Look around you. The reflection of your face in a window tells you that the universe is orchestrated by chance. The iron in a spot of blood on your finger tells you that somewhere out in space there is furnace at a temperature of 4.5 billion degrees. Your TV tells you that the universe had a beginning. In fact, your very existence tells you that this may not be the only universe but merely one among an infinity of others, stacked like the pages of a never-ending book. ...

Thriller starring Joaquin Phoenix, Robert Duvall & Mark Wahlberg. Bobby Green (Phoenix) has forsaken his name to escape his family & their tradition in law enforcement to pursue his ambitions as a Brooklyn nightclub owner. As he turns a blind eye to t ...

On 22 June 1940 France surrendered to Germany & the invasion of Britain seemed a very real possibility. The Home Guard was formed to defend our villages & towns. Members came from reserved occupations, those who had failed their medicals, the elderly & the young, with miners & farmers training alongside former majors. Their weapons & ammunition were negligible at first, but slowly these amateur soldiers began to produce professional results. In this unique book of reminiscences about life on the home front, we see these men as they practise with pitchforks & fall into ditches after a pint or two of ale on the job. But we also see them learning how to fire grenades after a day studying engineering & undertaking night watches after exhausting factory shifts
- knowing they could be the last stop between the enemy & their families & homes.
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Through the diaries of nine men & women We Shall Never Surrender tells the story of the war as they experienced it, whether at home struggling simply to keep going, in high office with direct influence on its outcome, or protesting against it. Some of them, like Alan Brooke, who became Chief of the General Staff, the politician Harold Nicolson or the pacifist writer Vera Brittain, are well known. Others
- Anne Garnett, the wife of a country solicitor, George Beardmore, a young husband & father with ambitions to become a novelist, or Clara Milburn, a contented wife & mother of a son in the forces
- are not. But, together with the diplomat, Charles Ritchie, the novelist Naomi Mitchison & the resourceful & frequently unconventional Hermione, Countess of Ranfurly, they all followed the war in their diaries from outbreak to victory.

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Studies show numerous significant reasons for children to learn American Sign Language (ASL). With an approximate running time of 30 minutes, this DVD combines ASL with new & traditional songs that teach signing, vocabulary, communication, rhyme & more. ...

Studies show numerous significant reasons for children to learn American Sign Language (ASL). With an approximate running time of 30 minutes, this DVD combines ASL with new & traditional songs that teach signing, vocabulary, communication, rhyme & more. ...

FROM THE 1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB A brand new series. An iconic new detective team. & a thrilling new murder to solve... ----- Steve Wheeler is enjoying retired life. He does the odd bit of investigation work, but he prefers his familiar habits & routines: the pub quiz, his favourite bench, his cat waiting for him when he comes home. His days of adventure are over: adrenaline is daughter-in-law Amy’s business now. Amy Wheeler thinks adrenaline is good for the soul. As a private security officer, she doesn’t stay still long enough for habits or routines. She’s currently on a remote island keeping world-famous author Rosie D’ Antonio alive. Which was meant to be an easy job... Then a dead body, a bag of money & a killer with their sights on Amy have her sending an SOS to the only person she trusts. A breakneck race around the world begins, but can Amy & Steve stay one step ahead of a deadly enemy? Product Information: • ISBN: 9780241608364 • Au... ...

Introducing We Three Kings, a charming retelling of the well-known Christmas story.

When the three kings lose their

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A beautifully illustrated picture book looking at the most incredible journeys undertaken by animals around the world. From the epic migration of the huge humpback whale to the unbelievable determination of the tiny hummingbird, each animal tells us the reason why they travel so very far. ...

Provides a practical guide on how food can be grown in truly nutritious ways, the crucial importance of minerals in the soil & how to tell what's good & what isn't. This title explains not only why our food is in such a parlous state but how we can change what we eat & radically improve our health. ...