When Abwehr Captain Eberhard Mock is called from his New Years Eve revelries to attend a particularly grisly crime scene his notoriously robust stomach is turned. A young girl
- & suspected spy
- who arrived by train from France just days before has been found dead in her hotel room the flesh torn from her cheek by her assailants teeth. Ill at ease with the increasingly open integration of S.S. Gestapo & police Mock is partially relieved to be assigned to liaise with officers in Lvov Poland where a series of similar crimes
- as yet unsolved
- cast a long shadow over the town. In Lvov he joins the ongoing investigation conducted by Commissioner Popielksi a fellow classicist who relies on a highly unorthodox method of deduction. Meanwhile Popielski is worried by the behaviour of his only daughter Rita. Her head has been turned by her charismatic drama teacher & now unbeknownst to her father she has started receiving letters from an ardent secret admirer. Eberhard Mock
- older a little wiser but still a libertine at heart & equally at home in the underworld as in the ranks of authority
- once again confirms his position as the most outrageous & unpredictable detective in crime fiction.





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The Minpins" is a beautiful picture book story from the wonderful Roald Dahl. Little Billy doesn't really believe there are monsters in the wood but the red-hot smoke-belching gruncher is real enough & so are the tiny minpins whose minature world is in danger. "A true genius.. . Roald Dahl is my hero". (David Walliams). Phizz-whizzing new branding for the world's No.1 storyteller Roald Dahl! Exciting bold & instantly recognisable with Quentin Blake's inimitable artwork. Roald Dahl the best-loved of children's writers was born in Wales of Norwegian parents. His books continue to be bestsellers after his death in 1990 & total sales are now over 100 million worldwide! Look out for the whole collection of wondercrump Roald Dahl books! It
Includes:: " The Enormous Crocodile"; " Fantastic Mr Fox"; " The Giraffe & the Pelly & Me"; " The Magic finger"; " The Twits"; " The BFP"; " Boy: Tales of Childhood"; " Charlie & the Chocolate Factory"; " Charlie & the Great Glass Elevator"; " The Complete Adventures of Charlie & Mr Willy Wonka"; " Danny the Champion of the World"; " George's Marvellous Medicine"; " Going Solo"; " James & the Giant Peach"; " Matilda"; " The Witches"; " Dirty Beasts"; " The Minpins"; " Revolting Rhymes For Teens: The Great Automatic Grammatizator & Other Stories"; " Rhyme Stew; Skin & Other Stories"; " The Vicar of Nibbleswicke"; & " The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar & Six More"."
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Do you browse through vintage clothes at flea markets & wish you had the knack to breathe new life into dated smocks flares & kaftans? Kelly Dousts Minxy Vintage" is the book that will help you transform those items & in fact anything that has been sitting in the back of your wardrobe waiting for a reinvention. In " Minxy Vintage" Kelly combines her love for fashion with creativity & her enthusiasm for craft & transforms stained musty dated clothes into modern & unique pieces. You can feel inspired with over 50 projects ranging from customised frocks wedding dresses & trench coats to cardigans & accessories. This is not just a book about loving vintage fashion
- its about seeing the possibilities for reinventing all old clothes & how to look fabulous doing so no matter what your age location or budget. Key points: features practical & innovative ways to transform practically any item in the wardrobe; engaging text supported by beautiful & inspiring before & after photography; this will be a stunning gift for any fashion lover & desired by everyone captivated by the vintage look."
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* Boosts your pupils enthusiam Fun features such as photo stories & songs capture & maintain your pupils interest. * Helps pupils become more independent language learners Regular language-learning tops help pupils to learn & recall new language while each module provides an Estrategia to help pupils memorise vocabulary. * Increases pupils confidence in speaking Spanish with complete confidence-boosting exercises & regular pronunciation tips to help pupils sound more Spanish! * Gives pupils a solid understanding of grammar With grammar boxes on every spread plus a dedicated grammar section at the back of the book to help pupils understand how language works. * Uses Assessment for Learning to maximise pupils progression As well as regular opportunities for peer-and self-assessment pupils have clear goals & can check on progress regularly. ...

The Mira! 3 Rojo Pupil Book for Year 9 has activities for pupils working at a higher level. The short two-page units are motivating & accessible for your pupils & make lesson planning easier for you. Mini-tests in the middle of each module end-of-module checklists & revision tests provide valuable material for Assessment for Learning. The Pupil Books contain plenty of activities that pupils can do on their own for homework & cover work. ...

Written by a highly regarded team of authors examiners & consultants you can be sure this Student Book matches the

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* Each unit starts with clear learning targets for your pupils. * Simple grammar explanations & lots of opportunities for grammar practice help you to provide an integrated approach to teaching the structure of the language. * Language-learning skills are carefully developed through the activities & are further supported in the other components of the course. ...

There is a green comet in the sky & things are getting strange. Every day fantasy & reality are getting harder to tell apart. Witches in bottles warmongering cabbages from the planet Pluto & a pterandon roosting on the Eiffel Tower. Or is it a pterodactyl? Jack Ember is caught between two very unreliable mentors. Talisin is a two-thousand year old wizard or an escaped madman
- or possibly both. The Kind Gentleman is the sort of fairy godfather who will grant you three wishes you cant refuse. Both of them have plans for Jack whos spent his life dreaming of adventure & now is about to get rather more of it than he bargained for. This is an epic full-colour graphic novel drawn from the pages of Random Houses weekly comic The DFC". It is a delightful fantasy adventure for all ages from 10 years & up."
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It is New Years Eve when the storm of the century hits northern California. For Quinn Thompson what happens in the storms wake will bring down a barrier he has built around himself since his wifes death. For neighbor Maggie Dartman it will spark friendship at a time when she needs it most. & for Jack Adams a carpenter who will repair Quinns & Maggies homes the storm brings an opportunity: to help two people & to be repaid with the greatest gift of all. Then something extraordinary begins to happen... Maggie still grieving a loss slowly comes alive again
- & Jack finally shares a painful secret he has hidden for years. But Quinn a man who has scaled heights of success in business is now adrift waiting as builders put the finishing touches on his newest passion a 180-foot yacht he plans to sail around the world. Looking back at all he missed with his family while he built his empire Quinn is consumed by guilt focused only on escaping to the sea. But as his plans near completion & his friendship with Maggie begins to change Quinn faces a choice
- between a safe haven & an adventure of the heart.

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Golf fans will not forget the 39th Ryder Cup in a hurry. Staged at the Medinah Country Club just outside of Chicago the 2012 event has already gone down as the most remarkable competition in its 85-year history. The American team had home advantage & a golf course unapologetically set up to suit its own players. Supported by tens of thousands of loud & proud fans the USAs star-studded line-up dominated the first two days & ended the Saturday with a seemingly unassailable 10-6 advantage. No away team had ever won the Ryder Cup from such an unpromising position. Sunday was singles day traditionally the forte of American teams. The situation looked bleak especially when European team member & number 1 golfer in the world Rory Mc Ilroy very nearly missed his tee-off time. Yet slowly but surely the European team
- who had top-loaded their line-up in one last throw of the dice
- started to turn the scoreboard blue. With inspirational captain Jose Maria Olazabal stiring European blood with thoughts of the late Ryder Cup magician Seve Ballesteros (whose silhouette was emblazoned on the players sweaters & bags) the tide turned & the previously dominant American players started to crumble in the face of the onslaught. Suddenly European players were holing miraculous putts to win holes out of the blue. Something very special was happening. When German Martin Kaymer sank his putt on the eighteenth green to clinch the point that retained the Ryder Cup the most astonishing comeback in the events long & distinuished history was complete. Miracle at Medinah is the compelling narrative of those amazing three days in Illinois a fitting chronicle of an unbelievable sporting story.

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