The Second World War: The Complete Illustrated History" covers the whole six-year global conflagration that shattered & then re-shaped the world. From the German blitzkrieg against Poland in September 1939 to the surrender of Japan following the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima & Nagasaki almost exactly six years later. Written by the leading Second World War historian Richard Overy each spread introduces another fascinating aspect of this world-encompassing conflict. We are taken to all corners of the globe from the Battle of the River Plate in the South Atlantic Ocean to the bloody battles fought over the Solomon Islands & New Guinea just off the northern tip of Australia to the German occupation of Norway in the North & the Allied invasion of Madagascar in the south Indian Ocean. 2009 marks the 70th anniversary of the start of the Second World War & the outstanding text & photographic documentation of this title will appeal to all sectors of the military history market: from youngsters drawn to the subject for the first time to aficionados." ...

This is an engrossing sticker book to keep children busy for hours. It is packed with characters to dress in historically accurate uniforms & costumes from U-boat commanders snipers & paratroopers to resistance fighters & air raid wardens. The simple text contains fascinating facts about fighting & life during the Second World War written in consultation with a historian. It also contains over 200 stickers. ...

The Second World War was a seminal event in world history. The story of its battles & key events is a familiar one but The Second World War in 100 Objects" offers a unique perspective on this global phenomenon by tracing its history through its objects such as iconic items like the British Spitfire the George Cross & Adolf Hitlers personal revolver to personal objects which tell the poignant stories of individuals & official documents maps & orders. Fully illustrated each entry will be accompanied by Approx. 500 words of text which will put the item in context & highlight its significance." ...

Written in conjunction with the Imperial War Museum this title helps children learn about the Second World War by matching the stickers of important artefacts to their frames on each page. Each frame is accompanied by a fact box with fascinating historical facts. Each illustrated double spread is based upon a theme such as tanks planes weapons vehicles posters portraits ships & submarines. This title contains over 100 stickers. ...

These thrilling wartime adventures transport the reader to the heat of battle. Deadly Skies sees John Smith Spitfire pilot in the throes of the Battle of Britain. Tank Attack takes the action to the deserts of North Africa as John witnesses the Battle of El Alamein from behind a tank. Behind Enemy Lines takes us foward to 1943 to the jungles of South-East Asia as John undertakes a dangerous commando mission. Riveting fictionalized accounts packed with historical detail give a new immediacy to the Second World War that will enthral young male readers ...

This action-packed follow-up to international bestseller Harlan Coben's striking young adult novel Shelter follows Mickey Bolitar as he continues to hunt for clues about the Abeona Shelter & the mysterious death of his father
- all while trying to navigate the challenges of a new high school. When tragedy strikes close to home Mickey & his loyal new friends
- sharp-witted Ema & the adorably charming Spoon
- find themselves at the centre of a terrifying mystery involving the shooting of their classmate Rachel. Now not only does Mickey need to keep himself & his friends safe from the Butcher of Lodz but he needs to figure out who shot Rachel
- no matter what it takes. Mickey Bolitar is as quick-witted & clever as his uncle Myron but with danger just seconds away it is going to take all of his determination & help from his friends to protect the people he loves even if he does not know who
- or what
- he is protecting them from.





...

Having ended the Edgar Award-nominated Shelter with a jaw-dropping cliffhanger Coben picks up Mickey's story right where it left off in this suspenseful new adventure. Mickey & his loyal new friends sharp-witted Ema & adorably charming Spoon once again find themselves in over their heads on the hunt for missing pieces to a puzzle they have yet to underst&. As the mystery surrounding Mickey's dad's death unfolds he soon learns that they may be in more danger than they could have ever imagined. ...

Having ended the Edgar Award-nominated Shelter with a jaw-dropping cliffhanger Coben picks up Mickey's story right where it left off in this suspenseful new adventure. Mickey & his loyal new friends sharp-witted Ema & adorably charming Spoon once again find themselves in over their heads on the hunt for missing pieces to a puzzle they have yet to underst&. As the mystery surrounding Mickey's dad's death unfolds he soon learns that they may be in more danger than they could have ever imagined. KERRY SHALE's stage credits include HIS GIRL FRIDAY (National Theatre) & FROST/NIXON (West End). TV credits include DR WHO & LIFE'S TOO SHORT. Recent films include A FANTASTIC FEAR OF EVERYTHING. He has won three Sony Radio Awards the APA Award for Best Male Audio Book Reader (UK) & the Audie Award for Best Male Audio Book Reader (USA). His audio books include two winners of the Man Booker Prize LIFE OF PI & THE WHITE TIGER. ...

It is Florence 1691. The Renaissance is long gone & the city is a dark repressive place where everything is forbidden & anything is possible. The Enlightenment may be just around the corner but knowledge is still the property of the few & they guard it fiercely. Art sex & power
- these as always are the obsessions. Facing serious criminal charges Gaetano Zummo is forced to flee his native Siracusa at the age of twenty first to Palermo then Naples but always has the feeling that he is being pursued by his past & that he will never be free of it. Zummo works an artist in wax. He is fascinated by the plague & makes small wooden cabinets in which he places graphic tortured models of the dead & dying. But Cosimo III Tuscany's penultimate Medici ruler gives Zummo his most challenging commission yet & as he tackles it his path entwines with that of the apothecary's daughter Faustina whose secret is even more explosive than his. Poignant but paranoid sensual yet chilling Secrecy is a novel that buzzes with intrigue & ideas. It is a love story a murder mystery a portrait of a famous city in an age of austerity an exercise in concealment & revelation but above all it is a trapdoor narrative one story dropping unexpectedly into another the ground always slippery uncertain...
...

Once known only by an elite who were unwilling to share their knowledge of the power 'the secret' of obtaining anything you desire is now revealed by prominent physicists authors & philosophers as being based in the universal Law of Attraction. & the good news is that anyone can access its power to bring themselves health wealth & happiness. Fragments of The Secret have been found in oral traditions literature religions & philosophies throughout the centuries. A number of the exceptional people who discovered its power went on to become regarded as the greatest human beings who ever lived. Among them: Plato Leonardo Galileo & Einstein. Now 'the secret' is being shared with the world. Beautiful in its simplicity & mind-dazzling in its ability to really work The Secret reveals the mystery of the hidden potential within us all. By unifying leading-edge scientific thought with ancient wisdom & spirituality the riveting practical knowledge will lead readers to a greater understanding of how they can be the masters of their own lives. ...