From the author of Al-Qaeda" Jason Burkes " The 9/11 Wars" is an essential book for understanding the dangerous & unstable world of the twenty-first century. On September 11th 2001 in a series of coordinated suicide attacks terrorists destroyed New Yorks World Trade Center & a substantial portion of the Pentagon. Since the Twin Towers fell the world has seen the invasion of Afghanistan & Iraq the downfall of Saddam Hussein & Osama bin Laden bombings battles & riots. Hundreds of thousands of people have died in the war on terror. Whether reporting on the riots in France or the attack on Mumbai suicide bombers in Iraq or British troops fighting in Helmand Province in Afghanistan Jason Burkes " The 9/11 Wars" named 2011 Book of the Year by the " Daily Telegraph" " Economist" & " Independent" tells the story of a world that changed forever when the hijacked planes flew out of the brilliant blue sky above Manhattan on September 11th. " The best overview of the 9/11 decade so far in print". (" Economist"). "A magisterial history of the last decade". (Pankaj Mishra " Guardian"). " At a time when there are more books out on terrorism than ever before.. .this is likely to be among the best". (" Sunday Telegraph"). " Potent.. .journalism of a high order.. .essential for understanding the past decade". (Sherard Cowper-Coles " Sunday Times"). Jason Burke is the South Asia correspondent for the " Guardian". He has reported around the world for both the " Guardian" & the " Observer". He is the author of two other widely praised books both published by Penguin: " Al-Qaeda" & " On the Road to Kandahar". He lives in New Delhi." ...

90cm (3FT) Winterberry mini pine tree in pot with 91 white tips red berries & 9 white tipped cones. Sat in a plastic pot ideal for adding to your christmas decor. Please see our returns policy for restrictions on Premium Christmas Trees & Decorations ...

This jolly birthday card to celebrate the extremely important day of a 90th birthday is features an illustration of colourful balloons & the words &8216;special wishes are on the way three cheers to celebrate your big day&8217; on the front. The greeting inside reads &8216; Have a fantastic birthday&8217; & the card comes complete with a red envelope ready for posting.. Approximate dimensions: 22 x 10cm ...

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- Immortal Keeper of Secrets He can manipulate your darkest toughts Chained & isolated to protect those he loves from his
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Laura Caxton vowed never to face them again. The horror of what the vampires did is too close the wounds too fresh. But when Jameson Arkeley comes to her with an unfathomable discovery her resolve crumbles. Arkeley leads Caxton to a recently excavated tomb in Gettysburg. While the town with its legendary role in the Civil Wars worst battle is no stranger to cemeteries this one is remarkably eerily different. In it lie one hundred coffins
- ninety-nine of them occupied by vampires who luckily are missing their hearts. But one of the coffins is empty & smashed to pieces. Who is the missing vampire? & does he have access to the ninety-nine hearts that if placed back in the bodies of their owners could reanimate an entire bloodthirsty army. The answers lie in Civil War documents that contain sinister secrets about the newly found coffins
- secrets that Laura Caxton is about to uncover as she is thrown into the deadly gruesome mission of saving an entire town from a mass invasion of the undead.. .

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Matt Madden's 99 Ways to Tell a Story" is a series of one-page comics that tell the same story in a variety of ways. Inspired by Raymond Queneau's 1947 work of the same title which told a simple story in ninety-nine different styles & genres
- haiku sonnet book jacket blurb
- Madden does the same but in different styles of comics
- Marvel superhero R. Crumb Herge even as a map or the Bayeux Tapestry. Or he uses varying points of view visual & verbal parodies even radical reshuffling of the elements of the story. The result is funny inspiring & genuinely clever."


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This colourful birthday card to celebrate a 9th birthday has a big number 9 in bright pink on a dark violet background decorated with multicoloured stars. Greeting inside the card reads ‘ Happy Birthday’ & the card comes complete with a pink envelope ready for posting..

Approximate dimensions: 18.4 x 13.3cm

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A psychopathic killer targets San Francisco's most innocent & vulnerable. A young mother & her infant child are ruthlessly gunned down while returning to their car in the garage of a shopping mall. There are no witnesses & Detective Lindsay Boxer is left with only one shred of evidence: a cryptic message scrawled across the windshield in blood-red lipstick. The same night the wife of A-list actor Marcus Dowling walks in on a cat burglar who is about to steal millions of dollars worth of precious jewels. In just seconds there is an empty safe a lifeless body & another mystery that throws San Francisco into hysteria. Before Lindsay & her friends can piece together either case one of the killers forces Lindsay to put her own life on the line
- but is it enough to save the city?
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This assessment series encourages pupils to work at their own levels & improve their abilities with further practice. 15 papers with graded questions. A wide variety of test questions that check all topics. Guidance from experienced teachers on getting the best out of test practice. A glossary to help with difficult words. Helpful progress chart. ...

* This assessment series encourages pupils to work at their own levels & improve their abilities with further practice. * 24 papers with graded questions. A wide variety of test questions that check all topics. Guidance from experienced teachers on getting the best out of test practice. A glossary to help with difficult words. Helpful progress chart. ...