Shows how the transformation of textual into visual culture (from the linearity of history into the two-dimensionality of magic) & of industrial into post-industrial society (from work into leisure) went hand in h&, & how photography allows us to read & interpret these changes with particular clarity. ...

The Last Battle has started. The seals on the Dark One's prison are crumbling. The Pattern itself is unravelling, & the armies

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It is the last, bitter days of World War II & the British Raj in India is crumbling. Ensconced in the Indian Hill Station of Pankot are the English wives, mothers, daughters & widows of the officers embroiled in the ongoing conflict. All eyes are upon Captain Merrick & the British military to protect them in this troubled time. ...

No peace & goodwill to all men here in Manchester... It's the countdown to Christmas & Sal Kilkenny is exhausted even thinking about the festive season
- her life as a single mother is hectic at the best of times. So when she is asked to investigate a suicide that a grieving family cannot come to terms with, she turns the case down. Eventually, & against her better judgement, Sal is persuaded to look into the woman's last hours & is appalled to discover how little the authorities had investigated her death. & why would a woman so petrified of heights choose to jump from the top of Manchester's Arndale Centre car park? Praise for Cath Staincliffe:' Gritty, intelligent, humane & involving' Big Issue' Deftly organised, with several surprising twists.' Evening Standard' An engrossing read.' Sunday Telegraph' Real people, real problems... Staincliffe writes brilliantly & compassionately about things that matter. Seriously good.' Literary Review' Modest, compassionate... a solid ingenious plotter with a sharp eye for domestic detail' Literary Review' Complex & satisfying' The Sunday Times'about as good as the British private eye novel gets' Time Out
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This is the tale of the lost city below the Scottish capital, chronicling Edinburgh's history, its structure & the lives of its inhabitants. The book discusses the lost city's rediscovery, the stories that made it legendary, the areas where it existed, & where to find the parts that remain. ...

Zack is a boy who is all-boy
- & he just wants to do boy things. But Zack has three sisters
- three annoying sisters
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Bree Dwyer is desperate to escape her husb&, take the children & run. But he’s always watching. & she always gets caught. Until her first love, Alfie Jennings, returns to Essex...

Gangsters Alfie & Vaughn have been out of the game for a while, but a life of crime is one you never forget.

To get back on top they need serious money, because loyalty & power don’t come for free. One dangerous job & they’ll have the payoff they need. & Alfie isn’t going to let anyone get in the way, least of all a pretty face like Bree.

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9780008287283
• Author: Jacqui Rose
• Publisher: Avon
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 343
• Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 2cm











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Monster power in your hand! Enter the exciting world of Monsuno & battle your friends with this amazing Toxiclaw figure & core launcher. Place your figure inside the core launcher & then launch against other cores or objects to release your Monsuno figure! Visit www.monsuno.com for Monsuno Core Combat game rules. Spin, Pop Out, Battle!

Includes:: 1 Monsuno figure, 1 Core & 1 Card. Not suitable for children under the age of 3 years.

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Babies are being snatched in the night by the Toy Breaker, a shadowy figure who leaves behind a sinister calling card
- the broken
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Toy Instruments comprises an eye-popping collection of musical toys made between the 1950s & today. In theory, all of these toys are meant to excite children about learning how to play an instrument. What becomes clear, however, is that these products could be as much fun for adults as children, especially for adults with their own musical interests. From the late 70s to the early 80s, the heyday of these bleeping, chirping, thrumming & keening devices, while children were busy driving their parents crazy with these batterypowered sounds, adults were incorporating the unique tones into the earliest samples of electronic music & techno. Divided into chapters like Sing Along, Rhythm Machines, Voice Changers & Musical Animals, which provide details & commentary about the individual toys, Toy Instruments represents the crossroads of educational & weird. Just as dazzling as the cacophony of sounds produced by these toys are the designs of the toys, as well as their packaging. Made all over the world, the predominately gender-neutral design applied to the products & packaging is at times more fascinating than the toys. Culled from the authors personal collection, Toy Instruments is the first book to explore this niche of the toy industry, doing so with an informative & humorous approach, demonstrating how even in todays world of Guitar Hero & Wii, these musical toys from a bygone era are irreplaceable. ...