A completely revised & redesigned new edition of this popular introduction to the night sky. In his characteristically entertaining & informative style Sir Patrick introduces the wonders of the night sky to absolute beginners. The Moon the planets the Sun & the stars are explained in non-technical language & then the constellations are introduced with the help of star maps & tables. The four main chapters in the Philip's Guide to the Night Sky are devoted to what's on view in each season of the year. The information is appropriate for observers in Britain & Ireland northern Europe northern United States & Canada; it will also be helpful a little outside these latitudes. Using prominent patterns such as the Plough & Orion Sir Patrick teaches the reader to 'star-hop' from constellation to constellation thus learning to navigate the night sky. Star maps & photographs illustrate & clarify what will be on view. Philip's Guide to the Night Sky is an ideal introduction to stargazing suitable for all ages & with no need for anything more technical than the naked eye. Main map scale: ...

This is an exciting addition to the Thomas Story Time" range. Thomas has been chosen to work at the Search & Rescue Centre with the bright bold brave truck Butch. & Butch has a giant magnet on his crane arm today! Thomas is excited. So excited in fact that he doesn't stop to listen to the instructions about the magnet. Butch's magnet is very powerful & Thomas is made out of metal... The two friends soon become inseparable! Will Thomas ever be able to get the giant magnet off?" ...

Test your mental-might against a brand new collection of the Daily Mail's Giant Crosswords the king of the Saturday Coffee break section. 100 gigantic grids offer you hours of entertainment as you attempt to find the 88 missing words on each page with their two-speed format making them ideal for crossword lovers of all ages & abilities
- choose to use either ' Cryptic' or ' Quick' clues to surmount the colossal challenge & prove to your peers that you're anything but clueless. Perfect for lazy weekends & tiresome train journeys Giant Crosswords Volume 4 is sure to keep your mind firing on all cylinders.
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Giant Crosswords Volume 5 is one of the latest titles in Hamlyn's popular Daily Mail Crosswords series bringing you 100 gigantic grids that are guaranteed to give your brain a real workout. You can tackle Giant Crosswords using either Quick or Cryptic clues
- or a mixture of the two
- giving gamers of all abilities the opportunity to approach each puzzle with a different strategy & make them as challenging as you want them to be. Whether you're relaxing at home or enduring the daily commute this book is perfect for whiling away the hours & keeping your free-time refreshing & fun.

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This is book 5 in the international bestselling series Geronimo Stilton" series for 5+. I have never been a brave mouse.. .but lately my fears were taking over my life! So Thea & Trap decided to cure me. They dragged me away on an airplane (I'm afraid of flying!) all the way to the jungle. There I was forced to eat bug soup climb trees as tall as skyscrapers swim in raging rivers & even wrangle snakes! How would a 'fraidy mouse like me ever survive? " Geronimo Stilton" has taken the world by storm! This title

Includes:: full-colour integrated fiction for 5+ from the UK publishers of " Diary of a Wimpy Kid" which rewrote the rules
- & the bestseller charts
- for young fiction. An incredible interactive website helps you to create your own avatar for New Mouse City! This title

Includes:: funny & adventurous stories with colourful engaging design. It is a huge hit with both avid & reluctant readers."





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The stories that inspired G.I. JOE RETALIATION! This summers hottest action movie draws its inspiration from the comic that thrilled a generation! Reprinted here are the famed Silent Interlude " plus the first appearances of Roadblock Duke Flint Lady Jaye & the original JOE himself
- Joe Colton!"
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The mission has begun: Flint Lady Jaye & Heavy Duty take point on a top-secret operation to find an elusive foe that was long-thought dead. Meanwhile Snake Eyes Storm Shadow & Billy face the largest threat to the Arashikage clan yet! The continuation of the original A Real American Hero" storyline brings more danger battles & surprises from longtime G.I. Joe scribe Larry Hama." ...

Its a new era with new challenges & to face these challenges the United States military has forged a new group of the best of the best G.I. JOE! Starting with G.I. JOE: Origins" read from the beginning the whole story of how they came to be & their realization of a shadowy group that keeps popping up wherever trouble is COBRA! This title collects "G.I. JOE: Origins" numbered 0-6 & numbered 8-10 & "G.I. JOE" numbered 0-6." ...

What has six arms a large beak looks like a pyramid has more eyes than youd expect & talks nonsense? If you dont know the answer to that then 1) you should & 2) you havent been reading Neal Asher (see point 1) Jon Courtenay Grimwood In the eight years since his first full-length novel Gridlinked was published by Pan Macmillan Neal Asher has firmly established himself as one of the leading British writers of Science Fiction & his novels are now translated in many languages. Most of his stories are set in a galactic future-scape called The Polity & with this collection of marvellously inventive & action-packed short stories he takes us further into the manifold diversities of that amazing universe. No one does monsters better than Neal Asher so be prepared to revisit the lives & lifestyles of such favourites as the gabbleduck & the hooder to savour alien poisons the walking dead the Sea of Death & the putrefactor symbiont. ...

This is a comprehensive biography of the French composer Gabriel Faure for the general reader placing his work in the context of his times. Gabriel Faure (1845-1924) is one of the best-loved French composers of his era: works such as his Requiem Pavane" " Dolly Suite & " Cantique de Jean Racine" are perennial favourites. But Faures importance runs far deeper. His music has a unique blend of vigour & restraint sensuality & purity: an individual voice with a degree of integrity that helped him to resist the overwhelming forces
- notably the music of Wagner
- that held his Parisian contemporaries in thrall. His artistic independence served to inspire many of the next generation of French composers seeking to create a new Gallic identity beyond World War I. At the Paris Conservatoire Faures composition teaching was vital to such figures as Maurice Ravel Nadia Boulanger & Charles Koechlin; when he ultimately became the Conservatoires director his reforms were the most radical the institution had yet experienced. Faure has often been thought of as a dreamy somewhat unworldly individual; this book however reveals his ambition & decisiveness. Born in southern France & educated at the Ecole Niedermeyer rather than the powerful Paris Conservatoire he struggled for years to achieve recognition from Frances musical establishment which often deemed him a dangerous outsider; in his personal life he struggled also against bouts of depression an unsatisfactory marriage & later devastating deafness. Faures life & works are explored in the context of the creative melting pot of fin-de-siecle Paris. His relationship with such figures as Saint-Saens Liszt Proust & Verlaine are considered in detail & help to create a portrait of this fascinating milieu. This biography which charts Faures long & difficult rise to fame sets out to illuminate his individuality & reveal his enduring legacy to French music."

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