Raymond Chandler was Americas preeminent writer of detective fiction & this Penguin Modern Classics" edition of " The Big Sleep & Other Novels" collects three of the best novels to feature his hard-drinking philosophising PI Philip Marlowe. Raymond Chandler created the fast talking trouble seeking Californian private eye Philip Marlowe for his first great novel " The Big Sleep" in 1939. Often imitated but never bettered it is in Marlowes long shadow that every fictional detective must stand
- & under the influence of Raymond Chandlers addictive prose that every crime author must write. Marlowes entanglement with the Sternwood family
- & an attendant cast of colourful underworld figures
- is the background to a story reflecting all the tarnished glitter of the great American Dream. The hard-boiled detectives iconic image burns just as brightly in " Farewell My Lovely" on the trail of a missing nightclub crooner. & the inimitable Marlowe is able to prove that trouble really is his business in Raymond Chandlers brilliant epitaph " The Long Goodbye". Raymond Chandler (1888-1959) was born in Chicago. It was during the Depression era that he seriously turned his hand to writing & his first published story appeared in the pulp magazine " Black Mask" in 1933 followed six years later by his first novel " The Big Sleep" adapted into Howard Hawks classic 1946 film noir starring Humphrey Bogart & Lauren Bacall. If you liked " The Big Sleep & Other Novels" you might enjoy Dashiell Hammetts " The Thin Man" also available in " Penguin Modern Classics". " One of the greatest crime writers who set standards that others still try to attain". (" Sunday Times"). " Raymond Chandler invented a new way of talking about America & America has never looked the same to us since." (Paul Auster author of " The New York Trilogy"). " Chandler wrote like a slumming angel & invested the sun-blinded streets of Los Angelos with a romantic presence". (Ross Macdonald author of " The Drowning Pool")."


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A young monster is getting everything she needs to take a dip: a boat a toy shark armbands goggles flippers. Once everything is to hand she is ready...to take a bath! The vividly drawn artwork shows each step of the monster's careful preparations offering lots of discussion points: is she going for a swim in a pool? In the sea? * Pink B level (Band 1B) books offer simple predictable text with familiar objects & actions. * Text type
- A story with predictable structure & patterned language. * An illustration on pages 14 & 14 shows the monster splashing happily in the bath with all her toys labelled to help children recap & discuss.
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There are dozens of different animals to discover in this fun sticker book. With over 450 stickers children will love placing the right stickers on the different scenes. Themes include the zoo pets under the sea wild animals farm animals & more. WARNING! Not suitable for children under 36 months because of small parts. Choking Hazard. ...

There are dozens of different animals to discover in this fun sticker book. With over 450 stickers children will love placing the right stickers on the different scenes. Themes include the zoo pets under the sea wild animals farm animals & more. WARNING! Not suitable for children under 36 months because of small parts. Choking Hazard. ...

Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books. A blue Early Reader is perfect for sharing & reading together. A red Early Reader is the next step on your reading journey. Jason & his little sister Daisy B help Mum & Dad with the shopping the gardening & eating cakes in this fun & accessible story perfect for early readers. ...

Mr Benn is Back! First published forty years ago Big Top Benn" is one of a series of adventures by author & illustrator David Mc Kee that inspired the legendary TV series that made Mr Benn part of the folk memory of the nation. Mr Benn is an ordinary man who has extraordinary adventures. In this entrancing story he swaps his bowler hat & black suit for an extravagant clown costume & finds himself transported into a world of big-top tents & circus performers. Through the inimitable charm & unique style of David Mc Kees original artwork this enchanting book brings to a new generation the glories of a golden age of childrens book illustration & story telling." ...

After explaining basic techniques & simple models for younger kids this manual provides detailed step by step building instructions for all items necessary to build your own Lego City. From streets cars trucks houses bus stops supermarkets people & animals trees & plants
- a must have how-to manual to build a city using the bricks from your collection at home. Besides providing comprehensive explanations for building with LEGO bricks it also contains four more complex larger & complicated projects: a helicopter a racecar a ship & a large truck.
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Contains lots of different activities for young children including mazes dot-to-dots & doodling. This title features wipe-clean pages so that the activities can be done again & again. It offers an useful way to help practise pen control. It also

Includes:: a wipe-clean pen.

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Each year hundreds of people set out across North America determined to set a new record in a spectacularly competitive event. Is it tennis? Golf? Racing? Poker perhaps? No its bird-watching & a contest known as the Big Year
- a grand gruelling expensive (and occasionally vicious) 365-day marathon to identify the most species. The Big Year" is the rollicking chronicle of the 275 000-mile odyssey of three unlikely adventurers who take their bird-watching so seriously it nearly kills them. From Texas in pursuit of the Rufus-capped Warbler to British Columbia in search of Xantus Hummingbird these obsessive enthusiasts brave roasting deserts storm-tossed oceans infested swamps & disgruntled lions (not to mention some of the lumpiest hotel mattresses known to man) as they vie to become North Americas number one bird-watcher in what would prove to be the biggest Big Year of them all... This captivating tour of human & avian nature of courage & deceit of passion & paranoia reveals the extremes to which Man will go to pursue his dreams to conquer & to categorize..."
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Ben & Bella are off on another adventure & of course all the animals want to join them! The destination this time is Australia & the digger digs & judders as Moose Zebra Rhinoceros Mole & lots of other animals all clamber on. Even Little Roo jumps up & gets delivered safely back to his his mummy. Everyone stops for a barbie a dance with the digeridoo & then it's time to head for home again. Join the fun on an adventure that gets better & better! ...