It is the 20th Century an advertisement-drenched world in which the big ad agencies dominate governments & everything else. Now Schoken Associates one of the big players has a new challenge for star copywriter Mitch Courtenay. Volunteers are needed to colonise Venus. Its a hellhole & nobody who knew anything about it would dream of signing up. But by the time Mitch has finished they will be queuing to get on board the spaceships. ...

A great space-age adventure on the far side of the moon Things are going badly at Mission Control. On the far side of the moon a wheel has fallen off the spy-cameras Moon Buggy & the astronauts cant fix it. Its up to Ben to blast into space & save the day! Sure to entrance all beginner readers with its humour & fabulous illustrations! ...

This superbly designed & lavishly illustrated book marks a special moment in history: the final mission of the space shuttle. Noted space & science author Piers Bizony has put together a retrospective that covers all 134 space shuttle missions including the final flight of the shuttle which is scheduled for September 2010. In addition to covering every space shuttle mission the book also covers the development & design of the space shuttle as well as the technical specifications of the vehicle & details of its major assemblies & subassemblies. A full double-gatefold provides a large-scale technical drawing of the space shuttle. ...

This title is intended for anyone who dreams of blasting off into space! Go out of this world & discover the spaceships suits & satellites that astronauts use or create your own stories with over 60 reusable easy-to-peel stickers. 5-4-3-2-1. count down to sticker fun! ...

It is the year 5012 & the Milky Way galaxy is under attack. After the Universal War a war that almost brought about the destruction of every known universe the planets in the Milky Way banded together to create the Intergalactic Force
- an elite fighting team sworn to protect & defend the galaxy. Only the brightest & most promising students are accepted into the Intergalactic Force Academy & only the very best cadets reach the highest of their ranks & become.. .STAR FIGHTERS! Space Wars! Having escaped Xion the crew of the Phoenix needs to find a way back home but before they can locate the Milky Way they see a monstrous object looming through space towards them. It's the legendary Extractor
- destroyer of planets
- & it's on its way to destroy Xion. Faced with a dilemma: return home or help save the aliens who just tried to kill them Peri decides to use his half-human half-robot skills to try & save the Xion. Only then can they go home.


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Michael K has just started at his new school but as if his very first day wasnt going to be hard enough hes been forced to make friends with the two other new kids who are really weird. But as Michael K soon finds out Bob & Jennifer are not actually weird kids theyre aliens! Real aliens who have invaded our planet with one very important mission to complete: to convince 3 400 001 kids to BE SPHDZ too or the Earth gets turned off! But with a hamster as their leader kids" who talk like walking advertisements & Michael K as their first convert will the SPHDZ be able to keep their cover & complete their mission?" ...

The campaign is going well. The SPHDZ word is getting out. 1000s of kids have signed up to say they are SPHDZ. But things havent got any easier for Michael K. The SPHDZ are still trying to blend in to our Earth culture but not very successfully. Theyre still mixing up cartoon plots holidays & commercials. This makes it especially hard for Michael K to both hide the SPHDZ from Agent Umber & accomplish the SPHDZ Mission & so hes forced to enlist the help of his classmates Venus & TJ. & when Michael K & the SPHDZ are given the assignment to direct the first years in their school play...things are bound to get crazier...quickly. ...

BRIAN AZZARELLO & EDUARDO RISSO
- the Eisner Award-winning creators of 100 BULLETS
- return to Vertigo with their new interstellar

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This is the fascinating extraordinary & often bizarre story of the Spacesuit through science fiction & fact. Man has dreamed of flying into space & walking on other planets for hundreds of years but gradually it became clear that to leave the earths atmosphere & gravity our frail bodies would need protection from many dangers. In the period between the World Wars daring pilots competing with each other ventured higher & higher into the thinner atmosphere. They challenged the physiologists & engineers to provide them with special suits to achieve this goal. At the same time cheap pulp fiction magazines pumped out colourful adventures of humans in space. Their eye-catching cover illustrations became the archetypical feature of these pulps & allowed artists to give vent to their wildest fantasy. Nevertheless their inventive dreams for spacesuits fed back to the scientific community. Fiction influenced fact. Complemented by astonishing & detailed illustrations this book unlocks the seemingly impenetrable secrets of how the spacesuit was made into a practical & essential device. It shows how simple everyday items such as the car tyre the caterpillar & the concertina provided critical clues that eventually brought the spacesuit to reality. With an absorbing blend of drama & detail the author explains how the seemingly impossible dream gradually evolved into the complex suits of today & how the quest continues for the Mars & Beyond suits of tomorrow. ...

This lucid account of crofting life during the second World War has been a popular classic since its first publication in 1949. One of very few books available on Moidart in the north-west of Scotland it evokes the enchanted magical beauty of this much-loved area of the country. Margaret Leigh was already a successful author when her longing for freedom & independence led to her decision to become a crofter in the West Highlands. These memoirs describe her attempts to transform a deserted croft into a home & her struggles to snatch land back from the wilderness. Although far from the Blitz the effects of the war are felt throughout the Highlands & the rationing of food & vital materials the battles with bureaucrats who had no understanding of a crofters needs & even the appearance of a Nazi mine off the coast all frustrate Margaret Leighs efforts. But despite the hardships the land & the people of the Highlands gave her a contentment & happiness she had never known before. This edition has a new Introduction by Katie Maclean who knew Margaret Leigh during her time in Moidart. ...