Although he was watching closely when the mummer was poisoned it took Gil Cunningham several days & three more poisonings to work out how it was done. Danny Gibson & Nanty Bothwell rivals for the affections of Agnes Renfrew the apothecarys pretty daughter are also good friends. When they both take part in the festive play at the house of Gils sister Kate it ends in Dannys death apparently by poison from his friends flask. So was it deliberate & if not why wont Nanty defend himself? Why is Agnes eccentric brother Nicol so insistent that Nanty had the wrong flask & why do none of the apothecaries in Glasgow recognize the poison it held? Gil convinced Nanty is innocent sets out to answer these questions & finds himself enmeshed in the tensions of the Renfrew household & the tangled relationships among the apothecary houses. & then a second & third death confuse matters further still & bring Gils wife Alys into the investigation. Praise for Pat Mc Intosh: Mc Intoshs characterisations & period detail are first rate". (" Publishers Weekly"). " The next Cunningham adventure is to be welcomed". (" Historical Novels Review"). " Will do for Glasgow in the 15th century what Ellis Peters & her Brother Cadfael did for Shrewsbury in the 12th". (" Mystery Readers Journal"). " Lots of dramatic characterisation & detail on medieval Glasgow". (" Glasgow Herald"). " Mc Intosh does a solid job of blending plot & period detail". (" Publishers Weekly" starred review)." ...

I know" thought the pig. "I shall become an EXTRAORDINARY pig. I shall see the BEST in EVERYONE & EVERYTHING. I shall become THE PIG of HAPPINESS!" A charmingly illustrated allegory about a pig who got extremely happy & decided to spread joy after years of wallowing! The Pig of Happiness is a story about the metamorphosis of a grumbling farmyard animal into a beautiful smiling pig who spread happiness to all his farmyard friends. Positively oozing with the delight of being joyful this gently reminds us all to get happy. Featuring animals as well as distinctly animalistic humans Edward Monkton books are highly collectable & stylish gift books -- at home on a coffee table in the bathroom in quiet places & perfect for giving to a loved one or for keeping for yourself. Each book in this new series is an original fable charmingly illustrated & created especially for this br&-new series of gift books. H&-lettered in the same style as the Edward Monkton cards by the Really Good company the books are wonderfully packaged with the utmost style & attention to detail to make these hugely desirable objects & perfect gifts for special occasions. These creations prove there is a universal & enduring audience for tales that inspire & touch hearts. Their philosophy is to heal unite amuse & delight in equal measures. May his JOYFUL SMILE remind us how much there is to be happy about." ...

Julian Baggini presents 100 thought experiments
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Set in Paris & attracting comparisons with Franz Kafka & Edgar Allan Poe The Pigeon" is Patrick Suskinds tense disturbing follow-up to the bestselling Perfume. The novella tells the story of a day in the meticulously ordered life of bank security guard Jonathan Noel who has been hiding from life since his wife left him for her Tunisian lover. When Jonathan opens his front door on a day he believes will be just like any other he encounters not the desired empty hallway but an unwelcome diabolical intruder..." ...

Eleven-year-old Harrison Opoku the second best runner in Year 7 races through his new life in England with his personalised trainers
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The quick & simple way of communicating in a foreign language on the move. Phrasebooks can be bulky difficult & slow to use with a phonetic system that is rarely understood. What makes these cards unique is the way you use them. Instead of looking up complete phrases you tailor-make your own using the words on the cards. Pigeon cards are discreet & they look like postcards. Three tough 110x 165mm laminated cards with a wraparound cover. They come as a single strip perforated & consortia folded into a resealable polypropylene bag. ...

During the Second World War an American behavioural psychologist working with pigeons discovered that the birds could be trained to recognise an object & to peck at an image of it; when loaded into the nose-cone of a missile these pecks could be translated into adjustments to the guidance fins steering the projectile to its target. Pigeon-Guided Missiles reveals this & other fascinating tales of daring plans from history destined to change the world we live in yet which ended in failure or even disaster. Some became the victims of the eccentric figures behind them others succumbed to financial & political misfortune & a few were just too far ahead of their time. Discover why the great groundnut scheme cost British taxpayers GBP49 million why the bid to build Minerva a whole new country in the Pacific Ocean sank & why the first Channel Tunnel (started in 1881 over a century before the one we know today) hit a dead end. ...

Reunited for the summer the Swallows & Amazons with Dick & Dorothea launch a prospecting expedition to find the lost gold mine of the high hills above the lake. But the mining camp runs into all sorts of trouble: not only the danger of fire in the drought ridden countryside but also scary encounters with unsafe tunnels. Worst of all is the sinister Squashy Hat who appears to be a rival prospector & whos certainly a spy
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A timeless classic beautifully rejacketed. BACKSTORY: Test your knowledge of the book & its characters & learn more about water dowsing! Reunited for the summer the Swallows & Amazons with Dick & Dorothea launch a prospecting expedition to find the lost gold mine of the high hills above the lake. But the mining camp runs into all sorts of trouble: not only the danger of fire in the drought ridden countryside but also scary encounters with unsafe tunnels. Worst of all is the sinister Squashy Hat who appears to be a rival prospector & who's certainly a spy -- how can they keep working without him discovering what they've found? ...

' Barbecued billygoats!' Can you imagine finding gold? That's just what the Swallows & Amazons & Dick & Dorothea decide to hunt for in the hills high above the lake. But it's a hot & dry summer & water is in scarce supply. Worse still for the troubled campers they have competition: Squashy Hat. Anybody can see he is a prospector. & talk about squashy hats! The children have never seen squashier. Just who is he & what sort of traps is he laying? Using pigeons to carry messages braving dangerous mines & fires the Swallows Amazons & D's Mining Company must stake their claim before their dreaded rival...
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Material: In ' The Backstory' you can test your knowledge of the book & learn all about homing pigeons! Vintage Children's Classics is a twenty-first century classics list aimed at 8-12 year olds & the adults in their lives. Discover timeless favourites from The Jungle Book & Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to modern classics such as The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas & The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.


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