This work presents history with twice the nasty bits left in.. .and in a gorgeous new edition. In Gorgeous Georgians" readers will meet lords & ladies with personal hygiene problems as well as the starving & pitiful poor. " The Vile Victorians" dishes up all the terrible truth about revolting events affecting everyone not so very long ago from the vile Victorian queen herself to some vicious Victoria villains. With curious quizzes rotten recipes gruesome games & terrible tests... History has never been so horrible." ...

With more intricate detail & fabulous double page spreads to colour this is the perfect gift for any girl who loves to make things gorgeous. From dolls' houses puppies cupcakes & quilts to exotic fruit feathers & fairytale carriages there's something for every girl in this book. ...

Magical Mallins Wood is under threat from developers. Unknown to everyone but the members of the top secret Society for the Protection of Mythical Creatures the wood is the home of the last gorgon a creature so deadly she can kill with a look. Cols difficult mother is the gorgons Companion
- a human with a special bond with the gorgon
- & shes determined to save it. So determined that shell allow the evil shapeshifter Kullervo to help her even if it means having to sacrifice her son to him. But Kullervo wants more than to help the gorgon. He wants universal power & he needs Cols best friend Connie to get it. Cols mum tells Col that she wants to meet this powerful girl. But is it a trap? & if so who is the hunter & who the hunted?

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This is a stunning new edition of the classic picture book by a Hans Christian Andersen Award-winner. Hannah loves gorillas ...

The story of a gorilla from birth to adulthood photographed on location in the wild by an award-winning American photographer who specialises in work with newborn animals. The text will show all the aspects of the animals life in the wild accompanied by close-up pictures of the family group in its natural habitat. A spread at the back of the book will give further conservation information including useful websites. ...

The next fun fabulous novel by Jersey Shores own Snooki! The follow up to Shore Thing in Gorilla Beach Gia & Bella return to Seaside Heights for another sexy summer on the beach in search of tans good times & of course gorilla juiceheads. ...

Pongo is a young & mischievous gorilla living in the mountains of Africa. He wants to grow up to be brave & clever like his dad & perhaps even become leader of the pack one day. But it is not until his little sister Whoopsie is born that Pongo discovers that growing up isnt just about having a big chest to thump! Can he prove that he isnt as young & irresponsible as everyone thinks? ...

For thirteen years Dian Fossey lived & worked with Uncle Bert Flossie Beethoven Pantsy & Digit in the remote rain forests of the volcanic Virunga Mountains in Africa establishing an unprecedented relationship with these shy & affectionate beasts. In her base camp 10 000 feet above sea-level she struggled daily with rain loneliness & the ever-constant threat of poachers who slaughtered her beloved gorillas with horrifying ferocity. African adventure personal quest & scientific study Gorillas in the Mist is a unique & intimate glimpse into a vanishing world & a vanishing species. ...

Gormenghast is the vast crumbling castle to which the seventy-seventh Earl Titus Groan is lord & heir. Titus is expected to rule this gothic labyrinth of turrets & dungeons (and his eccentric & wayward subjects) according to strict age-old rituals but things are changing in the castle. Titus must contend with treachery manipulation & murder as well as his own longing for a life beyond the castle walls. ...

World War One pilots were the knights of the sky & the press & public idolised them as gallant young heroes. At just twenty-three Major Stanley Woolley is the old man & commanding officer of Goshawk Squadron. He abhors any notion of chivalry in the clouds & is determined to obliterate the decent gentlemanly outlook of his young public school-educated pilots
- for their own good. But as the war goes on he is forced to throw greener & greener pilots into the meat grinder. Goshawk Squadron finds its gallows humour & black camaraderie no defence against a Spandau bullet to the back of the head.
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