You don't have to be 6'7 & a world-class athlete to master this one-of-a-kind version of basketball. This is a game that anyone can play when tedium sets in at the office. Kit

Includes:: a 32-page rule book on Desktop Basketball to get you started a miniature basketball & an easy-to-assemble basketball hoop post suction-cup base & backboard."

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For hundreds of years the stone heads of Easter Island have sat perched on their platforms gazing mystically out over land & sea. Now the impressive Pacific site can be viewed on a desktop near you! This kit comes with four miniature replicas of stone heads of Easter Island in various shapes & sizes. One can stare back above a computer screen like a micromanaging boss while others act as paperweights or mesmerize co-workers to turn away each time they reach for your candy dish. Those heads will never let a cubicle or office feel lonely again! ...

Patrick OBrians Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written. Commissioned to rescue Governor Bligh of Bounty fame Captain Jack Aubrey & his friend & surgeon Stephen Maturin sail the Leopard to Australia with a hold full of convicts. Among them is a beautiful & dangerous spy -- & a treacherous disease which decimates the crew. The ingredients of a wonderfully powerful & dramatic OBrian novel are heightened by descriptive writing of rare quality. Nowhere in contemporary prose have the majesty & terror of the sea been more effectively rendered than in the thrilling chase through an Antarctic storm in which Jacks ship under-manned & out-gunned is the quarry not the hunter. ...

Self-satisfied delighting in the many fascinating quirks of his own personality Hermann Hermann is perhaps not to be taken too seriously. But then a chance meeting with a man he believes to be his double reveals a frightening 'split' in Hermann's nature. With shattering immediacy Nabokov takes us into a deranged world one full of an impudent startling humour dominated by the egotistical & scornful figure of a murderer who thinks himself an artist. ...

Ten-year-old twins Kirsty & David Murray love their crofting life in the north of Scotl&. They collect shellfish milk the cows & help their father grow oats & vegetables. Then one day the Countesss men come & burn their house saying they must leave. The family travel across Scotland to Glasgow. City life is dirty & overcrowded & work in the mills is hard & dangerous. The chance comes to join a ship sailing for Hudson Bay in Canada & once again they start a long perilous journey. Will they survive the treacherous Atlantic crossing & what will they find in the strange new land? Kathleen Fidler had a gift for bringing characters from history to life for todays children. The Desperate Journey is her best-known story a true Scottish classic whose thrilling plot will keep children gripped from start to end. ...

Now that Gru has traded in his despicable ways to adopt three little girls Gru & his minions spend their time making cookies intead of evil cookie-bots. But when the minions start going missing one by one will Gru have to call on his despicable ways to find the mysterious villain? This sticker scene book features images from the Despicable Me 2 film & comes with 50 stickers to keep your own little minions entertained for hours! ...

Gru used to be one of the most villainous villains in the world. He & his army of Minions even stole the moon! But when he adopted Margo Edith & Agnes Gru became a dad. Instead of stealing landmarks he makes pancakes blows up unicorn balloons & dresses like a fairy princess! Little does this dad know though he's about to make another career change
- as a spy for the Anti-Villain League… Based on the animated feature from Universal Pictures & with colour artwork from the movie!
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Your favourite despicable villain has been spending his time along with the Minions making cookies intead of evil cookie robots for his three adopted girls. But when the Anti-Villain League needs help dealing with a powerful new super criminal the hero they need is Gru. With new gadgets a new partner & more Minions Gru is ready to go undercover! ...

With no specific dessert chef training David approaches the idea of dessert free from doctrine & instead is able to instruct with precision & passion. A great originator of recipes David has created a book that is singular in its content style & astonishing originality. The chapter titled Chocolate & Nut contains recipes for White Chocolate Banana & Peanut Bread Pudding with Chestnut Honey Ice Cream; & Bitter Chocolate & Black Olive Tarts with Fennel Ice Cream. A Fruit chapter

Includes:: Cantaloupe Melon Soup with Watermelon Roasted Strawberries & Strawberry Sorbet. The section on Vegetable desserts contains Jerusalem Artichoke Cheesecake with Bergamot Glaze & Peanut Ice Cream; & Sweetcorn Cream with Caramel & Popcorn Ice Cream. From Roots Pods Seeds & Bark he creates Green Aniseed Beignets; or Liquorice Macaroons with Tangerine Jelly & Sorbet. & lastly a section devoted to Wild foods offers Sorrel Ice Cream with Wood Sorrel & Compote of Brambles; as well as Acorn Tiramisu. Dessert" is destined to become a classic of seasonal innovative cooking."

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Desserts have been a lifelong passion for Michel Roux & he is widely regarded as an authority on them. Here he takes a fresh new look at the whole subject presenting updated great classics & mouthwatering contemporary recipes inspired by his travels & designed to suit today's fresher lighter palate. Each chapter focuses on a particular type of dessert from simple fruit ideas hot souffles & puddings ice creams & sorbets
- through meringues mousses & parfaits
- to delectable tarts pastries & gateaux. Step-by-step recipes guide you through specific techniques throughout. Creative diverse & lavishly illustrated this superb collection of over 120 recipes

Includes:: desserts for all seasons & to suit all occasions.



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