It's the year 2044 & the real world has become an ugly place. We're out of oil. We've wrecked the climate. Famine poverty & disease are widespread. Like most of humanity Wade Watts escapes this depressing reality by spending his waking hours jacked into the OASIS a sprawling virtual utopia where you can be anything you want to be where you can live & play & fall in love on any of ten thousand planets. & like most of humanity Wade is obsessed by the ultimate lottery ticket that lies concealed within this alternate reality: OASIS founder James Halliday who dies with no heir has promised that control of the OASIS
- & his massive fortune
- will go to the person who can solve the riddles he has left scattered throughout his creation. For years millions have struggled fruitlessly to attain this prize knowing only that the riddles are based in the culture of the late twentieth century. & then Wade stumbles onto the key to the first puzzle. Suddenly he finds himself pitted against thousands of competitors in a desperate race to claim the ultimate prize a chase that soon takes on terrifying real-world

Dimensions
- & that will leave both Wade & his world profoundly changed.




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Meet Raa Raa the noisy lion who loves going on noisy adventures with his little jungle friends! Discover the sights & sounds of the Jingly Jangly Jungle in this lovely sticker activity book with lots of fun simple activities to keep little ones engaged space to colour & scribble & extra large stickers
- perfect for little hands! This delightful sticker book is based on the amazing new animated pre-school show which encourages youngsters to play with the sounds around them to develop their communication skills.
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Who do you think you are kidding Mr Hitler?" Not Colonel Rodney Foster a platoon commander of the Kent Home Guard. " Dads Army" the iconic comedy series is as well-known today as it was forty years ago. But the reality of life in the Home Guard was often very different. Living directly beneath " The Battle of Britain" on the Kent coast Colonel Rodney Foster who illegally kept a diary every day of the War commanded a company of men in the face of constant aerial bombardment & the ever-present threat of death from above
- the Home Guard were the first barrier to Hitlers crack parachutists. Writing from the village hall abandoned barns churches & makeshift officers messes he records with a unique wit & wisdom the everyday details of family life during the war: the domestic routine dogged by air raid warnings; the antics of soldiers stationed nearby taking every chance to improve their lot; & the quiet strength of a small community faced with great adversity."
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Taken from first-person accounts & historical documents this book chronicles more than 300 examples of alien encounters conspiracy theories & the influence of extraterrestrials on human events throughout history. Investigating claims of visits from otherworldly creatures aliens living among us abductions of humans to alien spacecraft & accounts of interstellar co-operation since the UFO crash in Roswell this discussion of the theories & mysteries surrounding aliens is packed with thought-provoking stories & shocking revelations of alien involvement in the lives of Earthlings. ...

Real Analysis is a comprehensive introduction to this core subject & is ideal for self-study or as a course textbook for first & second-year undergraduates. Combining an informal style with precision mathematics the book covers all the key topics with fully worked examples & exercises with solutions. All the concepts & techniques are deployed in examples in the final chapter to provide the student with a thorough understanding of this challenging subject. This book offers a fresh approach to a core subject & manages to provide a gentle & clear introduction without sacrificing rigour or accuracy. ...

Get cooking simple & delicious meals with Nigel Slater's Real Cooking". " This is real cooking. The roast potato that sticks to the roasting tin; the crouton from the salad that has soaked up the mustardy dressing.. .these are the things that make something worth eating. & worth cooking". (Nigel Slater). Nigel Slater's sumptuous recipes are not about making fancy stocks & sauces or perfecting spun-sugar baskets. They are about using the best quality ingredients to make food that is a joy to eat. Freshness simplicity & flavour: these are what count for Nigel Slater in the easy-to-follow & deliciously satisfying meals contained in " Real Cooking". Nigel Slater is the " Observer's" food writer writing a month column for " Observer Food Monthly". " Real Fast Food" was shortlisted for the Andre Simon Award while " The 30-Minute Cook" was nominated for both the Glenfiddich & Julia Child Awards. In 1995 he won the Glenfiddich Trophy & he has twice won the Cookery Writer of the Year Award as well as being named Media Personality of the Year in the 1996 Good Food Awards. His other bestselling books include " Real Fast Puddings" " Real Food" " Appetite" & " The Kitchen Diaries"." ...

A Real Cowboy Thalia Thorne's promised to lure James Robert Bradley back from Montana into the limelight
- no matter what it takes.
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James Caan is one of Britains most successful entrepreneurs. Dropping out of school at just sixteen he started his business life with no qualifications & two pieces of advice: observe the masses & do the opposite & always look for opportunities where both parties benefit. Armed with just these two pieces of fatherly wisdom extraordinary charm & the yellow pages James Caan built a market-leading business with a turnover of more than GBP130 million from a broom cupboard. The Real Deal" is the incredible story of James remarkable life. From his childhood as a Pakistani immigrant to the phenomenal success of his first company this book traces James Caans journey to both financial & personal maturity. It deals with his fear at realising his goals too early & offers a frank account of what success at 30 really means. " The Real Deal" brings us bang up to the present including the truth about his role on Dragons Den what his charity work in Kashmir means to him & how he has come to completely re-evaluate what money is really worth." ...

After dropping out of school at just sixteen James Caan started his business life in a broom cupboard with no qualifications & two pieces of fatherly wisdom: 'observe the masses & do the opposite' & 'always look for opportunities where both parties benefit'. Armed with this advice natural charm & the Yellow Pages he built a market-leading business with a turnover of GBP130 million & swiftly became one of Britain's most successful entrepreneurs. From Caan's childhood as a Pakistani immigrant to the phenomenal success of his first company & beyond The Real Deal" traces both his financial & personal achievements. It offers a frank account of what success at thirty really signifies & brings us right up to the present including his impact on Dragons' Den & what his charity work from saving a hospital in London to building a school in Lahore means to him. Ultimately it is a story of learning what money is really worth told by one the country's most insightful businessmen." ...

For almost sixty years after their deaths three men whose brave actions shortened the Second World War by as much as two years remained virtually unknown & uncelebrated. Two lost their lives retrieving vital German codebooks from a sinking U-boat. The third survived the war only to die in a house fire soon afterwards. But it was the precious documents they seized in October 1942 that enabled Bletchley Parks code-breakers to crack Enigma & so win the Battle of the Atlantic. Now recognised as a pivotal moment in world history three British servicemen made it possible to finally beat the U-boats but at the time not even their families could be told of the importance of their deeds. Shrouded in secrecy for decades then recast as fictional Americans by the Hollywood film U-571 this book sets the record straight. It is written in celebration of Colin Grazier GC Tony Fasson GC & Tommy Brown GM
- the REAL Enigma heroes.
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