Original / American English The Amazon Rain Forest is the largest rain forest in the world. It is 10 000 000 years old & many different kinds of plants & animals live here. The forest is important for the worlds weather & wildlife but it is disappearing fast. Read this book & learn about this wonderful forest
- & its problems. What will its future be?
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Paris 1919 The nations' leaders have gathered to rebuild the world from the ashes of the Great War. But for one woman the City of Light harbours dark secrets & dangerous liaisons Brought to the peace conference by her German diplomat father Margot resents being trapped in Paris where she is still looked upon as the enemy. Yet returning to Berlin means a life with the wounded fiance she barely knows. Torn between duty & the desire to be free Margot strikes up unlikely alliances: with Krysia a musician who protects a secret; & with Georg the handsome damaged naval officer who makes Margot question where her true loyalties should lie. Against the backdrop of one of the most significant events of the century a delicate web of lies obscures the line between the casualties of war & of the heart making trust a luxury that no one can afford. The stunning prequel to the bestselling novel Kommandant's Girl heralded a 'breathtaking debut' by Publishers Weekly ...

As the son of the late High Lord Akkarin saviour of the city & Sonea the former street urchin turned Black Magician Lorkin has a legacy of heroism & adventure to live up to. So when Lord Dannyl takes the position of Guild Ambassador to Sachaka Lorkin volunteers to be his assistant in the hopes of making his mark on the world. When news comes that Lorkin is in danger the law that forbids Black Magicians leaving the city forces Sonea to trust that Dannyl will save him. Besides her old friend Cery needs her as never before: someone has been assassinating Thieves & when his family is targeted he finds evidence that this Thief Hunter uses magic. Either a member of the Guild is hunting down the Thieves one by one or there is
- once again
- a rogue magician on the streets of Imardin. & this one has full control of their powers
- & is willing to kill with them.


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The greatest expression of his talent for witty observant explorations of what it means to live well Henry James The Ambassadors" is edited with an introduction & notes by Adrian Poole in " Penguin Classics". Concerned that her son Chad may have become involved with a woman of dubious reputation the formidable Mrs Newsome sends her ambassador Strether from Massachusetts to Paris to extricate him. Strethers mission however is gradually undermined as he falls under the spell of the city & finds Chad refined rather than corrupted by its influence & that of his charming companion Madame de Vionnet & her daughter Jeanne. As the summer wears on Mrs Newsome concludes that she must send another envoy to confront the errant Chad
- & a Strether whose view of the world has changed profoundly. One of the greatest of James late works " The Ambassadors" is a subtle & witty exploration of different responses to a European environment. This edition of " The Ambassadors"

Includes:: a chronology further reading glossary notes & an introduction discussing the novel in the context of James other works on Americans in Europe & the novels portrayal of Paris. Henry James (1843-1916) son of a prominent theologian & brother to the philosopher William James was one of the most celebrated novelists of the fin-de-siecle. In addition to many short stories plays books of criticism biography & autobiography & much travel writing he wrote some twenty novels. His novella " Daisy Miller" (1878) established him as a literary figure on both sides of the Atlantic & his other novels in " Penguin Classics" include " Washington Square" (1880) " The Portrait of a Lady" (1881) " The Awkward Age" (1899) " The Wings of the Dove" (1902) " The Ambassadors" (1903) & " The Golden Bowl" (1904). If you enjoyed " The Ambassadors" you might like Ford Madox Fords " Parades End" also available in " Penguin Classics"."


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Amber Gold & Black is the most comprehensive history of British beer in all its variety ever written. Learn all there is to know about the history of the beers Britons have brewed & enjoyed down the centuries: Bitter Porter Mild & Stout IPA Brown Ale Burton Ale & Old Ale Barley Wine & Stingo Golden Ale Gale Ale Honey Ale White Beer Heather Ale & Mum. This is a celebration of the depths of our beery heritage a look at the roots of the styles we enjoy today as well as those ales & beers we have lost & a study of how the liquids that fill our beer glasses amber gold & black developed over the years. Whatever your knowledge of beer from beginner to buff Amber Gold & Black will tell you things you never knew before about Britain's favourite drink. 'A unique insight into the course of British brewing over the last 200 years well-researched & well-written
- I'd recommend it to anyone who wants to gain a greater understanding of the history of British beer. Ron Pattinson"
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Will & Lyra whose fates are bound together by powers beyond their own worlds have been violently separated. But they must find each other for ahead of them lies the greatest war that has ever been
- & a journey to a dark place from which no one has ever returned...
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Lyra lies sleeping in a cave near a rainbow drugged into unconsciousness by her mother Mrs Coulter whose love for her daughter closely rivals her own ruthless ambition. Now the latter threatens to overcome the former as she strives to prevent the events which are dependent on the decisions Lyra is fated to make. Meanwhile Will
- scarred & traumatised after his last fatal meeting with his father-seeks blindly for her with only two of Lord Asriels angels as companions on his dangerous search. The two are fated to meet once more however & begin their most treacherous journey. For Lyra owes a great debt & she must repay it
- she must rescue her friend from the Land of the Dead. Neither are prepared for the terrible sacrifice they must endure or for the universal consequences of their actions. Lyra & Will must play their part in the war between the worlds & Heaven...

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When Rachel & Kirsty meet on the ferry to Rainspell Island one summer holiday they have no idea that such incredible adventures with the fairies await them! in this second book in the series the girls must try to find Amber the Orange Fairy & reunite her with her sister Ruby. ...

On Parrish Island off the coast of Virginia there is a little known & never visited psychiatric facility where the government stores former intelligence employees whose psychiatric state makes them a danger to their own government. One of these employees is former agent Hal Ambler. But theres one difference between Hal & the other patients
- Hal isnt crazy. Hal pulls off a daring escape & now hes out to discover who stashed him here & why. But the world he returns to has changed. No one remembers him there are no official records of Hal Ambler & when he first looks in the mirror the face he sees is not his own...
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