The cool skull design on this pencil case will make you stand out from the crowd whilst organising & storing your pens & stationery. This multipocket pencil case features black zip & black inner lining material main compartment with zip rear pocket & front zipped pocket with Velcro fastening flap. ...

Celebrating the 55th anniversary of The Sky at Night" this book collects questions sent in by viewers & fans answered by Sir Patrick Moore & " Sky at Night" co-presenter Dr Chris North. With sections on the solar system cosmology the bizarre & unexplained space missions the Moon & more this is an exciting journey into space for the novice astronomer & the lifelong stargazer alike." ...

Xinrans extraordinary second book takes the reader right to the hidden heart of one of the worlds most mysterious & inaccessible countries. In March 1958 a Chinese woman learns that her husband an idealistic army doctor has died whilst serving in Tibet. Determined to know what has happened to him she sets off courageously to join his regiment. To her horror instead of finding a Tibetan people welcoming their Chinese liberators she walks into a bloody conflict with the Chinese subject to terrifying attacks from Tibetan guerrillas. Before she can know her husbands fate she is taken hostage & embarks on a life-changing journey through the Tibetan countryside
- a journey that will last twenty years & lead her to a deep appreciation of Tibetan culture in all its beauty & brutality. She meets travellers who tell stories of a stranger given a Tibetan sky burial (his corpse left in the open where sacred eagles come down to take pieces up to paradise). Tragically when she finally discovers that her husband sacrificed himself to create peace between two fatally different societies she must carry her knowledge back to a China that in her absence has experienced the Cultural Revolution & changed beyond recognition...
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After a vicious plague swept through the world of Pern there are no longer enough dragons to fight off the current onslaught of Thread the deadly spore that falls like rain from the skies & devours everything organic in its path. Pern's last best chance to rebuild the decimated dragon population lies with a group of young dragonriders & their dragons left stranded on an unexplored isl&. Leadership of these dragons & riders falls to Xhinna female rider of a blue dragon who as the most experienced dragonrider in the new Weyr must earn the respect of all who follow her as not everyone is ready to accept a female wingleader. She must solve the problem of how to get sufficient numbers of dragon eggs although her newfangled ideas like letting green dragons mate & lay eggs to hatch new dragons cause uproar. All the while she must protect her people & baby dragons from the predators & worse traitors or all hope for Pern will be lost. ...

When Callum & his friends find Iona on Callum's farm they try to chase her back into the village. But Iona runs from them up into the hills. It is late & dark & snow lies in the mountain gullies. Worried for Iona's safety Callum follows to find her shivering with cold but refusing to leave. She is guarding a secret hidden in the forest above the dark waters of the loch. So they make a deal. Iona shares the secret & in return Callum allows her back onto the farm. They form a deep bond of friendship & make a promise to keep their secret safe. It is a promise that will change Callum's world forever.. . She turned her head & fixed me with her brilliant yellow eyes. She looked right into me. & suddenly I knew then in that one moment I was as much part of her world as she was of mine. Soar above the clouds in this enthralling tale of friendship loyalty & hope. ...

1056 fact-filled pages with everything you need to know about domestic & international football. This 43rd edition of the football bible brings you all the Premier League Football League Champions League & Europa League stats. It never fails to deliver with unrivalled stats & information including an exhaustive daily round-up of the main diary events; comprehensive season-by-season players directory with an invaluable A-Z of all entries; the most informed stats for English & Scottish league & cup matches & English & Scottish important dates at home & abroad for the 2012-2013 season. As ever this is the first reference book you should turn to. ...

1056 fact-filled pages with everything you need to know about domestic & international football. This 43rd edition of the football bible brings you all the Premier League Football League Champions League & Europa League stats. It never fails to deliver with unrivalled stats & information including an exhaustive daily round-up of the main diary events; comprehensive season-by-season players' directory with an invaluable A-Z of all entries; the most informed stats for English & Scottish league & cup matches & English & Scottish important dates at home & abroad for the 2012-2013 season. As ever this is the 'first reference book you should turn to'. ...

When Rachel & Kirsty meet on the ferry to Rainspell Island one summer holiday they have no idea that such magical adventures with the fairies await them! in this exciting story the girls need to find Sky before the naughty goblins track her down... ...

Olivias very unhappy about moving house & leaving all her friends behind not to mention next doors two lovely cats. But her parents have a surprise that they hope will cheer her up...a beautiful Siamese kitten. The kitten is adorable with huge blue eyes but Olivia insists she doesnt want a cat & Sky is left all alone...surely Olivia wont be able to resist for long? ...

On Sunday 22 July Bradley Wiggins became the first British rider ever to win the Tour de France. It was the culmination of years of hard work & dedication & a vision begun with the creation of Team Sky. This is the inside story of that journey to greatness. Now fully updated to include the victorious 2012 Tour ' Sky's the Limit' tells the story of Bradley Wiggins's epic ride to become the first British winner in the Tour's history. Dave Brailsford is the mastermind behind the phenomenal success of the British track cycling team which dominated the Beijing Olympics in 2008 & then again at London 2012. Road cycling is a very different ball game though. It's what the serious cycling fans watch & it's where heroes & villains are made. It is a sport that is rooted in mainland Europe
- a land that is in so many literal metaphorical & cultural ways foreign to Great Britain. Until recently British victories in the Tour could be counted on the fingers of a mitten & no Briton had seriously challenged for the maillot jaune
- the yellow jersey of overall winner. Brailsford's plan was to change that & ' Sky's the Limit' follows the gestation & birth of a brand new road racing team all the way to their epic victory in 2012. With exclusive behind-the-scenes access & interviews ' Sky's the Limit' follows the management & riders as they embark on their journey to conquer one the most gruelling races in world sport.

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