Published annually for over 30 years Railways Restored is regarded as the Bible by the railway preservation movement & is both well received by reviewers & readers. The book is fully revised to reflect the changes new schemes & occasional closures along with listings of locomotives on site. This new & fully updated volume incorporates a list of major events planned for 2012 along with a vast amount of information useful to visitors to over 200 railway heritage sites. This is a must have for any rail enthusiasts collection. ...

This annually published guide ' Railways Restored' is regarded as the ' Bible' by the railway preservation movement. It is a guide to the major heritage railways railway museums & preservation centres in the British Isles. Information for visitors is set out in tabular form for easy reference &

Includes:: a locomotive & rolling stock stocklist for most centres. The book is fully revised to reflect the changes for 2013 including new schemes & occasional closures along with the transfer of locomotives & the entry (and loss) of locomotives to & from preservation.

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A fascinating collection of entertaining stories from as far afield as Europe Indian & America revealing unusual railway journeys across the centuries including ghost trains vanishing passengers & trains fitted with homing pigeons instead of a communication cord! From eccentric lords who transferred their carriages complete with horses & footmen onto the train to drivers who stole garden fencing to keep up a good head of steam. Railways Strangest Journeys takes you from the dawn of railway travel when speeds of 15 mph were considered blasphemous & damaging to ones internal organs through the Victorian heyday of Royal Trains & seaside specials right up to the present day." ...

This intriguing & entertaining guide will not only appeal to all fans of best-selling series The Last Dragon Chronicles but will also appeal to everyone with an interest in dragons! In a collaborative work between Chris & his wife Jay the book features character profiles information on backgrounds & settings in the series & explores relevant themes such as climate change. It

Includes:: stunning illustrations & photographs & is a book that everyone can enjoy dip into & indulge their passion for dragons! The Last Dragon Chronicles: The Fire Within Icefire Fire Star The Fire Eternal Dark Fire

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The Rain Before it Falls"
- Jonathan Coes heartbreaking novel of family secrets. Deeply moving & compelling " The Rain
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Rain Later Good is the award winning story of Peter Collyers extraordinary journey around the Shipping Forecast areas & has been a bestseller since first publication. The artists brilliant & detailed paintings reproduced actual size offer a series of images which help conjure up the most mythical locations whilst his delightful idiosyncratic text provides a wealth of fascinating insights. He introduces us to the people who live & work in these areas & passes on snippets of tantalising information to give a powerful impression of the place & convey a real feeling of being there. The beautiful paintings which come from Peter Collyers travels truly capture the spirit of these wild & isolated spots. This is a book to be treasured & its reissue will be welcomed by Peters many admirers. A very remarkable painter. His work is simply stunning with an observed intensity which makes him very special indeed. Chris Beetles in The Daily Telegraph The most delightful & unexpected book Ive encountered this year...a wonderful book. John Naughton The Times ...

Love comes home to A House for the Season"! When the Duke of Pelham returns to his town house at 67 Clarges Street he is grimly determined to find himself a suitable wife & love will have nothing to do with his selection. The duke's search is soon disrupted by the arrival in town of Miss Jenny Sutherland
- a beautiful but hugely spoilt country girl whose vanity is overwhelming. In fact it was her guardian who brought her to London in the hope her ward will get the put-down she so sorely deserves. But no one had counted on the intervention of Rainbird the duke's shrewd & resourceful butler. Befriending Jenny they devise a mischievous scheme that will ensure Jenny's social success
- & secure once & for all the fate of the close-knit family of servants at No.67 Clarges Street!"

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' You're everything to me. I'd have to lose my life before I'd lose you.' This is the vow Silas made to Cathleen on the day he asks her to marry him. Throughout their childhood their love has grown stronger & now in 1900 they start to plan a life together. But a jealous woman is determined to ruin their happiness & uses Silas's father
- a good & honest man
- to do so forcing him to make an impossible sacrifice. As a dutiful son Silas has no choice but to obey his father & Cathleen must pay the bitter price. Separated each is swept along to a place where there is no love or peace & no way back...

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Clear & readable with beautiful colour illustrations of favourite Bible stories the Rainbow Bible is the obvious choice for a child's first full-text Bible & for use in schools & Sunday schools. This new Edition include new colour plates & revised maps & introductory material. The Good News Bible is the most popular easy-to-read Bible in the UK & the Rainbow Bible is the UK's bestselling Bible edition. New full-colour paintings of children's favourite Bible stories combine with the Good News Bible's ever-popular blend of reliability & accessibility in an easy-to-read child-friendly typesetting & with new additional notes & helps. A bestseller since its first launch in the 70s the Good News Bible goes from strength to strength & the new Rainbow Bible builds on the achievement of the original which so many millions of people remember from their own schooldays. It is the clear choice for primary schools & Sunday schools. This new edition

Includes:: completely revised maps & a new guide to finding your way around the Bible including characters events & prayers from the Bible a timeline of Bible history & an expanded section on how to read the Bible. There are also extended lists of passages showing what the Bible has to say about real life issues like loneliness stress guidance & many more as well as a list of Bible passages for special occasions.

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Enter the magical world of the Show Fairies with this enchanting three book boxed set. There&8217;s a magic star in each Showtime Fairies story &8211; help the girls to find them all! Box
Includes::1. Paige the Pantomime Fairy &8211; Paige needs three magic shoes to keep every panto full of Christmas fun & sparkle! But Jack Frost wants the ballet shoe golden horseshoe & glass slipper for himself. The show must go on... so can Rachel & Kirsty help? 2. Darcey the Dance Diva Fairy
- Strange things are afoot at the Funky Feet Dance Studio &8211; everybody has forgotten their dance moves! Can Rachel & Kirsty outsmart the naughty goblins & return Darceys star to her?3. Isla the Ice Star Fairy
- The naughty goblins are going to use Islas magic star to reach the finals of the Tippington Variety Show! Rachel & Kirsty must go to Jack Frosts Ice Castle & find the star so that the goblins cant cheat anymore...


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