This gorgeous picture book from Ladybird is a perfect introduction to the classic fairy tale of Jack & the Beanstalk. With lots of rhythm & rhyme & laugh-out-loud pictures this book will delight all young children everywhere! It is perfect for reading aloud & sharing with little ones. ...

This Ladybird retelling of Jack & the Beanstalk" is a wonderful introduction to classic fairy tales for toddlers & preschool children. Enjoy reading the simple text together looking at the bright pictures & feeling the different touch-&-feels on every page." ...

Jacks Granny is sick with a bad case of the moozles! & the only cure is the fruit of the fantastic flumflum tree which grows on the faraway Isle of Blowyernose. Its a perilous journey but Jack bravely sets sail with a motley crew of only three & a large patchwork sack that Granny has filled with an odd assortment of items from chewing-gum to tent pegs. But what use will they be against hungry sharks a leaky boat & a thieving monkey.. .? Follow Jack across the ocean in this irresistible story from the creators of TYRANNOSAURUS DRIP & THE TROLL. ...

Jacks Granny is sick with a bad case of the moozles! & the only cure is the fruit of the fantastic flumflum tree which grows on the faraway Isle of Blowyernose. Its a perilous journey but Jack bravely sets sail with a motley crew of only three -- & a large patchwork sack that Granny has filled with an odd assortment of items from chewing-gum to tent pegs. But what use will they be against hungry sharks a leaky boat & a thieving monkey? Follow Jack across the ocean in this irresistible story from the creators of TYRANNOSAURUS DRIP & THE TROLL. ...

When Cream broke up in 1968 it was by no means a foregone conclusion that it would be Eric Clapton who would enjoy continued commercial success. After all it was Jack Bruce who had the looks & who co-wrote & sang all the band's major hits including Sunshine of Your Love" "I Feel Free" & " White Room". But he was a singular talent who wanted to be a pioneer not just a pop star & he was never happy resting on his reputation. Cream split in their prime but their influence endured & when they reformed in 2005 tickets were selling for nearly GBP 2000 on e-bay. In the 40 years since Cream split Bruce has continued his musical adventures with the likes of John Mc Laughlin Billy Cobham Carla Bley & Mick Taylor never quite achieving the success & recognition he deserves. It has been an often troubled life
- heroin addiction management rip-offs family tragedy & a failed liver transplant all of which he speaks about frankly in this book telling a story that is sometimes funny sometimes bleak & always honest."
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Actor Bill Tarmey first appeared as Jack Duckworth in Coronation Street in November 1979 when his formidable on-screen wife Vera dragged him to Brian & Gail Tilsleys wedding only to have him sneak off for a pint at the first opportunity. After playing what is arguably the nations best-loved soap character for 31 years Bill leaves the series in December 2010. To coincide with this momentous event in soap history Bill now tells the full story of what it has been like to play this loveable rogue for almost half his life. He reveals the hilarious on-set japes behind the scenes
- such as getting fits of the giggles with Curly Watts & Alec Gilroy what it was like playing the Romeo to Bet Lynch & Dulcie Froggat plus the more emotional times such as when Bernard Youens who played Stan Ogden died. There is also the fascinating story of Bills early years growing up in the streets of post-war Manchester with bombsites for playgrounds & an ex-Navy grandpa who taught him how to box. Destined to become a master asphalter like his Dad Bill never gave up his love of singing & by the late 1960s he had made a name for himself in the unforgiving environment of the Working Mens Club circuit. Taking work as a TV extra Bill soon found himself treading the famous cobbled streets & was a natural in his newly created role of Jack which has been uncanny in mirroring Bills own life for its lurches of fortune. Packed with anecdotes to delight both Corrie fans & lovers of British TV everywhere this warm-hearted & substantial autobiography is THE soap star memoir the country has been waiting for. They will not be disappointed.
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Jack Glass is the murderer. We know this from the start. Yet as this extraordinary novel tells the story of three murders committed by Glass the reader will be surprised to find out that it was Glass who was the killer & how he did it. & by the end of the book our sympathies for the killer are fully engaged. Riffing on the tropes of crime fiction (the country house murder the locked room mystery) & imbued with the feel of golden age SF JACK GLASS is another bravura performance from Roberts. Whatever games he plays with the genre whatever questions he asks of the reader Roberts never loses sight of the need to entertain. JACK GLASS has some wonderfully gruesome moments is built around three gripping How Dunnits & comes with liberal doses of sly humour. Roberts invites us to have fun & tricks us into thinking about both crime & SF via a beautifully structured novel set in a society whose depiction challanges notions of crime punishment power & freedom. It is an extraordinary novel. ...

WITCH HUNT BLEEDING HEARTS BLOOD HUNT: Three thrillers by mega-seller Ian Rankin writing as Jack Harvey ' Rankin's ability to create a credible character delivering convincing dialogue to complement sinister & hard-hitting plots against vividly detailed atmosphere is simply awesome' Time Out ' His fiction buzzes with energy.. . Essentially he is a romantic storyteller in the tradition of Robert Louis Stevenson.. . His prose is as vivid & terse as the next man's yet its flexibility & rhythm give it a potential for lyrical expression which is distinctively Rankin's own.. . Rankin controls the material with extraordinary authority & even delicacy.. . Rankin ranks alongside P.D. James & Michael Dibdin as Britain's finest detective novelist' Scotland on Sunday ' Rankin's prose is understated yet his canvas of Scotland's criminal underclass has a panoramic breadth. His ear for dialogue is as sharp as a switchblade. This is quite simply crime writing of the highest order' Daily Express ...

The astonishing feats of Sir Jack Hobbs continue to resonate more than a century after he first played Test cricket. During his long career that stretched from the age of W.G. Grace to the era of Don Bradman he scored more first-class runs & centuries than any player. Even today he remains Englands greatest run-maker in Ashes Tests. He changed the art of batting with his elegant style & transformed the status of professional cricketers through the strength of his quiet dignified personality. Despite his significance in the game there has never been a comprehensive biography of Hobbs. Now Leo Mc Kinstry the acclaimed author of a best-selling life of Geoff Boycott has remedied that. Based on a wealth of new material including interviews with the Hobbs family the book provides fresh insights into every aspect of his story from his poverty-stricken upbringing in Cambridge to his central role in some of Test crickets most explosive series. It is a tale full of controversy such as the previously unknown row over his actions in the First World War when he was accused of scandalous behaviour by the cricket establishment. Other dramatic episodes include a bitter dispute over the England captaincy in the 1920s as well as & two occasions when he came close to death. With its colourful detail historical context & readable style this ground-breaking book is an important addition to sports literature. ...

The astonishing feats of Sir Jack Hobbs continue to resonate more than a century after he first played Test cricket. During his long career that stretched from the age of W.G. Grace to the era of Don Bradman he scored more first-class runs & centuries than any player. Even today he remains Englands greatest run maker in Ashes Tests. He changed the art of batting with his elegant style & transformed the status of professional cricketers through the strength of his personality. Born into poverty Hobbs rose to have a central role in some of Test crickets most explosive series but not without controversy & dispute. At last here is a comprehensive biography of Hobbs giving us fresh insights into every aspect of his story. SHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2012 CRICKET BOOK OF THE YEAR. ...