Emily Windsnap lives on a boat but her mother has always been oddly anxious to keep her out of the water. It is only when Emily has her first school swimming lesson that she discovers why: as soon as she gets into the water she grows a tail! Soon Emily discovers a glorious underwater world of fishes coral shipwrecks & mermaids & best of all she finds a best friend! With mermaid Shona Silkfin by her side Emily uncovers a surprising family secret & embarks on a quest to reunite her mum & dad. This enchanting fantasy deals with universal themes of family friendship love & justice
- all handled with the lightness of touch for which Liz Kessler is so well known.
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This title provides an outsider's take on American football. It delves deep into fandom tailgating & the action on the field to show why people love football as much as they do. It combines the road trip & sports genres into an irreverent & provocative cultural study. It demonstrates how a British fan comes to terms with his very American obsession. Despite a global recession Adam Goldstein felt 2008 was the perfect time to invest in his lifelong passion. He sold his flat & left his job & his girlfriend in London for American football. His goal was to achieve what no other American football fan has accomplished: attend one live National Football League (NFL) game including those in London & Canada at every NFL stadium during the regular season. He travelled over 65 000 miles to watch 40 American football games in 18 weeks to experience & understand the phenomenal appeal of that classic American pastime the tailgate party. He drove from stadium to stadium tailgate to tailgate sometimes 800 miles a day digesting everything that American football could serve up. He met players & extreme fans alike & was party to surreal pregame rituals while absorbing the rich cultural differences of each part of the country. During his football odyssey a grueling yet rewarding quest he compared sports traditions & fandom in the United Kingdom & the United States & in the process of football self-discovery he found himself often embraced by NFL fans across the continent as if he had the key that unlocked the very meaning of life. Tailgate to Heaven" is a humorous moving & inspiring story about how nothing closes the cultural gap as love of the game & camaraderie." ...

The Tailor of Gloucester" was first published in 1903 & tells the story of a poor tailor trying to survive in his freezing workshop over a hard winter. He has a terribly important commission to complete for the Mayor of Gloucesters wedding on Christmas Day but is ill & tired & before long is running out of food & thread as well as time! How will he possibly complete the beautiful coat & embroidered waistcoat? Luckily there lives in the dresser some very kind & very resourceful mice who set about helping the poor tailor with his work. Not only are they exceedingly helpful but they are also luckily far too clever for the tailors sly cat Simpkin. " The Tailor of Gloucester" is number three in " Beatrix Potters" series of 23 little books the titles of which are as follows: " The Tale of Peter Rabbit"; " The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin"; " The Tailor of Gloucester"; " The Tale of Benjamin Bunny"; " The Tale of Two Bad Mice"; " The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle"; " The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher"; " The Tale of Tom Kitten"; " The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck"; " The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies"; " The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse"; " The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes"; " The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse"; " The Tale of Mr. Tod"; " The Tale of Pigling Bland";" The Tale of Samuel Whiskers"; " The Tale of The Pie & the Patty-Pan"; " The Tale of Ginger & Pickles"; " The Tale of Little Pig Robinson"; " The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit"; " The Story of Miss Moppet"; " Appley Dapplys Nursery Rhymes"; & " Cecily Parsleys Nursery Rhymes"." ...

Harry Pendel is the charismatic proprietor of Pendel & Braithwaite Limitada of Panama through whose doors everyone who is anyone in Central America passes; Andrew Osnard mysterious & fleshly is a spy. His secret mission is two-pronged: to keep a watchful eye on the political manoeuvrings leading up to the American handover of the Panama Canal on 31st December 1999; & to secure for himself the immense private fortune that has until now churlishly eluded him. ...

A classically tailored suit never goes out of style nor do the skills & techniques used in crafting one. This step by step guide takes the reader through the entire process of making a suit from selecting the fabric to the final fit. The book also

Includes:: over 200 colour coded diagrams that clearly depict the construction process. This complete course on tailoring is illustrated & annotated like no other book on the topic & will become a trusted reference in any sewing library.

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The Tain Bo Cuailnge centre-piece of the eighth-century Ulster cycle of heroic tales is Irelands greatest epic. It tells the story of a great cattle-raid the invasion of Ulster by the armies of Medb & Ailill queen & king of Connacht & their allies seeking to carry off the great Brown Bull of Cuailnge. The hero of the tale is Cuchulainn the Hound of Ulster who resists the invaders single-handed while Ulsters warriors lie sick. Thomas Kinsella presents a complete & living version of the story. His translation is based on the partial texts in two medieval manuscripts with elements from other versions & adds a group of related stories which prepare for the action of the Tain. Illustrated with brush drawings by Louis le Brocquy this edition provides a combination of medieval epic & modern art. ...

For over half a century the beautiful Temple of Apollo has been in the care of the old beekeeper Gabrilis. But when the value ...

All that glitters... Merciless businessman Ciro DAngelo knows an opportunity when he sees it
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Sarah Mullen is a beautiful child who at seven years old is put into care by her drug-addicted mother. Trying to live with the rejection is bad enough but no one could have prepared her for the pain that was yet to come. Harry Shaw is the boy that everyone bullies the kid whose own mother locked him in a cupboard so she wouldn't have to look at his face & then left him there. When he meets Sarah for the first time a friendship is instantly forged. & out of a desire to be loved an alliance is born. Then into their lives comes Vinnie Walker a good-looking & calculating thirteen-year-old who will change both their lives forever. ...

The brutal battle for power continues in the fourth book in the epic Empire of the Moghul series. Agra India 1606. Jahangir the triumphant Moghul Emperor & ruler of most of the Indian subcontinent is doomed. No amount of wealth & ruthlessness can protect him from his sons desire for power. The glorious Moghul throne is worth any amount of bloodshed & betrayal; once Jahangir raised troops against his own father; now he faces a bloody battle with Khurram the ablest of his warring sons. Worse is to come. Just as the heirs of Timur the Great share intelligence physical strength & utter ruthlessness they also have a great weakness for wine & opium. Once Jahangir is tempted his talented wife Mehrunissa is only too willing to take up the reins of empire. & with Khurram & his half-brothers each still determined to be their fathers heir the savage battle for the Moghul throne will be more ferocious than even Timur could have imagined... ...