Paranoid wilful lazy the young Adolf Hitler turns up in Liverpool to stay with his brother Alois & sister-in-law Bridget. Hailed by Alois as a student & an artist Adolf soon irritates his family beyond measure by his constant sponging & his tendency to get into serious trouble with the English. Surely this is a young man who will never amount to anything. ...

Many people are familiar with the story of Al Capone the untouchable" Chicago gangster best known for orchestrating the St. Valentines Day Massacre. But few are aware that Capones remarkable story began in the Navy Yard section of Brooklyn New York. Tutored by the likes of infamous mobsters Johnny Torrio & Frankie Yale young Capones disquieting demeanor combined with the "technical advice" he learned from these insidious pedagogues contributed to the molding of a brutal criminal whose pseudonym " Scarface " evoked fascination throughout the world. Despite the best efforts of previous biographers lacking true insiders access details about Capones early years have until now mostly been shrouded in mystery. With access gained through invaluable familial connections the authors were able to open the previously sealed mouths of Capones known living associates. Collecting information through these interviews & never-before-published documents the life of young Al Capone at last comes into focus." ...

This book serves up fun & easy-to-follow child-friendly art instruction on drawing animals. The second title in Christopher Harts new Young Artists Draw" series for kids which focuses on subjects that children love to draw serves up fun & easy-to-follow child-friendly art instruction on drawing animals a tried & true favourite of young & adult artists alike. " Young Artists Draw Animals" shows budding artists how to draw all their favourite animals familiar household pets as well as exotic animals from around the world." ...

Growing up in a strict Muslim community in south-east London Alom Shaha learnt that religion was not to be questioned. Reciting the Quran without understanding what it meant was simply a part of life; so too was obeying the imam & enduring beatings when he failed to attend the local mosque. Shaha was more drawn to science & its power to illuminate. As a teen he lived between two worlds: the home controlled by his authoritarian father & a school alive with books & ideas. In a charming blend of memoir philosophy & science Shaha explores the questions about faith & the afterlife that we all ponder. Through a series of loose lessons he tells his own compelling story drawing on the theories of some of historys greatest thinkers & interrogating the fallacies that have impeded humanity for centuries. Shaha recounts how his education & formative experiences led him to question how to live without being tied to what his parents priests or teachers told him to believe & offers insights so that others may do the same. This is a book for anyone who thinks about what they should believe & how they should live. Its for those who may need the facts & the ideas as well as the courage to break free from inherited beliefs. In this powerful narrative Shaha shows that it is possible to live a compassionate fulfilling & meaningful life without God. ...

Growing up in the shadow of her dead mother the infamous Anne Boleyn young Princess Elizabeth has learnt to be continuously on the watch for the political games played out around her. It is never certain when one might rise in or precariously fall out of royal favour. When her distant father Henry VIII dies the future brightens for Elizabeth. She is able to set up a home with Henry's last wife Katherine Parr who now has a new husband Tom Seymour. Tom however is playing a risky game. Marrying a widowed queen is one thing flirting with the King's daughter & second in line to the throne is another. As the adolescent Elizabeth finds herself dangerously attracted to him danger encroaches upon herself & the kingdom... ...

The first title in bestselling author Simon Scarrow's Revolution series: a quartet of novels focusing on two giants of European history Wellington & Napoleon. Europe in the late eighteenth century was a tumultuous place with war & rebellions breaking out on many fronts. Young Arthur Wesley (later Wellington) & Napoleon Bonaparte grow up worlds apart yet immersed from youth in a culture where a military career is a natural choice for men of ambition. While Wellington is blooded in Ireland & Flanders Napoleon is caught up in the dramas of the French Revolution & war with Prussia Britain & Holl&. None of this is enough to distract Wellington from his pursuit of Kitty Pakenham or Napoleon from his future bride Josephine for these men throw themselves into all aspects of life as enthusiastically as they rush to battle. A wonderful multi-layered introduction to an epic series. ...

Young Bond: Blood Fever is the second book in Charlie Higson's high-impact explosive Young Bond series. James Bond has discovered danger. Now it's come looking for him. An Eton boy's family disappears at sea. James uncovers a shadowy society operating in a hidden corner of the school. & far from England in the bandit-infested interior of Sardinia a sinister Italian count has built himself a mountain fortress. Is there a connection? Young Bond is about to find out
- & face a lethal group of villains beneath the burning Mediterranean sun. Action-packed & not for the faint-hearted". (Daily Mail). " Double-oh so good". (Sunday Times). Charlie Higson is a well-known writer of screenplays & adult thriller novels. He's also a performer & co-creator of The Fast Show. He has written five mega-selling novels about Young Bond
- Silverfin Blood Fever Double or Die Hurricane Gold & By Royal Command as well as Danger Society: The Young Bond Dossier & best-selling teen thrillers The Enemy & The Dead."

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Young Bond: By Royal Command is the fifth heart-stopping instalment in the phenomenal Young Bond series by Charlie Higson. Life for James Bond will never be the same again. Following a treacherous rescue mission high in the freezing Alps James Bond is preparing for life back at Eton. But James is under surveillance; his every move is being watched. He alone holds the clue to a sinister plot that will bring bloodshed & carnage to his school
- & his country. Life for James Bond will never be the same again. Action-packed & not for the faint-hearted". (Daily Mail). " Double-oh so good". (Sunday Times). Charlie Higson is a well-known writer of screenplays & adult thriller novels. He's also a performer & co-creator of The Fast Show. He has written five mega-selling novels about Young Bond
- Silverfin Blood Fever Double or Die Hurricane Gold & By Royal Command as well as Danger Society: The Young Bond Dossier & best-selling teen thrillers The Enemy & The Dead."

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Young Bond: Double or Die is the second book in Charlie Higson's bestselling Young Bond series. Kidnap. Violence. Explosions. Murder. No ordinary weekend. But then James Bond is no ordinary boy... In a North London cemetery a professor is kidnapped at gunpoint. A suspicious letter crammed with cryptic clues arrives at Eton. To decipher the deadly mystery James Bond must take a series of dangerous gambles. Once the code is cracked he has just forty-eight hours to save the professor from the dark forces that threaten to destroy them both. & if the professor can't escape it's not only Jame's future under threat. It's the rest of the world's... Action-packed & not for the faint-hearted". (Daily Mail). " Double-oh so good". (Sunday Times). Charlie Higson is a well-known writer of screenplays & adult thriller novels. He's also a performer & co-creator of The Fast Show. He has written five mega-selling novels about Young Bond
- Silverfin Blood Fever Double or Die Hurricane Gold & By Royal Command as well as Danger Society: The Young Bond Dossier & best-selling teen thrillers The Enemy & The Dead."
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Young Bond: Hurricane gold is the fourth book in the iconic Young Bond action series by Charlie Higson. James Bond is staring death in the face... As the sun blazes over the Caribbean island of Lagrimas Negras its bloodthirsty ruler is watching & waiting. Criminals come here to hide with blood on their hands & escape on their minds. On the mainland in the quiet town of Tres Hermanas ex-flying ace Jack Stone leaves his son & daughter in the company of James Bond. But a gang of thieves lies in ambush
- they want Stone's precious safe & will kill for its contents. James embarks on a deadly chase through the Mexican jungle. On this terrifying trail of greed & betrayal only danger is guaranteed... Survival is not. Action-packed & not for the faint-hearted". (Daily Mail). " Double-oh so good". (Sunday Times). Charlie Higson is a well-known writer of screenplays & adult thriller novels. He's also a performer & co-creator of The Fast Show. He has written five mega-selling novels about Young Bond
- Silverfin Blood Fever Double or Die Hurricane Gold & By Royal Command as well as Danger Society: The Young Bond Dossier & best-selling teen thrillers The Enemy & The Dead."

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