Scoop the Digger thinks he has the best job on the building site. But when he shows off to the other machines he discovers that even super-strong diggers need a helping hand sometimes! Vehicle-mad little ones will love this brilliantly noisy & action-packed first picture book. ...

Thomas was sure that escape from the maze meant he & the Gladers would get their lives back. But no one knew what sort of life they were going back to. The earth is a wastel&. Government & order have disintegrated & now Cranks people driven to murderous insanity by the infectious disease known as the Flare roam the crumbling cities hunting for their next victim.and meal. Thomas can only wonder
- does he hold the secret of freedom somewhere in his mind? Or will he forever be at the mercy of WICKED? The pulse-pounding sequel to The Maze Runner.
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Summer 1944. As Allied soldiers prepare to land in France Marc & his friends must destroy a battalion of German tanks that could halt the invasion in its tracks. The tide of war has turned against the Nazis but desperation has made them more brutal than ever. Henderson's Boys' final mission will be their most dangerous. With food & weapons in short supply survival is the biggest challenge of all. ...

The first year of the Korean War was a tumultuous series of epic battles ending in a legendary & harrowing retreat. In the summer of 1950 British & Australian troops were dispatched to fight with UN forces in the savage struggle against communism in Korea. After both triumph & tragedy while breaking out of the Pusan Perimeter " 27th Brigade
- the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders & the Middlesex battalions soon joined by the Royal Australians
- spearheaded the UN drive north. After a spectacular series of battles victory beckoned. 27th Brigade was halted to allow the Americans the glory of reaching the Chinese border. But across the rugged border in a shock counter-offensive China stormed south. In a desperate action 27th Brigade fought its way out of the trap to join the UN Command on a harrowing 200-mile bug out." & across the peninsula surrounded by eight enemy divisions in terrain higher than Cassino & temperatures colder than Stalingrad 41 Commando fought alongside US Marines at Chosin Reservoir
- Hellfire Valley the most nightmarish battle fought by American or British troops in living memory
- & escaped annihilation by a hairs breadth."



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One test stands between you & a place at the medical school of your dreams: the UKCAT. Unlike any other exam candidates have faced before the UK Clinical Aptitude Test is incredibly challenging but help is at hand to prepare build your confidence & reach a high score. Score Higher on the UKCAT offers complete & targeted expert preparation written by teachers & doctors who have helped thousands of students to prepare for the exam. With a greater number of practice questions than any other book including a unique online test this guide offers invaluable tips on to how interpret the questions correctly as well as strategies to manage your time within the exam. Following an introduction to the exam itself readers can undertake a diagnostic test at the start of the book to get a flavour for the exam & identify where they may need extra help. Chapters dedicated to each section of the UKCAT guide candidates through examples exercises & timed practice sessions so that you can master questions in: BLVerbal Reasoning BLQuantitative Reasoning BLAbstract Reasoning BLDecision Analysis The book concludes with a mock practice test as well as advice for test day. Access the online resource centre at www.oxfordtextbooks.orc.uk/holmes_ukcat to answer practice questions complete a Kaplan online mock test & to stay up-to-date with the latest UK Clinical Aptitude Test specifications. ...

The fifth revelation-packed mission in the Alex Rider series! Still reeling from the terrible discovery he has made about his father teenage MI6 superspy Alex Rider is determined to find out more. Travelling to Italy he manages to infiltrate the glamorous world of Claudia Rothman beautiful society hostess & member of the international criminal organization Scorpia. She reveals that Alex's father was murdered by MI6 in an operation masterminded by Head of Special Operations Mrs Jones. Shocked & angry Alex faces a choice: to continue to work with the British security services or to become an agent for Scorpia
- & get revenge. Scorpia" was a no. 1 bestsller & the Alex Rider series has sold over 1 million copies in the UK alone!"
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This gripping final mission brings together Alex Rider's old enemies to frame the teenage superspy in an unstoppable plot of revenge from which he can never return. Pursued from Europe to North Africa & Cairo's city of the dead
- this is the twistiest & most deadly plot of any Alex Rider mission yet & will reveal Smithers' ultimate gadget & see the shock death of a major character.
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This is a stunning new novel from the bestselling author of Shiver" " Linger" & " Forever". Stay alive ...

The Scorpion House is a memoir of an African childhood that is both shocking & inspiring. It is the story of Fay a little girl growing up in Rhodesia in the 1940s & 50s within a deeply dysfunctional family. Originally from a privileged background Fays father becomes a feckless & irresponsible alcoholic. Her unhinged & unpredictable mother neglects her children but also evokes sympathy as an artistic animal-obsessed woman trapped in a desperate situation. Fays parents lead chaotic rootless lives that will leave the reader flabbergasted. Seen through the eyes of a child this unique story is often funny & uplifting. From Hollywood to guns & nuns this gripping tale will engage & enthral readers leaving them incredulous & entertained. In the tradition of the best-selling Call the Midwife by Jennifer Worth The Scorpion House is a poignant riveting read. ...

I have seen & done everything There is no fantasy left that scares me. Known to her clients as the Surfer Girl Bruna Surfistinha ran away from home at the age of seventeen to become a high-class call girl. She wrote a candid & explicit web diary about her three years turning tricks in the swanky suburbs of Sao Paulo. Now she draws back the sheets to reveal the whole story. Insouciant & funny Bruna portrays her estranged middle-class family her out-of-control drug use & her unbridled sexuality. Part memoir part cautionary tale part sex guide The Scorpions Sweet Venom brings to life the details of Brunas adventures with men women & couples & reveals what we really want in bed but are afraid to ask for at home. ...