H+ (Plus) A New Religion? provides a framework for achievement through daily acts of help or contribution. Whether this is offering other people something to laugh at or helping an elderly person cross the road through these altruistic acts comes a sense of achievement & from achievement comes self-esteem & a belief in oneself. Edward de Bonos new groundbreaking book offers an entirely positive way of life: with the emphasis not on sins that are to be avoided but on things that are to be done. H stands for:
- Happiness
- Help
- Hope
- Health
- & most importantly Humour.




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All too often people setting out to create a new home
- either through self-build or renovation
- take the conservative path.

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H.I.V.E. (Higher Institute of Villainous Education) is a top-secret school of applied villainy where children with a precocious gift for wrongdoing are sent to develop their talents into criminal mastermind. After all 'villains have the best lines & wear the best costumes'. One small catch is that the children cannot leave until training is complete six years later. With villainy comes a certain freedom of thought & every year one student in particular will show exceptional talent
- after all it takes the best to produce the worst. This year there are two students: Otto Malpense & his new friend Wing Fanchu are both exceptionally bad & they are definitely not keen on being held against their will for six long years.. .
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Otto & Wing have special permission to leave H.I.V.E.'s secret island location to attend a funeral (all too common in their line of business). But before they reach their destination they are ambushed. Who would risk assassinating Otto Malpense star pupil of the Higher Institute of Villainous Education & favourite of Number One the most powerful villain alive? A new power is rising to challenge Number One's authority & they need H.I.V.E. & its powerful computer to do so. Otto thought the only thing he wanted was to escape from H.I.V.E. but now he's desperately trying to save it & himself. ...

The detail is stunning & the likeness to the real life Royal Marine Sniper is amazing. The figure features realistic desert ...

H.P. Lovecraft fused supernatural horror with visionary science fiction; this volume collects together all of these writings. This is an exquisitely designed edition that features a silk-ribbon bookmark distinctive gilt edging & marbled endpapers. This is the perfect gift for book lovers & an artful addition to any home library. In the 1920s & 30s H.P. Lovecraft pioneered a new type of fiction that fused elements of supernatural horror with the concepts of visionary science fiction. Lovecrafts tales of cosmic horror revolutionised modern horror fiction & earned him the reputation of the most influential American writer of weird tales since Edgar Allan Poe. H.P. Lovecraft: The Complete Fiction" collects for the first time in a single volume all of Lovecrafts groundbreaking fictions. The book is exquisitely designed with bonded-leather bindings distinctive gilt edging & an attractive silk-ribbon bookmark. Decorative durable & collectible the " Leatherbound Classics" series offers hours of pleasure to readers young & old & is an indispensable cornerstone for any home library." ...

The conflict between the old world & the new...between responsibility & freedom...between duty & love... Princess Christianna happier in jeans & a sweatshirt than in the formal life of European royalty leaves university to travel to East Africa as a volunteer for the Red Cross. Determined to make a difference she plunges into the dusty bustling life of an international relief camp & is anxious to keep her identity a secret from her fellow aid workers. Dr Parker Williams who works alongside Christianna & shares her dedication to healing has no idea who she is
- but as violence approaches & invades the camp & the pressures of her royal life beckon her home her struggle for freedom takes an extraordinary turn. By a simple twist of fate in one shocking moment Christiannas life is changed for ever
- in ways she could never have foreseen.

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The Juice-Net cafe is hosting a short film contest based around the theme of heroes & everyone wants to enter. While Rikki & Cleo are roped in to doing a film about Emmas mum Zane & Lewis hit the waters around Mako Island to film Zane windsurfing. Meanwhile Rikki isnt convinced that Emmas film idea will win them the prize so she sneaks off to make a film of her own featuring some impressive underwater footage of sharks. But when Zane falls off his windsurfer right in the middle of Mako Islands shark breeding ground its Rikki who finds herself being called a heroine when she has to help rescue him! ...

Cleos natural singing voice isnt the best...in fact its awful! But when the Full Moon appears Cleo entrances Lewis Byron Zane & the other boys in the neighbourhood with her beautiful singing. In the midst of her new-found siren status Cleo shares a special moment with Lewis. But when the moon sets will they remember their kiss in the light of day? ...

Habibi" based on a Middle Eastern fable tells the story of Dodola who escapes being sold into slavery & rescues an abandoned baby she names Zam. They live in isolation in an old boat in the desert. As they age their relationship shifts from mother & son to brother & sister & eventually lovers. In the meantime however Dodola is forced to prostitute herself to desert traders in order to provide for Zam. When he seeks an alternative means of income Dodola is captured by the Sultan & Zam is forced into a quest to try & rescue her. At heart Habibi is like Blankets a profound love story but it also functions as a parable about the environment & the state of the world. Set in the place where Christianity & Islam began it explores the fundamental connection between these religions & also the relationship between the first & the third world & the increasingly important battle for the earths resources. Ambitious but always deeply felt " Habibi" is a beautifully drawn & moving graphic novel that will get a huge amount of attention." ...