Crampton Rock is a peaceful fishing village on a remote island accessible only at low tide. But Stanley has awoken the ghostly world of long dead & buried pirates
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This vibrant series covers over 170 destinations worldwide including our new range of UK specific titles from cosmopolitan urban delights to sun-kissed beach idylls. Bursting with insightful & easily accessible information these guides are full of practical information on how to make the most of a city break or longer holiday. The compact format quickly locates the top must see & do attractions. It spans a wide range of destinations including those served by budget airlines. It offers the most comprehensive list of UK city titles currently available. It has practical listings to suit varied budgets & tastes. It has imaginative suggestions that reveal each destination's hidden gems. It is organised by recognisable areas making orientation easy. ...

The saga of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" the worlds most famous science-fiction newspaper strip continues with Volume 7 of Hermes Press critically acclaimed complete reprint of this ground-breaking title. Included in this volume are two more years of the strip from 1938 to 1940 featuring three complete adventures (" Overturned World " " Martian War Threat " & " Super-Dwarf of Space") plus a special 16-page introductory essay detailing interesting details about the history of the strip & its impact on science & science-fiction. The strips contained in this volume have never been printed before & have been painstakingly restored to perfection." ...

A Bucket of Sunshine"
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For years J John & Mark Stibbe have recorded the most offbeat shrewd & hard-hitting material they have come across in the course of their study & travel. With remarkable generosity they have agreed to share this selection with the rest of us. Theres a new diet that is all the rage. You can eat all you see of everything you dont like. On the sixth day God created the platypus. & God said: Lets see the evolutionists try & figure this one out." Advice to fathers over 40: keep an open mind & a closed refrigerator. We do not stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing. Theres a new remedy on the market for baldness. It doesnt grow hair but it shrinks your head to fit what hair your head has left. Education is forcing abstract ideas into concrete heads." ...

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. ...

In the latest compelling book in Anne Perrys bestselling Pitt series Inspector Thomas Pitt must navigate the upper echelons of society if he is to find a murderer bold enough to kill in Buckingham Palace. Early one morning Inspector Thomas Pitt is awoken by a message from his boss Narraway. A maid has been murdered. The maid worked at Buckingham Palace & Narraway needs his must trusted man to deal with the investigation. The suspects are narrowed down to a group of guests meeting with the Prince of Wales to discuss the funding for a huge project: the Cape to Cairo railway. If the murderer isnt found the Queen will veto royal support for the scheme. It rests with Pitt to solve the murder
- in doing so he must reconcile his own concept of justice with those who feel it is within their right to make their own laws whatever the consequences.
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This completely new edition reveals a county of contrasts. The semi-rural suburbia of outer-Outer London with its important early Modern Movement houses is counterbalanced by magnificent mansions & parks like idyllic Stowe & the Rothschilds extravaganza at Waddesdon. The Saxon Church at Wing the exquisite seventeenth-century Winslow Hall & Sloughs twentieth-century factories all contribute to Buckinghamshires rich inheritance. In this new edition the unspoilt centres of small towns like Amersham & Buckingham are revisited & Milton Keynes Britains last & most ambitious New Town is explained & explored. The rich diversity of rural buildings built of stone brick timber & even earth is investigated with scholarship & discrimination. This accessible & comprehensive guide is prefaced by an illuminating introduction & has many excellent illustrations plans & maps. ...

This chilling volume brings together more murderous tales that shocked not only the county but made headline news throughout the nation. Covering the length & breadth of Buckinghamshire the featured cases include the brutal slaying of a family of seven in Denham in 1870 the killing of a butchers wife in Victorian Slough for which no one was ever found guilty an apparent suicide in Chesham which turned out to be murder & the doctor who disappeared in 1933 & whose decomposed corpse was found in Buckinghamshire woods the following year. This well-illustrated & enthralling text will appeal to everyone interested in true-crime history & the shadier side of Buckinghamshires past. ...

Budapest is a paradise for explorers. Keep your senses primed & you ll discover something wonderful an architectural gem distant strains of Liszt a killer cherry studel at every turn. Steve Fallon Lonely Planet Writer Our Promise You can trust our travel information because Lonely Planet authors visit the places we write about each & every edition. We never accept freebies for positive coverage so you can rely on us to tell it like it is. Inside This Book 169 restaurants reviewed 43 cafes & cake shops 11 steamy thermal baths 4 city walking tours 1 enormous hilltop palace Comprehensive map section Feature coverage of top sights Range of planning tools In-depth background on Budapest s history architecture & more ...