The world's most famous travelling reporter learns the secret of the Unicorn. When Tintin stumbles across a model ship at the Old Street Market he buys it as a gift for his friend Captain Haddock. But this isn't just any old model ship.. .it's the Unicorn. Built by one of Haddock's ancestors it holds a clue to finding the treasure of a notorious pirate. Join the most iconic character in comics as he embark on an extraordinary adventure spanning historical & political events & thrilling mysteries. Still selling over 100 000 copies every year in the UK & having been adapted for the silver screen by Steven Spielberg & Peter Jackson in 2011 The Adventures of Tintin continue to charm more than 80 years after they first found their way into publication. Since then an estimated 230 million copies have been sold proving that comic books have the same power to entertain children & adults in the 21st century as they did in the early 20th. ...

Percy the Park Keeper is in for a surprise in this funny story from highly-regarded bestselling author-illustrator Nick Butterworth.

Includes:: a fabulous fold-out maze. Its a beautiful spring morning & a perfect opportunity for Percy to trim the overgrown maze. The animals decide to have some fun hiding on the stone lion in the middle of the maze to surprise Percy. But the suprise is on them when they fall asleep & Percy finding them hides behind the statue & pretends his voice is the lions telling them to wake up. Percy has unravelled some string through the maze to help him find the way out but the squirrel thinking he is helping has wound the string into a ball. Help Percy & his friends find the way out of the park guiding them through the fold-out maze at the back of the book.

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The Berlin Wall has come down. The Cold War is over. Ned who learned his tradecraft at Smileys feet has been put out to grass at Sarratt known otherwise as the Nursery the training school for young entrants to the British Secret Service. Haunted by what he did in his own career but wanting to impart wisdom to the latest intake of trainees he invites Smiley to speak to this years class. To Neds surprise Smiley long retired accepts. As Smiley recalls some of the key events of his career so Ned examines the cost in human lives in the course of his own. Neds reflections
- stretching from Scotlands Western Isles to Israel & Hamburg & Cambodia
- & superimposed on Smileys recollections provide a rare glimpse into the hearts & minds of a generation of spies made obsolete by the passing of the Cold War.

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The Secret Pleasures of Menopause" is a groundbreaking book that is long overdue! Dr. Northrup believes that its about time menopausal women came out of the closet & learned to enjoy the best years of their lives! Even though studies show that menopause does not decrease libido ease of reaching orgasm or sexual satisfaction the majority of menopausal women are not experiencing the pleasure & sexual satisfaction that is their birthright. Christiane Northrup M.D. delivers this breakthrough message that will help millions & millions of perimenopausal & menopausal women throughout the world understand that at menopause.. .life has just begun! It is the beginning of a very exciting & fulfilling time full of pleasure beyond your wildest dreams." ...

Molly loves animals & wants to be a vet when she grows up just like her dad
- as everyone says; shes got the magic touch! Silver
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When Daisy arrives at the farm campsite where her family are spending her summer holiday she knows she's going to have the best time ever. Especially when she finds out that the farm dog has just had puppies! Daisy can't help falling in love with Barney the smallest of the litter of German shepherd pups. Barney takes to the friendly new girl who sneaks her food & smuggles him into her sleeping bag at night & soon the pair are inseparable. Daisy longs to take Barney home with her & can't bear the thought of leaving the puppy behind. Will she find a way to persuade Mum & Dad to let her keep him? ...

WINNER OF THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2012. On a fateful night in 2009 Tyler Hamilton & Daniel Coyle met for dinner in Boulder Colorado. The two had met five years before while Coyle was writing his bestselling book Lance Armstrong: Tour de Force. But this time Tyler had something else on his mind. He finally wanted to come clean about everything: the doping the lying his years as Lance Armstrong's teammate on U.S. Postal his decade spent running from the truth. 'I'm sorry ' he told Coyle. ' It just feels so good to be able to talk about this. I've been quiet for so many years.' Over the next eighteen months Hamilton would tell his story & his sport's story in explosive detail never sparing himself in the process. In a way he became as obsessed with telling the truth as he had been with winning the Tour de France just a few years before. The truth would set Tyler free but would also be the most damning indictment yet of Tour winners such as Armstrong. The result of this determination is The Secret Race a book that pulls back the curtain & takes us into the secret world of professional cycling like never before. A world populated by unbelievably driven
- & some flawed
- characters. A world where the competition used every means to get an edge & the options were stark. A world where it often felt like there was no choice.

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Winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award. On a fateful night in 2009 Tyler Hamilton & Daniel Coyle met for dinner in Boulder Colorado. Over the next eighteen months Hamilton would tell Coyle his story & his sport's story in explosive detail never sparing himself in the process. In a way he became as obsessed with telling the truth as he had been with winning the Tour de France just a few years before. The truth would set Tyler free but would also be the most damning indictment yet of teammates like Lance Armstrong. The result of this determination is The Secret Race a book that pulls back the curtain & takes us into the secret world of professional cycling like never before. A world populated by unbelievably driven
- & some flawed
- characters. A world where the competition used every means to get an edge & the options were stark. A world where it often felt like there was no choice.

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London 1806
- William Thornhill happily wedded to his childhood sweetheart Sal is a waterman on the River Thames. Life is tough
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A Plotting Duchess a Mysterious Death & a Castle Full of Intrigue in Catherine Bailey's The Secret Rooms. At 6 am on 21 April 1940 John the 9th Duke of Rutland & one of Britain's wealthiest men ended his days virtually alone lying on a makeshift bed in a dank cramped suite of rooms in the servants' quarters of his own home Belvoir Castle in Leicestershire. For weeks as his health deteriorated his family his servants
- even the King's doctor
- pleaded with him to come out but he refused. After his death his son & heir Charles the 10th Duke of Rutland ordered that the rooms be locked up & they remained untouched for sixty years. What lay behind this extraordinary set of circumstances? For the first time in The Secret Rooms Catherine Bailey unravels a complex & compelling tale of love honour & betrayal played out in the grand salons of Britain's stately homes at the turn of the twentieth century & on the battlefields of the Western Front. At its core is a secret so dark that it consumed the life of the man who fought to his death to keep it hidden. This extraordinary mystery from the author of Black Diamonds perfect for lovers of Downton Abbey Brideshead Revisited & The Suspicions of Mr Whicher. Praise for The Secret Rooms: Reads like the best kind of mystery story. It is a tale of mistresses & heirlooms cowardice & connivance & a deeply dysfunctional family.. .gripping". (Sunday Times). " Astonishing.. .jaw-dropping... It would spoil the book if I revealed the whole works suffice it to say.. .what a family". (Sunday Telegraph). " An extraordinary detective operation". (John Julius). Norwich Catherine Bailey is the author of Black Diamonds. She read history at Oxford University & is a successful award-winning television producer & director making a range of critically acclaimed documentary films inspired by her interest in twentieth century history. She lives in West London."

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