By night Brian Johnson sings in the biggest rock 'n' roll band on the planet. But by day AC/DC's charismatic flat-capped frontman gets to indulge his passion for all things automotive. Cars & rock 'n'roll they were made for each other. Car racer car collector & all-round car enthusiast Johnson is an incurable certifiable petrolhead who can't remember a time when four wheels didn't feature as large in his life as music. Starting as a young boy growing up in Tyneside with an old steering wheel & his imagination a lifelong passion took root early. & through cramped teenage fumbles in an old mini & clapped-out hygienically challenged tour vans to chauffeur-driven leather-trimmed limos & a sideline as a successful racing driver it's been there ever since. By turns surprising joyful poignant & usually laugh-out-loud funny Rockers & Rollers" is the story of man with an insatiable appetite for life & a glimpse into the extraordinary world of AC/DC set soon to overtake the Beatles as the biggest selling-band in history. Packed with hair-raising anecdotes & revealing a God-given talent for comic writing on every page Brian Johnson has written the most unique entertaining autobiography of the year. & essential reading for car nuts & rock fans. Well that'll be most of us then..." ...

On 20 July 1969 man set foot on the moon. Motivated by politics faith science & wonder the Apollo 11 mission was the greatest technical achievement of all time. It was the culmination of over a decade's worth of money & effort from more than 400 000 staff & crew. Rocket Men follows the astounding story of the lunar project beginning at its inception at the start of the Cold War & tracing it through to its finest hour with the first moon landing & the astronauts' safe return. Through extensive interviews with astronauts NASA staff & their families & never-before published documents Craig Nelson presents an awe-inspiring human account of the voyage that changed the course of history. He takes us behind the scenes at Mission Control to describe every detail of the mission from the astronauts' moon excursion suits which had five hundred parts & weighed no less than fifty pounds to terrifying revelations such as how Armstrong & Aldrin could have been left stranded on the moon when a vital switch snapped on the landing craft. Rocket Men is the inside story of one of the most perilous & rewarding undertakings in history. ...

Spy Dog: Rocket Rider by Andrew Cope is part of the brilliant Spy Dog series about the loveable Lara
- Spy Dog extroadinaire! Once
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DK Readers" will help your child learn to read & encourage a life-long love of reading whilst learning about Rockets & Spaceships. Encourage your child to read. They will learn all about rockets & spacecrafts how they get into space & how they orbit the earth. "DK Readers" are part of a five-level highly pictorial reading scheme with lively illustrations & engaging stories to encourage reading. Level 1 has simple sentences limited vocabulary word repetition picture dictionary boxes & large type
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One sunny morning the triplets disappear leaving only a few mysterious clues behind: an open upstairs window three missing rocking horses & some strangely shaped marks on the lawn outside. Could they be hoofprints? Used to their silly pranks older sister Pearl sets out to find them. At the garden gate she encounters Thomas the snooty grandson of a local earl who warns her that the moors arent safe today. But who is he to boss Pearl around? As she searches for the triplets & tries to outwit Thomas Pearls journey through the rugged Scottish hills unfolds into an incredible & perilous adventure. Pearl strives to outwit living breathing rocking horses & several powerful land magicians who turn the very rocks of the mountains against her. But can she trust the mysterious Thomas? & can she save her brother & sisters from the unknown fate that lies ahead? This is a tale of dark magic & destiny set in the 1920s Scottish Highlands. ...

Usborne Spotters Guides are perfect companions for enthusiasts of the natural world. Each title

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This is a definitive compact guide to rocks minerals crystals & gemstones
- for every rockhound & budding gemologist! From primeval
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This is a new edition of the clearest most authoritative guide to rocks & minerals. 600 incredible photos precise annotations & detailed descriptions
- from the distinguishing features of rocks to which crystal system a mineral belongs to
- will help you identify different rocks & minerals quickly & easily. It covers everything from what rocks or minerals are how they are classified to how to start a collection. It is perfect for rocks & mineral lovers
- a comprehensive guide for collectors.


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Help your child get to the top of the class fast with this Eyewitness Project Book" on rocks & minerals. You can watch your child take their knowledge of rocks & minerals to the next level using this fill-in home-study workbook. They'll test their knowledge & train their brains with hands-on activities amazing stickers & quick-fire quiz pages. Do the activities together & encourage your child to practice essential skills at home to keep them one step ahead of the class. There are fun-filled curriculum based exercises that will help them progress with complete confidence. Reward stickers a progress chart & pull-out certificate make learning about rocks & minerals fun & easy!" ...

This activity book is a colourful & informative introduction to the most common rocks & minerals. Written & designed for younger readers it is packed with 100 reuseable stickers from the leopardskin stone & tiger's eye to ruby sapphire diamond emerald & many more. The stickers are accompanied by fun learning pages with information on how rocks & minerals form what they are made into & how to identify them as well as lots of bite-size facts about their size colour & origin. Readers can put their knowledge to the test with some exciting puzzles & games including a colouring in activity & rocky maze & create their own scenes by adding stickers to a colourful double page landscape spread. With full colour illustrations throughout this book is perfect for children who want to know more about these useful & often beautiful objects. ...