Tony Prosdocimi lives in the bustling Metropolis of San Ventura
- a city gripped in fear a city under siege by the hooded supervillain
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An enthralling prequel to his bestselling Roma Sub Rosa" series of mysteries set in the Ancient World Steven Saylor takes readers back to the younger days of Gordianus the Finder. The year is 92BC & Gordianus has just turned eighteen & is about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime: a far-flung journey to see the Seven Wonders of the World. Gordianus is not yet called The Finder
- that title belongs to his father who we meet in these pages. But at each of the Seven Wonders the wide-eyed Roman encounters a mystery to challenge his powers of deduction. Here is a portrait of a master sleuth in the making the earliest exploits of the man who will become the most sought-after investigator in Rome. Accompanying Gordianus on this travels is his tutor Antipater of Sidon the worlds most celebrated poet. Together teacher & pupil journey to the fabled cities of Greece & Asia Minor & then on to Babylon & Egypt. They attend the Olympic Games take part in exotic festivals & marvel at the most spectacular constructions ever devised by mankind. Praise for Steven Saylor: " Saylor expertly weaves the true history of Rome with the lives & loves of its fictional citizens". (" Daily Express"). " Saylors scholarship is breathtaking & his writing enthrals". (Ruth Rendell). " With the scalpel-like deftness of a Hollywood director Saylor puts his finger on the very essence of Roman history". (" Times Literary Supplement"). " Readers will find his work wonderfully (and gracefully) researched.. .this is entertainment of the first order". (" Washington Post")."
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From the best-selling author of THE DINOSAUR HUNTERS & THE LOST KING OF FRANCE comes the story of how our modern world was forged
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Meet Jack. Dadness
- Women have a sixth sense for it. To them you're like an old bull in a field at the side of the motorway harmlessly
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A landmark in travel writing this is the incredible true story of Heinrich Harrer's escape across the Himalayas to Tibet set against the backdrop of the Second World War. Heinrich Harrer already one of the greatest mountaineers of his time was climbing in the Himalayas when war broke out in Europe. He was imprisoned by the British in India but succeeded in escaping & fled to Tibet. Settling in Lhasa the Forbidden City where he became a friend & tutor to the Dalai Lama Heinrich Harrer spent seven years gaining a more profound understanding of Tibet & the Tibetans than any Westerner before him. More recently made into a film starring Brad Pitt Seven Years in Tibet is a stunning story of incredible courage & self-reliance by one of the twentieth century's best travel writers. ...

Seven Years with Banksy" is an illuminating memoir of the world's most celebrated graffiti artist offering an insight into his life & work through the experiences that he & the author Robert Clarke shared together during Banksy's formative years. Clarke takes us through his first encounters with Banksy which took place in a hotel in New York in the 1990s & candidly describes how his friendship with this young English artist developed. Along the way readers will discover more about the ever-mysterious Banksy
- what makes him tick why he does what he does & why he ultimately rejects fame in favour of anonymity setting him apart from many other popular artists of our time. This is the perfect read for any Banksy or modern-art fan."
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OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking horse riding & off-road cycling. Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels pubs & visitor information as well as rights of way permissive paths & bridleways. ...

Clutching in my hand my seven copper pennies I ran down the two flights of stone stairs from our tenement flat & through the East End to Kinloch Street where puffing a bit I joined the queue of other wee boys lining up to place their coins on the brass plate above the iron turnstile push hard against it then climb up onto the dirt terracing & into Paradise. The rest of the world called it Celtic Park. This is a story seen through green-&-white spectacles. It begins when nine-year-old Glaswegian John Cairney walks through the boys gate at Celtic Park & embarks on a series of adventures that over the years take him all over Scotland & beyond. The Sevenpenny Gate" is about a search for heroes Celtic heroes. It is also the tale of an East End club of humble Irish origins that has developed into a worldwide brand & continues to command the devotion of its fans even with the Celtic diaspora now spread across the globe." ...

With full support from the No. 1 best-selling monthly teen magazine & most trusted source of advice among young women Seventeens Ultimate Guide to Beauty" will be a book every girl HAS to own! " Seventeen Ultimate Guide to Beauty" is an essential for todays girl! This super-fun manual is all about making every girl accentuate her individuality. " Seventeens" editors & Beauty Smarties take the mystery of out creating great looks. Broken down into three main parts
- makeup hair & skin
- each chapter is filled with amazing inspiration & advice to help a girl through any beauty situation. Fully illustrated with inspirational photos providing rules to live by & answers to the toughest of makeup & hair questions its the book readers will turn to again & again."

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This is a unique history of humanity told through its seventeen defining equations; from Pythagoras to Calculus. From Newtons Law of Gravity to the Black-Scholes model used by bankers to predict the markets equations are everywhere
- & they are fundamental to everyday life. In Seventeen Equations that Changed the World" acclaimed mathematician Ian Stewart sets out seventeen groundbreaking equations that have altered the course of human history. He explores how Pythagoras Theorem led to GPS & Sat Nav; how logarithms are applied in architecture; why imaginary numbers were important in the development of the digital camera & what is really going on with Schrodingers cat. Entertaining surprising & vastly informative " Seventeen Equations that Changed the World" is a highly original exploration
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- of life on earth."


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