This 2000 Edition of Sir Patrick Moores classic book has been completely revised in the light of changes in technology. Not only do these changes include commercially available astronomical telescopes & software but also what we know & understand about the universe. There are many new photographs & illustrations. Packs a great deal of valuable information into appendices which make up almost half the book. These are hugely comprehensive & provide hints & tips as well as data (year 2000 onwards) for pretty well every aspect of amateur astronomy. This is probably the only book in which all this information is collected in one place. ...

Gary is a sweet & decent man. Only two things would improve his life
- having children with his gorgeous wife Pauline & a lower
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Nancy Durrell has always been an enigma. To her husband Lawrence future author of the Alexandria Quartet she was his introduction to bohemian London his companion during his formative years & the inspiration for some of his finest poetry. Here at last is Nancys story. Growing up in a dysfunctional family she was the provincial schoolgirl who was transformed overnight into a young woman of haunting beauty. From the smoky pubs of 1930s Fitzrovia to the sexual mayhem of the Villa Seurat in Paris & a remote village in pre-war Corfu her story shines new light on an extraordinary group of people. ...

Even More Amazing & Extraordinary Railway Facts" is another fascinating miscellany that will delight railway buffs everywhere. More fun & interesting trivia for the railway buff from the famous steam trains that puffed across the British countryside to long forgotten journeys to interesting facts about the history of the railways. Travel back to the age of steam before becoming up-to-date with railways today. In addition to the fascinating lists of railway trivia such as longest tunnels widest bridges & most powerful locomotives discover more about the crucial role railways & train travel have played in the history of Britain. From the sublime to the ridiculous & the euphoric to the poignant every railway enthusiast is catered for. Brief accessible & entertaining pieces on a wide variety of subjects makes it the perfect book to dip in to." ...

A fun interactive activity book based around the popular theme of magic to engage & motivate young learners. This book helps children to practise their addition & subtraction skills reinforcing what has been taught at school. The books combine fun magical characters & fantastic illustrations with National Curriculum- focused activities. * Motivating activities based on the KS1 National Curriculum * Step-by-step learning introduced by fun characters *
Includes: gold stickers to reward achievement
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A fun interactive activity book based around the popular theme of magic to engage & motivate young learners. This book helps children to practise their addition & subtraction skills reinforcing what has been taught at school. The books combine fun magical characters & fantastic illustrations with National Curriculum- focused activities. * Motivating activities based on the KS2 National Curriculum * Step-by-step learning introduced by fun characters *
Includes: gold stickers to reward achievement
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When the Great Raven steals their Mothers precious brooch the Twins Henry & Henrietta are blamed & told that unless the brooch is returned their Birthday Party in four days time will be cancelled & that their four Animals Curd the Lion Pilgrim Crow Sweeney the Heenie (a hyena) & OFlattery the Snake will be given away to the Charity Shop. Curd the Lion who witnessed the theft leads the Animals out that night all the way to the Back of Beyond to find the Great Raven & try to rescue the brooch. Meeting first that unfathomable inflatable Professor Balloonafuss creatures they encounter include His Majesty King Much of a Muchness Nook & Cranny Queen Mumbie-Bumbee & the Dodongs. By the time they enter Holywood with its Minor-Bore knightly Sir Rush & his Kalandar their route has become so riddled with pitfalls & the talk of the beasts so twisted the Animals can hardly tell whether they are coming or going. Reaching at last the Rocks of Brimstone & the out-jutting Corbie-stone lair of the Great Raven the Animals discover both friends & foes converging on this pivotal rock. A great battle ensues. The author has included the first three chapters of a second adventure The Ineffable Emperor or Travels in the Land of Nod in the Great Sea of Slumber as an invitation to readers to ask for more. No illustrations (though there will be of course in the real book) ...

Winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay is a heart-wrenching story of escape love & comic-book heroes set in Prague New York & the Arctic
- from the author of Wonder Boys. One night in 1939 Josef Kavalier shuffles into his cousin Sam Clays cramped New York bedroom his nerve-racking escape from Prague finally achieved. Little does he realise that this is the beginning of an extraordinary friendship & even more fruitful business partnership. Together they create a comic strip called The Escapist its superhero a Nazi-busting saviour who liberates the oppressed around the world. The Escapist makes their fortune but Joe can think of only one thing: how can he effect a real-life escape & free his family from the tyranny of Hitler? Michael Chabons exceptional novel is a thrilling tight-rope walk between high comedy & bitter tragedy & confirms his position as one of the most inventive & daring of contemporary American writers. In Joe Kavalier & Sam Clay he has created two unforgettable characters bound together by love family & cartoons.
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This is a collection of fascinating & diverse British railway facts & stories to read in any spare moment. Travel back to the age of steam & discover the worlds oldest active steam locomotive before becoming up-to-date with railways in films such as Harry Potter. In addition to the fascinating lists of longest tunnels widest bridges & most powerful locomotives ponder the dismal failure of Brunels atmospheric railway in South Devon before reading the rags-to riches tale of Frank Hornby. From the sublime to the ridiculous & the euphoric to the poignant every railway enthusiast is catered for. ...

On a bright & beautiful spring day Pearl a pig is dawdling on her way home from school when she most unexpectedly strikes up an acquaintance with a small bone. You talk? says Pearl. In any language says the bone. And I can imitate any sound there is. (Its former owner was a witch.) Pearl & the bone are soon heading home together happily continuing their conversation. But before she can introduce her new friend to her parents the resourceful bone must deal with a band of highway robbers in Halloween masks &
- worse!
- a fox who decides that Pearl will be his main course at dinner that night. William Steig incomparable master of the contemporary picture book creates a wonderful world of villains exploits & friendship.

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