Young children will love joining in & making the Toot! Beep! Whoosh! Peep! Vroom! & Shhh! noises when you share this rhyming story about Thomas & his friends. The sturdy board format is perfect for young children to handle themselves. The pictures contain favourite characters & plenty of detail so there are lots of things for you & your child to look at & to talk about together. ...

In the wild & inhospitable far north in the land of Scandinavian myths & runic legends Viking warriors discover a child in a space capsule. Leif Haraldson adopts him & gives him the names of his gods: Thorgal aergisson son of Thor (god of lightning) & son of Aegir (master of the sea). The tale takes place in the seventh centur & draws its narrative power from the imaginary world of magic spells & legends where men & gods mix. ...

Sometimes when he didn't know he was being watched Meggie would look at him & try desperately to imprint his face upon her brain's core.. . And he would turn to find her watching him a look in his eyes of haunted grief a doomed look. She understood the implicit message or thought she did; he must go back to the Church & his duties. Never again with the same spirit perhaps but more able to serve. For only those who have slipped & fallen know the vicissitudes of the way.. . ...

In 1984 at the age of 78 world-renowned rose grower Hilda Murrell was found brutally murdered in the Shropshire countryside. She had just gained approval to testify on the unsolved [problems of radioactive waste at the first British planning inquiry into a new nuclear power plant at Sizewell Suffolk. The police theory that a lone panicking burglar robbed & abducted Hilda in her own car for petty cash erupted into a sensational political conspiracy involving prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's plans for British nuclear energy & the controversial sinking of the Argentine cruiser General Belgrano in the 1982 Falklands War. The West Mercia police took until 2005 to secure the conviction of Andrew George as Hilda's unlikely murderer
- in 1984 he was a 16-yeat-old truant from a local foster home who could not drive. The case spawned numerous books plays & TV programmes as it became one of the most baffling British murders of the 20th century. Now Hilda's nephew Robert Green
- a former Royal Navy Commander who operated nuclear weapons before holding a key position in Naval Intelligence during the Falklands War
- tells the story of his extraordinary pursuit of the truth. Believing that Hilda was abducted by those who wanted to find out what she knew about the Falklands conflict & problems in the Sizewell nuclear power plant & undeterred by ongoing harassment Green exposes the implausibility of the police theory & uncovers explosive new evidence that should have acquitted Andrew George. This is the incredible true story of Hilda Murrell
- & one man's quest to find out how & why his beloved aunt met such a violent & bizarre death.



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OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking horse riding & off-road cycling. Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels pubs & visitor information as well as rights of way permissive paths & bridleways. ...

Ovid & Lorelli Thornthwaite have been trying to kill each other for so long that neither twin can remember which act of attempted murder came first. But whoever struck first trying to take each other's lives is simply what they do. Until one day a lawyer arrives at their house to take stock of its contents & his accompanying son attracts their attention. Soon a new battle evolves
- one in which the twins have to work together to solve the mystery of their parents' deaths. Can Lorelli & Ovid overcome their old animosities & will they ever get to finish that game of chess?
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Helen Yemm writes the Saturday Telegraph Thorny Problems column. Each week she writes a seasonal ramble & then answers readers garden problems. Tricky challenges that gardeners face range from how to deal with the GOOD (hedgehogs & bats) the BAD (moles & aphids) & the UGLY (slugs & black spot) to when is the best time to prune a cherry tree or advice on lawn maintenance. Helen knows her readers well & has built up a big following
- a fanbase in fact. This book is a delightful compilation of her seasonal rambles & pertinent advice. Established gardeners will appreciate her excellent tips & enjoy her very personal style of writing about looking after a garden
- whether large or small. She is not afraid to admit to her own failures; gardening Helen Yemm style is an art not a science.

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Whatever you call it the quintessentially American combination of milk ice cream & syrup has delighted generations. In this collection of recipes Adam Ried infuses the classic shake with unexpected flavour twists that bring the milkshake into the twenty-first century. Recipes such as the Mexican Chocolate Shake with Chipotle & Almond or the Maple-Bacon Shake reveal the tasty punch of unlikely food combinations. But Ried also

Includes:: old favourites such as the Rhode Island Cabinet (coffee shake) & the Black & White. With descriptions of unusual ingredients & key equipment Thoroughly Modern Milkshakes will inspire even the most uncompromising of milkshake lovers to give the familiar a new twist.

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Hazel Bannock is the heir to the Bannock Oil Corp one of the major oil producers with global reach. While cruising in the Indian Ocean Hazel's private yacht is hijacked by African pirates. Hazel is not on board at the time but her nineteen year old daughter Cayla is kidnapped & held to ransom. The pirates demand a crippling twenty billion dollar ransom for her release. Complicated political & diplomatic considerations render the civilized major powers incapable of intervening. When Hazel is given evidence of the horrific torture which Cayla is being subjected to she calls on Hector Cross to help her rescue her daughter. Hector is the owner & operator of Cross Bow Security the company which is contracted to Bannock Oil to provide all their security. He is a formidable fighting man. Between them Hazel & Hector are determined to take the law into their own hands. ...

Hazel Bannock is the owner of the Bannock Oil Corp one of the major global oil producers. While cruising in the Indian Ocean her yacht is hijacked by Somalian pirates & her nineteen year old daughter Cayla kidnapped. Major Hector Cross is an ex-SAS operative & the man behind Cross Bow Security the company contracted to Bannock Oil to provide all their security. His loyalty to the Bannock family goes beyond the call of duty. The pirates demand a crippling ransom for Cayla's release & complicated political & diplomatic sensitivities render the major powers incapable of intervening. With growing evidence of the horrific torture to which Cayla is being subjected Hazel calls on Hector to help her rescue her daughter. Between them Hazel & Hector are determined to take the law into their own hands. ...