, the cult is now performing ritual human sacrifices in a terrifying bid to unlock the secret of the stones.
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Madeline & Rufus Breeze come from a long line of fantabulous fanmakers they?ve been keeping people cool in style for centuries. & their eccentric inventor father has stubbornly continued the tradition even though their village has been covered in snow for several years. Now the Breeze family is so in debt, local tyrant Bartholomew Tullock is threatening to take their home. Then a smooth-tongued stranger & his blue-haired dog arrive in town with a solution to the Breezes? problem. Soon determined Madeline & her father are off on a death-defying journey to sell their breathtaking & breeze-making fans to the residents of the one nearby city that is (strangely) still hot. If only they didn?t have to face a mini-cyclone, stolen fans, enemy spies, eclectic elements & desert dunes hotter than an oven to get there, & in their absence its up to Rufus to keep his mother & their house safe from greedy Tullock & his nightmarish skeletal sidekick. ...

For 2, 174 days, World War II, claimed over 50 million lives. Why did it take the course it did? Why did the Axis lose? & with different strategies, could they have won? Andrew Robert's acclaimed new history has been hailed as the finest single-volume account of this epic conflict. Ranging from the Western front to North Africa, from the Baltic to the Far East, he brings the story of the war
- & those who fought it
- into focus as never before.

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The greatest story ever told? Find out for yourself as Murray Watts retells the key stories of the Bible. Everything is here, from greed, deception & hate, to love, miracles & redemption. Above all, the Bible is a love story: the moving tale of God's love for the world in all its wonder & brokenness. Murray Watts combines his knowledge & love of the Bible with skilful storytelling to introduce readers to the drama & mystery of this great book. His evocative & engaging retellings unfold the sweep of Bible history in words & phrases everyone can understand & enjoy. As well as gripping accounts of all the great stories, there are accessible paraphrases of a number of popular psalms & Old Testament words of wisdom & prophecy. ...

An evocative & charming novel full of secrets & mystery, from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Lost Bookshop In a quiet village in Irel&, a mysterious local myth is about to change everything… One hundred years ago, Anna, a young farm girl, volunteers to help an intriguing American visitor translate fairy stories from Irish to English. But all is not as it seems & Anna soon finds herself at the heart of a mystery that threatens her very way of life. In New York in the present day, Sarah Harper boards a plane bound for the West Coast of Irel&. But once there, she finds she has unearthed dark secrets – secrets that tread the line between the everyday & the otherworldly, the seen & the unseen. With a taste for the magical in everyday life, Evie Woods's latest novel is full of ordinary characters with extraordinary tales to tell. Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008706678 • Author: Evie Woods • Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers • Format: Paperback • Pages: 3... ...

This story introduces us to the real girl who lies behind the famous diary. Within this book there are new insights into Anne Frank's early life, her relationships & the Frank family's harrowing two years spent hiding from the Nazis in Amsterdam's Secret Annexe. This book brings to life the world of Anne Frank & her Diary. The size of the book is 19.7cm in height & 13cm in width. ...

From Ancient origins of astronomy to the Copernican revolution, & from Galileo to Dark Matter & Dark Energy, The Story of Astronomy charts the discoveries made by some of the greatest minds in human history in their attempts to unveil the secrets of the stars. ...

Che Guevara is something of a symbol in the West. But for the rest of the world he is different: a charismatic revolutionary who redrew the political map of Latin America & gave hope to those resisting colonialism everywhere. In The Story of Che Guevara Luc ...

With beautiful illustrations & rhyming text, The Story of Christmas is a simple introduction to Jesus' birth for young children & adults to read together.

A wonderful picture book to enjoy reading this Christmas.

This paperback book has 30 pages & measures: 26.5 x 26 x 0.5cm.



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Books Picture Books Discover the magic of the very first Christmas. As stars light the sky, Mary & Joseph journey on to welcome the birth of a special baby. The baby Jesus. Celebrating one of the most loved stories in the world, this gentle retelling introduces the joy of the Christmas nativity. With sweet, gentle text that weaves a tale of magic & friendship & beautiful, soft illustrations that add an extra touch of magic to the story, this charming picture book is perfect to snuggle up & read to someone special.  Product Information: • ISBN: 9781802491500 • Author: Bookoli • Publisher: Bookoli • Format: Paperback • Pages: 24 • Dimensions: 24 x 24 x 1.7 cm   ...