How would it feel if all your sons & daughters were caught up in war? What would it be like to spend six years fearing what a

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What made Arthur, Duke of Wellington the military genius who was never defeated in battle? In the vivid narrative style that is his trademark, Peter Snow recalls how Wellington evolved from a backward, sensitive schoolboy into the aloof but brilliant commander-in-chief. He tracks the development of Wellington's leadership & his relationship with the extraordinary band of men he led from Portugal in 1808 to the final destruction of Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo. Having described his soldiers as the 'scum of the earth', Wellington transformed them into the finest fighting force of their time. Digging deep into the rich treasure trove of diaries & journals that make this war the first in history to be so well recorded, Snow examines Wellington's prickly relationship with generals such as the irascible Thomas Picton & the ruthless ' Black Bob' Craufurd, cavalrymen like the daredevil Fred Ponsonby, & soldiers including jaunty Irishman Ned Costello & failed actor Thomas Todd. Using many first-hand accounts, Snow describes the horror & the humanity of life in & out of battle, & he explains how Wellington mastered the battlefield to beat Napoleon & change the future of Europe. ...

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The seven-year campaign that saved Europe from Napoleon told by those who were there.

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Hamlet could NEVER make his mind up about ANYTHING. & one time he actually went to school in just his pants & got sent home because he couldn’t decide what to wear. When Izzy (star of The Spy Who Loved School Dinners) is asked to tell her friends some HILARIOUS & SCARY stories she knows exactly where to look: Shakespeare, the king of SUPER dramatic stuff. After learning about Macbeth (a STRONG solider who ate four bowls of porridge & twenty pieces of toast every morning) her friends want more. So Hamlet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, & Romeo & Juliet all get the Izzy treatment. There’s blood & guts, ghosty stuff, & plenty of people wandering around in their nighties. The perfect introduction to the Bard! Product Information: • ISBN: 9780857637727 • Author: Pamela Butchart • Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd • Pages: 176 • Format: Paperback • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 cm ...

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TOAST is top food writer Nigel Slater’s eat-&-tell autobiography. Detailing all the food, recipes & cooking that have marked his passage from greedy schoolboy to great food writer. In December 2010 the BBC will bring out a film of Toast starring Helena Bonham-Carter & directed by Lee Hall, who won an oscar nomination for Billy Elliot.

Britain’s most popular cook describes his personal culinary odyssey, from dangerous encounters with his mother’s weevil-seasoned cakes to being harangued by readers who think he deliberately styles Yorkshire puddings to look like a woman’s private parts.

Read by: Nigel Slater

Runtime: 6 hours
Discs: 5 CDs






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A simple fast-food favourite or a tasty comfort snack, toast is always a sure-fire winner for a quick meal or more substantial hearty lunches. All sorts of breads can be toasted, topped or filled in different ways, & this mouth-watering collection will provide plenty of delicious ideas. For breakfast, a laid-back lunch, family brunch or as a stylish starter, this book is packed with tantalizing toasts to delight & inspire. ...

Doug Manion, newly thirteen, has been hearing voices: at best, they help him catch unsuspecting opponents in the games of hide-&-seek; at their worst, they let him overhear his parents' plans to send him to boarding school. These plans have to wait, however, when Doug & two friends take a dip in Toaster Pond & end up in a parallel world. ...

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Toby's world is under greater threat than ever before. A giant crater has been dug right into the centre of the Tree, moss & lichen invade the branches, & one tyrant controls it all. Leo Blue, once Toby's best friend, now his worst enemy, is holding Elisha prisoner, hunting the Grass People with merciless force. ...