Top army engineer Tyler Locke is given a mysterious ancient manuscript. Written in Greek it initially seems indecipherable. But with the help of classics scholar Stacy Benedict Locke comes to understand that this manuscript could provide the clues to the greatest riches known to mankind
- the legendary treasure of King Midas. However there are others who are also hot on the trail
- & it rapidly becomes a race against time to crack a code that is both fiendishly difficult & potentially deadly...A sweeping gripping read The Midas Code blends fascinating incidents from myth & legend with a modern plot that will have you guessing to the very last page.

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Timothy Brights doesnt exactly live up to his name. Brought up to regard copious flows of money as his birthright he cant understand why the funds have been cut off nor why friends he recruited as Lloyds Names no longer want to talk to him. When gambling fails Timothy turns to embezzlement but its the lesser offence of helping himself to some strangely aromatic tobacco that propels him up the motorway & into bed with the Chief Constables wife. The Chief Constable has just survived charges of bribery & perjury & is not too concerned that his efforts to dispose of Timothy involve false imprisonment breaking & entering & a spot of GBH. It is only when the Chief tries to frame his old adversary the upright Miss Midden that things begin to go seriously wrong as his underhand ploy opens up the way to spectacular mayhem. ...

David Bainbridge is a vet with a particular interest in evolutionary zoology
- & he has just turned forty. As well as the usual
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This is a fabulous flap book for older children showing what life was like in the 14th century. stunning illustrations & over ...

Covering different historical eras this informative series details all the topics one would expect to find in a history series such as family life food religion entertainment & warfare. However it focuses on the most gruesome parts of these topics. ...

So many foods from so many countries
- but the key ingredients & spices of Middle East are now so readily available it is easy
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Rafe Khatchadorian has enough problems at home without throwing his first year of middle school into the mix. Luckily hes got an ace plan for the best year ever if he can pull it off. With his best friend Leonardo the Silent awarding him points Rafe tries to break every rule in his schools oppressive Code of Conduct. Chewing gum in class
- 5 000 points! Running in the hallway
- 10 000 points! Pulling the fire alarm
- 50 000 points! But when Rafes game starts to catch up with him hell have to decide if winning is all that matters or if hes finally ready to face the rules bullies & truths hes been avoiding.


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After sixth grade the very worst year of his life Rafe Khatchadorian thinks he has it made in seventh grade. He's been accepted to art school in the big city & imagines a math-&-history-free fun zone. Wrong! It's more competitive than Rafe ever expected & to score big in class he needs to find a way to turn his boring life into the inspiration for a work of art. His method? Operation: Get a Life! Anything he's never done before he's going to do it from learning to play poker to going to a modern art museum. But when his newest mission uncovers secrets about the family Rafe's never known he has to decide if he's ready to have his world turned upside down. James Patterson's winning follow-up to Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life" is another riotous & heart-warming story about living large." ...

Rafe Khatchadorian the hero of the bestselling Middle School series is ready for a fun summer at camp
- until he finds out it's
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Georgia Khatchadorian plans to excel at Hills Village Middle School in all the places her troublemaking brother failed. She's even bet him that she'll quickly become one of the most popular girls in school. But Rafe left a big mark at HVMS & no one will give Georgia a chance! Even worse Rafe has sneakily signed up her band to play at the school dance & she's terrified to embarrass herself in front of the snooty ' Princesses' who run the school & the boy who's caught her eye. Will she be able to overcome her fears & win her bet with Rafe? Find out THE TRUTH about Rafe Khatchadorian's sister in the first Middle School story from the point of view of the hilarious Georgia
- a girl who's ready to speak her mind!
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