On the day of his wedding Edmond Dantes master mariner is arrested in Marseille on trumped-up charges & spirited away to the cellars of the Chateau d' If an impregnable sea fortress in which he is imprisoned indefinitely. Escaping from the chateau by a series of daring manoeuvres he unearths a great treasure on the island of Monte Cristo buried there by a former fellow prisoner who bequeaths to him the secret of its whereabouts. Thus armed with unimaginable wealth & embittered by his long imprisonment he resolves to devote his life to tracking down & punishing those responsible. This classic nineteenth-century translation has been revised & updated by Peter Washington with an introduction by award-winning novelist Umberto Eco. ...

Imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit Edmond Dantes spends fourteen bitter years in a dungeon. When his daring escape plan works he uses all he has learnt during his incarceration to mastermind an elaborate plan of revenge that will bring punishment to those he holds responsible for his fate. No longer the naive sailor who disappeared into the dark fortress all those years ago he reinvents himself as the charming mysterious & powerful Count of Monte Cristo. ...

A beautiful new clothbound edition of Alexandre Dumas classic novel of wrongful imprisonment adventure & revenge. Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed Edmond Dantes is confined to the grim fortress of the Chateau d If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on the Isle of Monte Cristo & becomes determined not only to escape but to unearth the treasure & use it to plot the destruction of the three men responsible for his incarceration. A huge popular success when it was first serialized in the 1840s Dumas was inspired by a real-life case of wrongful imprisonment when writing his epic tale of suffering & retribution. ...

This is a distinguised collectible edition of a classic adventure story. The Count of Monte Cristo" is considered to be Alexandre Dumas best work. This distinguished collectible edition features an elegant bonded-leather binding a satin ribbon bookmark distinctive gilt edging & decorative endpapers. Its the perfect gift for book lovers & an indispensable addition to any home library." ...

Late last night I lay in bed & found I couldnt sleep. So I scrunched my eyes up tightly & counted woolly sheep." In this humorous bedtime story a little girl decides she must count sheep in order to fall to sleep & starting at ten her sheep begin to suffer through humorous mishaps as she happily drifts off to sleep. Each new spread illustrates sheep flying off in different directions unable to control their roller skates the slippery floor or their crazy dance moves. Children & parents will laugh & learn in this combination bedtime & counting book. Philippa Raes sing-songy verse & Stephanie Rohrs bright whimsical illustrations provide a visual counting aid as well as complete entertainment. " Count the Sheep to Sleep" is sure to help children fall asleep to their own leaping sheep transforming bedtime from a struggle into a fluffy white parade!" ...

This is a counting sticker book based on Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar Are you hungry? The very hungry caterpillar certainly is! You can help him count how much he eats using reusable Giant stickers as he munches his way through the week.! Eric Carle is an internationally bestselling & award-winning author & illustrator of books for very young children. Eric lives in Massachusetts with his wife Barbara. The Carles opened The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Massachusetts in 2002. Don't miss all the other Very Hungry Caterpillar & Eric Carle books: The Very Hungry Caterpillar; Eric Carle's Very Special Baby Book; Polar Bear Polar Bear What do You Hear?; The Very busy Spider; The Very Quiet Cricket; The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse; 1 2 3 to the Zoo; Baby Bear Baby Bear What do you See?; The Very Hungry Caterpillar Pop-Up Book; The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Buggy Book; Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See?; The Bad-Tempered Ladbybird; The Very Hungry Caterpillar: Little Learning Library; The Very Hungry Caterpillar: Touch & Feel Playbook; My Very First Book of Words; The Very Hungry Caterpillar Book & Toy; Little Cloud; Today is Monday; My Very First Book of Shapes; The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Sound Book; The Very Hungry Caterpillar; From Head to Toe; The Very Hungry Caterpillar Big Board Book; Draw Me a Star; Mister Seahorse; & Do You want to be My Friend? Also

Includes:: Very Hungry Caterpillar & Eric Carle books: The Tiny Seed; The Mixed-up Chameleon; The Very Hungry Caterpillar: Book & CD; Baby Bear Baby Bear What do you See?; The Very Hungry Caterpillar Board Book & Block Set; Rooster's Off to See the World; Count with the Very Hungry Caterpillar: Sticker Book; My Very First Book of Colours; The Very Hungry Caterpillar: Finger Puppet Book; My Own Very Busy Spider Colouring Book; Slowly Slowly Slowly Said the Sloth; & The Very Hungry Caterpillar & Friends: My Very First Annual.

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Countdown to Mathematics has been written to help self-study students to revise & practise basic skills in arithmetic algebra geometry graphs & trigonometry. The nine teaching modules in Countdown to Mathematics have been split into two separate books.  Volume 1 consists of Modules 1-4 & concentrates on basic mathematical skills. It deals with arithmetic simple algebra how to plot & read graphs & the representation of data. Where possible the techniques are illustrated with real-world applications.  Volume 2 consists of Modules 5-9 & covers geometry graphs trigonometry & algebra.. The emphasis here is on the manipulative skills which are necessary for most mathematical courses beyond GCSE standard. ...

Countdown to Mathematics has been written to help self-study students to revise & practise basic skills in arithmetic algebra geometry graphs & trigonometry. The nine teaching modules in Countdown to Mathematics have been split into two separate books.  Volume 1 consists of Modules 1-4 & concentrates on basic mathematical skills. It deals with arithmetic simple algebra how to plot & read graphs & the representation of data. Where possible the techniques are illustrated with real-world applications.  Volume 2 consists of Modules 5-9 & covers geometry graphs trigonometry & algebra.. The emphasis here is on the manipulative skills which are necessary for most mathematical courses beyond GCSE standard. ...

Spring 1797. The war with France deepens the Channel Fleet has mutinied.. .and a ruthless traitor lurks within fashionable London society. Such matters should not concern young Mary Finch who has recently inherited an unexpected fortune. But her new status brings her little pleasure & she longs for freedom & adventure. Marys restless spirit leads her to a meeting with an elusive spymaster who offers her an intriguing proposal. With Englands security & a friends safety at risk Mary arrives at the exotic Champian Hall determined to uncover its dark secrets. But the knowledge that she seeks is deadly especially when the hunter becomes the hunted. Brimming with suspense & drama The Counterfeit Guest is an irresistible historical mystery from the author of the acclaimed The Blackstone Key. ...

Gil Cunningham had hoped that the first time he set foot in the brothel on the Drygate it would also be his last but by the time all was settled he felt quite at home within its artfully painted chambers. The bawdy house along with the neighbouring property & two more in Strathblane are all part of a deal offered to Gil & his wife Alys by the forceful Dame Isabella. Her proposal also involves Gils young ward & matters are further confused by an outbreak of counterfeit coins in Glasgow which Gil has been ordered to investigate. Then Dame Isabella is found dead in strange circumstances & the more Gil pursues the cause of her death the more false coins he finds. & then the bawd-mistress the enigmatic Madam Xanthe gets involved & rumours circulate that the Devil is abroad in Strathblane. By the time Gil & Alys have untangled matters some very surprising
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- thing have come to light... Praise for Pat Mc Intoshs Gil Cunnigham" series: " Mc Intoshs characterisations & period detail are first rate". " Publishers Weekly" starred review. " The next Cunningham adventure is to be welcomed". (" Historical Novels Review"). " Will do for Glasgow in the fifteenth century what Ellis Peters & her Brother Cadfael did for Shrewsbury in the twelfth". (" Mystery Readers Journal")."

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