The quintessential adventure story that first established pirates in the popular imagination Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island" is edited with an introduction by John Seelye in " Penguin Classics". When a mysterious sailor dies in sinister circumstances at the Admiral Benbow inn young Jim Hawkins stumbles across a treasure map among the dead man's possessions. But Jim soon becomes only too aware that he is not the only one who knows of the map's existence & his bravery & cunning are tested to the full when with his friends Squire Trelawney & Dr Livesey he sets sail in the Hispaniola to track down the treasure. With its swift-moving plot & memorably drawn characters
- Blind Pew & Black Dog the castaway Ben Gunn & the charming but dangerous Long John Silver
- Stevenson's tale of pirates treachery & heroism was an immediate success when it was first published in 1883 & has retained its place as one of the greatest of all adventure stories. In his introduction John Seelye examines Stevenson's life & influences & the novel's place within adventure fiction. This edition also

Includes:: Stevenson's essay on the composition of " Treasure Island". Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) was born in Edinburgh the son of a prosperous civil engineer. Although he began his career as an essayist & travel writer the success of " Treasure Island" (1883) & " Kidnapped" (1886) established his reputation as a writer of tales of action & adventure. Stevenson's Calvinist upbringing lent him a preoccupation with predestination & a fascination with the presence of evil themes he explored in " The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde" (1886) & " The Master of Ballantrae" (1893). If you enjoyed " Treasure Island" you might like Daniel Defoe's " Robinson Crusoe" also available in " Penguin Classics"."



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Young Jim Hawkins & his companions set sail in search of buried treasure. Each spread is an action-packed scene that leads the reader through the story to the final thrilling conclusion. It

Includes:: features such as pull out maps booklets charts & secret letters bring to life the swashbuckling adventure. It also

Features: eye-catching cover; ingenious pull-tab raises the Jolly Roger; buried treasure island map; pirate code of conduct booklet; message in a bottle; gatefold flap for cast list; & game pieces for the Pirate Attack!



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This is a delightful new series for 5-7 year olds about magical teddies talking toys & terrific adventure from Working Partners the team who created the bestselling Rainbow Magic" " Beast Quest" & " Animal Ark". It is fully illustrated throughout. " Treasure Island Trouble": Willow cant wait for the boat trip to Smugglers Cove. But naughty Croc has secretly come too! Will they find treasure on the island or will Croc cause mischief again?" ...

Billionaire Warren Buffet currently the third wealthiest man in the world paid the lowest rate of tax among his office staff including his receptionist. In 2006 the world's three biggest banana companies did nearly GBP400 million worth of business in Britain but paid just GBP128 000 in tax between them. In January 2009 US law enforcement fined Lloyds TSB $350 million after it admitted secretly channelling Iranian & Sudanese money into the US banking system. Tax havens are the most important single reason why poor people & poor countries stay poor. They lie at the very heart of the global economy with over half the world trade processed through them. They have been instrumental in nearly every major economic event in every big financial scandal & in every financial crisis since the 1970s including the latest global economic downturn. In Treasure Islands Nicholas Shaxson shows how this happened & what this means for you. ...

Treasure of Khan" is Clive Cussler's nineteenth " Dirk Pitt" thriller. From the frigid lakes of Siberia to the hot wastes of the Gobi desert Dirk Pitt is on the trail of fabled treasure... Rescuing an oil survey team from a freak wave on Russia's Lake Baikal is all in a day's work for adventurers Dirk Pitt & partner Al Giordino. Yet when their ship is sabotaged & the survey team vanishes Pitt is forced to get to the bottom of a mystery with far-reaching consequences. Soon he's on his way to Mongolia. There a powerful & ruthless business tycoon holding an astonishing secret about Genghis Khan is hoping to emulate the legend's greatest conquests
- but on a global scale! With the legacy of Khan & the lost treasures of Xanadu as the prize & the future security of the world at stake Dirk Pitt for one isn't going to stand idly by..." Treasure of Khan" is the nineteenth of Clive Cussler's bestselling " Dirk Pitt" novels
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Includes:: " Shock Wave" & his first novel " Mayday"
- & is co-authored with his son Dirk Cussler. Praise for Clive Cussler: " Cussler is hard to beat". (" Daily Mail"). Bestselling author Clive Cussler has thrilled readers for four decades with his classic adventure novels filled with intrigue & plot twists. As well as the " Dirk Pitt" series there are also the "NUMA" & " Oregon Files" the " Isaac Bell" adventures & the " Fargo" series. Other " Dirk Pitt" titles available in Penguin paperback are " Atlantis Found" " Valhalla Rising" " Trojan Odyssey" " Black Wind" " Arctic Drift" " Crescent Dawn" & " The Kingdom"."




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Six children decide that the only way to restore the fortunes of their family is to go out & do it themselves. They produce a series of madcap schemes & one after another try them out with varying degrees of success most resulting in trouble rather than riches. But then one scheme begins to look more promising than the rest... ...

This is a gift volume with padded cover featuring four original Beatrix Potter tales with their classic Beatrix Potter illustrations. It

Includes:: The Tale of Tom Kitten" " The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher" " The Tale of Benjamin Bunny" & " The Tale of Pigling Bland"."

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AC/DC are the undisputed kings of hard rock. They have streets named after them in Australia & Spain they were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2003 & Back in Black" is the best-selling album of all time by a b&. This book tells their story that spans five decades of the best rock n roll." ...

This concise & beautifully illustrated assessment of Beethovens life & work offers an excellent introduction to one of the worlds most popular composers. Illuminating the obstacles that beset Beethoven throughout his life not least his profound deafness it shows how his genius overcame the difficulties he faced to provide his audiences & successive generations with some of the most glorious music the world has known. Augmented by the inclusion of 10 removable facsimile documents the book shows how Beethovens life veered between the fascinating & the frustrating. ...

Treasures of Bob Dylan" tells the story of one of counter culture's biggest heroes as never before. It illustrates Bob Dylan's journey in beautiful photographs & unique memorabilia from his unassuming beginnings in Minnesota through to his quest for success in the Big Apple & beyond. Bob Dylan's groundbreaking work & epochal impact on the art & music scene is encapsulated completely in this book making it an essential insight for music & culture fans of all ages." ...