An endearing classic of childhood memories of an idyllic midwestern summer from the celebrated author of ' Farenheit 451'. He stood at the open window in the dark took a deep breath & exhaled. The street lights like candles on a black cake went out. He exhaled again & again & the stars began to vanish. Douglas smiled. He pointed a finger. There & there. Now over here & here... Yellow squares were cut in the dim morning earth as house lights winked slowly on. A sprinkle of windows came suddenly alight miles off in dawn country. ' Everyone yawn. Everyone up.'" In the backwaters of Illinois Douglas Spaulding's grandfather makes an intoxicating brew from harvested dandelions. ' Dandelion Wine' is a quirky breathtaking coming-of-age story from one of science fiction's greatest writers. Distilling his experiences into " Rites & Ceremonies" & " Discoveries & Revelations" the young Spaulding wistfully ponders over magical tennis shoes & machines for every purpose from time travel to happiness & silent travel. Based upon Bradbury's own experiences growing up in Waukegan in the 1920s ' Dandelion Wine' is a heady mixture of fond memory forgiveness magic the imagination & above all of summers that seemed to go on forever." ...

A beautiful Italian girl driving home in an open top sports car a little boy playing on a south Coast beach & the Senior Steward of the Jockey Club on his way to a press reception in Baltimore. One after the other they suffer the same nightmare ordeal
- kidnapping. But there is one thing connecting these particular cases. For the Italian girl is a jockey & the little boy an only son of a race horse owner. A picture of the person behind this interanational chain of crime starts to emerge
- a lover of Verdi a man with a cool & calculating brain & an aficionado of the racing world. Andrew Doublas brought in to advise & help the vicitms & their families proceeds with all his customary diplomacy & courage. Only to find himself playing a dangerous part: the role usually reserved for his clients... Dick Francis is on a winner all the way"
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Two children accompany their parents as they travel the world helping animals on the verge of extinction. As their parents work alongside international agencies the children have their own thrilling adventures. In Danger in the Dust Joe his sister Aesha & their parents go on a trip to Kenya where they hope to see the Big Five in the wild. It's the experience of a lifetime & it's all leading up to an exhilarating mission to release a magnificent black rhino back into the wild
- until their safari van gets stuck & they find themselves in desperate need of rescue.. . This exciting story is written with the assistance & guidance of London Zoo's conservation team. All information is accurate. Sally Grindley is the author of bestselling & award-winning fiction for young readers. Here she brings to life a story of how humans & wildlife can live side by side set in Kenya.
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Everything you ever wanted to know about the boy who became the man who became the legend now in paperback. Featuring a br&-new story by Charlie Higson The Young Bond Dossier" is the complete & definitive guide to the world & adventures of Young Bond. Packed with information
- from in-depth character profiles to the cars the weapons & the exotic locations plus facts stats photographs maps & illustrations by Kev Walker
- this book is both a must-have for Young Bond fans & a perfect introduction to the megaselling series."

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An alphabet book with a story about two children & their pet gazelle who head off treasure map in hand on an underground journey into a place where monsters & pirates roam. Will they find the treasure? Will they get out alive? Will the alphabet ever be the same again? ...

If ever there were a book to make you switch off your television set The Dangerous Book for Boys is it. How many other books will help you thrash someone at conkers race your own go-cart & identify the best"ations from Shakespeare? The Dangerous Book for Boys gives you facts & figures at your fingertips
- swot up on the solar system learn about famous battles & read inspiring stories of incredible courage & bravery. Teach your old dog new tricks. Make a pinhole camera. Understand the laws of cricket. Theres a whole world out there: with this book anyone can get out & explore it. The Dangerous Book for Boys is written with the verve & passion that readers of Conn Igguldens number one bestselling novels have come to expect. This book his first non-fiction work has been written with his brother as a celebration of the long summers of their youth & as a compendium of information so vital to men of all ages. Lavishly designed & fully illustrated in colour & black & white throughout its set to be a perfect gift for Fathers Day & beyond. Chapters in The Dangerous Book for Boys include: The Seven Ancient Wonders of the World Conkers Laws of Football Dinosaurs Fishing Juggling Timers & Tripwires Kings & Queens Famous Battles Spies Making Crystals Insects & Spiders Astronomy Girls The Golden Age of Piracy Secret Inks Patron Saints of Britain Skimming Stones Dog Tricks Making a Periscope Coin Tricks Marbles Artillery The Origin of Words & The Solar System.
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Finally a book that teaches a man how to be a man that harks back to a less sheltered & pampered age when without the aid of technology men had to use their military training & outdoor skills & were prepared for any eventuality. The Dangerous Book for Men" offers useful but often long-neglected skills & imparts wisdom gleaned from many sources. You can learn & relearn forgotten skills like how to light a fire in a downpour set a broken limb or harvest food from the wild among many other skills that a true adventurer cannot do without. Presented in an elegantly designed but hardy volume " The Dangerous Book for Men" teaches the importance of self-reliance common sense & background knowledge. With this book every man will be able to overcome whatever perils & difficulties he might encounter in the course of an adventurous life." ...

So your husband/boyfriend/partner (delete as necessary) has just tipped over 35/40/45/50 (delete as necessary) & you can see that he's not quite as keen on Emmerdale as he once was. He's started to dress with his jeans hoiked too high like his hero Jeremy Clarkson & he's bought a home gym
- the one recommended by George Clooney. Then there are those Harley Davison brochures delivered in brown envelopes. You've noticed he's started pulling in his beer gut when he's talks to his teenage secretary. & why have his grey sideburns turned that browny black? That's a sure sign of hair dye. & then you stumble into the bathroom in the morning & he's got his hands in a jar of your face cream. LADIES BEWARE! That dangerous age has arrived. It's the male menopause. The mid-life crisis. The time when suddenly you find your partner has put a whole Scalextrix track in your attic without you noticing. He's bought an electric guitar & insists on playing Smoke On The Water" to the cat at all hours. It that time when no matter what you say they suddenly don't mind making a fools of themselves. They come home almost every week with a new enthusiasm. Dangerous Men don't just cook
- they COOK. With truffles that cost GBP210 for one the size of a wrinkled scrotum & have to be from the right region of France. & they must be served with a side order of blowfish because you saw that in a " James Bond" DVD that came free with the " Mail on Sunday"."

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When Rachel Kemp is in danger of losing her job at a London University visiting academic Luke Holloway takes her for a sybaritic weekend in the country to cheer her up. Her encounters with Luke & his enigmatic friend Max open up a world of sensual possibilities & she is even offered a new job editing a sexually explicit Victorian diary. But when Rachel returns to London she is accused of smuggling papers out of the country & is sacked on the spot. When she tries to clear her name she discovers her actions have dangerous
- & highly erotic
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As plain-clothes men go Dangerous Davies looks like a non-starter. The small fry of petty larceny & minor disturbances in the backwaters of north-west London are his daily round. His philosophising Welsh drinking companion Mod his outsized & unruly dog Kitty his quarrels with his landlady Mrs Fulljames
- none of these bodes well for the efficient solving of crimes & the outwitting of villainy. But Davies is encouraged by his beautiful friend Jemma & every so often he stumbles upon something really big.
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