Another fantastic blockbuster from bestseller LOUISE BAGSHAWE combining glamour thrills & dangerous passion. For fans of Sophie Kinsella. Crossing decades & continents SPARKLES is the totally compelling story of the Massot family. Fabulously wealthy internationally adored the Massots own one of the last great aristocratic jewellery firms in Paris. But where is its owner Pierre missing presumed dead for 15 years? & what will happen to his beautiful young widow Sophie? The answers lie rooted in the past & form part of the future
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This is a colourful first words book in a chunky board book format with sparkly foil detail throughout. This delightful early learning book is the perfect way to introduce your child to animal words. Follow Sam a little boy who loves to visit lots of exciting animals that live around the world
- from the ocean to the jungle. Find Cat Dog Rabbit & Hamster at the pet shop or Sheep Horse Pig & Cow on the farm. Look at the objects that appear on the left-hand page. Then encourage your child to find & name them on the right-hand page. In every picture there are lots of extra objects for your child to look for
- a lot of sparkly fun! Colourful shiny foil throughout makes every page a delight. This title introduces children to new & familiar animals with fun lively pictures set in a number of different scenes including on the farm in the forest in the jungle under the sea & at the pet shop. This title

Includes:: interactive spot-the-picture games on each page to help first readers identify & learn new words. Other titles in the Sparkly Learning Series" include " First ABC" & " First Pictures"."



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This is a colourful first numbers book in a chunky board book format with sparkly foil detail throughout. This delightful early learning book is the perfect way to introduce your child to new & familiar words set in a world of everyday activities. Look at the objects that appear on the left-hand page. Then encourage your child to find & name them on the right-hand page. Start off by counting 1 kite in the sky 2 trees in the park 3 aliens in space 4 balloons at the party & 5 mermaids under the sea. In every picture there are lots of extra objects for your child to look for
- a lot of sparkly fun! Colourful shiny foil throughout makes every page a delight. Other titles in the Sparkly Learning Series" include " First ABC" " First Pictures" " First Opposites" " First Words" & " First Animals"."
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Coffin-stealing boat-burning telling lies
- Carlas crazy plan

Includes:: them all. To make Grandpas secret


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Since the beginning of the recording era the radio the 78 & LPs have produced an unforgettable list of Classic Childrens Favourites. Here on this unique set are many of the finest performed by great stars of the past. Danny Kaye presents Tubby the Tuba & others; Spike Jones sings Old Macdonald Had a Farm Harold Fraser-Simson is At Buckingham Palace (with Christopher Robin). There is the cut-glass accent of Uncle Mac & the uninhibited rasp of Popeye. A delight for parents grandparents & children alike. ...

' Mark never heard the Mauser shot for the bullet came ahead of the sound. There was only the massive shock in the upper part of his body & then he was hurled backwards with a violence that drove the air from his lungs.' From the trenches of France General Sean Courtney comes back to fame fortune & a seat in the Government. Mark Anders the courageous young South African whom he has come to regard as his own son returns to nothing his grandfather murdered & his property seized by an unknown company. At the bottom of the mystery is Sean's son Dirk the jealous violent & power-crazed genius whose all-consuming hatred can only end in blood.. . This is the thrilling third novel in the Courtneys sequence continuing from When the Lion Feeds & The Sound of Thunder. ...

Dublin boxer Sparrow Mc Cabe has the Spanish contender on the floor. The World Featherweight title is his for the taking. But something stops Sparrow from throwing that final punch & suddenly it's all over. Fifteen years later Sparrow is working as a driver for the gangster Simon Williams trying to turn a blind eye to the scams the extortion rackets & the rough justice handed out by Williams & his heavies. Then murder enters the picture & Sparrow decides to take a st&. This is one fight he cannot lose. From Brendan O' Carroll author of the bestselling Mrs Brown trilogy & the BAFTA-nominated TV series Mrs Brown's Boys. ...

Through the good times & bad the Sparrow family has always stuck together. But as the Blitz ravages London in 1940 each of the Sparrows has their own battle to fight. Nancy finds herself volunteering as a porter at busy Paddington station
- a world away from the smart West End dress shop where she used to work. Young Mickey is sent to the front line while little Leslie suffers as an evacuee. Nancy must summon all her strength to support her loved ones but they are unaware the woman they rely on hides a painful secret...
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In this fully revised & updated edition of his groundbreaking study Paul Cartledge uncovers the realities behind the potent myth of Sparta. The book explores both the city-state of Sparta & the territory of Lakonia which it unified & exploited. Combining the more traditional written sources with archaeological & environmental perspectives its coverage extends from the apogee of Mycenaean culture to Sparta's crucial defeat at the battle of Mantinea in 362 BC. ...

During the eighth century bc Sparta became one of the leading cities of ancient Greece conquering the southern Peloponnese & from the mid-sixth century bc until the mid-fourth Sparta became a military power of recognized importance. For almost two centuries the massed Spartan army remained unbeaten in the field. Spartan officers also commanded with great success armies of mercenaries or coalition allies as well as fleets of war galleys. Although it is the stand of the Three Hundred at Thermopylae that has earned Sparta undying fame it was her victories over both Persian invaders & the armies & navies of Greek rivals that upheld her position of leadership in Greece. Even a steady decline in Spartiate numbers aggravated by a terrible earthquake in 464 bc failed to end Spartan dominance. Only when the Thebans learned how to defeat the massed Spartan army in pitched battle was Sparta toppled from her position of primacy. Scott Rusch examines what is known of the history of Sparta from the settlement of the city to her defeat at Theban hands focusing upon military campaigns & the strategic circumstances that drove them. Rusch offers fresh perspectives on important questions of Spartan history & illuminate some of antiquitys most notable campaigns. ...