You shall see nothing hear nothing think of nothing but Svengali Svengali Svengali! First published in 1894 the story of the diva Trilby OFerrall & her mesmeric mentor Svengali has entered the mythology of the time alongside Dracula & Sherlock Holmes. Immensely popular for a number of years the novel led to a hit play a series of popular films & the trilby hat. The setting of the story reflects the authors bohemian years as an art student in Paris; indeed James Mc Neill Whistler was to recognize himself in one of the early serialized instalments. George Du Maurier was a celebrated caricaturist for Punch magazine & his drawings for the novel form part of its appeal
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The peace of Avantia has been shattered by a fearsome new Beast
- Trillion the Three-Headed Lion. If he is to save the kingdom
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In Richard Forteys capable hands the humble grey trilobite has been transformed into the E.T. of the Lower Palaeozoic -- a remarkable & fascinating book. SIMON WINCHESTER Richard Fortey is one of Britains leading popular scientists. Life: An Unauthorised Biography was short-listed for the Rhone Poulenc prize & has been reprinted five times. In all he writes Fortey displays extraordinary range delight & descriptive gifts which make complicated scientific facts & concepts not only easy to understand but a delight to absorb. Trilobite! is an unashamedly trilobito-centric view of the world unravelling the history of the exotic crustacean-like animals which dominated the seas for three hundred million years. These arthropods witnessed continents move mountain chains elevated & eroded; they survived ice ages & volcanic eruptions evolving & adapting exquisitely to their environment. They watched through their crystal eyes whilst life evolved. Their own evolution calibrated geological time itself. Structured like a detective story this is a light but highly informative account of the wonders of scientific discovery & an engaging quirky & fascinating introduction to evolution. ...

The future holds nothing but blood & death.. .and Teia fears there is nothing she can do about it. Her clan is riding to war but her secret untrained gift of foretelling has shown her they are riding to their doom. If she cannot turn them from their course her only hope of saving them will be to betray them to their sworn enemies. Gair is mourning his past.. .but there is no time to dwell on his grief or hunger for revenge. Pursuing an artefact from the Founding Wars he travels deep into the hostile southern deserts. As religious tensions erupt into bloody violence around him he must make an impossible choice: save innocent lives or sacrifice them in the hope that thousands more can be saved later. & all the while his grip on his powers is failing. ...

Perfect for fans of John le Carre -- the most explosive secret of the Cold War could be exposed: but the bigger the lie the more ruthlessly it will be protected! Hard-up Russia expert Dr Sam Gaddis finally has a lead for the book that could solve all his career problems. But the story of a lifetime becomes an obsession that could kill him. When his source is found dead Gaddis is alone on the trail of the Cold Wars deadliest secret: the undiscovered sixth member of the infamous Cambridge spy ring. Suddenly threatened at every step & caught between two beautiful women both with access to crucial evidence Sam cannot trust anyone. To get his life back he must chase shadows through Europes corridors of power. But the bigger the lie the more ruthlessly the truth is kept buried! ...

Tri-ominos is a great & fun game of number-matching that is played with triangular pieces. The aim of this game is to match the side of one of your tri-ominos with the side of one that is already placed. A game for all the family from ages 8 & up. ...

FOR LORD WESTFIELDS MEN EVERY HIGH ROAD LEADS TO DEATH. When the deathly horrors of the Black Plague decimate the audiences in Londons theatres the acclaimed troupe of players called Lord Westfields Men take to the high road to seek out fresh audiences. But wherever they go they are thwarted by misfortune & baffled by mysteries. Their scripts are stolen their players abducted. A dead man walks & a beautiful woman hears the voice of God. Only one man is clever enough to match swords with the troupes burgeoning troubles. Upon Nicholas Bracewell the companys bookholder & mainstay falls the burden that may cost him his life
- as they head for an ancient inn called The Trip to Jerusalem where the last act of a bloody drama is about to begin.
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Help encourage your child's lifelong love of books by joining Lauren on her very first trip to the library. Together you can discover how she learns where to find the right book who to ask for help & how to check out her choices with her membership card. Perfect for sharing DK Readers effectively blend photography & age-appropriate text to build your child's reading confidence. ...

Triple is the riveting story of the most successful espionage coup
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Mulholland Books presents...TRIPLE CROSSING The US-Mexico border is a smugglers paradise. For Valentine Pescatore a US border agent trying to hold back the tide of drugs money guns & people it feels more like hell. But when he gets in trouble & is recruited by federal investigator Isabel Puente to go undercover he realises things can always get worse. In Tijuana Mexican anti-corruption chief Leo Mendez has made enemies on both sides of the law. Pescatore could be an ally. But in a world built on lies how does anyone know who to trust? As violence escalates the answer comes in bloodshed & betrayal. ...