When O.V.S. Bulleids Merchant Navy class 4-6-2 appeared on the Southern Railway in 1941 it was controversial. As well as looking unlike any previous steam locomotive it was full of innovative & untried ideas & this during the height of the Second World War. A total of 140 such locos were built over the next ten years 110 of which were a lighter version the West Country/ Battle of Britain class. Although all the Merchant Navy locos & many of the light Pacifics were rebuilt by BR to more conventional form many remained in original form to the end of steam on the Southern Region in 1967. This is the intriguing story of these locos in their original air-smoothed form. ...

The sensational new novel from the New York Times bestselling author featuring her vampire-hunting heroine Anita Blake. I am back in St Louis & trying to live a normal life
- as normal as possible for someone who is a legal vampire executioner & a US Marshal. I have my lovers my friends & their children school programs to attend. In the midst of all this ordinary happiness a vampire from my past reaches out. She was supposed to be dead but the Mother of All Darkness is the first vampire & it's hard to kill a god. The Mother of All Darkness believes that the triumvirate created by master vampire Jean-Claude with me & the werewolf Richard Zeeman has enough power for her to regain a body & to emigrate to the New World. But the body she wants to possess is already taken... And if the Mother of All Darkness can't succeed in taking over my body for herself she means to see that no one else has the use of it ever again.
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Eliot Nailles loves his wife & son to distraction; Paul Hammer is a bastard named after a common household tool. Neighbours in Bullet Park the two become fatefully linked by the mysterious binding power of their names in Cheevers sharp & funny hymn to the dubious normality of the American suburbs. ...

When you make a living solving other peoples problems
- its good to be aware of your own. In the next ten seconds several facts
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Most books about bullying tell children how to act without addressing how they feel. But the usual advice to ignore it or say something smart is doomed to fail as you cant act brave & confident if you feel stressed & helpless inside. Jenny Alexanders approach is to develop readers psychological defences. Through an entertaining mix of exercises quizzes & fictional scenarios she combines common sense with simple cognitive therapy techniques to build up childrens self esteem. Her tone is humorous & upbeat but always sensitive to the readers feelings. This new updated edition takes account of recent technologies such as texting MSN & bluejacking which are increasingly abused by bullies. ...

Bump to Birthday
- a beautifully designed colour illustrated combined pregnancy & first year baby journal
- will inspire any

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A virus has swept the world making everyone over the age of eighteen infertile. Teenagers are now the most prized members of society & would-be parents desperately bid for conception contracts with the prettiest healthiest & cleverest girls
- cash college tuition & liposuction in exchange for a baby. Sixteen-year-old Melody is gorgeous athletic & has perfect grades & has scored an amazing contract with a rich couple. & shes been matched with one of the most desirable bumping partners in the world
- the incredibly hot genetically flawless Jondoe. But Melodys luck is about to run out. She discovers she has a sister
- an identical twin Harmony who has grown up in a religious community opposed to the idea of pregging. Harmony believes her calling is to save Melody from her sinful plans. Melody doesnt have time for this
- she cant wait to meet Jondoe & seal the deal. But when he arrives & mistakes Harmony for Melody everyones carefully-laid plans are swept out of control
- & Melody & Harmony are about to realise they have so much more than just DNA in common. Sharp original & sassy this futuristic take on teen pregnancy is totally readable & scarily believable.




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When Mitchell Symons wrote his extraordinary bestsellers This Book That Book & The Other Book"
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Discover this fantastic bumper book containing all things Bob! Read a Bob ballad a brand new mini Lunar Adventure or find out fascinating facts about Bobs friends enemies rocket & his special perspective on our Solar system. Its also bursting with pictures to colour in sticker scenes to make up & variety of puzzles to solve & if that isnt enough why not try out Bobs recipe for his cherry buns famous across the galaxy! This bumper book is a must for fans of the Blue Peter Award-winning series & will draw in those who have yet to meet The Man on the Moon. ...

The Book of Bunny Suicides & Return of the Bunny Suicides have introduced millions of people around the world to those cute bunnies always looking for new ways to end it all. Published for the first time in a unique paperback format with a dozen new cartoons this is the ultimate collection for fans of the fluffy little bunnies who just dont want to live any more. ...