A densely textured procedural, reverberating with the sounds & side effects of broken wedlock... How Harvey makes these breakages count in the final solutions is his magic & triumph. Another winner.' SUNDAY TIMES. A series of brutal robberies take Detective Inspector Resnick back ten years. To a time when a rash of very similar incidents left him face to face with a frenzied sociopath who nearly brought his life to a premature end...and to a time when his wife ran off with her lover, putting paid to their marriage & leaving him with an emotional wound that still hasn't healed. Now with the lookalike robberies escalating in violence, Resnick fights to track the men down before they kill, just as he fights to stem the poignant memories that threaten to overwhelm him. ...

Centuries have passed since Lisel turned Randall Springfield. While Lisel herself was turned long ago, she has no intention of stepping aside & allowing her children their right of maturity. Instead, she strikes out at them, ultimately forcing Randall to take matters into his own hands. ...

After years of pain & turmoil, stained glass restoration expert Mira Gallier is on the verge of having it all
- again. But her
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Today's breathtaking digital animation by the likes of Pixar may have been unimaginable to such moving-image pioneers as Eadweard Muybridge & Winsor Mc Cay, but over the course of the last century animation has become one of the most popular & prevalent visual art forms. Watch Me Move presents an extensive selection of animated imagery created over the past 100 years, from Felix the Cat, Mickey Mouse & Betty Boop to Astro Boy, South Park & Avatar, & covers a wide range of techniques, including h&-drawn, stop-motion, computer animation & more experimental forms. Organized thematically, the book explores the emergence of animation, its well-loved characters, heroes & villains, its myths & fables, dramatic narratives & alternative realities. With essays by animation experts & biographies of the leading studios & animators, Watch Me Move is the definitive guide to the dynamic world of the animated image. ...

Introducing endearingly clumsy new picture book character, Arthur! Watch out? hes an accident waiting to happen! Arthur wants to play & that can only mean one thing? trouble! From performing roly-polys to drinking milkshakes, Arthur's non-stop lust for life leads him from one mishap to another. Can his long-suffering friends find a new game to play with Arthur ? one where mess & mayhem don't matter? Photographs of quirky vintage toys combine with mesmerising collage backgrounds to create a distinctive, contemporary art style & a truly unforgettable book! ...

Details the story of Guns N' Roses, a band that originated in the gutters of Sunset Strip & went on to become one of the baddest band on the planet. This book captures the birth of Guns' raw power, which
- despite rape charges, drug-induced rampages & a general appetite for destruction
- launched the band into the pantheon of rock gods.

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Can you make it to the other end of Doggy Poop Park without stepping in a dog poop?

Trickier than you think with a blindfold

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The acclaimed & enthralling story of the dark side of Elizabethan rule, from Stephen Alford Elizabeth I's reign is known as a golden age, yet to much of Europe she was a ' Jezebel' & heretic who had to be destroyed. This title is a portrayal of the secret state that sought to protect the Queen; a shadow world of spies, codebreakers & more. ...

They escape from a secret government: two mutant creatures, both changed utterly from the animals they once were. & no one who encounters them will ever be the same again: a lonely widower; a ruthless assassin; a beautiful woman; a government agent. Drawn together in a deadly hunt, all four are inexorably propelled towards an evil beyond human imagining. ...

Internationally, there are 27 watch-related magazines. There has been a resurgence of interest in watches with the Swiss watch market up by 30 per cent year on year. In May 2006, watches accounted for one billion Swiss francs of export. The US is the industry's largest single export market. This title is suitable for those who love watches. ...