Twelve-year-old Hans Thomas lives alone with his father a man who likes to give his son lessons about life & has a penchant for philosophy. Hans Thomas mother left when he was four (to find herself) & the story begins when father & son set off on a trip to Greece where she now lives to try to persuade her to come home. En route in Switzerland Hans Thomas is given a magnifying glass by a dwarf at a petrol station & the next day he finds a tiny book in his bread roll which can only be read with a magnifying glass. How did the book come to be there? Why does the dwarf keep showing up? It is all very perplexing & Hans Thomas has enough to cope with with the daunting prospect of seeing his mother. Now his journey has turned into an encounter with the unfathomable...or does it all have a logical explanation? ...

Furnace Prison
- Where death is the least of your worries. Escape is just the beginning... We thought we'd made it we thought we
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Charlie Bronson has spent three decades in solitary confinement & yet has stayed as fit as a fiddle gaining several world strength & fitness records in the process. Now in this no-nonsense guide to getting fit & staying fit he reveals just how he's done it. Forget fancy gyms expensive running shoes & designer outfits what you need are the facts on what really works & the motivation to get on with the job. From his cell at Wakefield Prison Charlie has complied this perfect guide to show you the best way to burn those calories tone your abs & build your stamina giving you the know-how you need to be at the peak of mental & physical form. ...

Chris Hutchison is a man on the run. Imprisoned for a crime he didnt commit Hutch escapes from a British maximum security prison & starts a new life in Hong Kong. Then a ghost from his past catches up with him forcing him to help a former terrorist break out of a Bangkok prison. Or face life behind bars once more. Meanwhile the DEA wants to nail the vicious drug warlord responsible for flooding the States with cheap heroin. & decides to use Hutch as a pawn in a deadly game. Hutchs bid for freedom takes him into the lawless killing fields of the Golden Triangle where the scene is set for one final act of betrayal.. . ...

This book has everything a teen Witch could want & need between two covers: a magical cookbook encyclopaedia dictionary & grimoire. It relates specifically to today's young adults & their concerns yet is grounded in the magical work of centuries past. It is organised so that readers can skip over the parts they already know or read each section in alphabetical order. ...

If those pricks want a war lad well show what some proper soljas can do. The gripping debut novel by the bestselling author of Powder Wars is a mind-blowing tale that is all the more shocking because it is inspired by real-life events. From burgeoning organised crime to warped celebrity culture Soljas is an apocalyptic vision of a world in freefall. Dylan Nogger & their crew tax rival drug dealers using a red-hot steam iron & celebrate by making videos of themselves raping wannabe WAGs. In their world guns & knives are as common as mobile phones. But when an innocent three-year-old girl is killed in the crossfire a militarised police then controversial anti-terror laws & private military contractors are brought in to combat gang warfare. Will the mayhem stop? Will the teenage murderers find redemption? Or will they be elevated to superstar status in the media as well as the underworld? ...

Hope Solo thrives on competition. The post-feminist face of the modern female athlete shes driven to win & isnt afraid to say it or show it. Determined to succeed on her own terms shes never played it safe even if it cost her a starting spot with the U.S. team during the 2007 World Cup. That aggressive resolve is encapsulated in her forthright sometimes shocking & ultimately moving memoir. At the center of her story is the sweet & sorrowful relationship Solo shared with her father a philanderer & a con-man who was convicted of embezzlement when Solo was a child. Drifting into homelessness after prison he finally reunited with his daughter years later when she was in college. Reminiscent of Jeannette Walls in her acclaimed memoir The Glass Castle" " Solo" does not judge her unconventional parent. Like her teammate Megan Rapinoe bending a masterful corner kick " Solo" twists the familiar arc of the father-as-mentor theme to reveal how her dad not only taught her the game but also instilled in her the athletes mentality that defines who she is & how she plays. A woman who has repeatedly triumphed over adversity
- from suddenly losing her biggest champion her father to her battles with the U.S. national team to her recovery from painful shoulder surgery
- " Solos" story holds lessons & insight not only for her thousands of young fans but for us all."

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Meet Tilly Redbrow who doesn't just love horses
- she lives breathes & dreams them too! Tilly's first competition is fast approaching
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Dave Clarke is an inveterate adventurer: a man with an incurable desire to test his physical & mental limits against the forces of nature. He has a passionate relationship with rugged country & wild oceans constantly seeking out new challenges where he is able to commune with the natural world & find solace & freedom from the constraints of a busy working life. One of his favourite environments is the deep ocean; as he puts it one of the last great wildernesses & one that can never be tamed." From an early age he drew inspiration from the sea & the men who took their living from it. Self-taught in sailing skills he sailed solo & unsupported from Falmouth to Barbados across the great North Atlantic in one of the smallest boats to ever make the journey; described by Sir Ranulph Fiennes as a story that turned a dream into a life-changing reality. & now Dave has another adventure to relate. In " Solo: A Thousand Miles from Anywhere" he again hears the siren call of the great oceans & attempts to row single-handed & unsupported the three thousand mile journey across the Atlantic
- despite never having rowed a boat in his life. This book is about that adventure. Of the year-long struggle to find the funds the problems of boat design & construction the frustrations of bureaucracy the heartbreak of leaving his family for many months the pain & joy of ocean rowing & the eventual success that brought its own difficult re-adjustments. " Solo" is the inspiring story of an ordinary man who refused to let go of his dream. Written with humour self-deprecation & deep insights that can only come when youre on your own
- a thousand miles from anywhere."

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Expandable messenger bag with plenty of storage space for laptop iPad tablet & more.
As you take on life’s daily challenges
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