This book applies the latest scientific discoveries & theories to enquire whether life exists on other planets & if so what forms it might take. Could there be elsewhere life as advanced as here on Earth or are we more likely to find much more primitive life forms or even no life at all? Can science tell us whether there is something out there? Or are we the sole living organisms in a desolate & boundless cosmos? This is an impeccably thorough review of the evidence making accessible an extraordinary array of scientific findings including cutting-edge research by biologists astronomers & palaeontologists. ...

The number one non-fiction read that made John Cleese & Danny Wallace laugh & Terry Wogan & Richard Briers cry. If you think writing a guidebook is easy think again...A familys 8 000 miles round Britain in a Vauxhall Astra they were bored broke burned out & turning 40 so when Ben & Dinah saw the advert looking for a husband & wife team with young kids to write a guidebook about family travel around Britain they jumped at the chance. With naive visions of staring moodily across Coniston Water & savouring Cornish pasties they embark on a mad-cap five-month trip with daughter Phoebe four & son Charlie two embracing the freedom of the open road with a spirit of discovery & an industrial supply of baby wipes. ...

(Book). From the authors first glimpse of a magical recording studio in the mid-1960s up through a busy career that continues to the present day this rollicking story can only be told by those that werethere. As the young tape operator on sessions for The Rolling Stones Jimi Hendrix & Joe Cocker at the famed Olympic Sound Studios in London Phill learned the ropes from experienced engineers & producers such as Glyn Johns & Eddie Kramer. Phill soon worked his way up engineering sessions for Mott the Hoople David Bowie Led Zeppelin Bob Marley & many other lendary rockers. He eventually became a freelance engineer/producer & worked with Roxy Music Go West Talk Talk & Robert Plant. But more than a recollection of participating in some of the most treasured music of the past 40 years this is a mans journey through life as Phill struggles to balance his home & family with a job where drug abuse chaos rampant egos greed lies & the increasingly invasive record business take their toll. Its also a cautionary tale where long workdays & whatonce seemed like harmless indulgences become health risks yet eventually offer a time to reflect back on. ...

Clocking up more than a million miles a year as they travel from venue to venue the Superstars of the WWE have more road trip stories to tell than they have frequent flier miles. In this eye-popping insight into life on the road you can share their experiences & read all about their encounters as Robert Caprio chronicles misadventures both hilarious & bizarre. From restraining drunken & abusive airline passengers to the vagaries of hotel plumbing to the hazards of hitchhikers who suddenly decide they would rather ride naked the trials of non-stop travel make for a wonderfully entertaining collection of stories. Being a WWE Superstar is a job which keeps them on the road for more than 240 days a year & separates them from their families for long stretches of time; but at the same time it lets them see parts of the world many never dreamed they would visit. In this book which captures all the flavour of the peripatetic lifestyle a host of top WWE Superstars reveal their fondest memories & their tallest tales. ...

* Over 100 brilliant car games to keep the kids amused & Mum & Dad sane! * Contains classic car games family favourites & many many more * Entertaining fun & brilliantly distracting its the perfect gift for all the family Car journeys can be a right pain in the bum. Not just because it means hours & hours of sitting down but also because trying to keep the kids happy content & amused for all that time can be difficult stressful & can lead to unhappy campers. With Are We There Yet? those days are over. This hilarious fun & entertaining book has more than 100 classic car games to keep the kids amused so they wont need to distract mums & dads. Parents will no longer be pulling their hair out with frustration & instead the whole family will arrive at their destination in one sane piece!

Includes:: the much-loved games Pub Cricket Red Car! Aggressive Carrot! I Spy!. Bing Who? Hide & Seek Rock Waving Chicken plus many many more! Entertaining & fun Are We There Yet? is the perfect gift for all the family!

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This is a devastatingly funny satire on the whole idea of student travel & particularly the India back-pack trail. Dave travels to India with Liz because he thinks he might be able to get her into bed. Liz travels to India with Dave because she wants a companion for her voyage of spiritual discovery. She loves it. He dreams of frosty mornings pints of lager & restaurants where vegetable curry is only a side-dish... ...

A new edition of the classic illustrated storybook ideal for children just beginning to read on their own. A simple illustrated story of a baby birds journey to find his mother. Children who have just started to read on their own will love following the baby bird on his quest as he asks everyone & everything that he meets Are You My Mother? Beginner Books are designed to encourage even non-reading children to read. This Green Back Book will boost the confidence of children who have just started to read on their own. Some Beginner Books are simple stories others are hilarious nonsense: both types have been designed to give children confidence & make them want to go on reading. ...

Psychic Dorothy Chitty shares her experiences of the spirit world & gives practical exercises interwoven with powerful inspirational stories to show how you can open up to your own intuitive gifts. Tap in to universal wisdom every day to create the life you were destined to lead. Contents: / Dorothy reveals how she developed her psychic abilities & shares her incredible personal encounters with guides spirits earth beings & beings from other worlds / What really happens when we die? The secrets of life after death according to the spirits. / Practical exercises that really work on how anyone can tap into their own gifts of intuition to see the future & attract the right people to you. / Freewill & your destiny -- how to contact your guides to help you follow your destined path. / How healing with the spirits is all powerful. / Ways to communicate with animals on a deeper level. / How child spirits can help us recover our childhood memories of the spirit world. / A highly personal & practical book for anybody looking for answers from the spirit world. ...

You are shrunk to the height of a ten-pence piece & thrown in a blender. The blades start moving in 60 seconds. What do you do? If you want to work at Google or any of the worlds top employers youll need to have a convincing answer to this & countless other tricky puzzles. Are You Smart Enough to Work at Google? reveals the new extreme interview questions in the post-crash hypercompetitive job-market & uncovers the extraordinary lengths the best companies will go to find the right staff. William Poundstone guides readers through the surprising solutions to over a hundred of the most challenging conundrums actually used in interviews as well as covering the importance of creative thinking what your Facebook page says about you & much more. ...

You are shrunk to the height of a penny & thrown in a blender. The blades start moving in sixty seconds. What do you do? If you want to work at Google or any of the world's top employers you'll need to have a convincing answer to this & countless other tricky puzzles. Are You Smart Enough to Work at Google? Reveals the new extreme interview questions in the postcrash hypercompetitive job-market & uncovers the extraordinary lengths to which the best companies will go to find the right staff. ...