For this celebration of our Earth distinguished anthologist Wendy Cooling has chosen poems to make children look think & ask questions. Why are trees so important? How are motorways damaging our countryside? What can we do about rubbish? What can we do to protect our Earth for the future? Strong colourful illustrations combine to make this a gift book with a difference. ...

Sixteen year-old Anyas parents have been murdered because her father was the head of a notorious underworld gang. Now she is determined to keep herself & her siblings away from that world. But her fathers relatives arent so keen to let them go. When Anyas violent ex-boyfriend is poisoned with contaminated chocolate
- chocolate that is produced illegally by Anyas criminal family
- she is arrested for attempted murder. Disconcertingly it is the new D.A. in town who releases her from jail but her freedom comes with conditions. The D.A. is the father of Win a boy at school to whom Anya feels irresistibly drawn. Wins father wont risk having his political ambitions jeopardised by his son seeing a member of a crime family. She is to stay away with him. Anya knows she risks her freedom & the safety of her brother & sister by seeing Win again. Neither the D.A. nor the underworld will allow it. But the feeling between them is so strong that she may be unable to resist him...

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Capturing the turbulent world of South Wales during the 1830s this novel tells the story of a traveling harpist who becomes caught up in a fierce industrial dispute that spirals out of control. Set against the backdrop of the Methyr & Newport uprisings this is a passionate epic by one of Waless great literary figures. ...

James Herriots stories about his life as a vet in Yorkshire have charmed & delighted millions of readers in the twenty years since his first book If Only They Could Talk was published in 1972. All Things Bright & Beautiful is the second James Herriot omnibus & contains Lets Sleeping Vets Lie & Vet in Harness. All James Herriots books including two other omnibus editions All Creatures Great & Small & All Things Wise & Wonderful are availalbe in Pan. ...

The second volume of memoirs from the author who inspired the BBC series All Creatures Great & Small Now settled into the sleepy Yorkshire village of Darrowby & married to Helen the farmers daughter James Herriot thinks hes finally got himself sorted. But life as a vet in the 1930s was never going to be easy. Quite aside from his unpredictable colleagues brother Siegfried & Tristan Farnon he must contend with new-fangled medical techniques delivering calves after far too much home-made wine & a grudge-holding dog called Magnus who never forgets. & then with Britain on the verge of war James faces a decision that could separate him from Darrowby -- & Helen -- for ever... Since they were first published James Herriots memoirs have sold millions of copies & entranced generations of animal lovers. Charming funny & touching All Things Bright & Beautiful is a heart-warming story of determination love & companionship from one of Britains best-loved authors. ...

Gi & Il-sun live behind North Koreas iron curtain under the watchful eye of Kim Jong-il. As orphans growing up on a diet of thin soup & propaganda life is a struggle against hunger & fear. But tender Gi & headstrong Il-sun find consolation in each other & their unlikely friendship grows as deep as the bond between sisters. Everything will change when a man comes into their lives. As Gi & Il-sun are taken from their jobs in a clothing factory & spirited across the border to the South they begin a journey that will test the strength of their friendship & their entire understanding of the world. Perfect for fans of Khaled Hosseini & Chris Cleave ALL WOMAN & SPRINGTIME is an unforgettable portrait of the most mysterious country on earth & of a young woman who loses everything but refuses to be destroyed. ...

Sex lies & murder. Frankie Smith is having a bad day: her boyfriend has just dumped her & shes just found a dead body behind her cafe. Still things look up when sexy local detective Jack West turns up to investigate. & when a stranger turns up at the diner looking for work Frankie soon finds herself juggling two men & an increasingly kinky sex life. ...

All You Knead is Bread photographed by Peter Cassidy aims to inspire you to start baking by explaining the basic techniques demystifying the process & showing you with step-by-step photography how simple it is to make a huge variety of breads. The recipes come from the four corners of the globe but they all have one thing in common
- they are easy to follow & the result is so much better for you than anything you can buy in shops. Choose from more than 50 recipes such as pitta bread soda bread cinnamon buns cheese rolls rye bread & corn bread. Spanning wheat & the myriad other grains used from country to country this book will teach how to make bread & understand its unique ability to bring people together to celebrate share & enjoy it.
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All You Need To Know About The Music Business
- The new edition of 'the industry bible' (Los Angeles Times) by Donald S. Passman.
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Covers more information than a weeks worth of private lessons."
- " Ski magazine". " The All-Mountain Skier"
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