Harry Flashman: the unrepentant bully of Tom Browns schooldays now with a Victoria Cross has three main talents -- horsemanship facility with foreign languages & fornication. A reluctant military hero Flashman plays a key part in most of the defining military campaigns of the 19th century despite trying his utmost to escape them all. Many have marvelled at General Napiers daring 1868 expedition through the treacherous peaks & bottomless chasms of Abyssinia to rescue a small group of British citizens held captive by the mad tyrant Emperor Theodore. But the vital role of Sir Harry Flashman V.C. in the success of this campaign has hitherto gone unrecorded. Flashmans undeserved reputation for heroism renders him the British Armys candidate of choice when it comes to skulking behind enemy lines in Ali Baba attire. After all who but the great amorist could contemplate navigating a land populated by hostile tribes & the loveliest (and most savage) women in Africa from leather-clad nymphs with a penchant for torture to a voluptuous barbarian queen with a reputation for throwing disobliging guests to her pet lions? ...

Harry Flashman: the unrepentant bully of Tom Browns schooldays now with a Victoria Cross has three main talents
- horsemanship
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Harry Flashman: the unrepentant bully of Tom Browns schooldays now with a Victoria Cross has three main talents -- horsemanship facility with foreign languages & fornication. A reluctant military hero Flashman plays a key part in most of the defining military campaigns of the 19th century despite trying his utmost to escape them all. When our hero Flashman accepts an invitation from his old enemy Tom Brown of Rugby to join in a friendly cricket match he does not suspect that he is letting himself in for the most desperate game of his scandalous career. What follows is a deadly struggle that sees him scampering from the hallowed wicket of Lords to the jungle lairs of Borneo pirates; from a Newgate hanging to the torture pits of Madagascar & from Chinatowns vice dens to slavery in the palace of the female Caligula herself Queen Ranavalona of Madagascar. Had he known what lay ahead Flashman would never have taken up cricket seriously. ...

An unforgettable standalone novel from Nicky Singer author of the sensational award-winning FEATHER BOY. Twelve-year-old Jess is grieving for her beloved Aunt Edie & anxiously awaiting the birth of her twin brothers when she finds a mysterious glass flask hidden in a desk. The flask is beautiful to Jess & soon she starts to believe that it contains a magical life-force. When her half-brothers are born critically ill Jess becomes convinced that their survival depends on whats happening to the flask... Through Jesss stunning narration Nicky Singer explores the meaning of life & the interconnected nature of all things
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Includes:: a sensible diabetes-friendly diet that teaches you how to incorporate pasta chocolate

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Join Stanley Lambchop for three exciting adventures! Flat Stanley The timeless story of Stanley becoming just half an inch thick: thin enough to posted to his friends. Stanley in Space No longer flat but still adventurous Stanley & his family take off for some inter-galactic diplomacy! Stanley Flat Again! It can be fun being flat but for Stanley the real thing is how to get round again? ...

Flat Stanley Stanley Lambchop wakes up one morning to find a notice-board has dropped on him in the night leaving him happy & healthy but only half an inch thick. It's a little unusual but he finds he can fly like a kite be sent on holiday through the post & can use his special new skills to catch some art thieves. Still he's glad when his brother Arthur thinks to use the bicycle pump to inflate him back to his normal shape. ...

Stanley Lambchop is an ordinary boy with an extraordinary problem. One night a giant pinboard falls on top of him leaving him completely flat. At first Stanley enjoys the benefits of his strange predicament
- it can be fun going in out of rooms simply by sliding under the door. & it's a hoot being posted to your friends in California for a holiday. But it's not always easy being different & once the novelty begins to wear off Stanley wishes he could be just like everybody else again. But how will he ever fill out?
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This is a thrilling lights-flashing siren-whirring story about everyones favourite flat boy! Stanley & his brother Arthur have won a trip to visit the local fire station! But its not quite as exciting as theyd hoped. Where is the sliding down the pole? Where are the sirens & flashing lights? Then all of a sudden theres a Code Nine call & the whole Lambchop family are whizzing off to the rescue in a fire engine. ...

This is a funny spooky story about everyones favourite flat boy! Stanley & his brother Arthur are going to their schools Halloween party. They dress up in costumes & Stanley is particularly looking forward to the limbo competition. Theyre rather disappointed by the haunted house though
- its really not very scary. But when they see a bully upsetting their friend Martin they decide to teach him a lesson
- by being very scary indeed.

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