This brilliant & completely addictive book is perfect for anyone with a yen to taste danger enjoy the freedom of the outdoors imagine risk or even just have fun. Less the Dangerous Book for Boys it is more the Dangerous Book for Boys Who Never Grew Up. From potentially useful abilities like how to find water anywhere (even in a desert) how to treat shock heatstroke & frostbite build a shelter from branches & leaves & fish with your shirt to fascinating techniques that are unlikely ever to be needed like how to predict the weather from plants survive a stampede or wildfire swim through burning oil jump from a moving train or cross a fast-moving river this book details over 300 skills that seem absolutely essential to know whilst youre reading the book. It even details apocalyptic survival solutions in the event of a massive tsunami or nuclear accident & if all else fails describes how to extract a natural painkiller from tree bark. Written in a wry humorous way this book could be used as a practical guide but will invariably have a lot of appeal to armchair adventurers as an entertaining reference. It will make the perfect gift for teenage boys twentysomething males & overgrown kids of all ages. Full colour throughout it has photographs illustrations diagrams & lists which make it ideal for opening at random to discover something interesting as well as reading through from cover to cover. ...

For the first time all of the UKs signed cycle routes are brought together on one map. Using the outstanding quality & detail of Times Comprehensive Atlas mapping route networks such as Sustrana National Cycle Network & the National Byway are traced together with details of their status to let cyclists know what to expect
- traffic free or on road
- as well as planned future routes. Other routes include regional routes such as county cycle ways & those National Trails on which bikes are allowed such as the Pennine Bridleway. A bespoke key highlights services of particular use to cyclists. The UKs rail network & its myriad of stations is detailed showing at a glance where & how cyclists can combine bike & train to get access to the countrys best cycling. Also featured are mountain biking centres (there have been tremendous developments in the building of trails for all levels of rider in recent times especially in Scotland Northern England & Wales). The UKs Youth Hostel network is also shown to complete what has to be the ultimate planning tool for any cyclist planning rides in the UK. As the scale of the map makes it suitable for planning rather than navigation full details are given of where you can get larger scale maps of popular rides such as the C2C the Thames Valley & The West Country Way.

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So you think youre one of Corries biggest fans? Test your knowledge with this trivia quiz book. What faulty household item caused the death of Valerie Barlow in 1971? The Imprisonment of which character in 1998 caused a real-life freedom campaign entitled Free the Weatherfield One? Who died after being run over by a blackpool tram in 1989? If your more at home in The Rovers" than anywhere else these brain-teasing questions will be right up your street!" ...

Three people. Three stories. & a desperate race for survival in a country in the midst of war. Nick Scott fought in the SAS during the first Gulf War. Captured & tortured he was left a broken man. His daughter Sarah Scott is a beautiful young scientist who has cracked one of the scientific secrets of the age. Now she has vanished. Her lover Jed Bradley is one of the SASs toughest young agents dropped behind enemy lines in the build up to the Iraq War to find the truth about Saddam Husseins weapons of mass destruction. Caught up in a global power play Nick & Jed must fight their way through a war-ravaged Iraq as the regime of Saddam Hussein collapses around them. It is a desperate race to find the woman they both love. & to unlock the secret of the Ultimate Weapon. ...

This is weird but true on steroids! This book will echo The Weird But True" style with its wacky sensibility & random subject matter. However this book will be a larger format hardcover that lets the visuals lead the way with 500 new facts & 500 photos. " Ultimate Weird But True" will include new facts on every page. Some spreads will include vibrant illustrations with random pop-up facts that relate to objects in the scene. Others will include one boldly designed fact on a spread with an incredible photograph. Another spread might show an amazing shark photo surrounded by weird-but-true facts about sharks. Divided into chapters such as Animals Unleashed Going to Extremes & Really Wild Photos! a broad range of content will fit into each chapter. Examples of subject matter may include any of the following: unlikely animal friends; wacky houses & hotels; the worlds most expensive ice cream sundae made from real gold; strange weather phenomena (eg. snowballs that roll themselves); weird festivals; stupid criminals; wacky art (eg. giant fried eggs on a city street); & the list goes on. If its almost too weird to be true its in there." ...

With over 9 million copies worldwide the Worst-Case Scenario series has been preparing readers for dangers of all kinds for more than a decade. This handsome large-format hardcover compendium is truly the ultimate guide for handling lifes inevitable Worst-Case Scenarios collecting for the first time hundreds of the best & most crucial scenarios from across the entire 36 book series along with dozens of all-new & expanded scenarios charts & expert tips. Topical tabloid-style pages explore more than 100 subjects from storms to stampedes to technology failures & beyond with special sections highlighting crucial information on starting fires animal encounters emergency signals Can I eat that? questions & more. Packed with expert advice & sturdy enough to stop a tiger bite this tome will keep longtime fans & new initiates safe & entertained in equal measure. ...

Compiled by the WWE writing team & packing more punch than a ringful of wrestlers this ultimate trivia book is full of facts & figures on every conceivable facet of the WWE. With questions for the rookie fan & questions tough enough to satisfy even the most hardcore WWE addict every page is packed with teasers & information to test your knowledge & expand your expertise. Stars events & records old & new: if it's happened you'll find it here. ...

Its the ultimate reality show as mutants convicted of capital crimes are released on an island where contestants hunt them down. Longshot has survived longest & the X-Men are sent to rescue him
- until they become part of the game themselves! With one of their teammates a captive on the island of Krakoa the malevolent media mogul called Mojo demands the X-Men return Longshot to his headquarters or Angel will soon have a harp to go with his wings! Meanwhile does Longshot have a Dazzling" not-so-secret admirer? Collects Ultimate X-Men 54-57."
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This work collects the first year of Mark Millars groundbreaking Ultimate X-Men"- issues No. 1-12
- in one colossal trade
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As the X-Men embark on their inaugural world tour they must confront some unsettling truths about their mentor Professor Charles Xavier. Before founding his school for young mutants Xavier abandoned his only son David a mutant with uncontrollable reality-warping abilities. Now David has returned looking to exact revenge on the father who left him
- & hes willing to eradicate anyone who stands in his way. Will the X-Men be forced to kill Xaviers son to end his threat against the world? Following the tragedies of their world tour the X-Men seek the calming protection of Xaviers school
- but their suspicions of his methods only increase. Xaviers mental blocks on student Jean Greys psychic abilities continue to crumble & she grows increasingly unstable
- plagued by visions of a world engulfed in the flames of a fiery phoenix. When the X-Men finally meet Xaviers mysterious financial backers Jeans hallucinations become reality as the otherworldly Phoenix takes possession of the teenage telepath. Also included in this volume is a bonus tale of Gambit a Cajun street hustler who must use his mutant gifts to protect a homeless boy in great danger. This title collects Ultimate X-Men" numbered 13-20."


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