In the late 1920s, Frenchman Jules Rimet had a grand vision for a global football tournament: he named it the World Cup. Just 13 teams contested the inaugural tournament in 1930, & the hosts Uruguay emerged as winners. From these tentative beginnings, the World Cup has grown exponentially into a truly all-embracing international competition, involving more than 200 countries. It has provided the stage for such footballing legends as Bobby Charlton, Eusebio, Franz Beckenbauer, Johan Cruff, Diego Maradona, Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldo, Lionel Messi & the incomparable Pele, & has furnished many football fans with their most cherished sporting memories. It is the biggest prize in competitive team sport. The Treasures of the World Cup tells the story of the quadrennial festival of world football. It comprises an authoritative narrative account of all 19 tournaments played to date & a preview of Brazil 2014. The reportage is complemented by features on the superstars & the memorable moments for each of the finals, as well as maps of the venues & results boxes. It also contains more than 30 facsimile items of rare football memorabilia integrated into the pages of the book. The reader can relive the dramatic events that have entranced the watching millions by holding & examining football programmes, match tickets, posters, stickers, postcards & items of correspondence, filed or exhibited in the National Football Museum & other private collections around the world. ...

All sixteen year old Drew Finch wants is to be left alone.

She's not interested in spending time with her mum & stepdad

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Details: A quiet residential street in south London. A husband & wife are discovered, imprisoned in their own home. Badly
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A delightful picture book with a wonderful twist which encourages young children to think about the way animals & humans live side

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Details: Once, when Benet was about fourteen, they had been in a train together, alone in the carriage, & Mopsa had
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Have you ever wondered why there are so many kinds of living things in the world? Or where they come from? Or how we fit in with all of them? Scientists & poets ask these questions every day. But while scientists turn their observations & experiments into scientific knowledge, poets transform their insights into works of art. ...

One morning Josef K. is arrested for a crime he did not commit.

In fact, he is never even told the nature of the offence.

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Books Children's Book Collections Return to Percy Jackson's World... A clash of mythic intrigues & centuries of pop culture to thrill die-hard & new fans alike.--Kirkus Reviews Rick Riordan's beloved Greek & Roman demigod characters from Percy Jackson & the Olympians & the Heroes of Olympus return in a five-book adventure quest with a fresh twist: they're helping Apollo regain his immortal status. Apollo's fast-paced, monster-filled quest brings the Percy Jackson chronicles to an end. Now readers from 8 to 80 can enjoy it from start to finish & then keep the handsome box on their shelf for posterity. Also included is a bonus poster of the key locations & characters in the series. From The Hidden Oracle to the long awaited The Tower of Nero, this collection will thrill loyal readers & be a go-to gift for new fans of the best-selling series. Titles in this Collection: •†The Hidden Oracle •†The Dark Prophecy •†The Burning Maze  •†The Tyrants Tomb  •†The Tower of Nero  Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9780241628744 •†Author: Rick Riordan •†Publisher:†  Puffin •†Format:†  Book Collection ...

Eco-campaigning druid king Arthur Pendragon has waged a highly public, completely eccentric 14-year battle to assert the right of everyone to worship at Stonehenge. He has taken the Home Office to the High Court & HM Government to the European Court
- & recently won. This summer solstice they are allowing general access to the public for the first time for years. Through the story of Arthur, this book explores the state of Britain, politically & spiritually; what Britain means at the start of a new millenium. Arthur is a key to exploring the nature of Britain on many levels; mythical, political, historical, magical, moral & physical. The book contrasts the landscape of old Britain, with its sacred groves & ancient monuments, which Arthur invokes & uses as his backdrop, & the new landscape of drive-in Mc Donalds, car-parks & shopping centres that have become the moral backdrop of the British psyche in the 21st century. This title covers the exploits & anecdotes of Arthur's past 14 years & at the same time serves as an inspiring mission statement
- an "anyone can do it" manifesto
- that whoever you are, whatever you do, you can create your own persona, live your own life, any way you choose to. It presents a slice of British history, popular culture & the eco-warrior movement
- seen through the eyes of someone frequently on the wrong side of bureaucracy & the law
- & a State-of-Britain exploration from this alternative viewpoint.




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Reality & the supernatural intertwine in this exciting & chilling novel from an award-winning author As the Hamiltons gather at their holiday beach house, Carnival's Hide, for their Christmas celebrations, the warm, chaotic familty atomosphere is chilled by the unexpected arrival of three sinister brothers. Who are they? Where are they from? Only 17- year-old Harry, the middle daughter, is close to seeing the truth. Are these brothers her own invention, or are they truly descendants of Teddy Carnival who drowned there many years earlier? As the brothers gradually reveal their purpose, long-hidden family secrets are also unfurled. No one emerges unscathed... ...