The world of Harry Potter is richly populated with incredible creatures dark villains best friends & countless mysteries. This little guide is crammed with all the facts & trivia that every Harry Potter fan should know: about Muggles & Squibs; Professor Dumbledore & Aunt Petunla; & the secrets that link Harry & He Who Must Not Be Named. With the latest information on Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince this is the essential companion to all the Harry Potter books films. This book has not been approved or endorsed by J.K. Rowling Bloomsbury or Warner Bros. ...

THE HUNGER GAMES is a global publishing phenomenon & is soon to be a high-octane big-budget Hollywood box-office hit. With a full author profile & interesting insights into the three-book series & its main themes
- from the nature of evil weaponry rebellions & surviving the end of the world
- this companion guide will give millions of readers the insider information that theyve been waiting for since book one! The New York Times bestselling author of THE TWILIGHT COMPANION Lois Gresh once again gives fans the fascinating facts behind the fiction.

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Heres some advice. Stay alive." --Haymitch Abernathy When it comes to The Hunger Games staying alive means finding food any way possible. Katniss & Gale hunt live game Peetas family survives on the bread they make & the inhabitants of the Seam work twelve-hour days for a few handfuls of grain--all while the residents of the Capitol gorge themselves on delicacies & desserts to the hearts desire. For the first time you will be able to create delicious recipes from the humble District 12 to the extravagant Capital including: French Bread from the Mellark Family Bakery Katnisss Favorite Lamb Stew with Dried Plums Rues Roasted Parsnips Gales Bone-Pickin Big Game Soup Capitol-Grade Dark Chocolate Cake If youre starving for more from Katniss Peeta & Gale this cookbook is sure to whet your appetite!" ...

The LEGO (r) MINDSTORMS (r) NXT 2.0 set offers hundreds of building elements programming software & powerful electronics that you can use to create amazing robots. But where do you begin? This eagerly awaited second edition of the bestselling Unofficial LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Inventors Guide is your key to designing building & programming robots with the NXT 2.0 set. Youll learn practical building techniques like how to build sturdy structures & use gears & gain a solid understanding of the sets NXT-G programming language. A series of projects new to this edition offers step-by-step instructions for building & programming six robots each of which can be built with just one NXT 2.0 set including: * Inventor-Bot a fast simple modular vehicle with treads * Sentry-Bot a robot guard that shoots balls at intruders * Table-Bot a vehicle that uses its antennae to avoid falling off a tabletop * The Jeep a four-wheeled vehicle that avoids obstacles & follows lines * The Lizard a large walking robot that uses the color sensor to detect & respond to different colored balls * The Printer a stationary robot that uses a pen or marker to draw letters words & shapes on paper Additional resources include the Piece Library which contains basic information on the more than 80 types of LEGO pieces in the NXT 2. 0 set & the Quick Reference which lists the 34 types of standard programming blocks. So go ahead. Grab your NXT 2.0 set fire up your imagination & see what you can invent with The Unofficial LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT 2.0 Inventors Guide. ...

The LEGO (r) Technic system opens a new realm of building possibilities. Using motors gears pneumatics pulleys linkages & more you can design LEGO models that really move. The Unofficial LEGO Technic Builders Guide is filled with building tips for creating strong yet elegant machines & mechanisms with the Technic system. Author Pawel Sairel" Kmiec will teach you the foundations of LEGO Technic building from simple machines to advanced mechanics even explaining how to create realistic to-scale models. Sariel a world-renowned LEGO Technic expert offers unique insight into mechanical principles like torque power translation & gear ratios all using Technic bricks. Youll learn how to: * Create sturdy connections that can withstand serious stress * Re-create specialized LEGO pieces like casings & u-joints & build solutions like Schmidt & Oldham couplings when no standard piece will do * Build custom differentials suspensions transmissions & steering systems * Pick the right motor for the job-and transform its properties to suit your needs * Combine studfull & studless building styles for a stunning look * Create remote-controlled vehicles lighting systems motorized compressors & pneumatic engines This beautifully illustrated full-color book will inspire you with ideas for building amazing machines like tanks with suspended treads supercars cranes bulldozers & much more. Your Technic adventure starts now!" ...

Hugh of Singleton fourth son of a minor knight has been educated as a clerk usually a prelude to taking holy orders. However feeling no certain calling despite a lively faith he turns to the profession of surgeon training in Paris & then hanging out his sign in Oxford. A local lord asks him to track the killer of a young woman whose bones have been found in the castle cess pit. She is identified as the impetuous missing daughter of a local blacksmith & her young man whom she had provoked very publicly is in due course arrested & sentenced at the Oxford assizes. From there the tale unfolds with graphic medical procedures droll medieval wit misdirection ambition romantic distractions & a consistent underlying Christian compassion. ...

The Cold Case crime department of Derby Constabulary feels like a morgue to DI Damen Brook. As a maverick cop his bosses think it's the best place for him. But Brook isn't going to go down without a fight. Applying his instincts & razor sharp intelligence he sees a pattern in a series of murders that seem to begin in 1963. How could a killer go undetected for so long? & why are his superiors so keen to drive him down blind alleys? Brook delves deep into the past of both suspects & colleagues unsure where the hunt will lead him. What he does know for sure is that a significant date is approaching fast & the killer is certain to strike again... ...

The Cold Case crime department of Derby Constabulary feels like a morgue to DI Damen Brook. As a maverick cop his bosses think it's the best place for him. But Brook isn't going to go down without a fight. Applying his instincts & razor sharp intelligence he sees a pattern in a series of murders that seem to begin in 1963. How could a killer go undetected for so long? & why are his superiors so keen to drive him down blind alleys? Brook delves deep into the past of both suspects & colleagues unsure where the hunt will lead him. What he does know for sure is that a significant date is approaching fast & the killer is certain to strike again... ...

Danny Mc Rae private detective scraping a living in ration-card London. Eve Copeland crime reporter looking for new angles to save her career. Its an alliance made in heaven. Until Eve disappears a contact dies violently & an old adversary presents Danny with some unpalatable truths. His desperate search for his lover draws him into a web of black marketeers double agents & assassins & hurls him into the shattered remains of Berlin where terrorism & espionage foreshadow the bleakness of the Cold War. & Danny begins to lose sight of the thin line between good & evil... ...