The Terracotta Dog opens with a mysterious tete-a-tete with a Mafioso some inexplicably abandoned loot from a supermarket heist & some dying words that lead Inspector Montalbano to a secret grotto in a mountain cave where two young lovers dead fifty years & still embracing are watched over by a life-size terracotta dog. Montalbanos passion to solve this old crime takes him heedless of personal danger on a journey through the islands past & into a familys dark heart amid the horrors of World War II. Andrea Camilleris Inspector Salvo Montalbano has garnered millions of fans worldwide with his sardonic engaging take on Sicilian small-town life & his genius for deciphering the most enigmatic of crimes. The novels of Andrea Camilleri breath out the sense of place the sense of humour & the sense of despair that fill the air of Sicily. To read him is to be taken to that glorious tortured island Donna Leon Both farcical & endearing Montalbano is a cross between Columbo & Chandlers Philip Marlowe with the added culinary idiosyncrasies of an Italian Maigret Guardian ...

A beautiful terracotta clock with roman numeral numbers around the dial & a centre sun suitable for outdoor use. A perfect addition to your garden. Approx. 30cm (12 in diameter). Please note this product cannot be returned to store. Please refer to your delivery paperwork for the returns procedure." ...

This is the book that vegetarians have been waiting & pleading for since Terre a Terre first opened its doors in Brighton way back in 1992. The leader of the pack amongst Britains vegetarian restaurants for over 18 years & lavishly garlanded with awards & praise this is their first cookery book & what a book it is! Over 100 recipes from the repertoire that has made Terra a Terre the most talked about vegetarian restaurant in Britain are accompanied by sumptuously taste-bud stimulating food photography by award-wining food photographer Lisa Barber. Every vegetarian with a serious love of food & indeed many carnivores who can recognise a very good thing when they taste it will find this an indispensable addition to their cookery book collection. ...

Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) has become the tool to design any type of public security systems in particular due to the strongly increased security demands for mobile systems. In this book the authors show how TETRA can be strongly enhanced & these improvements will most probably be part of future TETRA standards. The areas examined include channel assignment & multiple access techniques video transmission wireless LAN integration & the establishment of multiple wireless mesh networks. Since the requirements for these networks is security the authors show that innovative techniques such as those based on chaotic signals can be used in order to maximize security. The book is a vital reference point for researchers with ambition to find the general solution for modern problems of public safety. ...

In June of 1876 on a hill above a river called the Little Bighorn George Armstrong Custer & all 210 men under his direct command were annihilated by 2 000 Sioux & Cheyenne. The news of this stunning defeat caused an uproar & those involved promptly began to point fingers in order to avoid responsibility. Custer who was conveniently dead took the brunt of the blame. The truth however was far more complex. A TERRIBLE GLORY is the first book to tell the entire story of this fascinating battle & the first to call upon new findings of the last 25 years
- which have changed how this event is perceived. It is also the first book to reveal the details of the cover-up
- & unravel one of the greatest mysteries in military history. Scrupulously researched A TERRIBLE GLORY will stand as a landmark work. Brimming with authentic detail & an unforgettable cast of characters
- from Sitting Bull & Crazy Horse to Ulysses Grant & Custer himself
- this is history with the sweep of a great novel.



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There's nothing unusual about the Brockets. Normal respectable & proud of it they turn up their noses at anyone different. But from the moment Barnaby Brocket comes into the world it's clear he's anything but ordinary. To his parents' horror Barnaby defies the laws of gravity
- & floats. Barnaby tries to keep both feet on the ground but he just can't do it. One fateful day the Brockets decide enough is enough. They never asked for a weird abnormal floating child. Barnaby has to go... Betrayed frightened & alone Barnaby floats into the path of a very special hot air balloon
- & so begins a magical journey around the world with a cast of extraordinary new friends.

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Readers will need to be very brave to enter the strange world of these weird & wonderful trolls! With their googly eyes warty skin scratchy feet & matted hair you wont forget them once you meet them! With fun text delightful illustrations fantastic touch-&-feel elements on every page & a spectacularly smelly ending this is one adventure that will keep fearless readers coming back for more. ...

Readers can discover all the foul facts about the TERRIBLE TUDORS including why Henry VIII thought hed married a horse all about terrible Tudor torture & which shocking swear words the Tudors used. With a bold accessible new look & a heap of extra-horrible bits these bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary fans. ...

This work presents history with twice the nasty bits left in.. .in a horrible new edition. Readers will delight in the dreadful details of Tudor life
- from cruel kings & queens like horrible Henry VIII to poor peasants & common criminals
- in the Terrible Tudors". " The Slimy Stuarts" is full of foul but fascinating facts about lousy life or the plague-ridden Stuarts revolting Roundheads & crafty Cavaliers. With curious quizzes gruesome games & terrible tests... History has never been so horrible."

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Through flaps pop-up wizardry & superb illustrations this ingenious book explains how to to times tables effortlessly. Chant ...