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| "New A-Level Chemistry for OCR A: Year 1 & AS Student Book with Online Edition : Exam Board: OCR A : The Complete Course..." |
| "This student-friendly CGP textbook comprehensively covers OCR A AS-Level Chemistry and Year 1 of OCR A A-Level Chemistry - and it&39;s fully up-to-date for the new specifications for 2015 and beyond! It contains in-depth accessible notes explaining every topic supported by clear diagrams photographs tips and worked examples To test students&39; knowledge and understanding there are practice questions and exam-style questions throughout the book - with complete answers included There&39;s also detailed guidance on Maths Skills Practical Investigations and indispensable advice for success in the final exams An access-code for a free Online Edition is also included allowing you to read the entire book on a PC Mac or tablet "
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| Mechaboys |
| "Superbad meets Transformers in James Kochalka&39;s next great graphic novel with a genuine high-school sweetness mixed in with robot action comedy and plenty of fistfights Two lovable dirtbag teens tired of being bullied build a robot battle suit to take revenge on their entire high school But they never expected to become kind of popular?Welcome to the love-child of Superbad Carrie Mean Girls and Transformers Experience the thrill of keg parties gym class bear attacks first kisses cafeteria trays and car crashes but with mechanical enhancement! It&39;s an action-packed dark-comedy teen-romance for the ages from Eisner-Award-winning cartoonist James Kochalka (American Elf SuperFckers Johnny Boo Glorkian Warrior) About the AuthorJAMES KOCHALKA is without question one of the most unique and prolific alternative cartoonists working in America today His comics have been published internationally by almost every alternative comics publisher; he&39;s recorded several music albums under the name James Kochalka Superstar (making him a favorite at college radio stations across the country); and he&39;s developed animated cartoons for Nickelodeon and Cartoon Hangover He is the first official Cartoonist Laureate of the state of Vermont appointed in 2011 Among his best known works are the Monkey vs Robot series the superpowered frathouse comedy SuperFckers the beloved children&39;s series Johnny Boo Dragon Puncher and Glorkian Warrior and his magnum opus the 14-year span of daily diary comics known as American Elf"
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| "The Big Empty Life Of Alphonse Tabouret Hardcover" |
| "In the middle of a quiet not-so-special clearing in the woods a wee tiny whatsit wakes up without any memory at all So he sets off in search of his maker as well as some sense of purpose in Life Along the way he encounters a bizarre cast of silly helpful and oddly poignant characters who teach him how to survive this crazy game called ExistenceThe Big Empty Life of Alphonse Tabouret is an existential fairy tale about Life Love Loss and the search for answers to questions we all ask nobody in particular While cute and silly on the surface almost every encounter is metaphorical (without being heavy-handedly so) This adorably engaging and heartwarming tale invites the reader to decipher the life lessons gleaned by Alphonse in personal terms that speak to today&39;s social conditions Through the innocent lens of simple cute characterization readers are presented with honest questions about parenting materialism addiction codependency narcissism depression and the search for meaning that we all undergo every day"
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| Underwhere |
| "Back in print after almost 20 years an all-ages fantasy graphic novel adventure from the creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!Welcome to the world of Jacob Cody a boy with a HUGE imagination After moving into his grandpa&39;s house following his passing Jake discovers a secret treasure map Grandpa left just for him—a guide to an incredible new world of fun and adventure a place anyone with dreams and imagination can visit Come along on the lighthearted exploration of this strange and awesome place filled with new friends and thrills all in the magical world of Underwhere!Join Jake on his adventure as he makes new friends like Klik Klik the Brave Hugo the cricket and Burt the Wizbot Together they&39;ll face the evil Doc Static who wants to cover the whole kingdom in DUST But he&39;s not the only danger There&39;s the Bellyflopo&39;saurus the Sock Snakes and the pesky Raticals all standing in the way of saving Underwhere and sending Jake home!Kevin Eastman (TMNT) and Paul Jenkins (Peter Parker Spider-man Fairy Quest) deliver an adventure full of excitement fun and bravery with gorgeous painted art from Mark Martin (SpongeBob Comics) About the AuthorKevin Eastman - Born in 1962 in Portland Maine Kevin began drawing as soon as he was able to hold a crayon His discovery of comic books gave meaning to his crazed doodling When Kevin discovered and studied the work of Jack Kirby Russ Heath Richard Corben Vaughn Bode and John Severin he began to hone his craft His first published work appeared in 1980 a year or so before he met Peter Laird In May 1984 he and Laird published Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1 creating the hit heroes in a half-shell Eastman co-writes Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for IDW and can sometimes be found at the San Diego Comic Art Gallery"
Price: 9.99 |
| "Angry Birds: Furious Fowl Hardcover" |
| "Collecting an all-new season of comics featuring art and stories from today&39;s finest creators this new series is guaranteed to please readers of all ages who love the app!Follow the adventures of Red Chuck Bomb Matilda the Bad Piggies Terence and Stella Jam-packed with silly misunderstandings bungled plans and high-flying fun this collection of stories will have both longtime readers and new fans laughing until they fall down harder than a wooden tower filled with green pigs About the AuthorPaul Tobin is a New York Times bestselling author His writing includes Bandette Colder The Genius Factor series as well as many other comic books and works of fiction Bandette drawn by Colleen Coover was awarded the Eisner Award for Best Digital Series in 2013 and 2016; it was a finalist for the Oregon Book Award for Graphic Literature in 2016 Paul&39;s graphic novel I Was the Cat created with artist Benjamin Dewey was nominated for an Eisner in 2015 Colder the horror comic he created with artist Juan Ferreyra was also nominated that same year Paul&39;s comic book adaptations of other media include Plants Vs Zombies Angry Birds Comics and The Witcher"
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| "Popeye: Classics: Volume 10 Hardcover" |
| "Popeye the One-Eyed Sailor his sweetie-patootie Olive Oyl the conniving but lovable Wimpy the "adorbs" li’l rascal Swe’pea the villianous Sea Hag and Bluto—they’re all here in these rollicking comics! Collects issues 45-49 About the AuthorForrest "Bud" Sagendorf (1915 – 1994) wrote and drew more Popeye comic strips and books than any other cartoonist—and wrote and drew them better than all the other swabs! When Bud was just 17 his sister who worked in an art supply store in Santa Monica California introduced him to a customer EC Segar the creator of Popeye Bud began a long relationship with Segar who became his teacher employer and father figure After Segar’s passing Bud produced comic books for 24 years penned the daily strip and drew art for licensing products"
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| "Four Sisters: Volume 1: Enid Hardcover" |
| "Bereaved by the death of their parents five sisters live in a seaside villa--growing up together sharing their grief experiences and love Oldest daughter Charlie struggles to care for her sisters in the wake of the accident that took their parents while each of the younger sisters narrates a volume of the series Each girl has her own personality and point of view and reflects some aspect of ourselves back to usEnid age 9 is outgoing with a great sense of humor;Hortense age 11 is shy and likes to be alone;Bettina age 14 is good-hearted but temperamental;Genevieve age 16 is passionate about cooking and boxing This the first volume is narrated by the youngest sister Enid A free spirit she enjoys wandering alone and talking to animals and anything she meets Her best friend Gulliver is like her offbeat and creative When Enid begins hearing ghost-like screams the two friends embark on a scary adventure These sisters are not perfect and they may not always get along but in times of need they can always count on one another Nominated for the Children&39;s Graphic Novel award at the Angoulême International Comics Festival About the AuthorMalika Ferdjoukh was born in 1957 in Algeria and has lived in Paris since she was a child While a student at the Sorbonne she often skipped classes in favor of watching American movies at the "ciné-club" She writes scripts for television and has published several novels for children including Four Sisters and the multi-volume mysterydetective stories The Rain Club as well as Young Adult novels Broadway Limited and Alfred&39;s Reel Cati Baur was born in Geneva in 1973 After getting a master&39;s degree at the Sorbonne she was determined to become a cartoonist An admirer of Claire Brétécher Will Eisner and greatly influenced by the environment in which she worked she started a blog in 2004 in which she shared her daily life with a certain Princess Capiton She published two graphic novels--Holiday and I Quit Smoking--before working with Malika Ferdjoukh on Four Sisters"
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| "Jem & The Holograms: Dimensions" |
| "A brightly-illustrated relaunch of a beloved vintage cartoon that uses vibrant storytelling to address issues familiar to today&39;s young readers Jem and the Holograms get back to their rock &39;n&39; roll roots in these stand-alone stories from some of comics&39; most popular creators including Sophie Campbell Kate Leth Tana Ford Sarah Kuhn Siobhan Keenan Sarah Winifred Searle Nicole Goux Rebecca Nalty Sam Maggs Rachael Stott Sina Grace Hannah Templar Kevin Panetta and Abby Boeh A celebration of creativity friendship and being true to yourself Dimensions is full of humor fun and characters that radiate positivity These uplifting stories will bring a smile to readers faces even as they put a song in their hearts All your favorite characters--and some new ones!--take the stage in stories about everything from Dungeons & Dragons to ski trips gone wrong!An anthology series from Sarah Gaydos the Eisner Award-winning editor of Love is Love About the AuthorSophie Campbell began her career writing and drawing well-received independent comics including Wet Moon Shadoweyes and The Abandoned She further proved her versatility as an artist when she began drawing the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for IDW where her kinetic action sequences and distinctive character art were a hit with fans and critics alike Campbell was the first artist on the IDW continuing series Jem and the Holograms where she gave the characters a modern redesign and established the unique look of the comic She continues to work on several projects for IDW as well as her own independent comics Kate Leth is a bestselling writer and cartoonist living in LA by way of Canada specializing in teen and all-ages stories for both page and screen She&39;s written Patsy Walker AKA Hellcat for Marvel as well as series such as Vampirella Girl Over Paris Edward Scissorhands Fraggle Rock and three Adventure Time graphic novels Her creator-owned works include the all-ages Power Up from Boom Studios the romantic high school adventure School Spirit and the supernatural teen thriller Spell on Wheels from Dark Horse"
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| "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic: Volume 14" |
| "Twilight Sparkle Rainbow Dash Pinkie Pie Rarity Fluttershy Applejack and all their friends face new challenges new adventures and a whole lot of new fun!My Little Pony Friendship is Magic Volume 14 features several standalone stories and an extra-long diplomatic disaster!First Pinkie Pie finds out a secret about Rainbow Dash She hates pie!! Will Pinkie be able to show Dash the wonders of everyone&39;s favorite dessert or will Dash turn the tables on her?Next the Cutie Mark Crusaders have a new challenge when a young pony doesn&39;t want to follow in her family&39;s hoofsteps Will she choose her family or her calling?Then representatives of ponies griffons buffalos changelings dragons and more meet at Mount Massive to discuss the future of the land! But what happens when a sudden discovery threatens to redraw the map of Equestria?Collects My Little Pony Friendship is Magic 59-63 About the AuthorChristina Rice is a librarian archivist author wife and mother Her first book Ann Dvorak Hollywood&39;s Forgotten Rebel was published by the University Press of Kentucky in November 2013 and she has written multiple issues of the My Little Pony comic book series (IDW) Agnes Garbowska was born in Poland and came to Canada when she was four years old Being an only child she escaped into a world of books cartoons and comics Fueled by all the imaginary worlds her interest in art grew Agnes has worked with many of the major comic book publishers most recently illustrating titles for My Little Pony for IDW Victories for Dark Horse and Li&39;l Vampi for Dynamite Entertainment She has worked with Marvel Comics providing artwork for Girl Comics and Spider-Ham 25th Anniversary Special She was also the artist on the 2017 Halloween Comic Fest comic The Adventures of Ernie from Aspen Comics"
Price: 10.99 |
| "This Is A Taco Hardcover" |
| "This is a squirrel "Hey I may be a squirrel but my name is Taco!And I don&39;t eat nuts and tree bark—blech—I prefer tacos!" The natural predator of squirrels is "Whoa whoa whoa! Who is writing this book? I do not like where this is going" This hilarious send-up of a children&39;s nature primer teaches kids that the most important story is the one you write yourself"
Price: 10.49 |
| "Wrapped Up: Volume 1" |
| "Milo is just your average twelve-year-old boy His loving parents are mummies his best friend is an old wizard and his babysitters are witches When Milo isn&39;t busy at school or visiting the comic book store he loves to hang out with cool teen vampires play with magical kitties feed a hungry kaiju and avoid a love-crazed gorilla at all costs You know typical kid stuff "Great fun!"—Dav Pilkey creator of Captain Underpants and Dog Man"Mummies are awesome! Let&39;s do this! Aw yeah Wrapped Up! —Art Baltazar Famous Cartoonist"I like pizzamummies—not so much But I could see getting &39;wrapped up&39; in this book! Scoot made me say that &39;wrapped up&39; part I like Dave Scheidt! Read this book!"—Franco Aw YeahComics!"
Price: 8.99 |
| "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Ultimate Collection: Volume 2 Paperback" |
| "A thorough look back at the TMNT&39;s comic book roots with the original stories plus insightful annotations from co-creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird Rediscover the underground roots of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with this special collection of Mirage Studios&39; issues 8-11 along with the Michelangelo Donatello and Leonardo Micro-Series one-shots by creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird! With over 300 pages of mutated-martial arts action along with annotations following each issue this volume is perfect for fans to relive the glorious days of the Turtles&39; origins as well as an excellent place for new readers to see where the TMNT phenomenon began Issue 8 is the famous Cerebus crossover with Dave Sim About the AuthorKevin Eastman - Born in 1962 in Portland Maine Kevin began drawing as soon as he was able to hold a crayon His discovery of comic books gave meaning to his crazed doodling When Kevin discovered and studied the work of Jack Kirby Russ Heath Richard Corben Vaughn Bode and John Severin he began to hone his craft His first published work appeared in 1980 a year or so before he met Peter Laird In May 1984 he and Laird published Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1 creating the hit heroes in a half-shell Eastman co-writes Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for IDW and can sometimes be found at the San Diego Comic Art Gallery Peter Laird is an American comic book writer and artist He is best known for co-creating the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with writer and artist Kevin Eastman"
Price: 18.99 |
| "Mickey Mouse: The Magnificent Doublejoke" |
| "When a bizarrely trollish crimefighter hits Mouseton neither Mickey nor Pegleg Pete know what to expect—except one crook-smashing practical joke after another! Then Mickey and Eega Beeva meet "The Clones of Channel 3000" …and further battles are joined with ever-greasy Mortimer and a most peculiar mousenapper!Collects IDW&39;s Mickey Mouse issues 19–21 About the AuthorAndrea Castellan who uses the pseudonym Casty is an Italian comic artist and scriptwriter He began writing scripts for Silver&39;s &39;Cattivik&39; comics in 1994 and started doing art on them in 1999 In that same year he began working on Silver&39;s other comic series &39;Lupo Alberto&39; In 2007 he was involved in the &39;Cattivik&39; television series for Mediaset Casty started writing scripts for Topolino (Mickey Mouse) in 2003 He does art for the Italian &39;Mickey Mouse&39; stories as well in a style closer to classic artists like Scarpa and Gottfredson instead of the more regular Cavazzano-influenced Italian style"
Price: 8.99 |
| "Miraculous: Tales Of Ladybug & Cat Noir: De-Evilize" |
| "Ladybug and Cat Noir take on more of Hawk Moth’s akumatized villains Marinette’s great-uncle Wang Cheng a famous chef becomes Kung Food Taste his soup and you’re under his control Her classmate Max gets turned into Gamer after losing a video game tournament He creates a giant robot that threatens to destroy all of Paris Her other quiet classmate Juleka transforms into Reflekta She is able to turn people into a reflection of herself Will Paris’s greatest superheroes be able to take down Kung Food Gamer and Refleka in this action-packed volume?SPOTS ON CLAWS OUT!Collects MIRACULOUS 19-21"
Price: 7.49 |
| "A Dance with Dragons by George R. R. Martin (Hardback, 2011)" |
| "HBO’s hit series A GAME OF THRONES is based on George R R Martin’s internationally bestselling series A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age A DANCE WITH DRAGONS is the fifth volume in the series The future of the Seven Kingdoms hangs in the balance In the east Daenerys last scion of House Targaryen her dragons grown to terrifying maturity rules as queen of a city built on dust and death beset by enemies Now that her whereabouts are known many are seeking Daenerys and her dragons Among them the dwarf Tyrion Lannister who has escaped King’s Landing with a price on his head wrongfully condemned to death for the murder of his nephew King Joffrey But not before killing his hated father Lord Tywin To the north lies the great Wall of ice and stone – a structure only as strong as those guarding it Eddard Stark&39;s bastard son Jon Snow has been elected the 998th Lord Commander of the Night&39;s Watch but he has enemies both in the Watch and beyond the Wall where the wildling armies are massing for an assault On all sides bitter conflicts are reigniting played out by a grand cast of outlaws and priests soldiers and skinchangers nobles and slaves The tides of destiny will inevitably lead to the greatest dance of all…"
Price: 17.49 |
| "Awareness by Anthony de Mello (Paperback, 1990)" |
| "De Mello's spiritual classic remains at the top of the Fount bestsellers more than five years after its original publication"
Price: 7.99 |
| "The Puzzle of God by Peter Vardy (Paperback, 1999)" |
| "Peter Vardy's much acclaimed introduction to the study of ideas about God - now revised and updated A clear well-written guide to philosophical thinking about God Starting with the question of what it means to say we believe in God and looking at the nature of truth Peter Vardy goes on to examine ideas about God and their influence on Christian thinking Peter Vardy takes the reader through the arguments using amusing illustrations and analogies He writes for the lay person or student not assuming any specialist knowledge and not imposing any particular view This is about the best elementary textbook in the philosophy of God I have come across an extremely useful book'Hugh Meynell The Tablet This is a masterpiece of coherence Step by step the reader is led clearly and humorously through the philosophical maze which confuses our thinking about God'Linda Smith Head of Religious Education King's College London"
Price: 6.49 |
| "Flashman (The Flashman Papers, Book 1) by George MacDonald Fraser (Paperback, 1999)" |
| "Coward scoundrel lover and cheat but there is no better man to go into the jungle with Join Flashman in his adventures as he survives fearful ordeals and outlandish perils across the four corners of the world Can a man be all bad? When Harry Flashman's adventures as the reluctant secret agent in Afghanistan lead him to join the exclusive company of Lord Cardigan's Hussars and play a part in the disastrous Retreat from Kabul it culminates in the rascal's finest - and most dishonest - turn"
Price: 7.99 |
| "Blue at the Mizzen (Aubrey/Maturin Series, Book 20) by Patrick O'Brian (Paperback, 2000)" |
| "Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written To commemorate the 40th anniversary of their beginning with Master and Commander these evocative stories are being re-issued in paperback with smart new livery This is the twentieth book in the series 'If we had only two or three of Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin series we would count ourselves lucky; with six or seven the author would be safely among the greats of historical fiction This is great writing by an undiminished talent Now on to Volume Twenty and the liberation of Chile' WILLIAM WALDEGRAVE Literary Review This is the twentieth book in Patrick O'Brian's highly acclaimed bestselling series chronicling the adventures of lucky Jack Aubrey and his best friend Stephen Maturin part ship's doctor part secret agent The novel's stirring action follows on from that of The Hundred Days Napoleon's hundred days of freedom and his renewed threat to Europe have ended at Waterloo and Aubrey has finally as the title suggests become a blue level admiral He and Maturin have - at last - set sail on their much postponed mission to Chile Vivid with the salty tang of life at sea O'Brian's writing is as powerful as ever whether he writes of naval hierarchies night-actions or the most celebrated fictional friendship since that of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson Blue at the Mizzen also brings alive the sights and sounds of revolutionary South America in a story as exciting as any O'Brian has written"
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| "Gung Ho! (The One Minute Manager) by Sheldon Bowles, Kenneth Blanchard (Paperback, 1998)" |
| "With a new foreword by Ken Blanchard An invaluable new strategy for creating enthusiastic employees from the author of the bestselling The One Minute Manager Every day thousands of uninspired employees trudge to work - often dooming their companies to failure with their lack of enthusiasm Drawing on over 20 years' experience of working with hundreds of corporations across the US - including America Online Eastman Kodak General Motors Hershey Chocolate and Microsoft - Blanchard reveals a sure-fire strategy for boosting employee enthusiasm productivity and performance Gung Ho! presents a simple system for inspiring employees Based on three core ideas work must be seen as important workers must be put in control of their own production and managers must cheer their workers on - it is a method that all employees and managers can easily implement and which has already been adopted by such major corporations as K-Mart"
Price: 6.49 |
| "Raving Fans! (The One Minute Manager) by Sheldon Bowles, Kenneth Blanchard (Paperback, 1998)" |
| "With a new foreword by Ken Blanchard A straightforward and snappy guide to successful customer service from the author of the bestselling The One Minute Manager Raving Fans in a nutshell is the advice given to a new Area Manager on his first day - in an extraordinary business book that will help everyone in every kind of organisation or business deliver stunning customer service and achieve miraculous bottom-line results Raving Fans is written in the parable style of The One Minute Manager and uses a brilliantly simple and charming story to teach how to define a vision learn what a customer really wants institute effective systems and make Raving Fan Service a constant feature - not just a passing fad Business is in the midst of a service crisis that has left millions of disillusioned customers in its wake Raving Fans includes startling new tips and innovative techniques that can help anyone create a revolution in any workplace - and turn their customers into raving spending fans"
Price: 6.49 |
| "Memories, Dreams, Reflections by C. G. Jung (Paperback, 1995)" |
| "I can understand myself only in the light of inner happenings It is these that make up the singularity of my life and with these my autobiography deals' - Carl Gustav Jung In 1957 four years before his death Carl Gustav Jung began writing his life story But what began as an exercise in autobiography soon morphed into an altogether more profound undertaking The result is an absorbing piece of self-analysis a frank statement of faith philosophy and principles from one of the great explorers of the human mind Covering everything from Sigmund Freud analytical psychology and Jungian dream interpretation to a forthright discussion of Christianity and the existence of God these final reflections on an extraordinary life are a fitting coda to the work of Carl Gustav Jung"
Price: 8.99 |
| "The Beginning of Spring by Penelope Fitzgerald (Paperback, 1989)" |
| "Shortlisted for the Booker Prize It is March 1913 and the grand old city of Moscow is stirring herself to meet the beginning of spring Change is in the air and nowhere more so than at 22 Lipka Street the home of English printer Frank Reid One day Frank's wife Nellie takes the train back to England with no explanation leaving him with their three young children Into his life comes Lisa Ivanovna a country girl untroubled to the point of seeming simple But is she? And why has Frank's accountant Selwyn gone to such lengths to bring them together? And who is the passionate Volodya who breaks into the press at night? Frank sees but only dimly that he is a rational man in Moscow a city where love and friendship power and politics are at their most unfathomable"
Price: 6.49 |
| "The Tao of Physics by Fritjof Capra (Paperback, 1982)" |
| "Here is the book that brought the mystical implications of subatomic physics to popular consciousness for the very first time--way back in 1975 This special edition celebrates the thirty-fifth anniversary of this early Shambhala best seller that has gone on to become a classic It includes a new preface by the author in which he reflects on the further discoveries and developments that have occurred in the years since the book's original publication Physicists do not need mysticism Dr Capra says and mystics do not need physics but humanity needs both It's a message of timeless importance"
Price: 7.99 |
| "Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (Paperback, 1993)" |
| "The hauntingly prophetic classic novel set in a not-too-distant future where books are burned by a special task force of firemen Guy Montag is a fireman His job is to burn books which are forbidden being the source of all discord and unhappiness Even so Montag is unhappy; there is discord in his marriage Are books hidden in his house? The Mechanical Hound of the Fire Department armed with a lethal hypodermic escorted by helicopters is ready to track down those dissidents who defy society to preserve and read books The classic novel of a post-literate future Fahrenheit 451' stands alongside Orwell's 1984' and Huxley's Brave New World' as a prophetic account of Western civilization's enslavement by the media drugs and conformity Bradbury's powerful and poetic prose combines with uncanny insight into the potential of technology to create a novel which over fifty years from first publication still has the power to dazzle and shock"
Price: 6.99 |
| "The Blue Flower by Penelope Fitzgerald (Paperback, 1996)" |
| "From the Booker Prize-winning author of Offshore' comes this unusual romance between the poet Novalis and his fiancee Sophie newly introduced by Candia McWilliamThe year is 1794 and Fritz passionate idealistic and brilliant is seeking his father's permission to announce his engagement to his heart's desire twelve-year-old Sophie His astounded family and friends are amused and disturbed by his betrothal What can he be thinking?Tracing the dramatic early years of the young German who was to become the great romantic poet and philosopher Novalis The Blue Flower' is a masterpiece of invention evoking the past with a reality that we can almost feel"
Price: 6.49 |
| "A Fortune-Teller Told Me: Earthbound Travels in the Far East by Tiziano Terzani (Paperback, 1998)" |
| "Warned by a fortune-teller not to risk flying the author - a seasoned correspondent - took to travelling by rail road and sea Consulting fortune-tellers and shamans wherever he went he learnt to understand and respect older ways of life and beliefs now threatened by the crasser forms of Western modernityWilliam Shawcross in the Literary Review praised Terzani for his beautifully written adventure story a voyage of self-discovery He sees fortune-tellers soothsayers astrologers chiromancers seers shamans magicians palmists frauds men and women of god (many gods) all over Asia and in Europe too Almost every page and every story celebrates the mystical and the unknowable It is a fabulous story of renewal and change Terzani is already something of a legend He has written magnificently all his life Never better than now'Yes the fortune-teller did save him from an air-crash in Cambodia Looking back afterwards Terzani reckoned that I was marked for death and instead I was reborn'"
Price: 7.49 |
| "Life at the Extremes by Frances Ashcroft (Paperback, 2001)" |
| "The debut of a female Steve Jones - likeable literate lucid and laconic A sprightly lavishly illustrated book on the science of human survival How do people survive extremes of heat cold depth speed and altitude? This book explores the limits of human survival and the physiological adaptations which enable us to exist under extreme conditions In man's battle for survival in the harshest of environments the knowledge imparted by physiology the logic of life' is crucial What causes mountain sickness? Why is it possible to reach the top of Everest without supplementary oxygen yet be killed if a plane depressurises suddenly at the same altitude Why are astronauts unable to stand without fainting when they return to Earth? Why do human divers get the bends but sperm whales don't? Will men always be able to run faster than women? Why don't penguins get frostbite?"
Price: 7.49 |
| "Wombat Goes Walkabout by Michael Morpurgo (Paperback, 2000)" |
| "Wombat loves digging deep holes and thinking deep thoughts but nobody thinks much of that until danger threatens the bush and the small wombat comes up with a great big idea One day Wombat digs the deepest hole he's ever dug and crawls into the cool darkness to think But when he climbs out again he can't see his mother anywhere He is all aloneAs he wanders through the great outback looking for her Wombat meets all kinds of wonderful creatures - Kookaburra Wallaby Possum Emu Boy and Koala None of them think very much of him thoughBut when a fire sweeps through the bush it is Wombat's skills which save the day and afterwards everyone races off to find his mum and bring her back to him AGE 4-8"
Price: 5.49 |
| "The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers by Paul Kennedy (Paperback, 1989)" |
| "WINNER OF THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE Paul Kennedy's international bestseller is a sweeping account of five hundred years of fluctuating economic muscle and military might Kennedy's masterwork begins in the year 1500 at a time of various great centres of power including Minh China the Ottomans the rising Mughal state the nations of Europe But it was the latter which through competition economic growth and better military organisation came to dominate the globe - until challenged later by Japan the Soviet Union and the United States Now China boosted by its own economic prowess rises to the fore Throughout this brilliant work Kennedy persuasively demonstrates the interdependence of economic and military power showing how an imbalance between the two has historically led to spectacular political disaster Erudite and brilliantly original The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers is essential reading for anyone with an interest in the politics of power"
Price: 11.49 |
