On the Appalachian Mountains above her home a young mother discovers a beautiful & terrible marvel of nature. As the world around her is suddenly transformed by a seeming miracle can the old certainties they have lived by for centuries remain unchallenged? Flight Behaviour" is a captivating topical & deeply human story touching on class poverty & climate change. It is Barbara Kingsolver's most accessible novel yet & explores the truths we live by & the complexities that lie behind them." ...

The incredible story of Gyles Mackrell & his Burmese elephant-assisted wartime rescue mission. In the summer of 1942 Gyles Mackrell
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Born in the United States but separated since they were boys twin brothers Max & Harry Kelso found themselves fighting on opposite sides when the Second World War broke out Max as one of the Luftwaffes most feared pilots Harry as a Yank ace in the RAF! Two brothers united by blood -- divided by war In the early days of World War Two nations were forced to choose sides in the epic battle that would change history forever. But for two brothers fate had already made the choice. Separated as boys Max & Harry Kelso have grown up to become ace fighter pilots -- Max as one of the Luftwaffes most feared pilots & Harry as a Yank with the RAF. Now the machinery of war has set in motion an intrigue so devious so full of danger that they will be forced to question everything they value: their lives & ultimately their loyalties. Against impossible odds it is their courage alone that will decide the course of the war itself! ...

Desperate to escape their vicious uncle in London orphans Finn & Derval Dove embark on a dangerous journey across England to Irel&. Lonely & scared their only hope lies in reaching the Connemara cottage of their beloved grandmother. But for some reason their uncle offers a reward for their return & suddenly Finn & Derval find themselves at the centre of a nationwide search. Dogged every step of the way by people they dont know who can the children trust...and how far will their uncle go to stop them reaching safety? ...

The first book in the Darkwar series from world-wide bestselling author of Magician Raymond E. Feist. The Conclave of Shadows the undercover organisation charged with the protection of Midkemia have problems: the evil magician Leso Varen is still at large & thousands of portals to a parallel dimension inhabited by the cruel & fiendish Dasati have been discovered in Novindus. Leso Varen a powerful & malign magician with the power to possess & transport himself from body to body & his Nighthawk assassins are plotting chaos & annihilation in the royal house of Kesh. The Nameless One is awakening & needs Varen to help him re-emerge completely & tip the balance of good & evil in the world plunging Midkemia into darkness & ruin. But when the Conclave attempt to warn the Emperor it becomes clear that many of the truebloods
- nobles related by birth to the Emperor
- are already Varen's slaves both willing & unwitting & the Conclave are forced into a race against time to save Great Kesh before evil engulfs the l&. ' Flight of the Night Hawks' begins a brand new series from the master of fantasy set on a grand scale; revisiting the exotic political-intrigue of Great Kesh (touched upon in the classic Riftwar books) & carrying the reader into a dark underworld of crime & black magic.

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When Jamie moves to Dinosaur Cove with his father hes looking forward to doing some fossil hunting on the beach. But when he & his friend Tom discover a forgotten cave with fossilised dinosaur footprints it takes them to another world.. .a world of dinosaurs. The boys return to the land of the dinosaurs & set off to explore around the beach & the lagoon. They spot a Quetzalcoatus the biggest of the Pterosaurs flying high above them & the boys decide to find its nest. Suddenly a baby Quetzalcoatus falls off the high cliff next to them then another then another! Theyre not hurt just learning to fly. Jamie & Toms dino friend Wanna goes to play with the babies but when their mother swoops down to collect them she takes Wanna away too! How are the boys ever going to rescue their little friend? Will he be food for the Quetzalcoatus? Or will the mother decide to push him off the top of the cliff? ...

Welcome to the Cretaceous! It's full of the coolest creatures that ever walked the Earth! & Jamie & Tom have found a secret gateway that will take them there for adventures whenever they want. Today the boys & their wannanosaurus pal Wanna are on the hunt for a quetzalcoatlus
- one of the biggest flying reptiles ever. It's not long before they spot the creatures gliding through the air & as one swoops down the boys are amazed at how huge it is. But when it picks up Wanna & flies away with him it's time for the boys to launch a rescue mission & find their little friend. This is the fourth book in the hugely popular Dinosaur Cove series which has now sold over a million copies. This new edition

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In this compelling sequel to Final Flights aviation archaeologist Ian Mc Lachlan has reconstructed the dramatic last flights of Second World War airmen including the first Fortress to fall in combat from the USAAFs 447th Bomber Group; the final flight of an intruder Mosquito pursuing a German night fighter; the courage of a Lancaster pilot responsible for six lives aboard a burning aircraft; the story of a Spitfires last flight & its heroic Belgian pilot. Exciting stories are also recounted of those whose misdirected courage saw them serve under the swastika. In reconstructing long-forgotten wartime events often from buried wreckage eyewitness accounts & contemporary documentation aviation archaeologists can bring recognition to the individual flyers involved & shed new light on the air war over Britain & Europe during the Second World War. Even the discovery of small fragments can be significant. They provide evidence or prompt new research revealing stories that offer a uniquely human dimension & reveal the hopes fears aspirations & pleasures of the aircrew involved. Ian Mc Lachlan & other aviation archaeologists have now done them justice. ...

Ever wake up in someone elses body? Fourteen-year-old Alex Gray wakes up one morning to discover hes not in his own bedroom. More surprising is that he doesnt recognize his hands or his legs... When he looks in the mirror he gets the shock of his life! How is it possible that Alex has become another boy
- a boy who everyone calls Philip? & how have six whole months passed overnight? This is a riveting psychological thriller by a brilliant new voice in childrens books.
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Discover the inside view of the amazing human body with the help of fantastic fold-out flaps. Organized in three sections: What happens to your food? How do your senses work? & How are babies made? this book covers the fascinating working of our bodies in detail but with easy-to-follow & understand text & bold colourful illustrations for young children. ...